diff --git a/x/ibc-transfer/handler.go b/x/ibc-transfer/handler.go
index 9f34ef638..0745febdf 100644
--- a/x/ibc-transfer/handler.go
+++ b/x/ibc-transfer/handler.go
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import (
 // NewHandler returns sdk.Handler for IBC token transfer module messages
 func NewHandler(k Keeper) sdk.Handler {
 	return func(ctx sdk.Context, msg sdk.Msg) (*sdk.Result, error) {
+		ctx = ctx.WithEventManager(sdk.NewEventManager())
+
 		switch msg := msg.(type) {
 		case MsgTransfer:
 			return handleMsgTransfer(ctx, k, msg)