diff --git a/crates/token/src/tx.rs b/crates/token/src/tx.rs
index 979be0ec20c..de4a658b3de 100644
--- a/crates/token/src/tx.rs
+++ b/crates/token/src/tx.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 //! Token transaction
 
+use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::collections::{BTreeMap, BTreeSet};
 
 use namada_core::collections::HashSet;
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ pub fn multi_transfer<ENV>(
     env: &mut ENV,
     transfers: Transfer,
     tx_data: &BatchedTx,
+    event_desc: Cow<'static, str>,
 ) -> Result<()>
 where
     ENV: TxEnv + EmitEvents + action::Write<Err = Error>,
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@ where
     // Effect the transparent multi transfer(s)
     let debited_accounts =
         if let Some(transparent) = transfers.transparent_part() {
-            apply_transparent_transfers(env, transparent)
+            apply_transparent_transfers(env, transparent, event_desc)
                 .wrap_err("Transparent token transfer failed")?
         } else {
             HashSet::new()
@@ -48,13 +50,14 @@ where
 }
 
 /// Transfer tokens from `sources` to `targets` and submit a transfer event.
-/// 
+///
 /// Returns an `Err` if any source has insufficient balance or if the transfer
 /// to any destination would overflow (This can only happen if the total supply
 /// doesn't fit in `token::Amount`). Returns a set of debited accounts.
 pub fn apply_transparent_transfers<ENV>(
     env: &mut ENV,
     transfers: TransparentTransfersRef<'_>,
+    event_desc: Cow<'static, str>,
 ) -> Result<HashSet<Address>>
 where
     ENV: TxEnv + EmitEvents,
@@ -107,7 +110,7 @@ where
     }
 
     env.emit(TokenEvent {
-        descriptor: "transfer-from-wasm".into(),
+        descriptor: event_desc,
         level: EventLevel::Tx,
         operation: TokenOperation::Transfer {
             sources: evt_sources,
diff --git a/crates/trans_token/src/tx.rs b/crates/trans_token/src/tx.rs
index 589fc16da5b..4e8dc923e8e 100644
--- a/crates/trans_token/src/tx.rs
+++ b/crates/trans_token/src/tx.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 //! Token transfers
 
+use std::borrow::Cow;
+
 use namada_core::address::Address;
 use namada_events::{EmitEvents, EventLevel};
 use namada_tx_env::{Result, TxEnv};
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@ pub fn transfer<ENV>(
     dest: &Address,
     token: &Address,
     amount: Amount,
+    event_desc: Cow<'static, str>,
 ) -> Result<()>
 where
     ENV: TxEnv + EmitEvents,
@@ -35,7 +38,7 @@ where
     crate::storage::transfer(env, token, src, dest, amount)?;
 
     env.emit(TokenEvent {
-        descriptor: "transfer-from-wasm".into(),
+        descriptor: event_desc,
         level: EventLevel::Tx,
         operation: TokenOperation::transfer(
             UserAccount::Internal(src.clone()),
@@ -67,6 +70,8 @@ mod test {
     use super::*;
     use crate::event::{PostBalances, SourceAccounts, TargetAccounts};
 
+    const EVENT_DESC: Cow<'static, str> = Cow::Borrowed("event-desc");
+
     proptest! {
         #[test]
         fn test_valid_transfer_tx(
@@ -97,7 +102,7 @@ mod test {
         });
         assert_eq!(read_balance(ctx(), &token, &src).unwrap(), amount);
 
-        transfer(ctx(), &src, &dest, &token, amount).unwrap();
+        transfer(ctx(), &src, &dest, &token, amount, EVENT_DESC).unwrap();
 
         // Dest received the amount
         assert_eq!(read_balance(ctx(), &token, &dest).unwrap(), amount);
@@ -159,7 +164,7 @@ mod test {
                     (TargetAccounts::KEY.to_string(), exp_targets),
                     (
                         "token-event-descriptor".to_string(),
-                        "transfer-from-wasm".to_string(),
+                        EVENT_DESC.to_string(),
                     ),
                 ]),
             );
@@ -183,7 +188,7 @@ mod test {
             tx_env.credit_tokens(&dest, &token, src_balance);
         });
 
-        transfer(ctx(), &src, &dest, &token, amount).unwrap();
+        transfer(ctx(), &src, &dest, &token, amount, EVENT_DESC).unwrap();
 
         // Dest balance is still the same
         assert_eq!(read_balance(ctx(), &token, &dest).unwrap(), dest_balance);
@@ -225,7 +230,7 @@ mod test {
             tx_env.credit_tokens(&dest, &token, src_balance);
         });
 
-        transfer(ctx(), &src, &dest, &token, amount).unwrap();
+        transfer(ctx(), &src, &dest, &token, amount, EVENT_DESC).unwrap();
 
         // Dest balance is still the same
         assert_eq!(read_balance(ctx(), &token, &dest).unwrap(), dest_balance);
diff --git a/crates/tx_prelude/src/token.rs b/crates/tx_prelude/src/token.rs
index 89d42e99642..b77ef598dfc 100644
--- a/crates/tx_prelude/src/token.rs
+++ b/crates/tx_prelude/src/token.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,53 @@
 //! Shielded and transparent tokens related functions
 
+use namada_core::collections::HashSet;
 #[cfg(any(test, feature = "testing"))]
 pub use namada_token::testing;
-pub use namada_token::tx::{
-    apply_shielded_transfer, apply_transparent_transfers, multi_transfer,
-    transfer,
-};
+pub use namada_token::tx::apply_shielded_transfer;
+use namada_token::TransparentTransfersRef;
 pub use namada_token::{
     storage_key, utils, Amount, DenominatedAmount, Store, Transfer,
 };
+use namada_tx::BatchedTx;
+use namada_tx_env::Address;
+
+use crate::{Ctx, Result, TxResult};
+
+const EVENT_DESC: &str = "transfer-from-wasm";
+
+/// Transfer transparent token, insert the verifier expected by the VP and an
+/// emit an event.
+pub fn transfer(
+    ctx: &mut Ctx,
+    src: &Address,
+    dest: &Address,
+    token: &Address,
+    amount: Amount,
+) -> TxResult {
+    namada_token::tx::transfer(ctx, src, dest, token, amount, EVENT_DESC.into())
+}
+
+/// Transparent and shielded token transfers that can be used in a transaction.
+pub fn multi_transfer(
+    ctx: &mut Ctx,
+    transfers: Transfer,
+    tx_data: &BatchedTx,
+) -> TxResult {
+    namada_token::tx::multi_transfer(ctx, transfers, tx_data, EVENT_DESC.into())
+}
+
+/// Transfer tokens from `sources` to `targets` and submit a transfer event.
+///
+/// Returns an `Err` if any source has insufficient balance or if the transfer
+/// to any destination would overflow (This can only happen if the total supply
+/// doesn't fit in `token::Amount`). Returns a set of debited accounts.
+pub fn apply_transparent_transfers(
+    ctx: &mut Ctx,
+    transfers: TransparentTransfersRef<'_>,
+) -> Result<HashSet<Address>> {
+    namada_token::tx::apply_transparent_transfers(
+        ctx,
+        transfers,
+        EVENT_DESC.into(),
+    )
+}