diff --git a/event.go b/event.go
index 906c2aa..1524f32 100644
--- a/event.go
+++ b/event.go
@@ -156,12 +156,20 @@ func (s *Session) removeEventHandlerInstance(t string, ehi *eventHandlerInstance
 // Handles calling permanent and once handlers for an event type.
 func (s *Session) handle(t string, i interface{}) {
 	for _, eh := range s.handlers[t] {
-		go eh.eventHandler.Handle(s, i)
+		if s.SyncEvents {
+			eh.eventHandler.Handle(s, i)
+		} else {
+			go eh.eventHandler.Handle(s, i)
+		}
 	}
 
 	if len(s.onceHandlers[t]) > 0 {
 		for _, eh := range s.onceHandlers[t] {
-			go eh.eventHandler.Handle(s, i)
+			if s.SyncEvents {
+				eh.eventHandler.Handle(s, i)
+			} else {
+				go eh.eventHandler.Handle(s, i)
+			}
 		}
 		s.onceHandlers[t] = nil
 	}
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index d9f9699..50f414c 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ type Session struct {
 	// active guilds and the members of the guilds.
 	StateEnabled bool
 
+	// Whether or not to call event handlers synchronously.
+	// e.g false = launch event handlers in their own goroutines.
+	SyncEvents bool
+
 	// Exposed but should not be modified by User.
 
 	// Whether the Data Websocket is ready