diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codepipeline-actions/lib/action.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codepipeline-actions/lib/action.ts
index 514ebd9cc70bc..f6efb8bc4fdf9 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codepipeline-actions/lib/action.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codepipeline-actions/lib/action.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export abstract class Action implements codepipeline.IAction {
     const rule = new events.Rule(this.scope, name, options);
     rule.addTarget(target);
     rule.addEventPattern({
-      detailType: [ 'CodePipeline Stage Execution State Change' ],
+      detailType: [ 'CodePipeline Action Execution State Change' ],
       source: [ 'aws.codepipeline' ],
       resources: [ this.pipeline.pipelineArn ],
       detail: {
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codepipeline-actions/test/integ.pipeline-events.expected.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codepipeline-actions/test/integ.pipeline-events.expected.json
index 5d136e655cc8b..050b8e6ef57dd 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codepipeline-actions/test/integ.pipeline-events.expected.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codepipeline-actions/test/integ.pipeline-events.expected.json
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@
       "Properties": {
         "EventPattern": {
           "detail-type": [
-            "CodePipeline Stage Execution State Change"
+            "CodePipeline Action Execution State Change"
           ],
           "source": [
             "aws.codepipeline"