diff --git a/pkg/binlog-filter/filter.go b/pkg/binlog-filter/filter.go
index 6ec81c0cf..f487f4746 100644
--- a/pkg/binlog-filter/filter.go
+++ b/pkg/binlog-filter/filter.go
@@ -64,9 +64,41 @@ const (
 	CreateView     EventType = "create view"
 	DropView       EventType = "drop view"
 	AlertTable     EventType = "alter table"
+
+	CreateSchema                  EventType = "create schema" // alias of CreateDatabase
+	DropSchema                    EventType = "drop schema"   // alias of DropDatabase
+	AddColumn                     EventType = "add column"
+	DropColumn                    EventType = "drop column"
+	AddIndex                      EventType = "add index" // alias of CreateIndex
+	AddForeignKey                 EventType = "add foreign key"
+	DropForeignKey                EventType = "drop foreign key"
+	ModifyColumn                  EventType = "modify column"
+	RebaseAutoID                  EventType = "rebase auto_increment"
+	SetDefaultValue               EventType = "set default value"
+	ShardRowID                    EventType = "shard row id"
+	ModifyTableComment            EventType = "modify table comment"
+	RenameIndex                   EventType = "rename index"
+	AddTablePartition             EventType = "add table partition"
+	DropTablePartition            EventType = "drop table partition"
+	TruncateTablePartition        EventType = "truncate table partition"
+	ModifyTableCharsetAndCollate  EventType = "modify table charset and collate"
+	ModifySchemaCharsetAndCollate EventType = "modify schema charset and collate"
+	RecoverTable                  EventType = "recover table"
+	LockTable                     EventType = "lock table"
+	UnlockTable                   EventType = "unlock table"
+	RepairTable                   EventType = "repair table"
+	SetTiFlashReplica             EventType = "set tiflash replica"
+	UpdateTiFlashReplicaStatus    EventType = "update tiflash replica status"
+	AddPrimaryKey                 EventType = "add primary key"
+	DropPrimaryKey                EventType = "drop primary key"
+	CreateSequence                EventType = "create sequence"
+	AlterSequence                 EventType = "alter sequence"
+	DropSequence                  EventType = "drop sequence"
 	// if need, add more	AlertTableOption     = "alert table option"
 
 	NullEvent EventType = ""
+	// InvalidEvent is used to indicate invalid event type
+	InvalidEvent EventType = "InvalidEvent"
 )
 
 // ClassifyEvent classify event into dml/ddl
@@ -75,12 +107,18 @@ func ClassifyEvent(event EventType) (EventType, error) {
 	case InsertEvent, UpdateEvent, DeleteEvent:
 		return dml, nil
 	case CreateDatabase, DropDatabase, CreateTable, DropTable, TruncateTable, RenameTable,
-		CreateIndex, DropIndex, CreateView, DropView, AlertTable:
+		CreateIndex, DropIndex, CreateView, DropView, AlertTable, AddColumn, DropColumn,
+		AddForeignKey, DropForeignKey, ModifyColumn, RebaseAutoID, SetDefaultValue,
+		ShardRowID, ModifyTableComment, RenameIndex, AddTablePartition, DropTablePartition,
+		TruncateTablePartition, ModifyTableCharsetAndCollate, ModifySchemaCharsetAndCollate,
+		RecoverTable, LockTable, UnlockTable, RepairTable, SetTiFlashReplica,
+		UpdateTiFlashReplica, AddPrimaryKey, DropPrimaryKey, CreateSequence,
+		AlterSequence, DropSequence, CreateSchema, DropSchema, AddIndex:
 		return ddl, nil
 	case NullEvent:
 		return NullEvent, nil
 	default:
-		return NoneEvent, errors.NotValidf("event type %s", event)
+		return InvalidEvent, errors.NotValidf("event type %s", event)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -115,14 +153,50 @@ func (b *BinlogEventRule) Valid() error {
 		return errors.Errorf("action of binlog event rule %+v should not be empty", b)
 	}
 
-	// TODO: check validity of dml/ddl event.
 	for i := range b.Events {
-		b.Events[i] = EventType(strings.ToLower(string(b.Events[i])))
+		et, err := b.toEvent(string(b.Events[i]))
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.Annotatef(ErrInvalidEventType, "event type %s", b.Events[i])
+		}
+		b.Events[i] = et
 	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
+// ErrInvalidEventType is returned when event type is not valid.
+var ErrInvalidEventType = errors.New("event type not found")
+
+// toEvent converts event type string to EventType and check if it is valid.
+func (b *BinlogEventRule) toEvent(es string) (EventType, error) {
+	event := EventType(strings.ToLower(es))
+	switch event {
+	case dml, ddl, AllEvent, AllDDL, AllDML,
+		NoneEvent, NoneDDL, NoneDML,
+		InsertEvent, UpdateEvent, DeleteEvent,
+		CreateDatabase, DropDatabase, CreateTable,
+		DropTable, TruncateTable, RenameTable,
+		CreateIndex, DropIndex, CreateView, DropView,
+		AlertTable, AddColumn, DropColumn,
+		AddForeignKey, DropForeignKey,
+		ModifyColumn, RebaseAutoID, SetDefaultValue,
+		ShardRowID, ModifyTableComment, RenameIndex,
+		AddTablePartition, DropTablePartition, TruncateTablePartition,
+		ModifyTableCharsetAndCollate, ModifySchemaCharsetAndCollate,
+		RecoverTable, LockTable, UnlockTable, RepairTable,
+		SetTiFlashReplica, UpdateTiFlashReplica, AddPrimaryKey, DropPrimaryKey,
+		CreateSequence, AlterSequence, DropSequence:
+		return event, nil
+	case CreateSchema: // alias of CreateDatabase
+		return CreateDatabase, nil
+	case DropSchema: // alias of DropDatabase
+		return DropDatabase, nil
+	case AddIndex: // alias of CreateIndex
+		return CreateIndex, nil
+	default:
+		return InvalidEvent, ErrInvalidEventType
+	}
+}
+
 // BinlogEvent filters binlog events by given rules
 type BinlogEvent struct {
 	selector.Selector
diff --git a/pkg/binlog-filter/filter_test.go b/pkg/binlog-filter/filter_test.go
index 69db26eb6..b375d2cdc 100644
--- a/pkg/binlog-filter/filter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/binlog-filter/filter_test.go
@@ -245,3 +245,29 @@ func (t *testFilterSuite) TestGlobalFilter(c *C) {
 		c.Assert(action, Equals, cs.action)
 	}
 }
+
+func (t *testFilterSuit) TestToEvent(c *C) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		eventStr string
+		event    EventType
+		err      error
+	}{
+		{"", NullEvent, nil},
+		{"insert", InsertEvent, nil},
+		{"update", UpdateEvent, nil},
+		{"delete", DeleteEvent, nil},
+		{"create", CreateEvent, nil},
+		{"create schema", CreateDatabase, nil},
+		{"drop schema", DropDatabase, nil},
+		{"add index", CreateIndex, nil},
+		{"xxx", InvalidEvent, ErrInvalidEvent},
+		{"I don't know", InvalidEvent, ErrInvalidEvent},
+		{"add column", AddColumn, nil},
+		{"drop column", DropColumn, nil},
+	}
+	for _, cs := range cases {
+		event, err := ToEvent(cs.eventStr)
+		c.Assert(event, Equals, cs.event)
+		c.Assert(err, Equals, cs.event)
+	}
+}