diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-events/lib/rule.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-events/lib/rule.ts
index 0079954e73558..afd1304d01846 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-events/lib/rule.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-events/lib/rule.ts
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ export class Rule extends Resource implements IRule {
           });
           new CfnEventBusPolicy(eventBusPolicyStack, 'GivePermToOtherAccount', {
             action: 'events:PutEvents',
-            statementId: `Allow-account-${sourceAccount}`,
+            statementId: `Allow-account-${sourceAccount}-${Names.uniqueId(this)}`,
             principal: sourceAccount,
           });
         }
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-events/test/test.rule.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-events/test/test.rule.ts
index 80cf91948f5fa..91c99586ed577 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-events/test/test.rule.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-events/test/test.rule.ts
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ export = {
       const eventBusPolicyStack = app.node.findChild(`EventBusPolicy-${sourceAccount}-us-west-2-${targetAccount}`) as cdk.Stack;
       expect(eventBusPolicyStack).to(haveResourceLike('AWS::Events::EventBusPolicy', {
         'Action': 'events:PutEvents',
-        'StatementId': `Allow-account-${sourceAccount}`,
+        'StatementId': `Allow-account-${sourceAccount}-${cdk.Names.uniqueId(app)}`,
         'Principal': sourceAccount,
       }));