diff --git a/reacton/core.py b/reacton/core.py
index 228f487..aa3599b 100644
--- a/reacton/core.py
+++ b/reacton/core.py
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ def close_widget(widget: widgets.Widget):
         logger.warning("Widget %r does not have a close method, possibly a close trait was added", widget)
 
 
-def _event_handler_exception_wrapper(f):
+def _event_handler_exception_wrapper_and_batch(f):
     """Wrap an event handler to catch exceptions and put them in a reacton context.
 
     This allows a component to catch the exception of a direct child"""
@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@ def _event_handler_exception_wrapper(f):
 
     def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
         try:
-            f(*args, **kwargs)
+            with rc:
+                f(*args, **kwargs)
         except Exception as e:
             assert context is not None
             # because widgets don't have a context, but are a child of a component
@@ -161,6 +162,10 @@ def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
     return wrapper
 
 
+# for backwards compatibility
+_event_handler_exception_wrapper = _event_handler_exception_wrapper_and_batch
+
+
 def join_key(parent_key, key):
     return f"{parent_key}{key}"
 
diff --git a/reacton/core_test.py b/reacton/core_test.py
index d19390b..455f7ac 100644
--- a/reacton/core_test.py
+++ b/reacton/core_test.py
@@ -3104,6 +3104,47 @@ def Test():
     rc.close()
 
 
+def test_batch_update_from_event():
+    @reacton.component
+    def Test():
+        state, set_state = reacton.use_state(0)
+
+        def increment_twice():
+            set_state(2)
+            set_state(3)
+
+        w.Button(description=str(state), on_click=increment_twice)
+
+    box, rc = react.render(Test(), handle_error=False)
+    assert rc.find(widgets.Button).widget.description == "0"
+    assert rc.render_count == 1
+    rc.find(widgets.Button).widget.click()
+    assert rc.render_count == 2
+    assert rc.find(widgets.Button).widget.description == "3"
+    rc.close()
+
+
+def test_batch_update_from_event_vue():
+    @reacton.component
+    def Test():
+        state, set_state = reacton.use_state(0)
+
+        def increment_twice():
+            set_state(2)
+            set_state(3)
+
+        btn = v.Btn(children=[str(state)], on_click=increment_twice)
+        v.use_event(btn, "click", lambda *_ignore: increment_twice())
+
+    box, rc = react.render(Test(), handle_error=False)
+    assert rc.find(ipyvuetify.Btn).widget.children[0] == "0"
+    assert rc.render_count == 1
+    rc.find(ipyvuetify.Btn).widget.fire_event("click", {})
+    assert rc.render_count == 2
+    assert rc.find(ipyvuetify.Btn).widget.children[0] == "3"
+    rc.close()
+
+
 def test_event_multiple():
     @reacton.component
     def Test():
diff --git a/reacton/ipyvue.py b/reacton/ipyvue.py
index 580c21e..d800e98 100644
--- a/reacton/ipyvue.py
+++ b/reacton/ipyvue.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import ipyvue
 
 import reacton as react
-from reacton.core import get_render_context
+from reacton.core import _event_handler_exception_wrapper_and_batch
 
 
 def use_event(el: react.core.Element, event_and_modifiers, callback: Callable[[Any], Any]):
@@ -13,26 +13,14 @@ def use_event(el: react.core.Element, event_and_modifiers, callback: Callable[[A
 
     def add_event_handler():
         vue_widget = cast(ipyvue.VueWidget, react.core.get_widget(el))
-        # we are basically copying the logic from reacton.core._event_handler_exception_wrapper
-        rc = get_render_context()
-        context = rc.context
-        assert context is not None
-
-        def handler(*args):
-            try:
-                callback_ref.current(*args)
-            except Exception as e:
-                assert context is not None
-                # because widgets don't have a context, but are a child of a component
-                # we add it to exceptions_children, not exception_self
-                # this allows a component to catch the exception of a direct child
-                context.exceptions_children.append(e)
-                rc.force_update()
-
-        vue_widget.on_event(event_and_modifiers, handler)
+
+        def wrapper(*args):
+            callback_ref.current(*args)
+
+        vue_widget.on_event(event_and_modifiers, _event_handler_exception_wrapper_and_batch(wrapper))
 
         def cleanup():
-            vue_widget.on_event(event_and_modifiers, handler, remove=True)
+            vue_widget.on_event(event_and_modifiers, wrapper, remove=True)
 
         return cleanup