diff --git a/app/broadcast_message/translators.py b/app/broadcast_message/translators.py
index 8461d8649..b572462d7 100644
--- a/app/broadcast_message/translators.py
+++ b/app/broadcast_message/translators.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ def cap_xml_to_dict(cap_xml):
     return {
         "msgType": cap.alert.msgType.text,
         "reference": cap.alert.identifier.text,
+        "cap_event": cap.alert.info.event.text,
         "category": cap.alert.info.category.text,
         "expires": cap.alert.info.expires.text,
         "content": cap.alert.info.description.text,
diff --git a/app/models.py b/app/models.py
index 3ed4fa936..c6ebb282a 100644
--- a/app/models.py
+++ b/app/models.py
@@ -2319,6 +2319,7 @@ class BroadcastMessage(db.Model):
     api_key = db.relationship('ApiKey')
 
     reference = db.Column(db.String(255), nullable=True)
+    cap_event = db.Column(db.String(255), nullable=True)
 
     stubbed = db.Column(db.Boolean, nullable=False)
 
@@ -2338,6 +2339,7 @@ class BroadcastMessage(db.Model):
         return {
             'id': str(self.id),
             'reference': self.reference,
+            'cap_event': self.cap_event,
 
             'service_id': str(self.service_id),
 
diff --git a/app/v2/broadcast/broadcast_schemas.py b/app/v2/broadcast/broadcast_schemas.py
index 99dd572d7..e69c6bf91 100644
--- a/app/v2/broadcast/broadcast_schemas.py
+++ b/app/v2/broadcast/broadcast_schemas.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ post_broadcast_schema = {
     "required": [
         "msgType",
         "reference",
+        "cap_event",
         "category",
         "content",
         "areas",
@@ -16,6 +17,12 @@ post_broadcast_schema = {
                 "null",
             ],
         },
+        "cap_event": {
+            "type": [
+                "string",
+                "null",
+            ],
+        },
         "category": {
             "type": "string",
             "enum": [
diff --git a/app/v2/broadcast/post_broadcast.py b/app/v2/broadcast/post_broadcast.py
index 0a04bd26d..c52f68e65 100644
--- a/app/v2/broadcast/post_broadcast.py
+++ b/app/v2/broadcast/post_broadcast.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ def create_broadcast():
         service_id=authenticated_service.id,
         content=broadcast_json['content'],
         reference=broadcast_json['reference'],
+        cap_event=broadcast_json['cap_event'],
         areas={
             'names': [
                 area['name'] for area in broadcast_json['areas']
diff --git a/migrations/versions/0362_broadcast_msg_event.py b/migrations/versions/0362_broadcast_msg_event.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..04146958c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/versions/0362_broadcast_msg_event.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+"""
+
+Revision ID: 0362_broadcast_msg_event
+Revises: 0361_new_user_bcast_permissions
+Create Date: 2020-12-04 15:06:22.544803
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from sqlalchemy.dialects import postgresql
+
+revision = '0362_broadcast_msg_event'
+down_revision = '0361_new_user_bcast_permissions'
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    op.add_column('broadcast_message', sa.Column('cap_event', sa.String(length=255), nullable=True))
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    op.drop_column('broadcast_message', 'cap_event')
diff --git a/tests/app/broadcast_message/test_rest.py b/tests/app/broadcast_message/test_rest.py
index 0bf97dc2e..fff5a814b 100644
--- a/tests/app/broadcast_message/test_rest.py
+++ b/tests/app/broadcast_message/test_rest.py
@@ -91,6 +91,26 @@ def test_get_broadcast_message_without_template(
     assert response['personalisation'] is None
 
 
+def test_get_broadcast_message_with_event(
+    admin_request,
+    sample_broadcast_service
+):
+    bm = create_broadcast_message(
+        service=sample_broadcast_service,
+        content='emergency broadcast content',
+        cap_event='001 example event',
+    )
+
+    response = admin_request.get(
+        'broadcast_message.get_broadcast_message',
+        service_id=sample_broadcast_service.id,
+        broadcast_message_id=bm.id,
+        _expected_status=200
+    )
+
+    assert response['cap_event'] == '001 example event'
+
+
 def test_get_broadcast_message_404s_if_message_doesnt_exist(admin_request, sample_broadcast_service):
     err = admin_request.get(
         'broadcast_message.get_broadcast_message',
@@ -255,6 +275,7 @@ def test_create_broadcast_message_can_be_created_from_content(admin_request, sam
     assert response['content'] == 'Some content\n€ŷŵ~\n\'\'""---'
     assert response['reference'] == 'abc123'
     assert response['template_id'] is None
+    assert response['cap_event'] is None
 
 
 def test_create_broadcast_message_400s_if_content_and_template_provided(
diff --git a/tests/app/db.py b/tests/app/db.py
index 227d305a2..1cb4d3d5e 100644
--- a/tests/app/db.py
+++ b/tests/app/db.py
@@ -1119,7 +1119,8 @@ def create_broadcast_message(
     starts_at=None,
     finishes_at=None,
     areas=None,
-    stubbed=False
+    stubbed=False,
+    cap_event=None,
 ):
     if template:
         service = template.service
@@ -1148,7 +1149,8 @@ def create_broadcast_message(
         created_by_id=created_by.id if created_by else service.created_by_id,
         areas=areas or {'ids': [], 'simple_polygons': []},
         content=content,
-        stubbed=stubbed
+        stubbed=stubbed,
+        cap_event=cap_event,
     )
     db.session.add(broadcast_message)
     db.session.commit()
diff --git a/tests/app/v2/broadcast/test_post_broadcast.py b/tests/app/v2/broadcast/test_post_broadcast.py
index aa70ca2c7..7b43897c2 100644
--- a/tests/app/v2/broadcast/test_post_broadcast.py
+++ b/tests/app/v2/broadcast/test_post_broadcast.py
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ def test_valid_post_cap_xml_broadcast_returns_201(
         'closely monitoring the situation throughout the night. '
     )
     assert response_json['reference'] == '50385fcb0ab7aa447bbd46d848ce8466E'
+    assert response_json['cap_event'] == '053/055 Issue Severe Flood Warning EA'
     assert response_json['created_at']  # datetime generated by the DB so can’t freeze it
     assert response_json['created_by_id'] is None
     assert response_json['finishes_at'] is None