diff --git a/chain/events/events.go b/chain/events/events.go
index 9f19b1691..c3934fe4d 100644
--- a/chain/events/events.go
+++ b/chain/events/events.go
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ func (e *Events) listenHeadChangesOnce(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	e.readyOnce.Do(func() {
+		e.at = cur[0].Val.Height()
+
 		e.ready.Done()
 	})
 
diff --git a/chain/events/events_called.go b/chain/events/events_called.go
index e2c81a004..228781f2e 100644
--- a/chain/events/events_called.go
+++ b/chain/events/events_called.go
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ type calledEvents struct {
 	ctx          context.Context
 	gcConfidence uint64
 
+	at abi.ChainEpoch
+
 	lk sync.Mutex
 
 	ctr triggerId
@@ -83,14 +85,16 @@ type calledEvents struct {
 func (e *calledEvents) headChangeCalled(rev, app []*types.TipSet) error {
 	for _, ts := range rev {
 		e.handleReverts(ts)
+		e.at = ts.Height()
 	}
 
 	for _, ts := range app {
 		// called triggers
-
 		e.checkNewCalls(ts)
-		e.applyWithConfidence(ts)
-		e.applyTimeouts(ts)
+		for ; e.at <= ts.Height(); e.at++ {
+			e.applyWithConfidence(ts, e.at)
+			e.applyTimeouts(ts)
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -170,8 +174,8 @@ func (e *calledEvents) queueForConfidence(triggerId uint64, msg *types.Message,
 	e.revertQueue[appliedH] = append(e.revertQueue[appliedH], triggerH)
 }
 
-func (e *calledEvents) applyWithConfidence(ts *types.TipSet) {
-	byOrigH, ok := e.confQueue[ts.Height()]
+func (e *calledEvents) applyWithConfidence(ts *types.TipSet, height abi.ChainEpoch) {
+	byOrigH, ok := e.confQueue[height]
 	if !ok {
 		return // no triggers at thin height
 	}
@@ -179,7 +183,7 @@ func (e *calledEvents) applyWithConfidence(ts *types.TipSet) {
 	for origH, events := range byOrigH {
 		triggerTs, err := e.tsc.get(origH)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Errorf("events: applyWithConfidence didn't find tipset for event; wanted %d; current %d", origH, ts.Height())
+			log.Errorf("events: applyWithConfidence didn't find tipset for event; wanted %d; current %d", origH, height)
 		}
 
 		for _, event := range events {
@@ -198,9 +202,9 @@ func (e *calledEvents) applyWithConfidence(ts *types.TipSet) {
 				return
 			}
 
-			more, err := trigger.handle(event.msg, rec, triggerTs, ts.Height())
+			more, err := trigger.handle(event.msg, rec, triggerTs, height)
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Errorf("chain trigger (call %s.%d() @H %d, called @ %d) failed: %s", event.msg.To, event.msg.Method, origH, ts.Height(), err)
+				log.Errorf("chain trigger (call %s.%d() @H %d, called @ %d) failed: %s", event.msg.To, event.msg.Method, origH, height, err)
 				continue // don't revert failed calls
 			}
 
diff --git a/chain/events/events_test.go b/chain/events/events_test.go
index bfd734281..10c418d4a 100644
--- a/chain/events/events_test.go
+++ b/chain/events/events_test.go
@@ -884,3 +884,68 @@ func TestCalledOrder(t *testing.T) {
 
 	fcs.advance(9, 1, nil)
 }
+
+func TestCalledNull(t *testing.T) {
+	fcs := &fakeCS{
+		t: t,
+		h: 1,
+
+		msgs:    map[cid.Cid]fakeMsg{},
+		blkMsgs: map[cid.Cid]cid.Cid{},
+		tsc:     newTSCache(2*build.ForkLengthThreshold, nil),
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, fcs.tsc.add(makeTs(t, 1, dummyCid)))
+
+	events := NewEvents(context.Background(), fcs)
+
+	t0123, err := address.NewFromString("t0123")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	more := true
+	var applied, reverted bool
+
+	err = events.Called(func(ts *types.TipSet) (d bool, m bool, e error) {
+		return false, true, nil
+	}, func(msg *types.Message, rec *types.MessageReceipt, ts *types.TipSet, curH abi.ChainEpoch) (bool, error) {
+		require.Equal(t, false, applied)
+		applied = true
+		return more, nil
+	}, func(_ context.Context, ts *types.TipSet) error {
+		reverted = true
+		return nil
+	}, 3, 20, matchAddrMethod(t0123, 5))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// create few blocks to make sure nothing get's randomly called
+
+	fcs.advance(0, 4, nil) // H=5
+	require.Equal(t, false, applied)
+	require.Equal(t, false, reverted)
+
+	// create blocks with message (but below confidence threshold)
+
+	fcs.advance(0, 3, map[int]cid.Cid{ // msg at H=6; H=8 (confidence=2)
+		0: fcs.fakeMsgs(fakeMsg{
+			bmsgs: []*types.Message{
+				{To: t0123, From: t0123, Method: 5, Nonce: 1},
+			},
+		}),
+	})
+
+	require.Equal(t, false, applied)
+	require.Equal(t, false, reverted)
+
+	// create additional blocks so we are above confidence threshold, but with null tipset at the height
+	// of application
+
+	fcs.advance(0, 3, nil, 10) // H=11 (confidence=3, apply)
+
+	require.Equal(t, true, applied)
+	require.Equal(t, false, reverted)
+	applied = false
+
+	fcs.advance(5, 1, nil, 10)
+
+	require.Equal(t, false, applied)
+	require.Equal(t, true, reverted)
+}