diff --git a/common/changes/@subsquid/ink-abi/ink-fix_2024-07-26-09-35.json b/common/changes/@subsquid/ink-abi/ink-fix_2024-07-26-09-35.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9be37b532
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/changes/@subsquid/ink-abi/ink-fix_2024-07-26-09-35.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "changes": [
+    {
+      "packageName": "@subsquid/ink-abi",
+      "comment": "rename `__type` to `__kind` for decoded events",
+      "type": "patch"
+    }
+  ],
+  "packageName": "@subsquid/ink-abi"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/substrate/ink-abi/src/abi.ts b/substrate/ink-abi/src/abi.ts
index 0299ffab9..3edb76106 100644
--- a/substrate/ink-abi/src/abi.ts
+++ b/substrate/ink-abi/src/abi.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export class Abi {
         }
 
         return {
-            __type: event.name,
+            __kind: event.name,
             ...this.scaleCodec.decode(event.type, src)
         }
     }
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export class Abi {
             let event = this.events.find(e => e.signatureTopic == topic)
             if (event) {
                 return {
-                    __type: event.name,
+                    __kind: event.name,
                     ...this.scaleCodec.decodeBinary(event.type, data)
                 }
             }
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export class Abi {
         if (potentialEvents.length == 1) {
             let event = potentialEvents[0]
             return {
-                __type: event.name,
+                __kind: event.name,
                 ...this.scaleCodec.decodeBinary(event.type, data)
             }
         }