diff --git a/src/plugins/imapsieve/imap-sieve.c b/src/plugins/imapsieve/imap-sieve.c
index da8f16b7205b5a0742fa5eadda4f81bca580b59e..e60ef7c5e4b1116e9c52043a54537101e7cb25d5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/imapsieve/imap-sieve.c
+++ b/src/plugins/imapsieve/imap-sieve.c
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ struct imap_sieve *imap_sieve_init(struct client *client)
 	(void)mail_user_get_home(user, &svenv.home_dir);
 	svenv.hostname = mail_set->hostname;
 	svenv.base_dir = user->set->base_dir;
+	svenv.event_parent = client->event;
 	svenv.flags = SIEVE_FLAG_HOME_RELATIVE;
 	svenv.location = SIEVE_ENV_LOCATION_MS;
 	svenv.delivery_phase = SIEVE_DELIVERY_PHASE_POST;