diff --git a/modules/core/keeper/msg_server.go b/modules/core/keeper/msg_server.go
index 216d8947438..2daf744cc75 100644
--- a/modules/core/keeper/msg_server.go
+++ b/modules/core/keeper/msg_server.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	porttypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v9/modules/core/05-port/types"
 	ibcerrors "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v9/modules/core/errors"
 	"github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v9/modules/core/internal/telemetry"
+	packetserverkeeper "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v9/modules/core/packet-server/keeper"
 	packetservertypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v9/modules/core/packet-server/types"
 	coretypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v9/modules/core/types"
 )
@@ -155,6 +156,8 @@ func (k *Keeper) CreateChannel(goCtx context.Context, msg *packetservertypes.Msg
 
 	k.ClientKeeper.SetCreator(ctx, channelID, msg.Signer)
 
+	packetserverkeeper.EmitCreateChannelEvent(goCtx, channelID)
+
 	return &packetservertypes.MsgCreateChannelResponse{ChannelId: channelID}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/core/packet-server/keeper/events.go b/modules/core/packet-server/keeper/events.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..64f5c023205
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/core/packet-server/keeper/events.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package keeper
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+
+	"github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v9/modules/core/packet-server/types"
+)
+
+// EmitCreateChannelEvent emits a channel create event.
+func EmitCreateChannelEvent(ctx context.Context, channelID string) {
+	sdkCtx := sdk.UnwrapSDKContext(ctx)
+
+	sdkCtx.EventManager().EmitEvents(sdk.Events{
+		sdk.NewEvent(
+			types.EventTypeCreateChannel,
+			sdk.NewAttribute(types.AttributeKeyChannelID, channelID),
+		),
+		sdk.NewEvent(
+			sdk.EventTypeMessage,
+			sdk.NewAttribute(sdk.AttributeKeyModule, types.AttributeValueCategory),
+		),
+	})
+}
diff --git a/modules/core/packet-server/types/events.go b/modules/core/packet-server/types/events.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6166f0422d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/core/packet-server/types/events.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package types
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	ibcexported "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v9/modules/core/exported"
+)
+
+// IBC channel events
+const (
+	AttributeKeyChannelID = "channel_id"
+)
+
+// IBC channel events vars
+var (
+	EventTypeCreateChannel = "create_channel"
+
+	AttributeValueCategory = fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s", ibcexported.ModuleName, SubModuleName)
+)
diff --git a/testing/endpoint.go b/testing/endpoint.go
index f3ef692bea6..689f71089fb 100644
--- a/testing/endpoint.go
+++ b/testing/endpoint.go
@@ -188,6 +188,22 @@ func (endpoint *Endpoint) ProvideCounterparty() (err error) {
 	return err
 }
 
+// CreateChannel will construct and execute a new MsgCreateChannel on the associated endpoint.
+func (endpoint *Endpoint) CreateChannel() (err error) {
+	msg := packetservertypes.NewMsgCreateChannel(endpoint.ClientID, merklePath, endpoint.Chain.SenderAccount.GetAddress().String())
+
+	// create channel
+	res, err := endpoint.Chain.SendMsgs(msg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	endpoint.ChannelID, err = ParseChannelIDFromEvents(res.Events)
+	require.NoError(endpoint.Chain.TB, err)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // UpgradeChain will upgrade a chain's chainID to the next revision number.
 // It will also update the counterparty client.
 // TODO: implement actual upgrade chain functionality via scheduling an upgrade
diff --git a/testing/events.go b/testing/events.go
index 7c467c5e48c..0fa3cfafb73 100644
--- a/testing/events.go
+++ b/testing/events.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	clienttypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v9/modules/core/02-client/types"
 	connectiontypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v9/modules/core/03-connection/types"
 	channeltypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v9/modules/core/04-channel/types"
+	packetservertypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v9/modules/core/packet-server/types"
 )
 
 // ParseClientIDFromEvents parses events emitted from a MsgCreateClient and returns the
@@ -44,10 +45,10 @@ func ParseConnectionIDFromEvents(events []abci.Event) (string, error) {
 }
 
 // ParseChannelIDFromEvents parses events emitted from a MsgChannelOpenInit or
-// MsgChannelOpenTry and returns the channel identifier.
+// MsgChannelOpenTry or a MsgCreateChannel and returns the channel identifier.
 func ParseChannelIDFromEvents(events []abci.Event) (string, error) {
 	for _, ev := range events {
-		if ev.Type == channeltypes.EventTypeChannelOpenInit || ev.Type == channeltypes.EventTypeChannelOpenTry {
+		if ev.Type == packetservertypes.EventTypeCreateChannel || ev.Type == channeltypes.EventTypeChannelOpenInit || ev.Type == channeltypes.EventTypeChannelOpenTry {
 			if attribute, found := attributeByKey(ev.Attributes, channeltypes.AttributeKeyChannelID); found {
 				return attribute.Value, nil
 			}
diff --git a/testing/path.go b/testing/path.go
index fc9c0aac564..6cca511eded 100644
--- a/testing/path.go
+++ b/testing/path.go
@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@ func (path *Path) Setup() {
 // This is all that is necessary for path setup with the Eureka (V2) protocol
 func (path *Path) SetupV2() {
 	path.SetupClients()
+
+	// path.CreateChannelsV2()
+
 	path.SetupCounterparties()
 }
 
@@ -252,6 +255,19 @@ func (path *Path) CreateChannels() {
 	}
 }
 
+// CreateChannelsV2 initializes two channel endpoints by executing CreateChannel on both chainA and chainB.
+func (path *Path) CreateChannelsV2() {
+	err := path.EndpointA.CreateChannel()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	err = path.EndpointB.CreateChannel()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+}
+
 // EnableFeeOnPath enables fee on a channel given a path.
 func EnableFeeOnPath(path *Path) *Path {
 	path.EndpointA.ChannelConfig.Version = ibcmock.MockFeeVersion
diff --git a/testing/values.go b/testing/values.go
index c5920910681..61fe31badbb 100644
--- a/testing/values.go
+++ b/testing/values.go
@@ -77,4 +77,5 @@ var (
 	prefix = commitmenttypes.NewMerklePrefix([]byte("ibc"))
 	// unusedHash is a placeholder hash used for testing.
 	unusedHash = tmhash.Sum([]byte{0x00})
+	merklePath = commitmenttypes.NewMerklePath([]byte("ibc"), []byte(""))
 )