diff --git a/access/grpc/client.go b/access/grpc/client.go
index 1ba647dd1..946d4189e 100644
--- a/access/grpc/client.go
+++ b/access/grpc/client.go
@@ -49,8 +49,9 @@ const PreviewnetHost = "access.previewnet.nodes.onflow.org:9000"
 type ClientOption func(*options)
 
 type options struct {
-	dialOptions []grpc.DialOption
-	jsonOptions []jsoncdc.Option
+	dialOptions   []grpc.DialOption
+	jsonOptions   []jsoncdc.Option
+	eventEncoding flow.EventEncodingVersion
 }
 
 func DefaultClientOptions() *options {
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ func DefaultClientOptions() *options {
 		jsonOptions: []jsoncdc.Option{
 			jsoncdc.WithAllowUnstructuredStaticTypes(true),
 		},
+		eventEncoding: flow.EventEncodingVersionCCF,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -78,6 +80,13 @@ func WithJSONOptions(jsonOpts ...jsoncdc.Option) ClientOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithEventEncoding sets the default event encoding to use when requesting events from the API
+func WithEventEncoding(version flow.EventEncodingVersion) ClientOption {
+	return func(opts *options) {
+		opts.eventEncoding = version
+	}
+}
+
 // NewClient creates an gRPC client exposing all the common access APIs.
 // Client will use provided host for connection.
 func NewClient(host string, opts ...ClientOption) (*Client, error) {
@@ -92,6 +101,7 @@ func NewClient(host string, opts ...ClientOption) (*Client, error) {
 	}
 
 	client.SetJSONOptions(cfg.jsonOptions)
+	client.SetEventEncoding(cfg.eventEncoding)
 
 	return &Client{grpc: client}, nil
 }
@@ -103,6 +113,11 @@ type Client struct {
 	grpc *BaseClient
 }
 
+// RPCClient returns the underlying gRPC client.
+func (c *Client) RPCClient() RPCClient {
+	return c.grpc.RPCClient()
+}
+
 func (c *Client) Ping(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return c.grpc.Ping(ctx)
 }
diff --git a/access/grpc/grpc.go b/access/grpc/grpc.go
index 13b85c801..7b0093daf 100644
--- a/access/grpc/grpc.go
+++ b/access/grpc/grpc.go
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/onflow/cadence"
 	"github.com/onflow/cadence/encoding/json"
 	"github.com/onflow/flow/protobuf/go/flow/access"
-	"github.com/onflow/flow/protobuf/go/flow/entities"
 	"github.com/onflow/flow/protobuf/go/flow/executiondata"
 
 	"github.com/onflow/flow-go-sdk"
@@ -81,6 +80,7 @@ type BaseClient struct {
 	executionDataClient ExecutionDataRPCClient
 	close               func() error
 	jsonOptions         []json.Option
+	eventEncoding       flow.EventEncodingVersion
 }
 
 // NewBaseClient creates a new gRPC handler for network communication.
@@ -99,14 +99,16 @@ func NewBaseClient(url string, opts ...grpc.DialOption) (*BaseClient, error) {
 		executionDataClient: execDataClient,
 		close:               func() error { return conn.Close() },
 		jsonOptions:         []json.Option{json.WithAllowUnstructuredStaticTypes(true)},
+		eventEncoding:       flow.EventEncodingVersionCCF,
 	}, nil
 }
 
 // NewFromRPCClient initializes a Flow client using a pre-configured gRPC provider.
 func NewFromRPCClient(rpcClient RPCClient) *BaseClient {
 	return &BaseClient{
-		rpcClient: rpcClient,
-		close:     func() error { return nil },
+		rpcClient:     rpcClient,
+		close:         func() error { return nil },
+		eventEncoding: flow.EventEncodingVersionCCF,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -115,6 +117,7 @@ func NewFromExecutionDataRPCClient(rpcClient ExecutionDataRPCClient) *BaseClient
 	return &BaseClient{
 		executionDataClient: rpcClient,
 		close:               func() error { return nil },
+		eventEncoding:       flow.EventEncodingVersionCCF,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -122,6 +125,14 @@ func (c *BaseClient) SetJSONOptions(options []json.Option) {
 	c.jsonOptions = options
 }
 
+func (c *BaseClient) SetEventEncoding(version flow.EventEncodingVersion) {
+	c.eventEncoding = version
+}
+
+func (c *BaseClient) RPCClient() RPCClient {
+	return c.rpcClient
+}
+
 // Close closes the client connection.
 func (c *BaseClient) Close() error {
 	return c.close()
@@ -380,7 +391,7 @@ func (c *BaseClient) GetTransactionResult(
 ) (*flow.TransactionResult, error) {
 	req := &access.GetTransactionRequest{
 		Id:                   txID.Bytes(),
-		EventEncodingVersion: entities.EventEncodingVersion_CCF_V0,
+		EventEncodingVersion: c.eventEncoding,
 	}
 
 	res, err := c.rpcClient.GetTransactionResult(ctx, req, opts...)
@@ -406,7 +417,7 @@ func (c *BaseClient) GetTransactionResultByIndex(
 	req := &access.GetTransactionByIndexRequest{
 		BlockId:              blockID.Bytes(),
 		Index:                index,
-		EventEncodingVersion: entities.EventEncodingVersion_CCF_V0,
+		EventEncodingVersion: c.eventEncoding,
 	}
 
 	res, err := c.rpcClient.GetTransactionResultByIndex(ctx, req, opts...)
@@ -429,7 +440,7 @@ func (c *BaseClient) GetTransactionResultsByBlockID(
 
 	req := &access.GetTransactionsByBlockIDRequest{
 		BlockId:              blockID.Bytes(),
-		EventEncodingVersion: entities.EventEncodingVersion_CCF_V0,
+		EventEncodingVersion: c.eventEncoding,
 	}
 
 	res, err := c.rpcClient.GetTransactionResultsByBlockID(ctx, req, opts...)
@@ -607,7 +618,7 @@ func (c *BaseClient) GetEventsForHeightRange(
 		Type:                 query.Type,
 		StartHeight:          query.StartHeight,
 		EndHeight:            query.EndHeight,
-		EventEncodingVersion: entities.EventEncodingVersion_CCF_V0,
+		EventEncodingVersion: c.eventEncoding,
 	}
 
 	res, err := c.rpcClient.GetEventsForHeightRange(ctx, req, opts...)
@@ -627,7 +638,7 @@ func (c *BaseClient) GetEventsForBlockIDs(
 	req := &access.GetEventsForBlockIDsRequest{
 		Type:                 eventType,
 		BlockIds:             identifiersToMessages(blockIDs),
-		EventEncodingVersion: entities.EventEncodingVersion_CCF_V0,
+		EventEncodingVersion: c.eventEncoding,
 	}
 
 	res, err := c.rpcClient.GetEventsForBlockIDs(ctx, req, opts...)
@@ -724,7 +735,7 @@ func (c *BaseClient) GetExecutionDataByBlockID(
 
 	ed, err := c.executionDataClient.GetExecutionDataByBlockID(ctx, &executiondata.GetExecutionDataByBlockIDRequest{
 		BlockId:              identifierToMessage(blockID),
-		EventEncodingVersion: entities.EventEncodingVersion_CCF_V0,
+		EventEncodingVersion: c.eventEncoding,
 	}, opts...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, newRPCError(err)
@@ -741,7 +752,7 @@ func (c *BaseClient) SubscribeExecutionDataByBlockID(
 ) (<-chan flow.ExecutionDataStreamResponse, <-chan error, error) {
 	req := executiondata.SubscribeExecutionDataRequest{
 		StartBlockId:         startBlockID[:],
-		EventEncodingVersion: entities.EventEncodingVersion_CCF_V0,
+		EventEncodingVersion: c.eventEncoding,
 	}
 	return c.subscribeExecutionData(ctx, &req, opts...)
 }
@@ -753,7 +764,7 @@ func (c *BaseClient) SubscribeExecutionDataByBlockHeight(
 ) (<-chan flow.ExecutionDataStreamResponse, <-chan error, error) {
 	req := executiondata.SubscribeExecutionDataRequest{
 		StartBlockHeight:     startHeight,
-		EventEncodingVersion: entities.EventEncodingVersion_CCF_V0,
+		EventEncodingVersion: c.eventEncoding,
 	}
 	return c.subscribeExecutionData(ctx, &req, opts...)
 }
@@ -824,7 +835,7 @@ func (c *BaseClient) SubscribeEventsByBlockID(
 ) (<-chan flow.BlockEvents, <-chan error, error) {
 	req := executiondata.SubscribeEventsRequest{
 		StartBlockId:         startBlockID[:],
-		EventEncodingVersion: entities.EventEncodingVersion_CCF_V0,
+		EventEncodingVersion: c.eventEncoding,
 	}
 	return c.subscribeEvents(ctx, &req, filter, opts...)
 }
@@ -837,7 +848,7 @@ func (c *BaseClient) SubscribeEventsByBlockHeight(
 ) (<-chan flow.BlockEvents, <-chan error, error) {
 	req := executiondata.SubscribeEventsRequest{
 		StartBlockHeight:     startHeight,
-		EventEncodingVersion: entities.EventEncodingVersion_CCF_V0,
+		EventEncodingVersion: c.eventEncoding,
 	}
 	return c.subscribeEvents(ctx, &req, filter, opts...)
 }
diff --git a/access/grpc/grpc_test.go b/access/grpc/grpc_test.go
index 15244153e..9c01dca97 100644
--- a/access/grpc/grpc_test.go
+++ b/access/grpc/grpc_test.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/onflow/cadence/encoding/ccf"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
@@ -927,7 +928,8 @@ func TestClient_GetEventsForHeightRange(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestClient_GetEventsForBlockIDs(t *testing.T) {
 	ids := test.IdentifierGenerator()
-	events := test.EventGenerator()
+	ccfEvents := test.EventGenerator().WithEncoding(flow.EventEncodingVersionCCF)
+	jsonEvents := test.EventGenerator().WithEncoding(flow.EventEncodingVersionJSONCDC)
 
 	t.Run(
 		"Empty result",
@@ -948,10 +950,85 @@ func TestClient_GetEventsForBlockIDs(t *testing.T) {
 	)
 
 	t.Run(
-		"Non-empty result",
+		"Non-empty result with ccf encoding",
 		clientTest(func(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, rpc *mocks.MockRPCClient, c *BaseClient) {
 			blockIDA, blockIDB := ids.New(), ids.New()
-			eventA, eventB, eventC, eventD := events.New(), events.New(), events.New(), events.New()
+			eventA, eventB, eventC, eventD := ccfEvents.New(), ccfEvents.New(), ccfEvents.New(), ccfEvents.New()
+
+			eventAMsg, _ := eventToMessage(eventA)
+			eventBMsg, _ := eventToMessage(eventB)
+			eventCMsg, _ := eventToMessage(eventC)
+			eventDMsg, _ := eventToMessage(eventD)
+
+			var err error
+			eventAMsg.Payload, err = ccf.Encode(eventA.Value)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			eventBMsg.Payload, err = ccf.Encode(eventB.Value)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			eventCMsg.Payload, err = ccf.Encode(eventC.Value)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			eventDMsg.Payload, err = ccf.Encode(eventD.Value)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			response := &access.EventsResponse{
+				Results: []*access.EventsResponse_Result{
+					{
+						BlockId:        blockIDA.Bytes(),
+						BlockHeight:    1,
+						BlockTimestamp: timestamppb.Now(),
+						Events: []*entities.Event{
+							eventAMsg,
+							eventBMsg,
+						},
+					},
+					{
+						BlockId:        blockIDB.Bytes(),
+						BlockHeight:    2,
+						BlockTimestamp: timestamppb.Now(),
+						Events: []*entities.Event{
+							eventCMsg,
+							eventDMsg,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			}
+
+			rpc.On("GetEventsForBlockIDs", ctx, mock.Anything).Return(response, nil)
+
+			blocks, err := c.GetEventsForBlockIDs(ctx, "foo", []flow.Identifier{blockIDA, blockIDB})
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			// Force evaluation of type ID, which is cached in type.
+			// Necessary for equality checks below
+			for _, block := range blocks {
+				for _, event := range block.Events {
+					_ = event.Value.Type().ID()
+				}
+			}
+
+			assert.Len(t, blocks, len(response.Results))
+
+			assert.Equal(t, response.Results[0].BlockId, blocks[0].BlockID.Bytes())
+			assert.Equal(t, response.Results[0].BlockHeight, blocks[0].Height)
+
+			assert.Equal(t, response.Results[1].BlockId, blocks[1].BlockID.Bytes())
+			assert.Equal(t, response.Results[1].BlockHeight, blocks[1].Height)
+
+			assert.Equal(t, eventA, blocks[0].Events[0])
+			assert.Equal(t, eventB, blocks[0].Events[1])
+			assert.Equal(t, eventC, blocks[1].Events[0])
+			assert.Equal(t, eventD, blocks[1].Events[1])
+		}),
+	)
+
+	t.Run(
+		"Non-empty result with json encoding",
+		clientTest(func(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, rpc *mocks.MockRPCClient, c *BaseClient) {
+			blockIDA, blockIDB := ids.New(), ids.New()
+			eventA, eventB, eventC, eventD := jsonEvents.New(), jsonEvents.New(), jsonEvents.New(), jsonEvents.New()
 
 			eventAMsg, _ := eventToMessage(eventA)
 			eventBMsg, _ := eventToMessage(eventB)
@@ -983,6 +1060,7 @@ func TestClient_GetEventsForBlockIDs(t *testing.T) {
 
 			rpc.On("GetEventsForBlockIDs", ctx, mock.Anything).Return(response, nil)
 
+			c.SetEventEncoding(flow.EventEncodingVersionJSONCDC)
 			blocks, err := c.GetEventsForBlockIDs(ctx, "foo", []flow.Identifier{blockIDA, blockIDB})
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 
diff --git a/decode.go b/decode.go
index f7c8f51c6..68ad97d6f 100644
--- a/decode.go
+++ b/decode.go
@@ -23,4 +23,12 @@ import (
 	// as it registers the type ID decoder for the Flow types,
 	// e.g. `flow.AccountCreated`
 	_ "github.com/onflow/cadence/runtime/stdlib"
+	"github.com/onflow/flow/protobuf/go/flow/entities"
+)
+
+type EventEncodingVersion = entities.EventEncodingVersion
+
+const (
+	EventEncodingVersionCCF     = entities.EventEncodingVersion_CCF_V0
+	EventEncodingVersionJSONCDC = entities.EventEncodingVersion_JSON_CDC_V0
 )
diff --git a/test/entities.go b/test/entities.go
index cd696f226..558744831 100644
--- a/test/entities.go
+++ b/test/entities.go
@@ -255,9 +255,9 @@ func EventGenerator() *Events {
 
 func (g *Events) WithEncoding(encoding entities.EventEncodingVersion) *Events {
 	switch encoding {
-	case entities.EventEncodingVersion_CCF_V0:
+	case flow.EventEncodingVersionCCF:
 		g.encoding = encoding
-	case entities.EventEncodingVersion_JSON_CDC_V0:
+	case flow.EventEncodingVersionJSONCDC:
 		g.encoding = encoding
 	default:
 		panic(fmt.Errorf("unsupported event encoding: %v", encoding))
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ func (g *Events) New() flow.Event {
 
 	var payload []byte
 	var err error
-	if g.encoding == entities.EventEncodingVersion_CCF_V0 {
+	if g.encoding == flow.EventEncodingVersionCCF {
 		payload, err = ccf.Encode(testEvent)
 	} else {
 		payload, err = jsoncdc.Encode(testEvent)
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ func ChunkExecutionDataGenerator() *ChunkExecutionDatas {
 	return &ChunkExecutionDatas{
 		ids:         IdentifierGenerator(),
 		txs:         TransactionGenerator(),
-		events:      EventGenerator().WithEncoding(entities.EventEncodingVersion_CCF_V0),
+		events:      EventGenerator().WithEncoding(flow.EventEncodingVersionCCF),
 		trieUpdates: TrieUpdateGenerator(),
 		results:     LightTransactionResultGenerator(),
 	}