diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1c34e128af19..a8e25815ed76 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Improvements
+* (baseapp) [\#10631](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/10631)  Emit ante events even for the failed txs. 
+
 ## [v0.44.4](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/releases/tag/v0.44.4) - 2021-11-25
 
 ### Improvements
diff --git a/baseapp/abci.go b/baseapp/abci.go
index 3464a5d43688..b5a21f33058c 100644
--- a/baseapp/abci.go
+++ b/baseapp/abci.go
@@ -240,9 +240,9 @@ func (app *BaseApp) CheckTx(req abci.RequestCheckTx) abci.ResponseCheckTx {
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("unknown RequestCheckTx type: %s", req.Type))
 	}
 
-	gInfo, result, err := app.runTx(mode, req.Tx)
+	gInfo, result, anteEvents, err := app.runTx(mode, req.Tx)
 	if err != nil {
-		return sdkerrors.ResponseCheckTx(err, gInfo.GasWanted, gInfo.GasUsed, app.trace)
+		return sdkerrors.ResponseCheckTxWithEvents(err, gInfo.GasWanted, gInfo.GasUsed, anteEvents, app.trace)
 	}
 
 	return abci.ResponseCheckTx{
@@ -272,10 +272,10 @@ func (app *BaseApp) DeliverTx(req abci.RequestDeliverTx) abci.ResponseDeliverTx
 		telemetry.SetGauge(float32(gInfo.GasWanted), "tx", "gas", "wanted")
 	}()
 
-	gInfo, result, err := app.runTx(runTxModeDeliver, req.Tx)
+	gInfo, result, anteEvents, err := app.runTx(runTxModeDeliver, req.Tx)
 	if err != nil {
 		resultStr = "failed"
-		return sdkerrors.ResponseDeliverTx(err, gInfo.GasWanted, gInfo.GasUsed, app.trace)
+		return sdkerrors.ResponseDeliverTxWithEvents(err, gInfo.GasWanted, gInfo.GasUsed, anteEvents, app.trace)
 	}
 
 	return abci.ResponseDeliverTx{
diff --git a/baseapp/baseapp.go b/baseapp/baseapp.go
index ba5ec2696e72..b36d06702990 100644
--- a/baseapp/baseapp.go
+++ b/baseapp/baseapp.go
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ func (app *BaseApp) cacheTxContext(ctx sdk.Context, txBytes []byte) (sdk.Context
 // Note, gas execution info is always returned. A reference to a Result is
 // returned if the tx does not run out of gas and if all the messages are valid
 // and execute successfully. An error is returned otherwise.
-func (app *BaseApp) runTx(mode runTxMode, txBytes []byte) (gInfo sdk.GasInfo, result *sdk.Result, err error) {
+func (app *BaseApp) runTx(mode runTxMode, txBytes []byte) (gInfo sdk.GasInfo, result *sdk.Result, anteEvents []abci.Event, err error) {
 	// NOTE: GasWanted should be returned by the AnteHandler. GasUsed is
 	// determined by the GasMeter. We need access to the context to get the gas
 	// meter so we initialize upfront.
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ func (app *BaseApp) runTx(mode runTxMode, txBytes []byte) (gInfo sdk.GasInfo, re
 	// only run the tx if there is block gas remaining
 	if mode == runTxModeDeliver && ctx.BlockGasMeter().IsOutOfGas() {
 		gInfo = sdk.GasInfo{GasUsed: ctx.BlockGasMeter().GasConsumed()}
-		return gInfo, nil, sdkerrors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrOutOfGas, "no block gas left to run tx")
+		return gInfo, nil, nil, sdkerrors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrOutOfGas, "no block gas left to run tx")
 	}
 
 	var startingGas uint64
@@ -620,15 +620,14 @@ func (app *BaseApp) runTx(mode runTxMode, txBytes []byte) (gInfo sdk.GasInfo, re
 
 	tx, err := app.txDecoder(txBytes)
 	if err != nil {
-		return sdk.GasInfo{}, nil, err
+		return sdk.GasInfo{}, nil, nil, err
 	}
 
 	msgs := tx.GetMsgs()
 	if err := validateBasicTxMsgs(msgs); err != nil {
-		return sdk.GasInfo{}, nil, err
+		return sdk.GasInfo{}, nil, nil, err
 	}
 
-	var events sdk.Events
 	if app.anteHandler != nil {
 		var (
 			anteCtx sdk.Context
@@ -656,16 +655,17 @@ func (app *BaseApp) runTx(mode runTxMode, txBytes []byte) (gInfo sdk.GasInfo, re
 			ctx = newCtx.WithMultiStore(ms)
 		}
 
-		events = ctx.EventManager().Events()
+		events := ctx.EventManager().Events()
 
 		// GasMeter expected to be set in AnteHandler
 		gasWanted = ctx.GasMeter().Limit()
 
 		if err != nil {
-			return gInfo, nil, err
+			return gInfo, nil, nil, err
 		}
 
 		msCache.Write()
+		anteEvents = events.ToABCIEvents()
 	}
 
 	// Create a new Context based off of the existing Context with a MultiStore branch
@@ -680,13 +680,13 @@ func (app *BaseApp) runTx(mode runTxMode, txBytes []byte) (gInfo sdk.GasInfo, re
 	if err == nil && mode == runTxModeDeliver {
 		msCache.Write()
 
-		if len(events) > 0 {
+		if len(anteEvents) > 0 {
 			// append the events in the order of occurrence
-			result.Events = append(events.ToABCIEvents(), result.Events...)
+			result.Events = append(anteEvents, result.Events...)
 		}
 	}
 
-	return gInfo, result, err
+	return gInfo, result, anteEvents, err
 }
 
 // runMsgs iterates through a list of messages and executes them with the provided
diff --git a/baseapp/baseapp_test.go b/baseapp/baseapp_test.go
index ff307b105ff0..df891e136936 100644
--- a/baseapp/baseapp_test.go
+++ b/baseapp/baseapp_test.go
@@ -1543,7 +1543,8 @@ func TestBaseAppAnteHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	res = app.DeliverTx(abci.RequestDeliverTx{Tx: txBytes})
-	require.Empty(t, res.Events)
+	// should emit ante event
+	require.NotEmpty(t, res.Events)
 	require.False(t, res.IsOK(), fmt.Sprintf("%v", res))
 
 	ctx = app.getState(runTxModeDeliver).ctx
diff --git a/baseapp/test_helpers.go b/baseapp/test_helpers.go
index 407ebd9a7cd9..bcc2f6981fbc 100644
--- a/baseapp/test_helpers.go
+++ b/baseapp/test_helpers.go
@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@ func (app *BaseApp) Check(txEncoder sdk.TxEncoder, tx sdk.Tx) (sdk.GasInfo, *sdk
 	if err != nil {
 		return sdk.GasInfo{}, nil, sdkerrors.Wrapf(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest, "%s", err)
 	}
-	return app.runTx(runTxModeCheck, bz)
+	gasInfo, result, _, err := app.runTx(runTxModeCheck, bz)
+	return gasInfo, result, err
 }
 
 func (app *BaseApp) Simulate(txBytes []byte) (sdk.GasInfo, *sdk.Result, error) {
-	return app.runTx(runTxModeSimulate, txBytes)
+	gasInfo, result, _, err := app.runTx(runTxModeSimulate, txBytes)
+	return gasInfo, result, err
 }
 
 func (app *BaseApp) Deliver(txEncoder sdk.TxEncoder, tx sdk.Tx) (sdk.GasInfo, *sdk.Result, error) {
@@ -28,7 +30,8 @@ func (app *BaseApp) Deliver(txEncoder sdk.TxEncoder, tx sdk.Tx) (sdk.GasInfo, *s
 	if err != nil {
 		return sdk.GasInfo{}, nil, sdkerrors.Wrapf(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest, "%s", err)
 	}
-	return app.runTx(runTxModeDeliver, bz)
+	gasInfo, result, _, err := app.runTx(runTxModeDeliver, bz)
+	return gasInfo, result, err
 }
 
 // Context with current {check, deliver}State of the app used by tests.
diff --git a/types/errors/abci.go b/types/errors/abci.go
index df85f6bc89df..0e0abdd1db59 100644
--- a/types/errors/abci.go
+++ b/types/errors/abci.go
@@ -52,6 +52,20 @@ func ResponseCheckTx(err error, gw, gu uint64, debug bool) abci.ResponseCheckTx
 	}
 }
 
+// ResponseCheckTxWithEvents returns an ABCI ResponseCheckTx object with fields filled in
+// from the given error, gas values and events.
+func ResponseCheckTxWithEvents(err error, gw, gu uint64, events []abci.Event, debug bool) abci.ResponseCheckTx {
+	space, code, log := ABCIInfo(err, debug)
+	return abci.ResponseCheckTx{
+		Codespace: space,
+		Code:      code,
+		Log:       log,
+		GasWanted: int64(gw),
+		GasUsed:   int64(gu),
+		Events:    events,
+	}
+}
+
 // ResponseDeliverTx returns an ABCI ResponseDeliverTx object with fields filled in
 // from the given error and gas values.
 func ResponseDeliverTx(err error, gw, gu uint64, debug bool) abci.ResponseDeliverTx {
@@ -65,6 +79,20 @@ func ResponseDeliverTx(err error, gw, gu uint64, debug bool) abci.ResponseDelive
 	}
 }
 
+// ResponseDeliverTxWithEvents returns an ABCI ResponseDeliverTx object with fields filled in
+// from the given error, gas values and events.
+func ResponseDeliverTxWithEvents(err error, gw, gu uint64, events []abci.Event, debug bool) abci.ResponseDeliverTx {
+	space, code, log := ABCIInfo(err, debug)
+	return abci.ResponseDeliverTx{
+		Codespace: space,
+		Code:      code,
+		Log:       log,
+		GasWanted: int64(gw),
+		GasUsed:   int64(gu),
+		Events:    events,
+	}
+}
+
 // QueryResult returns a ResponseQuery from an error. It will try to parse ABCI
 // info from the error.
 func QueryResult(err error) abci.ResponseQuery {