diff --git a/core/EventManager.cpp b/core/EventManager.cpp
index eba1a86a..a84b2561 100644
--- a/core/EventManager.cpp
+++ b/core/EventManager.cpp
@@ -317,6 +317,18 @@ void EventManager::FireEvent(EventInfo *pInfo, int flags, bool bDontBroadcast)
 	m_FreeEvents.push(pInfo);
 }
 
+void EventManager::CancelCreatedEvent(EventInfo *pInfo)
+{
+	/* Free event from IGameEventManager2 */
+	gameevents->FreeEvent(pInfo->pEvent);
+
+	/* IGameEvent is free at this point, so no one owns this */
+	pInfo->pOwner = NULL;
+
+	/* Add EventInfo struct to free event stack */
+	m_FreeEvents.push(pInfo);
+}
+
 /* IGameEventManager2::FireEvent hook */
 bool EventManager::OnFireEvent(IGameEvent *pEvent, bool bDontBroadcast)
 {
diff --git a/core/EventManager.h b/core/EventManager.h
index deb8c5ec..e0ab28da 100644
--- a/core/EventManager.h
+++ b/core/EventManager.h
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ public:
 	EventHookError UnhookEvent(const char *name, IPluginFunction *pFunction, EventHookMode mode=EventHookMode_Post);
 	EventInfo *CreateEvent(IPluginContext *pContext, const char *name);
 	void FireEvent(EventInfo *pInfo, int flags=0, bool bDontBroadcast=false);
+	void CancelCreatedEvent(EventInfo *pInfo);
 private: // IGameEventManager2 hooks
 	bool OnFireEvent(IGameEvent *pEvent, bool bDontBroadcast);
 	bool OnFireEvent_Post(IGameEvent *pEvent, bool bDontBroadcast);
diff --git a/core/smn_events.cpp b/core/smn_events.cpp
index 2eb1fb2a..b3cc7508 100644
--- a/core/smn_events.cpp
+++ b/core/smn_events.cpp
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ static cell_t sm_CancelCreatedEvent(IPluginContext *pContext, const cell_t *para
 		return pContext->ThrowNativeError("Game event \"%s\" could not be canceled because it was not created by this plugin", pInfo->pEvent->GetName());
 	}
 
+	g_EventManager.CancelCreatedEvent(pInfo);
+
 	/* Free handle on game event */
 	HandleSecurity sec = {pContext->GetIdentity(), g_pCoreIdent};
 	g_HandleSys.FreeHandle(hndl, &sec);