diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/nodecontroller/nodecontroller.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/nodecontroller/nodecontroller.go
index 1b53bd5006c..98c7e07d710 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/nodecontroller/nodecontroller.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/nodecontroller/nodecontroller.go
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ func (nc *NodeController) recordNodeEvent(node *api.Node, event string) {
 	glog.V(2).Infof("Recording %s event message for node %s", event, node.Name)
 	// TODO: This requires a transaction, either both node status is updated
 	// and event is recorded or neither should happen, see issue #6055.
-	nc.recorder.Eventf(ref, event, "Node %s is now %s", node.Name, event)
+	nc.recorder.Eventf(ref, event, "Node %s status is now: %s", node.Name, event)
 }
 
 // For a given node checks its conditions and tries to update it. Returns grace period to which given node
@@ -611,12 +611,9 @@ func (nc *NodeController) monitorNodeStatus() error {
 				}
 			}
 
-			// Report node events.
-			if readyCondition.Status == api.ConditionFalse && lastReadyCondition.Status != api.ConditionFalse {
-				nc.recordNodeEvent(node, "not_ready")
-			}
-			if readyCondition.Status == api.ConditionUnknown && lastReadyCondition.Status != api.ConditionUnknown {
-				nc.recordNodeEvent(node, "unknown")
+			// Report node event.
+			if readyCondition.Status != api.ConditionTrue && lastReadyCondition.Status == api.ConditionTrue {
+				nc.recordNodeEvent(node, "NodeNotReady")
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
index 6cb89206e5c..796c789619e 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
@@ -1717,22 +1717,11 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) updateNodeStatus() error {
 	return fmt.Errorf("Update node status exceeds retry count")
 }
 
-func (kl *Kubelet) recordNodeOnlineEvent() {
+func (kl *Kubelet) recordNodeStatusEvent(event string) {
+	glog.V(2).Infof("Recording %s event message for node %s", event, kl.hostname)
 	// TODO: This requires a transaction, either both node status is updated
 	// and event is recorded or neither should happen, see issue #6055.
-	kl.recorder.Eventf(kl.nodeRef, "online", "Node %s is now online", kl.hostname)
-}
-
-func (kl *Kubelet) recordNodeSchedulableEvent() {
-	// TODO: This requires a transaction, either both node status is updated
-	// and event is recorded or neither should happen, see issue #6055.
-	kl.recorder.Eventf(kl.nodeRef, "schedulable", "Node %s is now schedulable", kl.hostname)
-}
-
-func (kl *Kubelet) recordNodeUnschedulableEvent() {
-	// TODO: This requires a transaction, either both node status is updated
-	// and event is recorded or neither should happen, see issue #6055.
-	kl.recorder.Eventf(kl.nodeRef, "unschedulable", "Node %s is now unschedulable", kl.hostname)
+	kl.recorder.Eventf(kl.nodeRef, event, "Node %s status is now: %s", kl.hostname, event)
 }
 
 // Maintains Node.Spec.Unschedulable value from previous run of tryUpdateNodeStatus()
@@ -1828,7 +1817,7 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) tryUpdateNodeStatus() error {
 		if node.Status.Conditions[i].Type == api.NodeReady {
 			newCondition.LastTransitionTime = node.Status.Conditions[i].LastTransitionTime
 			if node.Status.Conditions[i].Status != api.ConditionTrue {
-				kl.recordNodeOnlineEvent()
+				kl.recordNodeStatusEvent("NodeReady")
 			}
 			node.Status.Conditions[i] = newCondition
 			updated = true
@@ -1837,14 +1826,14 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) tryUpdateNodeStatus() error {
 	if !updated {
 		newCondition.LastTransitionTime = currentTime
 		node.Status.Conditions = append(node.Status.Conditions, newCondition)
-		kl.recordNodeOnlineEvent()
+		kl.recordNodeStatusEvent("NodeReady")
 	}
 
 	if oldNodeUnschedulable != node.Spec.Unschedulable {
 		if node.Spec.Unschedulable {
-			kl.recordNodeUnschedulableEvent()
+			kl.recordNodeStatusEvent("NodeNotSchedulable")
 		} else {
-			kl.recordNodeSchedulableEvent()
+			kl.recordNodeStatusEvent("NodeSchedulable")
 		}
 		oldNodeUnschedulable = node.Spec.Unschedulable
 	}