diff --git a/src/enums.rs b/src/enums.rs
index 280bac12..45a968fc 100644
--- a/src/enums.rs
+++ b/src/enums.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
 use ruma_events_macros::event_content_enum;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+use crate::{
+    event_kinds::{
+        BasicEvent, EphemeralRoomEvent, MessageEvent, MessageEventStub, StateEvent, StateEventStub,
+        StrippedStateEventStub,
+    },
+    presence::PresenceEvent,
+    room::redaction::{RedactionEvent, RedactionEventStub},
+};
 
 event_content_enum! {
     /// Any basic event.
@@ -78,3 +88,67 @@ event_content_enum! {
         "m.room.encrypted",
     ]
 }
+
+/// Any basic event, one that has no (well-known) fields outside of `content`.
+pub type AnyBasicEvent = BasicEvent<AnyBasicEventContent>;
+
+/// Any ephemeral room event.
+pub type AnyEphemeralRoomEvent = EphemeralRoomEvent<AnyEphemeralRoomEventContent>;
+
+/// Any message event.
+pub type AnyMessageEvent = MessageEvent<AnyMessageEventContent>;
+
+/// Any message event stub (message event without a `room_id`, as returned in `/sync` responses)
+pub type AnyMessageEventStub = MessageEventStub<AnyMessageEventContent>;
+
+/// Any state event.
+pub type AnyStateEvent = StateEvent<AnyStateEventContent>;
+
+/// Any state event stub (state event without a `room_id`, as returned in `/sync` responses)
+pub type AnyStateEventStub = StateEventStub<AnyStateEventContent>;
+
+/// Any stripped state event stub (stripped-down state event, as returned for rooms the user has
+/// been invited to in `/sync` responses)
+pub type AnyStrippedStateEventStub = StrippedStateEventStub<AnyStateEventContent>;
+
+/// Any event.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+#[serde(untagged)]
+pub enum AnyEvent {
+    /// Any basic event.
+    Basic(AnyBasicEvent),
+    /// `"m.presence"`, the only non-room event with a `sender` field.
+    Presence(PresenceEvent),
+    /// Any ephemeral room event.
+    Ephemeral(AnyEphemeralRoomEvent),
+    /// Any message event.
+    Message(AnyMessageEvent),
+    /// `"m.room.redaction"`, the only room event with a `redacts` field.
+    Redaction(RedactionEvent),
+    /// Any state event.
+    State(AnyStateEvent),
+}
+
+/// Any room event.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+#[serde(untagged)]
+pub enum AnyRoomEvent {
+    /// Any message event.
+    Message(AnyMessageEvent),
+    /// `"m.room.redaction"`, the only room event with a `redacts` field.
+    Redaction(RedactionEvent),
+    /// Any state event.
+    State(AnyStateEvent),
+}
+
+/// Any room event stub (room event without a `room_id`, as returned in `/sync` responses)
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+#[serde(untagged)]
+pub enum AnyRoomEventStub {
+    /// Any message event stub
+    Message(AnyMessageEventStub),
+    /// `"m.room.redaction"` stub
+    Redaction(RedactionEventStub),
+    /// Any state event stub
+    StateEvent(AnyStateEventStub),
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 2ddcdb86..984d2038 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -160,8 +160,10 @@ pub use self::{
     algorithm::Algorithm,
     custom::{CustomBasicEvent, CustomMessageEvent, CustomStateEvent},
     enums::{
-        AnyBasicEventContent, AnyEphemeralRoomEventContent, AnyMessageEventContent,
-        AnyStateEventContent, AnyToDeviceEventContent,
+        AnyBasicEvent, AnyBasicEventContent, AnyEphemeralRoomEvent, AnyEphemeralRoomEventContent,
+        AnyEvent, AnyMessageEvent, AnyMessageEventContent, AnyMessageEventStub, AnyRoomEvent,
+        AnyRoomEventStub, AnyStateEvent, AnyStateEventContent, AnyStateEventStub,
+        AnyStrippedStateEventStub, AnyToDeviceEventContent,
     },
     error::{FromStrError, InvalidEvent, InvalidInput},
     event_kinds::{
diff --git a/src/room/redaction.rs b/src/room/redaction.rs
index 2ae9d604..41be23aa 100644
--- a/src/room/redaction.rs
+++ b/src/room/redaction.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,28 @@ pub struct RedactionEvent {
     pub unsigned: UnsignedData,
 }
 
+/// Redaction event without a `room_id`.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Event)]
+pub struct RedactionEventStub {
+    /// Data specific to the event type.
+    pub content: RedactionEventContent,
+
+    /// The ID of the event that was redacted.
+    pub redacts: EventId,
+
+    /// The globally unique event identifier for the user who sent the event.
+    pub event_id: EventId,
+
+    /// The fully-qualified ID of the user who sent this event.
+    pub sender: UserId,
+
+    /// Timestamp in milliseconds on originating homeserver when this event was sent.
+    pub origin_server_ts: SystemTime,
+
+    /// Additional key-value pairs not signed by the homeserver.
+    pub unsigned: UnsignedData,
+}
+
 /// A redaction of an event.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, EventContent)]
 #[ruma_event(type = "m.room.redaction")]