diff --git a/pkg/client/client.go b/pkg/client/client.go
index e4a0c49c39a..af47ea41714 100644
--- a/pkg/client/client.go
+++ b/pkg/client/client.go
@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@ type EndpointsInterface interface {
 	WatchEndpoints(ctx api.Context, label, field labels.Selector, resourceVersion string) (watch.Interface, error)
 }
 
+// EventInterface has methods to work with Event resources
+type EventInterface interface {
+	CreateEvent(event *api.Event) (*api.Event, error)
+	ListEvents(selector labels.Selector) (*api.EventList, error)
+	GetEvent(id string) (*api.Event, error)
+	WatchEvents(label, field labels.Selector, resourceVersion string) (watch.Interface, error)
+}
+
 // VersionInterface has a method to retrieve the server version.
 type VersionInterface interface {
 	ServerVersion() (*version.Info, error)
@@ -297,3 +305,40 @@ func (c *Client) GetMinion(id string) (result *api.Minion, err error) {
 	err = c.Get().Path("minions").Path(id).Do().Into(result)
 	return
 }
+
+// CreateEvent makes a new event. Returns the copy of the event the server returns, or an error.
+func (c *Client) CreateEvent(event *api.Event) (*api.Event, error) {
+	result := &api.Event{}
+	err := c.Post().Path("events").Body(event).Do().Into(result)
+	return result, err
+}
+
+// ListEvents returns a list of events matching the selectors.
+func (c *Client) ListEvents(label, field labels.Selector) (*api.EventList, error) {
+	result := &api.EventList{}
+	err := c.Get().
+		Path("events").
+		SelectorParam("labels", label).
+		SelectorParam("fields", field).
+		Do().
+		Into(result)
+	return result, err
+}
+
+// GetEvent returns the given event, or an error.
+func (c *Client) GetEvent(id string) (*api.Event, error) {
+	result := &api.Event{}
+	err := c.Get().Path("events").Path(id).Do().Into(result)
+	return result, err
+}
+
+// WatchEvents starts watching for events matching the given selectors.
+func (c *Client) WatchEvents(label, field labels.Selector, resourceVersion string) (watch.Interface, error) {
+	return c.Get().
+		Path("watch").
+		Path("events").
+		Param("resourceVersion", resourceVersion).
+		SelectorParam("labels", label).
+		SelectorParam("fields", field).
+		Watch()
+}
diff --git a/pkg/client/fake.go b/pkg/client/fake.go
index 41eb9cd9c33..938deee4020 100644
--- a/pkg/client/fake.go
+++ b/pkg/client/fake.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ type Fake struct {
 	ServiceList   api.ServiceList
 	EndpointsList api.EndpointsList
 	Minions       api.MinionList
+	Events        api.EventList
 	Err           error
 	Watch         watch.Interface
 }
@@ -152,3 +153,27 @@ func (c *Fake) ListMinions() (*api.MinionList, error) {
 	c.Actions = append(c.Actions, FakeAction{Action: "list-minions", Value: nil})
 	return &c.Minions, nil
 }
+
+// CreateEvent makes a new event. Returns the copy of the event the server returns, or an error.
+func (c *Fake) CreateEvent(event *api.Event) (*api.Event, error) {
+	c.Actions = append(c.Actions, FakeAction{Action: "get-event", Value: event.ID})
+	return &api.Event{}, nil
+}
+
+// ListEvents returns a list of events matching the selectors.
+func (c *Fake) ListEvents(label, field labels.Selector) (*api.EventList, error) {
+	c.Actions = append(c.Actions, FakeAction{Action: "list-events"})
+	return &c.Events, nil
+}
+
+// GetEvent returns the given event, or an error.
+func (c *Fake) GetEvent(id string) (*api.Event, error) {
+	c.Actions = append(c.Actions, FakeAction{Action: "get-event", Value: id})
+	return &api.Event{}, nil
+}
+
+// WatchEvents starts watching for events matching the given selectors.
+func (c *Fake) WatchEvents(label, field labels.Selector, resourceVersion string) (watch.Interface, error) {
+	c.Actions = append(c.Actions, FakeAction{Action: "watch-events", Value: resourceVersion})
+	return c.Watch, c.Err
+}
diff --git a/pkg/client/record/doc.go b/pkg/client/record/doc.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ff6ccf3575f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/client/record/doc.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+
+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 record has all client logic for recording and reporting events.
+package record
diff --git a/pkg/client/record/event.go b/pkg/client/record/event.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a6bd6f64562
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/client/record/event.go
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+
+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 record
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/watch"
+
+	"github.com/golang/glog"
+)
+
+// EventRecorder knows how to store events (client.Client implements it.)
+type EventRecorder interface {
+	CreateEvent(event *api.Event) (*api.Event, error)
+}
+
+// StartRecording starts sending events to recorder. Call once while initializing
+// your binary. Subsequent calls will be ignored. The return value can be ignored
+// or used to stop recording, if desired.
+func StartRecording(recorder EventRecorder, sourceName string) watch.Interface {
+	return GetEvents(func(event *api.Event) {
+		// Make a copy before modification, because there could be multiple listeners.
+		// Events are safe to copy like this.
+		eventCopy := *event
+		event = &eventCopy
+		event.Source = sourceName
+		for {
+			_, err := recorder.CreateEvent(event)
+			if err == nil {
+				break
+			}
+			glog.Errorf("Sleeping: Unable to write event: %v", err)
+			time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+// StartLogging just logs local events, using the given logging function. The
+// return value can be ignored or used to stop logging, if desired.
+func StartLogging(logf func(format string, args ...interface{})) watch.Interface {
+	return GetEvents(func(e *api.Event) {
+		logf("Event(%#v): status: '%v', reason: '%v' %v", e.InvolvedObject, e.Status, e.Reason, e.Message)
+	})
+}
+
+// GetEvents lets you see *local* events. Convenience function for testing. The
+// return value can be ignored or used to stop logging, if desired.
+func GetEvents(f func(*api.Event)) watch.Interface {
+	w := events.Watch()
+	go func() {
+		defer util.HandleCrash()
+		for {
+			watchEvent, open := <-w.ResultChan()
+			if !open {
+				return
+			}
+			event, ok := watchEvent.Object.(*api.Event)
+			if !ok {
+				// This is all local, so there's no reason this should
+				// ever happen.
+				continue
+			}
+			f(event)
+		}
+	}()
+	return w
+}
+
+const queueLen = 1000
+
+var events = watch.NewMux(queueLen)
+
+// Event constructs an event from the given information and puts it in the queue for sending.
+// 'object' is the object this event is about; 'fieldPath', if not "", locates a part of 'object'.
+// 'status' is the new status of the object. 'reason' is the reason it now has this status.
+// Both 'status' and 'reason' should be short and unique; they will be used to automate
+// handling of events, so imagine people writing switch statements to handle them. You want to
+// make that easy.
+// 'message' is intended to be human readable.
+func Event(object runtime.Object, fieldPath, status, reason, message string) {
+	ref, err := api.GetReference(object)
+	if err != nil {
+		glog.Errorf("Could not construct reference to: %#v", object)
+		return
+	}
+	ref.FieldPath = fieldPath
+	e := &api.Event{
+		InvolvedObject: *ref,
+		Status:         status,
+		Reason:         reason,
+		Message:        message,
+	}
+
+	events.Action(watch.Added, e)
+}
+
+// Eventf is just like Event, but with Sprintf for the message field.
+func Eventf(object runtime.Object, fieldPath, status, reason, messageFmt string, args ...interface{}) {
+	Event(object, fieldPath, status, reason, fmt.Sprintf(messageFmt, args...))
+}
diff --git a/pkg/client/record/event_test.go b/pkg/client/record/event_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5babef0b389
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/client/record/event_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+
+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 record_test
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/client/record"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
+)
+
+type testEventRecorder struct {
+	OnEvent func(e *api.Event) (*api.Event, error)
+}
+
+// CreateEvent records the event for testing.
+func (t *testEventRecorder) CreateEvent(e *api.Event) (*api.Event, error) {
+	if t.OnEvent != nil {
+		return t.OnEvent(e)
+	}
+	return e, nil
+}
+
+func (t *testEventRecorder) clearOnEvent() {
+	t.OnEvent = nil
+}
+
+func TestEventf(t *testing.T) {
+	table := []struct {
+		obj                       runtime.Object
+		fieldPath, status, reason string
+		messageFmt                string
+		elements                  []interface{}
+		expect                    *api.Event
+		expectLog                 string
+	}{
+		{
+			obj: &api.Pod{
+				TypeMeta: api.TypeMeta{
+					SelfLink: "/api/v1beta1/pods/foo",
+					ID:       "foo",
+				},
+			},
+			fieldPath:  "desiredState.manifest.containers[2]",
+			status:     "running",
+			reason:     "started",
+			messageFmt: "some verbose message: %v",
+			elements:   []interface{}{1},
+			expect: &api.Event{
+				InvolvedObject: api.ObjectReference{
+					Kind:       "Pod",
+					Name:       "foo",
+					UID:        "foo",
+					APIVersion: "v1beta1",
+					FieldPath:  "desiredState.manifest.containers[2]",
+				},
+				Status:  "running",
+				Reason:  "started",
+				Message: "some verbose message: 1",
+				Source:  "eventTest",
+			},
+			expectLog: `Event(api.ObjectReference{Kind:"Pod", Namespace:"", Name:"foo", UID:"foo", APIVersion:"v1beta1", ResourceVersion:"", FieldPath:"desiredState.manifest.containers[2]"}): status: 'running', reason: 'started' some verbose message: 1`,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, item := range table {
+		called := make(chan struct{})
+		testEvents := testEventRecorder{
+			OnEvent: func(a *api.Event) (*api.Event, error) {
+				if e := item.expect; !reflect.DeepEqual(e, a) {
+					t.Errorf("diff: %s", util.ObjectDiff(e, a))
+				}
+				called <- struct{}{}
+				return a, nil
+			},
+		}
+		recorder := record.StartRecording(&testEvents, "eventTest")
+		logger := record.StartLogging(t.Logf) // Prove that it is useful
+		logger2 := record.StartLogging(func(formatter string, args ...interface{}) {
+			if e, a := item.expectLog, fmt.Sprintf(formatter, args...); e != a {
+				t.Errorf("Expected '%v', got '%v'", e, a)
+			}
+			called <- struct{}{}
+		})
+
+		record.Eventf(item.obj, item.fieldPath, item.status, item.reason, item.messageFmt, item.elements...)
+
+		<-called
+		<-called
+		recorder.Stop()
+		logger.Stop()
+		logger2.Stop()
+	}
+}