diff --git a/types/context.go b/types/context.go
index 6483304fed85..8b174105df18 100644
--- a/types/context.go
+++ b/types/context.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ type Context struct {
 	recheckTx            bool // if recheckTx == true, then checkTx must also be true
 	minGasPrice          DecCoins
 	consParams           *tmproto.ConsensusParams
-	eventManager         *EventManager
+	eventManager         EventManagerI
 	priority             int64 // The tx priority, only relevant in CheckTx
 	kvGasConfig          storetypes.GasConfig
 	transientKVGasConfig storetypes.GasConfig
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (c Context) BlockGasMeter() GasMeter                    { return c.blockGas
 func (c Context) IsCheckTx() bool                            { return c.checkTx }
 func (c Context) IsReCheckTx() bool                          { return c.recheckTx }
 func (c Context) MinGasPrices() DecCoins                     { return c.minGasPrice }
-func (c Context) EventManager() *EventManager                { return c.eventManager }
+func (c Context) EventManager() EventManagerI                { return c.eventManager }
 func (c Context) Priority() int64                            { return c.priority }
 func (c Context) KVGasConfig() storetypes.GasConfig          { return c.kvGasConfig }
 func (c Context) TransientKVGasConfig() storetypes.GasConfig { return c.transientKVGasConfig }
diff --git a/types/events.go b/types/events.go
index 0d8fafc02c5e..d498fd953008 100644
--- a/types/events.go
+++ b/types/events.go
@@ -17,10 +17,24 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
 )
 
+type EventManagerI interface {
+	Events() Events
+	ABCIEvents() []abci.Event
+	EmitTypedEvent(tev proto.Message) error
+	EmitTypedEvents(tevs ...proto.Message) error
+
+	// Deprecated: Use EmitTypedEvent
+	EmitEvent(event Event)
+	// Deprecated: Use EmitTypedEvents
+	EmitEvents(events Events)
+}
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Event Manager
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+var _ EventManagerI = (*EventManager)(nil)
+
 // EventManager implements a simple wrapper around a slice of Event objects that
 // can be emitted from.
 type EventManager struct {