diff --git a/packages/utils/src/typedEventEmitter.ts b/packages/utils/src/typedEventEmitter.ts
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+++ b/packages/utils/src/typedEventEmitter.ts
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+/*
+
+This file should not be exported from index to prevent missing dependency/polyfill error.
+EventEmitter is accessible in nodejs but requires polyfills in web builds.
+
+use:
+import { TypedEmitter } from '@trezor/utils/lib/typedEventEmitter';
+
+example:
+type EventMap = {
+    obj: { id: string };
+    primitive: boolean | number | string | symbol;
+    noArgs: undefined;
+    multipleArgs: (a: number, b: string, c: boolean) => void;
+    [type: `dynamic/${string}`]: boolean;
+};
+
+*/
+
+import { EventEmitter } from 'events';
+
+type EventMap = Record<string, any>;
+type EventKey<T extends EventMap> = string & keyof T;
+
+type IsUnion<T, U extends T = T> = T extends unknown ? ([U] extends [T] ? 0 : 1) : 2;
+
+// NOTE: case 1. looks like case 4. but works differently. the order matters
+type EventReceiver<T> = IsUnion<T> extends 1
+    ? (event: T) => void // 1. use union payload
+    : T extends (...args: any[]) => any
+    ? T // 2. use custom callback
+    : T extends undefined
+    ? () => void // 3. enforce empty params
+    : (event: T) => void; // 4. default
+
+export interface TypedEmitter<T extends EventMap> {
+    on<K extends EventKey<T>>(eventName: K, fn: EventReceiver<T[K]>): this;
+    once<K extends EventKey<T>>(eventName: K, fn: EventReceiver<T[K]>): this;
+    addListener<K extends EventKey<T>>(eventName: K, fn: EventReceiver<T[K]>): this;
+
+    prependListener<K extends EventKey<T>>(eventName: K, fn: EventReceiver<T[K]>): this;
+    prependOnceListener<K extends EventKey<T>>(eventName: K, fn: EventReceiver<T[K]>): this;
+
+    off<K extends EventKey<T>>(eventName: K, fn: EventReceiver<T[K]>): this;
+    removeListener<K extends EventKey<T>>(eventName: K, fn: EventReceiver<T[K]>): this;
+    removeAllListeners<K extends EventKey<T>>(event?: K): this;
+
+    emit<K extends EventKey<T>>(eventName: K, ...params: Parameters<EventReceiver<T[K]>>): boolean;
+
+    listeners<K extends EventKey<T>>(eventName: K): EventReceiver<T[K]>[];
+    rawListeners<K extends EventKey<T>>(eventName: K): EventReceiver<T[K]>[];
+}
+
+export class TypedEmitter<T extends EventMap> extends EventEmitter {
+    // implement at least one function
+    listenerCount<K extends EventKey<T>>(eventName: K) {
+        return super.listenerCount(eventName);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/utils/tests/typedEventEmitter.test.ts b/packages/utils/tests/typedEventEmitter.test.ts
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+import { TypedEmitter } from '../src/typedEventEmitter';
+
+type PayloadUnion = { foo: number } | { bar: string };
+
+type Events = {
+    obj: { id: string };
+    bool: boolean;
+    nr: number;
+    str: string;
+    union: PayloadUnion;
+    unionMultiple: (a: PayloadUnion, b: PayloadUnion) => Promise<void>;
+    noArgs: undefined;
+    multipleArgs: (a: number, b: (success: boolean, err?: Error) => void) => void;
+    [type: `dynamic/${string}`]: [(str: string) => boolean];
+};
+
+describe('typedEventEmitter', () => {
+    const emitter = new TypedEmitter<Events>();
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        emitter.removeAllListeners();
+    });
+
+    it('object payload', () => {
+        emitter.once('obj', obj => {
+            expect(typeof obj.id).toBe('string');
+        });
+        emitter.emit('obj', { id: 'id' });
+        emitter.off('obj', obj => {
+            expect(typeof obj.id).toBe('string');
+        });
+        emitter.removeAllListeners('obj');
+
+        // @ts-expect-error
+        emitter.emit('obj');
+        // @ts-expect-error
+        emitter.emit('obj', 1);
+    });
+
+    it('no payload', () => {
+        // @ts-expect-error
+        emitter.on('noArgs', arg => {
+            expect(typeof arg).toBe('undefined');
+        });
+        emitter.emit('noArgs');
+        emitter.removeAllListeners('noArgs');
+    });
+
+    it('boolean payload', () => {
+        emitter.once('bool', bool => {
+            expect(typeof bool).toBe('boolean');
+        });
+        emitter.emit('bool', true);
+
+        // @ts-expect-error
+        emitter.emit('bool');
+        // @ts-expect-error
+        emitter.emit('bool', 1);
+
+        emitter.on('nr', nr => expect(nr).toBe(1));
+
+        const asyncCb = (nr: number) => Promise.resolve(expect(nr).toBe(1));
+        emitter.on('nr', asyncCb);
+    });
+
+    it('union payload', () => {
+        emitter.on('union', m => {
+            if (!m) return;
+
+            if ('foo' in m) {
+                expect(m.foo).toBe(1);
+            }
+
+            if ('bar' in m) {
+                expect(m.bar).toBe('bar');
+            }
+        });
+
+        const p = emitter.listenerCount('union') > 0 ? { foo: 1 } : { bar: 'bar' };
+
+        emitter.emit('union', p);
+        emitter.emit('unionMultiple', p, p);
+        emitter.emit('union', { foo: 1 });
+        emitter.emit('unionMultiple', { foo: 1 }, { bar: 'bar' });
+        emitter.emit('union', { bar: 'bar' });
+
+        // @ts-expect-error
+        emitter.emit('union');
+        // @ts-expect-error
+        emitter.emit('union', { foo: 1, err: 'err' });
+    });
+
+    it('multiple arguments', () => {
+        // @ts-expect-error
+        emitter.emit('multipleArgs');
+        // @ts-expect-error
+        emitter.emit('multipleArgs', true);
+        // @ts-expect-error
+        emitter.emit('multipleArgs', [1, () => {}]);
+
+        emitter.on('multipleArgs', (nr, callback) => {
+            expect(typeof nr).toBe('number');
+            expect(typeof callback).toBe('function');
+
+            callback(false, new Error('a'));
+        });
+        emitter.emit('multipleArgs', 1, (_a, _b) => {});
+    });
+
+    it('dynamic event name', () => {
+        emitter.on('dynamic/abc', ([cb]) => {
+            const resp = cb('foo');
+            expect(typeof resp).toBe('boolean');
+        });
+
+        emitter.emit('dynamic/abc', [(str: string) => typeof str === 'string']);
+        // @ts-expect-error
+        emitter.emit('dynamic', (str: string) => typeof str === 'string');
+    });
+});