diff --git a/moto/events/models.py b/moto/events/models.py
index 0885d8d4b..2422e0b51 100644
--- a/moto/events/models.py
+++ b/moto/events/models.py
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ class EventsBackend(BaseBackend):
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
     def put_permission(self, action, principal, statement_id):
-        if action is None or action != 'PutEvents':
+        if action is None or action != 'events:PutEvents':
             raise JsonRESTError('InvalidParameterValue', 'Action must be PutEvents')
 
         if principal is None or self.ACCOUNT_ID.match(principal) is None:
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ class EventsBackend(BaseBackend):
                 'Sid': statement_id,
                 'Effect': 'Allow',
                 'Principal': {'AWS': 'arn:aws:iam::{0}:root'.format(data['principal'])},
-                'Action': 'events:{0}'.format(data['action']),
+                'Action': data['action'],
                 'Resource': arn
             })
         policy = {'Version': '2012-10-17', 'Statement': statements}
diff --git a/tests/test_events/test_events.py b/tests/test_events/test_events.py
index 835b3b283..80630c5b8 100644
--- a/tests/test_events/test_events.py
+++ b/tests/test_events/test_events.py
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@ def test_remove_targets():
 def test_permissions():
     client = boto3.client('events', 'eu-central-1')
 
-    client.put_permission(Action='PutEvents', Principal='111111111111', StatementId='Account1')
-    client.put_permission(Action='PutEvents', Principal='222222222222', StatementId='Account2')
+    client.put_permission(Action='events:PutEvents', Principal='111111111111', StatementId='Account1')
+    client.put_permission(Action='events:PutEvents', Principal='222222222222', StatementId='Account2')
 
     resp = client.describe_event_bus()
     resp_policy = json.loads(resp['Policy'])