diff --git a/packages/core/cyclist.mjs b/packages/core/cyclist.mjs
index 303525a25..e07722b77 100644
--- a/packages/core/cyclist.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/cyclist.mjs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under th
 
 import createClock from './zyklus.mjs';
 import { logger } from './logger.mjs';
+import { Invoke } from '../../website/src/tauri.mjs';
 
 export class Cyclist {
   constructor({ interval, onTrigger, onToggle, onError, getTime, latency = 0.1 }) {
@@ -62,9 +63,22 @@ export class Cyclist {
     if (!this.pattern) {
       throw new Error('Scheduler: no pattern set! call .setPattern first.');
     }
-    logger('[cyclist] start');
-    this.clock.start();
-    this.setStarted(true);
+
+    const linkmsg = {
+      bpm: this.cps * 60,
+      play: true,
+      timestamp: Date.now(),
+    };
+    Invoke('sendabelinkmsg', { linkmsg }).then((res) => {
+      const timeoffset = res.timestamp - Date.now();
+
+      console.log({ res, timeoffset });
+      window.setTimeout(() => {
+        logger('[cyclist] start');
+        this.clock.start();
+        this.setStarted(true);
+      }, timeoffset);
+    });
   }
   pause() {
     logger('[cyclist] pause');
@@ -76,6 +90,12 @@ export class Cyclist {
     this.clock.stop();
     this.lastEnd = 0;
     this.setStarted(false);
+    const linkmsg = {
+      bpm: this.clock.interval,
+      play: false,
+      timestamp: Date.now(),
+    };
+    Invoke('sendabelinkmsg', { linkmsg });
   }
   setPattern(pat, autostart = false) {
     this.pattern = pat;
diff --git a/packages/react/src/hooks/useStrudel.mjs b/packages/react/src/hooks/useStrudel.mjs
index a10998e73..5c9ca374d 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/hooks/useStrudel.mjs
+++ b/packages/react/src/hooks/useStrudel.mjs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { repl } from '@strudel.cycles/core';
 import { transpiler } from '@strudel.cycles/transpiler';
 import usePatternFrame from './usePatternFrame';
 import usePostMessage from './usePostMessage.mjs';
-
+import { listen } from '@tauri-apps/api/event';
 function useStrudel({
   defaultOutput,
   interval,
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ function useStrudel({
       }),
     [defaultOutput, interval, getTime],
   );
+
   const broadcast = usePostMessage(({ data: { from, type } }) => {
     if (type === 'start' && from !== id) {
       // console.log('message', from, type);
@@ -126,6 +127,45 @@ function useStrudel({
       await activateCode();
     }
   };
+
+  // useEffect(() => {
+  //   async function listenForAbelinkMessage() {
+  //     await listen('abelink-event', async (e) => {
+  //       const payload = e?.payload;
+  //       if (payload == null) {
+  //         return;
+  //       }
+  //       const { play, bpm, timestamp } = payload;
+  //       console.log(scheduler.started);
+
+  //       if (scheduler.started !== play && play != null) {
+  //         togglePlay();
+  //       }
+
+  //       const { message, message_type } = e.payload;
+  //     });
+  //   }
+  //   listenForAbelinkMessage();
+  // }, []);
+
+  listen('abelink-event', async (e) => {
+    const payload = e?.payload;
+    if (payload == null) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const { play, bpm, timestamp } = payload;
+
+    if (started !== play && play != null) {
+      if (play) {
+        start();
+      } else {
+        stop();
+      }
+    }
+
+    const { message, message_type } = e.payload;
+  });
+
   const error = schedulerError || evalError;
 
   usePatternFrame({