diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index e16b096abb..c5ff002029 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
                 './example/imagery/bundle',
                 './example/eventGenerator/bundle',
                 './example/generator/bundle'
-            ], mct.run.bind(mct));
+            ], mct.start.bind(mct));
         });
     </script>
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="platform/commonUI/general/res/css/startup-base.css">
diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 579b33dc4f..561c6e8b79 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ requirejs.config({
 define([
     './platform/framework/src/Main',
     'legacyRegistry',
+    './src/MCT',
 
     './platform/framework/bundle',
     './platform/core/bundle',
@@ -97,11 +98,14 @@ define([
     './platform/search/bundle',
     './platform/status/bundle',
     './platform/commonUI/regions/bundle'
-], function (Main, legacyRegistry) {
-    return {
-        legacyRegistry: legacyRegistry,
-        run: function () {
-            return new Main().run(legacyRegistry);
-        }
-    };
+], function (Main, legacyRegistry, MCT) {
+    var mct = new MCT();
+
+    mct.legacyRegistry = legacyRegistry;
+    mct.run = mct.start;
+    mct.on('start', function () {
+        return new Main().run(legacyRegistry);
+    });
+
+    return mct;
 });
diff --git a/src/MCT.js b/src/MCT.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4999e5e548
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/MCT.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+define(['EventEmitter'], function (EventEmitter) {
+    function MCT() {
+        EventEmitter.call(this);
+    }
+
+    MCT.prototype = Object.create(EventEmitter.prototype);
+
+    MCT.prototype.start = function () {
+        this.emit('start');
+    };
+
+    return MCT;
+});