diff --git a/sdcclient/monitor/_events_v2.py b/sdcclient/monitor/_events_v2.py
index 274e39e5..66b02e90 100644
--- a/sdcclient/monitor/_events_v2.py
+++ b/sdcclient/monitor/_events_v2.py
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ def post_event(self, name, description=None, severity=None, event_filter=None, t
             'name': name,
             'description': description,
             'severity': severity,
-            'filter': event_filter,
+            'scope': event_filter,
             'tags': tags
         }
         edata = {
diff --git a/specs/monitor/events_v2_spec.py b/specs/monitor/events_v2_spec.py
index 42dbbc2e..ba077289 100644
--- a/specs/monitor/events_v2_spec.py
+++ b/specs/monitor/events_v2_spec.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import os
 import time
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from time import sleep
 
 from expects import expect, have_key, contain, have_keys, be_empty, equal, be_false, be_above_or_equal, have_len
 from mamba import it, before, context, description
@@ -19,6 +20,18 @@
                                       description="This event was created in a CI pipeline for the Python SDK library")
         expect(call).to(be_successful_api_call)
 
+    with it("is able to create a custom event with a scope"):
+        call = self.client.post_event(name=self.event_name,
+                                      description="This event was created in a CI pipeline for the Python SDK library",
+                                      event_filter="host.hostName='ci'")
+        expect(call).to(be_successful_api_call)
+        sleep(2)  # sleep to guarantee the event is created
+
+        ok, res = self.client.get_events()
+        expect((ok, res)).to(be_successful_api_call)
+        expect(res).to(have_key("events"))
+        expect(res["events"]).to(contain(have_key("scope", equal("host.hostName = 'ci'"))))
+
     with it("is able to list the events happened without any filter"):
         time.sleep(3)  # Wait for the event to appear in the feed
         ok, res = self.client.get_events()