diff --git a/src/binlog/events/delete_rows_event.rs b/src/binlog/events/delete_rows_event.rs
index 4556d06..9cf4f60 100644
--- a/src/binlog/events/delete_rows_event.rs
+++ b/src/binlog/events/delete_rows_event.rs
@@ -50,11 +50,16 @@ impl<'a> DeleteRowsEvent<'a> {
         self.0.rows_data()
     }
 
-    /// Returns row flags.
+    /// Returns event flags (unknown bits are truncated).
     pub fn flags(&'a self) -> RowsEventFlags {
         self.0.flags()
     }
 
+    /// Returns raw event flags (unknown bits are preserved).
+    pub fn flags_raw(&'a self) -> u16 {
+        self.0.flags_raw()
+    }
+
     /// Returns an iterator over event's rows given the corresponding `TableMapEvent`.
     pub fn rows(&'a self, table_map_event: &'a TableMapEvent<'a>) -> RowsEventRows<'a> {
         RowsEventRows::new(&self.0, table_map_event, ParseBuf(self.rows_data()))
diff --git a/src/binlog/events/delete_rows_event_v1.rs b/src/binlog/events/delete_rows_event_v1.rs
index 2d3e622..8094de0 100644
--- a/src/binlog/events/delete_rows_event_v1.rs
+++ b/src/binlog/events/delete_rows_event_v1.rs
@@ -49,11 +49,16 @@ impl<'a> DeleteRowsEventV1<'a> {
         self.0.rows_data()
     }
 
-    /// Returns row flags.
+    /// Returns event flags (unknown bits are truncated).
     pub fn flags(&'a self) -> RowsEventFlags {
         self.0.flags()
     }
 
+    /// Returns raw event flags (unknown bits are preserved).
+    pub fn flags_raw(&'a self) -> u16 {
+        self.0.flags_raw()
+    }
+
     /// Returns an iterator over event's rows given the corresponding `TableMapEvent`.
     pub fn rows(&'a self, table_map_event: &'a TableMapEvent<'a>) -> RowsEventRows<'a> {
         RowsEventRows::new(&self.0, table_map_event, ParseBuf(self.rows_data()))
diff --git a/src/binlog/events/mod.rs b/src/binlog/events/mod.rs
index 20a9802..486c847 100644
--- a/src/binlog/events/mod.rs
+++ b/src/binlog/events/mod.rs
@@ -440,15 +440,15 @@ impl BinlogEventHeader {
         self.log_pos.0
     }
 
-    /// Returns the raw event flags.
-    pub fn flags_raw(&self) -> u16 {
-        self.flags.0
-    }
-
-    /// Returns the parsed event flags. Unknown bits will be truncated.
+    /// Returns event flags (unknown bits are truncated).
     pub fn flags(&self) -> EventFlags {
         self.flags.get()
     }
+
+    /// Returns raw event flags (unknown bits are preserved).
+    pub fn flags_raw(&self) -> u16 {
+        self.flags.0
+    }
 }
 
 impl<'de> MyDeserialize<'de> for BinlogEventHeader {
diff --git a/src/binlog/events/partial_update_rows_event.rs b/src/binlog/events/partial_update_rows_event.rs
index 21c1f04..9ee6250 100644
--- a/src/binlog/events/partial_update_rows_event.rs
+++ b/src/binlog/events/partial_update_rows_event.rs
@@ -58,11 +58,16 @@ impl<'a> PartialUpdateRowsEvent<'a> {
         self.0.rows_data()
     }
 
-    /// Returns row flags.
+    /// Returns event flags (unknown bits are truncated).
     pub fn flags(&'a self) -> RowsEventFlags {
         self.0.flags()
     }
 
+    /// Returns raw event flags (unknown bits are preserved).
+    pub fn flags_raw(&'a self) -> u16 {
+        self.0.flags_raw()
+    }
+
     /// Returns an iterator over event's rows given the corresponding `TableMapEvent`.
     pub fn rows(&'a self, table_map_event: &'a TableMapEvent<'a>) -> RowsEventRows<'a> {
         RowsEventRows::new(&self.0, table_map_event, ParseBuf(self.rows_data()))
diff --git a/src/binlog/events/rows_event.rs b/src/binlog/events/rows_event.rs
index e2153f2..f53459d 100644
--- a/src/binlog/events/rows_event.rs
+++ b/src/binlog/events/rows_event.rs
@@ -124,11 +124,16 @@ impl<'a> RowsEvent<'a> {
         self.rows_data.as_bytes()
     }
 
-    /// Returns the flags (unknown bits are truncated).
+    /// Returns event flags (unknown bits are truncated).
     pub fn flags(&self) -> RowsEventFlags {
         self.flags.get()
     }
 
+    /// Returns raw event flags (unknown bits are preserved).
+    pub fn flags_raw(&self) -> u16 {
+        self.flags.0
+    }
+
     /// Returns length of this event in bytes.
     ///
     /// This function will be used in `BinlogStruct` implementations for derived events.
diff --git a/src/binlog/events/update_rows_event.rs b/src/binlog/events/update_rows_event.rs
index db88312..8425c03 100644
--- a/src/binlog/events/update_rows_event.rs
+++ b/src/binlog/events/update_rows_event.rs
@@ -59,11 +59,16 @@ impl<'a> UpdateRowsEvent<'a> {
         self.0.rows_data()
     }
 
-    /// Returns row flags.
+    /// Returns event flags (unknown bits are truncated).
     pub fn flags(&'a self) -> RowsEventFlags {
         self.0.flags()
     }
 
+    /// Returns raw event flags (unknown bits are preserved).
+    pub fn flags_raw(&'a self) -> u16 {
+        self.0.flags_raw()
+    }
+
     /// Returns an iterator over event's rows given the corresponding `TableMapEvent`.
     pub fn rows(&'a self, table_map_event: &'a TableMapEvent<'a>) -> RowsEventRows<'a> {
         RowsEventRows::new(&self.0, table_map_event, ParseBuf(self.rows_data()))
diff --git a/src/binlog/events/update_rows_event_v1.rs b/src/binlog/events/update_rows_event_v1.rs
index 5d4a56e..11da36a 100644
--- a/src/binlog/events/update_rows_event_v1.rs
+++ b/src/binlog/events/update_rows_event_v1.rs
@@ -56,11 +56,16 @@ impl<'a> UpdateRowsEventV1<'a> {
         self.0.rows_data()
     }
 
-    /// Returns row flags.
+    /// Returns event flags (unknown bits are truncated).
     pub fn flags(&'a self) -> RowsEventFlags {
         self.0.flags()
     }
 
+    /// Returns raw event flags (unknown bits are preserved).
+    pub fn flags_raw(&'a self) -> u16 {
+        self.0.flags_raw()
+    }
+
     /// Returns an iterator over event's rows given the corresponding `TableMapEvent`.
     pub fn rows(&'a self, table_map_event: &'a TableMapEvent<'a>) -> RowsEventRows<'a> {
         RowsEventRows::new(&self.0, table_map_event, ParseBuf(self.rows_data()))
diff --git a/src/binlog/events/write_rows_event.rs b/src/binlog/events/write_rows_event.rs
index 4fa4243..5244927 100644
--- a/src/binlog/events/write_rows_event.rs
+++ b/src/binlog/events/write_rows_event.rs
@@ -51,11 +51,16 @@ impl<'a> WriteRowsEvent<'a> {
         self.0.rows_data()
     }
 
-    /// Returns row flags.
+    /// Returns event flags (unknown bits are truncated).
     pub fn flags(&'a self) -> RowsEventFlags {
         self.0.flags()
     }
 
+    /// Returns raw event flags (unknown bits are preserved).
+    pub fn flags_raw(&'a self) -> u16 {
+        self.0.flags_raw()
+    }
+
     /// Returns an iterator over event's rows given the corresponding `TableMapEvent`.
     pub fn rows(&'a self, table_map_event: &'a TableMapEvent<'a>) -> RowsEventRows<'a> {
         RowsEventRows::new(&self.0, table_map_event, ParseBuf(self.rows_data()))
diff --git a/src/binlog/events/write_rows_event_v1.rs b/src/binlog/events/write_rows_event_v1.rs
index 76b67cd..61dcdea 100644
--- a/src/binlog/events/write_rows_event_v1.rs
+++ b/src/binlog/events/write_rows_event_v1.rs
@@ -49,11 +49,16 @@ impl<'a> WriteRowsEventV1<'a> {
         self.0.rows_data()
     }
 
-    /// Returns row flags.
+    /// Returns event flags (unknown bits are truncated).
     pub fn flags(&'a self) -> RowsEventFlags {
         self.0.flags()
     }
 
+    /// Returns raw event flags (unknown bits are preserved).
+    pub fn flags_raw(&'a self) -> u16 {
+        self.0.flags_raw()
+    }
+
     /// Returns an iterator over event's rows given the corresponding `TableMapEvent`.
     pub fn rows(&'a self, table_map_event: &'a TableMapEvent<'a>) -> RowsEventRows<'a> {
         RowsEventRows::new(&self.0, table_map_event, ParseBuf(self.rows_data()))