diff --git a/rpc/core/mempool.go b/rpc/core/mempool.go
index f78f9d8b0..c4fc3b1a1 100644
--- a/rpc/core/mempool.go
+++ b/rpc/core/mempool.go
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ func BroadcastTxCommit(tx types.Tx) (*ctypes.ResultBroadcastTxCommit, error) {
 			CheckTx:   checkTxR,
 			DeliverTx: deliverTxR,
 			TxID:      tx.Hash(),
+			Height:    deliverTxRes.Height,
 		}, nil
 	case <-timer.C:
 		log.Error("failed to include tx")
diff --git a/rpc/core/types/responses.go b/rpc/core/types/responses.go
index 8f6fb0ab7..f5dc5f1d7 100644
--- a/rpc/core/types/responses.go
+++ b/rpc/core/types/responses.go
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ type ResultBroadcastTxCommit struct {
 	CheckTx   *abci.ResponseCheckTx   `json:"check_tx"`
 	DeliverTx *abci.ResponseDeliverTx `json:"deliver_tx"`
 	TxID      []byte                  `json:"tx_id"`
+	Height    int                     `json:"height"`
 }
 
 type ResultTx struct {
diff --git a/state/execution.go b/state/execution.go
index 75903d402..802d12c49 100644
--- a/state/execution.go
+++ b/state/execution.go
@@ -90,11 +90,12 @@ func execBlockOnProxyApp(eventCache types.Fireable, proxyAppConn proxy.AppConnCo
 			// NOTE: if we count we can access the tx from the block instead of
 			// pulling it from the req
 			event := types.EventDataTx{
-				Tx:    types.Tx(req.GetDeliverTx().Tx),
-				Data:  txResult.Data,
-				Code:  txResult.Code,
-				Log:   txResult.Log,
-				Error: txError,
+				Height: block.Height,
+				Tx:     types.Tx(req.GetDeliverTx().Tx),
+				Data:   txResult.Data,
+				Code:   txResult.Code,
+				Log:    txResult.Log,
+				Error:  txError,
 			}
 			types.FireEventTx(eventCache, event)
 		}
diff --git a/types/events.go b/types/events.go
index aa5896e9b..114979047 100644
--- a/types/events.go
+++ b/types/events.go
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ package types
 
 import (
 	// for registering TMEventData as events.EventData
+	abci "github.com/tendermint/abci/types"
 	. "github.com/tendermint/go-common"
 	"github.com/tendermint/go-events"
 	"github.com/tendermint/go-wire"
-	abci "github.com/tendermint/abci/types"
 )
 
 // Functions to generate eventId strings
@@ -73,11 +73,12 @@ type EventDataNewBlockHeader struct {
 
 // All txs fire EventDataTx
 type EventDataTx struct {
-	Tx    Tx            `json:"tx"`
-	Data  []byte        `json:"data"`
-	Log   string        `json:"log"`
-	Code  abci.CodeType `json:"code"`
-	Error string        `json:"error"` // this is redundant information for now
+	Height int           `json:"height"`
+	Tx     Tx            `json:"tx"`
+	Data   []byte        `json:"data"`
+	Log    string        `json:"log"`
+	Code   abci.CodeType `json:"code"`
+	Error  string        `json:"error"` // this is redundant information for now
 }
 
 // NOTE: This goes into the replay WAL