diff --git a/pkg/fabric-client/events/eventhub.go b/pkg/fabric-client/events/eventhub.go
index b0526352f5..35463d6644 100755
--- a/pkg/fabric-client/events/eventhub.go
+++ b/pkg/fabric-client/events/eventhub.go
@@ -297,11 +297,16 @@ func (eventHub *EventHub) Recv(msg *pb.Event) (bool, error) {
 			for _, v := range eventHub.getBlockRegistrants() {
 				v(blockEvent.Block)
 			}
-			for _, tdata := range blockEvent.Block.Data.Data {
-				if ccEvent, channelID, err := getChainCodeEvent(tdata); err != nil {
-					logger.Warnf("getChainCodeEvent return error: %v\n", err)
-				} else if ccEvent != nil {
-					eventHub.notifyChaincodeRegistrants(channelID, ccEvent, true)
+			txFilter := util.TxValidationFlags(blockEvent.Block.Metadata.Metadata[common.BlockMetadataIndex_TRANSACTIONS_FILTER])
+			for i, tdata := range blockEvent.Block.Data.Data {
+				if txFilter.IsValid(i) {
+					if ccEvent, channelID, err := getChainCodeEvent(tdata); err != nil {
+						logger.Warnf("getChainCodeEvent return error: %v\n", err)
+					} else if ccEvent != nil {
+						eventHub.notifyChaincodeRegistrants(channelID, ccEvent, true)
+					}
+				} else {
+					logger.Debugf("received invalid transaction")
 				}
 			}
 			return
diff --git a/pkg/fabric-client/events/eventhub_test.go b/pkg/fabric-client/events/eventhub_test.go
index b203e1b96c..0f75a9be39 100755
--- a/pkg/fabric-client/events/eventhub_test.go
+++ b/pkg/fabric-client/events/eventhub_test.go
@@ -215,6 +215,55 @@ func TestChaincodeBlockEvent(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestChaincodeBlockEventWithInvalidTx(t *testing.T) {
+	channelID := "somechannelid"
+	ccID := "someccid"
+	eventName := "someevent"
+	txID := generateTxID()
+
+	eventHub, clientFactory := createMockedEventHub(t)
+	if t.Failed() {
+		return
+	}
+
+	client := clientFactory.clients[0]
+	if client == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("No client")
+	}
+
+	eventReceived := make(chan *fab.ChaincodeEvent)
+
+	// Register for CC event
+	registration := eventHub.RegisterChaincodeEvent(ccID, eventName, func(event *fab.ChaincodeEvent) {
+		eventReceived <- event
+	})
+
+	// Publish CC event
+	go client.MockEvent(&pb.Event{
+		Event: (&MockCCBlockEventBuilder{
+			CCID:      ccID,
+			EventName: eventName,
+			ChannelID: channelID,
+			TxID:      txID.ID,
+		}).BuildWithTxValidationFlag(false),
+	})
+
+	// Wait for CC event
+	var event *fab.ChaincodeEvent
+	select {
+	case event = <-eventReceived:
+		t.Fatalf("CC event is not expected to be triggered for a CC Block Event with invalid Tx flag")
+	case <-time.After(time.Second * 5):
+		t.Log("Timeout expected on CC event with Block Event having an invalid Tx flag")
+		eventHub.UnregisterChaincodeEvent(registration)
+	}
+
+	// Check CC event
+	if event != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Expecting nil event but got [%s]", event)
+	}
+}
+
 // completionHandler waits for a single event with a timeout
 type completionHandler struct {
 	completed chan bool
diff --git a/pkg/fabric-client/events/eventmocks.go b/pkg/fabric-client/events/eventmocks.go
index 98f60890fa..3c9cdb04f3 100644
--- a/pkg/fabric-client/events/eventmocks.go
+++ b/pkg/fabric-client/events/eventmocks.go
@@ -212,10 +212,15 @@ func (b *MockTxEventBuilder) buildChannelHeader() *common.ChannelHeader {
 
 // Build builds a mock chaincode event block
 func (b *MockCCBlockEventBuilder) Build() *pb.Event_Block {
+	return b.BuildWithTxValidationFlag(true)
+}
+
+// Build builds a mock chaincode event block with valid/invalid TxValidation Flag (set in the argument)
+func (b *MockCCBlockEventBuilder) BuildWithTxValidationFlag(isValid bool) *pb.Event_Block {
 	return &pb.Event_Block{
 		Block: &common.Block{
 			Header:   &common.BlockHeader{},
-			Metadata: b.buildBlockMetadata(),
+			Metadata: b.buildBlockMetadataWithValidFlag(isValid),
 			Data: &common.BlockData{
 				Data: [][]byte{internal.MarshalOrPanic(b.buildEnvelope())},
 			},
@@ -224,11 +229,15 @@ func (b *MockCCBlockEventBuilder) Build() *pb.Event_Block {
 }
 
 func (b *MockCCBlockEventBuilder) buildBlockMetadata() *common.BlockMetadata {
+	return b.buildBlockMetadataWithValidFlag(true)
+}
+
+func (b *MockCCBlockEventBuilder) buildBlockMetadataWithValidFlag(isValid bool) *common.BlockMetadata {
 	return &common.BlockMetadata{
 		Metadata: [][]byte{
 			[]byte{},
 			[]byte{},
-			b.buildTransactionsFilterMetaDataBytes(),
+			b.buildTransactionsFilterMetaDataBytesWithValidFlag(isValid),
 			[]byte{},
 		},
 	}
@@ -241,7 +250,15 @@ func (b *MockCCBlockEventBuilder) buildEnvelope() *common.Envelope {
 }
 
 func (b *MockCCBlockEventBuilder) buildTransactionsFilterMetaDataBytes() []byte {
-	return []byte(ledger_util.TxValidationFlags{uint8(pb.TxValidationCode_VALID)})
+	return b.buildTransactionsFilterMetaDataBytesWithValidFlag(true)
+}
+
+func (b *MockCCBlockEventBuilder) buildTransactionsFilterMetaDataBytesWithValidFlag(isValidTx bool) []byte {
+	if isValidTx {
+		return []byte(ledger_util.TxValidationFlags{uint8(pb.TxValidationCode_VALID)})
+	}
+	// return transaction with any non valid flag
+	return []byte(ledger_util.TxValidationFlags{uint8(pb.TxValidationCode_BAD_COMMON_HEADER)})
 }
 
 func (b *MockCCBlockEventBuilder) buildPayload() *common.Payload {