diff --git a/bevy_mod_scripting/Cargo.toml b/bevy_mod_scripting/Cargo.toml
index df85752a07..16f3ddc1f1 100644
--- a/bevy_mod_scripting/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bevy_mod_scripting/Cargo.toml
@@ -41,4 +41,9 @@ path = "examples/console_integration_rhai.rs"
 
 [[example]]
 name = "complex_game_loop"
-path = "examples/complex_game_loop.rs"
\ No newline at end of file
+path = "examples/complex_game_loop.rs"
+
+
+[[example]]
+name = "event_recipients"
+path = "examples/event_recipients.rs"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bevy_mod_scripting/assets/scripts/event_recipients.lua b/bevy_mod_scripting/assets/scripts/event_recipients.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..69b0b1ca3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bevy_mod_scripting/assets/scripts/event_recipients.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+
+
+function on_event(id)
+    print(string.format("on_event, script_id: %d, Handling:",script))
+    print(string.format("\t-> id: %d", id))
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bevy_mod_scripting/examples/complex_game_loop.rs b/bevy_mod_scripting/examples/complex_game_loop.rs
index edaffe3514..dee10596bd 100644
--- a/bevy_mod_scripting/examples/complex_game_loop.rs
+++ b/bevy_mod_scripting/examples/complex_game_loop.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ use bevy::{core::FixedTimestep, prelude::*};
 use bevy_console::ConsolePlugin;
 use bevy_event_priority::PriorityEventWriter;
 use bevy_mod_scripting::{
-    APIProvider, AddScriptHost, AddScriptHostHandler, LuaEvent, LuaFile, RLuaScriptHost, Script,
-    ScriptCollection, ScriptingPlugin,
+    APIProvider, AddScriptHost, AddScriptHostHandler, LuaEvent, LuaFile, RLuaScriptHost,
+    Recipients, Script, ScriptCollection, ScriptingPlugin,
 };
 use rand::prelude::SliceRandom;
 use rlua::{Lua, ToLua};
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ fn fire_random_event(w: &mut PriorityEventWriter<LuaEvent<MyLuaArg>>, events: &[
                 LuaEvent {
                     hook_name: v.0.to_string(),
                     args: vec![arg],
+                    recipients: Recipients::All,
                 },
                 v.1,
             )
diff --git a/bevy_mod_scripting/examples/console_integration_lua.rs b/bevy_mod_scripting/examples/console_integration_lua.rs
index 8960fc5b13..888352a8c4 100644
--- a/bevy_mod_scripting/examples/console_integration_lua.rs
+++ b/bevy_mod_scripting/examples/console_integration_lua.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use bevy::{ecs::event::Events, prelude::*};
 use bevy_console::{AddConsoleCommand, ConsoleCommand, ConsolePlugin, PrintConsoleLine};
 use bevy_mod_scripting::{
     events::PriorityEventWriter, APIProvider, AddScriptHost, AddScriptHostHandler, LuaEvent,
-    LuaFile, RLuaScriptHost, Script, ScriptCollection, ScriptingPlugin,
+    LuaFile, RLuaScriptHost, Recipients, Script, ScriptCollection, ScriptingPlugin,
 };
 use rlua::{Lua, ToLua};
 use std::sync::Mutex;
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ pub fn trigger_on_update_lua(mut w: PriorityEventWriter<LuaEvent<MyLuaArg>>) {
     let event = LuaEvent {
         hook_name: "on_update".to_string(),
         args: Vec::default(),
+        recipients: Recipients::All,
     };
 
     w.send(event, 0);
diff --git a/bevy_mod_scripting/examples/console_integration_rhai.rs b/bevy_mod_scripting/examples/console_integration_rhai.rs
index 814de85141..f3bb2e432d 100644
--- a/bevy_mod_scripting/examples/console_integration_rhai.rs
+++ b/bevy_mod_scripting/examples/console_integration_rhai.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 use bevy::{ecs::event::Events, prelude::*};
 use bevy_console::{AddConsoleCommand, ConsoleCommand, ConsolePlugin, PrintConsoleLine};
 use bevy_mod_scripting::{
-    events::PriorityEventWriter, APIProvider, AddScriptHost, AddScriptHostHandler, RhaiAPIProvider,
-    RhaiContext, RhaiEvent, RhaiFile, RhaiScriptHost, Script, ScriptCollection, ScriptingPlugin,
+    events::PriorityEventWriter, APIProvider, AddScriptHost, AddScriptHostHandler, Recipients,
+    RhaiAPIProvider, RhaiContext, RhaiEvent, RhaiFile, RhaiScriptHost, Script, ScriptCollection,
+    ScriptingPlugin,
 };
 use rhai::FuncArgs;
 
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ pub fn trigger_on_update_rhai(mut w: PriorityEventWriter<RhaiEvent<RhaiEventArgs
     let event = RhaiEvent {
         hook_name: "on_update".to_string(),
         args: RhaiEventArgs {},
+        recipients: Recipients::All,
     };
 
     w.send(event, 0);
diff --git a/bevy_mod_scripting/examples/event_recipients.rs b/bevy_mod_scripting/examples/event_recipients.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..00c3731ca7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bevy_mod_scripting/examples/event_recipients.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+use bevy::prelude::*;
+use bevy_console::ConsolePlugin;
+use bevy_event_priority::PriorityEventWriter;
+use bevy_mod_scripting::{
+    APIProvider, AddScriptHost, AddScriptHostHandler, LuaEvent, LuaFile, RLuaScriptHost,
+    Recipients, Script, ScriptCollection, ScriptingPlugin,
+};
+use rand::prelude::SliceRandom;
+use rlua::{Lua, ToLua};
+use std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed;
+use std::sync::{atomic::AtomicU32, Mutex};
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct MyLuaArg(usize);
+
+impl<'lua> ToLua<'lua> for MyLuaArg {
+    fn to_lua(self, lua: rlua::Context<'lua>) -> rlua::Result<rlua::Value<'lua>> {
+        self.0.to_lua(lua)
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct LuaAPIProvider {}
+
+/// the custom Lua api, world is provided via a global pointer,
+/// and callbacks are defined only once at script creation
+impl APIProvider for LuaAPIProvider {
+    type Ctx = Mutex<Lua>;
+    fn attach_api(ctx: &mut Self::Ctx) {
+        // callbacks can receive any `ToLuaMulti` arguments, here '()' and
+        // return any `FromLuaMulti` arguments, here a `usize`
+        // check the Rlua documentation for more details
+        RLuaScriptHost::<MyLuaArg, Self>::register_api_callback(
+            "print",
+            |_ctx, msg: String| {
+                info!("{}", msg);
+                Ok(())
+            },
+            ctx,
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+static COUNTER: AtomicU32 = AtomicU32::new(0);
+
+/// utility for generating random events from a list
+fn fire_random_event(w: &mut PriorityEventWriter<LuaEvent<MyLuaArg>>, events: &[ScriptEventData]) {
+    let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
+    let id = COUNTER.fetch_add(1, Relaxed);
+    let arg = MyLuaArg(id as usize);
+    let event = events
+        .choose(&mut rng)
+        .map(|v| LuaEvent {
+            hook_name: v.0.to_string(),
+            args: vec![arg],
+            recipients: v.1.clone(),
+        })
+        .unwrap();
+
+    info!(
+        "\t - event: {},\t recipients: {:?},\t id: {}",
+        event.hook_name, event.recipients, id
+    );
+    w.send(event, 0);
+}
+
+fn do_update(mut w: PriorityEventWriter<LuaEvent<MyLuaArg>>) {
+    info!("Update, firing:");
+
+    let all_events = [
+        ScriptEventData("on_event", Recipients::All),
+        ScriptEventData("on_event", Recipients::ScriptID(0)),
+        ScriptEventData("on_event", Recipients::ScriptID(1)),
+        ScriptEventData(
+            "on_event",
+            Recipients::ScriptName("scripts/event_recipients.lua".to_owned()),
+        ),
+    ];
+
+    // fire random event, for any stages
+    fire_random_event(&mut w, &all_events);
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct ScriptEventData(&'static str, Recipients);
+
+fn load_our_scripts(server: Res<AssetServer>, mut commands: Commands) {
+    // spawn two identical scripts
+    // id's will be 0 and 1
+    let path = "scripts/event_recipients.lua";
+    let handle = server.load::<LuaFile, &str>(path);
+    let scripts = (0..2)
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|_| {
+            Script::<LuaFile>::new::<RLuaScriptHost<MyLuaArg, LuaAPIProvider>>(
+                path.to_string(),
+                handle.clone(),
+            )
+        })
+        .collect();
+
+    commands
+        .spawn()
+        .insert(ScriptCollection::<LuaFile> { scripts });
+}
+
+fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    let mut app = App::new();
+
+    app.add_plugins(DefaultPlugins)
+        .add_plugin(ScriptingPlugin)
+        .add_plugin(ConsolePlugin)
+        .add_startup_system(load_our_scripts)
+        // randomly fire events for either all scripts,
+        // the script with id 0
+        // or the script with id 1
+        .add_system(do_update)
+        .add_script_handler_stage::<RLuaScriptHost<MyLuaArg, LuaAPIProvider>, _, 0, 0>(
+            CoreStage::PostUpdate,
+        )
+        .add_script_host::<RLuaScriptHost<MyLuaArg, LuaAPIProvider>, _>(CoreStage::PostUpdate);
+
+    app.run();
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/bevy_mod_scripting/src/hosts/mod.rs b/bevy_mod_scripting/src/hosts/mod.rs
index e624f8c187..2882bd34f3 100644
--- a/bevy_mod_scripting/src/hosts/mod.rs
+++ b/bevy_mod_scripting/src/hosts/mod.rs
@@ -18,13 +18,57 @@ use std::{
     sync::atomic::{AtomicU32, Ordering},
 };
 
+/// Describes the target set of scripts this event should
+/// be handled by
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub enum Recipients {
+    /// Send to all scripts
+    All,
+    /// Send only to scripts on the given entity
+    Entity(Entity),
+    /// Send to script with the given ID
+    ScriptID(u32),
+    // Send to script with the given name
+    ScriptName(String),
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct FlatScriptData<'a> {
+    sid: u32,
+    entity: Entity,
+    name: &'a str,
+}
+
+impl Recipients {
+    /// Returns true if the given script should
+    pub fn is_recipient(&self, c: &FlatScriptData) -> bool {
+        match self {
+            Recipients::All => true,
+            Recipients::Entity(e) => e == &c.entity,
+            Recipients::ScriptID(i) => i == &c.sid,
+            Recipients::ScriptName(n) => n == c.name,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for Recipients {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::All
+    }
+}
+
+pub trait ScriptEvent: Send + Sync + Clone + 'static {
+    /// Retrieves the recipient scripts for this event
+    fn recipients(&self) -> &Recipients;
+}
+
 /// A script host is the interface between your rust application
 /// and the scripts in some interpreted language.
 pub trait ScriptHost: Send + Sync + 'static {
     /// the type of the persistent script context, representing the execution context of the script
     type ScriptContext: Send + Sync + 'static;
     /// the type of events picked up by lua callbacks
-    type ScriptEvent: Send + Sync + Clone + 'static;
+    type ScriptEvent: ScriptEvent;
     /// the type of asset representing the script files for this host
     type ScriptAsset: CodeAsset;
 
@@ -37,11 +81,12 @@ pub trait ScriptHost: Send + Sync + 'static {
     fn handle_events<'a>(
         world: &mut World,
         events: &[Self::ScriptEvent],
-        ctxs: impl Iterator<Item = (&'a mut Entity, &'a mut Self::ScriptContext)>,
+        ctxs: impl Iterator<Item = (FlatScriptData<'a>, &'a mut Self::ScriptContext)>,
     ) -> Result<()>;
 
     /// Loads and runs script instantaneously without storing any script data into the world.
-    /// The script receives the `world` global as normal, but `entity` is set to `u64::MAX`
+    /// The script receives the `world` global as normal, but `entity` is set to `u64::MAX`.
+    /// The script id is set to `u32::MAX`.
     fn run_one_shot(
         script: &[u8],
         script_name: &str,
@@ -49,10 +94,18 @@ pub trait ScriptHost: Send + Sync + 'static {
         event: Self::ScriptEvent,
     ) -> Result<()> {
         let mut ctx = Self::load_script(script, script_name)?;
-        let mut entity = Entity::from_bits(u64::MAX);
+        let entity = Entity::from_bits(u64::MAX);
 
         let events = [event; 1];
-        let ctx_iter = [(&mut entity, &mut ctx); 1].into_iter();
+        let ctx_iter = [(
+            FlatScriptData {
+                name: script_name,
+                sid: u32::MAX,
+                entity,
+            },
+            &mut ctx,
+        ); 1]
+            .into_iter();
 
         Self::handle_events(world, &events, ctx_iter)
     }
@@ -192,7 +245,7 @@ pub struct ScriptCollection<T: Asset> {
 pub struct ScriptContexts<C> {
     /// holds script contexts for all scripts given their instance ids.
     /// This also stores contexts which are not fully loaded hence the Option
-    pub context_entities: HashMap<u32, (Entity, Option<C>)>,
+    pub context_entities: HashMap<u32, (Entity, Option<C>, String)>,
 }
 
 impl<C> Default for ScriptContexts<C> {
@@ -205,11 +258,12 @@ impl<C> Default for ScriptContexts<C> {
 
 impl<C> ScriptContexts<C> {
     pub fn script_owner(&self, script_id: u32) -> Option<Entity> {
-        self.context_entities.get(&script_id).map(|(e, _c)| *e)
+        self.context_entities.get(&script_id).map(|(e, _c, _n)| *e)
     }
 
-    pub fn insert_context(&mut self, script_id: u32, entity: Entity, ctx: Option<C>) {
-        self.context_entities.insert(script_id, (entity, ctx));
+    pub fn insert_context(&mut self, fd: FlatScriptData, ctx: Option<C>) {
+        self.context_entities
+            .insert(fd.sid, (fd.entity, ctx, fd.name.to_owned()));
     }
 
     pub fn remove_context(&mut self, script_id: u32) {
@@ -286,24 +340,30 @@ impl<T: Asset> Script<T> {
         script_assets: &Res<Assets<H::ScriptAsset>>,
         contexts: &mut ResMut<ScriptContexts<H::ScriptContext>>,
     ) {
+        let fd = FlatScriptData {
+            sid: new_script.id(),
+            entity,
+            name: new_script.name(),
+        };
+
         let script = match script_assets.get(&new_script.handle) {
             Some(s) => s,
             None => {
                 // not loaded yet
-                contexts.insert_context(new_script.id(), entity, None);
+                contexts.insert_context(fd, None);
                 return;
             }
         };
 
         match H::load_script(script.bytes(), &new_script.name) {
             Ok(ctx) => {
-                contexts.insert_context(new_script.id(), entity, Some(ctx));
+                contexts.insert_context(fd, Some(ctx));
             }
             Err(e) => {
                 warn! {"Error in loading script {}:\n{}", &new_script.name,e}
                 // this script will now never execute, unless manually reloaded
                 // but contexts are left in a valid state
-                contexts.insert_context(new_script.id(), entity, None)
+                contexts.insert_context(fd, None)
             }
         }
     }
@@ -356,7 +416,7 @@ pub(crate) fn script_add_synchronizer<H: ScriptHost + 'static>(
             let context_ids = contexts
                 .context_entities
                 .iter()
-                .filter_map(|(sid, (e, _))| if *e == entity { Some(sid) } else { None })
+                .filter_map(|(sid, (e, _, _))| if *e == entity { Some(sid) } else { None })
                 .cloned()
                 .collect::<HashSet<u32>>();
             let script_ids = new_scripts
@@ -445,11 +505,26 @@ pub(crate) fn script_event_handler<H: ScriptHost, const MAX: u32, const MIN: u32
     // as provide world access to scripts
     // afaik there is not really a better way to do this in bevy just now
     world.resource_scope(|world, mut ctxts: Mut<ScriptContexts<H::ScriptContext>>| {
-        let ctx_iter = ctxts
-            .as_mut()
-            .context_entities
-            .values_mut()
-            .filter_map(|(e, o)| o.as_mut().map(|v| (e, v)));
+        let ctx_iter =
+            ctxts
+                .as_mut()
+                .context_entities
+                .iter_mut()
+                .filter_map(|(sid, (entity, o, name))| {
+                    let ctx = match o {
+                        Some(v) => v,
+                        None => return None,
+                    };
+
+                    Some((
+                        FlatScriptData {
+                            sid: *sid,
+                            entity: *entity,
+                            name,
+                        },
+                        ctx,
+                    ))
+                });
 
         match H::handle_events(world, &events, ctx_iter) {
             Ok(_) => {}
diff --git a/bevy_mod_scripting/src/hosts/rhai_host/mod.rs b/bevy_mod_scripting/src/hosts/rhai_host/mod.rs
index a5738dc9fe..3573767182 100644
--- a/bevy_mod_scripting/src/hosts/rhai_host/mod.rs
+++ b/bevy_mod_scripting/src/hosts/rhai_host/mod.rs
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ pub mod assets;
 
 use crate::{
     script_add_synchronizer, script_hot_reload_handler, script_remove_synchronizer, APIProvider,
-    CachedScriptEventState, ScriptContexts, ScriptHost,
+    CachedScriptEventState, FlatScriptData, Recipients, ScriptContexts, ScriptEvent, ScriptHost,
 };
 use anyhow::anyhow;
 use beau_collector::BeauCollector as _;
-use bevy::prelude::{AddAsset, Entity, SystemSet, World};
+use bevy::prelude::{AddAsset, SystemSet, World};
 use bevy_event_priority::AddPriorityEvent;
 use rhai::*;
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ pub struct RhaiContext {
 pub struct RhaiEvent<A: FuncArgs + Clone + 'static> {
     pub hook_name: String,
     pub args: A,
+    pub recipients: Recipients,
+}
+
+impl<A: FuncArgs + Clone + Send + Sync + 'static> ScriptEvent for RhaiEvent<A> {
+    fn recipients(&self) -> &crate::Recipients {
+        &self.recipients
+    }
 }
 
 impl<A: FuncArgs + Send + Clone + Sync + 'static, API: RhaiAPIProvider<Ctx = RhaiContext>>
@@ -93,13 +100,19 @@ impl<A: FuncArgs + Send + Clone + Sync + 'static, API: RhaiAPIProvider<Ctx = Rha
     fn handle_events<'a>(
         world: &mut World,
         events: &[Self::ScriptEvent],
-        ctxs: impl Iterator<Item = (&'a mut Entity, &'a mut Self::ScriptContext)>,
+        ctxs: impl Iterator<Item = (FlatScriptData<'a>, &'a mut Self::ScriptContext)>,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-        ctxs.flat_map(|(entity, ctx)| {
+        ctxs.flat_map(|(fd, ctx)| {
             ctx.scope.set_value("world", world as *mut World as usize);
-            ctx.scope.set_value("entity", *entity);
+            ctx.scope.set_value("entity", fd.entity);
+            ctx.scope.set_value("script", fd.sid);
+
+            events.iter().map(move |event| {
+                // check if this script should handle this event
+                if !event.recipients().is_recipient(&fd) {
+                    return Ok(());
+                };
 
-            events.iter().map(|event| {
                 ctx.engine
                     .call_fn(
                         &mut ctx.scope,
diff --git a/bevy_mod_scripting/src/hosts/rlua_host/mod.rs b/bevy_mod_scripting/src/hosts/rlua_host/mod.rs
index 149688ae59..dea85cd888 100644
--- a/bevy_mod_scripting/src/hosts/rlua_host/mod.rs
+++ b/bevy_mod_scripting/src/hosts/rlua_host/mod.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ pub mod assets;
 
 use crate::{
     script_add_synchronizer, script_hot_reload_handler, script_remove_synchronizer, APIProvider,
-    CachedScriptEventState, ScriptContexts, ScriptHost,
+    CachedScriptEventState, FlatScriptData, Recipients, ScriptContexts, ScriptEvent, ScriptHost,
 };
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 use beau_collector::BeauCollector as _;
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ impl<T: for<'lua> ToLua<'lua> + Clone + Sync + Send + 'static> LuaArg for T {}
 pub struct LuaEvent<A: LuaArg> {
     pub hook_name: String,
     pub args: Vec<A>,
+    pub recipients: Recipients,
+}
+
+impl<A: LuaArg> ScriptEvent for LuaEvent<A> {
+    fn recipients(&self) -> &crate::Recipients {
+        &self.recipients
+    }
 }
 
 /// Rlua script host, enables Lua scripting provided by the Rlua library.
@@ -135,21 +142,26 @@ impl<A: LuaArg, API: APIProvider<Ctx = Mutex<Lua>>> ScriptHost for RLuaScriptHos
     fn handle_events<'a>(
         world: &mut World,
         events: &[Self::ScriptEvent],
-        ctxs: impl Iterator<Item = (&'a mut Entity, &'a mut Self::ScriptContext)>,
+        ctxs: impl Iterator<Item = (FlatScriptData<'a>, &'a mut Self::ScriptContext)>,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-        ctxs.map(|(entity, ctx)| {
+        ctxs.map(|(fd, ctx)| {
             let world_ptr = world as *mut World as usize;
-            let lua_ctx = ctx.get_mut().unwrap();
 
-            lua_ctx.context::<_, Result<()>>(|lua_ctx| {
+            ctx.get_mut().unwrap().context::<_, Result<()>>(|lua_ctx| {
                 let globals = lua_ctx.globals();
                 globals.set("world", world_ptr)?;
-                globals.set("entity", entity.to_bits())?;
+                globals.set("entity", fd.entity.to_bits())?;
+                globals.set("script", fd.sid)?;
 
                 // event order is preserved, but scripts can't rely on any temporal
                 // guarantees when it comes to other scripts callbacks,
                 // at least for now
                 for event in events {
+                    // check if this script should handle this event
+                    if !event.recipients().is_recipient(&fd) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
                     let mut f: Function = match globals.get(event.hook_name.clone()) {
                         Ok(f) => f,
                         Err(_) => continue, // not subscribed to this event
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 3f5a0bbd26..b53e737992 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ pub fn trigger_on_update_script_callback(mut w: PriorityEventWriter<LuaEvent<MyL
     let event = LuaEvent::<MyLuaArg> {
         hook_name: "on_update".to_string(), 
         args: Vec::default(),
+        recipients: Recipients::All
     };
 
     w.send(event,0);
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ pub fn trigger_on_update_rhai(mut w: PriorityEventWriter<RhaiEvent<MyRhaiArgStru
     let event = RhaiEvent {
         hook_name: "on_update".to_string(),
         args: MyRhaiArgStruct {},
+        recipients: Recipients::All
     };
 
     w.send(event,0);