diff --git a/crates/bevy_app/src/app.rs b/crates/bevy_app/src/app.rs
index b13d9d7700b41d..fa00654ed265d4 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_app/src/app.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_app/src/app.rs
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ pub enum PluginsState {
 
 // Dummy plugin used to temporary hold the place in the plugin registry
 struct PlaceholderPlugin;
+
 impl Plugin for PlaceholderPlugin {
     fn build(&self, _app: &mut App) {}
 }
@@ -505,6 +506,7 @@ impl App {
             self.init_resource::<Events<T>>().add_systems(
                 First,
                 bevy_ecs::event::event_update_system::<T>
+                    .in_set(bevy_ecs::event::EventUpdates)
                     .run_if(bevy_ecs::event::event_update_condition::<T>),
             );
         }
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/event.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/event.rs
index 554b17195fbeb5..62cfce6329a61f 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/event.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/event.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 use crate as bevy_ecs;
 use crate::system::{Local, Res, ResMut, Resource, SystemParam};
 pub use bevy_ecs_macros::Event;
+use bevy_ecs_macros::SystemSet;
 use bevy_utils::detailed_trace;
 use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
 use std::{
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ use std::{
     marker::PhantomData,
     slice::Iter,
 };
+
 /// A type that can be stored in an [`Events<E>`] resource
 /// You can conveniently access events using the [`EventReader`] and [`EventWriter`] system parameter.
 ///
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ pub struct EventId<E: Event> {
 }
 
 impl<E: Event> Copy for EventId<E> {}
+
 impl<E: Event> Clone for EventId<E> {
     fn clone(&self) -> Self {
         *self
@@ -790,22 +793,33 @@ impl<'a, E: Event> ExactSizeIterator for EventIteratorWithId<'a, E> {
 #[derive(Resource, Default)]
 pub struct EventUpdateSignal(bool);
 
-/// A system that queues a call to [`Events::update`].
-pub fn event_queue_update_system(signal: Option<ResMut<EventUpdateSignal>>) {
+#[doc(hidden)]
+#[derive(SystemSet, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+pub struct EventUpdates;
+
+/// Signals the [`event_update_system`] to run after `FixedUpdate` systems.
+pub fn signal_event_update_system(signal: Option<ResMut<EventUpdateSignal>>) {
     if let Some(mut s) = signal {
         s.0 = true;
     }
 }
 
+/// Resets the `EventUpdateSignal`
+pub fn reset_event_update_signal_system(signal: Option<ResMut<EventUpdateSignal>>) {
+    if let Some(mut s) = signal {
+        s.0 = false;
+    }
+}
+
 /// A system that calls [`Events::update`].
 pub fn event_update_system<T: Event>(
-    signal: Option<ResMut<EventUpdateSignal>>,
+    update_signal: Option<Res<EventUpdateSignal>>,
     mut events: ResMut<Events<T>>,
 ) {
-    if let Some(mut s) = signal {
+    if let Some(signal) = update_signal {
         // If we haven't got a signal to update the events, but we *could* get such a signal
         // return early and update the events later.
-        if !std::mem::replace(&mut s.0, false) {
+        if !signal.0 {
             return;
         }
     }
diff --git a/crates/bevy_time/src/lib.rs b/crates/bevy_time/src/lib.rs
index 9b7e7a1ea21cc5..fd2134e0f031b7 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_time/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_time/src/lib.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pub mod prelude {
 }
 
 use bevy_app::{prelude::*, RunFixedMainLoop};
-use bevy_ecs::event::{event_queue_update_system, EventUpdateSignal};
+use bevy_ecs::event::{signal_event_update_system, EventUpdateSignal, EventUpdates};
 use bevy_ecs::prelude::*;
 use bevy_utils::{tracing::warn, Duration, Instant};
 pub use crossbeam_channel::TrySendError;
@@ -61,7 +61,11 @@ impl Plugin for TimePlugin {
 
         // ensure the events are not dropped until `FixedMain` systems can observe them
         app.init_resource::<EventUpdateSignal>()
-            .add_systems(FixedPostUpdate, event_queue_update_system);
+            .add_systems(
+                First,
+                bevy_ecs::event::reset_event_update_signal_system.after(EventUpdates),
+            )
+            .add_systems(FixedPostUpdate, signal_event_update_system);
 
         #[cfg(feature = "bevy_ci_testing")]
         if let Some(ci_testing_config) = app
@@ -142,3 +146,65 @@ fn time_system(
         TimeUpdateStrategy::ManualDuration(duration) => time.update_with_duration(*duration),
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use crate::{Fixed, Time, TimePlugin, TimeUpdateStrategy};
+    use bevy_app::{App, Startup, Update};
+    use bevy_ecs::event::{Event, EventReader, EventWriter};
+    use std::error::Error;
+
+    #[derive(Event)]
+    struct TestEvent<T: Default> {
+        sender: std::sync::mpsc::Sender<T>,
+    }
+
+    impl<T: Default> Drop for TestEvent<T> {
+        fn drop(&mut self) {
+            self.sender
+                .send(T::default())
+                .expect("Failed to send drop signal");
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn events_get_dropped_regression_test_11528() -> Result<(), impl Error> {
+        let (tx1, rx1) = std::sync::mpsc::channel();
+        let (tx2, rx2) = std::sync::mpsc::channel();
+        let mut app = App::new();
+        app.add_plugins(TimePlugin)
+            .add_event::<TestEvent<i32>>()
+            .add_event::<TestEvent<()>>()
+            .add_systems(Startup, move |mut ev2: EventWriter<TestEvent<()>>| {
+                ev2.send(TestEvent {
+                    sender: tx2.clone(),
+                });
+            })
+            .add_systems(Update, move |mut ev1: EventWriter<TestEvent<i32>>| {
+                // Keep adding events so this event type is processed every update
+                ev1.send(TestEvent {
+                    sender: tx1.clone(),
+                });
+            })
+            .add_systems(
+                Update,
+                |mut ev1: EventReader<TestEvent<i32>>, mut ev2: EventReader<TestEvent<()>>| {
+                    // Read events so they can be dropped
+                    for _ in ev1.read() {}
+                    for _ in ev2.read() {}
+                },
+            )
+            .insert_resource(TimeUpdateStrategy::ManualDuration(
+                Time::<Fixed>::default().timestep(),
+            ));
+
+        for _ in 0..10 {
+            app.update();
+        }
+
+        // Check event type 1 as been dropped at least once
+        let _drop_signal = rx1.try_recv()?;
+        // Check event type 2 has been dropped
+        rx2.try_recv()
+    }
+}