diff --git a/libpathod/language.py b/libpathod/language.py
index 960e9d178..1445ca82b 100644
--- a/libpathod/language.py
+++ b/libpathod/language.py
@@ -401,9 +401,23 @@ class Method:
         return spec
 
 
-class PauseAt:
+class _Action:
+    """
+        An action that operates on the raw data stream of the message. All
+        actions have one thing in common: an offset that specifies where the
+        action should take place.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, offset):
+        self.offset = offset
+
+    def __cmp__(self, other):
+        return cmp(self.offset, other.offset)
+
+
+class PauseAt(_Action):
     def __init__(self, offset, seconds):
-        self.offset, self.seconds = offset, seconds
+        _Action.__init__(self, offset)
+        self.seconds = seconds
 
     @classmethod
     def expr(klass):
@@ -422,12 +436,12 @@ class PauseAt:
         r.actions.append((self.offset, "pause", self.seconds))
 
 
-class DisconnectAt:
-    def __init__(self, value):
-        self.value = value
+class DisconnectAt(_Action):
+    def __init__(self, offset):
+        _Action.__init__(self, offset)
 
     def accept(self, settings, r):
-        r.actions.append((self.value, "disconnect"))
+        r.actions.append((self.offset, "disconnect"))
 
     @classmethod
     def expr(klass):
@@ -436,9 +450,10 @@ class DisconnectAt:
         return e.setParseAction(lambda x: klass(*x))
 
 
-class InjectAt:
+class InjectAt(_Action):
     def __init__(self, offset, value):
-        self.offset, self.value = offset, value
+        _Action.__init__(self, offset)
+        self.value = value
 
     @classmethod
     def expr(klass):
diff --git a/test/test_language.py b/test/test_language.py
index 0668fba23..7680492f7 100644
--- a/test/test_language.py
+++ b/test/test_language.py
@@ -168,6 +168,18 @@ class TestMisc:
         s.serve(d)
 
 
+class Test_Action:
+    def test_cmp(self):
+        a = language._Action(0)
+        b = language._Action(1)
+        c = language._Action(0)
+        assert a < b
+        assert a == c
+        l = [b, a]
+        l.sort()
+        assert l[0].offset == 0
+
+
 class TestDisconnects:
     def test_parse_response(self):
         assert (0, "disconnect") in language.parse_response({}, "400:d0").actions
@@ -177,14 +189,14 @@ class TestDisconnects:
         e = language.DisconnectAt.expr()
         v = e.parseString("d0")[0]
         assert isinstance(v, language.DisconnectAt)
-        assert v.value == 0
+        assert v.offset == 0
 
         v = e.parseString("d100")[0]
-        assert v.value == 100
+        assert v.offset == 100
 
         e = language.DisconnectAt.expr()
         v = e.parseString("dr")[0]
-        assert v.value == "r"
+        assert v.offset == "r"
 
 
 class TestInject: