diff --git a/crates/bevy_app/src/app.rs b/crates/bevy_app/src/app.rs
index f117db2e77e405..26e16eba22a392 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_app/src/app.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_app/src/app.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::{First, Main, MainSchedulePlugin, Plugin, Plugins, StateTransition};
+use crate::{First, FixedPostUpdate, Main, MainSchedulePlugin, Plugin, Plugins, StateTransition};
 pub use bevy_derive::AppLabel;
 use bevy_ecs::{
     prelude::*,
@@ -507,6 +507,8 @@ impl App {
                 bevy_ecs::event::event_update_system::<T>
                     .run_if(bevy_ecs::event::event_update_condition::<T>),
             );
+            self.init_resource::<bevy_ecs::event::EventUpdateSignal<T>>()
+                .add_systems(FixedPostUpdate, bevy_ecs::event::event_queue_update_system::<T>);
         }
         self
     }
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/event.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/event.rs
index 8b25ab2a2cbc84..cc3d03ae0cf59f 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/event.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/event.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ pub struct EventId<E: Event> {
 }
 
 impl<E: Event> Copy for EventId<E> {}
+
 impl<E: Event> Clone for EventId<E> {
     fn clone(&self) -> Self {
         *self
@@ -747,26 +748,43 @@ impl<'a, E: Event> ExactSizeIterator for EventIteratorWithId<'a, E> {
     }
 }
 
+#[doc(hidden)]
+#[derive(Resource)]
+pub struct EventUpdateSignal<T: Event> {
+    signal: bool,
+    _marker: PhantomData<fn() -> T>,
+}
+
+impl<T: Event> Default for EventUpdateSignal<T> {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            signal: false,
+            _marker: PhantomData,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[doc(hidden)]
 #[derive(Resource, Default)]
-pub struct EventUpdateSignal(bool);
+pub struct EventUpdateShouldWaitForFixedUpdate;
 
 /// A system that queues a call to [`Events::update`].
-pub fn event_queue_update_system(signal: Option<ResMut<EventUpdateSignal>>) {
+pub fn event_queue_update_system<T: Event>(signal: Option<ResMut<EventUpdateSignal<T>>>) {
     if let Some(mut s) = signal {
-        s.0 = true;
+        s.signal = true;
     }
 }
 
 /// A system that calls [`Events::update`].
 pub fn event_update_system<T: Event>(
-    signal: Option<ResMut<EventUpdateSignal>>,
+    should_wait: Option<Res<EventUpdateShouldWaitForFixedUpdate>>,
+    mut should_update: ResMut<EventUpdateSignal<T>>,
     mut events: ResMut<Events<T>>,
 ) {
-    if let Some(mut s) = signal {
+    if should_wait.is_some() {
         // If we haven't got a signal to update the events, but we *could* get such a signal
         // return early and update the events later.
-        if !std::mem::replace(&mut s.0, false) {
+        if !std::mem::replace(&mut should_update.signal, false) {
             return;
         }
     }
diff --git a/crates/bevy_time/src/lib.rs b/crates/bevy_time/src/lib.rs
index 9b7e7a1ea21cc5..04a11fbcbc9bf3 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_time/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_time/src/lib.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pub mod prelude {
 }
 
 use bevy_app::{prelude::*, RunFixedMainLoop};
-use bevy_ecs::event::{event_queue_update_system, EventUpdateSignal};
+use bevy_ecs::event::{EventUpdateShouldWaitForFixedUpdate};
 use bevy_ecs::prelude::*;
 use bevy_utils::{tracing::warn, Duration, Instant};
 pub use crossbeam_channel::TrySendError;
@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@ impl Plugin for TimePlugin {
             .add_systems(RunFixedMainLoop, run_fixed_main_schedule);
 
         // ensure the events are not dropped until `FixedMain` systems can observe them
-        app.init_resource::<EventUpdateSignal>()
-            .add_systems(FixedPostUpdate, event_queue_update_system);
+        app.init_resource::<EventUpdateShouldWaitForFixedUpdate>();
 
         #[cfg(feature = "bevy_ci_testing")]
         if let Some(ci_testing_config) = app