diff --git a/tools/record/event.go b/tools/record/event.go
index cc665d74..168dfa80 100644
--- a/tools/record/event.go
+++ b/tools/record/event.go
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ type EventRecorder interface {
 
 	// PastEventf is just like Eventf, but with an option to specify the event's 'timestamp' field.
 	PastEventf(object runtime.Object, timestamp metav1.Time, eventtype, reason, messageFmt string, args ...interface{})
+
+	// AnnotatedEventf is just like eventf, but with annotations attached
+	AnnotatedEventf(object runtime.Object, annotations map[string]string, eventtype, reason, messageFmt string, args ...interface{})
 }
 
 // EventBroadcaster knows how to receive events and send them to any EventSink, watcher, or log.
@@ -250,7 +253,7 @@ type recorderImpl struct {
 	clock clock.Clock
 }
 
-func (recorder *recorderImpl) generateEvent(object runtime.Object, timestamp metav1.Time, eventtype, reason, message string) {
+func (recorder *recorderImpl) generateEvent(object runtime.Object, annotations map[string]string, timestamp metav1.Time, eventtype, reason, message string) {
 	ref, err := ref.GetReference(recorder.scheme, object)
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Errorf("Could not construct reference to: '%#v' due to: '%v'. Will not report event: '%v' '%v' '%v'", object, err, eventtype, reason, message)
@@ -262,7 +265,7 @@ func (recorder *recorderImpl) generateEvent(object runtime.Object, timestamp met
 		return
 	}
 
-	event := recorder.makeEvent(ref, eventtype, reason, message)
+	event := recorder.makeEvent(ref, annotations, eventtype, reason, message)
 	event.Source = recorder.source
 
 	go func() {
@@ -281,7 +284,7 @@ func validateEventType(eventtype string) bool {
 }
 
 func (recorder *recorderImpl) Event(object runtime.Object, eventtype, reason, message string) {
-	recorder.generateEvent(object, metav1.Now(), eventtype, reason, message)
+	recorder.generateEvent(object, nil, metav1.Now(), eventtype, reason, message)
 }
 
 func (recorder *recorderImpl) Eventf(object runtime.Object, eventtype, reason, messageFmt string, args ...interface{}) {
@@ -289,10 +292,14 @@ func (recorder *recorderImpl) Eventf(object runtime.Object, eventtype, reason, m
 }
 
 func (recorder *recorderImpl) PastEventf(object runtime.Object, timestamp metav1.Time, eventtype, reason, messageFmt string, args ...interface{}) {
-	recorder.generateEvent(object, timestamp, eventtype, reason, fmt.Sprintf(messageFmt, args...))
+	recorder.generateEvent(object, nil, timestamp, eventtype, reason, fmt.Sprintf(messageFmt, args...))
 }
 
-func (recorder *recorderImpl) makeEvent(ref *v1.ObjectReference, eventtype, reason, message string) *v1.Event {
+func (recorder *recorderImpl) AnnotatedEventf(object runtime.Object, annotations map[string]string, eventtype, reason, messageFmt string, args ...interface{}) {
+	recorder.generateEvent(object, annotations, metav1.Now(), eventtype, reason, fmt.Sprintf(messageFmt, args...))
+}
+
+func (recorder *recorderImpl) makeEvent(ref *v1.ObjectReference, annotations map[string]string, eventtype, reason, message string) *v1.Event {
 	t := metav1.Time{Time: recorder.clock.Now()}
 	namespace := ref.Namespace
 	if namespace == "" {
@@ -300,8 +307,9 @@ func (recorder *recorderImpl) makeEvent(ref *v1.ObjectReference, eventtype, reas
 	}
 	return &v1.Event{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-			Name:      fmt.Sprintf("%v.%x", ref.Name, t.UnixNano()),
-			Namespace: namespace,
+			Name:        fmt.Sprintf("%v.%x", ref.Name, t.UnixNano()),
+			Namespace:   namespace,
+			Annotations: annotations,
 		},
 		InvolvedObject: *ref,
 		Reason:         reason,
diff --git a/tools/record/fake.go b/tools/record/fake.go
index c0e8eedb..6e031daa 100644
--- a/tools/record/fake.go
+++ b/tools/record/fake.go
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ func (f *FakeRecorder) Eventf(object runtime.Object, eventtype, reason, messageF
 func (f *FakeRecorder) PastEventf(object runtime.Object, timestamp metav1.Time, eventtype, reason, messageFmt string, args ...interface{}) {
 }
 
+func (f *FakeRecorder) AnnotatedEventf(object runtime.Object, annotations map[string]string, eventtype, reason, messageFmt string, args ...interface{}) {
+	f.Eventf(object, eventtype, reason, messageFmt, args)
+}
+
 // NewFakeRecorder creates new fake event recorder with event channel with
 // buffer of given size.
 func NewFakeRecorder(bufferSize int) *FakeRecorder {