diff --git a/include/ircd/m/event/event.h b/include/ircd/m/event/event.h
index 4645cdfb5..fae953c23 100644
--- a/include/ircd/m/event/event.h
+++ b/include/ircd/m/event/event.h
@@ -129,13 +129,19 @@ struct ircd::m::event
 	static sha256::buf hash(const json::object &);
 	static json::object hashes(const mutable_buffer &, json::iov &event, const string_view &content);
 
+	m::event::id event_id;
 	json::object source; // Contextual availability only.
 
 	explicit operator id() const;
 
-	using super_type::tuple;
-	event(const json::object &);
+	event(const json::object &, const id &, const keys &);
+	event(const json::object &, const id &);
+	event(id::buf &, const json::object &, const string_view &version = "1");
 	event(const json::object &, const keys &);
+	event(const json::object &);
+	explicit event(const json::members &);
+	explicit event(const json::iov &, const id &);
+	explicit event(const json::iov &);
 	event() = default;
 };
 
diff --git a/ircd/m.cc b/ircd/m.cc
index 098f85580..0ca6b91bc 100644
--- a/ircd/m.cc
+++ b/ircd/m.cc
@@ -1840,8 +1840,11 @@ ircd::m::visible(const event::id &event_id,
 
 	const m::event event
 	{
-		{ "event_id",  event_id  },
-		{ "room_id",   room_id   }
+		json::members
+		{
+			{ "event_id",  event_id  },
+			{ "room_id",   room_id   },
+		}
 	};
 
 	return visible(event, mxid);
diff --git a/ircd/m_event.cc b/ircd/m_event.cc
index 453439442..f57a26e1e 100644
--- a/ircd/m_event.cc
+++ b/ircd/m_event.cc
@@ -1532,7 +1532,7 @@ ircd::m::event::fetch::assign_from_json(const string_view &key)
 	assert(fopts);
 	event =
 	{
-		source, fopts->keys
+		source, event::keys{fopts->keys}
 	};
 
 	assert(!empty(source));
@@ -3208,7 +3208,7 @@ ircd::m::event::hash(json::iov &event,
 		event, { "content", content }
 	};
 
-	return m::hash(event);
+	return m::hash(m::event{event});
 }
 
 ircd::sha256::buf
@@ -3368,7 +3368,7 @@ ircd::m::event::sign(json::iov &event,
 	essential(event, contents, [&sk, &sig]
 	(json::iov &event)
 	{
-		sig = m::sign(event, sk);
+		sig = m::sign(m::event{event}, sk);
 	});
 
 	return sig;
@@ -3944,11 +3944,55 @@ ircd::m::my(const id::event &event_id)
 // event::event
 //
 
+ircd::m::event::event(const json::members &members)
+:super_type
+{
+	members
+}
+,event_id
+{
+	defined(json::get<"event_id"_>(*this))?
+		id{json::get<"event_id"_>(*this)}:
+		id{},
+}
+{
+}
+
+ircd::m::event::event(const json::iov &members)
+:event
+{
+	members,
+	members.has("event_id")?
+		id{members.at("event_id")}:
+		id{}
+}
+{
+}
+
+ircd::m::event::event(const json::iov &members,
+                      const id &id)
+:super_type
+{
+	members
+}
+,event_id
+{
+	id
+}
+{
+}
+
 ircd::m::event::event(const json::object &source)
 :super_type
 {
 	source
 }
+,event_id
+{
+	defined(json::get<"event_id"_>(*this))?
+		id{json::get<"event_id"_>(*this)}:
+		id{},
+}
 ,source
 {
 	source
@@ -3962,6 +4006,66 @@ ircd::m::event::event(const json::object &source,
 {
 	source, keys
 }
+,event_id
+{
+	defined(json::get<"event_id"_>(*this))?
+		id{json::get<"event_id"_>(*this)}:
+		id{},
+}
+,source
+{
+	source
+}
+{
+}
+
+ircd::m::event::event(id::buf &buf,
+                      const json::object &source,
+                      const string_view &version)
+:event
+{
+	source,
+	version == "1"?
+		id{unquote(source.get("event_id"))}:
+	version == "2"?
+		id{unquote(source.get("event_id"))}:
+	version == "3"?
+		id{id::v3{buf, source}}:
+	version == "4"?
+		id{id::v4{buf, source}}:
+		id{id::v4{buf, source}},
+}
+{
+}
+
+ircd::m::event::event(const json::object &source,
+                      const id &event_id)
+:super_type
+{
+	source
+}
+,event_id
+{
+	event_id
+}
+,source
+{
+	source
+}
+{
+}
+
+ircd::m::event::event(const json::object &source,
+                      const id &event_id,
+                      const keys &keys)
+:super_type
+{
+	source, keys
+}
+,event_id
+{
+	event_id
+}
 ,source
 {
 	source
diff --git a/ircd/m_room.cc b/ircd/m_room.cc
index 650c816d0..fdb83264c 100644
--- a/ircd/m_room.cc
+++ b/ircd/m_room.cc
@@ -1278,8 +1278,11 @@ const
 
 	const m::event event_
 	{
-		{ "event_id",  event_id  },
-		{ "room_id",   room_id   },
+		json::members
+		{
+			{ "event_id",  event_id  },
+			{ "room_id",   room_id   },
+		}
 	};
 
 	return m::visible(event_, mxid);
diff --git a/modules/console.cc b/modules/console.cc
index 647d01d79..f57e022fc 100644
--- a/modules/console.cc
+++ b/modules/console.cc
@@ -5678,7 +5678,7 @@ console_cmd__stage(opt &out, const string_view &line)
 
 	if(stage.size() == id)
 	{
-		m::event base_event
+		m::event base_event{json::members
 		{
 			{ "depth",             json::undefined_number  },
 			{ "origin",            my_host()               },
@@ -5687,7 +5687,7 @@ console_cmd__stage(opt &out, const string_view &line)
 			{ "room_id",           m::my_room.room_id      },
 			{ "type",              "m.room.message"        },
 			{ "prev_state",        "[]"                    },
-		};
+		}};
 
 		const json::strung content{json::members
 		{
diff --git a/modules/federation/invite2.cc b/modules/federation/invite2.cc
index 7f76c624e..1043f203a 100644
--- a/modules/federation/invite2.cc
+++ b/modules/federation/invite2.cc
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ put__invite(client &client,
 
 	const m::event event
 	{
-		request["event"]
+		request["event"], event_id
 	};
 
 	char check_buf[48];
diff --git a/modules/m_vm.cc b/modules/m_vm.cc
index a8f157636..530ec5fb4 100644
--- a/modules/m_vm.cc
+++ b/modules/m_vm.cc
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ ircd::m::vm::inject(eval &eval,
 
 	const m::event event_tuple
 	{
-		event
+		event, m::event::id{event_id}
 	};
 
 	if(opts.debuglog_precommit)