diff --git a/examples/actor.py b/examples/actor.py
index 489260c..c2824f5 100755
--- a/examples/actor.py
+++ b/examples/actor.py
@@ -100,6 +100,14 @@ def on_reserve(args, actor_name, user_id):
         print("process called with unexpected combo id %s and state 'Reserved'" % actor_name)
     exit(-1)
 
+def on_raw(args, actor_name, data):
+    """
+    Function called when a raw_write call was issued for the connected machine
+
+    data is the data passed with that call, base64-encoded
+    """
+    if args.verbose > 2:
+        print("on_raw called! data=" + data)
 
 def main(args):
     """
@@ -138,6 +146,8 @@ def main(args):
         on_disabled(args, args.name)
     elif new_state == "reserved":
         on_reserve(args, args.name, args.userid)
+    elif new_state == "raw":
+        on_raw(args, args.name, args.data)
     else:
         print("Process actor called with unknown state %s" % new_state)
 
@@ -175,5 +185,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     parser_reserved = subparsers.add_parser("reserved")
     parser_reserved.add_argument("userid", help="The user that reserved the machine")
 
+    parser_raw = subparsers.add_parser("raw")
+    parser_raw.add_argument("data", help="Raw data set for this actor")
+
     args = parser.parse_args()
     main(args)