diff --git a/nomad/fsm.go b/nomad/fsm.go
index c45ce6c3bf5..9a1e777686d 100644
--- a/nomad/fsm.go
+++ b/nomad/fsm.go
@@ -236,6 +236,8 @@ func (n *nomadFSM) Apply(log *raft.Log) interface{} {
 		return n.applyACLTokenBootstrap(buf[1:], log.Index)
 	case structs.AutopilotRequestType:
 		return n.applyAutopilotUpdate(buf[1:], log.Index)
+	case structs.AddNodeEventType:
+		return n.applyAddNodeEventType(buf[1:], log.Index)
 	}
 
 	// Check enterprise only message types.
@@ -628,6 +630,22 @@ func (n *nomadFSM) applyReconcileSummaries(buf []byte, index uint64) interface{}
 	return n.reconcileQueuedAllocations(index)
 }
 
+// applyAddNodeEventType applies a node event to the set of currently-available
+// events.
+func (n *nomadFSM) applyAddNodeEventType(buf []byte, index uint64) interface{} {
+	var req structs.EmitNodeEventRequest
+	if err := structs.Decode(buf, &req); err != nil {
+		n.logger.Printf("[ERR] nomad.fsm: failed to decode EmitNodeEventREquest: %v", err)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := n.state.AddNodeEvent(index, req.NodeID, req.NodeEvent); err != nil {
+		n.logger.Printf("[ERR] nomad.fsm: EmitNodeEventRequest failed to add node event: %v", err)
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // applyUpsertVaultAccessor stores the Vault accessors for a given allocation
 // and task
 func (n *nomadFSM) applyUpsertVaultAccessor(buf []byte, index uint64) interface{} {
diff --git a/nomad/fsm_test.go b/nomad/fsm_test.go
index d64df1d3320..a1c3d5e57ac 100644
--- a/nomad/fsm_test.go
+++ b/nomad/fsm_test.go
@@ -74,6 +74,47 @@ func makeLog(buf []byte) *raft.Log {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestFSM_ApplyNodeEvent(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	require := require.New(t)
+	fsm := testFSM(t)
+	state := fsm.State()
+
+	node := mock.Node()
+
+	err := state.UpsertNode(1000, node)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	nodeEvent := &structs.NodeEvent{
+		Message:   "Registration failed",
+		Subsystem: "Server",
+		Timestamp: time.Now().Unix(),
+	}
+
+	req := structs.EmitNodeEventRequest{
+		NodeID:    node.ID,
+		NodeEvent: nodeEvent,
+	}
+	buf, err := structs.Encode(structs.AddNodeEventType, req)
+	require.Nil(err)
+
+	// the response in this case will be an error
+	resp := fsm.Apply(makeLog(buf))
+	require.Nil(resp)
+
+	ws := memdb.NewWatchSet()
+	actualNode, err := state.NodeByID(ws, node.ID)
+	require.Nil(err)
+
+	require.Equal(1, len(actualNode.NodeEvents))
+
+	first := actualNode.NodeEvents[0]
+	require.Equal(uint64(1), first.CreateIndex)
+	require.Equal("Registration failed", first.Message)
+}
+
 func TestFSM_UpsertNode(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	fsm := testFSM(t)
diff --git a/nomad/node_endpoint.go b/nomad/node_endpoint.go
index 75e0cf9ffe0..bb45333abfc 100644
--- a/nomad/node_endpoint.go
+++ b/nomad/node_endpoint.go
@@ -52,6 +52,23 @@ type Node struct {
 	updatesLock sync.Mutex
 }
 
+func (n *Node) EmitEvent(args *structs.EmitNodeEventRequest, reply *structs.EmitNodeEventResponse) error {
+	if done, err := n.srv.forward("Node.EmitEvent", args, args, reply); done {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer metrics.MeasureSince([]string{"nomad", "client", "emit_event"}, time.Now())
+
+	_, index, err := n.srv.raftApply(structs.AddNodeEventType, args)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		n.srv.logger.Printf("[ERR] nomad.node AddNodeEventType failed: %+v", err)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	reply.Index = index
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Register is used to upsert a client that is available for scheduling
 func (n *Node) Register(args *structs.NodeRegisterRequest, reply *structs.NodeUpdateResponse) error {
 	if done, err := n.srv.forward("Node.Register", args, args, reply); done {
@@ -112,6 +129,16 @@ func (n *Node) Register(args *structs.NodeRegisterRequest, reply *structs.NodeUp
 		if args.Node.SecretID != originalNode.SecretID && originalNode.SecretID != "" {
 			return fmt.Errorf("node secret ID does not match. Not registering node.")
 		}
+	} else {
+		// Because this is the first time the node is being registered, we should
+		// also create a node registration event
+		nodeEvent := &structs.NodeEvent{
+			Message:   "Node Registered",
+			Subsystem: "Server",
+			Timestamp: time.Now().Unix(),
+		}
+		args.Node.NodeEvents = make([]*structs.NodeEvent, 0)
+		args.Node.NodeEvents = append(args.Node.NodeEvents, nodeEvent)
 	}
 
 	// We have a valid node connection, so add the mapping to cache the
diff --git a/nomad/node_endpoint_test.go b/nomad/node_endpoint_test.go
index 9bd9db8a7f5..f817dbc832b 100644
--- a/nomad/node_endpoint_test.go
+++ b/nomad/node_endpoint_test.go
@@ -78,6 +78,32 @@ func TestClientEndpoint_Register(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestClientEndpoint_EmitEvent(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	require := require.New(t)
+
+	s1 := TestServer(t, nil)
+	defer s1.Shutdown()
+	codec := rpcClient(t, s1)
+	testutil.WaitForLeader(t, s1.RPC)
+
+	nodeEvent := &structs.NodeEvent{
+		Message:   "Registration failed",
+		Subsystem: "Server",
+		Timestamp: time.Now().Unix(),
+	}
+
+	req := structs.EmitNodeEventRequest{
+		NodeEvent:    nodeEvent,
+		WriteRequest: structs.WriteRequest{Region: "global"},
+	}
+
+	var resp structs.GenericResponse
+	err := msgpackrpc.CallWithCodec(codec, "Node.EmitEvent", &req, &resp)
+	require.Nil(err)
+	require.NotEqual(0, resp.Index)
+}
+
 func TestClientEndpoint_Register_SecretMismatch(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	s1 := TestServer(t, nil)
@@ -947,6 +973,7 @@ func TestClientEndpoint_GetNode(t *testing.T) {
 	// Update the status updated at value
 	node.StatusUpdatedAt = resp2.Node.StatusUpdatedAt
 	node.SecretID = ""
+	node.NodeEvents = resp2.Node.NodeEvents
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(node, resp2.Node) {
 		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v \n %#v", node, resp2.Node)
 	}
diff --git a/nomad/state/events_state_store.go b/nomad/state/events_state_store.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fa233ed27f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nomad/state/events_state_store.go
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package state
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	memdb "github.com/hashicorp/go-memdb"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad/structs"
+)
+
+// addNodeEvent is a function which wraps upsertNodeEvent
+func (s *StateStore) AddNodeEvent(index uint64, nodeID string, event *structs.NodeEvent) error {
+	txn := s.db.Txn(true)
+	defer txn.Abort()
+
+	return s.upsertNodeEvent(index, nodeID, event, txn)
+}
+
+// upsertNodeEvent upserts a node event for a respective node. It also maintains
+// that only 10 node events are ever stored simultaneously, deleting older
+// events once this bound has been reached.
+func (s *StateStore) upsertNodeEvent(index uint64, nodeID string, event *structs.NodeEvent, txn *memdb.Txn) error {
+
+	ws := memdb.NewWatchSet()
+	node, err := s.NodeByID(ws, nodeID)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to look up nodes by id %+v", err)
+	}
+
+	if node == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to look up nodes by id %s", nodeID)
+	}
+
+	event.CreateIndex = index
+
+	nodeEvents := node.NodeEvents
+
+	if len(nodeEvents) >= 10 {
+		delta := len(nodeEvents) - 10
+		nodeEvents = nodeEvents[delta+1:]
+	}
+	nodeEvents = append(nodeEvents, event)
+	node.NodeEvents = nodeEvents
+
+	txn.Commit()
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/nomad/state/events_state_store_test.go b/nomad/state/events_state_store_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a44de1ed041
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nomad/state/events_state_store_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package state
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	memdb "github.com/hashicorp/go-memdb"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad/mock"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad/structs"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestStateStore_AddSingleNodeEvent(t *testing.T) {
+	require := require.New(t)
+	state := testStateStore(t)
+
+	node := mock.Node()
+
+	err := state.UpsertNode(1000, node)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	nodeEvent := &structs.NodeEvent{
+		Message:   "failed",
+		Subsystem: "Driver",
+		Timestamp: time.Now().Unix(),
+	}
+	err = state.AddNodeEvent(1001, node.ID, nodeEvent)
+	require.Nil(err)
+
+	ws := memdb.NewWatchSet()
+	actualNode, err := state.NodeByID(ws, node.ID)
+	require.Nil(err)
+	require.Equal(1, len(actualNode.NodeEvents))
+	require.Equal(nodeEvent, actualNode.NodeEvents[0])
+}
+
+// To prevent stale node events from accumulating, we limit the number of
+// stored node events to 10.
+func TestStateStore_NodeEvents_RetentionWindow(t *testing.T) {
+	require := require.New(t)
+	state := testStateStore(t)
+
+	node := mock.Node()
+
+	err := state.UpsertNode(1000, node)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	for i := 1; i <= 20; i++ {
+		nodeEvent := &structs.NodeEvent{
+			Message:   "failed",
+			Subsystem: "Driver",
+			Timestamp: time.Now().Unix(),
+		}
+		err := state.AddNodeEvent(uint64(i), node.ID, nodeEvent)
+		require.Nil(err)
+	}
+
+	ws := memdb.NewWatchSet()
+	actualNode, err := state.NodeByID(ws, node.ID)
+	require.Nil(err)
+
+	require.Equal(10, len(actualNode.NodeEvents))
+	require.Equal(uint64(11), actualNode.NodeEvents[0].CreateIndex)
+	require.Equal(uint64(20), actualNode.NodeEvents[len(actualNode.NodeEvents)-1].CreateIndex)
+}
diff --git a/nomad/structs/events.go b/nomad/structs/events.go
index 769a79ee619..bc3a2553963 100644
--- a/nomad/structs/events.go
+++ b/nomad/structs/events.go
@@ -7,12 +7,31 @@ const (
 	Drain        Subsystem = "Drain"
 	Driver       Subsystem = "Driver"
 	Heartbeating Subsystem = "Heartbeating"
+	Server       Subsystem = "Server"
 )
 
 // NodeEvent is a single unit representing a node’s state change
 type NodeEvent struct {
+	NodeID  string
 	Message string
 	Subsystem
 	Details   map[string]string
 	Timestamp int64
+
+	CreateIndex uint64
+}
+
+// EmitNodeEventRequest is a client request to update the node events source
+// with a new client-side event
+type EmitNodeEventRequest struct {
+	NodeID    string
+	NodeEvent *NodeEvent
+	WriteRequest
+}
+
+// EmitNodeEventResponse is a server response to the client about the status of
+// the node event source update.
+type EmitNodeEventResponse struct {
+	Index uint64
+	WriteRequest
 }
diff --git a/nomad/structs/structs.go b/nomad/structs/structs.go
index 52630853383..7b3dfc85f93 100644
--- a/nomad/structs/structs.go
+++ b/nomad/structs/structs.go
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ const (
 	ACLTokenDeleteRequestType
 	ACLTokenBootstrapRequestType
 	AutopilotRequestType
+	AddNodeEventType
 )
 
 const (
@@ -1153,6 +1154,9 @@ type Node struct {
 	// updated
 	StatusUpdatedAt int64
 
+	// NodeEvents is a list of the last 10 or lest events for this node
+	NodeEvents []*NodeEvent
+
 	// Raft Indexes
 	CreateIndex uint64
 	ModifyIndex uint64