diff --git a/pkg/api/testapi/testapi.go b/pkg/api/testapi/testapi.go
index 23a5b25391b..f9ef1816176 100644
--- a/pkg/api/testapi/testapi.go
+++ b/pkg/api/testapi/testapi.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package testapi
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/latest"
@@ -52,3 +53,13 @@ func ResourceVersioner() runtime.ResourceVersioner {
 	}
 	return interfaces.ResourceVersioner
 }
+
+// SelfLink returns a self link that will appear to be for the version Version().
+// 'resource' should be the resource path, e.g. "pods" for the Pod type. 'name' should be
+// empty for lists.
+func SelfLink(resource, name string) string {
+	if name == "" {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("/api/%s/%s", Version(), resource)
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("/api/%s/%s/%s", Version(), resource, name)
+}
diff --git a/plugin/cmd/scheduler/scheduler.go b/plugin/cmd/scheduler/scheduler.go
index ca872ef0437..ead41b7e166 100644
--- a/plugin/cmd/scheduler/scheduler.go
+++ b/plugin/cmd/scheduler/scheduler.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/client"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/client/record"
 	_ "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/healthz"
 	masterPkg "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/master"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
@@ -55,6 +56,8 @@ func main() {
 		glog.Fatalf("Invalid API configuration: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	record.StartRecording(kubeClient, "scheduler")
+
 	go http.ListenAndServe(net.JoinHostPort(address.String(), strconv.Itoa(*port)), nil)
 
 	configFactory := &factory.ConfigFactory{Client: kubeClient}
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go
index 2c6f81483e2..c1527600e13 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package scheduler
 
 import (
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/client/record"
 	// TODO: move everything from pkg/scheduler into this package. Remove references from registry.
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ func (s *Scheduler) scheduleOne() {
 	pod := s.config.NextPod()
 	dest, err := s.config.Algorithm.Schedule(*pod, s.config.MinionLister)
 	if err != nil {
+		record.Eventf(pod, "", string(api.PodWaiting), "failedScheduling", "Error scheduling: %v", err)
 		s.config.Error(pod, err)
 		return
 	}
@@ -75,6 +77,9 @@ func (s *Scheduler) scheduleOne() {
 		Host:  dest,
 	}
 	if err := s.config.Binder.Bind(b); err != nil {
+		record.Eventf(pod, "", string(api.PodWaiting), "failedScheduling", "Binding rejected: %v", err)
 		s.config.Error(pod, err)
+		return
 	}
+	record.Eventf(pod, "", string(api.PodWaiting), "scheduled", "Successfully assigned %v to %v", pod.ID, dest)
 }
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/scheduler_test.go b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/scheduler_test.go
index 5d0df3722d3..421e4267789 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/scheduler_test.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/scheduler_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/client/record"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler"
 )
 
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ type fakeBinder struct {
 func (fb fakeBinder) Bind(binding *api.Binding) error { return fb.b(binding) }
 
 func podWithID(id string) *api.Pod {
-	return &api.Pod{TypeMeta: api.TypeMeta{ID: "foo"}}
+	return &api.Pod{TypeMeta: api.TypeMeta{ID: id, SelfLink: testapi.SelfLink("pods", id)}}
 }
 
 type mockScheduler struct {
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ func (es mockScheduler) Schedule(pod api.Pod, ml scheduler.MinionLister) (string
 }
 
 func TestScheduler(t *testing.T) {
-
+	defer record.StartLogging(t.Logf).Stop()
 	errS := errors.New("scheduler")
 	errB := errors.New("binder")
 
@@ -56,16 +58,19 @@ func TestScheduler(t *testing.T) {
 		expectErrorPod  *api.Pod
 		expectError     error
 		expectBind      *api.Binding
+		eventReason     string
 	}{
 		{
-			sendPod:    podWithID("foo"),
-			algo:       mockScheduler{"machine1", nil},
-			expectBind: &api.Binding{PodID: "foo", Host: "machine1"},
+			sendPod:     podWithID("foo"),
+			algo:        mockScheduler{"machine1", nil},
+			expectBind:  &api.Binding{PodID: "foo", Host: "machine1"},
+			eventReason: "scheduled",
 		}, {
 			sendPod:        podWithID("foo"),
 			algo:           mockScheduler{"machine1", errS},
 			expectError:    errS,
 			expectErrorPod: podWithID("foo"),
+			eventReason:    "failedScheduling",
 		}, {
 			sendPod:         podWithID("foo"),
 			algo:            mockScheduler{"machine1", nil},
@@ -73,6 +78,7 @@ func TestScheduler(t *testing.T) {
 			injectBindError: errB,
 			expectError:     errB,
 			expectErrorPod:  podWithID("foo"),
+			eventReason:     "failedScheduling",
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -98,6 +104,13 @@ func TestScheduler(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		}
 		s := New(c)
+		called := make(chan struct{})
+		events := record.GetEvents(func(e *api.Event) {
+			if e, a := item.eventReason, e.Reason; e != a {
+				t.Errorf("%v: expected %v, got %v", i, e, a)
+			}
+			close(called)
+		})
 		s.scheduleOne()
 		if e, a := item.expectErrorPod, gotPod; !reflect.DeepEqual(e, a) {
 			t.Errorf("%v: error pod: wanted %v, got %v", i, e, a)
@@ -108,5 +121,7 @@ func TestScheduler(t *testing.T) {
 		if e, a := item.expectBind, gotBinding; !reflect.DeepEqual(e, a) {
 			t.Errorf("%v: error: wanted %v, got %v", i, e, a)
 		}
+		<-called
+		events.Stop()
 	}
 }