diff --git a/src/aeso_ast_infer_types.erl b/src/aeso_ast_infer_types.erl
index c15f8ba..8eb049a 100644
--- a/src/aeso_ast_infer_types.erl
+++ b/src/aeso_ast_infer_types.erl
@@ -193,10 +193,10 @@ bind_state(Env) ->
     Env1 = bind_funs([{"state", State},
                       {"put", {fun_t, Ann, [], [State], Unit}}], Env),
 
-    %% A bit of a hack: we bind Chain.event with the local event type.
-    Env2 = force_bind_fun("event", {fun_t, Ann, [], [Event], Unit},
-                    Env1#env{ namespace = ["Chain"] }),
-    Env2#env{ namespace = Env1#env.namespace }.
+    %% We bind Chain.event in a local 'Chain' namespace.
+    pop_scope(
+      bind_fun("event", {fun_t, Ann, [], [Event], Unit},
+      push_scope(namespace, {con, Ann, "Chain"}, Env1))).
 
 -spec bind_field(name(), field_info(), env()) -> env().
 bind_field(X, Info, Env = #env{ fields = Fields }) ->
diff --git a/src/aeso_ast_to_icode.erl b/src/aeso_ast_to_icode.erl
index e9dd732..a7fbbb3 100644
--- a/src/aeso_ast_to_icode.erl
+++ b/src/aeso_ast_to_icode.erl
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ ast_type(T, Icode) ->
 ast_body(?qid_app(["Chain","spend"], [To, Amount], _, _), Icode) ->
     prim_call(?PRIM_CALL_SPEND, ast_body(Amount, Icode), [ast_body(To, Icode)], [word], {tuple, []});
 
-ast_body(?qid_app(["Chain","event"], [Event], _, _), Icode) ->
+ast_body(?qid_app([Con, "Chain", "event"], [Event], _, _), Icode = #{ contract_name := Con }) ->
     aeso_builtins:check_event_type(Icode),
     builtin_call({event, maps:get(event_type, Icode)}, [ast_body(Event, Icode)]);