diff --git a/docs/02-event-reference.md b/docs/02-event-reference.md
index a2c6fdd..fdf9d0a 100644
--- a/docs/02-event-reference.md
+++ b/docs/02-event-reference.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     - [`irc-started`](#irc-started)
     - [`irc-to-me`](#irc-to-me)
     - [`irc-unknown`](#irc-unknown)
-    - [`irc-XXX`](#irc-xxx)
+    - [`irc-nXXX`](#irc-nXXX)
 - [Up Next](#up-next)
 
 ---
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ that the returned value from the event handler should be discarded.
 
 ## Event Map
 
-In the chart below, `irc-XXX` stands for numeric events where `XXX` is a
+In the chart below, `irc-nXXX` stands for numeric events where `XXX` is a
 three-digit number. See [this numerics
 table](https://www.alien.net.au/irc/irc2numerics.html) for meaning of codes,
 depending on the server used.
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ irc-addressed  ▶  irc-to-me      ▶  irc-notice-channel   ▶  irc-notice   
                                     irc-mode-channel     ▶  irc-mode     ▶  irc-all
                                     irc-mode-me          ▶  irc-mode     ▶  irc-all
 
-                  irc-connected  ▶  irc-XXX              ▶  irc-numeric  ▶  irc-all
-                                    irc-XXX              ▶  irc-numeric  ▶  irc-all
+                  irc-connected  ▶  irc-nXXX              ▶  irc-numeric  ▶  irc-all
+                                    irc-nXXX              ▶  irc-numeric  ▶  irc-all
                                                             irc-join     ▶  irc-all
                                                             irc-nick     ▶  irc-all
                                                             irc-part     ▶  irc-all
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ Possible message objects received by event handler:
 ### `irc-connected`
 
 ```
-irc-connected  ▶  irc-001  ▶  irc-numeric  ▶  irc-all
+irc-connected  ▶  irc-n001  ▶  irc-numeric  ▶  irc-all
 ```
 
 Triggered on `001` numeric IRC command that indicates we successfully
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ Receives `IRC::Client::Message::Notice::Me` message object.
 ### `irc-numeric`
 
 ```
-irc-numeric  ▶  irc-XXX  ▶  irc-all
+irc-numeric  ▶  irc-nXXX  ▶  irc-all
 ```
 
 Triggered on numeric IRC commands.
@@ -367,14 +367,14 @@ if possible.
 
 Receives `IRC::Client::Message::Unknown` message object.
 
-### `irc-XXX`
+### `irc-nXXX`
 
 **Note:*** `XXX` stands for a three-digit numeric code of the command that
-triggered the event, for example `irc-001`. See `irc-numeric` for event trigger
+triggered the event, for example `irc-n001`. See `irc-numeric` for event trigger
 that responds to all numerics.
 
 ```
-irc-XXX  ▶  irc-numeric  ▶  irc-all
+irc-nXXX  ▶  irc-numeric  ▶  irc-all
 ```
 
 Triggered on numeric IRC commands.
diff --git a/examples/08-numeric-bot.p6 b/examples/08-numeric-bot.p6
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8edac9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/08-numeric-bot.p6
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+use lib <lib>;
+use IRC::Client;
+
+.run with IRC::Client.new:
+    :nick<MahBot>
+    :host(%*ENV<IRC_CLIENT_HOST> // 'irc.freenode.net')
+    :channels<#zofbot>
+    :2debug
+    :plugins(class :: does IRC::Client::Plugin {
+        my class NameLookup { has $.channel; has @.users; has $.e; }
+        has %.lookups of NameLookup;
+
+        method irc-to-me ($e where /^ 'users in ' $<channel>=\S+/) {
+            my $channel = ~$<channel>;
+            return 'Look up of this channel is already in progress'
+                if %!lookups{$channel};
+
+            %!lookups{$channel} = NameLookup.new: :$channel :$e;
+            $.irc.send-cmd: 'NAMES', $channel;
+            Nil;
+        }
+        method irc-n353 ($e where so %!lookups{ $e.args[2] }) {
+            %!lookups{ $e.args[2] }.users.append: $e.args[3].words;
+            Nil;
+        }
+        method irc-n366 ($e where so %!lookups{ $e.args[1] }) {
+            my $lookup = %!lookups{ $e.args[1] }:delete;
+            $lookup.e.reply: "Users in $lookup.channel(): $lookup.users()[]";
+            Nil;
+        }
+
+    }.new)
diff --git a/lib/IRC/Client.pm6 b/lib/IRC/Client.pm6
index 3879ac9..e5696b4 100644
--- a/lib/IRC/Client.pm6
+++ b/lib/IRC/Client.pm6
@@ -267,7 +267,10 @@ method !handle-event ($e) {
                     $s.is-connected = True;
                     take 'irc-connected';
                 }
-                take 'irc-' ~ $e.command, $event-name;
+
+                # prefix numerics with 'n' as irc-\d+ isn't a valid identifier
+                take 'irc-' ~ ('n' if $e ~~ IRC::Client::Message::Numeric)
+                            ~ $e.command, $event-name;
             }
             default { take $event-name }
         }