diff --git a/pybamm/discretisations/discretisation.py b/pybamm/discretisations/discretisation.py
index e7f8965e78..08072a668c 100644
--- a/pybamm/discretisations/discretisation.py
+++ b/pybamm/discretisations/discretisation.py
@@ -1107,6 +1107,7 @@ def remove_independent_variables_from_rhs(self, model):
             # only check children of variables, this will skip the variable itself
             # and catch any other cases
             + [child for var in model.variables.values() for child in var.children]
+            + [event.expression for event in model.events]
         )
         all_vars_in_eqns = unpacker.unpack_list_of_symbols(eqns_to_check)
         all_vars_in_eqns = [var.name for var in all_vars_in_eqns]
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_discretisations/test_discretisation.py b/tests/unit/test_discretisations/test_discretisation.py
index f8922c38f2..997b40a688 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_discretisations/test_discretisation.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_discretisations/test_discretisation.py
@@ -1224,6 +1224,22 @@ def test_independent_rhs(self):
         disc.process_model(model)
         self.assertEqual(len(model.rhs), 2)
 
+    def test_independent_rhs_with_event(self):
+        a = pybamm.Variable("a")
+        b = pybamm.Variable("b")
+        c = pybamm.Variable("c")
+        model = pybamm.BaseModel()
+        model.rhs = {a: b, b: c, c: -c}
+        model.initial_conditions = {
+            a: pybamm.Scalar(0),
+            b: pybamm.Scalar(1),
+            c: pybamm.Scalar(1),
+        }
+        model.events = [pybamm.Event("a=1", a - 1)]
+        disc = pybamm.Discretisation()
+        disc.process_model(model)
+        self.assertEqual(len(model.rhs), 3)
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     print("Add -v for more debug output")