diff --git a/x/feemarket/keeper/abci.go b/x/feemarket/keeper/abci.go
index d721496da9..893067bdeb 100644
--- a/x/feemarket/keeper/abci.go
+++ b/x/feemarket/keeper/abci.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (k *Keeper) EndBlock(ctx sdk.Context) error {
 	}()
 
 	ctx.EventManager().EmitEvent(sdk.NewEvent(
-		"block_gas",
+		types.EventTypeBlockGas,
 		sdk.NewAttribute("height", fmt.Sprintf("%d", ctx.BlockHeight())),
 		sdk.NewAttribute("amount", fmt.Sprintf("%d", gasWanted)),
 	))
diff --git a/x/feemarket/types/events.go b/x/feemarket/types/events.go
index dc82e92089..f9cf8d5cd1 100644
--- a/x/feemarket/types/events.go
+++ b/x/feemarket/types/events.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package types
 // feemarket module events
 const (
 	EventTypeFeeMarket = "fee_market"
+	EventTypeBlockGas  = "block_gas"
 
 	AttributeKeyBaseFee = "base_fee"
 )