diff --git a/app/models/manageiq/providers/kubernetes/container_manager/event_catcher_mixin.rb b/app/models/manageiq/providers/kubernetes/container_manager/event_catcher_mixin.rb
index d64dfa89b4..11efb55ee6 100644
--- a/app/models/manageiq/providers/kubernetes/container_manager/event_catcher_mixin.rb
+++ b/app/models/manageiq/providers/kubernetes/container_manager/event_catcher_mixin.rb
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ def extract_event_data(event)
       :namespace => event.object.involvedObject.namespace,
       :reason    => event.object.reason,
       :message   => event.object.message,
-      :uid       => event.object.involvedObject.uid
+      :uid       => event.object.involvedObject.uid,
+      :event_uid => event.object.metadata.uid,
     }
 
     unless event.object.involvedObject.fieldPath.nil?
diff --git a/app/models/manageiq/providers/kubernetes/container_manager/event_parser_mixin.rb b/app/models/manageiq/providers/kubernetes/container_manager/event_parser_mixin.rb
index 311dcd70d2..26c6ae9c5d 100644
--- a/app/models/manageiq/providers/kubernetes/container_manager/event_parser_mixin.rb
+++ b/app/models/manageiq/providers/kubernetes/container_manager/event_parser_mixin.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ def self.event_to_hash(event, ems_id = nil)
         :container_namespace       => event[:container_namespace],
         :container_name            => event[:container_name],
         :full_data                 => event,
-        :ems_id                    => ems_id
+        :ems_id                    => ems_id,
+        :ems_ref                   => event[:event_uid],
       }
 
       event_hash[ems_ref_key] = event[:uid]
diff --git a/spec/models/manageiq/providers/kubernetes/container_manager/event_catcher_mixin_spec.rb b/spec/models/manageiq/providers/kubernetes/container_manager/event_catcher_mixin_spec.rb
index 56981608e2..969b9c57ac 100644
--- a/spec/models/manageiq/providers/kubernetes/container_manager/event_catcher_mixin_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/manageiq/providers/kubernetes/container_manager/event_catcher_mixin_spec.rb
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ def initialize(ems = nil)
           :container_name       => 'heapster',
           :container_group_name => 'heapster-aas69',
           :container_namespace  => 'openshift-infra',
-          :event_type           => 'POD_KILLING'
+          :event_type           => 'POD_KILLING',
+          :event_uid            => 'fa735ca9-4f7d-11e6-b177-525400c7c086',
         }
         event = array_recursive_ostruct(:object => kubernetes_event)
         expect(test_class.new.extract_event_data(event)).to eq(expected_data)
@@ -162,7 +163,8 @@ def initialize(ems = nil)
           :uid                       => '7599d451-4c1c-11e6-89dd-525400c7c086',
           :container_replicator_name => 'mysql-1',
           :container_namespace       => 'proj',
-          :event_type                => 'REPLICATOR_SUCCESSFULCREATE'
+          :event_type                => 'REPLICATOR_SUCCESSFULCREATE',
+          :event_uid                 => '4c513e6d-525d-11e6-8564-525400c7c086',
         }
         event = array_recursive_ostruct(:object => kubernetes_event)
         expect(test_class.new.extract_event_data(event)).to eq(expected_data)
@@ -213,7 +215,8 @@ def initialize(ems = nil)
                                   'c75d2b66-6d5b-49e0-b906-1d8abaf3e73b',
           :uid                 => 'd30a880d-dfa7-11e5-af89-525400c7c086',
           :container_node_name => 'vm-test-03.example.com',
-          :event_type          => 'NODE_REBOOTED'
+          :event_type          => 'NODE_REBOOTED',
+          :event_uid           => 'a4b92ae1-5251-11e6-8564-525400c7c086',
         }
       end