diff --git a/cmd/kube-proxy/app/server.go b/cmd/kube-proxy/app/server.go
index ed9f24ecb6d..f188cca566c 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-proxy/app/server.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-proxy/app/server.go
@@ -219,7 +219,19 @@ func NewProxyServerDefault(config *options.ProxyServerConfig) (*ProxyServer, err
 			// IPTablesMasqueradeBit must be specified or defaulted.
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unable to read IPTablesMasqueradeBit from config")
 		}
-		proxierIPTables, err := iptables.NewProxier(iptInterface, utilsysctl.New(), execer, config.IPTablesSyncPeriod.Duration, config.IPTablesMinSyncPeriod.Duration, config.MasqueradeAll, int(*config.IPTablesMasqueradeBit), config.ClusterCIDR, hostname, getNodeIP(client, hostname))
+		proxierIPTables, err := iptables.NewProxier(
+			iptInterface,
+			utilsysctl.New(),
+			execer,
+			config.IPTablesSyncPeriod.Duration,
+			config.IPTablesMinSyncPeriod.Duration,
+			config.MasqueradeAll,
+			int(*config.IPTablesMasqueradeBit),
+			config.ClusterCIDR,
+			hostname,
+			getNodeIP(client, hostname),
+			recorder,
+		)
 		if err != nil {
 			glog.Fatalf("Unable to create proxier: %v", err)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/iptables/BUILD b/pkg/proxy/iptables/BUILD
index b93ca5fc113..c72785f1fae 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/iptables/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/proxy/iptables/BUILD
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ go_library(
     deps = [
         "//pkg/api:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/api/service:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/api/v1:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/client/record:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/proxy:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/proxy/healthcheck:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/types:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go b/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go
index 9bc18bc8a41..558b1cd4471 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	apiservice "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/service"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/record"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/proxy"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/proxy/healthcheck"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/types"
@@ -180,6 +182,7 @@ type Proxier struct {
 	hostname       string
 	nodeIP         net.IP
 	portMapper     portOpener
+	recorder       record.EventRecorder
 }
 
 type localPort struct {
@@ -219,7 +222,18 @@ var _ proxy.ProxyProvider = &Proxier{}
 // An error will be returned if iptables fails to update or acquire the initial lock.
 // Once a proxier is created, it will keep iptables up to date in the background and
 // will not terminate if a particular iptables call fails.
-func NewProxier(ipt utiliptables.Interface, sysctl utilsysctl.Interface, exec utilexec.Interface, syncPeriod time.Duration, minSyncPeriod time.Duration, masqueradeAll bool, masqueradeBit int, clusterCIDR string, hostname string, nodeIP net.IP) (*Proxier, error) {
+func NewProxier(ipt utiliptables.Interface,
+	sysctl utilsysctl.Interface,
+	exec utilexec.Interface,
+	syncPeriod time.Duration,
+	minSyncPeriod time.Duration,
+	masqueradeAll bool,
+	masqueradeBit int,
+	clusterCIDR string,
+	hostname string,
+	nodeIP net.IP,
+	recorder record.EventRecorder,
+) (*Proxier, error) {
 	// check valid user input
 	if minSyncPeriod > syncPeriod {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("min-sync (%v) must be < sync(%v)", minSyncPeriod, syncPeriod)
@@ -278,6 +292,7 @@ func NewProxier(ipt utiliptables.Interface, sysctl utilsysctl.Interface, exec ut
 		hostname:       hostname,
 		nodeIP:         nodeIP,
 		portMapper:     &listenPortOpener{},
+		recorder:       recorder,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -989,7 +1004,16 @@ func (proxier *Proxier) syncProxyRules() {
 				} else {
 					socket, err := proxier.portMapper.OpenLocalPort(&lp)
 					if err != nil {
-						glog.Errorf("can't open %s, skipping this externalIP: %v", lp.String(), err)
+						msg := fmt.Sprintf("can't open %s, skipping this externalIP: %v", lp.String(), err)
+
+						proxier.recorder.Eventf(
+							&v1.ObjectReference{
+								Kind:      "Node",
+								Name:      proxier.hostname,
+								UID:       types.UID(proxier.hostname),
+								Namespace: "",
+							}, api.EventTypeWarning, err.Error(), msg)
+						glog.Error(msg)
 						continue
 					}
 					replacementPortsMap[lp] = socket