diff --git a/ruma-events-macros/src/event_enum.rs b/ruma-events-macros/src/event_enum.rs
index 7f33b3dc..b47f48e8 100644
--- a/ruma-events-macros/src/event_enum.rs
+++ b/ruma-events-macros/src/event_enum.rs
@@ -711,6 +711,18 @@ fn accessor_methods(
     let self_variants: Vec<_> = variants.iter().map(|v| v.match_arm(quote!(Self))).collect();
     let content_variants: Vec<_> = variants.iter().map(|v| v.ctor(&content_enum)).collect();
 
+    let event_type = quote! {
+        /// Returns the `type` of this event.
+        pub fn event_type(&self) -> &str {
+            match self {
+                #( #self_variants(event) =>
+                    #ruma_events::EventContent::event_type(&event.content), )*
+                Self::Custom(event) =>
+                    #ruma_events::EventContent::event_type(&event.content),
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
     let content = quote! {
         /// Returns the any content enum for this event.
         pub fn content(&self) -> #content_enum {
@@ -746,6 +758,8 @@ fn accessor_methods(
         impl #ident {
             #content
 
+            #event_type
+
             #prev_content
 
             #( #methods )*
diff --git a/ruma-events/tests/enums.rs b/ruma-events/tests/enums.rs
index e4b71d4a..94ee7313 100644
--- a/ruma-events/tests/enums.rs
+++ b/ruma-events/tests/enums.rs
@@ -269,4 +269,5 @@ fn alias_event_field_access() {
     } else {
         panic!("the `Any*Event` enum's accessor methods may have been altered")
     }
+    assert_eq!(deser.event_type(), "m.room.aliases");
 }