diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 39bf55aaae02..abfa8b8258ec 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@
   [#10896](https://github.com/Kong/kong/pull/10896)
 - Fix a bug when worker consuming dynamic log level setting event and using a wrong reference for notice logging
   [#10897](https://github.com/Kong/kong/pull/10897)
+- **worker-events**: Fix the bug that event payload which are over 65K can't be delivered. 
+  [#11117](https://github.com/Kong/kong/pull/11117)
 
 #### Admin API
 
diff --git a/kong/global.lua b/kong/global.lua
index 90fa35e711ec..bc0ea2ee3fe6 100644
--- a/kong/global.lua
+++ b/kong/global.lua
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ local kong_cache = require "kong.cache"
 local kong_cluster_events = require "kong.cluster_events"
 local private_node = require "kong.pdk.private.node"
 
+local cjson = require "cjson"
+local string_buffer = require "string.buffer"
+local uuid = require("kong.tools.utils").uuid
+
 local ngx = ngx
 local type = type
 local error = error
@@ -201,6 +205,127 @@ function _GLOBAL.init_worker_events()
     return nil, err
   end
 
+  local PAYLOAD_MAX_LEN, PAYLOAD_TOO_BIG_ERR = 65000, "failed to publish event: payload too big"
+
+  -- There is a limit for the payload size that events lib allows to send,
+  -- we overwrite `post` and `register` method to support sending large payloads
+  local native_post = worker_events.post
+  local function large_payload_post(source, event, data, unique)
+    local serialized = 0
+    if type(data) == "table" then
+      data = cjson.encode(data)
+      serialized = 1
+    end
+
+    local len_data = #data
+    local len_sent = len_data
+    local pt = 1
+    local eid = uuid()
+    while len_sent > 0 do
+      local partial
+      local packet = {}
+      if len_sent <= PAYLOAD_MAX_LEN then
+        partial = data:sub(pt, pt + len_sent - 1)
+        packet["uuid"] = eid
+        packet["length"] = len_data
+        packet["serialized"] = serialized
+      else
+        partial = data:sub(pt, pt + PAYLOAD_MAX_LEN - 1)
+      end
+
+      packet["uuid"] = eid
+      packet["data"] = partial
+      packet["partial"] = 1
+      ngx.log(ngx.ERR, "gonna send partial")
+      local ok, err = native_post(source, event, packet, unique)
+      if not ok then
+        ngx.log(ngx.ERR, "error to send via native_post: ", err)
+        -- explicitly reset the event buffer
+        native_post(source, event, { uuid = eid, reset = 1 }, unique)
+        return ok, err
+      end
+
+      pt = pt + PAYLOAD_MAX_LEN
+      len_sent = len_sent - PAYLOAD_MAX_LEN
+    end
+
+    return true
+  end
+
+  worker_events.post = function(source, event, data, unique)
+    local ok, err = native_post(source, event, data, unique)
+    if err == PAYLOAD_TOO_BIG_ERR then
+      return large_payload_post(source, event, data, unique)
+    end
+
+    return ok, err
+  end
+
+  local TTL = 10 * 60 -- 10 minutes
+  local native_register = worker_events.register
+  worker_events.register = function(callback, source, event, ...)
+    local buffer_dict = {}
+
+    local function recycle_buffer()
+      ngx.log(ngx.DEBUG, "recycle buffer")
+      if ngx.worker.exiting() then
+        return
+      end
+
+      for eid, buffer in pairs(buffer_dict) do
+        if ngx.now() - buffer.ts > TTL then
+          buffer.buffer:reset()
+          buffer_dict[eid] = nil
+          ngx.log(ngx.DEBUG, eid, " in event buffer is recycled")
+        end
+      end
+
+      ngx.timer.at(TTL, recycle_buffer)
+    end
+
+    ngx.timer.at(TTL, recycle_buffer)
+
+    local function cb(data, ...)
+      if data.partial == nil then
+        return callback(data, ...)
+      end
+
+      local buffer = buffer_dict[data.uuid]
+      local buf = buffer ~= nil and buffer.buffer
+      if data.reset then
+        if buffer ~= nil then
+          buffer.buffer:reset()
+          buffer_dict[data.uuid] = nil
+        end
+
+        ngx.log(ngx.DEBUG, "buffer reset")
+        return
+      end
+
+      if buffer == nil then
+        buf = string_buffer.new(PAYLOAD_MAX_LEN * 2)
+        buffer_dict[data.uuid] = { buffer = buf, ts = nil }
+      end
+
+      buf:put(data.data)
+      buffer.ts = ngx.now()
+      if data.length ~= nil then
+        assert(#buf == data.length, "failed to decode event payload: length mismatch")
+        local d = buf:get(data.length)
+        if data.serialized == 1 then
+          d = cjson.decode(d)
+        end
+
+        buf:reset()
+        buffer_dict[data.uuid] = nil
+        assert(d, "failed to decode event payload")
+        return callback(d, ...)
+      end
+    end
+
+    return native_register(cb, source, event, ...)
+  end
+
   return worker_events
 end
 
diff --git a/spec/02-integration/07-sdk/06-worker_events_spec.lua b/spec/02-integration/07-sdk/06-worker_events_spec.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e9e0df7a2473
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/02-integration/07-sdk/06-worker_events_spec.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+local helpers = require "spec.helpers"
+
+describe("worker_events", function()
+  local strategy = "off"
+  local test_cases = {"string", "table", }
+  local business_port
+
+  lazy_setup(function()
+    business_port = helpers.get_available_port()
+    local fixtures = {
+      http_mock = {
+        worker_events = [[
+          server {
+            server_name example.com;
+            listen %s;
+
+            location = /test_too_big_string {
+              content_by_lua_block {
+                local PAYLOAD_TOO_BIG_ERR = "failed to publish event: payload too big"
+                local SOURCE, EVENT       = "foo", "string"
+                local worker_events       = kong.worker_events
+                local cjson               = require "cjson.safe"
+                local payload_received
+
+                local function generate_data()
+                  return string.rep("X", 70000)
+                end
+
+                local function wait_until(validator, timeout)
+                  local deadline = ngx.now() + (timeout or 5)
+                  local res
+                  repeat
+                    worker_events.poll()
+                    res = validator()
+                  until res or ngx.now() >= deadline
+                  return res
+                end
+
+                -- subscribe
+                local ok, err = worker_events.register(function(data)
+                  payload_received = data
+                end, SOURCE, EVENT)
+
+                -- when payload is a string
+                local PAYLOAD = generate_data()
+                local ok, err = worker_events.post(SOURCE, EVENT, PAYLOAD)
+                if not ok then
+                  ngx.status = ngx.HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
+                  ngx.say("post string failed, err: " .. cjson.encode(err))
+                  ngx.exit(ngx.OK)
+                end
+
+                assert(wait_until(function()
+                  return PAYLOAD == payload_received
+                end, 1))
+
+                ngx.status = ngx.HTTP_OK
+                ngx.say("ok")
+                ngx.exit(200)
+              }
+            }
+
+            location = /test_too_big_table {
+              content_by_lua_block {
+                local PAYLOAD_TOO_BIG_ERR       = "failed to publish event: payload too big"
+                local DEFAULT_TRUNCATED_PAYLOAD = ", truncated payload: not a serialized object"
+                local SOURCE, EVENT             = "foo", "table"
+                local worker_events             = kong.worker_events
+                local cjson                     = require "cjson.safe"
+                local deepcompare               = require("pl.tablex").deepcompare
+                local payload_received
+
+                local function generate_data()
+                  return string.rep("X", 70000)
+                end
+
+                local function wait_until(validator, timeout)
+                  local deadline = ngx.now() + (timeout or 5)
+                  local res
+                  repeat
+                    worker_events.poll()
+                    res = validator()
+                  until res or ngx.now() >= deadline
+                  return res
+                end
+
+                -- subscribe
+                local ok, err = worker_events.register(function(data)
+                  payload_received = data
+                end, SOURCE, EVENT)
+
+                -- when payload is a table
+                PAYLOAD = {
+                  foo = 'bar',
+                  data = generate_data()
+                }
+                local ok, err = worker_events.post(SOURCE, EVENT, PAYLOAD)
+                if not ok then
+                  ngx.status = ngx.HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
+                  ngx.say("post table failed, err: " .. cjson.encode(err))
+                  ngx.exit(ngx.OK)
+                end
+
+                assert(wait_until(function()                 
+                  return deepcompare(PAYLOAD, payload_received)
+                end, 1))
+
+                ngx.status = ngx.HTTP_OK
+                ngx.say("ok")
+                ngx.exit(200)
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        ]],
+      }
+    }
+
+    fixtures.http_mock.worker_events = string.format(fixtures.http_mock.worker_events, business_port)
+
+    assert(helpers.start_kong({
+      database   = strategy,
+      nginx_conf = "spec/fixtures/custom_nginx.template",
+    }, nil, nil, fixtures))
+  end)
+
+  lazy_teardown(function ()
+    assert(helpers.stop_kong())
+  end)
+
+  for _, payload_type in ipairs(test_cases) do
+    it("too big `" .. payload_type .. "` payload", function()
+      local res = helpers.proxy_client(nil, business_port):get("/test_too_big_" .. payload_type, {
+        headers = {
+          host = "example.com",
+        }
+      })
+      local body = assert.res_status(200, res)
+      assert.equal(body, "ok")
+    end)
+  end
+end)