diff --git a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_api_schema.erl b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_api_schema.erl
index e9adbbdf6..3d67523e9 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_api_schema.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_api_schema.erl
@@ -172,44 +172,58 @@ fields("node_metrics") ->
     [{"node", sc(binary(), #{desc => ?DESC("node_node"), example => "emqx@127.0.0.1"})}] ++
         fields("metrics");
 fields("ctx_pub") ->
+    Event = 'message.publish',
     [
-        {"event_type", event_type_sc(message_publish)},
+        {"event_type", event_type_sc(Event)},
+        {"event", event_sc(Event)},
         {"id", sc(binary(), #{desc => ?DESC("event_id")})}
         | msg_event_common_fields()
     ];
 fields("ctx_sub") ->
+    Event = 'session.subscribed',
     [
-        {"event_type", event_type_sc(session_subscribed)}
+        {"event_type", event_type_sc(Event)},
+        {"event", event_sc(Event)}
         | msg_event_common_fields()
     ];
 fields("ctx_unsub") ->
+    Event = 'session.unsubscribed',
     [
-        {"event_type", event_type_sc(session_unsubscribed)}
-        | proplists:delete("event_type", fields("ctx_sub"))
+        {"event_type", event_type_sc(Event)},
+        {"event", event_sc(Event)}
+        | without(["event_type", "event_topic", "event"], fields("ctx_sub"))
     ];
 fields("ctx_delivered") ->
+    Event = 'message.delivered',
     [
-        {"event_type", event_type_sc(message_delivered)},
+        {"event_type", event_type_sc(Event)},
+        {"event", event_sc(Event)},
         {"id", sc(binary(), #{desc => ?DESC("event_id")})},
         {"from_clientid", sc(binary(), #{desc => ?DESC("event_from_clientid")})},
         {"from_username", sc(binary(), #{desc => ?DESC("event_from_username")})}
         | msg_event_common_fields()
     ];
 fields("ctx_acked") ->
+    Event = 'message.acked',
     [
-        {"event_type", event_type_sc(message_acked)}
-        | proplists:delete("event_type", fields("ctx_delivered"))
+        {"event_type", event_type_sc(Event)},
+        {"event", event_sc(Event)}
+        | without(["event_type", "event_topic", "event"], fields("ctx_delivered"))
     ];
 fields("ctx_dropped") ->
+    Event = 'message.dropped',
     [
-        {"event_type", event_type_sc(message_dropped)},
+        {"event_type", event_type_sc(Event)},
+        {"event", event_sc(Event)},
         {"id", sc(binary(), #{desc => ?DESC("event_id")})},
         {"reason", sc(binary(), #{desc => ?DESC("event_ctx_dropped")})}
         | msg_event_common_fields()
     ];
 fields("ctx_connected") ->
+    Event = 'client.connected',
     [
-        {"event_type", event_type_sc(client_connected)},
+        {"event_type", event_type_sc(Event)},
+        {"event", event_sc(Event)},
         {"clientid", sc(binary(), #{desc => ?DESC("event_clientid")})},
         {"username", sc(binary(), #{desc => ?DESC("event_username")})},
         {"mountpoint", sc(binary(), #{desc => ?DESC("event_mountpoint")})},
@@ -227,8 +241,10 @@ fields("ctx_connected") ->
             })}
     ];
 fields("ctx_disconnected") ->
+    Event = 'client.disconnected',
     [
-        {"event_type", event_type_sc(client_disconnected)},
+        {"event_type", event_type_sc(Event)},
+        {"event", event_sc(Event)},
         {"clientid", sc(binary(), #{desc => ?DESC("event_clientid")})},
         {"username", sc(binary(), #{desc => ?DESC("event_username")})},
         {"reason", sc(binary(), #{desc => ?DESC("event_ctx_disconnected_reason")})},
@@ -240,8 +256,10 @@ fields("ctx_disconnected") ->
             })}
     ];
 fields("ctx_connack") ->
+    Event = 'client.connack',
     [
-        {"event_type", event_type_sc(client_connack)},
+        {"event_type", event_type_sc(Event)},
+        {"event", event_sc(Event)},
         {"reason_code", sc(binary(), #{desc => ?DESC("event_ctx_connack_reason_code")})},
         {"clientid", sc(binary(), #{desc => ?DESC("event_clientid")})},
         {"clean_start", sc(boolean(), #{desc => ?DESC("event_clean_start"), default => true})},
@@ -258,8 +276,10 @@ fields("ctx_connack") ->
             })}
     ];
 fields("ctx_check_authz_complete") ->
+    Event = 'client.check_authz_complete',
     [
-        {"event_type", event_type_sc(client_check_authz_complete)},
+        {"event_type", event_type_sc(Event)},
+        {"event", event_sc(Event)},
         {"clientid", sc(binary(), #{desc => ?DESC("event_clientid")})},
         {"username", sc(binary(), #{desc => ?DESC("event_username")})},
         {"peerhost", sc(binary(), #{desc => ?DESC("event_peerhost")})},
@@ -269,8 +289,11 @@ fields("ctx_check_authz_complete") ->
         {"result", sc(binary(), #{desc => ?DESC("event_result")})}
     ];
 fields("ctx_bridge_mqtt") ->
+    Event = '$bridges/mqtt:*',
+    EventBin = atom_to_binary(Event),
     [
-        {"event_type", event_type_sc('$bridges/mqtt:*')},
+        {"event_type", event_type_sc(Event)},
+        {"event", event_sc(EventBin)},
         {"id", sc(binary(), #{desc => ?DESC("event_id")})},
         {"payload", sc(binary(), #{desc => ?DESC("event_payload")})},
         {"topic", sc(binary(), #{desc => ?DESC("event_topic")})},
@@ -281,8 +304,10 @@ fields("ctx_bridge_mqtt") ->
         qos()
     ];
 fields("ctx_delivery_dropped") ->
+    Event = 'delivery.dropped',
     [
-        {"event_type", event_type_sc(delivery_dropped)},
+        {"event_type", event_type_sc(Event)},
+        {"event", event_sc(Event)},
         {"id", sc(binary(), #{desc => ?DESC("event_id")})},
         {"reason", sc(binary(), #{desc => ?DESC("event_ctx_dropped")})},
         {"from_clientid", sc(binary(), #{desc => ?DESC("event_from_clientid")})},
@@ -309,7 +334,21 @@ sc(Type, Meta) -> hoconsc:mk(Type, Meta).
 ref(Field) -> hoconsc:ref(?MODULE, Field).
 
 event_type_sc(Event) ->
-    sc(Event, #{desc => ?DESC("event_event_type"), required => true}).
+    EventType = event_to_event_type(Event),
+    sc(EventType, #{desc => ?DESC("event_event_type"), required => true}).
+
+-spec event_to_event_type(atom()) -> atom().
+event_to_event_type(Event) ->
+    binary_to_atom(binary:replace(atom_to_binary(Event), <<".">>, <<"_">>)).
+
+event_sc(Event) when is_binary(Event) ->
+    %% only exception is `$bridges/...'.
+    sc(binary(), #{default => Event, importance => ?IMPORTANCE_HIDDEN});
+event_sc(Event) ->
+    sc(Event, #{default => Event, importance => ?IMPORTANCE_HIDDEN}).
+
+without(FieldNames, Fields) ->
+    lists:foldl(fun proplists:delete/2, Fields, FieldNames).
 
 publish_received_at_sc() ->
     sc(integer(), #{desc => ?DESC("event_publish_received_at")}).
diff --git a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_sqltester.erl b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_sqltester.erl
index 867fffcc1..1db533efc 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_sqltester.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_sqltester.erl
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 test(#{sql := Sql, context := Context}) ->
     case emqx_rule_sqlparser:parse(Sql) of
         {ok, Select} ->
-            InTopic = maps:get(topic, Context, <<>>),
+            InTopic = get_in_topic(Context),
             EventTopics = emqx_rule_sqlparser:select_from(Select),
             case lists:all(fun is_publish_topic/1, EventTopics) of
                 true ->
@@ -37,8 +37,13 @@ test(#{sql := Sql, context := Context}) ->
                         false -> {error, nomatch}
                     end;
                 false ->
-                    %% the rule is for both publish and events, test it directly
-                    test_rule(Sql, Select, Context, EventTopics)
+                    case lists:member(InTopic, EventTopics) of
+                        true ->
+                            %% the rule is for both publish and events, test it directly
+                            test_rule(Sql, Select, Context, EventTopics);
+                        false ->
+                            {error, nomatch}
+                    end
             end;
         {error, Reason} ->
             ?SLOG(debug, #{
@@ -92,15 +97,12 @@ flatten([D | L]) when is_list(D) ->
     [D0 || {ok, D0} <- D] ++ flatten(L).
 
 fill_default_values(Event, Context) ->
-    maps:merge(envs_examp(Event), Context).
+    maps:merge(envs_examp(Event, Context), Context).
 
-envs_examp(EventTopic) ->
-    EventName = emqx_rule_events:event_name(EventTopic),
-    emqx_rule_maps:atom_key_map(
-        maps:from_list(
-            emqx_rule_events:columns_with_exam(EventName)
-        )
-    ).
+envs_examp(EventTopic, Context) ->
+    EventName = maps:get(event, Context, emqx_rule_events:event_name(EventTopic)),
+    Env = maps:from_list(emqx_rule_events:columns_with_exam(EventName)),
+    emqx_rule_maps:atom_key_map(Env).
 
 is_test_runtime_env_atom() ->
     'emqx_rule_sqltester:is_test_runtime_env'.
@@ -118,3 +120,26 @@ is_test_runtime_env() ->
         true -> true;
         _ -> false
     end.
+
+%% Most events have the original `topic' input, but their own topic (i.e.: `$events/...')
+%% is different from `topic'.
+get_in_topic(Context) ->
+    case maps:find(event_topic, Context) of
+        {ok, EventTopic} ->
+            EventTopic;
+        error ->
+            case maps:find(event, Context) of
+                {ok, Event} ->
+                    maybe_infer_in_topic(Context, Event);
+                error ->
+                    maps:get(topic, Context, <<>>)
+            end
+    end.
+
+maybe_infer_in_topic(Context, 'message.publish') ->
+    %% This is special because the common use in the frontend is to select this event, but
+    %% test the input `topic' field against MQTT topic filters in the `FROM' clause rather
+    %% than the corresponding `$events/message_publish'.
+    maps:get(topic, Context, <<>>);
+maybe_infer_in_topic(_Context, Event) ->
+    emqx_rule_events:event_topic(Event).
diff --git a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/test/emqx_rule_engine_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/test/emqx_rule_engine_SUITE.erl
index f3df46b80..9dde51e74 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/test/emqx_rule_engine_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/test/emqx_rule_engine_SUITE.erl
@@ -1990,7 +1990,10 @@ t_sqlparse_event_1(_Config) ->
         emqx_rule_sqltester:test(
             #{
                 sql => Sql,
-                context => #{topic => <<"t/tt">>}
+                context => #{
+                    topic => <<"t/tt">>,
+                    event => 'session.subscribed'
+                }
             }
         )
     ).
@@ -2004,7 +2007,10 @@ t_sqlparse_event_2(_Config) ->
         emqx_rule_sqltester:test(
             #{
                 sql => Sql,
-                context => #{clientid => <<"abc">>}
+                context => #{
+                    clientid => <<"abc">>,
+                    event => 'client.connected'
+                }
             }
         )
     ).
diff --git a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/test/emqx_rule_engine_api_2_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/test/emqx_rule_engine_api_2_SUITE.erl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ea4c882fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/test/emqx_rule_engine_api_2_SUITE.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,385 @@
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% Copyright (c) 2023 EMQ Technologies Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
+%%
+%% Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+%% you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+%% You may obtain a copy of the License at
+%%
+%%     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+%%
+%% Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+%% distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+%% WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+%% See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+%% limitations under the License.
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+-module(emqx_rule_engine_api_2_SUITE).
+
+-compile(nowarn_export_all).
+-compile(export_all).
+
+-include_lib("eunit/include/eunit.hrl").
+-include_lib("common_test/include/ct.hrl").
+
+%%------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% CT boilerplate
+%%------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+all() ->
+    emqx_common_test_helpers:all(?MODULE).
+
+init_per_suite(Config) ->
+    Apps = emqx_cth_suite:start(
+        app_specs(),
+        #{work_dir => emqx_cth_suite:work_dir(Config)}
+    ),
+    emqx_common_test_http:create_default_app(),
+    [{apps, Apps} | Config].
+
+end_per_suite(Config) ->
+    Apps = ?config(apps, Config),
+    ok = emqx_cth_suite:stop(Apps),
+    ok.
+
+app_specs() ->
+    [
+        emqx_conf,
+        emqx_rule_engine,
+        emqx_management,
+        {emqx_dashboard, "dashboard.listeners.http { enable = true, bind = 18083 }"}
+    ].
+
+%%------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% Helper fns
+%%------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+maybe_json_decode(X) ->
+    case emqx_utils_json:safe_decode(X, [return_maps]) of
+        {ok, Decoded} -> Decoded;
+        {error, _} -> X
+    end.
+
+request(Method, Path, Params) ->
+    AuthHeader = emqx_mgmt_api_test_util:auth_header_(),
+    Opts = #{return_all => true},
+    case emqx_mgmt_api_test_util:request_api(Method, Path, "", AuthHeader, Params, Opts) of
+        {ok, {Status, Headers, Body0}} ->
+            Body = maybe_json_decode(Body0),
+            {ok, {Status, Headers, Body}};
+        {error, {Status, Headers, Body0}} ->
+            Body =
+                case emqx_utils_json:safe_decode(Body0, [return_maps]) of
+                    {ok, Decoded0 = #{<<"message">> := Msg0}} ->
+                        Msg = maybe_json_decode(Msg0),
+                        Decoded0#{<<"message">> := Msg};
+                    {ok, Decoded0} ->
+                        Decoded0;
+                    {error, _} ->
+                        Body0
+                end,
+            {error, {Status, Headers, Body}};
+        Error ->
+            Error
+    end.
+
+sql_test_api(Params) ->
+    Method = post,
+    Path = emqx_mgmt_api_test_util:api_path(["rule_test"]),
+    ct:pal("sql test (http):\n  ~p", [Params]),
+    Res = request(Method, Path, Params),
+    ct:pal("sql test (http) result:\n  ~p", [Res]),
+    Res.
+
+%%------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% Test cases
+%%------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+t_rule_test_smoke(_Config) ->
+    %% Example inputs recorded from frontend on 2023-12-04
+    Publish = [
+        #{
+            expected => #{code => 200},
+            input =>
+                #{
+                    <<"context">> =>
+                        #{
+                            <<"clientid">> => <<"c_emqx">>,
+                            <<"event_type">> => <<"message_publish">>,
+                            <<"payload">> => <<"{\"msg\": \"hello\"}">>,
+                            <<"qos">> => 1,
+                            <<"topic">> => <<"t/a">>,
+                            <<"username">> => <<"u_emqx">>
+                        },
+                    <<"sql">> => <<"SELECT\n  *\nFROM\n  \"t/#\"">>
+                }
+        },
+        #{
+            expected => #{code => 412},
+            hint => <<"wrong topic">>,
+            input =>
+                #{
+                    <<"context">> =>
+                        #{
+                            <<"clientid">> => <<"c_emqx">>,
+                            <<"event_type">> => <<"message_publish">>,
+                            <<"payload">> => <<"{\"msg\": \"hello\"}">>,
+                            <<"qos">> => 1,
+                            <<"topic">> => <<"a">>,
+                            <<"username">> => <<"u_emqx">>
+                        },
+                    <<"sql">> => <<"SELECT\n  *\nFROM\n  \"t/#\"">>
+                }
+        },
+        #{
+            expected => #{code => 412},
+            hint => <<
+                "Currently, the frontend doesn't try to match against "
+                "$events/message_published, but it may start sending "
+                "the event topic in the future."
+            >>,
+            input =>
+                #{
+                    <<"context">> =>
+                        #{
+                            <<"clientid">> => <<"c_emqx">>,
+                            <<"event_type">> => <<"message_publish">>,
+                            <<"payload">> => <<"{\"msg\": \"hello\"}">>,
+                            <<"qos">> => 1,
+                            <<"topic">> => <<"t/a">>,
+                            <<"username">> => <<"u_emqx">>
+                        },
+                    <<"sql">> => <<"SELECT\n  *\nFROM\n  \"$events/message_published\"">>
+                }
+        }
+    ],
+    %% Default input SQL doesn't match any event topic
+    DefaultNoMatch = [
+        #{
+            expected => #{code => 412},
+            input =>
+                #{
+                    <<"context">> =>
+                        #{
+                            <<"clientid">> => <<"c_emqx_2">>,
+                            <<"event_type">> => <<"message_delivered">>,
+                            <<"from_clientid">> => <<"c_emqx_1">>,
+                            <<"from_username">> => <<"u_emqx_1">>,
+                            <<"payload">> => <<"{\"msg\": \"hello\"}">>,
+                            <<"qos">> => 1,
+                            <<"topic">> => <<"t/a">>,
+                            <<"username">> => <<"u_emqx_2">>
+                        },
+                    <<"sql">> => <<"SELECT\n  *\nFROM\n  \"t/#\"">>
+                }
+        },
+        #{
+            expected => #{code => 412},
+            input =>
+                #{
+                    <<"context">> =>
+                        #{
+                            <<"clientid">> => <<"c_emqx_2">>,
+                            <<"event_type">> => <<"message_acked">>,
+                            <<"from_clientid">> => <<"c_emqx_1">>,
+                            <<"from_username">> => <<"u_emqx_1">>,
+                            <<"payload">> => <<"{\"msg\": \"hello\"}">>,
+                            <<"qos">> => 1,
+                            <<"topic">> => <<"t/a">>,
+                            <<"username">> => <<"u_emqx_2">>
+                        },
+                    <<"sql">> => <<"SELECT\n  *\nFROM\n  \"t/#\"">>
+                }
+        },
+        #{
+            expected => #{code => 412},
+            input =>
+                #{
+                    <<"context">> =>
+                        #{
+                            <<"clientid">> => <<"c_emqx">>,
+                            <<"event_type">> => <<"message_dropped">>,
+                            <<"payload">> => <<"{\"msg\": \"hello\"}">>,
+                            <<"qos">> => 1,
+                            <<"reason">> => <<"no_subscribers">>,
+                            <<"topic">> => <<"t/a">>,
+                            <<"username">> => <<"u_emqx">>
+                        },
+                    <<"sql">> => <<"SELECT\n  *\nFROM\n  \"t/#\"">>
+                }
+        },
+        #{
+            expected => #{code => 412},
+            input =>
+                #{
+                    <<"context">> =>
+                        #{
+                            <<"clientid">> => <<"c_emqx">>,
+                            <<"event_type">> => <<"client_connected">>,
+                            <<"peername">> => <<"127.0.0.1:52918">>,
+                            <<"username">> => <<"u_emqx">>
+                        },
+                    <<"sql">> => <<"SELECT\n  *\nFROM\n  \"t/#\"">>
+                }
+        },
+        #{
+            expected => #{code => 412},
+            input =>
+                #{
+                    <<"context">> =>
+                        #{
+                            <<"clientid">> => <<"c_emqx">>,
+                            <<"event_type">> => <<"client_disconnected">>,
+                            <<"reason">> => <<"normal">>,
+                            <<"username">> => <<"u_emqx">>
+                        },
+                    <<"sql">> => <<"SELECT\n  *\nFROM\n  \"t/#\"">>
+                }
+        },
+        #{
+            expected => #{code => 412},
+            input =>
+                #{
+                    <<"context">> =>
+                        #{
+                            <<"clientid">> => <<"c_emqx">>,
+                            <<"event_type">> => <<"client_connack">>,
+                            <<"reason_code">> => <<"sucess">>,
+                            <<"username">> => <<"u_emqx">>
+                        },
+                    <<"sql">> => <<"SELECT\n  *\nFROM\n  \"t/#\"">>
+                }
+        },
+        #{
+            expected => #{code => 412},
+            input =>
+                #{
+                    <<"context">> =>
+                        #{
+                            <<"action">> => <<"publish">>,
+                            <<"clientid">> => <<"c_emqx">>,
+                            <<"event_type">> => <<"client_check_authz_complete">>,
+                            <<"result">> => <<"allow">>,
+                            <<"topic">> => <<"t/1">>,
+                            <<"username">> => <<"u_emqx">>
+                        },
+                    <<"sql">> => <<"SELECT\n  *\nFROM\n  \"t/#\"">>
+                }
+        },
+        #{
+            expected => #{code => 412},
+            input =>
+                #{
+                    <<"context">> =>
+                        #{
+                            <<"clientid">> => <<"c_emqx">>,
+                            <<"event_type">> => <<"session_subscribed">>,
+                            <<"qos">> => 1,
+                            <<"topic">> => <<"t/a">>,
+                            <<"username">> => <<"u_emqx">>
+                        },
+                    <<"sql">> => <<"SELECT\n  *\nFROM\n  \"t/#\"">>
+                }
+        },
+        #{
+            expected => #{code => 412},
+            input =>
+                #{
+                    <<"context">> =>
+                        #{
+                            <<"clientid">> => <<"c_emqx">>,
+                            <<"event_type">> => <<"session_unsubscribed">>,
+                            <<"qos">> => 1,
+                            <<"topic">> => <<"t/a">>,
+                            <<"username">> => <<"u_emqx">>
+                        },
+                    <<"sql">> => <<"SELECT\n  *\nFROM\n  \"t/#\"">>
+                }
+        },
+        #{
+            expected => #{code => 412},
+            input =>
+                #{
+                    <<"context">> =>
+                        #{
+                            <<"clientid">> => <<"c_emqx_2">>,
+                            <<"event_type">> => <<"delivery_dropped">>,
+                            <<"from_clientid">> => <<"c_emqx_1">>,
+                            <<"from_username">> => <<"u_emqx_1">>,
+                            <<"payload">> => <<"{\"msg\": \"hello\"}">>,
+                            <<"qos">> => 1,
+                            <<"reason">> => <<"queue_full">>,
+                            <<"topic">> => <<"t/a">>,
+                            <<"username">> => <<"u_emqx_2">>
+                        },
+                    <<"sql">> => <<"SELECT\n  *\nFROM\n  \"t/#\"">>
+                }
+        }
+    ],
+    MultipleFrom = [
+        #{
+            expected => #{code => 200},
+            input =>
+                #{
+                    <<"context">> =>
+                        #{
+                            <<"clientid">> => <<"c_emqx">>,
+                            <<"event_type">> => <<"session_unsubscribed">>,
+                            <<"qos">> => 1,
+                            <<"topic">> => <<"t/a">>,
+                            <<"username">> => <<"u_emqx">>
+                        },
+                    <<"sql">> =>
+                        <<"SELECT\n  *\nFROM\n  \"t/#\", \"$events/session_unsubscribed\" ">>
+                }
+        },
+        #{
+            expected => #{code => 200},
+            input =>
+                #{
+                    <<"context">> =>
+                        #{
+                            <<"clientid">> => <<"c_emqx">>,
+                            <<"event_type">> => <<"session_unsubscribed">>,
+                            <<"qos">> => 1,
+                            <<"topic">> => <<"t/a">>,
+                            <<"username">> => <<"u_emqx">>
+                        },
+                    <<"sql">> =>
+                        <<"SELECT\n  *\nFROM\n  \"$events/message_dropped\", \"$events/session_unsubscribed\" ">>
+                }
+        },
+        #{
+            expected => #{code => 412},
+            input =>
+                #{
+                    <<"context">> =>
+                        #{
+                            <<"clientid">> => <<"c_emqx">>,
+                            <<"event_type">> => <<"session_unsubscribed">>,
+                            <<"qos">> => 1,
+                            <<"topic">> => <<"t/a">>,
+                            <<"username">> => <<"u_emqx">>
+                        },
+                    <<"sql">> =>
+                        <<"SELECT\n  *\nFROM\n  \"$events/message_dropped\", \"$events/client_connected\" ">>
+                }
+        }
+    ],
+    Cases = Publish ++ DefaultNoMatch ++ MultipleFrom,
+    FailedCases = lists:filtermap(fun do_t_rule_test_smoke/1, Cases),
+    ?assertEqual([], FailedCases),
+    ok.
+
+do_t_rule_test_smoke(#{input := Input, expected := #{code := ExpectedCode}} = Case) ->
+    {_ErrOrOk, {{_, Code, _}, _, Body}} = sql_test_api(Input),
+    case Code =:= ExpectedCode of
+        true ->
+            false;
+        false ->
+            {true, #{
+                expected => ExpectedCode,
+                hint => maps:get(hint, Case, <<>>),
+                got => Code,
+                resp_body => Body
+            }}
+    end.
diff --git a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/test/emqx_rule_engine_api_rule_test_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/test/emqx_rule_engine_api_rule_test_SUITE.erl
index 0c772958e..801303d3f 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/test/emqx_rule_engine_api_rule_test_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/test/emqx_rule_engine_api_rule_test_SUITE.erl
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ t_ctx_delivery_dropped(_) ->
 
 t_mongo_date_function_should_return_string_in_test_env(_) ->
     SQL =
-        <<"SELECT mongo_date() as mongo_date FROM \"t/1\"">>,
+        <<"SELECT mongo_date() as mongo_date FROM \"$events/client_check_authz_complete\"">>,
     Context =
         #{
             action => <<"publish">>,