diff --git a/changelog.d/8669.misc b/changelog.d/8669.misc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5228105cd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/8669.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Don't pull event from DB when handling replication traffic.
diff --git a/synapse/notifier.py b/synapse/notifier.py
index eb56b26f21..a17352ef46 100644
--- a/synapse/notifier.py
+++ b/synapse/notifier.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ from typing import (
     Union,
 )
 
+import attr
 from prometheus_client import Counter
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
@@ -173,6 +174,17 @@ class EventStreamResult(namedtuple("EventStreamResult", ("events", "tokens"))):
         return bool(self.events)
 
 
+@attr.s(slots=True, frozen=True)
+class _PendingRoomEventEntry:
+    event_pos = attr.ib(type=PersistedEventPosition)
+    extra_users = attr.ib(type=Collection[UserID])
+
+    room_id = attr.ib(type=str)
+    type = attr.ib(type=str)
+    state_key = attr.ib(type=Optional[str])
+    membership = attr.ib(type=Optional[str])
+
+
 class Notifier:
     """ This class is responsible for notifying any listeners when there are
     new events available for it.
@@ -190,9 +202,7 @@ class Notifier:
         self.storage = hs.get_storage()
         self.event_sources = hs.get_event_sources()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
-        self.pending_new_room_events = (
-            []
-        )  # type: List[Tuple[PersistedEventPosition, EventBase, Collection[UserID]]]
+        self.pending_new_room_events = []  # type: List[_PendingRoomEventEntry]
 
         # Called when there are new things to stream over replication
         self.replication_callbacks = []  # type: List[Callable[[], None]]
@@ -255,7 +265,29 @@ class Notifier:
         max_room_stream_token: RoomStreamToken,
         extra_users: Collection[UserID] = [],
     ):
-        """ Used by handlers to inform the notifier something has happened
+        """Unwraps event and calls `on_new_room_event_args`.
+        """
+        self.on_new_room_event_args(
+            event_pos=event_pos,
+            room_id=event.room_id,
+            event_type=event.type,
+            state_key=event.get("state_key"),
+            membership=event.content.get("membership"),
+            max_room_stream_token=max_room_stream_token,
+            extra_users=extra_users,
+        )
+
+    def on_new_room_event_args(
+        self,
+        room_id: str,
+        event_type: str,
+        state_key: Optional[str],
+        membership: Optional[str],
+        event_pos: PersistedEventPosition,
+        max_room_stream_token: RoomStreamToken,
+        extra_users: Collection[UserID] = [],
+    ):
+        """Used by handlers to inform the notifier something has happened
         in the room, room event wise.
 
         This triggers the notifier to wake up any listeners that are
@@ -266,7 +298,16 @@ class Notifier:
         until all previous events have been persisted before notifying
         the client streams.
         """
-        self.pending_new_room_events.append((event_pos, event, extra_users))
+        self.pending_new_room_events.append(
+            _PendingRoomEventEntry(
+                event_pos=event_pos,
+                extra_users=extra_users,
+                room_id=room_id,
+                type=event_type,
+                state_key=state_key,
+                membership=membership,
+            )
+        )
         self._notify_pending_new_room_events(max_room_stream_token)
 
         self.notify_replication()
@@ -284,18 +325,19 @@ class Notifier:
         users = set()  # type: Set[UserID]
         rooms = set()  # type: Set[str]
 
-        for event_pos, event, extra_users in pending:
-            if event_pos.persisted_after(max_room_stream_token):
-                self.pending_new_room_events.append((event_pos, event, extra_users))
+        for entry in pending:
+            if entry.event_pos.persisted_after(max_room_stream_token):
+                self.pending_new_room_events.append(entry)
             else:
                 if (
-                    event.type == EventTypes.Member
-                    and event.membership == Membership.JOIN
+                    entry.type == EventTypes.Member
+                    and entry.membership == Membership.JOIN
+                    and entry.state_key
                 ):
-                    self._user_joined_room(event.state_key, event.room_id)
+                    self._user_joined_room(entry.state_key, entry.room_id)
 
-                users.update(extra_users)
-                rooms.add(event.room_id)
+                users.update(entry.extra_users)
+                rooms.add(entry.room_id)
 
         if users or rooms:
             self.on_new_event(
diff --git a/synapse/replication/tcp/client.py b/synapse/replication/tcp/client.py
index e27ee216f0..2618eb1e53 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/tcp/client.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/tcp/client.py
@@ -141,21 +141,25 @@ class ReplicationDataHandler:
                 if row.type != EventsStreamEventRow.TypeId:
                     continue
                 assert isinstance(row, EventsStreamRow)
+                assert isinstance(row.data, EventsStreamEventRow)
 
-                event = await self.store.get_event(
-                    row.data.event_id, allow_rejected=True
-                )
-                if event.rejected_reason:
+                if row.data.rejected:
                     continue
 
                 extra_users = ()  # type: Tuple[UserID, ...]
-                if event.type == EventTypes.Member:
-                    extra_users = (UserID.from_string(event.state_key),)
+                if row.data.type == EventTypes.Member and row.data.state_key:
+                    extra_users = (UserID.from_string(row.data.state_key),)
 
                 max_token = self.store.get_room_max_token()
                 event_pos = PersistedEventPosition(instance_name, token)
-                self.notifier.on_new_room_event(
-                    event, event_pos, max_token, extra_users
+                self.notifier.on_new_room_event_args(
+                    event_pos=event_pos,
+                    max_room_stream_token=max_token,
+                    extra_users=extra_users,
+                    room_id=row.data.room_id,
+                    event_type=row.data.type,
+                    state_key=row.data.state_key,
+                    membership=row.data.membership,
                 )
 
         # Notify any waiting deferreds. The list is ordered by position so we
diff --git a/synapse/replication/tcp/streams/events.py b/synapse/replication/tcp/streams/events.py
index 82e9e0d64e..86a62b71eb 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/tcp/streams/events.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/tcp/streams/events.py
@@ -15,12 +15,15 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 import heapq
 from collections.abc import Iterable
-from typing import List, Tuple, Type
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, List, Optional, Tuple, Type
 
 import attr
 
 from ._base import Stream, StreamUpdateResult, Token
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from synapse.server import HomeServer
+
 """Handling of the 'events' replication stream
 
 This stream contains rows of various types. Each row therefore contains a 'type'
@@ -81,12 +84,14 @@ class BaseEventsStreamRow:
 class EventsStreamEventRow(BaseEventsStreamRow):
     TypeId = "ev"
 
-    event_id = attr.ib()  # str
-    room_id = attr.ib()  # str
-    type = attr.ib()  # str
-    state_key = attr.ib()  # str, optional
-    redacts = attr.ib()  # str, optional
-    relates_to = attr.ib()  # str, optional
+    event_id = attr.ib(type=str)
+    room_id = attr.ib(type=str)
+    type = attr.ib(type=str)
+    state_key = attr.ib(type=Optional[str])
+    redacts = attr.ib(type=Optional[str])
+    relates_to = attr.ib(type=Optional[str])
+    membership = attr.ib(type=Optional[str])
+    rejected = attr.ib(type=bool)
 
 
 @attr.s(slots=True, frozen=True)
@@ -113,7 +118,7 @@ class EventsStream(Stream):
 
     NAME = "events"
 
-    def __init__(self, hs):
+    def __init__(self, hs: "HomeServer"):
         self._store = hs.get_datastore()
         super().__init__(
             hs.get_instance_name(),
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/events_worker.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/events_worker.py
index cd1f31aa62..5ae263827d 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/events_worker.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/events_worker.py
@@ -1117,11 +1117,13 @@ class EventsWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
         def get_all_new_forward_event_rows(txn):
             sql = (
                 "SELECT e.stream_ordering, e.event_id, e.room_id, e.type,"
-                " state_key, redacts, relates_to_id"
+                " state_key, redacts, relates_to_id, membership, rejections.reason IS NOT NULL"
                 " FROM events AS e"
                 " LEFT JOIN redactions USING (event_id)"
                 " LEFT JOIN state_events USING (event_id)"
                 " LEFT JOIN event_relations USING (event_id)"
+                " LEFT JOIN room_memberships USING (event_id)"
+                " LEFT JOIN rejections USING (event_id)"
                 " WHERE ? < stream_ordering AND stream_ordering <= ?"
                 " AND instance_name = ?"
                 " ORDER BY stream_ordering ASC"
@@ -1152,12 +1154,14 @@ class EventsWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
         def get_ex_outlier_stream_rows_txn(txn):
             sql = (
                 "SELECT event_stream_ordering, e.event_id, e.room_id, e.type,"
-                " state_key, redacts, relates_to_id"
+                " state_key, redacts, relates_to_id, membership, rejections.reason IS NOT NULL"
                 " FROM events AS e"
                 " INNER JOIN ex_outlier_stream AS out USING (event_id)"
                 " LEFT JOIN redactions USING (event_id)"
                 " LEFT JOIN state_events USING (event_id)"
                 " LEFT JOIN event_relations USING (event_id)"
+                " LEFT JOIN room_memberships USING (event_id)"
+                " LEFT JOIN rejections USING (event_id)"
                 " WHERE ? < event_stream_ordering"
                 " AND event_stream_ordering <= ?"
                 " AND out.instance_name = ?"