diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/events/BUILD b/test/e2e/framework/events/BUILD
index ebac16a84d2..e7f503cfe61 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/events/BUILD
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/events/BUILD
@@ -6,9 +6,13 @@ go_library(
     importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/events",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes:go_default_library",
+        "//test/e2e/framework:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/github.com/onsi/ginkgo:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/events/events.go b/test/e2e/framework/events/events.go
index 10612c0a937..4890d87f77d 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/events/events.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/events/events.go
@@ -18,15 +18,106 @@ package events
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework"
+
+	"github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 )
 
+// Action is a function to be performed by the system.
+type Action func() error
+
+var _ = ginkgo.Describe("[sig-api-machinery] Events", func() {
+	f := framework.NewDefaultFramework("events")
+
+	ginkgo.It("should ensure that an event can be fetched, patched, deleted, and listed", func() {
+		eventTestName := "event-test"
+
+		ginkgo.By("creating a test event")
+		// create a test event in test namespace
+		_, err := f.ClientSet.CoreV1().Events(f.Namespace.Name).Create(context.TODO(), &v1.Event{
+			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+				Name: eventTestName,
+				Labels: map[string]string{
+					"testevent-constant": "true",
+				},
+			},
+			Message: "This is a test event",
+			Reason:  "Test",
+			Type:    "Normal",
+			Count:   1,
+			InvolvedObject: v1.ObjectReference{
+				Namespace: f.Namespace.Name,
+			},
+		}, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "failed to create test event")
+
+		ginkgo.By("listing all events in all namespaces")
+		// get a list of Events in all namespaces to ensure endpoint coverage
+		eventsList, err := f.ClientSet.CoreV1().Events("").List(context.TODO(), metav1.ListOptions{
+			LabelSelector: "testevent-constant=true",
+		})
+		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "failed list all events")
+
+		foundCreatedEvent := false
+		var eventCreatedName string
+		for _, val := range eventsList.Items {
+			if val.ObjectMeta.Name == eventTestName && val.ObjectMeta.Namespace == f.Namespace.Name {
+				foundCreatedEvent = true
+				eventCreatedName = val.ObjectMeta.Name
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		framework.ExpectEqual(foundCreatedEvent, true, "unable to find the test event")
+
+		ginkgo.By("patching the test event")
+		// patch the event's message
+		eventPatchMessage := "This is a test event - patched"
+		eventPatch, err := json.Marshal(map[string]interface{}{
+			"message": eventPatchMessage,
+		})
+		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "failed to marshal the patch JSON payload")
+
+		_, err = f.ClientSet.CoreV1().Events(f.Namespace.Name).Patch(context.TODO(), eventTestName, types.StrategicMergePatchType, []byte(eventPatch), metav1.PatchOptions{})
+		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "failed to patch the test event")
+
+		ginkgo.By("fetching the test event")
+		// get event by name
+		event, err := f.ClientSet.CoreV1().Events(f.Namespace.Name).Get(context.TODO(), eventCreatedName, metav1.GetOptions{})
+		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "failed to fetch the test event")
+		framework.ExpectEqual(event.Message, eventPatchMessage, "test event message does not match patch message")
+
+		ginkgo.By("deleting the test event")
+		// delete original event
+		err = f.ClientSet.CoreV1().Events(f.Namespace.Name).Delete(context.TODO(), eventCreatedName, metav1.DeleteOptions{})
+		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "failed to delete the test event")
+
+		ginkgo.By("listing all events in all namespaces")
+		// get a list of Events list namespace
+		eventsList, err = f.ClientSet.CoreV1().Events("").List(context.TODO(), metav1.ListOptions{
+			LabelSelector: "testevent-constant=true",
+		})
+		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "fail to list all events")
+		foundCreatedEvent = false
+		for _, val := range eventsList.Items {
+			if val.ObjectMeta.Name == eventTestName && val.ObjectMeta.Namespace == f.Namespace.Name {
+				foundCreatedEvent = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		framework.ExpectEqual(foundCreatedEvent, false, "should not have found test event after deletion")
+	})
+})
+
 // WaitTimeoutForEvent waits the given timeout duration for an event to occur.
 func WaitTimeoutForEvent(c clientset.Interface, namespace, eventSelector, msg string, timeout time.Duration) error {
 	interval := 2 * time.Second