diff --git a/wallettemplate/src/main/java/wallettemplate/MainController.java b/wallettemplate/src/main/java/wallettemplate/MainController.java
index 3ceda7b12..dee6d4172 100644
--- a/wallettemplate/src/main/java/wallettemplate/MainController.java
+++ b/wallettemplate/src/main/java/wallettemplate/MainController.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import javafx.util.Duration;
 import wallettemplate.controls.ClickableBitcoinAddress;
 import wallettemplate.controls.NotificationBarPane;
 import org.bitcoinj.walletfx.utils.BitcoinUIModel;
+import org.bitcoinj.walletfx.utils.GuiUtils;
 import org.bitcoinj.walletfx.utils.easing.EasingMode;
 import org.bitcoinj.walletfx.utils.easing.ElasticInterpolator;
 
@@ -100,6 +101,14 @@ public class MainController {
         screen.controller.initialize(null);
     }
 
+    public void primaryClicked(ActionEvent event) {
+        GuiUtils.informationalAlert("Unused button #1", "You can hook this up in your app");
+    }
+
+    public void secondaryClicked(ActionEvent event) {
+        GuiUtils.informationalAlert("Unused button #2", "You can hook this up in your app");
+    }
+
     public void restoreFromSeedAnimation() {
         // Buttons slide out ...
         TranslateTransition leave = new TranslateTransition(Duration.millis(1200), controlsBox);
diff --git a/wallettemplate/src/main/resources/wallettemplate/main.fxml b/wallettemplate/src/main/resources/wallettemplate/main.fxml
index 339e0ecd2..55b79273a 100644
--- a/wallettemplate/src/main/resources/wallettemplate/main.fxml
+++ b/wallettemplate/src/main/resources/wallettemplate/main.fxml
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
     </HBox>
     <HBox fx:id="controlsBox" alignment="TOP_LEFT" fillHeight="true" layoutX="14.0" layoutY="347.0" minHeight="16.0" prefHeight="36.0" prefWidth="243.0" spacing="10.0" translateY="60.0" visible="true" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="17.0">
       <children>
-        <Button defaultButton="true" mnemonicParsing="false" styleClass="fat-button" text="Primary" />
-        <Button cancelButton="true" mnemonicParsing="false" styleClass="fat-button" text="Secondary" />
+        <Button onAction="#primaryClicked" defaultButton="true" mnemonicParsing="false" styleClass="fat-button" text="Primary" />
+        <Button onAction="#secondaryClicked" cancelButton="true" mnemonicParsing="false" styleClass="fat-button" text="Secondary" />
       </children>
     </HBox>
     <ImageView fitHeight="243.0" fitWidth="243.0" opacity="0.28" pickOnBounds="true" preserveRatio="true" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="-36.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="-34.0">