diff --git a/eventbus-test-jar/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/eventbus/testjar/events/PassthroughEvent.java b/eventbus-test-jar/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/eventbus/testjar/events/PassthroughEvent.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83ba153
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eventbus-test-jar/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/eventbus/testjar/events/PassthroughEvent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package net.minecraftforge.eventbus.testjar.events;
+
+import net.minecraftforge.eventbus.api.bus.EventBus;
+import net.minecraftforge.eventbus.api.event.InheritableEvent;
+
+/**
+ * This event tests the passthrough optimisation.
+ * <p>An event is considered passthrough when all the following conditions are met:</p>
+ * <ul>
+ *     <li>The parent is sealed with a single child</li>
+ *     <li>The child is final or a record</li>
+ *     <li>They share the same event characteristics</li>
+ * </ul>
+ * <p>When these conditions are met, the {@code EventBus.create(Impl.class)} call returns the EventBus instance of its
+ * parent, instead of creating a new EventBus for the child. All calls to the child go directly to the parent, saving
+ * memory.</p>
+ */
+public sealed interface PassthroughEvent extends InheritableEvent {
+    EventBus<PassthroughEvent> BUS = EventBus.create(PassthroughEvent.class);
+
+    record Impl() implements PassthroughEvent {
+        public static final EventBus<Impl> BUS = EventBus.create(Impl.class);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/eventbus-test/src/test/java/net/minecraftforge/eventbus/test/EventBusCreationTests.java b/eventbus-test/src/test/java/net/minecraftforge/eventbus/test/EventBusCreationTests.java
index 7dd418a..eab87af 100644
--- a/eventbus-test/src/test/java/net/minecraftforge/eventbus/test/EventBusCreationTests.java
+++ b/eventbus-test/src/test/java/net/minecraftforge/eventbus/test/EventBusCreationTests.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import net.minecraftforge.eventbus.api.event.RecordEvent;
 import net.minecraftforge.eventbus.api.event.characteristic.Cancellable;
 import net.minecraftforge.eventbus.api.event.characteristic.MonitorAware;
+import net.minecraftforge.eventbus.testjar.events.PassthroughEvent;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
@@ -91,6 +92,17 @@ interface Child extends InheritableTestEvent {}
         );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Tests that the references of the {@code BUS} fields of {@link PassthroughEvent} and its child refer to
+     * the same instance.
+     * @see PassthroughEvent
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testPassthroughEventCreation() {
+        Assertions.assertSame(PassthroughEvent.BUS, PassthroughEvent.Impl.BUS);
+        Assertions.assertEquals(PassthroughEvent.BUS.hashCode(), PassthroughEvent.Impl.BUS.hashCode());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Tests that only cancellable events can be created with a {@link CancellableEventBus}.
      */
diff --git a/eventbus-test/src/test/java/net/minecraftforge/eventbus/test/InheritanceTests.java b/eventbus-test/src/test/java/net/minecraftforge/eventbus/test/InheritanceTests.java
index 7493308..d22baf5 100644
--- a/eventbus-test/src/test/java/net/minecraftforge/eventbus/test/InheritanceTests.java
+++ b/eventbus-test/src/test/java/net/minecraftforge/eventbus/test/InheritanceTests.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import net.minecraftforge.eventbus.api.event.MutableEvent;
 import net.minecraftforge.eventbus.api.event.characteristic.Cancellable;
 import net.minecraftforge.eventbus.internal.EventBusImpl;
+import net.minecraftforge.eventbus.testjar.events.PassthroughEvent;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
@@ -231,4 +232,31 @@ final class SubEvent extends SuperEvent implements Cancellable {
 
         SuperEvent.BUS.removeListener(listener);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests that listener inheritance works when posting in a passthrough context.
+     * @see PassthroughEvent
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testListenerCallInheritanceWithPassthrough() {
+        var handled = new AtomicBoolean();
+        var listener = PassthroughEvent.BUS.addListener(event -> handled.set(true));
+
+        Assertions.assertFalse(handled.get(), "PassthroughEvent should not be handled yet");
+
+        Assertions.assertDoesNotThrow(() -> PassthroughEvent.Impl.BUS.post(new PassthroughEvent.Impl()));
+
+        Assertions.assertTrue(handled.get(), "PassthroughEvent should be handled");
+
+        PassthroughEvent.BUS.removeListener(listener);
+        handled.set(false);
+
+        listener = PassthroughEvent.Impl.BUS.addListener(event -> handled.set(true));
+
+        Assertions.assertDoesNotThrow(() -> PassthroughEvent.Impl.BUS.post(new PassthroughEvent.Impl()));
+
+        Assertions.assertTrue(handled.get(), "PassthroughEvent should be handled");
+
+        PassthroughEvent.BUS.removeListener(listener);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/eventbus/internal/AbstractEventBusImpl.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/eventbus/internal/AbstractEventBusImpl.java
index faf5f93..cd7f91d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/eventbus/internal/AbstractEventBusImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/eventbus/internal/AbstractEventBusImpl.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 public sealed interface AbstractEventBusImpl<T extends Event, I> extends EventBus<T>
         permits CancellableEventBusImpl, EventBusImpl {
     //region Record component accessors
+    Class<T> eventType();
     ArrayList<EventListener> backingList();
     ArrayList<EventListener> monitorBackingList();
     List<AbstractEventBusImpl<?, ?>> children();
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/eventbus/internal/BusGroupImpl.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/eventbus/internal/BusGroupImpl.java
index f79bc9a..fe63478 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/eventbus/internal/BusGroupImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/eventbus/internal/BusGroupImpl.java
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ private <T extends Event> EventBus<T> createEventBus(Class<T> eventType) {
 
         int characteristics = AbstractEventBusImpl.computeEventCharacteristics(eventType);
 
+        boolean isRecord = (Constants.STRICT_BUS_CREATION_CHECKS || Constants.isInheritable(characteristics)) && eventType.isRecord();
         if (Constants.STRICT_BUS_CREATION_CHECKS) {
-            boolean isRecord = eventType.isRecord();
             if (!isRecord && RecordEvent.class.isAssignableFrom(eventType))
                 throw new IllegalArgumentException("Event type " + eventType + " implements RecordEvent but is not a record class");
 
@@ -113,13 +113,29 @@ private <T extends Event> EventBus<T> createEventBus(Class<T> eventType) {
             }
         }
 
-        var backingList = new ArrayList<EventListener>();
+        ArrayList<EventListener> backingList;
         List<EventBus<?>> parents = Collections.emptyList();
         if (Constants.isInheritable(characteristics)) {
             parents = getParentEvents(eventType);
+
+            // Direct pass-through of sealed inheritable events that only have one subclass to save memory (EventBus#97)
+            if ((isRecord || Modifier.isFinal(eventType.getModifiers())) // if this event is effectively final
+                    && parents.size() == 1 // only has one parent EventBus
+                    && parents.getFirst() instanceof AbstractEventBusImpl<?, ?> parent) {
+                var permittedSubclasses = parent.eventType().getPermittedSubclasses(); // that parent is sealed
+                if (permittedSubclasses != null && permittedSubclasses.length == 1 // only permits this event
+                        && characteristics == parent.eventCharacteristics()) { // has the same characteristics
+                    assert permittedSubclasses[0] == eventType;
+                    return (EventBus<T>) parents.getFirst(); // then we can reuse the parent directly
+                }
+            }
+
+            backingList = new ArrayList<>();
             for (var parent : parents) {
                 backingList.addAll(((AbstractEventBusImpl<?, ?>) parent).backingList());
             }
+        } else {
+            backingList = new ArrayList<>();
         }
 
         @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")