diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.rule/src/org/openhab/core/model/rule/jvmmodel/RulesJvmModelInferrer.xtend b/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.rule/src/org/openhab/core/model/rule/jvmmodel/RulesJvmModelInferrer.xtend
index 1aa6c4adf..050dbe1f4 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.rule/src/org/openhab/core/model/rule/jvmmodel/RulesJvmModelInferrer.xtend
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.rule/src/org/openhab/core/model/rule/jvmmodel/RulesJvmModelInferrer.xtend
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import org.slf4j.Logger
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
 import org.eclipse.xtext.common.types.JvmFormalParameter
 import org.eclipse.emf.common.util.EList
+import org.openhab.core.events.Event
 
 /**
  * <p>Infers a JVM model from the source model.</p> 
@@ -132,6 +133,8 @@ class RulesJvmModelInferrer extends ScriptJvmModelInferrer {
                     if ((containsCommandTrigger(rule)) || (containsStateChangeTrigger(rule)) || (containsStateUpdateTrigger(rule))) {
                         val itemTypeRef = ruleModel.newTypeRef(Item)
                         parameters += rule.toParameter(VAR_TRIGGERING_ITEM, itemTypeRef)
+                        val itemNameRef = ruleModel.newTypeRef(String)
+                        parameters += rule.toParameter(VAR_TRIGGERING_ITEM_NAME, itemNameRef)
                     }
                     if (containsCommandTrigger(rule)) {
                         val commandTypeRef = ruleModel.newTypeRef(Command)
@@ -142,7 +145,7 @@ class RulesJvmModelInferrer extends ScriptJvmModelInferrer {
                         parameters += rule.toParameter(VAR_PREVIOUS_STATE, stateTypeRef)
                     }
                     if (containsEventTrigger(rule)) {
-                        val eventTypeRef = ruleModel.newTypeRef(ChannelTriggeredEvent)
+                        val eventTypeRef = ruleModel.newTypeRef(String)
                         parameters += rule.toParameter(VAR_RECEIVED_EVENT, eventTypeRef)
                     }
                     if (containsThingStateChangedEventTrigger(rule) && !containsParam(parameters, VAR_PREVIOUS_STATE)) {
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.script.runtime/src/org/openhab/core/model/script/runtime/internal/engine/DSLScriptEngine.java b/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.script.runtime/src/org/openhab/core/model/script/runtime/internal/engine/DSLScriptEngine.java
index 6cbe97030..f85958d04 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.script.runtime/src/org/openhab/core/model/script/runtime/internal/engine/DSLScriptEngine.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.script.runtime/src/org/openhab/core/model/script/runtime/internal/engine/DSLScriptEngine.java
@@ -31,10 +31,13 @@ import org.eclipse.xtext.resource.XtextResource;
 import org.eclipse.xtext.xbase.XExpression;
 import org.eclipse.xtext.xbase.interpreter.IEvaluationContext;
 import org.eclipse.xtext.xbase.interpreter.impl.DefaultEvaluationContext;
+import org.openhab.core.items.events.ItemEvent;
 import org.openhab.core.model.script.engine.Script;
 import org.openhab.core.model.script.engine.ScriptExecutionException;
 import org.openhab.core.model.script.engine.ScriptParsingException;
+import org.openhab.core.model.script.jvmmodel.ScriptJvmModelInferrer;
 import org.openhab.core.model.script.runtime.DSLScriptContextProvider;
+import org.openhab.core.thing.events.ChannelTriggeredEvent;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -51,11 +54,14 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
  */
 public class DSLScriptEngine implements javax.script.ScriptEngine {
 
+    private static final String OUTPUT_EVENT = "event";
+
     public static final String MIMETYPE_OPENHAB_DSL_RULE = "application/vnd.openhab.dsl.rule";
 
-    private static final Map<String, String> implicitVars = Map.of("command", "receivedCommand", "event",
-            "receivedEvent", "state", "newState", "newState", "newState", "oldState", "previousState", "triggeringItem",
-            "triggeringItem");
+    private static final Map<String, String> IMPLICIT_VARS = Map.of("command",
+            ScriptJvmModelInferrer.VAR_RECEIVED_COMMAND, "state", ScriptJvmModelInferrer.VAR_NEW_STATE, "newState",
+            ScriptJvmModelInferrer.VAR_NEW_STATE, "oldState", ScriptJvmModelInferrer.VAR_PREVIOUS_STATE,
+            "triggeringItem", ScriptJvmModelInferrer.VAR_TRIGGERING_ITEM);
 
     private final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(DSLScriptEngine.class);
 
@@ -137,12 +143,24 @@ public class DSLScriptEngine implements javax.script.ScriptEngine {
             }
         }
         DefaultEvaluationContext evalContext = new DefaultEvaluationContext(parentContext);
-        for (Map.Entry<String, String> entry : implicitVars.entrySet()) {
+        for (Map.Entry<String, String> entry : IMPLICIT_VARS.entrySet()) {
             Object value = context.getAttribute(entry.getKey());
             if (value != null) {
                 evalContext.newValue(QualifiedName.create(entry.getValue()), value);
             }
         }
+        // now add specific implicit vars, where we have to map the right content
+        Object value = context.getAttribute(OUTPUT_EVENT);
+        if (value instanceof ChannelTriggeredEvent) {
+            ChannelTriggeredEvent event = (ChannelTriggeredEvent) value;
+            evalContext.newValue(QualifiedName.create(ScriptJvmModelInferrer.VAR_RECEIVED_EVENT), event.getEvent());
+        }
+        if (value instanceof ItemEvent) {
+            ItemEvent event = (ItemEvent) value;
+            evalContext.newValue(QualifiedName.create(ScriptJvmModelInferrer.VAR_TRIGGERING_ITEM_NAME),
+                    event.getItemName());
+        }
+
         return evalContext;
     }
 
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.script/src/org/openhab/core/model/script/jvmmodel/ScriptJvmModelInferrer.xtend b/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.script/src/org/openhab/core/model/script/jvmmodel/ScriptJvmModelInferrer.xtend
index ee01d65bb..a94fdfdd0 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.script/src/org/openhab/core/model/script/jvmmodel/ScriptJvmModelInferrer.xtend
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core.model.script/src/org/openhab/core/model/script/jvmmodel/ScriptJvmModelInferrer.xtend
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
 import org.openhab.core.items.Item
 import org.openhab.core.types.Command
 import org.openhab.core.types.State
-import org.openhab.core.thing.events.ChannelTriggeredEvent
+import org.openhab.core.events.Event
 
 /**
  * <p>Infers a JVM model from the source model.</p> 
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ class ScriptJvmModelInferrer extends AbstractModelInferrer {
     /** Variable name for the item in a "state triggered" or "command triggered" rule */
     public static final String VAR_TRIGGERING_ITEM = "triggeringItem";
 
+    /** Variable name for the item in a "state triggered" or "command triggered" rule */
+    public static final String VAR_TRIGGERING_ITEM_NAME = "triggeringItemName";
+
     /** Variable name for the previous state of an item in a "changed state triggered" rule */
     public static final String VAR_PREVIOUS_STATE = "previousState";
 
@@ -108,11 +111,13 @@ class ScriptJvmModelInferrer extends AbstractModelInferrer {
                 static = true
                 val itemTypeRef = script.newTypeRef(Item)
                 parameters += script.toParameter(VAR_TRIGGERING_ITEM, itemTypeRef)
+                val itemNameRef = script.newTypeRef(String)
+                parameters += script.toParameter(VAR_TRIGGERING_ITEM_NAME, itemNameRef)
                 val commandTypeRef = script.newTypeRef(Command)
                 parameters += script.toParameter(VAR_RECEIVED_COMMAND, commandTypeRef)
                 val stateTypeRef = script.newTypeRef(State)
                 parameters += script.toParameter(VAR_PREVIOUS_STATE, stateTypeRef)
-                val eventTypeRef = script.newTypeRef(ChannelTriggeredEvent)
+                val eventTypeRef = script.newTypeRef(String)
                 parameters += script.toParameter(VAR_RECEIVED_EVENT, eventTypeRef)
                 val stateTypeRef2 = script.newTypeRef(State)
                 parameters += script.toParameter(VAR_NEW_STATE, stateTypeRef2)
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/items/events/GroupItemStateChangedEvent.java b/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/items/events/GroupItemStateChangedEvent.java
index 86a1ec098..2211b3237 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/items/events/GroupItemStateChangedEvent.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/items/events/GroupItemStateChangedEvent.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
  */
 package org.openhab.core.items.events;
 
+import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.NonNullByDefault;
 import org.openhab.core.types.State;
 
 /**
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ import org.openhab.core.types.State;
  *
  * @author Christoph Knauf - Initial contribution
  */
+@NonNullByDefault
 public class GroupItemStateChangedEvent extends ItemStateChangedEvent {
 
     /**
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/items/events/ItemCommandEvent.java b/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/items/events/ItemCommandEvent.java
index 57df0f8d5..efcc2709d 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/items/events/ItemCommandEvent.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/items/events/ItemCommandEvent.java
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
  */
 package org.openhab.core.items.events;
 
-import org.openhab.core.events.AbstractEvent;
+import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.NonNullByDefault;
+import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.Nullable;
 import org.openhab.core.types.Command;
 
 /**
@@ -21,15 +22,14 @@ import org.openhab.core.types.Command;
  *
  * @author Stefan Bußweiler - Initial contribution
  */
-public class ItemCommandEvent extends AbstractEvent {
+@NonNullByDefault
+public class ItemCommandEvent extends ItemEvent {
 
     /**
      * The item command event type.
      */
     public static final String TYPE = ItemCommandEvent.class.getSimpleName();
 
-    private final String itemName;
-
     private final Command command;
 
     /**
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ public class ItemCommandEvent extends AbstractEvent {
      * @param command the command
      * @param source the source, can be null
      */
-    protected ItemCommandEvent(String topic, String payload, String itemName, Command command, String source) {
-        super(topic, payload, source);
-        this.itemName = itemName;
+    protected ItemCommandEvent(String topic, String payload, String itemName, Command command,
+            @Nullable String source) {
+        super(topic, payload, itemName, source);
         this.command = command;
     }
 
@@ -52,15 +52,6 @@ public class ItemCommandEvent extends AbstractEvent {
         return TYPE;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Gets the item name.
-     *
-     * @return the item name
-     */
-    public String getItemName() {
-        return itemName;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Gets the item command.
      *
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/items/events/ItemEvent.java b/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/items/events/ItemEvent.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3e4f77c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/items/events/ItemEvent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2010-2020 Contributors to the openHAB project
+ *
+ * See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+ * information.
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+ * terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0 which is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
+ */
+package org.openhab.core.items.events;
+
+import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.NonNullByDefault;
+import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.Nullable;
+import org.openhab.core.events.AbstractEvent;
+
+/**
+ * {@link ItemEvent} is an abstract super class for all command and state item events.
+ *
+ * @author Kai Kreuzer - Initial contribution
+ */
+@NonNullByDefault
+public abstract class ItemEvent extends AbstractEvent {
+
+    protected final String itemName;
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a new item state event.
+     *
+     * @param topic the topic
+     * @param payload the payload
+     * @param itemName the item name
+     * @param source the source, can be null
+     */
+    public ItemEvent(String topic, String payload, String itemName, @Nullable String source) {
+        super(topic, payload, source);
+        this.itemName = itemName;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the item name.
+     *
+     * @return the item name
+     */
+    public String getItemName() {
+        return itemName;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/items/events/ItemEventFactory.java b/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/items/events/ItemEventFactory.java
index 6b22ba32a..107d17292 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/items/events/ItemEventFactory.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/items/events/ItemEventFactory.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public class ItemEventFactory extends AbstractEventFactory {
         } else if (ItemStateEvent.TYPE.equals(eventType)) {
             return createStateEvent(topic, payload, source);
         } else if (ItemStatePredictedEvent.TYPE.equals(eventType)) {
-            return createStatePredictedEvent(topic, payload, source);
+            return createStatePredictedEvent(topic, payload);
         } else if (ItemStateChangedEvent.TYPE.equals(eventType)) {
             return createStateChangedEvent(topic, payload);
         } else if (ItemAddedEvent.TYPE.equals(eventType)) {
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public class ItemEventFactory extends AbstractEventFactory {
         return new ItemStateEvent(topic, payload, itemName, state, source);
     }
 
-    private Event createStatePredictedEvent(String topic, String payload, String source) {
+    private Event createStatePredictedEvent(String topic, String payload) {
         String itemName = getItemName(topic);
         ItemStatePredictedEventPayloadBean bean = deserializePayload(payload, ItemStatePredictedEventPayloadBean.class);
         State state = getState(bean.getPredictedType(), bean.getPredictedValue());
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ public class ItemEventFactory extends AbstractEventFactory {
      * @return the created item state event
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if itemName or state is null
      */
-    public static ItemStateEvent createStateEvent(String itemName, State state) {
+    public static ItemEvent createStateEvent(String itemName, State state) {
         return createStateEvent(itemName, state, null);
     }
 
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/items/events/ItemStateChangedEvent.java b/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/items/events/ItemStateChangedEvent.java
index e734c4c24..073d0ec0c 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/items/events/ItemStateChangedEvent.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/items/events/ItemStateChangedEvent.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  */
 package org.openhab.core.items.events;
 
-import org.openhab.core.events.AbstractEvent;
+import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.NonNullByDefault;
 import org.openhab.core.types.State;
 
 /**
@@ -22,15 +22,14 @@ import org.openhab.core.types.State;
  *
  * @author Dennis Nobel - Initial contribution
  */
-public class ItemStateChangedEvent extends AbstractEvent {
+@NonNullByDefault
+public class ItemStateChangedEvent extends ItemEvent {
 
     /**
      * The item state changed event type.
      */
     public static final String TYPE = ItemStateChangedEvent.class.getSimpleName();
 
-    protected final String itemName;
-
     protected final State itemState;
 
     protected final State oldItemState;
@@ -46,8 +45,7 @@ public class ItemStateChangedEvent extends AbstractEvent {
      */
     protected ItemStateChangedEvent(String topic, String payload, String itemName, State newItemState,
             State oldItemState) {
-        super(topic, payload, null);
-        this.itemName = itemName;
+        super(topic, payload, itemName, null);
         this.itemState = newItemState;
         this.oldItemState = oldItemState;
     }
@@ -57,15 +55,6 @@ public class ItemStateChangedEvent extends AbstractEvent {
         return TYPE;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Gets the item name.
-     *
-     * @return the item name
-     */
-    public String getItemName() {
-        return itemName;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Gets the item state.
      *
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/items/events/ItemStateEvent.java b/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/items/events/ItemStateEvent.java
index 564da2679..96b0fb460 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/items/events/ItemStateEvent.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/items/events/ItemStateEvent.java
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
  */
 package org.openhab.core.items.events;
 
-import org.openhab.core.events.AbstractEvent;
+import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.NonNullByDefault;
+import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.Nullable;
 import org.openhab.core.types.State;
 
 /**
@@ -21,15 +22,14 @@ import org.openhab.core.types.State;
  *
  * @author Stefan Bußweiler - Initial contribution
  */
-public class ItemStateEvent extends AbstractEvent {
+@NonNullByDefault
+public class ItemStateEvent extends ItemEvent {
 
     /**
      * The item state event type.
      */
     public static final String TYPE = ItemStateEvent.class.getSimpleName();
 
-    private final String itemName;
-
     private final State itemState;
 
     /**
@@ -41,9 +41,8 @@ public class ItemStateEvent extends AbstractEvent {
      * @param itemState the item state
      * @param source the source, can be null
      */
-    protected ItemStateEvent(String topic, String payload, String itemName, State itemState, String source) {
-        super(topic, payload, source);
-        this.itemName = itemName;
+    protected ItemStateEvent(String topic, String payload, String itemName, State itemState, @Nullable String source) {
+        super(topic, payload, itemName, source);
         this.itemState = itemState;
     }
 
@@ -52,15 +51,6 @@ public class ItemStateEvent extends AbstractEvent {
         return TYPE;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Gets the item name.
-     *
-     * @return the item name
-     */
-    public String getItemName() {
-        return itemName;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Gets the item state.
      *
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/items/events/ItemStatePredictedEvent.java b/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/items/events/ItemStatePredictedEvent.java
index eefcba729..c4acc2427 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/items/events/ItemStatePredictedEvent.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/items/events/ItemStatePredictedEvent.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  */
 package org.openhab.core.items.events;
 
-import org.openhab.core.events.AbstractEvent;
+import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.NonNullByDefault;
 import org.openhab.core.types.State;
 
 /**
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ import org.openhab.core.types.State;
  *
  * @author Simon Kaufmann - Initial contribution
  */
-public class ItemStatePredictedEvent extends AbstractEvent {
+@NonNullByDefault
+public class ItemStatePredictedEvent extends ItemEvent {
 
     /**
      * The item state predicted event type.
      */
     public static final String TYPE = ItemStatePredictedEvent.class.getSimpleName();
 
-    protected final String itemName;
     protected final State predictedState;
     protected final boolean isConfirmation;
 
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ public class ItemStatePredictedEvent extends AbstractEvent {
      */
     public ItemStatePredictedEvent(String topic, String payload, String itemName, State predictedState,
             boolean isConfirmation) {
-        super(topic, payload, null);
-        this.itemName = itemName;
+        super(topic, payload, itemName, null);
         this.predictedState = predictedState;
         this.isConfirmation = isConfirmation;
     }
@@ -59,15 +58,6 @@ public class ItemStatePredictedEvent extends AbstractEvent {
         return TYPE;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Gets the item name.
-     *
-     * @return the item name
-     */
-    public String getItemName() {
-        return itemName;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Gets the predicted item state.
      *