diff --git a/src/util/dummy-client-face.cpp b/src/util/dummy-client-face.cpp
index a1c6408..43efff9 100644
--- a/src/util/dummy-client-face.cpp
+++ b/src/util/dummy-client-face.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "dummy-client-face.hpp"
+#include "../lp/packet.hpp"
 #include "../lp/tags.hpp"
 #include "../mgmt/nfd/controller.hpp"
 #include "../mgmt/nfd/control-response.hpp"
@@ -30,8 +31,6 @@
 namespace ndn {
 namespace util {
 
-const DummyClientFace::Options DummyClientFace::DEFAULT_OPTIONS{true, false};
-
 class DummyClientFace::Transport : public ndn::Transport
 {
 public:
@@ -163,6 +162,8 @@
 
   if (options.enableRegistrationReply)
     this->enableRegistrationReply();
+
+  m_processEventsOverride = options.processEventsOverride;
 }
 
 void
@@ -250,5 +251,16 @@
   static_pointer_cast<Transport>(getTransport())->receive(lpPacket.wireEncode());
 }
 
+void
+DummyClientFace::doProcessEvents(const time::milliseconds& timeout, bool keepThread)
+{
+  if (m_processEventsOverride != nullptr) {
+    m_processEventsOverride(timeout);
+  }
+  else {
+    this->Face::doProcessEvents(timeout, keepThread);
+  }
+}
+
 } // namespace util
 } // namespace ndn
diff --git a/src/util/dummy-client-face.hpp b/src/util/dummy-client-face.hpp
index ae32e14..7d661a7 100644
--- a/src/util/dummy-client-face.hpp
+++ b/src/util/dummy-client-face.hpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 #include "../face.hpp"
 #include "signal.hpp"
-#include "../lp/packet.hpp"
+#include "../security/key-chain.hpp"
 
 namespace ndn {
 namespace util {
@@ -36,8 +36,28 @@
 public:
   /** \brief options for DummyClientFace
    */
-  struct Options
+  class Options
   {
+  public:
+    Options(bool enablePacketLogging, bool enableRegistrationReply,
+            const std::function<void(time::milliseconds)>& processEventsOverride)
+      : enablePacketLogging(enablePacketLogging)
+      , enableRegistrationReply(enableRegistrationReply)
+      , processEventsOverride(processEventsOverride)
+    {
+    }
+
+    Options(bool enablePacketLogging, bool enableRegistrationReply)
+      : Options(enablePacketLogging, enableRegistrationReply, nullptr)
+    {
+    }
+
+    Options()
+      : Options(true, false)
+    {
+    }
+
+  public:
     /** \brief if true, packets sent out of DummyClientFace will be appended to a container
      */
     bool enablePacketLogging;
@@ -46,29 +66,31 @@
      *         replied with a successful response
      */
     bool enableRegistrationReply;
+
+    /** \brief if not empty, face.processEvents() will be overridden by this function
+     */
+    std::function<void(time::milliseconds)> processEventsOverride;
   };
 
-  /**
-   * @brief Create a dummy face with internal IO service
+  /** \brief Create a dummy face with internal IO service
    */
-  DummyClientFace(const Options& options = DummyClientFace::DEFAULT_OPTIONS);
+  explicit
+  DummyClientFace(const Options& options = Options());
 
-  /**
-   * @brief Create a dummy face with internal IO service and the specified KeyChain
+  /** \brief Create a dummy face with internal IO service and the specified KeyChain
    */
-  DummyClientFace(KeyChain& keyChain, const Options& options = DummyClientFace::DEFAULT_OPTIONS);
+  explicit
+  DummyClientFace(KeyChain& keyChain, const Options& options = Options());
 
-  /**
-   * @brief Create a dummy face with the provided IO service
+  /** \brief Create a dummy face with the provided IO service
    */
-  DummyClientFace(boost::asio::io_service& ioService,
-                  const Options& options = DummyClientFace::DEFAULT_OPTIONS);
+  explicit
+  DummyClientFace(boost::asio::io_service& ioService, const Options& options = Options());
 
-  /**
-   * @brief Create a dummy face with the provided IO service and the specified KeyChain
+  /** \brief Create a dummy face with the provided IO service and the specified KeyChain
    */
   DummyClientFace(boost::asio::io_service& ioService, KeyChain& keyChain,
-                  const Options& options = DummyClientFace::DEFAULT_OPTIONS);
+                  const Options& options = Options());
 
   /** \brief cause the Face to receive a packet
    *  \tparam Packet either Interest or Data
@@ -77,27 +99,22 @@
   void
   receive(const Packet& packet);
 
-private: // constructors
+private:
   class Transport;
 
   void
   construct(const Options& options);
 
-private:
   void
   enablePacketLogging();
 
   void
   enableRegistrationReply();
 
-public:
-  /** \brief default options
-   *
-   *  enablePacketLogging=true
-   *  enableRegistrationReply=false
-   */
-  static const Options DEFAULT_OPTIONS;
+  virtual void
+  doProcessEvents(const time::milliseconds& timeout, bool keepThread) override;
 
+public:
   /** \brief Interests sent out of this DummyClientFace
    *
    *  Sent Interests are appended to this container if options.enablePacketLogger is true.
@@ -114,9 +131,9 @@
    */
   std::vector<Data> sentData;
 
-  /** \brief NACKs sent out of this DummyClientFace
+  /** \brief Nacks sent out of this DummyClientFace
    *
-   *  Sent NACKs are appended to this container if options.enablePacketLogger is true.
+   *  Sent Nacks are appended to this container if options.enablePacketLogger is true.
    *  User of this class is responsible for cleaning up the container, if necessary.
    *  After .put, .processEvents must be called before the NACK would show up here.
    */
@@ -134,7 +151,7 @@
    */
   Signal<DummyClientFace, Data> onSendData;
 
-  /** \brief emits whenever a NACK is sent
+  /** \brief emits whenever a Nack is sent
    *
    *  After .put, .processEvents must be called before this signal would be emitted.
    */
@@ -143,6 +160,7 @@
 private:
   std::unique_ptr<KeyChain> m_internalKeyChain;
   KeyChain& m_keyChain;
+  std::function<void(time::milliseconds)> m_processEventsOverride;
 };
 
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