diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a00a4f3..155151a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,19 +20,28 @@ with other subscribers as well.
 
 ## Events
 
-The touch events detected by the flow3r are published to the topic `flow3r-<macaddress>/event`.
+All events are published as JSON stringsto the topic `flow3r-<macaddress>/event`. 
 
-Each event is a JSON string that looks like this:
+Keys common to all types of events are:
+
+| Key | Value |
+|:---|:---|
+| `mode` | The mode that has been set via the `ui_config` topic, see "UI Config" below. |
+| `type` | The type of event.  Currently one of `button` or `touch`. |
+
+
+### Touch Events
+
+Example of a touch event:
 
 ```json
-{"mode":"Numbers","petal":"2","event":"touch_tip","dx":8083,"dy":6960,"duration":150}
+{"mode":"Numbers","type":"touch","petal":"2","event":"touch_tip","dx":8083,"dy":6960,"duration":150}
 ```
 
 The keys and their values are defined as follows:
 
 | Key | Value |
 |:---|:---|
-| `mode` | The mode that has been set via the `ui_config` topic, see "UI Config" below. |
 | `petal` | The petal the event was detected on.  Uses the numbers printed on the PCB (1-10), rather than the `captouch` indexes (0-9). |
 | `event` | The type of gesture that was detected.  One of `touch_tip`, `touch_base`, `swipe_up`, `swipe_right`, `swipe_down`, `swipe_left`, whereas `swipe_up` always means a swipe towards the tip of the petal, and `swipe_down` towards its base. |
 | `dx` | The distance between start and end of the touch event in `x` (base-to-tip) direction.  Unitless number, as returned by [captouch's `position()` function][captouch]. |
@@ -40,6 +49,24 @@ The keys and their values are defined as follows:
 | `duration` | The duration between start and end of the touch event in `ms`. |
 
 
+### Button Events
+
+Presses on the app button (by default the left one) are published to MQTT as well.
+
+Example of a button event:
+
+```json
+{"mode":"Numbers","type":"button","button":"left","repeat":false}
+```
+
+The keys and their values are defined as follows:
+
+| Key | Value |
+|:---|:---|
+| `button` | The direction in which the button was pressed.  One of `left`, `right`, `down`. |
+| `repeat` | If the button is held for a longer time, the button event is repeated every 500ms. This value is `false` for the inital event and `true` for repeat events. |
+
+
 ## UI Config
 
 The app subscribes to the topic `flow3r-<macaddress>/ui_config`, at which it listens for JSON arrays such as below:
diff --git a/flow3r_openhab/__init__.py b/flow3r_openhab/__init__.py
index e3e772f..56b8933 100644
--- a/flow3r_openhab/__init__.py
+++ b/flow3r_openhab/__init__.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class Flow3rOpenhabMqtt(Application):
         self.touch_base = [False]*10
         self.touch_tip = [False]*10
         self.touch_log = [[]]*10
+        self.button_app = None
         self.ui_config = {}
 
     def mqtt_cb(self, topic, msg):
@@ -94,6 +95,28 @@ class Flow3rOpenhabMqtt(Application):
             self.state = 1
         if self.state == 1:
             self.mqtt.check_msg()
+            if ins.buttons.app != ins.buttons.NOT_PRESSED:
+                now = time.ticks_ms()
+                btn = None
+                if ins.buttons.app == ins.buttons.PRESSED_LEFT:
+                    btn = 'left'
+                elif ins.buttons.app == ins.buttons.PRESSED_RIGHT:
+                    btn = 'right'
+                elif ins.buttons.app == ins.buttons.PRESSED_DOWN:
+                    btn = 'down'
+                if self.button_app is None:
+                    self.button_app = now
+                    msg = b'{{"mode":"{}","type":"button","button":"{}","repeat":false}}'\
+                        .format(self.ui_config.get('mode'), btn)
+                    self.mqtt.publish(self.base_topic + 'event', msg)
+                elif now - self.button_app > 500:
+                    msg = b'{{"mode":"{}","type":"button","button":"{}","repeat":true}}'\
+                        .format(self.ui_config.get('mode'), btn)
+                    self.mqtt.publish(self.base_topic + 'event', msg)
+                    self.button_app = now
+            else:
+                self.button_app = None
+                    
             for i in range(10):
                 if ins.captouch.petals[i].pressed:
                     # Ignore the first few ms of touch events, as position data appears to be unrealiable at first
@@ -133,7 +156,7 @@ class Flow3rOpenhabMqtt(Application):
                                 event = 'swipe_left'
                         if event is not None:
                             human_petal = 10-(-i%10)
-                            msg = b'{{"mode":"{}","petal":"{}","event":"{}","dx":{},"dy":{},"duration":{}}}'\
+                            msg = b'{{"mode":"{}","type":"touch","petal":"{}","event":"{}","dx":{},"dy":{},"duration":{}}}'\
                                 .format(self.ui_config.get('mode'), human_petal, event, d_x, d_y, duration)
                             self.mqtt.publish(self.base_topic + 'event', msg)
                         self.touch_time[i] = None