diff --git a/app/test_common.go b/app/test_common.go
index e969743b..8c36545b 100644
--- a/app/test_common.go
+++ b/app/test_common.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/rand"
+	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -536,3 +537,31 @@ func NewFundedGenStateWithSameCoinsWithModuleAccount(cdc codec.JSONCodec, coins
 
 	return builder.BuildMarshalled(cdc)
 }
+
+// EventsContains returns an error if the expected event is not in the provided events
+func EventsContains(events sdk.Events, expectedEvent sdk.Event) error {
+	foundMatch := false
+	for _, event := range events {
+		if event.Type == expectedEvent.Type {
+			if reflect.DeepEqual(attrsToMap(expectedEvent.Attributes), attrsToMap(event.Attributes)) {
+				foundMatch = true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if !foundMatch {
+		return fmt.Errorf("event of type %s not found or did not match", expectedEvent.Type)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func attrsToMap(attrs []abci.EventAttribute) []sdk.Attribute { // new cosmos changed the event attribute type
+	out := []sdk.Attribute{}
+
+	for _, attr := range attrs {
+		out = append(out, sdk.NewAttribute(string(attr.Key), string(attr.Value)))
+	}
+
+	return out
+}
diff --git a/x/community/keeper/disable_inflation.go b/x/community/keeper/disable_inflation.go
index 85e77d3f..86ceff6c 100644
--- a/x/community/keeper/disable_inflation.go
+++ b/x/community/keeper/disable_inflation.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+	"github.com/kava-labs/kava/x/community/types"
 )
 
 // CheckAndDisableMintAndKavaDistInflation compares the disable inflation time and block time,
@@ -27,6 +28,11 @@ func (k Keeper) CheckAndDisableMintAndKavaDistInflation(ctx sdk.Context) {
 	params.StakingRewardsPerSecond = params.UpgradeTimeSetStakingRewardsPerSecond
 	k.SetParams(ctx, params)
 
+	ctx.EventManager().EmitEvent(
+		sdk.NewEvent(
+			types.EventTypeInflationStop,
+		),
+	)
 }
 
 // TODO: double check this is correct method for disabling inflation in kavadist without
diff --git a/x/community/keeper/staking.go b/x/community/keeper/staking.go
index 716ee492..c645faa5 100644
--- a/x/community/keeper/staking.go
+++ b/x/community/keeper/staking.go
@@ -51,6 +51,15 @@ func (k Keeper) PayoutAccumulatedStakingRewards(ctx sdk.Context) {
 			// occur in cases where the chain is running in an invalid state
 			panic(err)
 		}
+
+		// emit event with amount transferred
+		ctx.EventManager().EmitEvent(
+			sdk.NewEvent(
+				types.EventTypeStakingRewardsPaid,
+				sdk.NewAttribute(types.AttributeKeyStakingRewardAmount, transferAmount.String()),
+			),
+		)
+
 	}
 
 	// update accumulation state
@@ -60,8 +69,6 @@ func (k Keeper) PayoutAccumulatedStakingRewards(ctx sdk.Context) {
 
 	// save state
 	k.SetStakingRewardsState(ctx, state)
-
-	return
 }
 
 // calculateStakingRewards takees the currentBlockTime, state of last accumulation, rewards per second, and the community pool balance
diff --git a/x/community/testutil/disable_inflation.go b/x/community/testutil/disable_inflation.go
index 50646290..9edff7d4 100644
--- a/x/community/testutil/disable_inflation.go
+++ b/x/community/testutil/disable_inflation.go
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ func (suite *disableInflationTestSuite) TestDisableInflation() {
 
 			expectedKavadistState.Params.Active = false
 			msgSuffix = "after upgrade"
+
+			suite.Require().NoError(app.EventsContains(suite.Ctx.EventManager().Events(), sdk.NewEvent(types.EventTypeInflationStop)))
 		}
 
 		suite.Require().Equal(expectedMintState.Params.InflationMin, mintParams.InflationMin, msg+": expected mint inflation min to match state "+msgSuffix)
diff --git a/x/community/testutil/staking_rewards.go b/x/community/testutil/staking_rewards.go
index 4e1efc27..429e24ec 100644
--- a/x/community/testutil/staking_rewards.go
+++ b/x/community/testutil/staking_rewards.go
@@ -258,10 +258,15 @@ func (suite *stakingRewardsTestSuite) TestStakingRewards() {
 			params.StakingRewardsPerSecond = tc.rewardsPerSecond
 			keeper.SetParams(ctx, params)
 
+			stakingRewardEvents := sdk.Events{}
+
 			for {
 				// run community begin blocker logic
 				suite.testFunc(ctx, keeper)
 
+				// accumulate event rewards from events
+				stakingRewardEvents = append(stakingRewardEvents, filterStakingRewardEvents(ctx.EventManager().Events())...)
+
 				// exit loop if we are at last block
 				if blockTime.Equal(tc.periodEnd) {
 					break
@@ -287,6 +292,20 @@ func (suite *stakingRewardsTestSuite) TestStakingRewards() {
 			// assert fee pool was payed the correct rewards
 			suite.Equal(tc.expectedRewardsTotal.String(), feeCollectorBalanceAdded.String(), "expected fee collector balance to match")
 
+			if tc.expectedRewardsTotal.IsZero() {
+				suite.Equal(0, len(stakingRewardEvents), "expected no events to be emitted")
+			} else {
+				// we add up all reward coin events
+				eventCoins := getRewardCoinsFromEvents(stakingRewardEvents)
+
+				// assert events emitted match expected rewards
+				suite.Equal(
+					tc.expectedRewardsTotal.String(),
+					eventCoins.AmountOf("ukava").String(),
+					"expected event coins to match",
+				)
+			}
+
 			// assert the community pool deducted the same amount
 			expectedCommunityPoolBalance := tc.communityPoolFunds.Sub(tc.expectedRewardsTotal)
 			actualCommunityPoolBalance := bankKeeper.GetBalance(ctx, poolAcc.GetAddress(), "ukava").Amount
@@ -373,3 +392,30 @@ func newIntFromString(str string) sdkmath.Int {
 	}
 	return num
 }
+
+func filterStakingRewardEvents(events sdk.Events) (rewardEvents sdk.Events) {
+	for _, event := range events {
+		if event.Type == types.EventTypeStakingRewardsPaid {
+			rewardEvents = append(rewardEvents, event)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
+func getRewardCoinsFromEvents(events sdk.Events) sdk.Coins {
+	coins := sdk.NewCoins()
+
+	for _, event := range events {
+		if event.Type == types.EventTypeStakingRewardsPaid {
+			rewards, err := sdk.ParseCoinNormalized(string(event.Attributes[0].Value))
+			if err != nil {
+				panic(err)
+			}
+
+			coins = coins.Add(rewards)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return coins
+}
diff --git a/x/community/types/events.go b/x/community/types/events.go
index 92852bce..75b1db5d 100644
--- a/x/community/types/events.go
+++ b/x/community/types/events.go
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ package types
 
 // Community module event types
 const (
+	EventTypeInflationStop      = "inflation_stop"
+	EventTypeStakingRewardsPaid = "staking_rewards_paid"
+
+	AttributeKeyStakingRewardAmount = "staking_reward_amount"
+
 	AttributeValueFundCommunityPool = "fund_community_pool"
 	AttributeValueCategory          = ModuleName
 )