diff --git a/controllers/node_force_drain_controller.go b/controllers/node_force_drain_controller.go
index ae65b59..2f37a1e 100644
--- a/controllers/node_force_drain_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/node_force_drain_controller.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
@@ -50,6 +51,9 @@ type NodeForceDrainReconciler struct {
 	APIReader client.Reader
 	Scheme    *runtime.Scheme
 
+	// Recorder is used to record pod deletion events on nodes.
+	Recorder record.EventRecorder
+
 	Clock Clock
 
 	// MaxReconcileIntervalDuringActiveDrain is the longest possible interval at which the controller reconciles during active node drains.
@@ -250,6 +254,7 @@ func (r *NodeForceDrainReconciler) forceDrainNode(ctx context.Context, node core
 		}
 		l.Info("Deleting pod", "pod", pod.Name, "podNamespace", pod.Namespace)
 		attemptedDeletion = true
+		r.Recorder.Eventf(&node, corev1.EventTypeWarning, "NodeDrainDeletePod", "Deleting pod %q in namespace %q", pod.Name, pod.Namespace)
 		if err := r.Delete(ctx, &pod); err != nil {
 			deletionErrs = append(deletionErrs, err)
 		}
@@ -287,7 +292,8 @@ func (r *NodeForceDrainReconciler) forceDeletePodsOnNode(ctx context.Context, no
 			continue
 		}
 
-		l.Info("Force deleting pod")
+		l.Info("Forcing pod termination")
+		r.Recorder.Eventf(&node, corev1.EventTypeWarning, "NodeDrainForcingPodTermination", "Forcing pod termination: Deleting pod %q in namespace %q with grace period of 1.", pod.Name, pod.Namespace)
 		if err := r.Delete(ctx, &pod, &client.DeleteOptions{
 			// As far is I was able to find a grace period of 0 will leave the hanging pod on the node and block the reboot of the node.
 			// Therefore we set a grace period of 1 second for the quickest possible deletion.
diff --git a/controllers/node_force_drain_controller_test.go b/controllers/node_force_drain_controller_test.go
index 9765eb7..0fa21f9 100644
--- a/controllers/node_force_drain_controller_test.go
+++ b/controllers/node_force_drain_controller_test.go
@@ -102,10 +102,12 @@ func Test_NodeForceDrainReconciler_Reconcile_E2E(t *testing.T) {
 
 	cli := controllerClient(t, node1, node2, drainingStorageNode, stuckPodOnDrainingStorageNode, forceDrain, podOnNode1, podToForceDeleteOnNode1)
 
+	recorder := newFakeRecorder()
 	subject := &NodeForceDrainReconciler{
 		Client:    cli,
 		APIReader: cli,
 		Scheme:    cli.Scheme(),
+		Recorder:  recorder,
 
 		Clock: &clock,
 	}
@@ -166,6 +168,8 @@ func Test_NodeForceDrainReconciler_Reconcile_E2E(t *testing.T) {
 
 		var deletedPod corev1.Pod
 		require.Error(t, cli.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(podOnNode1), &deletedPod), "pod should have been deleted")
+
+		requireEventMatches(t, recorder, `Warning NodeDrainDeletePod Deleting pod "pod-on-node1" in namespace "default"`)
 	})
 
 	t.Log("We can't control the clock used for DeletionTimestamp so there's a sequence break here. We will test force deletion at the end by skipping to real time.")
@@ -187,6 +191,8 @@ func Test_NodeForceDrainReconciler_Reconcile_E2E(t *testing.T) {
 
 		var deletedPod corev1.Pod
 		require.Error(t, cli.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(podToForceDeleteOnNode1), &deletedPod), "pod should have been deleted")
+
+		requireEventMatches(t, recorder, `Warning NodeDrainForcingPodTermination Forcing pod termination: Deleting pod "pod-on-node1-force-delete" in namespace "default" with grace period of 1.`)
 	})
 
 	step(t, "nodes stop draining", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -356,6 +362,7 @@ func Test_NodeForceDrainReconciler_Reconcile_DrainIgnoreActiveDaemonsSetsStaticP
 		Client:    cli,
 		APIReader: cli,
 		Scheme:    cli.Scheme(),
+		Recorder:  newFakeRecorder(),
 
 		Clock: &clock,
 	}
@@ -423,6 +430,7 @@ func Test_NodeForceDrainReconciler_Reconcile_MaxIntervalDuringActiveDrain(t *tes
 		Client:    cli,
 		APIReader: cli,
 		Scheme:    cli.Scheme(),
+		Recorder:  newFakeRecorder(),
 
 		Clock: &clock,
 	}
diff --git a/controllers/upgradeconfig_controller_test.go b/controllers/upgradeconfig_controller_test.go
index e622686..77e9e0e 100644
--- a/controllers/upgradeconfig_controller_test.go
+++ b/controllers/upgradeconfig_controller_test.go
@@ -252,11 +252,10 @@ func Test_UpgradeConfigReconciler_Reconcile_AddNextWindowsToStatus(t *testing.T)
 
 	client := controllerClient(t, ucv, upgradeConfig)
 
-	recorder := record.NewFakeRecorder(5)
 	subject := &UpgradeConfigReconciler{
 		Client:   client,
 		Scheme:   client.Scheme(),
-		Recorder: recorder,
+		Recorder: newFakeRecorder(),
 
 		Clock: &clock,
 
@@ -345,7 +344,7 @@ func Test_UpgradeConfigReconciler_Reconcile_SuspendedByWindow(t *testing.T) {
 
 	client := controllerClient(t, ucv, upgradeConfig, suspensionWindow)
 
-	recorder := record.NewFakeRecorder(5)
+	recorder := newFakeRecorder()
 	subject := &UpgradeConfigReconciler{
 		Client:   client,
 		Scheme:   client.Scheme(),
@@ -486,11 +485,10 @@ func Test_UpgradeConfigReconciler_Reconcile_CleanupSuccessfulJobs(t *testing.T)
 		}
 	}
 
-	recorder := record.NewFakeRecorder(5)
 	subject := &UpgradeConfigReconciler{
 		Client:   client,
 		Scheme:   client.Scheme(),
-		Recorder: recorder,
+		Recorder: newFakeRecorder(),
 
 		Clock: &clock,
 
@@ -531,6 +529,10 @@ func listJobs(t *testing.T, c client.Client, namespace string) []managedupgradev
 	return jobs.Items
 }
 
+func newFakeRecorder() *record.FakeRecorder {
+	return record.NewFakeRecorder(100)
+}
+
 func reconcileNTimes(t *testing.T, subject reconcile.Reconciler, ctx context.Context, req reconcile.Request, n int) (lastResult reconcile.Result) {
 	t.Helper()
 	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 5db057d..5cead0f 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ func main() {
 		Client:    mgr.GetClient(),
 		APIReader: mgr.GetAPIReader(),
 		Scheme:    mgr.GetScheme(),
+		Recorder:  mgr.GetEventRecorderFor("node-force-drain-controller"),
 
 		Clock: realClock{},