diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/Godeps/Godeps.json b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/Godeps/Godeps.json
index c3325366f28..5770ca62c2f 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/Godeps/Godeps.json
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/Godeps/Godeps.json
@@ -2226,6 +2226,10 @@
 			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/client-go/tools/record",
 			"Rev": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
 		},
+		{
+			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/client-go/tools/record/util",
+			"Rev": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
+		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/client-go/tools/reference",
 			"Rev": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/Godeps/Godeps.json b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/Godeps/Godeps.json
index 7621098313b..1965f9d2956 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/Godeps/Godeps.json
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/Godeps/Godeps.json
@@ -1926,6 +1926,10 @@
 			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/client-go/tools/pager",
 			"Rev": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
 		},
+		{
+			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/client-go/tools/record/util",
+			"Rev": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
+		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/client-go/tools/reference",
 			"Rev": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/record/BUILD b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/record/BUILD
index 2a8546138e3..6ab64763514 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/record/BUILD
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/record/BUILD
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ go_library(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/strategicpatch:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/record/util:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/reference:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/flowcontrol:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/golang/groupcache/lru:go_default_library",
@@ -64,6 +65,9 @@ filegroup(
 
 filegroup(
     name = "all-srcs",
-    srcs = [":package-srcs"],
+    srcs = [
+        ":package-srcs",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/record/util:all-srcs",
+    ],
     tags = ["automanaged"],
 )
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/record/event.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/record/event.go
index 2ee69589c6d..565e72802a2 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/record/event.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/record/event.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"math/rand"
 	"time"
 
-	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
@@ -29,10 +29,8 @@ import (
 	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
 	restclient "k8s.io/client-go/rest"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record/util"
 	ref "k8s.io/client-go/tools/reference"
-
-	"net/http"
-
 	"k8s.io/klog"
 )
 
@@ -157,16 +155,6 @@ func recordToSink(sink EventSink, event *v1.Event, eventCorrelator *EventCorrela
 	}
 }
 
-func isKeyNotFoundError(err error) bool {
-	statusErr, _ := err.(*errors.StatusError)
-
-	if statusErr != nil && statusErr.Status().Code == http.StatusNotFound {
-		return true
-	}
-
-	return false
-}
-
 // recordEvent attempts to write event to a sink. It returns true if the event
 // was successfully recorded or discarded, false if it should be retried.
 // If updateExistingEvent is false, it creates a new event, otherwise it updates
@@ -178,7 +166,7 @@ func recordEvent(sink EventSink, event *v1.Event, patch []byte, updateExistingEv
 		newEvent, err = sink.Patch(event, patch)
 	}
 	// Update can fail because the event may have been removed and it no longer exists.
-	if !updateExistingEvent || (updateExistingEvent && isKeyNotFoundError(err)) {
+	if !updateExistingEvent || (updateExistingEvent && util.IsKeyNotFoundError(err)) {
 		// Making sure that ResourceVersion is empty on creation
 		event.ResourceVersion = ""
 		newEvent, err = sink.Create(event)
@@ -260,7 +248,7 @@ func (recorder *recorderImpl) generateEvent(object runtime.Object, annotations m
 		return
 	}
 
-	if !validateEventType(eventtype) {
+	if !util.ValidateEventType(eventtype) {
 		klog.Errorf("Unsupported event type: '%v'", eventtype)
 		return
 	}
@@ -275,14 +263,6 @@ func (recorder *recorderImpl) generateEvent(object runtime.Object, annotations m
 	}()
 }
 
-func validateEventType(eventtype string) bool {
-	switch eventtype {
-	case v1.EventTypeNormal, v1.EventTypeWarning:
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
 func (recorder *recorderImpl) Event(object runtime.Object, eventtype, reason, message string) {
 	recorder.generateEvent(object, nil, metav1.Now(), eventtype, reason, message)
 }
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/record/util/BUILD b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/record/util/BUILD
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a47a4a2dc7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/record/util/BUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_library")
+
+go_library(
+    name = "go_default_library",
+    srcs = ["util.go"],
+    importmap = "k8s.io/kubernetes/vendor/k8s.io/client-go/tools/record/util",
+    importpath = "k8s.io/client-go/tools/record/util",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    deps = [
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors:go_default_library",
+    ],
+)
+
+filegroup(
+    name = "package-srcs",
+    srcs = glob(["**"]),
+    tags = ["automanaged"],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:private"],
+)
+
+filegroup(
+    name = "all-srcs",
+    srcs = [":package-srcs"],
+    tags = ["automanaged"],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/record/util/util.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/record/util/util.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d1818a8d907
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/record/util/util.go
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2019 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package util
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
+)
+
+// ValidateEventType checks that eventtype is an expected type of event
+func ValidateEventType(eventtype string) bool {
+	switch eventtype {
+	case v1.EventTypeNormal, v1.EventTypeWarning:
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// IsKeyNotFoundError is utility function that checks if an error is not found error
+func IsKeyNotFoundError(err error) bool {
+	statusErr, _ := err.(*errors.StatusError)
+
+	if statusErr != nil && statusErr.Status().Code == http.StatusNotFound {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/Godeps/Godeps.json b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/Godeps/Godeps.json
index 6e5f363085e..3638902c6b1 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/Godeps/Godeps.json
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/Godeps/Godeps.json
@@ -1786,6 +1786,10 @@
 			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/client-go/tools/record",
 			"Rev": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
 		},
+		{
+			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/client-go/tools/record/util",
+			"Rev": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
+		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/client-go/tools/reference",
 			"Rev": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/Godeps/Godeps.json b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/Godeps/Godeps.json
index 1efdc940e1b..fbca175ea6e 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/Godeps/Godeps.json
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/Godeps/Godeps.json
@@ -1746,6 +1746,10 @@
 			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/client-go/tools/record",
 			"Rev": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
 		},
+		{
+			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/client-go/tools/record/util",
+			"Rev": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
+		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/client-go/tools/reference",
 			"Rev": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/Godeps/Godeps.json b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/Godeps/Godeps.json
index afaad206b87..2fc071965bc 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/Godeps/Godeps.json
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/Godeps/Godeps.json
@@ -1130,6 +1130,10 @@
 			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/client-go/tools/record",
 			"Rev": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
 		},
+		{
+			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/client-go/tools/record/util",
+			"Rev": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
+		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/client-go/tools/reference",
 			"Rev": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"