diff --git a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/options/options_test.go b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/options/options_test.go
index 0369b9dd07c..952a70adc4e 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/options/options_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/options/options_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
+	eventv1 "k8s.io/api/events/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	apiserveroptions "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/options"
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ import (
 	cmconfig "k8s.io/controller-manager/config"
 	cmoptions "k8s.io/controller-manager/options"
 	migration "k8s.io/controller-manager/pkg/leadermigration/options"
+	netutils "k8s.io/utils/net"
+
 	kubecontrollerconfig "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/config"
 	kubectrlmgrconfig "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/apis/config"
 	csrsigningconfig "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/certificates/signer/config"
@@ -60,7 +63,6 @@ import (
 	attachdetachconfig "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/config"
 	ephemeralvolumeconfig "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/volume/ephemeral/config"
 	persistentvolumeconfig "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/config"
-	netutils "k8s.io/utils/net"
 )
 
 var args = []string{
@@ -295,6 +297,7 @@ func TestAddFlags(t *testing.T) {
 				ConcurrentGCSyncs: 30,
 				GCIgnoredResources: []garbagecollectorconfig.GroupResource{
 					{Group: "", Resource: "events"},
+					{Group: eventv1.GroupName, Resource: "events"},
 				},
 				EnableGarbageCollector: false,
 			},
@@ -550,6 +553,7 @@ func TestApplyTo(t *testing.T) {
 				ConcurrentGCSyncs: 30,
 				GCIgnoredResources: []garbagecollectorconfig.GroupResource{
 					{Group: "", Resource: "events"},
+					{Group: eventv1.GroupName, Resource: "events"},
 				},
 				EnableGarbageCollector: false,
 			},
diff --git a/pkg/controller/garbagecollector/graph_builder.go b/pkg/controller/garbagecollector/graph_builder.go
index 94da41a8a7f..b0d2abc8e44 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/garbagecollector/graph_builder.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/garbagecollector/graph_builder.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	eventv1 "k8s.io/api/events/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/util/workqueue"
 	"k8s.io/controller-manager/pkg/informerfactory"
+
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/garbagecollector/metaonly"
 )
 
@@ -318,7 +320,8 @@ func (gb *GraphBuilder) Run(stopCh <-chan struct{}) {
 }
 
 var ignoredResources = map[schema.GroupResource]struct{}{
-	{Group: "", Resource: "events"}: {},
+	{Group: "", Resource: "events"}:                {},
+	{Group: eventv1.GroupName, Resource: "events"}: {},
 }
 
 // DefaultIgnoredResources returns the default set of resources that the garbage collector controller