diff --git a/telethon/events/__init__.py b/telethon/events/__init__.py
index 4ff0699d..7614dbfe 100644
--- a/telethon/events/__init__.py
+++ b/telethon/events/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from .common import Raw
+from .raw import Raw
 from .chataction import ChatAction
 from .messagedeleted import MessageDeleted
 from .messageedited import MessageEdited
diff --git a/telethon/events/common.py b/telethon/events/common.py
index 3b52380a..a5dfc7e7 100644
--- a/telethon/events/common.py
+++ b/telethon/events/common.py
@@ -209,17 +209,6 @@ class EventCommon(abc.ABC):
         return d
 
 
-class Raw(EventBuilder):
-    """
-    Represents a raw event. The event is the update itself.
-    """
-    def resolve(self, client):
-        pass
-
-    def build(self, update):
-        return update
-
-
 def name_inner_event(cls):
     """Decorator to rename cls.Event 'Event' as 'cls.Event'"""
     if hasattr(cls, 'Event'):
diff --git a/telethon/events/raw.py b/telethon/events/raw.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5972d45c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/telethon/events/raw.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+from .common import EventBuilder
+from .. import utils
+
+
+class Raw(EventBuilder):
+    """
+    Represents a raw event. The event is the update itself.
+
+    Args:
+        types (`list` | `tuple` | `type`, optional):
+            The type or types that the :tl:`Update` instance must be.
+            Equivalent to ``if not isinstance(update, types): return``.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, types=None):
+        super().__init__()
+        if not types:
+            self.types = None
+        elif not utils.is_list_like(types):
+            assert isinstance(types, type)
+            self.types = types
+        else:
+            assert all(isinstance(x, type) for x in types)
+            self.types = tuple(types)
+
+    def resolve(self, client):
+        pass
+
+    def build(self, update):
+        if not self.types or isinstance(update, self.types):
+            return update