diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs b/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
index c09fafb54..1856333f6 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_event_get_data2_int(event: *mut dc_event_t) -> libc:
         | Event::MsgRead { msg_id, .. } => msg_id.to_u32() as libc::c_int,
         Event::SecurejoinInviterProgress { progress, .. }
         | Event::SecurejoinJoinerProgress { progress, .. } => *progress as libc::c_int,
-        Event::ChatEphemeralTimerModified { timer, .. } => *timer as libc::c_int,
+        Event::ChatEphemeralTimerModified { timer, .. } => timer.to_u32() as libc::c_int,
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/dc_receive_imf.rs b/src/dc_receive_imf.rs
index bf07bd0e7..9dacc1a87 100644
--- a/src/dc_receive_imf.rs
+++ b/src/dc_receive_imf.rs
@@ -674,11 +674,6 @@ async fn add_parts(
                     )
                     .await;
                 }
-
-                context.emit_event(Event::ChatEphemeralTimerModified {
-                    chat_id: *chat_id,
-                    timer: timer.to_u32(),
-                });
             }
             Err(err) => {
                 warn!(
diff --git a/src/ephemeral.rs b/src/ephemeral.rs
index 32b9a7d50..0fb311ae7 100644
--- a/src/ephemeral.rs
+++ b/src/ephemeral.rs
@@ -176,6 +176,11 @@ impl ChatId {
                 paramsv![timer, self],
             )
             .await?;
+
+        context.emit_event(Event::ChatEphemeralTimerModified {
+            chat_id: self,
+            timer,
+        });
         Ok(())
     }
 
diff --git a/src/events.rs b/src/events.rs
index 828e97e4d..c58b9183d 100644
--- a/src/events.rs
+++ b/src/events.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use async_std::sync::{channel, Receiver, Sender, TrySendError};
 use strum::EnumProperty;
 
 use crate::chat::ChatId;
+use crate::ephemeral::Timer as EphemeralTimer;
 use crate::message::MsgId;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -197,7 +198,10 @@ pub enum Event {
 
     /// Chat ephemeral timer changed.
     #[strum(props(id = "2021"))]
-    ChatEphemeralTimerModified { chat_id: ChatId, timer: u32 },
+    ChatEphemeralTimerModified {
+        chat_id: ChatId,
+        timer: EphemeralTimer,
+    },
 
     /// Contact(s) created, renamed, blocked or deleted.
     ///