diff --git a/app/src/behaviors/behavior_sticky_key.c b/app/src/behaviors/behavior_sticky_key.c
index 22936086..6697b9b1 100644
--- a/app/src/behaviors/behavior_sticky_key.c
+++ b/app/src/behaviors/behavior_sticky_key.c
@@ -191,6 +191,11 @@ static int sticky_key_keycode_state_changed_listener(const zmk_event_t *eh) {
 
     // keep track whether the event has been reraised, so we only reraise it once
     bool event_reraised = false;
+
+    // reraising the event frees it, so make a copy of any event data we might
+    // need after it's been freed.
+    const struct zmk_keycode_state_changed ev_copy = *ev;
+
     for (int i = 0; i < ZMK_BHV_STICKY_KEY_MAX_HELD; i++) {
         struct active_sticky_key *sticky_key = &active_sticky_keys[i];
         if (sticky_key->position == ZMK_BHV_STICKY_KEY_POSITION_FREE) {
@@ -198,23 +203,24 @@ static int sticky_key_keycode_state_changed_listener(const zmk_event_t *eh) {
         }
 
         if (strcmp(sticky_key->config->behavior.behavior_dev, "KEY_PRESS") == 0 &&
-            ZMK_HID_USAGE_ID(sticky_key->param1) == ev->keycode &&
-            ZMK_HID_USAGE_PAGE(sticky_key->param1) == ev->usage_page &&
-            SELECT_MODS(sticky_key->param1) == ev->implicit_modifiers) {
+            ZMK_HID_USAGE_ID(sticky_key->param1) == ev_copy.keycode &&
+            ZMK_HID_USAGE_PAGE(sticky_key->param1) == ev_copy.usage_page &&
+            SELECT_MODS(sticky_key->param1) == ev_copy.implicit_modifiers) {
             // don't catch key down events generated by the sticky key behavior itself
             continue;
         }
 
         // If this event was queued, the timer may be triggered late or not at all.
         // Release the sticky key if the timer should've run out in the meantime.
-        if (sticky_key->release_at != 0 && ev->timestamp > sticky_key->release_at) {
+        if (sticky_key->release_at != 0 && ev_copy.timestamp > sticky_key->release_at) {
             stop_timer(sticky_key);
             release_sticky_key_behavior(sticky_key, sticky_key->release_at);
             continue;
         }
 
-        if (ev->state) { // key down
-            if (sticky_key->config->ignore_modifiers && is_mod(ev->usage_page, ev->keycode)) {
+        if (ev_copy.state) { // key down
+            if (sticky_key->config->ignore_modifiers &&
+                is_mod(ev_copy.usage_page, ev_copy.keycode)) {
                 // ignore modifier key press so we can stack sticky keys and combine with other
                 // modifiers
                 continue;
@@ -231,17 +237,17 @@ static int sticky_key_keycode_state_changed_listener(const zmk_event_t *eh) {
                         ZMK_EVENT_RAISE_AFTER(eh, behavior_sticky_key);
                         event_reraised = true;
                     }
-                    release_sticky_key_behavior(sticky_key, ev->timestamp);
+                    release_sticky_key_behavior(sticky_key, ev_copy.timestamp);
                 }
             }
-            sticky_key->modified_key_usage_page = ev->usage_page;
-            sticky_key->modified_key_keycode = ev->keycode;
+            sticky_key->modified_key_usage_page = ev_copy.usage_page;
+            sticky_key->modified_key_keycode = ev_copy.keycode;
         } else { // key up
             if (sticky_key->timer_started &&
-                sticky_key->modified_key_usage_page == ev->usage_page &&
-                sticky_key->modified_key_keycode == ev->keycode) {
+                sticky_key->modified_key_usage_page == ev_copy.usage_page &&
+                sticky_key->modified_key_keycode == ev_copy.keycode) {
                 stop_timer(sticky_key);
-                release_sticky_key_behavior(sticky_key, ev->timestamp);
+                release_sticky_key_behavior(sticky_key, ev_copy.timestamp);
             }
         }
     }