diff --git a/event-schemas/schema/m.presence b/event-schemas/schema/m.presence
index 79852ac69..c8ed22918 100644
--- a/event-schemas/schema/m.presence
+++ b/event-schemas/schema/m.presence
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
     "type": "object",
     "title": "Presence Event",
     "description": "Informs the client of a user's presence state change.",
+    "allOf": [{
+        "$ref": "core-event-schema/event.yaml"
+    }],
     "properties": {
         "content": {
             "type": "object",
diff --git a/event-schemas/schema/m.receipt b/event-schemas/schema/m.receipt
index d0f79ac4a..8594dd7c1 100644
--- a/event-schemas/schema/m.receipt
+++ b/event-schemas/schema/m.receipt
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
     "type": "object",
     "title": "Receipt Event",
     "description": "Informs the client of new receipts.",
+    "allOf": [{
+        "$ref": "core-event-schema/event.yaml"
+    }],
     "properties": {
         "content": {
             "type": "object",
diff --git a/event-schemas/schema/m.tag b/event-schemas/schema/m.tag
index 4c5b4fa53..80d3f9dd3 100644
--- a/event-schemas/schema/m.tag
+++ b/event-schemas/schema/m.tag
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
   "type": "object",
   "title": "Tag Event",
   "description": "Informs the client of tags on a room.",
+  "allOf": [{
+    "$ref": "core-event-schema/event.yaml"
+  }],
   "properties": {
     "type": {
       "type": "string",
diff --git a/event-schemas/schema/m.typing b/event-schemas/schema/m.typing
index b712f6ecb..705b3b6c7 100644
--- a/event-schemas/schema/m.typing
+++ b/event-schemas/schema/m.typing
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
     "type": "object",
     "title": "Typing Event",
     "description": "Informs the client of the list of users currently typing.",
+    "allOf": [{
+        "$ref": "core-event-schema/event.yaml"
+    }],
     "properties": {
         "content": {
             "type": "object",