diff --git a/crates/wasmparser/src/module_resources.rs b/crates/wasmparser/src/module_resources.rs
index bdf137ce12..85cb2790c9 100644
--- a/crates/wasmparser/src/module_resources.rs
+++ b/crates/wasmparser/src/module_resources.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-use crate::{FuncType, GlobalType, MemoryType, TableType, Type};
+use crate::{EventType, FuncType, GlobalType, MemoryType, TableType, Type};
 use std::ops::Range;
 
 /// Types that qualify as Wasm function types for validation purposes.
@@ -202,6 +202,8 @@ pub trait WasmModuleResources {
     fn table_at(&self, at: u32) -> Option<TableType>;
     /// Returns the linear memory at given index.
     fn memory_at(&self, at: u32) -> Option<MemoryType>;
+    /// Returns the event at given index.
+    fn event_at(&self, at: u32) -> Option<EventType>;
     /// Returns the global variable at given index.
     fn global_at(&self, at: u32) -> Option<GlobalType>;
     /// Returns the `FuncType` associated with the given type index.
@@ -232,6 +234,9 @@ where
     fn memory_at(&self, at: u32) -> Option<MemoryType> {
         T::memory_at(self, at)
     }
+    fn event_at(&self, at: u32) -> Option<EventType> {
+        T::event_at(self, at)
+    }
     fn global_at(&self, at: u32) -> Option<GlobalType> {
         T::global_at(self, at)
     }
diff --git a/crates/wasmparser/src/operators_validator.rs b/crates/wasmparser/src/operators_validator.rs
index 991f337b1f..3b5c5a9dcf 100644
--- a/crates/wasmparser/src/operators_validator.rs
+++ b/crates/wasmparser/src/operators_validator.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@
 // the various methods here.
 
 use crate::limits::MAX_WASM_FUNCTION_LOCALS;
-use crate::primitives::{MemoryImmediate, Operator, SIMDLaneIndex, Type, TypeOrFuncType};
+use crate::primitives::{
+    EventType, MemoryImmediate, Operator, SIMDLaneIndex, Type, TypeOrFuncType,
+};
 use crate::{BinaryReaderError, Result, WasmFeatures, WasmFuncType, WasmModuleResources};
 
 /// A wrapper around a `BinaryReaderError` where the inner error's offset is a
@@ -598,7 +600,8 @@ impl OperatorValidator {
             Operator::Throw { index } => {
                 self.check_exceptions_enabled()?;
                 // Check values associated with the exception.
-                let ty = func_type_at(&resources, index)?;
+                let event_ty = event_at(&resources, index)?;
+                let ty = func_type_at(&resources, event_ty.type_index)?;
                 for ty in ty.inputs().rev() {
                     self.pop_operand(Some(ty))?;
                 }
@@ -620,7 +623,8 @@ impl OperatorValidator {
                 let (ty, kind) = self.jump(relative_depth)?;
                 self.pop_operand(Some(Type::ExnRef))?;
                 // Check the exception's argument values with target block's.
-                let exn_args = func_type_at(&resources, index)?;
+                let event_ty = event_at(&resources, index)?;
+                let exn_args = func_type_at(&resources, event_ty.type_index)?;
                 if Iterator::ne(exn_args.inputs(), label_types(ty, resources, kind)?) {
                     bail_op_err!("target block types do not match");
                 }
@@ -1842,6 +1846,12 @@ fn func_type_at<T: WasmModuleResources>(
         .ok_or_else(|| OperatorValidatorError::new("unknown type: type index out of bounds"))
 }
 
+fn event_at<T: WasmModuleResources>(resources: &T, at: u32) -> OperatorValidatorResult<EventType> {
+    resources
+        .event_at(at)
+        .ok_or_else(|| OperatorValidatorError::new("unknown event: event index out of bounds"))
+}
+
 enum Either<A, B> {
     A(A),
     B(B),
diff --git a/crates/wasmparser/src/validator.rs b/crates/wasmparser/src/validator.rs
index 88e9bfe8fb..c975baad8b 100644
--- a/crates/wasmparser/src/validator.rs
+++ b/crates/wasmparser/src/validator.rs
@@ -1838,6 +1838,10 @@ impl WasmModuleResources for ValidatorResources {
         self.0.get_memory(self.0.def(at)).copied()
     }
 
+    fn event_at(&self, at: u32) -> Option<EventType> {
+        self.0.get_event(self.0.def(at)).copied()
+    }
+
     fn global_at(&self, at: u32) -> Option<GlobalType> {
         self.0.get_global(self.0.def(at)).map(|t| t.item)
     }
diff --git a/crates/wasmparser/src/validator/func.rs b/crates/wasmparser/src/validator/func.rs
index 791827aff2..0a05713d57 100644
--- a/crates/wasmparser/src/validator/func.rs
+++ b/crates/wasmparser/src/validator/func.rs
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ mod tests {
         fn memory_at(&self, _at: u32) -> Option<crate::MemoryType> {
             todo!()
         }
+        fn event_at(&self, _at: u32) -> Option<crate::EventType> {
+            todo!()
+        }
         fn global_at(&self, _at: u32) -> Option<crate::GlobalType> {
             todo!()
         }
diff --git a/tests/local/exception-handling.wast b/tests/local/exception-handling.wast
index ba97155ca7..62bc99c538 100644
--- a/tests/local/exception-handling.wast
+++ b/tests/local/exception-handling.wast
@@ -27,3 +27,17 @@
     end
   )
 )
+
+(assert_invalid
+  (module
+    (type (func))
+    (func throw 0))
+  "unknown event: event index out of bounds")
+
+(assert_invalid
+  (module
+    (type (func))
+    (func (param exnref)
+      local.get 0
+      br_on_exn 0 0))
+  "unknown event: event index out of bounds")