diff --git a/src/solanaceae/message3/registry_message_model.hpp b/src/solanaceae/message3/registry_message_model.hpp
index 881fdee..170616a 100644
--- a/src/solanaceae/message3/registry_message_model.hpp
+++ b/src/solanaceae/message3/registry_message_model.hpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ enum class RegistryMessageModel_Event : uint32_t {
 	//???
 	send_text,
 	send_file_path,
+	send_file_obj,
 
 	MAX
 };
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ using RegistryMessageModelEventProviderI = EventProviderI<RegistryMessageModelEv
 
 class RegistryMessageModelI : public RegistryMessageModelEventProviderI, public MessageModel3I {
 	public:
-		static constexpr const char* version {"4"};
+		static constexpr const char* version {"5"};
 
 	// rmm interface
 	public:
diff --git a/src/solanaceae/message3/registry_message_model_impl.cpp b/src/solanaceae/message3/registry_message_model_impl.cpp
index 5af59ad..f05ebdd 100644
--- a/src/solanaceae/message3/registry_message_model_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/solanaceae/message3/registry_message_model_impl.cpp
@@ -141,3 +141,18 @@ bool RegistryMessageModelImpl::sendFilePath(const Contact4 c, std::string_view f
 	return false;
 }
 
+bool RegistryMessageModelImpl::sendFileObj(const Contact4 c, ObjectHandle o) {
+	std::cout << "RMM debug: event send file obj\n";
+
+	// manual, bc its not an "event"
+	for (auto* zei : _subscribers.at(size_t(RegistryMessageModel_Event::send_file_obj))) {
+		if (zei->sendFileObj(c, o)) {
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+
+	std::cerr << "RMM error: event send file obj unhandled\n";
+
+	return false;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/solanaceae/message3/registry_message_model_impl.hpp b/src/solanaceae/message3/registry_message_model_impl.hpp
index 5cfa637..21cf3be 100644
--- a/src/solanaceae/message3/registry_message_model_impl.hpp
+++ b/src/solanaceae/message3/registry_message_model_impl.hpp
@@ -38,5 +38,6 @@ class RegistryMessageModelImpl : public RegistryMessageModelI {
 	public: // mm3
 		bool sendText(const Contact4 c, std::string_view message, bool action = false) override;
 		bool sendFilePath(const Contact4 c, std::string_view file_name, std::string_view file_path) override;
+		bool sendFileObj(const Contact4 c, ObjectHandle o) override;
 };