diff --git a/spine-cpp/spine-cpp/include/spine/AnimationState.h b/spine-cpp/spine-cpp/include/spine/AnimationState.h
index 901991f87..d0dd79e80 100644
--- a/spine-cpp/spine-cpp/include/spine/AnimationState.h
+++ b/spine-cpp/spine-cpp/include/spine/AnimationState.h
@@ -58,6 +58,17 @@ namespace spine {
     class RotateTimeline;
     
     typedef void (*AnimationStateListener) (AnimationState* state, EventType type, TrackEntry* entry, Event* event);
+
+	/// Abstract class to inherit from to create a callback object
+	class SP_API AnimationStateListenerClass
+	{
+	public:
+		AnimationStateListenerClass() = default;
+		virtual ~AnimationStateListenerClass() = default;
+	public:
+		/// The callback function to be called
+		virtual void callback(AnimationState* state, EventType type, TrackEntry* entry, Event* event) = 0;
+	};
     
     /// State for the playback of an animation
     class SP_API TrackEntry : public SpineObject, public HasRendererObject {
@@ -241,6 +252,8 @@ namespace spine {
         
         void setListener(AnimationStateListener listener);
 
+		void setListener(AnimationStateListenerClass* listener);
+
     private:
         Animation* _animation;
         
@@ -259,6 +272,7 @@ namespace spine {
         Vector<TrackEntry*> _timelineHoldMix;
         Vector<float> _timelinesRotation;
         AnimationStateListener _listener;
+		AnimationStateListenerClass* _listenerObj;
         
         void reset();
     };
@@ -396,6 +410,7 @@ namespace spine {
         void setTimeScale(float inValue);
 
         void setListener(AnimationStateListener listener);
+        void setListener(AnimationStateListenerClass* listener);
 
 		void disableQueue();
 		void enableQueue();
@@ -413,6 +428,7 @@ namespace spine {
         bool _animationsChanged;
 
         AnimationStateListener _listener;
+        AnimationStateListenerClass* _listenerObj;
         
         float _timeScale;
 
diff --git a/spine-cpp/spine-cpp/src/spine/AnimationState.cpp b/spine-cpp/spine-cpp/src/spine/AnimationState.cpp
index 67d1e717e..4f0731e82 100644
--- a/spine-cpp/spine-cpp/src/spine/AnimationState.cpp
+++ b/spine-cpp/spine-cpp/src/spine/AnimationState.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ TrackEntry::TrackEntry() : _animation(NULL), _next(NULL), _mixingFrom(NULL), _mi
 						   _animationEnd(0), _animationLast(0), _nextAnimationLast(0), _delay(0), _trackTime(0),
 						   _trackLast(0), _nextTrackLast(0), _trackEnd(0), _timeScale(1.0f), _alpha(0), _mixTime(0),
 						   _mixDuration(0), _interruptAlpha(0), _totalAlpha(0), _mixBlend(MixBlend_Replace),
-						   _listener(dummyOnAnimationEventFunc) {
+						   _listener(dummyOnAnimationEventFunc), _listenerObj(NULL) {
 }
 
 TrackEntry::~TrackEntry() { }
@@ -164,6 +164,12 @@ void TrackEntry::resetRotationDirections() {
 
 void TrackEntry::setListener(AnimationStateListener inValue) {
 	_listener = inValue;
+	_listenerObj = NULL;
+}
+
+void TrackEntry::setListener(AnimationStateListenerClass* inValue) {
+	_listener = dummyOnAnimationEventFunc;
+	_listenerObj = inValue;
 }
 
 void TrackEntry::reset() {
@@ -179,6 +185,7 @@ void TrackEntry::reset() {
 	_timelinesRotation.clear();
 
 	_listener = dummyOnAnimationEventFunc;
+	_listenerObj = NULL;
 }
 
 EventQueueEntry::EventQueueEntry(EventType eventType, TrackEntry *trackEntry, Event *event) :
@@ -248,22 +255,48 @@ void EventQueue::drain() {
 			case EventType_Start:
 			case EventType_Interrupt:
 			case EventType_Complete:
-				trackEntry->_listener(&state, queueEntry->_type, trackEntry, NULL);
-				state._listener(&state, queueEntry->_type, trackEntry, NULL);
+				if (NULL == trackEntry->_listenerObj)
+					trackEntry->_listener(&state, queueEntry->_type, trackEntry, NULL);
+				else
+					trackEntry->_listenerObj->callback(&state, queueEntry->_type, trackEntry, NULL);
+				if (NULL == state._listenerObj)
+					state._listener(&state, queueEntry->_type, trackEntry, NULL);
+				else
+					state._listenerObj->callback(&state, queueEntry->_type, trackEntry, NULL);
 				break;
 			case EventType_End:
-				trackEntry->_listener(&state, queueEntry->_type, trackEntry, NULL);
-				state._listener(&state, queueEntry->_type, trackEntry, NULL);
+				if (NULL == trackEntry->_listenerObj)
+					trackEntry->_listener(&state, queueEntry->_type, trackEntry, NULL);
+				else
+					trackEntry->_listenerObj->callback(&state, queueEntry->_type, trackEntry, NULL);
+				if (NULL == state._listenerObj)
+					state._listener(&state, queueEntry->_type, trackEntry, NULL);
+				else
+					state._listenerObj->callback(&state, queueEntry->_type, trackEntry, NULL);
 				/* Yes, we want to fall through here */
 			case EventType_Dispose:
-				trackEntry->_listener(&state, EventType_Dispose, trackEntry, NULL);
-				state._listener(&state, EventType_Dispose, trackEntry, NULL);
+
+				if (NULL == trackEntry->_listenerObj)
+					trackEntry->_listener(&state, EventType_Dispose, trackEntry, NULL);
+				else
+					trackEntry->_listenerObj->callback(&state, EventType_Dispose, trackEntry, NULL);
+				if (NULL == state._listenerObj)
+					state._listener(&state, EventType_Dispose, trackEntry, NULL);
+				else
+					state._listenerObj->callback(&state, EventType_Dispose, trackEntry, NULL);
+
 				trackEntry->reset();
 				_trackEntryPool.free(trackEntry);
 				break;
 			case EventType_Event:
-				trackEntry->_listener(&state, queueEntry->_type, trackEntry, queueEntry->_event);
-				state._listener(&state, queueEntry->_type, trackEntry, queueEntry->_event);
+				if (NULL == trackEntry->_listenerObj)
+					trackEntry->_listener(&state, queueEntry->_type, trackEntry, queueEntry->_event);
+				else
+					trackEntry->_listenerObj->callback(&state, queueEntry->_type, trackEntry, queueEntry->_event);
+				if (NULL == state._listenerObj)
+					state._listener(&state, queueEntry->_type, trackEntry, queueEntry->_event);
+				else
+					state._listenerObj->callback(&state, queueEntry->_type, trackEntry, queueEntry->_event);
 				break;
 		}
 	}
@@ -283,6 +316,7 @@ AnimationState::AnimationState(AnimationStateData *data) :
 		_queue(EventQueue::newEventQueue(*this, _trackEntryPool)),
 		_animationsChanged(false),
 		_listener(dummyOnAnimationEventFunc),
+		_listenerObj(NULL),
 		_timeScale(1) {
 }
 
@@ -618,6 +652,12 @@ void AnimationState::setTimeScale(float inValue) {
 
 void AnimationState::setListener(AnimationStateListener inValue) {
 	_listener = inValue;
+	_listenerObj = NULL;
+}
+
+void AnimationState::setListener(AnimationStateListenerClass* inValue) {
+	_listener = dummyOnAnimationEventFunc;
+	_listenerObj = inValue;
 }
 
 void AnimationState::disableQueue() {