diff --git a/cosmwasm/ucs01-relay-api/src/middleware.rs b/cosmwasm/ucs01-relay-api/src/middleware.rs
index 048711925d..9720f778f3 100644
--- a/cosmwasm/ucs01-relay-api/src/middleware.rs
+++ b/cosmwasm/ucs01-relay-api/src/middleware.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use cosmwasm_std::{Addr, Binary, IbcPacket, IbcTimeout};
+use cosmwasm_std::{Addr, Binary, Event, IbcPacket, IbcTimeout};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use thiserror::Error;
 use unionlabs::{
@@ -8,8 +8,19 @@ use unionlabs::{
 
 pub const DEFAULT_PFM_TIMEOUT: &str = "1m";
 pub const DEFAULT_PFM_RETRIES: u8 = 0;
+
 pub const PFM_MODULE_NAME: &str = "packetforwardmiddleware";
 
+pub const PFM_ERROR_EVENT: &str = "packet_forward_error";
+pub const PFM_HOP_EVENT: &str = "packet_forward_hop";
+
+pub const RECV_SEQUENCE_ATTR: &str = "recv_sequence";
+pub const SENT_SEQUENCE_ATTR: &str = "sent_sequence";
+pub const DEST_CHANNEL_ATTR: &str = "dest_channel";
+pub const DEST_PORT_ATTR: &str = "dest_port";
+pub const SRC_CHANNEL_ATTR: &str = "src_channel";
+pub const SRC_PORT_ATTR: &str = "src_port";
+
 #[derive(Error, Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub enum MiddlewareError {
     #[error("{0}")]
@@ -87,6 +98,16 @@ impl InFlightPfmPacket {
             forward_port_id,
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn create_hop_event(&self, sent_sequence: u64) -> Event {
+        Event::new(PFM_HOP_EVENT)
+            .add_attribute(RECV_SEQUENCE_ATTR, self.packet_sequence.to_string())
+            .add_attribute(DEST_CHANNEL_ATTR, self.forward_channel_id.clone())
+            .add_attribute(DEST_PORT_ATTR, self.forward_port_id.clone())
+            .add_attribute(SENT_SEQUENCE_ATTR, sent_sequence.to_string())
+            .add_attribute(SRC_CHANNEL_ATTR, self.packet_src_channel_id.clone())
+            .add_attribute(SRC_PORT_ATTR, self.packet_src_port_id.clone())
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
diff --git a/cosmwasm/ucs01-relay/src/ibc.rs b/cosmwasm/ucs01-relay/src/ibc.rs
index f03768871f..f4fa948274 100644
--- a/cosmwasm/ucs01-relay/src/ibc.rs
+++ b/cosmwasm/ucs01-relay/src/ibc.rs
@@ -83,8 +83,7 @@ pub fn reply(
                 .save(deps.storage, refund_packet_key.clone(), &in_flight_packet)
                 .expect("infallible update");
 
-            Ok(Response::new()
-                .add_attribute("pfm_store_inclusion", format!("{refund_packet_key:?}")))
+            Ok(Response::new().add_event(in_flight_packet.create_hop_event(send_res.sequence)))
         }
         (_, result) => Err(ContractError::UnknownReply {
             id: reply.id,
diff --git a/cosmwasm/ucs01-relay/src/protocol.rs b/cosmwasm/ucs01-relay/src/protocol.rs
index be40cc9710..00137dcffd 100644
--- a/cosmwasm/ucs01-relay/src/protocol.rs
+++ b/cosmwasm/ucs01-relay/src/protocol.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ use protos::{
 use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
 use token_factory_api::TokenFactoryMsg;
 use ucs01_relay_api::{
-    middleware::{InFlightPfmPacket, Memo, MiddlewareError, PacketForward, PacketForwardError},
+    middleware::{
+        InFlightPfmPacket, Memo, MiddlewareError, PacketForward, PacketForwardError,
+        PFM_ERROR_EVENT,
+    },
     protocol::{TransferProtocol, ATTR_ERROR, ATTR_SUCCESS, IBC_SEND_ID},
     types::{
         make_foreign_denom, DenomOrigin, EncodingError, GenericAck, Ics20Ack, Ics20Packet,
@@ -554,7 +557,7 @@ impl<'a> TransferProtocol for Ics20Protocol<'a> {
                 return IbcReceiveResponse::new(
                     Binary::try_from(Self::ack_failure(e.to_string())).expect("impossible"),
                 )
-                .add_event(Event::new("forward_err").add_attribute("error", e.to_string()))
+                .add_event(Event::new(PFM_ERROR_EVENT).add_attribute("error", e.to_string()))
             }
         };
 
@@ -581,7 +584,8 @@ impl<'a> TransferProtocol for Ics20Protocol<'a> {
 
         // TODO: persist full memo
         let memo = match forward.next {
-            Some(next) => serde_json_wasm::to_string(&Memo::Forward { forward: *next }).unwrap(),
+            Some(next) => serde_json_wasm::to_string(&Memo::Forward { forward: *next })
+                .expect("can convert pfm memo to json string"),
             None => "".to_owned(),
         };
 
@@ -920,7 +924,7 @@ impl<'a> TransferProtocol for Ucs01Protocol<'a> {
                 return IbcReceiveResponse::new(
                     Binary::try_from(Self::ack_failure(e.to_string())).expect("impossible"),
                 )
-                .add_event(Event::new("forward_err").add_attribute("error", e.to_string()))
+                .add_event(Event::new(PFM_ERROR_EVENT).add_attribute("error", e.to_string()))
             }
         };
 
@@ -947,7 +951,8 @@ impl<'a> TransferProtocol for Ucs01Protocol<'a> {
 
         // TODO: persist full memo
         let memo = match forward.next {
-            Some(next) => serde_json_wasm::to_string(&Memo::Forward { forward: *next }).unwrap(),
+            Some(next) => serde_json_wasm::to_string(&Memo::Forward { forward: *next })
+                .expect("can convert pfm memo to json string"),
             None => "".to_owned(),
         };