diff --git a/x/ibc/core/04-channel/keeper/packet.go b/x/ibc/core/04-channel/keeper/packet.go
index 2f662c8021..d1d7b63920 100644
--- a/x/ibc/core/04-channel/keeper/packet.go
+++ b/x/ibc/core/04-channel/keeper/packet.go
@@ -367,7 +367,15 @@ func (k Keeper) WriteAcknowledgement(
 	// emit an event that the relayer can query for
 	ctx.EventManager().EmitEvents(sdk.Events{
 		sdk.NewEvent(
-			types.EventTypeRecvPacket,
+			types.EventTypeWriteAck,
+			sdk.NewAttribute(types.AttributeKeyData, string(packet.GetData())),
+			sdk.NewAttribute(types.AttributeKeyTimeoutHeight, packet.GetTimeoutHeight().String()),
+			sdk.NewAttribute(types.AttributeKeyTimeoutTimestamp, fmt.Sprintf("%d", packet.GetTimeoutTimestamp())),
+			sdk.NewAttribute(types.AttributeKeySequence, fmt.Sprintf("%d", packet.GetSequence())),
+			sdk.NewAttribute(types.AttributeKeySrcPort, packet.GetSourcePort()),
+			sdk.NewAttribute(types.AttributeKeySrcChannel, packet.GetSourceChannel()),
+			sdk.NewAttribute(types.AttributeKeyDstPort, packet.GetDestPort()),
+			sdk.NewAttribute(types.AttributeKeyDstChannel, packet.GetDestChannel()),
 			sdk.NewAttribute(types.AttributeKeyAck, string(acknowledgement)),
 		),
 		sdk.NewEvent(
diff --git a/x/ibc/core/04-channel/types/events.go b/x/ibc/core/04-channel/types/events.go
index 66c1d078ee..923587d439 100644
--- a/x/ibc/core/04-channel/types/events.go
+++ b/x/ibc/core/04-channel/types/events.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const (
 
 	EventTypeSendPacket        = "send_packet"
 	EventTypeRecvPacket        = "recv_packet"
+	EventTypeWriteAck          = "write_acknowledgement"
 	EventTypeAcknowledgePacket = "acknowledge_packet"
 	EventTypeTimeoutPacket     = "timeout_packet"