diff --git a/src/gcal-month-view.c b/src/gcal-month-view.c
index 46ff4d30..3b98dc52 100644
--- a/src/gcal-month-view.c
+++ b/src/gcal-month-view.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ event_opened (GcalEventWidget *event_widget,
   priv = gcal_month_view_get_instance_private (GCAL_MONTH_VIEW (user_data));
 
   gtk_widget_hide (priv->overflow_popover);
-  g_signal_emit_by_name (GCAL_VIEW (user_data), "event-activated", event_widget);
+  g_signal_emit_by_name (GCAL_SUBSCRIBER_VIEW (user_data), "event-activated", event_widget);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/src/gcal-subscriber-view.c b/src/gcal-subscriber-view.c
index cfb048de..eabe3caa 100644
--- a/src/gcal-subscriber-view.c
+++ b/src/gcal-subscriber-view.c
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ enum
 
 static guint signals[NUM_SIGNALS] = { 0, };
 
+static void           event_activated                               (GcalEventWidget                   *widget,
+                                                                     gpointer                           user_data);
+
 static void           gcal_data_model_subscriber_interface_init      (ECalDataModelSubscriberInterface *iface);
 
 static void           gcal_subscriber_view_finalize                  (GObject                          *object);
@@ -75,6 +78,13 @@ G_DEFINE_TYPE_WITH_CODE (GcalSubscriberView, gcal_subscriber_view, GTK_TYPE_CONT
                          G_IMPLEMENT_INTERFACE (E_TYPE_CAL_DATA_MODEL_SUBSCRIBER,
                                                 gcal_data_model_subscriber_interface_init));
 
+static void
+event_activated (GcalEventWidget *widget,
+		 gpointer         user_data)
+{
+  /* FIXME: clear_widget marks + popover + any state */
+  g_signal_emit (GCAL_SUBSCRIBER_VIEW (user_data), signals[EVENT_ACTIVATED], 0, widget);
+}
 
 static void
 gcal_subscriber_view_class_init (GcalSubscriberViewClass *klass)
@@ -181,9 +191,7 @@ gcal_subscriber_view_add (GtkContainer *container,
       g_hash_table_insert (priv->single_cell_children, GINT_TO_POINTER (cell_idx), l);
     }
 
-  /* setup child */
-  gtk_widget_set_parent (widget, GTK_WIDGET (container));
-  //g_signal_connect (widget, "activate", G_CALLBACK (event_opened), container);
+  _gcal_subscriber_view_setup_child (GCAL_SUBSCRIBER_VIEW (container), widget);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -429,3 +437,11 @@ gcal_subscriber_view_get_child_by_uuid (GcalSubscriberView *subscriber_view,
 
   return 0;
 }
+
+void
+_gcal_subscriber_view_setup_child (GcalSubscriberView *subscriber_view,
+				   GtkWidget          *child_widget)
+{
+  gtk_widget_set_parent (child_widget, GTK_WIDGET (subscriber_view));
+  g_signal_connect (child_widget, "activate", G_CALLBACK (event_activated), subscriber_view);
+}
diff --git a/src/gcal-subscriber-view.h b/src/gcal-subscriber-view.h
index 3675533f..b3831c88 100644
--- a/src/gcal-subscriber-view.h
+++ b/src/gcal-subscriber-view.h
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ GType          gcal_subscriber_view_get_type           (void);
 GtkWidget*     gcal_subscriber_view_get_child_by_uuid  (GcalSubscriberView *subscriber_view,
 							const gchar        *uuid);
 
+/* protected */
+void           _gcal_subscriber_view_setup_child       (GcalSubscriberView *subscriber_view,
+							GtkWidget          *child_widget);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __GCAL_SUBSCRIBER_VIEW_H__ */
diff --git a/src/gcal-year-view.c b/src/gcal-year-view.c
index 6a894eb4..42505cce 100644
--- a/src/gcal-year-view.c
+++ b/src/gcal-year-view.c
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@ enum
   PROP_MANAGER  //manager inherited property
 };
 
-static void           event_opened                                (GcalEventWidget *event_widget,
-                                                                   gpointer         user_data);
-
 static gboolean       get_widget_parts                            (gint             first_cell,
                                                                    gint             last_cell,
                                                                    gint             natural_height,
@@ -124,15 +121,6 @@ G_DEFINE_TYPE_WITH_CODE (GcalYearView, gcal_year_view, GCAL_TYPE_SUBSCRIBER_VIEW
                          G_IMPLEMENT_INTERFACE (GCAL_TYPE_VIEW,gcal_view_interface_init));
 
 
-static void
-event_opened (GcalEventWidget *event_widget,
-              gpointer         user_data)
-{
-  g_signal_emit_by_name (GCAL_VIEW (user_data),
-                         "event-activated",
-                         event_widget);
-}
-
 static gboolean
 get_widget_parts (gint     first_cell,
                   gint     last_cell,
@@ -551,8 +539,7 @@ gcal_year_view_size_allocate (GtkWidget     *widget,
                 {
                   child_widget = gcal_event_widget_clone (GCAL_EVENT_WIDGET (child_widget));
 
-                  //setup_child (child_widget, widget);
-                  gtk_widget_set_parent (child_widget, widget); /* FIXME */
+                  _gcal_subscriber_view_setup_child (GCAL_SUBSCRIBER_VIEW (widget), child_widget);
                   gtk_widget_show (child_widget);
 
                   aux = g_hash_table_lookup (ppriv->children, uuid);