diff --git a/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/GamePacketOpcode.scala b/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/GamePacketOpcode.scala
index 9a6e9c74..f984eb78 100644
--- a/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/GamePacketOpcode.scala
+++ b/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/GamePacketOpcode.scala
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ object GamePacketOpcode extends Enumeration {
       case WeaponJammedMessage => noDecoder(opcode)
       case LinkDeadAwarenessMsg => noDecoder(opcode)
       case DroppodFreefallingMessage => noDecoder(opcode)
-      case AvatarFirstTimeEventMessage => noDecoder(opcode)
+      case AvatarFirstTimeEventMessage => game.AvatarFirstTimeEventMessage.decode
       case AggravatedDamageMessage => noDecoder(opcode)
       case TriggerSoundMessage => noDecoder(opcode)
       case LootItemMessage => noDecoder(opcode)
diff --git a/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/game/AvatarFirstTimeEventMessage.scala b/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/game/AvatarFirstTimeEventMessage.scala
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0fd5bc10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/game/AvatarFirstTimeEventMessage.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2016 PSForever.net to present
+package net.psforever.packet.game
+
+import net.psforever.packet.{GamePacketOpcode, Marshallable, PacketHelpers, PlanetSideGamePacket}
+import scodec.Codec
+import scodec.codecs._
+
+final case class AvatarFirstTimeEventMessage(avatar_guid : PlanetSideGUID,
+                                             object_guid : PlanetSideGUID,
+                                             unk1 : Long,
+                                             event_name : String)
+  extends PlanetSideGamePacket {
+  type Packet = AvatarFirstTimeEventMessage
+  def opcode = GamePacketOpcode.AvatarFirstTimeEventMessage
+  def encode = AvatarFirstTimeEventMessage.encode(this)
+}
+
+object AvatarFirstTimeEventMessage extends Marshallable[AvatarFirstTimeEventMessage] {
+  implicit val codec : Codec[AvatarFirstTimeEventMessage] = (
+     ("avatar_guid" | PlanetSideGUID.codec) ::
+     ("object_guid" | PlanetSideGUID.codec) ::
+     ("unk1" | uint32L ) ::
+     ("event_name" | PacketHelpers.encodedString)
+    ).as[AvatarFirstTimeEventMessage]
+}
diff --git a/common/src/test/scala/GamePacketTest.scala b/common/src/test/scala/GamePacketTest.scala
index 8d35c76b..3f351b20 100644
--- a/common/src/test/scala/GamePacketTest.scala
+++ b/common/src/test/scala/GamePacketTest.scala
@@ -753,6 +753,29 @@ class GamePacketTest extends Specification {
       }
     }
 
+    "AvatarFirstTimeEventMessage" should {
+      val string = hex"69 4b00 c000 01000000 9e 766973697465645f63657274696669636174696f6e5f7465726d696e616c"
+    
+      "decode" in {
+        PacketCoding.DecodePacket(string).require match {
+          case AvatarFirstTimeEventMessage(avatar_guid, object_guid, unk1, event_name) =>
+            avatar_guid mustEqual PlanetSideGUID(75)
+            object_guid mustEqual PlanetSideGUID(192)
+            unk1 mustEqual 1
+            event_name mustEqual "visited_certification_terminal"
+          case default =>
+            ko
+        }
+      }
+      
+      "encode" in {
+        val msg = AvatarFirstTimeEventMessage(PlanetSideGUID(75), PlanetSideGUID(192), 1, "visited_certification_terminal")
+        val pkt = PacketCoding.EncodePacket(msg).require.toByteVector
+
+        pkt mustEqual string
+      }
+    }
+
     "PingMsg" should  {
       val packet = hex"1a 00000000 b0360000"
 
diff --git a/pslogin/src/main/scala/WorldSessionActor.scala b/pslogin/src/main/scala/WorldSessionActor.scala
index c8b08c19..a3a531cd 100644
--- a/pslogin/src/main/scala/WorldSessionActor.scala
+++ b/pslogin/src/main/scala/WorldSessionActor.scala
@@ -244,6 +244,9 @@ class WorldSessionActor extends Actor with MDCContextAware {
     case msg @ HitMessage(seq_time, projectile_guid, unk1, hit_info, unk2, unk3, unk4) =>
       log.info("Hit: " + msg)
 
+    case msg @ AvatarFirstTimeEventMessage(avatar_guid, object_guid, unk1, event_name) =>
+      log.info("AvatarFirstTimeEvent: " + msg)
+
     case default => log.debug(s"Unhandled GamePacket ${pkt}")
   }