diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-appservice/Cargo.toml b/crates/matrix-sdk-appservice/Cargo.toml
index 621c3ab06..58220369f 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-appservice/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-appservice/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 [features]
 default = ["warp", "native-tls"]
 
+anyhow = ["matrix-sdk/anyhow"]
 encryption = ["matrix-sdk/encryption"]
+eyre = ["matrix-sdk/eyre"]
 sled_state_store = ["matrix-sdk/sled_state_store"]
 sled_cryptostore = ["matrix-sdk/sled_cryptostore"]
 markdown = ["matrix-sdk/markdown"]
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk/Cargo.toml b/crates/matrix-sdk/Cargo.toml
index 8f6247e6c..588f5824e 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk/Cargo.toml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ anyhow = { version = "1.0.42", optional = true }
 bytes = "1.0.1"
 dashmap = "4.0.2"
 event-listener = "2.5.1"
+eyre = { version = "0.6.5", optional = true }
 futures = "0.3.15"
 http = "0.2.4"
 matrix-sdk-common = { version = "0.4.0", path = "../matrix-sdk-common" }
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk/README.md b/crates/matrix-sdk/README.md
index 7477a9f54..bc9c23c3b 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk/README.md
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk/README.md
@@ -60,7 +60,10 @@ The following crate feature flags are available:
   `require_auth_for_profile_requests`. Enabled by default.
 * `appservice`: Enables low-level appservice functionality. For an
   high-level API there's the `matrix-sdk-appservice` crate
-* `anyhow`: Support for returning `anyhow::Result<()>` from event handlers.
+* `anyhow`: More verbose error logging for event handlers that return
+  `anyhow::Result<()>`.
+* `eyre`: More verbose error logging for event handlers that return
+  `eyre::Result<()>`.
 
 # Enabling logging
 
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk/src/event_handler.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk/src/event_handler.rs
index 559015362..016030cd3 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk/src/event_handler.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk/src/event_handler.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@
 //!
 //! For more details, see the [`EventHandler`] trait.
 
-use std::{borrow::Cow, future::Future, ops::Deref};
+#[cfg(any(feature = "anyhow", feature = "eyre"))]
+use std::any::TypeId;
+use std::{borrow::Cow, fmt, future::Future, ops::Deref};
 
 use matrix_sdk_base::deserialized_responses::{EncryptionInfo, SyncRoomEvent};
 use ruma::{events::AnySyncStateEvent, serde::Raw};
@@ -67,9 +69,10 @@ pub trait SyncEvent {
 /// * They must have at least one argument, which is the event itself, a type
 ///   that implements [`SyncEvent`]. Any additional arguments need to implement
 ///   the [`EventHandlerContext`] trait.
-/// * Their return type has to be one of: `()`, `Result<(), impl
-///   std::error::Error>` or `anyhow::Result<()>` (requires the `anyhow` Cargo
-///   feature to be enabled)
+/// * Their return type has to be one of: `()`, `Result<(), impl Display + Debug
+///   + 'static>` (if you are using `anyhow::Result` or `eyre::Result` you can
+///   additionally enable the `anyhow` / `eyre` feature to get the verbose
+///   `Debug` output printed on error)
 ///
 /// ### How it works
 ///
@@ -188,19 +191,21 @@ impl EventHandlerResult for () {
     fn print_error(&self, _event_type: &str) {}
 }
 
-impl<E: std::error::Error> EventHandlerResult for Result<(), E> {
+impl<E: fmt::Debug + fmt::Display + 'static> EventHandlerResult for Result<(), E> {
     fn print_error(&self, event_type: &str) {
-        if let Err(e) = self {
-            tracing::error!("Event handler for `{}` failed: {}", event_type, e);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(feature = "anyhow")]
-impl EventHandlerResult for anyhow::Result<()> {
-    fn print_error(&self, event_type: &str) {
-        if let Err(e) = self {
-            tracing::error!("Event handler for `{}` failed: {:?}", event_type, e);
+        match self {
+            #[cfg(feature = "anyhow")]
+            Err(e) if TypeId::of::<E>() == TypeId::of::<anyhow::Error>() => {
+                tracing::error!("Event handler for `{}` failed: {:?}", event_type, e);
+            }
+            #[cfg(feature = "eyre")]
+            Err(e) if TypeId::of::<E>() == TypeId::of::<eyre::Report>() => {
+                tracing::error!("Event handler for `{}` failed: {:?}", event_type, e);
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                tracing::error!("Event handler for `{}` failed: {}", event_type, e);
+            }
+            Ok(_) => {}
         }
     }
 }