diff --git a/dpctl-capi/include/dpctl_sycl_event_interface.h b/dpctl-capi/include/dpctl_sycl_event_interface.h
index 92b3d27c5e..2845e30eb2 100644
--- a/dpctl-capi/include/dpctl_sycl_event_interface.h
+++ b/dpctl-capi/include/dpctl_sycl_event_interface.h
@@ -37,6 +37,15 @@ DPCTL_C_EXTERN_C_BEGIN
  * @defgroup EventInterface Event class C wrapper
  */
 
+/*!
+ * @brief A wrapper for ``sycl::event`` contructor to construct a new event.
+ *
+ * @return   An opaque DPCTLSyclEventRef pointer wrapping a ``sycl::event``.
+ * @ingroup EventInterface
+ */
+DPCTL_API
+__dpctl_give DPCTLSyclEventRef DPCTLEvent_Create(void);
+
 /*!
  * @brief C-API wrapper for sycl::event.wait.
  *
@@ -48,7 +57,7 @@ DPCTL_API
 void DPCTLEvent_Wait(__dpctl_keep DPCTLSyclEventRef ERef);
 
 /*!
- * @brief Deletes the DPCTLSyclEventRef after casting it to a sycl::event.
+ * @brief Deletes the DPCTLSyclEventRef after casting it to a ``sycl::event``.
  *
  * @param    ERef           An opaque DPCTLSyclEventRef pointer that would be
  *                          freed.
@@ -57,4 +66,16 @@ void DPCTLEvent_Wait(__dpctl_keep DPCTLSyclEventRef ERef);
 DPCTL_API
 void DPCTLEvent_Delete(__dpctl_take DPCTLSyclEventRef ERef);
 
+/*!
+ * @brief Returns a copy of the DPCTLSyclEventRef object.
+ *
+ * @param    ERef           DPCTLSyclEventRef object to be copied.
+ * @return   A new DPCTLSyclEventRef created by copying the passed in
+ * DPCTLSyclEventRef object.
+ * @ingroup EventInterface
+ */
+DPCTL_API
+__dpctl_give DPCTLSyclEventRef
+DPCTLEvent_Copy(__dpctl_keep const DPCTLSyclEventRef ERef);
+
 DPCTL_C_EXTERN_C_END
diff --git a/dpctl-capi/source/dpctl_sycl_event_interface.cpp b/dpctl-capi/source/dpctl_sycl_event_interface.cpp
index 151de75416..7c279df02f 100644
--- a/dpctl-capi/source/dpctl_sycl_event_interface.cpp
+++ b/dpctl-capi/source/dpctl_sycl_event_interface.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,18 @@ namespace
 DEFINE_SIMPLE_CONVERSION_FUNCTIONS(event, DPCTLSyclEventRef)
 } /* end of anonymous namespace */
 
+__dpctl_give DPCTLSyclEventRef DPCTLEvent_Create()
+{
+    DPCTLSyclEventRef ERef = nullptr;
+    try {
+        auto E = new event();
+        ERef = wrap(E);
+    } catch (std::bad_alloc const &ba) {
+        std::cerr << ba.what() << '\n';
+    }
+    return ERef;
+}
+
 void DPCTLEvent_Wait(__dpctl_keep DPCTLSyclEventRef ERef)
 {
     // \todo How to handle errors? E.g. when ERef is null or not a valid event.
@@ -47,3 +59,21 @@ void DPCTLEvent_Delete(__dpctl_take DPCTLSyclEventRef ERef)
 {
     delete unwrap(ERef);
 }
+
+__dpctl_give DPCTLSyclEventRef
+DPCTLEvent_Copy(__dpctl_keep DPCTLSyclEventRef ERef)
+{
+    auto SyclEvent = unwrap(ERef);
+    if (!SyclEvent) {
+        std::cerr << "Cannot copy DPCTLSyclEventRef as input is a nullptr\n";
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+    try {
+        auto CopiedSyclEvent = new event(*SyclEvent);
+        return wrap(CopiedSyclEvent);
+    } catch (std::bad_alloc const &ba) {
+        // \todo log error
+        std::cerr << ba.what() << '\n';
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/dpctl-capi/tests/test_sycl_event_interface.cpp b/dpctl-capi/tests/test_sycl_event_interface.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7ebe081b9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dpctl-capi/tests/test_sycl_event_interface.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+//===------ test_sycl_event_interface.cpp - Test cases for event interface ===//
+//
+//                      Data Parallel Control (dpctl)
+//
+// Copyright 2020-2021 Intel Corporation
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+///
+/// \file
+/// This file has unit test cases for functions defined in
+/// dpctl_sycl_event_interface.h.
+///
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#include "Support/CBindingWrapping.h"
+#include "dpctl_sycl_event_interface.h"
+#include <CL/sycl.hpp>
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+using namespace cl::sycl;
+
+namespace
+{
+DEFINE_SIMPLE_CONVERSION_FUNCTIONS(event, DPCTLSyclEventRef)
+} // namespace
+
+struct TestDPCTLSyclEventInterface : public ::testing::Test
+{
+    DPCTLSyclEventRef ERef = nullptr;
+
+    TestDPCTLSyclEventInterface()
+    {
+        EXPECT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(ERef = DPCTLEvent_Create());
+    }
+
+    void SetUp()
+    {
+        ASSERT_TRUE(ERef);
+    }
+
+    ~TestDPCTLSyclEventInterface()
+    {
+        EXPECT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(DPCTLEvent_Delete(ERef));
+    }
+};
+
+TEST_F(TestDPCTLSyclEventInterface, CheckEvent_Copy)
+{
+    DPCTLSyclEventRef Copied_ERef = nullptr;
+    EXPECT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(Copied_ERef = DPCTLEvent_Copy(ERef));
+    EXPECT_TRUE(bool(Copied_ERef));
+    EXPECT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(DPCTLEvent_Delete(Copied_ERef));
+}
+
+TEST_F(TestDPCTLSyclEventInterface, CheckCopy_Invalid)
+{
+    DPCTLSyclEventRef E1 = nullptr;
+    DPCTLSyclEventRef E2 = nullptr;
+    EXPECT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(E2 = DPCTLEvent_Copy(E1));
+    EXPECT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(DPCTLEvent_Delete(E1));
+    EXPECT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(DPCTLEvent_Delete(E2));
+}