diff --git a/statemachine/dispatcher.py b/statemachine/dispatcher.py
index 51eb9e37..399ed846 100644
--- a/statemachine/dispatcher.py
+++ b/statemachine/dispatcher.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from .callbacks import CallbackSpec
     from .callbacks import CallbackSpecList
+    from .callbacks import CallbacksRegistry
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ def from_listeners(cls, listeners: Iterable["Listener"]) -> "Listeners":
     def resolve(
         self,
         specs: "CallbackSpecList",
-        registry,
+        registry: "CallbacksRegistry",
         allowed_references: SpecReference = SPECS_ALL,
     ):
         found_convention_specs = specs.conventional_specs & self.all_attrs
diff --git a/statemachine/event.py b/statemachine/event.py
index d1dddcef..f80f8112 100644
--- a/statemachine/event.py
+++ b/statemachine/event.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from statemachine.utils import run_async_from_sync
 
 from .event_data import TriggerData
+from .i18n import _
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from .statemachine import StateMachine
@@ -103,8 +104,10 @@ def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         # can be called as a method. But it is not meant to be called without
         # an SM instance. Such SM instance is provided by `__get__` method when
         # used as a property descriptor.
-
         machine = self._sm
+        if machine is None:
+            raise RuntimeError(_("Event {} cannot be called without a SM instance").format(self))
+
         kwargs = {k: v for k, v in kwargs.items() if k not in _event_data_kwargs}
         trigger_data = TriggerData(
             machine=machine,
diff --git a/statemachine/statemachine.py b/statemachine/statemachine.py
index 253b996d..32f654ce 100644
--- a/statemachine/statemachine.py
+++ b/statemachine/statemachine.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 from .utils import run_async_from_sync
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from .event import Event
     from .state import State
 
 
@@ -295,11 +296,11 @@ def current_state(self, value):
         self.current_state_value = value.value
 
     @property
-    def events(self):
-        return self.__class__.events
+    def events(self) -> "List[Event]":
+        return [getattr(self, event) for event in self.__class__._events]
 
     @property
-    def allowed_events(self):
+    def allowed_events(self) -> "List[Event]":
         """List of the current allowed events."""
         return [getattr(self, event) for event in self.current_state.transitions.unique_events]
 
diff --git a/tests/test_events.py b/tests/test_events.py
index 3cfcab42..51015eea 100644
--- a/tests/test_events.py
+++ b/tests/test_events.py
@@ -232,3 +232,28 @@ def on_cycle(self, event_data, event: str):
         assert sm.send("cycle") == "Running cycle from green to yellow"
         assert sm.send("cycle") == "Running cycle from yellow to red"
         assert sm.send("cycle") == "Running cycle from red to green"
+
+    def test_allow_using_events_as_commands(self):
+        class StartMachine(StateMachine):
+            created = State(initial=True)
+            started = State()
+
+            created.to(started, event=Event("launch_rocket"))
+
+        sm = StartMachine()
+        event = next(iter(sm.events))
+
+        event()  # events on an instance machine are "bounded events"
+
+        assert sm.started.is_active
+
+    def test_event_commands_fail_when_unbound_to_instance(self):
+        class StartMachine(StateMachine):
+            created = State(initial=True)
+            started = State()
+
+            created.to(started, event=Event("launch_rocket"))
+
+        event = next(iter(StartMachine.events))
+        with pytest.raises(RuntimeError):
+            event()