diff --git a/src/arvcamera.c b/src/arvcamera.c
index 463c8eaa9..cb2d815d4 100644
--- a/src/arvcamera.c
+++ b/src/arvcamera.c
@@ -2739,6 +2739,114 @@ arv_camera_gv_set_packet_size_adjustment (ArvCamera *camera, ArvGvPacketSizeAdju
 	arv_gv_device_set_packet_size_adjustment (ARV_GV_DEVICE (priv->device), adjustment);
 }
 
+/**
+ * arv_camera_gv_configure_action_command:
+ * @camera: a #ArvCamera
+ * @command_name: the action command that will be configured (1-based)
+ * @device_key: a user defined 'password' that will be used to authorize action commands
+ * @group_key: a user defined group that will have to match for an action command
+ * @group_mask: a bit field that gets matched to a mask in the action command
+ * @error: a #GError placeholder, %NULL to ignore
+ *
+ * Configure a camera to accept action commands
+ *
+ * Since: 0.8.7
+ */
+
+void
+arv_camera_gv_configure_action_command (ArvCamera *camera, const char *command_name,
+					guint32 device_key, guint32 group_key, guint32 group_mask, GError **error)
+{
+	GError *local_error = NULL;
+
+	g_return_if_fail (arv_camera_is_gv_device (camera));
+
+	if (error == NULL)
+		arv_camera_set_string (camera, "ActionSelector", command_name, &local_error);
+	if (error == NULL)
+		arv_camera_set_integer (camera, "ActionDeviceKey", device_key, &local_error);
+	if (error == NULL)
+		arv_camera_set_integer (camera, "ActionGroupKey", group_key, &local_error);
+	if (error == NULL)
+		arv_camera_set_integer (camera, "ActionGroupMask", group_key, &local_error);
+
+	if (local_error != NULL)
+		g_propagate_error (error, local_error);
+}
+
+/**
+ * arv_camera_gv_get_available_action_commands:
+ * @camera: a #ArvCamera
+ * @n_commands: (out): number of action commands
+ * @error: a #GError placeholder, %NULL to ignore
+ *
+ * Returns: (array length=n_commands) (transfer container): a newly allocated array of strings, which must be freed
+ * using g_free().
+ *
+ * Since: 0.8.7
+ */
+
+const char **
+arv_camera_gv_get_available_action_commands (ArvCamera *camera, guint *n_commands, GError **error)
+{
+	return arv_camera_dup_available_enumerations_as_strings (camera, "ActionSelector", n_commands, error);
+}
+
+/**
+ * arv_camera_gv_issue_action_command:
+ * @device_key: a user defined 'password' that will be used to authorize action commands
+ * @group_key: a user defined group that will have to match for an action command
+ * @group_mask: a bit field that gets matched to a mask in the action command
+ * @broadcast_address: the address the action command is sent to
+ * @inet_addresses: (out): a placeholder for an array of acknowledge IP adresses
+ * @n_acknowledges: (out): a placeholder for the number of ackowledges 
+ * @error: a GError placeholder, %NULL to ignore
+ *
+ * Issue action command
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE if successfull
+ *
+ * Since: 0.8.7
+ */
+
+gboolean
+arv_camera_gv_issue_action_command (guint32 device_key, guint32 group_key, guint32 group_mask,
+				    GInetAddress *broadcast_address,
+				    GInetAddress **inet_addresses, guint *n_acknowledges, GError **error)
+{
+	return arv_gv_device_issue_scheduled_action_command (device_key, group_key, group_mask,
+							     0, broadcast_address, 
+							     inet_addresses, n_acknowledges, error);
+}
+
+/**
+ * arv_camera_gv_issue_scheduled_action_command:
+ * @device_key: a user defined 'password' that will be used to authorize action commands
+ * @group_key: a user defined group that will have to match for an action command
+ * @group_mask: a bit field that gets matched to a mask in the action command
+ * @timestamp_ns: action time, in nanosecond
+ * @broadcast_address: the address the action command is sent to
+ * @inet_addresses: (out): a placeholder for an array of acknowledge IP adresses
+ * @n_acknowledges: (out): a placeholder for the number of ackowledges 
+ * @error: a GError placeholder, %NULL to ignore
+ *
+ * Issue action command
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE if successfull
+ *
+ * Since: 0.8.7
+ */
+
+gboolean
+arv_camera_gv_issue_scheduled_action_command (guint32 device_key, guint32 group_key, guint32 group_mask,
+					      guint64 timestamp_ns, GInetAddress *broadcast_address,
+					      GInetAddress **inet_addresses, guint *n_acknowledges, GError **error)
+{
+	return arv_gv_device_issue_scheduled_action_command (device_key, group_key, group_mask,
+							     timestamp_ns, broadcast_address,
+							     inet_addresses, n_acknowledges, error);
+}
+
 /**
  * arv_camera_is_uv_device:
  * @camera: a #ArvCamera
diff --git a/src/arvcamera.h b/src/arvcamera.h
index 05966d136..c2c77e398 100644
--- a/src/arvcamera.h
+++ b/src/arvcamera.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <arvstream.h>
 #include <arvgvstream.h>
 #include <arvgvdevice.h>
+#include <gio/gio.h>
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
@@ -191,6 +192,18 @@ void		arv_camera_gv_set_packet_size_adjustment 	(ArvCamera *camera,
 
 void 		arv_camera_gv_set_stream_options 	(ArvCamera *camera, ArvGvStreamOption options);
 
+void 		arv_camera_gv_configure_action_command 		(ArvCamera *camera, const char *command_name,
+								 guint32 device_key, guint32 group_key, guint32 group_mask,
+								 GError **error);
+const char ** 	arv_camera_gv_get_available_action_commands 	(ArvCamera *camera, guint *n_commands, GError **error);
+gboolean	arv_camera_gv_issue_action_command 		(guint32 device_key, guint32 group_key, guint32 group_mask,
+								 GInetAddress *broadcast_address,
+								 GInetAddress **inet_addresses, guint *n_acknowledges,
+								 GError **error);
+gboolean 	arv_camera_gv_issue_scheduled_action_command 	(guint32 device_key, guint32 group_key, guint32 group_mask,
+								 guint64 timestamp_ns, GInetAddress *broadcast_address,
+								 GInetAddress **inet_addresses, guint *n_acknowledges, GError **error);
+
 /* USB3Vision specific API */
 
 gboolean        arv_camera_is_uv_device                 	(ArvCamera *camera);
diff --git a/src/arvgvdevice.c b/src/arvgvdevice.c
index 782e8e95f..0898dc239 100644
--- a/src/arvgvdevice.c
+++ b/src/arvgvdevice.c
@@ -427,6 +427,15 @@ arv_gv_device_heartbeat_thread (void *data)
 
 /* ArvGvDevice implemenation */
 
+gboolean
+arv_gv_device_issue_scheduled_action_command 	(guint32 device_key, guint32 group_key, guint32 group_mask,
+						 guint64 timestamp_ns, GInetAddress *broadcast_address,
+						 GInetAddress **inet_addresses, guint *n_acknowledges,
+						 GError **error)
+{
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
 /**
  * arv_gv_device_take_control:
  * @gv_device: a #ArvGvDevice
diff --git a/src/arvgvdevice.h b/src/arvgvdevice.h
index 5cc42ba25..d657b55a8 100644
--- a/src/arvgvdevice.h
+++ b/src/arvgvdevice.h
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ void 			arv_gv_device_set_stream_options 		(ArvGvDevice *gv_device, ArvGvStreamO
 
 gboolean		arv_gv_device_is_controller			(ArvGvDevice *gv_device);
 
+gboolean 		arv_gv_device_issue_scheduled_action_command 	(guint32 device_key, guint32 group_key, guint32 group_mask,
+									 guint64 timestamp_ns, GInetAddress *broadcast_address,
+									 GInetAddress **inet_addresses, guint *n_acknowledges,
+									 GError **error);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif