diff --git a/packages/element-web-module-api/src/api/custom-components.ts b/packages/element-web-module-api/src/api/custom-components.ts
index 794786538a..0c8a26712d 100644
--- a/packages/element-web-module-api/src/api/custom-components.ts
+++ b/packages/element-web-module-api/src/api/custom-components.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
 */
 
 import type { JSX } from "react";
-import type { MatrixEvent } from "matrix-js-sdk/lib/matrix";
+import type { MatrixEvent } from "../models/event";
 
 /**
  * Properties for all message components.
diff --git a/packages/element-web-module-api/src/index.ts b/packages/element-web-module-api/src/index.ts
index 4fbf15e9ba..0a7337ec21 100644
--- a/packages/element-web-module-api/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/element-web-module-api/src/index.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export { ModuleLoader, ModuleIncompatibleError } from "./loader";
 export type { Api, Module, ModuleFactory } from "./api";
 export type { Config, ConfigApi } from "./api/config";
 export type { I18nApi, Variables, Translations } from "./api/i18n";
+export type * from "./models/event";
 export type * from "./api/custom-components";
 export type * from "./api/legacy-modules";
 export type * from "./api/legacy-customisations";
diff --git a/packages/element-web-module-api/src/models/event.ts b/packages/element-web-module-api/src/models/event.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d8c1cfad86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/element-web-module-api/src/models/event.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import type { EventStatus, IEventRelation, Membership } from "matrix-js-sdk";
+
+/**
+ * Representation of a Matrix event.
+ * @beta
+ */
+export interface MatrixEvent {
+    // Properties provided by the spec
+    eventId: string;
+    roomId?: string;
+    sender: string;
+    content: Record<string, unknown>;
+    unsigned: Record<string, unknown>;
+    type: string;
+    stateKey?: string;
+    originServerTs: number;
+    redacts?: string;
+
+    // Properties provided by the SDK
+    membership?: Membership;
+    status: EventStatus;
+    relation?: IEventRelation | null;
+    age?: number;
+}