diff --git a/gramps/plugins/gramplet/events.py b/gramps/plugins/gramplet/events.py
index f905134ae..81cd83bb2 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/gramplet/events.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/gramplet/events.py
@@ -20,13 +20,16 @@
 #
 
 from gramps.gui.editors import EditEvent
+from gramps.gen.lib import EventRoleType
 from gramps.gui.listmodel import ListModel, NOSORT
 from gramps.gen.plug import Gramplet
 from gramps.gen.const import GRAMPS_LOCALE as glocale
 _ = glocale.translation.gettext
 from gramps.gen.display.name import displayer as name_displayer
 from gramps.gen.datehandler import get_date
-from gramps.gen.utils.db import get_birth_or_fallback, get_marriage_or_fallback
+from gramps.gen.utils.db import (get_participant_from_event,
+                                 get_birth_or_fallback,
+                                 get_marriage_or_fallback)
 from gramps.gen.errors import WindowActiveError
 from gi.repository import Gtk
 from gramps.gen.config import config
@@ -52,13 +55,14 @@ class Events(Gramplet):
         top = Gtk.TreeView()
         titles = [('', NOSORT, 50,),
                   (_('Type'), 1, 100),
-                  (_('Details'), 2, 200),
+                  (_('Main Participants'), 2, 200),
                   (_('Date'), 3, 100),
                   ('', NOSORT, 50),
                   (_('Age'), 4, 100),
                   ('', NOSORT, 50),
                   (_('Place'), 5, 400),
-                  (_('Role'), 6, 100)]
+                  (_('Description'), 6, 150),
+                  (_('Role'), 7, 100)]
         self.model = ListModel(top, titles, event_func=self.edit_event)
         return top
         
@@ -75,18 +79,26 @@ class Events(Gramplet):
         handle = event.get_place_handle()
         if handle:
             place = self.dbstate.db.get_place_from_handle(handle).get_title()
-        if spouse:
-            details = name_displayer.display(spouse)
-        else:
-            details = event.get_description()
+
+        participants = ''
+        if int(event_ref.get_role()) == EventRoleType.FAMILY:
+            if spouse:
+                participants = name_displayer.display(spouse)
+
+        if int(event_ref.get_role()) not in (EventRoleType.PRIMARY,
+                                             EventRoleType.FAMILY):
+            participants = Utils.get_participant_from_event(self.dbstate.db,
+                                                            event_ref.ref)
+
         self.model.add((event.get_handle(),
                         str(event.get_type()),
-                        details,
+                        participants,
                         event_date,
                         event_sort,
                         person_age,
                         person_age_sort,
                         place,
+                        event.get_description(),
                         str(event_ref.get_role())))
 
     def column_age(self, event):