diff --git a/pkg/api/types.go b/pkg/api/types.go
index 5c828b267aa..b1bda3540c2 100644
--- a/pkg/api/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/types.go
@@ -694,6 +694,9 @@ type Event struct {
 	// Optional. The component reporting this event. Should be a short machine understandable string.
 	// TODO: provide exact specification for format.
 	Source string `json:"source,omitempty" yaml:"source,omitempty"`
+
+	// The time at which the client recorded the event. (Time of server receipt is in TypeMeta.)
+	Timestamp util.Time `json:"timestamp,omitempty" yaml:"timestamp,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // EventList is a list of events.
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go b/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go
index 468dde2c1db..76530043069 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go
@@ -710,6 +710,9 @@ type Event struct {
 	// Optional. The component reporting this event. Should be a short machine understandable string.
 	// TODO: provide exact specification for format.
 	Source string `json:"source,omitempty" yaml:"source,omitempty"`
+
+	// The time at which the client recorded the event. (Time of server receipt is in TypeMeta.)
+	Timestamp util.Time `json:"timestamp,omitempty" yaml:"timestamp,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // EventList is a list of events.
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go b/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go
index 6375c0450ad..4807660e695 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go
@@ -685,6 +685,9 @@ type Event struct {
 	// Optional. The component reporting this event. Should be a short machine understandable string.
 	// TODO: provide exact specification for format.
 	Source string `json:"source,omitempty" yaml:"source,omitempty"`
+
+	// The time at which the client recorded the event. (Time of server receipt is in TypeMeta.)
+	Timestamp util.Time `json:"timestamp,omitempty" yaml:"timestamp,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // EventList is a list of events.
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go b/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go
index 23016bd7c98..dd239d6136d 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go
@@ -912,6 +912,9 @@ type Event struct {
 	// Optional. The component reporting this event. Should be a short machine understandable string.
 	// TODO: provide exact specification for format.
 	Source string `json:"source,omitempty" yaml:"source,omitempty"`
+
+	// The time at which the client recorded the event. (Time of server receipt is in TypeMeta.)
+	Timestamp util.Time `json:"timestamp,omitempty" yaml:"timestamp,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // EventList is a list of events.
diff --git a/pkg/client/record/event.go b/pkg/client/record/event.go
index a160d6ae26d..eec64a09361 100644
--- a/pkg/client/record/event.go
+++ b/pkg/client/record/event.go
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ func Event(object runtime.Object, fieldPath, status, reason, message string) {
 		Status:         status,
 		Reason:         reason,
 		Message:        message,
+		Timestamp:      util.Now(),
 	}
 
 	events.Action(watch.Added, e)
diff --git a/pkg/client/record/event_test.go b/pkg/client/record/event_test.go
index 5babef0b389..c0f1e10b21c 100644
--- a/pkg/client/record/event_test.go
+++ b/pkg/client/record/event_test.go
@@ -84,12 +84,18 @@ func TestEventf(t *testing.T) {
 	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) {
+			OnEvent: func(event *api.Event) (*api.Event, error) {
+				a := *event
+				// Just check that the timestamp was set.
+				if a.Timestamp.IsZero() {
+					t.Errorf("timestamp wasn't set")
+				}
+				a.Timestamp = item.expect.Timestamp
+				if e, a := item.expect, &a; !reflect.DeepEqual(e, a) {
 					t.Errorf("diff: %s", util.ObjectDiff(e, a))
 				}
 				called <- struct{}{}
-				return a, nil
+				return event, nil
 			},
 		}
 		recorder := record.StartRecording(&testEvents, "eventTest")