diff --git a/components/operator/internal/state/registry.go b/components/operator/internal/state/registry.go
index e805ff79f..9e546d03e 100644
--- a/components/operator/internal/state/registry.go
+++ b/components/operator/internal/state/registry.go
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ const (
 	extRegSecDiffThanSpecFormat             = "actual registry configuration comes from %s/%s and it is different from spec.dockerRegistry.secretName. Reflect the %s secret in the secretName field or delete it"
 	extRegSecNotInSpecFormat                = "actual registry configuration comes from %s/%s and it is different from spec.dockerRegistry.secretName. Reflect %s secret in the secretName field"
 	internalEnabledAndSecretNameUsedMessage = "spec.dockerRegistry.enableInternal is true and spec.dockerRegistry.secretName is used. Delete the secretName field or set the enableInternal value to false"
+	internalRegistryEventType               = "Warning"
+	internalRegistryEventReason             = "Internal Docker Registry option configured"
+	internalRegistryEventMessage            = "Be advised: Internal Docker Registry is not Highly Available registry and should be used for development purpose only"
 )
 
 func sFnRegistryConfiguration(ctx context.Context, r *reconciler, s *systemState) (stateFn, *ctrl.Result, error) {
@@ -67,6 +70,7 @@ func addRegistryConfigurationWarnings(s *systemState) {
 }
 
 func setInternalRegistryConfig(ctx context.Context, r *reconciler, s *systemState) error {
+	r.Event(&s.instance, internalRegistryEventType, internalRegistryEventReason, internalRegistryEventMessage)
 	s.instance.Status.DockerRegistry = "internal"
 	s.flagsBuilder.WithRegistryEnableInternal(
 		*s.instance.Spec.DockerRegistry.EnableInternal,
diff --git a/components/operator/internal/state/registry_test.go b/components/operator/internal/state/registry_test.go
index c702af67a..079fd6aba 100644
--- a/components/operator/internal/state/registry_test.go
+++ b/components/operator/internal/state/registry_test.go
@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@ import (
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client/fake"
 )
 
 func Test_sFnRegistryConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("internal registry and update", func(t *testing.T) {
+		eventRecorder := record.NewFakeRecorder(5)
 		s := &systemState{
 			instance: v1alpha1.Serverless{
 				Spec: v1alpha1.ServerlessSpec{
@@ -32,7 +34,10 @@ func Test_sFnRegistryConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 			flagsBuilder: chart.NewFlagsBuilder(),
 		}
 		r := &reconciler{
-			k8s: k8s{client: fake.NewClientBuilder().Build()},
+			k8s: k8s{
+				client:        fake.NewClientBuilder().Build(),
+				EventRecorder: eventRecorder,
+			},
 			log: zap.NewNop().Sugar(),
 		}
 		expectedFlags := map[string]interface{}{
@@ -52,6 +57,8 @@ func Test_sFnRegistryConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 		require.EqualValues(t, expectedFlags, s.flagsBuilder.Build())
 		require.Equal(t, "internal", s.instance.Status.DockerRegistry)
 		require.Equal(t, v1alpha1.StateProcessing, s.instance.Status.State)
+
+		require.Len(t, eventRecorder.Events, 1)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("external registry and go to next state", func(t *testing.T) {