diff --git a/esphome/components/event/event.cpp b/esphome/components/event/event.cpp
index 061afcb026..d27b3b378e 100644
--- a/esphome/components/event/event.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/event/event.cpp
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ namespace event {
 static const char *const TAG = "event";
 
 void Event::trigger(const std::string &event_type) {
-  if (types_.find(event_type) == types_.end()) {
+  auto found = types_.find(event_type);
+  if (found == types_.end()) {
     ESP_LOGE(TAG, "'%s': invalid event type for trigger(): %s", this->get_name().c_str(), event_type.c_str());
     return;
   }
-  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "'%s' Triggered event '%s'", this->get_name().c_str(), event_type.c_str());
+  last_event_type = &(*found);
+  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "'%s' Triggered event '%s'", this->get_name().c_str(), last_event_type->c_str());
   this->event_callback_.call(event_type);
 }
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/event/event.h b/esphome/components/event/event.h
index 067a867360..03c3c8d95a 100644
--- a/esphome/components/event/event.h
+++ b/esphome/components/event/event.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ namespace event {
 
 class Event : public EntityBase, public EntityBase_DeviceClass {
  public:
+  const std::string *last_event_type;
+
   void trigger(const std::string &event_type);
   void set_event_types(const std::set<std::string> &event_types) { this->types_ = event_types; }
   std::set<std::string> get_event_types() const { return this->types_; }