diff --git a/.changeset/stale-plants-design.md b/.changeset/stale-plants-design.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ecb172b8f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/stale-plants-design.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'xstate': patch
+---
+
+Fixed event type narrowing in some of the builtin actions.
diff --git a/packages/core/src/actions.ts b/packages/core/src/actions.ts
index d4be1c577a..07a289a887 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/actions.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/actions.ts
@@ -398,10 +398,14 @@ const defaultLogExpr = <TContext, TEvent extends EventObject>(
  *  - `event` - the event that caused this action to be executed.
  * @param label The label to give to the logged expression.
  */
-export function log<TContext, TEvent extends EventObject>(
-  expr: string | LogExpr<TContext, TEvent> = defaultLogExpr,
+export function log<
+  TContext,
+  TExpressionEvent extends EventObject,
+  TEvent extends EventObject = TExpressionEvent
+>(
+  expr: string | LogExpr<TContext, TExpressionEvent> = defaultLogExpr,
   label?: string
-): LogAction<TContext, TEvent> {
+): LogAction<TContext, TExpressionEvent, TEvent> {
   return {
     type: actionTypes.log,
     label,
@@ -431,9 +435,13 @@ export const resolveLog = <TContext, TEvent extends EventObject>(
  *
  * @param sendId The `id` of the `send(...)` action to cancel.
  */
-export const cancel = <TContext, TEvent extends EventObject>(
+export const cancel = <
+  TContext,
+  TExpressionEvent extends EventObject,
+  TEvent extends EventObject
+>(
   sendId: string | number
-): CancelAction<TContext, TEvent> => {
+): CancelAction<TContext, TExpressionEvent, TEvent> => {
   return {
     type: actionTypes.cancel,
     sendId
@@ -462,9 +470,13 @@ export function start<TContext, TEvent extends EventObject>(
  *
  * @param actorRef The activity to stop.
  */
-export function stop<TContext, TEvent extends EventObject>(
-  actorRef: string | Expr<TContext, TEvent, string | { id: string }>
-): StopAction<TContext, TEvent> {
+export function stop<
+  TContext,
+  TExpressionEvent extends EventObject,
+  TEvent extends EventObject = TExpressionEvent
+>(
+  actorRef: string | Expr<TContext, TExpressionEvent, string | { id: string }>
+): StopAction<TContext, TExpressionEvent, TEvent> {
   const activity = isFunction(actorRef)
     ? actorRef
     : toActivityDefinition(actorRef);
@@ -584,18 +596,22 @@ export function error(id: string, data?: any): ErrorPlatformEvent & string {
   return eventObject as ErrorPlatformEvent & string;
 }
 
-export function pure<TContext, TEvent extends EventObject>(
+export function pure<
+  TContext,
+  TExpressionEvent extends EventObject,
+  TEvent extends EventObject = TExpressionEvent
+>(
   getActions: (
     context: TContext,
-    event: TEvent
+    event: TExpressionEvent
   ) =>
     | SingleOrArray<
         | BaseActionObject
         | BaseActionObject['type']
-        | ActionObject<TContext, TEvent>
+        | ActionObject<TContext, TExpressionEvent, TEvent>
       >
     | undefined
-): PureAction<TContext, TEvent> {
+): PureAction<TContext, TExpressionEvent, TEvent> {
   return {
     type: ActionTypes.Pure,
     get: getActions
@@ -664,9 +680,13 @@ export function escalate<
   );
 }
 
-export function choose<TContext, TEvent extends EventObject>(
-  conds: Array<ChooseCondition<TContext, TEvent>>
-): ChooseAction<TContext, TEvent> {
+export function choose<
+  TContext,
+  TExpressionEvent extends EventObject,
+  TEvent extends EventObject = TExpressionEvent
+>(
+  conds: Array<ChooseCondition<TContext, TExpressionEvent, TEvent>>
+): ChooseAction<TContext, TExpressionEvent, TEvent> {
   return {
     type: ActionTypes.Choose,
     conds
diff --git a/packages/core/src/types.ts b/packages/core/src/types.ts
index bca30415eb..14cf844585 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/types.ts
@@ -127,9 +127,13 @@ export type ActionFunction<
   ): void;
 }['bivarianceHack'];
 
-export interface ChooseCondition<TContext, TEvent extends EventObject> {
-  cond?: Condition<TContext, TEvent>;
-  actions: Actions<TContext, TEvent>;
+export interface ChooseCondition<
+  TContext,
+  TExpressionEvent extends EventObject,
+  TEvent extends EventObject = TExpressionEvent
+> {
+  cond?: Condition<TContext, TExpressionEvent>;
+  actions: Actions<TContext, TExpressionEvent, TEvent>;
 }
 
 export type Action<
@@ -155,9 +159,8 @@ type SimpleActionsOf<T extends BaseActionObject> = ActionObject<
 /**
  * Events that do not require payload
  */
-export type SimpleEventsOf<
-  TEvent extends EventObject
-> = ExtractWithSimpleSupport<TEvent>;
+export type SimpleEventsOf<TEvent extends EventObject> =
+  ExtractWithSimpleSupport<TEvent>;
 
 export type BaseAction<
   TContext,
@@ -1985,16 +1988,15 @@ type Matches<TypegenEnabledArg, TypegenDisabledArg> = {
   (stateValue: TypegenDisabledArg): any;
 };
 
-export type StateValueFrom<
-  TMachine extends AnyStateMachine
-> = StateFrom<TMachine>['matches'] extends Matches<
-  infer TypegenEnabledArg,
-  infer TypegenDisabledArg
->
-  ? TMachine['__TResolvedTypesMeta'] extends TypegenEnabled
-    ? TypegenEnabledArg
-    : TypegenDisabledArg
-  : never;
+export type StateValueFrom<TMachine extends AnyStateMachine> =
+  StateFrom<TMachine>['matches'] extends Matches<
+    infer TypegenEnabledArg,
+    infer TypegenDisabledArg
+  >
+    ? TMachine['__TResolvedTypesMeta'] extends TypegenEnabled
+      ? TypegenEnabledArg
+      : TypegenDisabledArg
+    : never;
 
 export type PredictableActionArgumentsExec = (
   action: ActionObject<unknown, EventObject>,
diff --git a/packages/core/test/actionCreators.test.ts b/packages/core/test/actionCreators.test.ts
index cfac0a6473..370db63bfb 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/actionCreators.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/actionCreators.test.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ describe('action creators', () => {
   (['start', 'stop'] as const).forEach((actionKey) => {
     describe(`${actionKey}()`, () => {
       it('should accept a string action', () => {
-        const action = actions[actionKey]('test');
+        const action = (actions[actionKey] as any)('test');
         expect(action.type).toEqual(actionTypes[actionKey]);
         expect(action).toEqual({
           type: actionTypes[actionKey],
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ describe('action creators', () => {
       });
 
       it('should accept an action object', () => {
-        const action = actions[actionKey]({ type: 'test', foo: 'bar' } as any);
+        const action = (actions[actionKey] as any)({
+          type: 'test',
+          foo: 'bar'
+        } as any);
         expect(action.type).toEqual(actionTypes[actionKey]);
         expect(action).toEqual({
           type: actionTypes[actionKey],
@@ -35,7 +38,7 @@ describe('action creators', () => {
       });
 
       it('should accept an activity definition', () => {
-        const action = actions[actionKey]({
+        const action = (actions[actionKey] as any)({
           type: 'test',
           foo: 'bar',
           src: 'someSrc'
diff --git a/packages/core/test/types.test.ts b/packages/core/test/types.test.ts
index ea58bec879..6cb04e6aaf 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/types.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/types.test.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
   spawn,
   ActorRefFrom
 } from '../src/index';
-import { raise, stop } from '../src/actions';
+import { raise, stop, log } from '../src/actions';
 import { createModel } from '../src/model';
 
 function noop(_x: unknown) {
@@ -319,6 +319,46 @@ describe('Raise events', () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe('log', () => {
+  it('should narrow down the event type in the expression', () => {
+    createMachine({
+      schema: {
+        events: {} as { type: 'FOO' } | { type: 'BAR' }
+      },
+      on: {
+        FOO: {
+          actions: log((_ctx, ev) => {
+            ((_arg: 'FOO') => {})(ev.type);
+            // @ts-expect-error
+            ((_arg: 'BAR') => {})(ev.type);
+          })
+        }
+      }
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe('stop', () => {
+  it('should narrow down the event type in the expression', () => {
+    createMachine({
+      schema: {
+        events: {} as { type: 'FOO' } | { type: 'BAR' }
+      },
+      on: {
+        FOO: {
+          actions: stop((_ctx, ev) => {
+            ((_arg: 'FOO') => {})(ev.type);
+            // @ts-expect-error
+            ((_arg: 'BAR') => {})(ev.type);
+
+            return 'fakeId';
+          })
+        }
+      }
+    });
+  });
+});
+
 describe('Typestates', () => {
   // Using "none" because undefined and null are unavailable when not in strict mode.
   type None = { type: 'none' };