diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/index.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/index.ts
index 4d40476b7c..d3b1d3d5b2 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/index.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import * as internal from "./internal"
 import * as external from "./external"
 import { isExternalTableID } from "../../../integrations/utils"
 import {
+  AutomationEventType,
   Ctx,
   DeleteRow,
   DeleteRowRequest,
@@ -64,15 +65,15 @@ export async function patch(
       ctx.throw(404, "Row not found")
     }
     ctx.status = 200
-    ctx.eventEmitter &&
-      ctx.eventEmitter.emitRow({
-        eventName: `row:update`,
-        appId,
-        row,
-        table,
-        oldRow,
-        user: sdk.users.getUserContextBindings(ctx.user),
-      })
+
+    ctx.eventEmitter?.emitRow({
+      eventName: AutomationEventType.ROW_UPDATE,
+      appId,
+      row,
+      table,
+      oldRow,
+      user: sdk.users.getUserContextBindings(ctx.user),
+    })
     ctx.message = `${table.name} updated successfully.`
     ctx.body = row
     gridSocket?.emitRowUpdate(ctx, row)
diff --git a/packages/server/src/events/AutomationEmitter.ts b/packages/server/src/events/AutomationEmitter.ts
index a63273bdc0..ec1ea7f28c 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/events/AutomationEmitter.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/events/AutomationEmitter.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import { rowEmission, tableEmission } from "./utils"
 import mainEmitter from "./index"
 import env from "../environment"
-import { Table, Row, DocumentType, App } from "@budibase/types"
+import { Table, Row, DocumentType, App, ContextEmitter } from "@budibase/types"
 import { context } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 
 const MAX_AUTOMATIONS_ALLOWED = 5
 
-class AutomationEmitter {
+class AutomationEmitter implements ContextEmitter {
   chainCount: number
   metadata: { automationChainCount: number }
 
diff --git a/packages/types/src/sdk/koa.ts b/packages/types/src/sdk/koa.ts
index a7df701171..8add047c0b 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/sdk/koa.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/sdk/koa.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 import { Context, Request } from "koa"
-import { User, Role, UserRoles, Account, ConfigType } from "../documents"
+import {
+  User,
+  Role,
+  UserRoles,
+  Account,
+  ConfigType,
+  Row,
+  Table,
+  AutomationEventType,
+} from "../documents"
 import { FeatureFlag, License } from "../sdk"
 import { Files } from "formidable"
 
@@ -40,6 +49,7 @@ export interface UserCtx<RequestBody = any, ResponseBody = any>
   extends Ctx<RequestBody, ResponseBody> {
   user: ContextUser
   roleId?: string
+  eventEmitter?: ContextEmitter
 }
 
 /**
@@ -49,3 +59,12 @@ export interface UserCtx<RequestBody = any, ResponseBody = any>
 export interface BBContext extends Ctx {
   user?: ContextUser
 }
+
+export interface ContextEmitter {
+  emitRow: (params: {
+    eventName: AutomationEventType
+    appId: string
+    row: Row
+    table?: Table
+  }) => Promise<void>
+}