diff --git a/async_upnp_client/server.py b/async_upnp_client/server.py
index 7aa3ca5..a0acbee 100644
--- a/async_upnp_client/server.py
+++ b/async_upnp_client/server.py
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ def create_state_var(
 
         state_var_info = StateVariableInfo(
             name,
-            send_events=False,
+            send_events=isinstance(type_info, EventableStateVariableTypeInfo),
             type_info=type_info,
             xml=ET.Element("stateVariable"),
         )
diff --git a/changes/242.bugfix b/changes/242.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10821ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/242.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix send_events in server state variable.