diff --git a/src/Compiler/AbstractIL/ilwrite.fs b/src/Compiler/AbstractIL/ilwrite.fs
index ecddf2460d8..9c6759ff5fb 100644
--- a/src/Compiler/AbstractIL/ilwrite.fs
+++ b/src/Compiler/AbstractIL/ilwrite.fs
@@ -1189,7 +1189,7 @@ let canGenPropertyDef cenv (prop: ILPropertyDef) =
         // If we have GetMethod or SetMethod set (i.e. not None), try and see if we have MethodDefs for them.
         // NOTE: They can be not-None and missing MethodDefs if we skip generating them for reference assembly in the earlier pass.
         // Only generate property if we have at least getter or setter, otherwise, we skip.
-        [| prop.GetMethod; prop.SetMethod |]      
+        [| prop.GetMethod; prop.SetMethod |]
         |> Array.choose id
         |> Array.exists (MethodDefIdxExists cenv)
 
@@ -1300,14 +1300,14 @@ and GenTypeDefPass2 pidx enc cenv (tdef: ILTypeDef) =
         // Now generate or assign index numbers for tables referenced by the maps.
         // Don't yet generate contents of these tables - leave that to pass3, as
         // code may need to embed these entries.
-        tdef.Implements |> List.iter (GenImplementsPass2 cenv env tidx)        
-        events |> List.iter (GenEventDefPass2 cenv tidx)
+        tdef.Implements |> List.iter (GenImplementsPass2 cenv env tidx)
         tdef.Fields.AsList() |> List.iter (GenFieldDefPass2 tdef cenv tidx)
         tdef.Methods |> Seq.iter (GenMethodDefPass2 tdef cenv tidx)
-        // Generation of property definitions for **ref assemblies** is checking existence of generated method definitions.
+        // Generation of property & event definitions for **ref assemblies** is checking existence of generated method definitions.
         // Therefore, due to mutable state within "cenv", order of operations matters.
         // Who could have thought that using shared mutable state can bring unexpected bugs...?
         props |> List.iter (GenPropertyDefPass2 cenv tidx)
+        events |> List.iter (GenEventDefPass2 cenv tidx)
         tdef.NestedTypes.AsList() |> GenTypeDefsPass2 tidx (enc@[tdef.Name]) cenv
    with exn ->
      failwith ("Error in pass2 for type "+tdef.Name+", error: " + exn.Message)
diff --git a/tests/fsharp/Compiler/CodeGen/EmittedIL/ReferenceAssemblyTests.fs b/tests/fsharp/Compiler/CodeGen/EmittedIL/ReferenceAssemblyTests.fs
index 6857564db00..a50daae27fc 100644
--- a/tests/fsharp/Compiler/CodeGen/EmittedIL/ReferenceAssemblyTests.fs
+++ b/tests/fsharp/Compiler/CodeGen/EmittedIL/ReferenceAssemblyTests.fs
@@ -607,6 +607,104 @@ extends [runtime]System.Object
 
   }"""]
 
+    [<Test>]
+    let ``Cli events are emitted even for CliEvent members which are not last in a file`` () = 
+        FSharp """
+module LibraryWithTwoClassesAndTwoEvents
+open System
+
+let event = new DelegateEvent<EventHandler<EventArgs>>()
+type MyClass() =
+    [<CLIEvent>]
+    member this.EventFromFirstType = event.Publish
+
+let event2 = new DelegateEvent<EventHandler<EventArgs>>()
+type MyClass2() =
+    [<CLIEvent>]
+    member this.EventFromSecondType = event2.Publish
+"""
+        |> withOptions ["--refonly"]
+        |> compile
+        |> shouldSucceed
+        |> verifyIL [
+            referenceAssemblyAttributeExpectedIL
+            """.class auto ansi serializable nested public MyClass 
+        extends [runtime]System.Object
+{
+.custom instance void [FSharp.Core]Microsoft.FSharp.Core.CompilationMappingAttribute::.ctor(valuetype [FSharp.Core]Microsoft.FSharp.Core.SourceConstructFlags) = ( 01 00 03 00 00 00 00 00 ) 
+.method public specialname rtspecialname 
+        instance void  .ctor() cil managed
+{
+          
+    .maxstack  8
+    IL_0000:  ldnull
+    IL_0001:  throw
+} 
+    
+.method public hidebysig specialname 
+        instance void  add_EventFromFirstType(class [runtime]System.EventHandler`1<class [runtime]System.EventArgs> 'handler') cil managed
+{
+          
+    .maxstack  8
+    IL_0000:  ldnull
+    IL_0001:  throw
+} 
+    
+.method public hidebysig specialname 
+        instance void  remove_EventFromFirstType(class [runtime]System.EventHandler`1<class [runtime]System.EventArgs> 'handler') cil managed
+{
+          
+    .maxstack  8
+    IL_0000:  ldnull
+    IL_0001:  throw
+} 
+    
+.event class [runtime]System.EventHandler`1<class [runtime]System.EventArgs> EventFromFirstType
+{
+    .custom instance void [FSharp.Core]Microsoft.FSharp.Core.CLIEventAttribute::.ctor() = ( 01 00 00 00 ) 
+    .addon instance void LibraryWithTwoClassesAndTwoEvents/MyClass::add_EventFromFirstType(class [runtime]System.EventHandler`1<class [runtime]System.EventArgs>)
+    .removeon instance void LibraryWithTwoClassesAndTwoEvents/MyClass::remove_EventFromFirstType(class [runtime]System.EventHandler`1<class [runtime]System.EventArgs>)
+} 
+} 
+    
+.class auto ansi serializable nested public MyClass2
+        extends [runtime]System.Object
+{
+.custom instance void [FSharp.Core]Microsoft.FSharp.Core.CompilationMappingAttribute::.ctor(valuetype [FSharp.Core]Microsoft.FSharp.Core.SourceConstructFlags) = ( 01 00 03 00 00 00 00 00 ) 
+.method public specialname rtspecialname 
+        instance void  .ctor() cil managed
+{
+          
+    .maxstack  8
+    IL_0000:  ldnull
+    IL_0001:  throw
+} 
+    
+.method public hidebysig specialname 
+        instance void  add_EventFromSecondType(class [runtime]System.EventHandler`1<class [runtime]System.EventArgs> 'handler') cil managed
+{
+          
+    .maxstack  8
+    IL_0000:  ldnull
+    IL_0001:  throw
+} 
+    
+.method public hidebysig specialname 
+        instance void  remove_EventFromSecondType(class [runtime]System.EventHandler`1<class [runtime]System.EventArgs> 'handler') cil managed
+{
+          
+    .maxstack  8
+    IL_0000:  ldnull
+    IL_0001:  throw
+} 
+    
+.event class [runtime]System.EventHandler`1<class [runtime]System.EventArgs> EventFromSecondType
+{
+    .custom instance void [FSharp.Core]Microsoft.FSharp.Core.CLIEventAttribute::.ctor() = ( 01 00 00 00 ) 
+    .addon instance void LibraryWithTwoClassesAndTwoEvents/MyClass2::add_EventFromSecondType(class [runtime]System.EventHandler`1<class [runtime]System.EventArgs>)
+    .removeon instance void LibraryWithTwoClassesAndTwoEvents/MyClass2::remove_EventFromSecondType(class [runtime]System.EventHandler`1<class [runtime]System.EventArgs>)
+""" ]
+
     [<Test>]
     let ``Properties are emitted for CliMutable records`` () = 
         FSharp """