diff --git a/ui/qt/capture_event.h b/ui/qt/capture_event.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..609041da96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/qt/capture_event.h
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/* capture_event.h
+ *
+ * Wireshark - Network traffic analyzer
+ * By Gerald Combs <gerald@wireshark.org>
+ * Copyright 1998 Gerald Combs
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+ */
+
+#ifndef CAPTURE_EVENT_H
+#define CAPTURE_EVENT_H
+
+#include <QEvent>
+
+typedef struct _capture_session capture_session;
+
+struct _packet_info;
+
+class CaptureEvent
+{
+public:
+    enum Context {
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBPCAP
+        Capture =  0x0001,
+        Update =   0x0100 | Capture,
+        Fixed =    0x0200 | Capture,
+#endif
+        File =     0x0002,
+        Reload =   0x0100 | File,
+        Rescan =   0x0200 | File,
+        Save =     0x0400 | File,
+        Retap =    0x0800 | File,
+        Merge =    0x1000 | File
+    };
+
+    enum EventType {
+        Opened      = 0x0001,
+        Started     = 0x0002,
+        Finished    = 0x0004,
+        Closing     = 0x0008,
+        Closed      = 0x0010,
+        Failed      = 0x0020,
+        Stopped     = 0x0040,
+        Flushed     = 0x0080,
+        Prepared    = 0x0100,
+        Continued   = 0x0200,
+        Stopping    = 0x0400
+    };
+
+    CaptureEvent(Context ctx, EventType evt);
+    CaptureEvent(Context ctx, EventType evt, QString file);
+    CaptureEvent(Context ctx, EventType evt, capture_session * session);
+
+    CaptureEvent(const CaptureEvent &ce);
+
+    Context captureContext() const;
+    EventType eventType() const;
+    QString filePath() const;
+    capture_session * capSession() const;
+
+private:
+    Context _ctx;
+    EventType _evt;
+    QString _filePath;
+    capture_session * _session;
+};
+
+#endif // CAPTURE_EVENT_H
+
+/*
+ * Editor modelines
+ *
+ * Local Variables:
+ * c-basic-offset: 4
+ * tab-width: 8
+ * indent-tabs-mode: nil
+ * End:
+ *
+ * ex: set shiftwidth=4 tabstop=8 expandtab:
+ * :indentSize=4:tabSize=8:noTabs=true:
+ */
diff --git a/ui/qt/capture_file.h b/ui/qt/capture_file.h
index cf5e367edb..34971a8630 100644
--- a/ui/qt/capture_file.h
+++ b/ui/qt/capture_file.h
@@ -10,67 +10,13 @@
 #define CAPTURE_FILE_H
 
 #include <QObject>
-#include <QEvent>
 
 #include <config.h>
 
 #include <glib.h>
 
 #include "cfile.h"
-
-typedef struct _capture_session capture_session;
-
-struct _packet_info;
-
-class CaptureEvent
-{
-
-public:
-    enum Context {
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBPCAP
-        Capture =  0x0001,
-        Update =   0x0100 | Capture,
-        Fixed =    0x0200 | Capture,
-#endif
-        File =     0x0002,
-        Reload =   0x0100 | File,
-        Rescan =   0x0200 | File,
-        Save =     0x0400 | File,
-        Retap =    0x0800 | File,
-        Merge =    0x1000 | File
-    };
-
-    enum EventType {
-        Opened      = 0x0001,
-        Started     = 0x0002,
-        Finished    = 0x0004,
-        Closing     = 0x0008,
-        Closed      = 0x0010,
-        Failed      = 0x0020,
-        Stopped     = 0x0040,
-        Flushed     = 0x0080,
-        Prepared    = 0x0100,
-        Continued   = 0x0200,
-        Stopping    = 0x0400
-    };
-
-    CaptureEvent(Context ctx, EventType evt);
-    CaptureEvent(Context ctx, EventType evt, QString file);
-    CaptureEvent(Context ctx, EventType evt, capture_session * session);
-
-    CaptureEvent(const CaptureEvent &ce);
-
-    Context captureContext() const;
-    EventType eventType() const;
-    QString filePath() const;
-    capture_session * capSession() const;
-
-private:
-    Context _ctx;
-    EventType _evt;
-    QString _filePath;
-    capture_session * _session;
-};
+#include "capture_event.h"
 
 class CaptureFile : public QObject
 {
diff --git a/ui/qt/wireshark_application.h b/ui/qt/wireshark_application.h
index 55db153fc9..82e6955c56 100644
--- a/ui/qt/wireshark_application.h
+++ b/ui/qt/wireshark_application.h
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@
 #include <QTimer>
 #include <QTranslator>
 
+#include "capture_event.h"
+
 struct _e_prefs;
 
 class QAction;
 class QSocketNotifier;
 
-class CaptureEvent;
-
 // Recent items:
 // - Read from prefs
 // - Add from open file