diff --git a/CHANGELOG_PENDING.md b/CHANGELOG_PENDING.md
index b094fc28e..dbe0fbdec 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG_PENDING.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG_PENDING.md
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ Friendly reminder: We have a [bug bounty program](https://hackerone.com/tendermi
 
 ### IMPROVEMENTS
 
+- [types] \#6478 Add `block_id` to `newblock` event (@jeebster)
 - [crypto/ed25519] \#5632 Adopt zip215 `ed25519` verification. (@marbar3778)
 - [privval] \#5603 Add `--key` to `init`, `gen_validator`, `testnet` & `unsafe_reset_priv_validator` for use in generating `secp256k1` keys.
 - [privval] \#5725 Add gRPC support to private validator.
diff --git a/state/execution.go b/state/execution.go
index 437d027d0..20f47c5b0 100644
--- a/state/execution.go
+++ b/state/execution.go
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ func (blockExec *BlockExecutor) ApplyBlock(
 
 	// Events are fired after everything else.
 	// NOTE: if we crash between Commit and Save, events wont be fired during replay
-	fireEvents(blockExec.logger, blockExec.eventBus, block, abciResponses, validatorUpdates)
+	fireEvents(blockExec.logger, blockExec.eventBus, block, blockID, abciResponses, validatorUpdates)
 
 	return state, retainHeight, nil
 }
@@ -495,11 +495,13 @@ func fireEvents(
 	logger log.Logger,
 	eventBus types.BlockEventPublisher,
 	block *types.Block,
+	blockID types.BlockID,
 	abciResponses *tmstate.ABCIResponses,
 	validatorUpdates []*types.Validator,
 ) {
 	if err := eventBus.PublishEventNewBlock(types.EventDataNewBlock{
 		Block:            block,
+		BlockID:          blockID,
 		ResultBeginBlock: *abciResponses.BeginBlock,
 		ResultEndBlock:   *abciResponses.EndBlock,
 	}); err != nil {
@@ -579,7 +581,8 @@ func ExecCommitBlock(
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		fireEvents(be.logger, be.eventBus, block, abciResponses, validatorUpdates)
+		blockID := types.BlockID{Hash: block.Hash(), PartSetHeader: block.MakePartSet(types.BlockPartSizeBytes).Header()}
+		fireEvents(be.logger, be.eventBus, block, blockID, abciResponses, validatorUpdates)
 	}
 
 	// Commit block, get hash back
diff --git a/types/event_bus_test.go b/types/event_bus_test.go
index aff9d20f5..981395718 100644
--- a/types/event_bus_test.go
+++ b/types/event_bus_test.go
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ func TestEventBusPublishEventNewBlock(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	block := MakeBlock(0, []Tx{}, nil, []Evidence{})
+	blockID := BlockID{Hash: block.Hash(), PartSetHeader: block.MakePartSet(BlockPartSizeBytes).Header()}
 	resultBeginBlock := abci.ResponseBeginBlock{
 		Events: []abci.Event{
 			{Type: "testType", Attributes: []abci.EventAttribute{{Key: "baz", Value: "1"}}},
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ func TestEventBusPublishEventNewBlock(t *testing.T) {
 		msg := <-blocksSub.Out()
 		edt := msg.Data().(EventDataNewBlock)
 		assert.Equal(t, block, edt.Block)
+		assert.Equal(t, blockID, edt.BlockID)
 		assert.Equal(t, resultBeginBlock, edt.ResultBeginBlock)
 		assert.Equal(t, resultEndBlock, edt.ResultEndBlock)
 		close(done)
@@ -103,6 +105,7 @@ func TestEventBusPublishEventNewBlock(t *testing.T) {
 
 	err = eventBus.PublishEventNewBlock(EventDataNewBlock{
 		Block:            block,
+		BlockID:          blockID,
 		ResultBeginBlock: resultBeginBlock,
 		ResultEndBlock:   resultEndBlock,
 	})
diff --git a/types/events.go b/types/events.go
index b71661a05..b926ca828 100644
--- a/types/events.go
+++ b/types/events.go
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ func init() {
 // but some (an input to a call tx or a receive) are more exotic
 
 type EventDataNewBlock struct {
-	Block *Block `json:"block"`
+	Block   *Block  `json:"block"`
+	BlockID BlockID `json:"block_id"`
 
 	ResultBeginBlock abci.ResponseBeginBlock `json:"result_begin_block"`
 	ResultEndBlock   abci.ResponseEndBlock   `json:"result_end_block"`