diff --git a/src/tunnels_player.cpp b/src/tunnels_player.cpp
index 3545a01..1e27d99 100644
--- a/src/tunnels_player.cpp
+++ b/src/tunnels_player.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ void TunnelsPlayer::_bind_methods() {
 #define CLASSNAME TunnelsPlayer
     GDFUNCTION_ARGS(horizontal_move_input, "event", "value");
     GDFUNCTION_ARGS(vertical_move_input, "event", "value");
+    GDFUNCTION_ARGS(fire_pressed, "event", "value");
     GDPROPERTY_HINTED(camera_rotation_ramp, Variant::OBJECT, PROPERTY_HINT_RESOURCE_TYPE, "Curve");
 }
 
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ void TunnelsPlayer::process_camera_rotation(double delta_time) {
 void TunnelsPlayer::setup_player_input(PlayerInput *input) {
     input->listen_to(PlayerInput::Listener("move_left", "move_right", this, "horizontal_move_input"));
     input->listen_to(PlayerInput::Listener("move_forward", "move_backward", this, "vertical_move_input"));
+    input->listen_to(PlayerInput::Listener("fire", this, "fire_pressed"));
 }
 
 Node *TunnelsPlayer::to_node() {
@@ -108,6 +110,10 @@ void TunnelsPlayer::vertical_move_input(Ref<InputEvent> event, float value) {
     this->move_input.y = value;
 }
 
+void TunnelsPlayer::fire_pressed(Ref<InputEvent> event, float value) {
+    this->character->set_firing(value != 0);
+}
+
 void TunnelsPlayer::initialize_character() {
     Ref<PackedScene> player_scene = ResourceLoader::get_singleton()->load("res://player_character.tscn");
     // check if the player scene is a valid player character
diff --git a/src/tunnels_player.hpp b/src/tunnels_player.hpp
index 955f5aa..6cf7545 100644
--- a/src/tunnels_player.hpp
+++ b/src/tunnels_player.hpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ public:
 
     void horizontal_move_input(Ref<InputEvent> event, float value);
     void vertical_move_input(Ref<InputEvent> event, float value);
+    void fire_pressed(Ref<InputEvent> event, float value);
 
     void initialize_character();