diff --git a/src/Exceptions/UnableToReadEventException.php b/src/Exceptions/UnableToReadEventException.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..da232c9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Exceptions/UnableToReadEventException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Thunk\Verbs\Exceptions;
+
+class UnableToReadEventException extends \RuntimeException {}
diff --git a/src/Facades/Verbs.php b/src/Facades/Verbs.php
index dce514c4..90a4787a 100644
--- a/src/Facades/Verbs.php
+++ b/src/Facades/Verbs.php
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  * @method static EventStoreFake assertNothingCommitted()
  * @method static CarbonInterface realNow()
  * @method static void skipPhases(Phase ...$phases)
+ * @method static void mapLegacyEvents(array $map)
  */
 class Verbs extends Facade
 {
diff --git a/src/Lifecycle/BrokerConvenienceMethods.php b/src/Lifecycle/BrokerConvenienceMethods.php
index aab881b6..2bda821e 100644
--- a/src/Lifecycle/BrokerConvenienceMethods.php
+++ b/src/Lifecycle/BrokerConvenienceMethods.php
@@ -78,4 +78,14 @@ public function realNow(): CarbonInterface
     {
         return app(Wormhole::class)->realNow();
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Takes a map of new event classes to legacy event classes
+     *
+     * @param  array<string, array<string, string>>|array<string, string>  $map
+     */
+    public function mapLegacyEvents(array $map): void
+    {
+        app(EventStore::class)->mapLegacyEvents($map);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Lifecycle/EventStore.php b/src/Lifecycle/EventStore.php
index b68e5c1d..e3594472 100644
--- a/src/Lifecycle/EventStore.php
+++ b/src/Lifecycle/EventStore.php
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 
 class EventStore implements StoresEvents
 {
+    private array $event_class_map = [];
+
     public function __construct(
         protected MetadataManager $metadata,
     ) {}
@@ -148,4 +150,25 @@ protected function formatRelationshipsForWrite(array $event_objects): array
             ]))
             ->all();
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @param  array<string, array<string, string>>|array<string, string>  $map
+     */
+    public function mapLegacyEvents(array $map): void
+    {
+        foreach ($map as $new_event => $legacy_events) {
+            if (! is_array($legacy_events)) {
+                $legacy_events = [$legacy_events];
+            }
+
+            foreach ($legacy_events as $legacy_event) {
+                $this->event_class_map[$legacy_event] = $new_event;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function resolveType(string $type): string
+    {
+        return $this->event_class_map[$type] ?? $type;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Models/VerbEvent.php b/src/Models/VerbEvent.php
index 63e20e6d..ae40b658 100644
--- a/src/Models/VerbEvent.php
+++ b/src/Models/VerbEvent.php
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsToMany;
 use Thunk\Verbs\Event;
+use Thunk\Verbs\Exceptions\UnableToReadEventException;
+use Thunk\Verbs\Lifecycle\EventStore;
 use Thunk\Verbs\Lifecycle\MetadataManager;
 use Thunk\Verbs\Metadata;
 use Thunk\Verbs\State;
@@ -40,7 +42,17 @@ public function getTable()
 
     public function event(): Event
     {
-        $this->event ??= app(Serializer::class)->deserialize($this->type, $this->data);
+        $type = app(EventStore::class)->resolveType($this->type);
+
+        try {
+            $this->event ??= app(Serializer::class)->deserialize($type, $this->data);
+        } catch (\ReflectionException $e) {
+            if (preg_match('/Class "([^"]+)" does not exist/', $e->getMessage(), $matches)) {
+                throw new UnableToReadEventException("Event class {$matches[1]} not found, if this event has been renamed, consider using `mapLegacyEvents` to map the old event to the new event.");
+            }
+            throw $e;
+        }
+
         $this->event->id = $this->id;
 
         app(MetadataManager::class)->setEphemeral($this->event, 'created_at', $this->created_at);
diff --git a/tests/Feature/LegacyEventMapTest.php b/tests/Feature/LegacyEventMapTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..32232dae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/LegacyEventMapTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+<?php
+
+use Thunk\Verbs\Event;
+use Thunk\Verbs\Facades\Verbs;
+
+it('can map legacy events to new events as an array', function () {
+    Verbs::mapLegacyEvents([
+        NewEvent::class => LegacyEvent::class,
+    ]);
+
+    LegacyEvent::fire(name: 'test');
+
+    Verbs::commit();
+
+    $events = app(\Thunk\Verbs\Lifecycle\EventStore::class)->read();
+
+    $this->assertInstanceOf(NewEvent::class, $events->first());
+});
+
+it('can map legacy events to new events as a nested array', function () {
+    Verbs::mapLegacyEvents([
+        NewEvent::class => [LegacyEvent::class],
+    ]);
+
+    LegacyEvent::fire(name: 'test');
+
+    Verbs::commit();
+
+    $events = app(\Thunk\Verbs\Lifecycle\EventStore::class)->read();
+
+    $this->assertInstanceOf(NewEvent::class, $events->first());
+});
+
+it('throws a helpful exception when an event is not found in the map', function () {
+    NewEvent::fire(name: 'test');
+
+    Verbs::commit();
+
+    $event = \Thunk\Verbs\Models\VerbEvent::first();
+    $event->type = 'non-existent-event';
+    $event->save();
+
+    $this->expectException(\Thunk\Verbs\Exceptions\UnableToReadEventException::class);
+
+    $events = app(\Thunk\Verbs\Lifecycle\EventStore::class)->read();
+});
+
+class LegacyEvent extends Event
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        public string $name,
+    ) {}
+}
+
+class NewEvent extends Event
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        public string $name,
+    ) {}
+}