diff --git a/fabric-network/src/events.ts b/fabric-network/src/events.ts
index 22ab5128d3..dcd7367ff9 100644
--- a/fabric-network/src/events.ts
+++ b/fabric-network/src/events.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export interface TransactionEvent {
 	getStatus(): string;
 	getBlockEvent(): BlockEvent;
 	getContractEvents(): ContractEvent[];
+	isValid(): boolean;
 }
 
 export interface FilteredTransactionEvent extends TransactionEvent {
diff --git a/fabric-network/src/impl/event/filteredevents.ts b/fabric-network/src/impl/event/filteredevents.ts
index c3daedfe20..0c450b99a5 100644
--- a/fabric-network/src/impl/event/filteredevents.ts
+++ b/fabric-network/src/impl/event/filteredevents.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ function getCodeToStatusMap(): { [code: number]: string } {
 }
 
 const codeToStatusMap = getCodeToStatusMap();
+const validStatus = 'VALID';
 
 export function newFilteredBlockEvent(eventInfo: EventInfo): FilteredBlockEvent {
 	let transactionEvents: FilteredTransactionEvent[] | undefined;
@@ -63,7 +64,8 @@ export function newCommitEvent(peer: Endorser, eventInfo: EventInfo): CommitEven
 		getTransactionId: () => transactionId,
 		getStatus: () => eventInfo.status!,
 		getContractEvents: () => getTransactionEvent().getContractEvents(),
-		getTransactionData: () => getTransactionEvent().getTransactionData()
+		getTransactionData: () => getTransactionEvent().getTransactionData(),
+		isValid: () => eventInfo.status === validStatus
 	};
 }
 
@@ -89,7 +91,8 @@ function newFilteredTransactionEvent(blockEvent: FilteredBlockEvent, filteredTra
 		getTransactionId: () => filteredTransaction.txid,
 		getStatus: () => status,
 		getContractEvents: () => getContractEvents(transactionEvent),
-		getTransactionData: () => filteredTransaction
+		getTransactionData: () => filteredTransaction,
+		isValid: () => status === validStatus
 	};
 
 	return transactionEvent;
diff --git a/fabric-network/src/impl/event/transactioneventhandler.ts b/fabric-network/src/impl/event/transactioneventhandler.ts
index 33949b0d7a..a7d7e29edc 100644
--- a/fabric-network/src/impl/event/transactioneventhandler.ts
+++ b/fabric-network/src/impl/event/transactioneventhandler.ts
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ export class TransactionEventHandler implements TxEventHandler {
 	}
 
 	private eventCallback(error?: CommitError, event?: CommitEvent) {
-		if (event && event.getStatus() !== 'VALID') {
+		if (event && !event.isValid()) {
 			const message = `Commit of transaction ${this.transactionId} failed on peer ${event.getPeer().name} with status ${event.getStatus()}`;
 			this.strategyFail(new Error(message));
 		}
diff --git a/test/ts-scenario/config/handlers/sample-transaction-event-handler.ts b/test/ts-scenario/config/handlers/sample-transaction-event-handler.ts
index 62522472e2..609d96ee5d 100644
--- a/test/ts-scenario/config/handlers/sample-transaction-event-handler.ts
+++ b/test/ts-scenario/config/handlers/sample-transaction-event-handler.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class SampleTransactionEventHandler implements TxEventHandler {
 	}
 
 	private eventCallback(error?: CommitError, event?: CommitEvent) {
-		if (event && event.getStatus() !== 'VALID') {
+		if (event && !event.isValid()) {
 			return this.fail(new Error(event.getStatus()));
 		}