diff --git a/x/wasm/keeper/keeper.go b/x/wasm/keeper/keeper.go
index 195a4614ce..fadd59ff64 100644
--- a/x/wasm/keeper/keeper.go
+++ b/x/wasm/keeper/keeper.go
@@ -639,6 +639,20 @@ func (k Keeper) setContractAdmin(ctx sdk.Context, contractAddress, caller, newAd
 	}
 	contractInfo.Admin = newAdmin.String()
 	k.storeContractInfo(ctx, contractAddress, contractInfo)
+
+	if newAdmin != nil {
+		ctx.EventManager().EmitEvent(sdk.NewEvent(
+			types.EventTypeUpdateContractAdmin,
+			sdk.NewAttribute(types.AttributeKeyContractAddr, contractAddress.String()),
+			sdk.NewAttribute(types.AttributeKeyAdmin, newAdmin.String()),
+		))
+	} else {
+		ctx.EventManager().EmitEvent(sdk.NewEvent(
+			types.EventTypeClearContractAdmin,
+			sdk.NewAttribute(types.AttributeKeyContractAddr, contractAddress.String()),
+		))
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -976,6 +990,14 @@ func (k Keeper) setAccessConfig(ctx sdk.Context, codeID uint64, caller sdk.AccAd
 
 	info.InstantiateConfig = newConfig
 	k.storeCodeInfo(ctx, codeID, *info)
+
+	ctx.EventManager().EmitEvent(sdk.NewEvent(
+		types.EventTypeSetAccessConfig,
+		sdk.NewAttribute(types.AttributeKeyCodeID, strconv.FormatUint(codeID, 10)),
+		sdk.NewAttribute(types.AttributeKeyCodePermission, newConfig.Permission.String()),
+		sdk.NewAttribute(types.AttributeKeyAuthorizedAddresses, strings.Join(newConfig.Addresses, ", ")),
+	))
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/x/wasm/types/events.go b/x/wasm/types/events.go
index 579024ed0c..58d9e88900 100644
--- a/x/wasm/types/events.go
+++ b/x/wasm/types/events.go
@@ -6,24 +6,30 @@ const (
 	// CustomContractEventPrefix contracts can create custom events. To not mix them with other system events they got the `wasm-` prefix.
 	CustomContractEventPrefix = "wasm-"
 
-	EventTypeStoreCode         = "store_code"
-	EventTypeInstantiate       = "instantiate"
-	EventTypeExecute           = "execute"
-	EventTypeMigrate           = "migrate"
-	EventTypePinCode           = "pin_code"
-	EventTypeUnpinCode         = "unpin_code"
-	EventTypeSudo              = "sudo"
-	EventTypeReply             = "reply"
-	EventTypeGovContractResult = "gov_contract_result"
+	EventTypeStoreCode           = "store_code"
+	EventTypeInstantiate         = "instantiate"
+	EventTypeExecute             = "execute"
+	EventTypeMigrate             = "migrate"
+	EventTypePinCode             = "pin_code"
+	EventTypeUnpinCode           = "unpin_code"
+	EventTypeSudo                = "sudo"
+	EventTypeReply               = "reply"
+	EventTypeGovContractResult   = "gov_contract_result"
+	EventTypeUpdateContractAdmin = "update_contract_admin"
+	EventTypeClearContractAdmin  = "clear_contract_admin"
+	EventTypeSetAccessConfig     = "set_access_config"
 )
 
 // event attributes returned from contract execution
 const (
 	AttributeReservedPrefix = "_"
 
-	AttributeKeyContractAddr       = "_contract_address"
-	AttributeKeyCodeID             = "code_id"
-	AttributeKeyChecksum           = "code_checksum"
-	AttributeKeyResultDataHex      = "result"
-	AttributeKeyRequiredCapability = "required_capability"
+	AttributeKeyContractAddr        = "_contract_address"
+	AttributeKeyCodeID              = "code_id"
+	AttributeKeyChecksum            = "code_checksum"
+	AttributeKeyCodePermission      = "code_permission"
+	AttributeKeyAuthorizedAddresses = "auth_addresses"
+	AttributeKeyResultDataHex       = "result"
+	AttributeKeyRequiredCapability  = "required_capability"
+	AttributeKeyAdmin               = "admin"
 )