diff --git a/tests/e2e/module-e2e.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/module-e2e.spec.ts
index a4d5f68a..145fd3ec 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/module-e2e.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/module-e2e.spec.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,14 @@ describe('EventEmitterModule - e2e', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('should be able to emit a request-scoped event with a string payload', async () => {
+    await app.init();
+
+    expect(
+      EventsProviderRequestScopedConsumer.injectedEventStringPayload,
+    ).toEqual('some-string');
+  });
+
   it('should be able to emit a request-scoped event with multiple payloads', async () => {
     await app.init();
 
diff --git a/tests/src/events-provider.request-scoped.consumer.ts b/tests/src/events-provider.request-scoped.consumer.ts
index 59765211..0e46114a 100644
--- a/tests/src/events-provider.request-scoped.consumer.ts
+++ b/tests/src/events-provider.request-scoped.consumer.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ export class EventsProviderRequestScopedConsumer {
     if (Array.isArray(this.eventRef)) {
       EventsProviderRequestScopedConsumer.injectedEventMultiPayload =
         this.eventRef;
+    } else if (typeof this.eventRef === 'string') {
+      EventsProviderRequestScopedConsumer.injectedEventStringPayload =
+        this.eventRef;
     } else {
       EventsProviderRequestScopedConsumer.injectedEventPayload = this.eventRef;
     }
@@ -15,10 +18,14 @@ export class EventsProviderRequestScopedConsumer {
 
   public static injectedEventPayload = {};
   public static injectedEventMultiPayload: any[] = [];
+  public static injectedEventStringPayload = '';
 
   @OnEvent('test.*')
   onTestEvent() {}
 
   @OnEvent('multiple.*')
   onMultiplePayloadEvent() {}
+
+  @OnEvent('string.*')
+  onStringPayloadEvent() {}
 }
diff --git a/tests/src/events.producer.ts b/tests/src/events.producer.ts
index a640b905..672171eb 100644
--- a/tests/src/events.producer.ts
+++ b/tests/src/events.producer.ts
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@ export class EventsProducer implements OnApplicationBootstrap {
       { test: 'event' },
       { test2: 'event2' },
     );
+    this.eventEmitter.emit('string.event', 'some-string');
   }
 }