diff --git a/libsolidity/AST.h b/libsolidity/AST.h
index 113daf72e..a3adca79c 100755
--- a/libsolidity/AST.h
+++ b/libsolidity/AST.h
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ private:
 /**
  * Definition of a (loggable) event.
  */
-class EventDefinition: public Declaration, public Documented
+class EventDefinition: public Declaration, public VariableScope, public Documented
 {
 public:
 	EventDefinition(Location const& _location,
diff --git a/libsolidity/NameAndTypeResolver.cpp b/libsolidity/NameAndTypeResolver.cpp
index 75df637c4..7dc42bc62 100644
--- a/libsolidity/NameAndTypeResolver.cpp
+++ b/libsolidity/NameAndTypeResolver.cpp
@@ -263,10 +263,15 @@ bool DeclarationRegistrationHelper::visit(VariableDeclaration& _declaration)
 
 bool DeclarationRegistrationHelper::visit(EventDefinition& _event)
 {
-	registerDeclaration(_event, false);
+	registerDeclaration(_event, true);
 	return true;
 }
 
+void DeclarationRegistrationHelper::endVisit(EventDefinition&)
+{
+	closeCurrentScope();
+}
+
 void DeclarationRegistrationHelper::enterNewSubScope(Declaration const& _declaration)
 {
 	map<ASTNode const*, DeclarationContainer>::iterator iter;
diff --git a/libsolidity/NameAndTypeResolver.h b/libsolidity/NameAndTypeResolver.h
index 4555491f4..4b7ce6e7d 100644
--- a/libsolidity/NameAndTypeResolver.h
+++ b/libsolidity/NameAndTypeResolver.h
@@ -94,17 +94,18 @@ public:
 	DeclarationRegistrationHelper(std::map<ASTNode const*, DeclarationContainer>& _scopes, ASTNode& _astRoot);
 
 private:
-	bool visit(ContractDefinition& _contract);
-	void endVisit(ContractDefinition& _contract);
-	bool visit(StructDefinition& _struct);
-	void endVisit(StructDefinition& _struct);
-	bool visit(FunctionDefinition& _function);
-	void endVisit(FunctionDefinition& _function);
-	bool visit(ModifierDefinition& _modifier);
-	void endVisit(ModifierDefinition& _modifier);
-	void endVisit(VariableDefinition& _variableDefinition);
-	bool visit(VariableDeclaration& _declaration);
-	bool visit(EventDefinition& _event);
+	bool visit(ContractDefinition& _contract) override;
+	void endVisit(ContractDefinition& _contract) override;
+	bool visit(StructDefinition& _struct) override;
+	void endVisit(StructDefinition& _struct) override;
+	bool visit(FunctionDefinition& _function) override;
+	void endVisit(FunctionDefinition& _function) override;
+	bool visit(ModifierDefinition& _modifier) override;
+	void endVisit(ModifierDefinition& _modifier) override;
+	void endVisit(VariableDefinition& _variableDefinition) override;
+	bool visit(VariableDeclaration& _declaration) override;
+	bool visit(EventDefinition& _event) override;
+	void endVisit(EventDefinition& _event) override;
 
 	void enterNewSubScope(Declaration const& _declaration);
 	void closeCurrentScope();
diff --git a/test/SolidityNameAndTypeResolution.cpp b/test/SolidityNameAndTypeResolution.cpp
index 13d3a5d2e..b9a7140f7 100644
--- a/test/SolidityNameAndTypeResolution.cpp
+++ b/test/SolidityNameAndTypeResolution.cpp
@@ -770,6 +770,15 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(event_inheritance)
 	BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(parseTextAndResolveNames(text));
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(multiple_events_argument_clash)
+{
+	char const* text = R"(
+		contract c {
+			event e1(uint a, uint e1, uint e2);
+			event e2(uint a, uint e1, uint e2);
+		})";
+	BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(parseTextAndResolveNames(text));
+}
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()