diff --git a/samtranslator/model/eventsources/push.py b/samtranslator/model/eventsources/push.py
index 170452f78..0ffe20d67 100644
--- a/samtranslator/model/eventsources/push.py
+++ b/samtranslator/model/eventsources/push.py
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ def _inject_notification_configuration(self, function, bucket):
             base_event_mapping["Filter"] = self.Filter
 
         event_types = self.Events
-        if isinstance(self.Events, string_types):
+        if isinstance(self.Events, string_types) or isinstance(self.Events, dict) and "Ref" in self.Events:
             event_types = [self.Events]
 
         event_mappings = []
diff --git a/tests/translator/input/s3_multiple_events_ref_intrinsic_function.yaml b/tests/translator/input/s3_multiple_events_ref_intrinsic_function.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..961fa0c86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/translator/input/s3_multiple_events_ref_intrinsic_function.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+Parameters:
+  CreateEvents:
+    Type: CommaDelimitedList
+    Default: s3:ObjectCreated:Post,s3:ObjectCreated:Copy
+  DeleteEvents:
+    Type: CommaDelimitedList
+    Default: s3:ObjectRemoved:*
+
+Resources:
+  ThumbnailFunction:
+    Type: AWS::Serverless::Function
+    Properties:
+      CodeUri: s3://sam-demo-bucket/thumbnails.zip
+      Handler: index.generate_thumbails
+      Runtime: nodejs12.x
+      Events:
+        ImageBucketCreates:
+          Type: S3
+          Properties:
+            Bucket:
+              Ref: Images
+            Events: !Ref CreateEvents
+        ImageBucketDeletes:
+          Type: S3
+          Properties:
+            Bucket:
+              Ref: Images
+            Events: !Ref DeleteEvents
+            Filter:
+              S3Key:
+                Rules:
+                  - Name: suffix
+                    Value: .jpg
+
+  Images:
+    Type: AWS::S3::Bucket
diff --git a/tests/translator/output/aws-cn/s3_multiple_events_ref_intrinsic_function.json b/tests/translator/output/aws-cn/s3_multiple_events_ref_intrinsic_function.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..511856643
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/translator/output/aws-cn/s3_multiple_events_ref_intrinsic_function.json
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+{
+  "Parameters": {
+    "CreateEvents": {
+      "Default": "s3:ObjectCreated:Post,s3:ObjectCreated:Copy",
+      "Type": "CommaDelimitedList"
+    },
+    "DeleteEvents": {
+      "Default": "s3:ObjectRemoved:*",
+      "Type": "CommaDelimitedList"
+    }
+  },
+  "Resources": {
+    "ThumbnailFunctionRole": {
+      "Type": "AWS::IAM::Role",
+      "Properties": {
+        "ManagedPolicyArns": ["arn:aws-cn:iam::aws:policy/service-role/AWSLambdaBasicExecutionRole"],
+        "Tags": [
+          {
+            "Value": "SAM",
+            "Key": "lambda:createdBy"
+          }
+        ],
+        "AssumeRolePolicyDocument": {
+          "Version": "2012-10-17",
+          "Statement": [
+            {
+              "Action": ["sts:AssumeRole"],
+              "Effect": "Allow",
+              "Principal": {
+                "Service": ["lambda.amazonaws.com"]
+              }
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "ThumbnailFunctionImageBucketCreatesPermission": {
+      "Type": "AWS::Lambda::Permission",
+      "Properties": {
+        "Action": "lambda:InvokeFunction",
+        "SourceAccount": {
+          "Ref": "AWS::AccountId"
+        },
+        "FunctionName": {
+          "Ref": "ThumbnailFunction"
+        },
+        "Principal": "s3.amazonaws.com"
+      }
+    },
+    "Images": {
+      "Type": "AWS::S3::Bucket",
+      "DependsOn": ["ThumbnailFunctionImageBucketDeletesPermission", "ThumbnailFunctionImageBucketCreatesPermission"],
+      "Properties": {
+        "NotificationConfiguration": {
+          "LambdaConfigurations": [
+            {
+              "Function": {
+                "Fn::GetAtt": ["ThumbnailFunction", "Arn"]
+              },
+              "Filter": {
+                "S3Key": {
+                  "Rules": [
+                    {
+                      "Name": "suffix",
+                      "Value": ".jpg"
+                    }
+                  ]
+                }
+              },
+              "Event": {
+                "Ref": "DeleteEvents"
+              }
+            },
+            {
+              "Function": {
+                "Fn::GetAtt": ["ThumbnailFunction", "Arn"]
+              },
+              "Event": {
+                "Ref": "CreateEvents"
+              }
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "ThumbnailFunctionImageBucketDeletesPermission": {
+      "Type": "AWS::Lambda::Permission",
+      "Properties": {
+        "Action": "lambda:InvokeFunction",
+        "SourceAccount": {
+          "Ref": "AWS::AccountId"
+        },
+        "FunctionName": {
+          "Ref": "ThumbnailFunction"
+        },
+        "Principal": "s3.amazonaws.com"
+      }
+    },
+    "ThumbnailFunction": {
+      "Type": "AWS::Lambda::Function",
+      "Properties": {
+        "Code": {
+          "S3Bucket": "sam-demo-bucket",
+          "S3Key": "thumbnails.zip"
+        },
+        "Handler": "index.generate_thumbails",
+        "Role": {
+          "Fn::GetAtt": ["ThumbnailFunctionRole", "Arn"]
+        },
+        "Runtime": "nodejs12.x",
+        "Tags": [
+          {
+            "Value": "SAM",
+            "Key": "lambda:createdBy"
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/translator/output/aws-us-gov/s3_multiple_events_ref_intrinsic_function.json b/tests/translator/output/aws-us-gov/s3_multiple_events_ref_intrinsic_function.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..533301dbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/translator/output/aws-us-gov/s3_multiple_events_ref_intrinsic_function.json
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+{
+  "Parameters": {
+    "CreateEvents": {
+      "Default": "s3:ObjectCreated:Post,s3:ObjectCreated:Copy",
+      "Type": "CommaDelimitedList"
+    },
+    "DeleteEvents": {
+      "Default": "s3:ObjectRemoved:*",
+      "Type": "CommaDelimitedList"
+    }
+  },
+  "Resources": {
+    "ThumbnailFunctionRole": {
+      "Type": "AWS::IAM::Role",
+      "Properties": {
+        "ManagedPolicyArns": ["arn:aws-us-gov:iam::aws:policy/service-role/AWSLambdaBasicExecutionRole"],
+        "Tags": [
+          {
+            "Value": "SAM",
+            "Key": "lambda:createdBy"
+          }
+        ],
+        "AssumeRolePolicyDocument": {
+          "Version": "2012-10-17",
+          "Statement": [
+            {
+              "Action": ["sts:AssumeRole"],
+              "Effect": "Allow",
+              "Principal": {
+                "Service": ["lambda.amazonaws.com"]
+              }
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "ThumbnailFunctionImageBucketCreatesPermission": {
+      "Type": "AWS::Lambda::Permission",
+      "Properties": {
+        "Action": "lambda:InvokeFunction",
+        "SourceAccount": {
+          "Ref": "AWS::AccountId"
+        },
+        "FunctionName": {
+          "Ref": "ThumbnailFunction"
+        },
+        "Principal": "s3.amazonaws.com"
+      }
+    },
+    "Images": {
+      "Type": "AWS::S3::Bucket",
+      "DependsOn": ["ThumbnailFunctionImageBucketDeletesPermission", "ThumbnailFunctionImageBucketCreatesPermission"],
+      "Properties": {
+        "NotificationConfiguration": {
+          "LambdaConfigurations": [
+            {
+              "Function": {
+                "Fn::GetAtt": ["ThumbnailFunction", "Arn"]
+              },
+              "Filter": {
+                "S3Key": {
+                  "Rules": [
+                    {
+                      "Name": "suffix",
+                      "Value": ".jpg"
+                    }
+                  ]
+                }
+              },
+              "Event": {
+                "Ref": "DeleteEvents"
+              }
+            },
+            {
+              "Function": {
+                "Fn::GetAtt": ["ThumbnailFunction", "Arn"]
+              },
+              "Event": {
+                "Ref": "CreateEvents"
+              }
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "ThumbnailFunctionImageBucketDeletesPermission": {
+      "Type": "AWS::Lambda::Permission",
+      "Properties": {
+        "Action": "lambda:InvokeFunction",
+        "SourceAccount": {
+          "Ref": "AWS::AccountId"
+        },
+        "FunctionName": {
+          "Ref": "ThumbnailFunction"
+        },
+        "Principal": "s3.amazonaws.com"
+      }
+    },
+    "ThumbnailFunction": {
+      "Type": "AWS::Lambda::Function",
+      "Properties": {
+        "Code": {
+          "S3Bucket": "sam-demo-bucket",
+          "S3Key": "thumbnails.zip"
+        },
+        "Handler": "index.generate_thumbails",
+        "Role": {
+          "Fn::GetAtt": ["ThumbnailFunctionRole", "Arn"]
+        },
+        "Runtime": "nodejs12.x",
+        "Tags": [
+          {
+            "Value": "SAM",
+            "Key": "lambda:createdBy"
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/translator/output/s3_multiple_events_ref_intrinsic_function.json b/tests/translator/output/s3_multiple_events_ref_intrinsic_function.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3d7cc6a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/translator/output/s3_multiple_events_ref_intrinsic_function.json
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+{
+  "Parameters": {
+    "CreateEvents": {
+      "Default": "s3:ObjectCreated:Post,s3:ObjectCreated:Copy",
+      "Type": "CommaDelimitedList"
+    },
+    "DeleteEvents": {
+      "Default": "s3:ObjectRemoved:*",
+      "Type": "CommaDelimitedList"
+    }
+  },
+  "Resources": {
+    "ThumbnailFunctionRole": {
+      "Type": "AWS::IAM::Role",
+      "Properties": {
+        "ManagedPolicyArns": ["arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/service-role/AWSLambdaBasicExecutionRole"],
+        "Tags": [
+          {
+            "Value": "SAM",
+            "Key": "lambda:createdBy"
+          }
+        ],
+        "AssumeRolePolicyDocument": {
+          "Version": "2012-10-17",
+          "Statement": [
+            {
+              "Action": ["sts:AssumeRole"],
+              "Effect": "Allow",
+              "Principal": {
+                "Service": ["lambda.amazonaws.com"]
+              }
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "ThumbnailFunctionImageBucketCreatesPermission": {
+      "Type": "AWS::Lambda::Permission",
+      "Properties": {
+        "Action": "lambda:InvokeFunction",
+        "SourceAccount": {
+          "Ref": "AWS::AccountId"
+        },
+        "FunctionName": {
+          "Ref": "ThumbnailFunction"
+        },
+        "Principal": "s3.amazonaws.com"
+      }
+    },
+    "Images": {
+      "Type": "AWS::S3::Bucket",
+      "DependsOn": ["ThumbnailFunctionImageBucketDeletesPermission", "ThumbnailFunctionImageBucketCreatesPermission"],
+      "Properties": {
+        "NotificationConfiguration": {
+          "LambdaConfigurations": [
+            {
+              "Function": {
+                "Fn::GetAtt": ["ThumbnailFunction", "Arn"]
+              },
+              "Filter": {
+                "S3Key": {
+                  "Rules": [
+                    {
+                      "Name": "suffix",
+                      "Value": ".jpg"
+                    }
+                  ]
+                }
+              },
+              "Event": {
+                "Ref": "DeleteEvents"
+              }
+            },
+            {
+              "Function": {
+                "Fn::GetAtt": ["ThumbnailFunction", "Arn"]
+              },
+              "Event": {
+                "Ref": "CreateEvents"
+              }
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "ThumbnailFunctionImageBucketDeletesPermission": {
+      "Type": "AWS::Lambda::Permission",
+      "Properties": {
+        "Action": "lambda:InvokeFunction",
+        "SourceAccount": {
+          "Ref": "AWS::AccountId"
+        },
+        "FunctionName": {
+          "Ref": "ThumbnailFunction"
+        },
+        "Principal": "s3.amazonaws.com"
+      }
+    },
+    "ThumbnailFunction": {
+      "Type": "AWS::Lambda::Function",
+      "Properties": {
+        "Code": {
+          "S3Bucket": "sam-demo-bucket",
+          "S3Key": "thumbnails.zip"
+        },
+        "Handler": "index.generate_thumbails",
+        "Role": {
+          "Fn::GetAtt": ["ThumbnailFunctionRole", "Arn"]
+        },
+        "Runtime": "nodejs12.x",
+        "Tags": [
+          {
+            "Value": "SAM",
+            "Key": "lambda:createdBy"
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/translator/test_translator.py b/tests/translator/test_translator.py
index 4db7f1f23..3d5b67558 100644
--- a/tests/translator/test_translator.py
+++ b/tests/translator/test_translator.py
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ class TestTranslatorEndToEnd(TestCase):
                 "s3_existing_other_notification_configuration",
                 "s3_filter",
                 "s3_multiple_events_same_bucket",
+                "s3_multiple_events_ref_intrinsic_function",
                 "s3_multiple_functions",
                 "s3_with_dependsOn",
                 "sns",