diff --git a/src/events/TopicEvent.ts b/src/events/TopicEvent.ts
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index 0000000..2e191ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/events/TopicEvent.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2022 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+
+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.
+*/
+
+import { ExtensibleEvent } from "./ExtensibleEvent";
+import { IPartialEvent } from "../IPartialEvent";
+import { isProvided, Optional } from "../types";
+import { InvalidEventError } from "../InvalidEventError";
+import { IMessageRendering } from "./message_types";
+import { EventType, isEventTypeSame } from "../utility/events";
+import { M_TOPIC, M_TOPIC_EVENT_CONTENT } from "./topic_types";
+
+/**
+ * Represents a topic event.
+ */
+export class TopicEvent extends ExtensibleEvent<M_TOPIC_EVENT_CONTENT> {
+    /**
+     * The default text for the event.
+     */
+    public readonly text: string;
+
+    /**
+     * The default HTML for the event, if provided.
+     */
+    public readonly html: Optional<string>;
+
+    /**
+     * All the different renderings of the topic. Note that this is the same
+     * format as an m.topic body but may contain elements not found directly
+     * in the event content: this is because this is interpreted based off the
+     * other information available in the event.
+     */
+     public readonly renderings: IMessageRendering[];
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new TopicEvent from a pure format. Note that the event is *not*
+     * parsed here: it will be treated as a literal m.topic primary typed event.
+     * @param {IPartialEvent<M_TOPIC_EVENT_CONTENT>} wireFormat The event.
+     */
+    public constructor(wireFormat: IPartialEvent<M_TOPIC_EVENT_CONTENT>) {
+        super(wireFormat);
+
+        const mtopic = M_TOPIC.findIn(this.wireContent);
+        if (isProvided(mtopic)) {
+            if (!Array.isArray(mtopic)) {
+                throw new InvalidEventError("m.topic contents must be an array");
+            }
+            const text = mtopic.find(r => !isProvided(r.mimetype) || r.mimetype === "text/plain");
+            const html = mtopic.find(r => r.mimetype === "text/html");
+
+            if (!text) throw new InvalidEventError("m.topic is missing a plain text representation");
+
+            this.text = text.body;
+            this.html = html?.body;
+            this.renderings = mtopic;
+        } else {
+            throw new InvalidEventError("Missing textual representation for event");
+        }
+    }
+
+    public isEquivalentTo(primaryEventType: EventType): boolean {
+        return isEventTypeSame(primaryEventType, M_TOPIC);
+    }
+
+    public serialize(): IPartialEvent<object> {
+        return {
+            type: "m.room.topic",
+            content: {
+                topic: this.text,
+                [M_TOPIC.name]: this.renderings,
+            },
+        };
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new TopicEvent from text and HTML.
+     * @param {string} text The text.
+     * @param {string} html Optional HTML.
+     * @returns {TopicEvent} The representative topic event.
+     */
+    public static from(text: string, html?: string): TopicEvent {
+        return new TopicEvent({
+            type: M_TOPIC.name,
+            content: {
+                [M_TOPIC.name]: [
+                    {body: text, mimetype: "text/plain"},
+                    {body: html, mimetype: "text/html"},
+                ]
+            },
+        });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/events/topic_types.ts b/src/events/topic_types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a0d0ed
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+++ b/src/events/topic_types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2022 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+
+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.
+*/
+
+import { UnstableValue } from "../NamespacedValue";
+import { EitherAnd } from "../types";
+import { IMessageRendering } from "./message_types";
+
+/**
+ * The namespaced value for m.topic
+ */
+export const M_TOPIC = new UnstableValue("m.topic", "org.matrix.msc3381.topic");
+
+/**
+ * The event definition for an m.topic event (in content)
+ */
+export type M_TOPIC_EVENT = EitherAnd<{ [M_TOPIC.name]: IMessageRendering[] }, { [M_TOPIC.altName]: IMessageRendering[] }>;
+
+/**
+ * The content for an m.topic event
+ */
+export type M_TOPIC_EVENT_CONTENT = M_TOPIC_EVENT;
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index d588c1f..0296e02 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -44,3 +44,5 @@ export * from "./events/poll_types";
 export * from "./events/PollStartEvent";
 export * from "./events/PollResponseEvent";
 export * from "./events/PollEndEvent";
+export * from "./events/topic_types";
+export * from "./events/TopicEvent";
diff --git a/test/events/TopicEvent.test.ts b/test/events/TopicEvent.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..552e0a9
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+++ b/test/events/TopicEvent.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2022 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+
+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.
+*/
+
+import {
+    InvalidEventError,
+    IPartialEvent,
+    M_TOPIC,
+    M_TOPIC_EVENT_CONTENT,
+    TopicEvent
+} from "../../src";
+
+describe('TopicEvent', () => {
+    it('should parse m.topic', () => {
+        const input: IPartialEvent<M_TOPIC_EVENT_CONTENT> = {
+            type: "org.example.topic-like",
+            content: {
+                [M_TOPIC.name]: [
+                    {body: "Text here", mimetype: "text/plain"},
+                    {body: "HTML here", mimetype: "text/html"},
+                    {body: "MD here", mimetype: "text/markdown"},
+                ],
+            },
+        };
+        const topic = new TopicEvent(input);
+        expect(topic.text).toBe("Text here");
+        expect(topic.html).toBe("HTML here");
+        expect(topic.renderings.length).toBe(3);
+        expect(topic.renderings.some(r => r.mimetype === "text/plain" && r.body === "Text here")).toBe(true);
+        expect(topic.renderings.some(r => r.mimetype === "text/html" && r.body === "HTML here")).toBe(true);
+        expect(topic.renderings.some(r => r.mimetype === "text/markdown" && r.body === "MD here")).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should fail to parse missing text', () => {
+        const input: IPartialEvent<M_TOPIC_EVENT_CONTENT> = {
+            type: "org.example.topic-like",
+            content: {
+                hello: "world",
+            } as any, // force invalid type
+        };
+        expect(() => new TopicEvent(input))
+            .toThrow(new InvalidEventError("Missing textual representation for event"));
+    });
+
+    it('should fail to parse missing plain text in m.topic', () => {
+        const input: IPartialEvent<M_TOPIC_EVENT_CONTENT> = {
+            type: "org.example.topic-like",
+            content: {
+                [M_TOPIC.name]: [
+                    {body: "HTML here", mimetype: "text/html"},
+                ],
+            },
+        };
+        expect(() => new TopicEvent(input))
+            .toThrow(new InvalidEventError("m.topic is missing a plain text representation"));
+    });
+
+    it('should fail to parse non-array m.topic', () => {
+        const input: IPartialEvent<M_TOPIC_EVENT_CONTENT> = {
+            type: "org.example.topic-like",
+            content: {
+                [M_TOPIC.name]: "invalid",
+            } as any, // force invalid type
+        };
+        expect(() => new TopicEvent(input))
+            .toThrow(new InvalidEventError("m.topic contents must be an array"));
+    });
+
+    describe('from & serialize', () => {
+        it('should serialize to a legacy fallback', () => {
+            const topic = TopicEvent.from("Text here", "HTML here");
+            expect(topic.text).toBe("Text here");
+            expect(topic.html).toBe("HTML here");
+            expect(topic.renderings.length).toBe(2);
+            expect(topic.renderings.some(r => r.mimetype === "text/plain" && r.body === "Text here")).toBe(true);
+            expect(topic.renderings.some(r => r.mimetype === "text/html" && r.body === "HTML here")).toBe(true);
+
+            const serialized = topic.serialize();
+            expect(serialized.type).toBe("m.room.topic");
+            expect(serialized.content).toMatchObject({
+                [M_TOPIC.name]: [
+                    {body: "Text here", mimetype: "text/plain"},
+                    {body: "HTML here", mimetype: "text/html"},
+                ],
+                topic: "Text here",
+            });
+        });
+    });
+});