  We report the detection of a faint pointlike feature possibly related to
ongoing planet-formation in the disk of the transition disk star HD 169142. The
pointlike feature has a $\Delta$mag(L)$\sim$6.4, at a separation of $\sim$0.11"
and PA$\sim$0$^{\circ}$. Given its lack of an H or K$_{S}$ counterpart despite
its relative brightness, this candidate cannot be explained by purely
photospheric emission and must be a disk feature heated by an as yet unknown
source. Its extremely red colors make it highly unlikely to be a background
object, but future multi-wavelength followup is necessary for confirmation and
characterization of this feature.
