diff --git a/stripe/_stripe_client.py b/stripe/_stripe_client.py
index ff54652f3..bca088b4b 100644
--- a/stripe/_stripe_client.py
+++ b/stripe/_stripe_client.py
@@ -256,6 +256,10 @@ def construct_event(
             requestor=self._requestor,
             api_mode="V1",
         )
+        if event.object == "v2.core.event":  # type: ignore
+            raise ValueError(
+                "You passed an event notification to StripeClient.construct_event, which expects a webhook payload. Use StripeClient.parse_event_notification instead."
+            )
 
         return event
 
diff --git a/stripe/_webhook.py b/stripe/_webhook.py
index 61686386e..160b88a99 100644
--- a/stripe/_webhook.py
+++ b/stripe/_webhook.py
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ def construct_event(
             api_mode="V1",
         )
 
+        if event.object == "v2.core.event":  # type: ignore
+            raise ValueError(
+                "You passed an event notification to Webhook.construct_event, which expects a webhook payload. Use StripeClient.parse_event_notification instead."
+            )
         return event
 
 
diff --git a/stripe/v2/core/_event.py b/stripe/v2/core/_event.py
index a10e218e9..0e0c6c30e 100644
--- a/stripe/v2/core/_event.py
+++ b/stripe/v2/core/_event.py
@@ -169,10 +169,14 @@ def __init__(
     def from_json(payload: str, client: "StripeClient") -> "EventNotification":
         """
         Helper for constructing an Event Notification. Doesn't perform signature validation, so you
-        should use StripeClient.parseEventNotification() instead for initial handling.
+        should use StripeClient.parse_event_notification() instead for initial handling.
         This is useful in unit tests and working with EventNotifications that you've already validated the authenticity of.
         """
         parsed_body = json.loads(payload)
+        if parsed_body.get("object") == "event":
+            raise ValueError(
+                "You passed a webhook payload to StripeClient.parse_event_notification, which expects an event notification. Use StripeClient.construct_event instead."
+            )
 
         # circular import busting
         from stripe.events._event_classes import (
diff --git a/tests/test_v2_event.py b/tests/test_v2_event.py
index 290efb3b4..55ee13ee2 100644
--- a/tests/test_v2_event.py
+++ b/tests/test_v2_event.py
@@ -141,6 +141,20 @@ def test_parses_unknown_event_notif(self, parse_event_notif: EventParser):
         assert type(event) is UnknownEventNotification
         assert event.related_object
 
+    def test_raise_on_v1_payload(self, parse_event_notif: EventParser):
+        v1_payload = json.dumps(
+            {
+                "id": "evt_test_webhook",
+                "object": "event",
+                "data": {
+                    "object": {"id": "rdr_123", "object": "terminal.reader"}
+                },
+            }
+        )
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError) as e:
+            parse_event_notif(v1_payload)
+        assert "StripeClient.construct_event" in str(e.value)
+
     def test_validates_signature(
         self, stripe_client: StripeClient, v2_payload_no_data
     ):
diff --git a/tests/test_webhook.py b/tests/test_webhook.py
index cd648faa2..5d3856e9b 100644
--- a/tests/test_webhook.py
+++ b/tests/test_webhook.py
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@
   "data": { "object": { "id": "rdr_123", "object": "terminal.reader" } }
 }"""
 
+DUMMY_V2_WEBHOOK_PAYLOAD = """{
+  "id": "evt_234",
+  "object": "v2.core.event",
+  "type": "v1.billing.meter.error_report_triggered",
+  "livemode": true,
+  "created": "2022-02-15T00:27:45.330Z"
+}"""
+
 DUMMY_WEBHOOK_SECRET = "whsec_test_secret"
 
 
@@ -69,6 +77,14 @@ def test_construct_event_from_bytes(self):
         )
         assert isinstance(event, stripe.Event)
 
+    def test_raise_on_v2_payload(self):
+        header = generate_header(payload=DUMMY_V2_WEBHOOK_PAYLOAD)
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError) as e:
+            stripe.Webhook.construct_event(
+                DUMMY_V2_WEBHOOK_PAYLOAD, header, DUMMY_WEBHOOK_SECRET
+            )
+        assert "StripeClient.parse_event_notification" in str(e.value)
+
 
 class TestWebhookSignature(object):
     def test_raise_on_malformed_header(self):
@@ -172,6 +188,14 @@ def test_construct_event_from_bytes(self, stripe_mock_stripe_client):
         )
         assert isinstance(event, stripe.Event)
 
+    def test_raise_on_v2_payload(self, stripe_mock_stripe_client):
+        header = generate_header(payload=DUMMY_V2_WEBHOOK_PAYLOAD)
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError) as e:
+            stripe_mock_stripe_client.construct_event(
+                DUMMY_V2_WEBHOOK_PAYLOAD, header, DUMMY_WEBHOOK_SECRET
+            )
+        assert "parse_event_notification" in str(e.value)
+
     def test_construct_event_inherits_requestor(self, http_client_mock):
         http_client_mock.stub_request("delete", "/v1/terminal/readers/rdr_123")