diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fdfb0be..869e88e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Release Notes for Element API
 
+## Unreleased
+- Fix an issue where `EVENT_BEFORE_SEND_DATA` wasn't returning data. ([#165](https://github.com/craftcms/element-api/issues/165))
+
 ## 3.0.0 - 2022-05-03
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/src/DataEvent.php b/src/DataEvent.php
index 0052bae..bbf9259 100644
--- a/src/DataEvent.php
+++ b/src/DataEvent.php
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ class DataEvent extends Event
     /**
      * @var Scope The Fractal data associated with the event
      */
-    public $data;
+    public Scope $payload;
 }
diff --git a/src/controllers/DefaultController.php b/src/controllers/DefaultController.php
index d89cbe1..7dd6d23 100644
--- a/src/controllers/DefaultController.php
+++ b/src/controllers/DefaultController.php
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ public function actionIndex(string $pattern): Response
             // Fire a 'beforeSendData' event
             if ($this->hasEventHandlers(self::EVENT_BEFORE_SEND_DATA)) {
                 $this->trigger(self::EVENT_BEFORE_SEND_DATA, new DataEvent([
-                    'data' => $data,
+                    'payload' => $data,
                 ]));
             }