diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/server/audit/audit_events.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security/server/audit/audit_events.test.ts
index 1713badede2f7..c826bb1d33f99 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security/server/audit/audit_events.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security/server/audit/audit_events.test.ts
@@ -106,6 +106,63 @@ describe('#savedObjectEvent', () => {
     `);
   });
 
+  test('does create event for read access of saved objects', () => {
+    expect(
+      savedObjectEvent({
+        action: SavedObjectAction.GET,
+        savedObject: { type: 'dashboard', id: 'SAVED_OBJECT_ID' },
+      })
+    ).not.toBeUndefined();
+    expect(
+      savedObjectEvent({
+        action: SavedObjectAction.FIND,
+        savedObject: { type: 'dashboard', id: 'SAVED_OBJECT_ID' },
+      })
+    ).not.toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  test('does not create event for read access of config or telemetry objects', () => {
+    expect(
+      savedObjectEvent({
+        action: SavedObjectAction.GET,
+        savedObject: { type: 'config', id: 'SAVED_OBJECT_ID' },
+      })
+    ).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(
+      savedObjectEvent({
+        action: SavedObjectAction.GET,
+        savedObject: { type: 'telemetry', id: 'SAVED_OBJECT_ID' },
+      })
+    ).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(
+      savedObjectEvent({
+        action: SavedObjectAction.FIND,
+        savedObject: { type: 'config', id: 'SAVED_OBJECT_ID' },
+      })
+    ).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(
+      savedObjectEvent({
+        action: SavedObjectAction.FIND,
+        savedObject: { type: 'telemetry', id: 'SAVED_OBJECT_ID' },
+      })
+    ).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  test('does create event for write access of config or telemetry objects', () => {
+    expect(
+      savedObjectEvent({
+        action: SavedObjectAction.UPDATE,
+        savedObject: { type: 'config', id: 'SAVED_OBJECT_ID' },
+      })
+    ).not.toBeUndefined();
+    expect(
+      savedObjectEvent({
+        action: SavedObjectAction.UPDATE,
+        savedObject: { type: 'telemetry', id: 'SAVED_OBJECT_ID' },
+      })
+    ).not.toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
   test('creates event with `success` outcome for `REMOVE_REFERENCES` action', () => {
     expect(
       savedObjectEvent({
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/server/audit/audit_events.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security/server/audit/audit_events.ts
index e3c1f95349c92..6aba78c936071 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security/server/audit/audit_events.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security/server/audit/audit_events.ts
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ export function savedObjectEvent({
   deleteFromSpaces,
   outcome,
   error,
-}: SavedObjectParams): AuditEvent {
+}: SavedObjectParams): AuditEvent | undefined {
   const doc = savedObject ? `${savedObject.type} [id=${savedObject.id}]` : 'saved objects';
   const [present, progressive, past] = eventVerbs[action];
   const message = error
@@ -230,6 +230,14 @@ export function savedObjectEvent({
     : `User has ${past} ${doc}`;
   const type = eventTypes[action];
 
+  if (
+    type === EventType.ACCESS &&
+    savedObject &&
+    (savedObject.type === 'config' || savedObject.type === 'telemetry')
+  ) {
+    return;
+  }
+
   return {
     message,
     event: {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/server/audit/audit_service.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security/server/audit/audit_service.test.ts
index e0dd98c7de639..9b30d4dbba456 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security/server/audit/audit_service.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security/server/audit/audit_service.test.ts
@@ -130,6 +130,26 @@ describe('#asScoped', () => {
     audit.asScoped(request).log({ message: 'MESSAGE', event: { action: 'ACTION' } });
     expect(logger.info).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
+
+  it('does not log to audit logger if no event was generated', async () => {
+    const audit = new AuditService(logger).setup({
+      license,
+      config: {
+        enabled: true,
+        ignore_filters: [{ actions: ['ACTION'] }],
+      },
+      logging,
+      http,
+      getCurrentUser,
+      getSpaceId,
+    });
+    const request = httpServerMock.createKibanaRequest({
+      kibanaRequestState: { requestId: 'REQUEST_ID', requestUuid: 'REQUEST_UUID' },
+    });
+
+    audit.asScoped(request).log(undefined);
+    expect(logger.info).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
 });
 
 describe('#createLoggingConfig', () => {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/server/audit/audit_service.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security/server/audit/audit_service.ts
index 31c7e28be3b8c..744e4af56c861 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security/server/audit/audit_service.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security/server/audit/audit_service.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export interface LegacyAuditLogger {
 }
 
 export interface AuditLogger {
-  log: (event: AuditEvent) => void;
+  log: (event: AuditEvent | undefined) => void;
 }
 
 interface AuditLogMeta extends AuditEvent {
@@ -127,7 +127,10 @@ export class AuditService {
        * });
        * ```
        */
-      const log = (event: AuditEvent) => {
+      const log: AuditLogger['log'] = (event) => {
+        if (!event) {
+          return;
+        }
         const user = getCurrentUser(request);
         const spaceId = getSpaceId(request);
         const meta: AuditLogMeta = {