diff --git a/migrations/add_event_column_to_activity_log_table.php.stub b/migrations/add_event_column_to_activity_log_table.php.stub
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7006ee68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/add_event_column_to_activity_log_table.php.stub
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+
+class AddEventColumnToActivityLogTable extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up()
+    {
+        Schema::connection(config('activitylog.database_connection'))->table(config('activitylog.table_name'), function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->string('event')->nullable()->after('subject_type');
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down()
+    {
+        Schema::connection(config('activitylog.database_connection'))->dropIfExists(config('activitylog.table_name'));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/ActivityLogger.php b/src/ActivityLogger.php
index dd5a7be7..67ac5ba8 100644
--- a/src/ActivityLogger.php
+++ b/src/ActivityLogger.php
@@ -91,6 +91,18 @@ public function byAnonymous()
         return $this->causedByAnonymous();
     }
 
+    public function event(string $event)
+    {
+        return $this->setEvent($event);
+    }
+
+    public function setEvent(string $event)
+    {
+        $this->activity->event = $event;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     public function withProperties($properties)
     {
         $this->getActivity()->properties = collect($properties);
diff --git a/src/ActivitylogServiceProvider.php b/src/ActivitylogServiceProvider.php
index bd7fc512..b7d53cc2 100644
--- a/src/ActivitylogServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/ActivitylogServiceProvider.php
@@ -26,6 +26,15 @@ public function boot()
                 __DIR__.'/../migrations/create_activity_log_table.php.stub' => database_path("/migrations/{$timestamp}_create_activity_log_table.php"),
             ], 'migrations');
         }
+
+        if (! class_exists('AddEventColumnToActivityLogTable')) {
+            $timestamp = date('Y_m_d_His', time() + 1);
+
+            $this->publishes([
+                __DIR__
+                .'/../migrations/add_event_column_to_activity_log_table.php.stub' => database_path("/migrations/{$timestamp}_update_activity_log_table.php"),
+            ], 'migrations');
+        }
     }
 
     public function register()
diff --git a/src/Contracts/Activity.php b/src/Contracts/Activity.php
index 63239c82..2e187729 100644
--- a/src/Contracts/Activity.php
+++ b/src/Contracts/Activity.php
@@ -21,5 +21,7 @@ public function scopeInLog(Builder $query, ...$logNames): Builder;
 
     public function scopeCausedBy(Builder $query, Model $causer): Builder;
 
+    public function scopeForEvent(Builder $query, string $event): Builder;
+
     public function scopeForSubject(Builder $query, Model $subject): Builder;
 }
diff --git a/src/Models/Activity.php b/src/Models/Activity.php
index d9bc91b9..5ee4d0ab 100644
--- a/src/Models/Activity.php
+++ b/src/Models/Activity.php
@@ -85,4 +85,9 @@ public function scopeForSubject(Builder $query, Model $subject): Builder
             ->where('subject_type', $subject->getMorphClass())
             ->where('subject_id', $subject->getKey());
     }
+
+    public function scopeForEvent(Builder $query, string $event): Builder
+    {
+        return $query->where('event', $event);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Traits/LogsActivity.php b/src/Traits/LogsActivity.php
index 9ccc2080..23a8acbc 100644
--- a/src/Traits/LogsActivity.php
+++ b/src/Traits/LogsActivity.php
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ protected static function bootLogsActivity()
 
                 $logger = app(ActivityLogger::class)
                     ->useLog($logName)
+                    ->event($eventName)
                     ->performedOn($model)
                     ->withProperties($attrs);
 
diff --git a/tests/ActivityLoggerTest.php b/tests/ActivityLoggerTest.php
index dd4bcf01..d614dedd 100644
--- a/tests/ActivityLoggerTest.php
+++ b/tests/ActivityLoggerTest.php
@@ -239,6 +239,18 @@ public function it_can_replace_the_placeholders()
         $this->assertEquals($expectedDescription, $this->getLastActivity()->description);
     }
 
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_can_log_an_activity_with_event()
+    {
+        $article = Article::create(['name' => 'article name']);
+        activity()
+            ->performedOn($article)
+            ->event('create')
+            ->log('test event');
+
+        $this->assertEquals('create', $this->getLastActivity()->event);
+    }
+
     /** @test */
     public function it_will_not_replace_non_placeholders()
     {
diff --git a/tests/ActivityModelTest.php b/tests/ActivityModelTest.php
index c957653f..163cb526 100644
--- a/tests/ActivityModelTest.php
+++ b/tests/ActivityModelTest.php
@@ -70,6 +70,19 @@ public function it_provides_a_scope_to_get_log_items_for_a_specific_causer()
         $this->assertEquals('Foo', $activities->first()->description);
     }
 
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_provides_a_scope_to_get_log_items_for_a_specific_event()
+    {
+        $subject = Article::first();
+        activity()
+            ->on($subject)
+            ->event('create')
+            ->log('Foo');
+        $activities = Activity::forEvent('create')->get();
+        $this->assertCount(1, $activities);
+        $this->assertEquals('create', $activities->first()->event);
+    }
+
     /** @test */
     public function it_provides_a_scope_to_get_log_items_for_a_specific_subject()
     {
diff --git a/tests/LogsActivityTest.php b/tests/LogsActivityTest.php
index b6100c1e..54a8b532 100644
--- a/tests/LogsActivityTest.php
+++ b/tests/LogsActivityTest.php
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public function it_will_log_the_creation_of_the_model()
         $this->assertInstanceOf(get_class($this->article), $this->getLastActivity()->subject);
         $this->assertEquals($article->id, $this->getLastActivity()->subject->id);
         $this->assertEquals('created', $this->getLastActivity()->description);
+        $this->assertEquals('created', $this->getLastActivity()->event);
     }
 
     /** @test */
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ public function it_can_switch_on_activity_logging_after_disabling_it()
         $this->assertInstanceOf(get_class($this->article), $this->getLastActivity()->subject);
         $this->assertEquals($article->id, $this->getLastActivity()->subject->id);
         $this->assertEquals('updated', $this->getLastActivity()->description);
+        $this->assertEquals('updated', $this->getLastActivity()->event);
     }
 
     /** @test */
@@ -99,6 +101,7 @@ public function it_will_log_an_update_of_the_model()
         $this->assertInstanceOf(get_class($this->article), $this->getLastActivity()->subject);
         $this->assertEquals($article->id, $this->getLastActivity()->subject->id);
         $this->assertEquals('updated', $this->getLastActivity()->description);
+        $this->assertEquals('updated', $this->getLastActivity()->event);
     }
 
     /** @test */
@@ -113,10 +116,11 @@ public function it_will_log_the_deletion_of_a_model_without_softdeletes()
         $article->save();
 
         $this->assertEquals('created', $this->getLastActivity()->description);
+        $this->assertEquals('created', $this->getLastActivity()->event);
 
         $article->delete();
-
         $this->assertEquals('deleted', $this->getLastActivity()->description);
+        $this->assertEquals('deleted', $this->getLastActivity()->event);
     }
 
     /** @test */
@@ -131,12 +135,14 @@ public function it_will_log_the_deletion_of_a_model_with_softdeletes()
         $this->assertEquals(get_class($this->article), $this->getLastActivity()->subject_type);
         $this->assertEquals($article->id, $this->getLastActivity()->subject_id);
         $this->assertEquals('deleted', $this->getLastActivity()->description);
+        $this->assertEquals('deleted', $this->getLastActivity()->event);
 
         $article->forceDelete();
 
         $this->assertCount(3, Activity::all());
 
         $this->assertEquals('deleted', $this->getLastActivity()->description);
+        $this->assertEquals('deleted', $this->getLastActivity()->event);
         $this->assertNull($article->fresh());
     }
 
@@ -154,6 +160,7 @@ public function it_will_log_the_restoring_of_a_model_with_softdeletes()
         $this->assertEquals(get_class($this->article), $this->getLastActivity()->subject_type);
         $this->assertEquals($article->id, $this->getLastActivity()->subject_id);
         $this->assertEquals('restored', $this->getLastActivity()->description);
+        $this->assertEquals('restored', $this->getLastActivity()->event);
     }
 
     /** @test */
@@ -188,6 +195,7 @@ public function it_can_fetch_soft_deleted_models()
         $this->assertEquals(get_class($this->article), $this->getLastActivity()->subject_type);
         $this->assertEquals($article->id, $this->getLastActivity()->subject_id);
         $this->assertEquals('deleted', $this->getLastActivity()->description);
+        $this->assertEquals('deleted', $this->getLastActivity()->event);
         $this->assertEquals('changed name', $this->getLastActivity()->subject->name);
     }
 
@@ -252,6 +260,7 @@ public function it_will_not_log_an_update_of_the_model_if_only_ignored_attribute
         $this->assertInstanceOf(get_class($articleClass), $this->getLastActivity()->subject);
         $this->assertEquals($article->id, $this->getLastActivity()->subject->id);
         $this->assertEquals('created', $this->getLastActivity()->description);
+        $this->assertEquals('created', $this->getLastActivity()->event);
     }
 
     /** @test */
@@ -326,7 +335,8 @@ public function tapActivity(Activity $activity, string $eventName)
 
         $this->assertInstanceOf(Collection::class, $firstActivity->properties);
         $this->assertEquals('value', $firstActivity->getExtraProperty('property.subProperty'));
-        $this->assertEquals('created', $firstActivity->getExtraProperty('event'));
+        $this->assertEquals('created', $firstActivity->description);
+        $this->assertEquals('created', $firstActivity->event);
         $this->assertEquals(Carbon::yesterday()->startOfDay()->format('Y-m-d H:i:s'), $firstActivity->created_at->format('Y-m-d H:i:s'));
     }
 
@@ -350,6 +360,26 @@ public function tapActivity(Activity $activity, string $eventName)
         $this->assertEquals('my custom description', $firstActivity->description);
     }
 
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_can_log_activity_when_event_is_changed_with_tap()
+    {
+        $model = new class() extends Article {
+            use LogsActivity;
+
+            public function tapActivity(Activity $activity, string $eventName)
+            {
+                $activity->event = 'my custom event';
+            }
+        };
+
+        $entity = new $model();
+        $entity->save();
+
+        $firstActivity = $entity->activities()->first();
+
+        $this->assertEquals('my custom event', $firstActivity->event);
+    }
+
     /** @test */
     public function it_will_not_submit_log_when_there_is_no_changes()
     {
diff --git a/tests/Models/Activity.php b/tests/Models/Activity.php
index 0305b192..67301643 100644
--- a/tests/Models/Activity.php
+++ b/tests/Models/Activity.php
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ public function scopeForSubject(Builder $query, Model $subject): Builder
             ->where('subject_id', $subject->getKey());
     }
 
+    public function scopeForEvent(Builder $query, string $event): Builder
+    {
+        return $query->where('event', $event);
+    }
+
     public function getCustomPropertyAttribute()
     {
         return $this->changes();
diff --git a/tests/Models/AnotherInvalidActivity.php b/tests/Models/AnotherInvalidActivity.php
index 19d38769..d77c6d1a 100644
--- a/tests/Models/AnotherInvalidActivity.php
+++ b/tests/Models/AnotherInvalidActivity.php
@@ -104,4 +104,9 @@ public function getCustomPropertyAttribute()
     {
         return $this->changes();
     }
+
+    public function scopeForEvent(Builder $query, string $event): Builder
+    {
+        return $query->where('event', $event);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/TestCase.php b/tests/TestCase.php
index 2aabb074..473e5927 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Spatie\Activitylog\Test;
 
+use AddEventColumnToActivityLogTable;
 use CreateActivityLogTable;
 use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
 use Illuminate\Encryption\Encrypter;
@@ -67,7 +68,10 @@ protected function createActivityLogTable()
     {
         include_once __DIR__.'/../migrations/create_activity_log_table.php.stub';
 
+        include_once __DIR__.'/../migrations/add_event_column_to_activity_log_table.php.stub';
+
         (new CreateActivityLogTable())->up();
+        (new AddEventColumnToActivityLogTable())->up();
     }
 
     protected function createTables(...$tableNames)