diff --git a/.changelog/unreleased/bug-fixes/1179-fix-packet-attribute-name.md b/.changelog/unreleased/bug-fixes/1179-fix-packet-attribute-name.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3040ade5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/unreleased/bug-fixes/1179-fix-packet-attribute-name.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- [ibc-core-channel-types] Make receive packet event type identifier consistent
+  with `ibc-go`. ([\#1180](https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-rs/issues/1180))
diff --git a/ibc-core/ics04-channel/types/src/events/mod.rs b/ibc-core/ics04-channel/types/src/events/mod.rs
index 3fee6bb6e..443119b3e 100644
--- a/ibc-core/ics04-channel/types/src/events/mod.rs
+++ b/ibc-core/ics04-channel/types/src/events/mod.rs
@@ -25,20 +25,22 @@ use super::Version;
 use crate::error::ChannelError;
 use crate::packet::Packet;
 
-/// Channel event types
+/// Channel event types corresponding to ibc-go's channel events:
+/// https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/blob/c4413c5877f9ef883494da1721cb18caaba7f7f5/modules/core/04-channel/types/events.go#L52-L72
 const CHANNEL_OPEN_INIT_EVENT: &str = "channel_open_init";
 const CHANNEL_OPEN_TRY_EVENT: &str = "channel_open_try";
 const CHANNEL_OPEN_ACK_EVENT: &str = "channel_open_ack";
 const CHANNEL_OPEN_CONFIRM_EVENT: &str = "channel_open_confirm";
 const CHANNEL_CLOSE_INIT_EVENT: &str = "channel_close_init";
 const CHANNEL_CLOSE_CONFIRM_EVENT: &str = "channel_close_confirm";
+const CHANNEL_CLOSED_EVENT: &str = "channel_close";
+
 /// Packet event types
 const SEND_PACKET_EVENT: &str = "send_packet";
-const RECEIVE_PACKET_EVENT: &str = "receive_packet";
+const RECEIVE_PACKET_EVENT: &str = "recv_packet";
 const WRITE_ACK_EVENT: &str = "write_acknowledgement";
 const ACK_PACKET_EVENT: &str = "acknowledge_packet";
 const TIMEOUT_EVENT: &str = "timeout_packet";
-const CHANNEL_CLOSED_EVENT: &str = "channel_close";
 
 #[cfg_attr(
     feature = "parity-scale-codec",