diff --git a/canny_edge_machine.cpp b/canny_edge_machine.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa4e9de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/canny_edge_machine.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#ifndef CANNY_EDGE_MACHINE_C
+#define CANNY_EDGE_MACHINE_C
+
+#include <QtGlobal>
+#include <QMainWindow>
+#include <QColor>
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+#include <math.h>
+
+class CannyEdgeMachine {
+  
+  private:
+    LazyImage* img;
+  public:
+    CannyEdgeMachine(){ 
+      // TODO
+    };
+    
+    ~CannyEdgeMachine() {
+      // TODO
+    };
+    
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/imageviewer-qt4.cpp b/imageviewer-qt4.cpp
index aafa773..d05a10f 100644
--- a/imageviewer-qt4.cpp
+++ b/imageviewer-qt4.cpp
@@ -650,6 +650,8 @@ void ImageViewer::applyBasicFilterWithOverflowHandling() {
  */
 void ImageViewer::runCannyEdge(void) {
   //TODO
+  CannyEdgeMachine cem = CannyEdgeMachine();
+  
 }
 /**************************************************************************************** 
 *   
diff --git a/imageviewer-qt4.h b/imageviewer-qt4.h
index 3a8f942..05aad74 100644
--- a/imageviewer-qt4.h
+++ b/imageviewer-qt4.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 
 #include "lazy_image.cpp"
 #include "filter_gui.cpp"
+#include "canny_edge_machine.cpp"
 
 class QAction;
 class QLabel;