diff --git a/events/event.go b/events/event.go
index 2a3fb32..25d32a9 100644
--- a/events/event.go
+++ b/events/event.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package events
 
 import (
 	abci "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/types"
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/json"
 )
 
 // Event stores type, module, action and attributes list of sdk
@@ -18,6 +19,44 @@ type ABCIEventWithHeight struct {
 	abci.Event
 }
 
+// Marshal extends the Marshal function of abci.Event to ABCIEventWithHeight
+func (e *ABCIEventWithHeight) Marshal() (dAtA []byte, err error) {
+	bz, err := e.Event.Marshal()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	data := struct {
+		Height int64
+		Event  []byte
+	}{
+		Height: e.Height,
+		Event:  bz,
+	}
+	return json.Marshal(data)
+}
+
+// Unmarshal extends the Unmarshal function of abci.Event to ABCIEventWithHeight
+func (e *ABCIEventWithHeight) Unmarshal(dAta []byte) error {
+	data := struct {
+		Height int64
+		Event  []byte
+	}{}
+
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(dAta, &data); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	var event abci.Event
+	if err := event.Unmarshal(data.Event); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	e.Height = data.Height
+	e.Event = event
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Map transforms the ABCIEventWithHeight into an Event
 // Deprecated
 func Map(event ABCIEventWithHeight) Event {
diff --git a/events/event_test.go b/events/event_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..efb0f41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/events/event_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package events
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	abci "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/types"
+)
+
+func TestEventMarshalling(t *testing.T) {
+	actualEvent := ABCIEventWithHeight{
+		Height: 120,
+		Event: abci.Event{
+			Type: "eventType",
+			Attributes: []abci.EventAttribute{
+				{Key: []byte("key1"), Value: []byte("value1")},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	bz, err := actualEvent.Marshal()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	var unmarshalledEvent ABCIEventWithHeight
+
+	assert.NoError(t, unmarshalledEvent.Unmarshal(bz))
+	assert.Equal(t, actualEvent, unmarshalledEvent)
+}