diff --git a/gui/include/Catalogue/CatalogueActionManager.h b/gui/include/Catalogue/CatalogueActionManager.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5bd3347
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gui/include/Catalogue/CatalogueActionManager.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#ifndef SCIQLOP_CATALOGUEACTIONMANAGER_H
+#define SCIQLOP_CATALOGUEACTIONMANAGER_H
+
+#include <Common/spimpl.h>
+
+class CatalogueActionManager {
+public:
+    CatalogueActionManager();
+
+    void installSelectionZoneActions();
+
+private:
+    class CatalogueActionManagerPrivate;
+    spimpl::unique_impl_ptr<CatalogueActionManagerPrivate> impl;
+};
+
+#endif // SCIQLOP_CATALOGUEACTIONMANAGER_H
diff --git a/gui/include/Catalogue/CreateEventDialog.h b/gui/include/Catalogue/CreateEventDialog.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4cb4baa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gui/include/Catalogue/CreateEventDialog.h
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#ifndef SCIQLOP_CREATEEVENTDIALOG_H
+#define SCIQLOP_CREATEEVENTDIALOG_H
+
+#include <Common/spimpl.h>
+#include <QDialog>
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace Ui {
+class CreateEventDialog;
+}
+
+class DBCatalogue;
+
+class CreateEventDialog : public QDialog {
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    explicit CreateEventDialog(QWidget *parent = 0);
+    virtual ~CreateEventDialog();
+
+    void hideCatalogueChoice();
+
+    QString eventName() const;
+
+    std::shared_ptr<DBCatalogue> selectedCatalogue() const;
+    QString catalogueName() const;
+
+private:
+    Ui::CreateEventDialog *ui;
+
+    class CreateEventDialogPrivate;
+    spimpl::unique_impl_ptr<CreateEventDialogPrivate> impl;
+};
+
+#endif // SCIQLOP_CREATEEVENTDIALOG_H
diff --git a/gui/meson.build b/gui/meson.build
index 7f85566..bd9cbe2 100644
--- a/gui/meson.build
+++ b/gui/meson.build
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ gui_moc_headers = [
   'include/Catalogue/CatalogueEventsWidget.h',
   'include/Catalogue/CatalogueSideBarWidget.h',
   'include/Catalogue/CatalogueInspectorWidget.h',
-  'include/Catalogue/CatalogueEventsModel.h'
+  'include/Catalogue/CatalogueEventsModel.h',
+  'include/Catalogue/CreateEventDialog.ui'
 ]
 
 gui_ui_files = [
@@ -47,7 +48,8 @@ gui_ui_files = [
   'ui/Catalogue/CatalogueExplorer.ui',
   'ui/Catalogue/CatalogueEventsWidget.ui',
   'ui/Catalogue/CatalogueSideBarWidget.ui',
-  'ui/Catalogue/CatalogueInspectorWidget.ui'
+  'ui/Catalogue/CatalogueInspectorWidget.ui',
+  'ui/Catalogue/CreateEventDialog.ui'
 ]
 
 gui_qresources = ['resources/sqpguiresources.qrc']
@@ -118,7 +120,9 @@ gui_sources = [
   'src/Catalogue/CatalogueInspectorWidget.cpp',
   'src/Catalogue/CatalogueTreeWidgetItem.cpp',
   'src/Catalogue/CatalogueEventsModel.cpp',
-  'src/Catalogue/CatalogueExplorerHelper.cpp'
+  'src/Catalogue/CatalogueExplorerHelper.cpp',
+  'src/Catalogue/CatalogueActionManager.cpp',
+  'src/Catalogue/CreateEventDialog.cpp'
 ]
 
 gui_inc = include_directories(['include'])
diff --git a/gui/src/Catalogue/CatalogueActionManager.cpp b/gui/src/Catalogue/CatalogueActionManager.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b563bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gui/src/Catalogue/CatalogueActionManager.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+#include "Catalogue/CatalogueActionManager.h"
+
+#include <Actions/ActionsGuiController.h>
+#include <Catalogue/CatalogueController.h>
+#include <SqpApplication.h>
+#include <Variable/Variable.h>
+#include <Visualization/VisualizationGraphWidget.h>
+#include <Visualization/VisualizationSelectionZoneItem.h>
+
+#include <Catalogue/CreateEventDialog.h>
+
+#include <DBCatalogue.h>
+#include <DBEvent.h>
+#include <DBEventProduct.h>
+
+#include <QBoxLayout>
+#include <QComboBox>
+#include <QDialog>
+#include <QDialogButtonBox>
+#include <QLineEdit>
+#include <memory>
+
+struct CatalogueActionManager::CatalogueActionManagerPrivate {
+    void createEventFromZones(const QString &eventName,
+                              const QVector<VisualizationSelectionZoneItem *> &zones,
+                              const std::shared_ptr<DBCatalogue> &catalogue = nullptr)
+    {
+        auto event = std::make_shared<DBEvent>();
+        event->setName(eventName);
+
+        std::list<DBEventProduct> productList;
+        for (auto zone : zones) {
+            auto graph = zone->parentGraphWidget();
+            for (auto var : graph->variables()) {
+                auto eventProduct = std::make_shared<DBEventProduct>();
+                eventProduct->setEvent(*event);
+
+                auto zoneRange = zone->range();
+                eventProduct->setTStart(zoneRange.m_TStart);
+                eventProduct->setTEnd(zoneRange.m_TEnd);
+
+                eventProduct->setProductId(var->metadata().value("id", "TODO").toString()); // todo
+
+                productList.push_back(*eventProduct);
+            }
+        }
+
+        event->setEventProducts(productList);
+
+        // TODO
+        if (catalogue) {
+            // catalogue->addEvent(event);
+        }
+        else {
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+CatalogueActionManager::CatalogueActionManager()
+        : impl{spimpl::make_unique_impl<CatalogueActionManagerPrivate>()}
+{
+}
+
+void CatalogueActionManager::installSelectionZoneActions()
+{
+    auto &actionController = sqpApp->actionsGuiController();
+
+    auto createEventEnableFuntion = [](auto zones) {
+        QSet<VisualizationGraphWidget *> usedGraphs;
+        for (auto zone : zones) {
+            auto graph = zone->parentGraphWidget();
+            if (!usedGraphs.contains(graph)) {
+                usedGraphs.insert(graph);
+            }
+            else {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    };
+
+    auto createEventAction = actionController.addSectionZoneAction(
+        {QObject::tr("Catalogues")}, QObject::tr("New Event..."), [this](auto zones) {
+            CreateEventDialog dialog;
+            dialog.hideCatalogueChoice();
+            if (dialog.exec() == QDialog::Accepted) {
+                impl->createEventFromZones(dialog.eventName(), zones);
+            }
+        });
+    createEventAction->setEnableFunction(createEventEnableFuntion);
+
+    auto createEventInCatalogueAction = actionController.addSectionZoneAction(
+        {QObject::tr("Catalogues")}, QObject::tr("New Event in Catalogue..."), [this](auto zones) {
+            CreateEventDialog dialog;
+            if (dialog.exec() == QDialog::Accepted) {
+                auto selectedCatalogue = dialog.selectedCatalogue();
+                if (!selectedCatalogue) {
+                    selectedCatalogue = std::make_shared<DBCatalogue>();
+                    selectedCatalogue->setName(dialog.catalogueName());
+                }
+
+                impl->createEventFromZones(dialog.eventName(), zones, selectedCatalogue);
+            }
+        });
+    createEventInCatalogueAction->setEnableFunction(createEventEnableFuntion);
+}
diff --git a/gui/src/Catalogue/CatalogueExplorer.cpp b/gui/src/Catalogue/CatalogueExplorer.cpp
index 22accec..3b5a6e8 100644
--- a/gui/src/Catalogue/CatalogueExplorer.cpp
+++ b/gui/src/Catalogue/CatalogueExplorer.cpp
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 #include "Catalogue/CatalogueExplorer.h"
 #include "ui_CatalogueExplorer.h"
 
+#include <Catalogue/CatalogueActionManager.h>
 #include <Visualization/VisualizationWidget.h>
 
 #include <DBCatalogue.h>
 #include <DBEvent.h>
 
 struct CatalogueExplorer::CatalogueExplorerPrivate {
+    CatalogueActionManager m_ActionManager;
 };
 
 CatalogueExplorer::CatalogueExplorer(QWidget *parent)
@@ -16,6 +18,8 @@ CatalogueExplorer::CatalogueExplorer(QWidget *parent)
 {
     ui->setupUi(this);
 
+    impl->m_ActionManager.installSelectionZoneActions();
+
     connect(ui->catalogues, &CatalogueSideBarWidget::catalogueSelected, [this](auto catalogues) {
         if (catalogues.count() == 1) {
             ui->inspector->setCatalogue(catalogues.first());
diff --git a/gui/src/Catalogue/CreateEventDialog.cpp b/gui/src/Catalogue/CreateEventDialog.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..693d430
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gui/src/Catalogue/CreateEventDialog.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#include "Catalogue/CreateEventDialog.h"
+#include "ui_CreateEventDialog.h"
+
+#include <Catalogue/CatalogueController.h>
+#include <SqpApplication.h>
+
+#include <DBCatalogue.h>
+
+struct CreateEventDialog::CreateEventDialogPrivate {
+    QVector<std::shared_ptr<DBCatalogue> > m_DisplayedCatalogues;
+};
+
+CreateEventDialog::CreateEventDialog(QWidget *parent)
+        : QDialog(parent),
+          ui(new Ui::CreateEventDialog),
+          impl{spimpl::make_unique_impl<CreateEventDialogPrivate>()}
+{
+    ui->setupUi(this);
+
+    connect(ui->buttonBox, &QDialogButtonBox::accepted, this, &QDialog::accept);
+    connect(ui->buttonBox, &QDialogButtonBox::rejected, this, &QDialog::reject);
+
+    auto catalogues = sqpApp->catalogueController().getCatalogues("Default");
+    for (auto cat : catalogues) {
+        ui->cbCatalogue->addItem(cat->getName());
+        impl->m_DisplayedCatalogues << cat;
+    }
+}
+
+CreateEventDialog::~CreateEventDialog()
+{
+    delete ui;
+}
+
+void CreateEventDialog::hideCatalogueChoice()
+{
+    ui->cbCatalogue->hide();
+    ui->lblCatalogue->hide();
+}
+
+QString CreateEventDialog::eventName() const
+{
+    return ui->leEvent->text();
+}
+
+std::shared_ptr<DBCatalogue> CreateEventDialog::selectedCatalogue() const
+{
+    auto catalogue = impl->m_DisplayedCatalogues.value(ui->cbCatalogue->currentIndex());
+    if (!catalogue || catalogue->getName() != catalogueName()) {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    return catalogue;
+}
+
+QString CreateEventDialog::catalogueName() const
+{
+    return ui->cbCatalogue->currentText();
+}
diff --git a/gui/ui/Catalogue/CreateEventDialog.ui b/gui/ui/Catalogue/CreateEventDialog.ui
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5352fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gui/ui/Catalogue/CreateEventDialog.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<ui version="4.0">
+ <class>CreateEventDialog</class>
+ <widget class="QDialog" name="CreateEventDialog">
+  <property name="geometry">
+   <rect>
+    <x>0</x>
+    <y>0</y>
+    <width>324</width>
+    <height>93</height>
+   </rect>
+  </property>
+  <property name="windowTitle">
+   <string>New Event</string>
+  </property>
+  <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
+   <item row="0" column="0">
+    <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Event Name</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="0" column="1">
+    <widget class="QLineEdit" name="leEvent"/>
+   </item>
+   <item row="1" column="0">
+    <widget class="QLabel" name="lblCatalogue">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Catalogue</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="1" column="1">
+    <widget class="QComboBox" name="cbCatalogue">
+     <property name="editable">
+      <bool>true</bool>
+     </property>
+     <property name="insertPolicy">
+      <enum>QComboBox::NoInsert</enum>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="2" column="0" colspan="2">
+    <widget class="QDialogButtonBox" name="buttonBox">
+     <property name="standardButtons">
+      <set>QDialogButtonBox::Ok</set>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+  </layout>
+ </widget>
+ <resources/>
+ <connections/>
+</ui>