diff --git a/baseapp/abci.go b/baseapp/abci.go
index 874926e50728..5ba1f88e9f5a 100644
--- a/baseapp/abci.go
+++ b/baseapp/abci.go
@@ -357,9 +357,9 @@ func (app *BaseApp) CheckTxSync(req *abci.RequestCheckTx) (*abci.ResponseCheckTx
 	waitWgs(waits)
 	defer app.checkAccountWGs.Done(signals)
 
-	gInfo, err := app.checkTx(mode, req.Tx, tx)
+	gInfo, anteEvents, err := app.checkTx(mode, req.Tx, tx)
 	if err != nil {
-		return sdkerrors.ResponseCheckTxWithEvents(err, gInfo.GasWanted, gInfo.GasUsed, nil, false), nil
+		return sdkerrors.ResponseCheckTxWithEvents(err, gInfo.GasWanted, gInfo.GasUsed, anteEvents, false), nil
 	}
 	return &abci.ResponseCheckTx{
 		GasWanted: int64(gInfo.GasWanted), // TODO: Should type accept unsigned ints?
diff --git a/baseapp/baseapp.go b/baseapp/baseapp.go
index 9dbd2f8d257d..0906ac21291b 100644
--- a/baseapp/baseapp.go
+++ b/baseapp/baseapp.go
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ func (app *BaseApp) preCheckTx(txBytes []byte) (tx sdk.Tx, err error) {
 	return tx, err
 }
 
-func (app *BaseApp) checkTx(mode execMode, txBytes []byte, tx sdk.Tx) (gInfo sdk.GasInfo, err error) {
+func (app *BaseApp) checkTx(mode execMode, txBytes []byte, tx sdk.Tx) (gInfo sdk.GasInfo, anteEvents []abci.Event, err error) {
 	ctx := app.getContextForTx(mode, txBytes, -1)
 	gasCtx := &ctx
 
@@ -785,15 +785,20 @@ func (app *BaseApp) checkTx(mode execMode, txBytes []byte, tx sdk.Tx) (gInfo sdk
 	if !anteCtx.IsZero() {
 		gasCtx = &anteCtx
 	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return gInfo, anteEvents, err
+	}
 
 	if mode == execModeCheck {
 		err = app.mempool.Insert(ctx, tx)
 		if err != nil {
-			return gInfo, err
+			return gInfo, anteEvents, err
 		}
 	}
 
-	return gInfo, err
+	anteEvents = anteCtx.EventManager().Events().ToABCIEvents()
+
+	return gInfo, anteEvents, err
 }
 
 func (app *BaseApp) anteTx(ctx sdk.Context, txBytes []byte, tx sdk.Tx, simulate bool) (sdk.Context, error) {
diff --git a/baseapp/reactor.go b/baseapp/reactor.go
index 081560d737e5..9d66936a2d10 100644
--- a/baseapp/reactor.go
+++ b/baseapp/reactor.go
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ func (app *BaseApp) checkTxAsync(req *RequestCheckTxAsync, waits []*sync.WaitGro
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("unknown RequestCheckTx type: %s", req.txType))
 	}
 
-	gInfo, err := app.checkTx(mode, req.txBytes, req.tx)
+	gInfo, anteEvents, err := app.checkTx(mode, req.txBytes, req.tx)
 	if err != nil {
-		req.callback(sdkerrors.ResponseCheckTxWithEvents(err, gInfo.GasWanted, gInfo.GasUsed, nil, false))
+		req.callback(sdkerrors.ResponseCheckTxWithEvents(err, gInfo.GasWanted, gInfo.GasUsed, anteEvents, false))
 		return
 	}