diff --git a/event.c b/event.c
index 432d0060..bb4c4c88 100644
--- a/event.c
+++ b/event.c
@@ -1920,6 +1920,17 @@ event_self_cbarg(void)
 	return &event_self_cbarg_ptr_;
 }
 
+struct event *
+event_base_get_running_event(struct event_base *base)
+{
+	struct event *ev = NULL;
+	EVBASE_ACQUIRE_LOCK(base, th_base_lock);
+	if (EVBASE_IN_THREAD(base))
+		ev = base->current_event;
+	EVBASE_RELEASE_LOCK(base, th_base_lock);
+	return ev;
+}
+
 struct event *
 event_new(struct event_base *base, evutil_socket_t fd, short events, void (*cb)(evutil_socket_t, short, void *), void *arg)
 {
diff --git a/include/event2/event.h b/include/event2/event.h
index d209c815..9685e0a2 100644
--- a/include/event2/event.h
+++ b/include/event2/event.h
@@ -1061,6 +1061,13 @@ void event_active(struct event *ev, int res, short ncalls);
  */
 int event_pending(const struct event *ev, short events, struct timeval *tv);
 
+/**
+   If called from within the callback for an event, returns that event.
+
+   The behavior of this function is not defined when called from outside the
+   callback function for an event.
+ */
+struct event *event_base_get_running_event(struct event_base *base);
 
 /**
   Test if an event structure might be initialized.
diff --git a/test/regress.c b/test/regress.c
index fe6862fc..49c40efd 100644
--- a/test/regress.c
+++ b/test/regress.c
@@ -1250,6 +1250,7 @@ event_selfarg_cb(evutil_socket_t fd, short event, void *arg)
 	struct event_base *base = event_get_base(ev);
 	event_base_assert_ok_(base);
 	event_base_loopexit(base, NULL);
+	tt_want(ev == event_base_get_running_event(base));
 }
 
 static void