diff --git a/src/Func.cc b/src/Func.cc
index 5d71be2b0f..f398425216 100644
--- a/src/Func.cc
+++ b/src/Func.cc
@@ -239,11 +239,15 @@ BroFunc::BroFunc(ID* arg_id, Stmt* arg_body, id_list* aggr_inits,
 : Func(BRO_FUNC)
 	{
 	id = arg_id;
-	Body b;
-	b.stmts = AddInits(arg_body, aggr_inits);
-	b.priority = 0;
-	bodies.push_back(b);
 	frame_size = arg_frame_size;
+
+	if ( arg_body )
+		{
+		Body b;
+		b.stmts = AddInits(arg_body, aggr_inits);
+		b.priority = 0;
+		bodies.push_back(b);
+		}
 	}
 
 BroFunc::~BroFunc()
diff --git a/src/Var.cc b/src/Var.cc
index b107156b3a..c9e497d8a5 100644
--- a/src/Var.cc
+++ b/src/Var.cc
@@ -170,6 +170,16 @@ static void make_var(ID* id, BroType* t, init_class c, Expr* init,
 		}
 
 	id->UpdateValAttrs();
+
+	if ( t && t->Tag() == TYPE_FUNC && t->AsFuncType()->IsEvent() )
+		{
+		// For events, add a function value (without any body) here so that
+		// we can later access the ID even if no implementations have been
+		// defined.
+		Func* f = new BroFunc(id, 0, 0, 0);
+		id->SetVal(new Val(f));
+		id->SetConst();
+		}
 	}