diff --git a/server/v2/tests/delete_handler_test.go b/server/v2/tests/delete_handler_test.go
index 2905c68c4..997127a9e 100644
--- a/server/v2/tests/delete_handler_test.go
+++ b/server/v2/tests/delete_handler_test.go
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ func TestV2DeleteKey(t *testing.T) {
 		resp, err = tests.DeleteForm(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s%s", s.URL(), "/v2/keys/foo/bar"), url.Values{})
 		body := tests.ReadBody(resp)
 		assert.Nil(t, err, "")
-		assert.Equal(t, string(body), `{"action":"delete","key":"/foo/bar","prevValue":"XXX","index":2}`, "")
+		assert.Equal(t, string(body), `{"action":"delete","key":"/foo/bar","prevValue":"XXX","modifiedIndex":2}`, "")
 	})
 }
diff --git a/server/v2/tests/get_handler_test.go b/server/v2/tests/get_handler_test.go
index 0f0054055..b15195873 100644
--- a/server/v2/tests/get_handler_test.go
+++ b/server/v2/tests/get_handler_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func TestV2GetKey(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, body["action"], "get", "")
 		assert.Equal(t, body["key"], "/foo/bar", "")
 		assert.Equal(t, body["value"], "XXX", "")
-		assert.Equal(t, body["index"], 1, "")
+		assert.Equal(t, body["modifiedIndex"], 1, "")
 	})
 }
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func TestV2GetKeyRecursively(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, body["action"], "get", "")
 		assert.Equal(t, body["key"], "/foo", "")
 		assert.Equal(t, body["dir"], true, "")
-		assert.Equal(t, body["index"], 2, "")
+		assert.Equal(t, body["modifiedIndex"], 1, "")
 		assert.Equal(t, len(body["kvs"].([]interface{})), 2, "")
 
 		kv0 := body["kvs"].([]interface{})[0].(map[string]interface{})
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func TestV2WatchKey(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, body["action"], "set", "")
 		assert.Equal(t, body["key"], "/foo/bar", "")
 		assert.Equal(t, body["value"], "XXX", "")
-		assert.Equal(t, body["index"], 1, "")
+		assert.Equal(t, body["modifiedIndex"], 1, "")
 	})
 }
 
@@ -164,6 +164,6 @@ func TestV2WatchKeyWithIndex(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, body["action"], "set", "")
 		assert.Equal(t, body["key"], "/foo/bar", "")
 		assert.Equal(t, body["value"], "YYY", "")
-		assert.Equal(t, body["index"], 2, "")
+		assert.Equal(t, body["modifiedIndex"], 2, "")
 	})
 }
diff --git a/server/v2/tests/post_handler_test.go b/server/v2/tests/post_handler_test.go
index 655278f22..856633ef0 100644
--- a/server/v2/tests/post_handler_test.go
+++ b/server/v2/tests/post_handler_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func TestV2CreateUnique(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, body["action"], "create", "")
 		assert.Equal(t, body["key"], "/foo/bar/1", "")
 		assert.Equal(t, body["dir"], true, "")
-		assert.Equal(t, body["index"], 1, "")
+		assert.Equal(t, body["modifiedIndex"], 1, "")
 
 		// Second POST should add next index to list.
 		resp, _ = tests.PostForm(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s%s", s.URL(), "/v2/keys/foo/bar"), nil)
diff --git a/server/v2/tests/put_handler_test.go b/server/v2/tests/put_handler_test.go
index 73f6be91c..3ee642604 100644
--- a/server/v2/tests/put_handler_test.go
+++ b/server/v2/tests/put_handler_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func TestV2SetKey(t *testing.T) {
 		resp, err := tests.PutForm(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s%s", s.URL(), "/v2/keys/foo/bar"), v)
 		body := tests.ReadBody(resp)
 		assert.Nil(t, err, "")
-		assert.Equal(t, string(body), `{"action":"set","key":"/foo/bar","value":"XXX","index":1}`, "")
+		assert.Equal(t, string(body), `{"action":"set","key":"/foo/bar","value":"XXX","modifiedIndex":1}`, "")
 	})
 }
 
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func TestV2SetKeyCASOnIndexSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, body["action"], "compareAndSwap", "")
 		assert.Equal(t, body["prevValue"], "XXX", "")
 		assert.Equal(t, body["value"], "YYY", "")
-		assert.Equal(t, body["index"], 2, "")
+		assert.Equal(t, body["modifiedIndex"], 2, "")
 	})
 }
 
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ func TestV2SetKeyCASOnValueSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, body["action"], "compareAndSwap", "")
 		assert.Equal(t, body["prevValue"], "XXX", "")
 		assert.Equal(t, body["value"], "YYY", "")
-		assert.Equal(t, body["index"], 2, "")
+		assert.Equal(t, body["modifiedIndex"], 2, "")
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/store/event.go b/store/event.go
index 50d2872da..126ceee4b 100644
--- a/store/event.go
+++ b/store/event.go
@@ -15,23 +15,23 @@ const (
 )
 
 type Event struct {
-	Action     string     `json:"action"`
-	Key        string     `json:"key, omitempty"`
-	Dir        bool       `json:"dir,omitempty"`
-	PrevValue  string     `json:"prevValue,omitempty"`
-	Value      string     `json:"value,omitempty"`
-	KVPairs    kvPairs    `json:"kvs,omitempty"`
-	Expiration *time.Time `json:"expiration,omitempty"`
-	TTL        int64      `json:"ttl,omitempty"` // Time to live in second
-	// The index of the etcd state machine when the comment is executed
-	Index uint64 `json:"index"`
+	Action string `json:"action"`
+
+	Key           string     `json:"key, omitempty"`
+	Dir           bool       `json:"dir,omitempty"`
+	PrevValue     string     `json:"prevValue,omitempty"`
+	Value         string     `json:"value,omitempty"`
+	KVPairs       kvPairs    `json:"kvs,omitempty"`
+	Expiration    *time.Time `json:"expiration,omitempty"`
+	TTL           int64      `json:"ttl,omitempty"` // Time to live in second
+	ModifiedIndex uint64     `json:"modifiedIndex"`
 }
 
 func newEvent(action string, key string, index uint64) *Event {
 	return &Event{
-		Action: action,
-		Key:    key,
-		Index:  index,
+		Action:        action,
+		Key:           key,
+		ModifiedIndex: index,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ func (e *Event) IsCreated() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+func (e *Event) Index() uint64 {
+	return e.ModifiedIndex
+}
+
 // Converts an event object into a response object.
 func (event *Event) Response() interface{} {
 	if !event.Dir {
@@ -55,7 +59,7 @@ func (event *Event) Response() interface{} {
 			Key:        event.Key,
 			Value:      event.Value,
 			PrevValue:  event.PrevValue,
-			Index:      event.Index,
+			Index:      event.ModifiedIndex,
 			TTL:        event.TTL,
 			Expiration: event.Expiration,
 		}
@@ -80,7 +84,7 @@ func (event *Event) Response() interface{} {
 				Key:    kv.Key,
 				Value:  kv.Value,
 				Dir:    kv.Dir,
-				Index:  event.Index,
+				Index:  event.ModifiedIndex,
 			}
 		}
 		return responses
diff --git a/store/event_history.go b/store/event_history.go
index aaa93d44e..4fd077184 100644
--- a/store/event_history.go
+++ b/store/event_history.go
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ func (eh *EventHistory) addEvent(e *Event) *Event {
 
 	eh.Queue.insert(e)
 
-	eh.LastIndex = e.Index
+	eh.LastIndex = e.Index()
 
-	eh.StartIndex = eh.Queue.Events[eh.Queue.Front].Index
+	eh.StartIndex = eh.Queue.Events[eh.Queue.Front].ModifiedIndex
 
 	return e
 }
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func (eh *EventHistory) scan(prefix string, index uint64) (*Event, *etcdErr.Erro
 	for {
 		e := eh.Queue.Events[i]
 
-		if strings.HasPrefix(e.Key, prefix) && index <= e.Index { // make sure we bypass the smaller one
+		if strings.HasPrefix(e.Key, prefix) && index <= e.Index() { // make sure we bypass the smaller one
 			return e, nil
 		}
 
diff --git a/store/event_test.go b/store/event_test.go
index 8a70d09a2..dc30ce44d 100644
--- a/store/event_test.go
+++ b/store/event_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func TestEventQueue(t *testing.T) {
 	n := eh.Queue.Size
 	for ; n > 0; n-- {
 		e := eh.Queue.Events[i]
-		if e.Index != uint64(j) {
+		if e.Index() != uint64(j) {
 			t.Fatalf("queue error!")
 		}
 		j++
@@ -42,19 +42,19 @@ func TestScanHistory(t *testing.T) {
 	eh.addEvent(newEvent(Create, "/foo/foo/foo", 5))
 
 	e, err := eh.scan("/foo", 1)
-	if err != nil || e.Index != 1 {
+	if err != nil || e.Index() != 1 {
 		t.Fatalf("scan error [/foo] [1] %v", e.Index)
 	}
 
 	e, err = eh.scan("/foo/bar", 1)
 
-	if err != nil || e.Index != 2 {
+	if err != nil || e.Index() != 2 {
 		t.Fatalf("scan error [/foo/bar] [2] %v", e.Index)
 	}
 
 	e, err = eh.scan("/foo/bar", 3)
 
-	if err != nil || e.Index != 4 {
+	if err != nil || e.Index() != 4 {
 		t.Fatalf("scan error [/foo/bar/bar] [4] %v", e.Index)
 	}
 
diff --git a/store/node.go b/store/node.go
index 9a7196bd3..a7fd7853c 100644
--- a/store/node.go
+++ b/store/node.go
@@ -51,13 +51,14 @@ func newDir(store *store, nodePath string, createIndex uint64, parent *Node,
 	ACL string, expireTime time.Time) *Node {
 
 	return &Node{
-		Path:        nodePath,
-		CreateIndex: createIndex,
-		Parent:      parent,
-		ACL:         ACL,
-		ExpireTime:  expireTime,
-		Children:    make(map[string]*Node),
-		store:       store,
+		Path:          nodePath,
+		CreateIndex:   createIndex,
+		ModifiedIndex: createIndex,
+		Parent:        parent,
+		ACL:           ACL,
+		ExpireTime:    expireTime,
+		Children:      make(map[string]*Node),
+		store:         store,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/store/store.go b/store/store.go
index 04bacb711..ff78320fe 100644
--- a/store/store.go
+++ b/store/store.go
@@ -220,6 +220,8 @@ func (s *store) Delete(nodePath string, recursive bool) (*Event, error) {
 	s.worldLock.Lock()
 	defer s.worldLock.Unlock()
 
+	nextIndex := s.CurrentIndex + 1
+
 	n, err := s.internalGet(nodePath)
 
 	if err != nil { // if the node does not exist, return error
@@ -227,7 +229,7 @@ func (s *store) Delete(nodePath string, recursive bool) (*Event, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	e := newEvent(Delete, nodePath, s.CurrentIndex)
+	e := newEvent(Delete, nodePath, nextIndex)
 
 	if n.IsDir() {
 		e.Dir = true
@@ -249,7 +251,6 @@ func (s *store) Delete(nodePath string, recursive bool) (*Event, error) {
 
 	// update etcd index
 	s.CurrentIndex++
-	e.Index = s.CurrentIndex
 
 	s.WatcherHub.notify(e)
 	s.Stats.Inc(DeleteSuccess)
@@ -488,7 +489,7 @@ func (s *store) checkDir(parent *Node, dirName string) (*Node, *etcdErr.Error) {
 		return nil, etcdErr.NewError(etcdErr.EcodeNotDir, parent.Path, s.CurrentIndex)
 	}
 
-	n := newDir(s, path.Join(parent.Path, dirName), s.CurrentIndex, parent, parent.ACL, Permanent)
+	n := newDir(s, path.Join(parent.Path, dirName), s.CurrentIndex+1, parent, parent.ACL, Permanent)
 
 	parent.Children[dirName] = n
 
diff --git a/store/store_test.go b/store/store_test.go
index 898d510ab..5ee58649d 100644
--- a/store/store_test.go
+++ b/store/store_test.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func TestStoreCreateValue(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Nil(t, e.KVPairs, "")
 	assert.Nil(t, e.Expiration, "")
 	assert.Equal(t, e.TTL, 0, "")
-	assert.Equal(t, e.Index, uint64(1), "")
+	assert.Equal(t, e.ModifiedIndex, uint64(1), "")
 }
 
 // Ensure that the store can create a new directory if it doesn't already exist.
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func TestStoreUpdateValue(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, e.PrevValue, "bar", "")
 	assert.Equal(t, e.Value, "baz", "")
 	assert.Equal(t, e.TTL, 0, "")
-	assert.Equal(t, e.Index, uint64(2), "")
+	assert.Equal(t, e.ModifiedIndex, uint64(2), "")
 	e, _ = s.Get("/foo", false, false)
 	assert.Equal(t, e.Value, "baz", "")
 }
diff --git a/store/watcher.go b/store/watcher.go
index 2015d0072..87b2e155d 100644
--- a/store/watcher.go
+++ b/store/watcher.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func (w *watcher) notify(e *Event, originalPath bool, deleted bool) bool {
 	// at the file we need to delete.
 	// For example a watcher is watching at "/foo/bar". And we deletes "/foo". The watcher
 	// should get notified even if "/foo" is not the path it is watching.
-	if (w.recursive || originalPath || deleted) && e.Index >= w.sinceIndex {
+	if (w.recursive || originalPath || deleted) && e.Index() >= w.sinceIndex {
 		w.eventChan <- e
 		return true
 	}