diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index 2aaa696..3bd6dd7 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -149,8 +149,9 @@ func main() {
 		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to create controller", "controller", "Account")
 	}
 	if err = (&controller.IngressReconciler{
-		Client: mgr.GetClient(),
-		Scheme: mgr.GetScheme(),
+		Client:   mgr.GetClient(),
+		Scheme:   mgr.GetScheme(),
+		Recorder: mgr.GetEventRecorderFor("uptime-robot-controller"),
 	}).SetupWithManager(mgr); err != nil {
 		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to create controller", "controller", "Ingress")
 		os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/config/rbac/role.yaml b/config/rbac/role.yaml
index 086874d..afd5008 100644
--- a/config/rbac/role.yaml
+++ b/config/rbac/role.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@ rules:
   - get
   - list
   - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - events
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - patch
 - apiGroups:
   - networking.k8s.io
   resources:
diff --git a/internal/controller/ingress_controller.go b/internal/controller/ingress_controller.go
index 75ff06f..ad0b16f 100644
--- a/internal/controller/ingress_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/ingress_controller.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/builder"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
@@ -44,12 +45,14 @@ var IngressAnnotationPrefix = "uptime-robot.clevyr.com/"
 // IngressReconciler reconciles a Ingress object
 type IngressReconciler struct {
 	client.Client
-	Scheme *runtime.Scheme
+	Scheme   *runtime.Scheme
+	Recorder record.EventRecorder
 }
 
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=networking.k8s.io,resources=ingresses,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=networking.k8s.io,resources=ingresses/status,verbs=get;update;patch
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=networking.k8s.io,resources=ingresses/finalizers,verbs=update
+//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=core,resources=events,verbs=create;patch
 
 // Reconcile is part of the main kubernetes reconciliation loop which aims to
 // move the current state of the cluster closer to the desired state.
@@ -132,6 +135,7 @@ func (r *IngressReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ct
 
 	for _, monitor := range list.Items {
 		if err := r.updateValues(ingress, &monitor, annotations); err != nil {
+			r.Recorder.Event(ingress, "Warning", "Generating", err.Error())
 			return ctrl.Result{}, err
 		}