diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8791115eae..d8280e28bc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ Adding a new version? You'll need three changes:
   [#5128](https://github.com/Kong/kubernetes-ingress-controller/pull/5128)
 - Added `-init-cache-sync-duration` CLI flag. This flag configures how long the controller waits for Kubernetes resources to populate at startup before generating the initial Kong configuration. It also fixes a bug that removed the default 5 second wait period.
   [#5238](https://github.com/Kong/kubernetes-ingress-controller/pull/5238)
+- Added `--emit-translation-events` CLI flag to disable the creation of events
+  in translating and applying configurations to Kong.
+  [#5296](https://github.com/Kong/kubernetes-ingress-controller/pull/5296)
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/docs/cli-arguments.md b/docs/cli-arguments.md
index f16e5c6b45..06201678ea 100644
--- a/docs/cli-arguments.md
+++ b/docs/cli-arguments.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 | `--dump-sensitive-config` | `bool` | Include credentials and TLS secrets in configs exposed with --dump-config flag. | `false` |
 | `--election-id` | `string` | Election id to use for status update. | `5b374a9e.konghq.com` |
 | `--election-namespace` | `string` | Leader election namespace to use when running outside a cluster. |  |
+| `--emit-translation-events` | `bool` | Emit Kubernetes events for successful configuration applies, translation failures and configuration apply failures on managed objects. | `true` |
 | `--enable-controller-gwapi-gateway` | `bool` | Enable the Gateway API Gateway controller. | `true` |
 | `--enable-controller-gwapi-httproute` | `bool` | Enable the Gateway API HTTPRoute controller. | `true` |
 | `--enable-controller-gwapi-reference-grant` | `bool` | Enable the Gateway API ReferenceGrant controller. | `true` |
diff --git a/internal/manager/config.go b/internal/manager/config.go
index 1fd8a3ebcf..62675e91ff 100644
--- a/internal/manager/config.go
+++ b/internal/manager/config.go
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	WatchNamespaces          []string
 	GatewayAPIControllerName string
 	Impersonate              string
+	EmitTranslationEvents    bool
 
 	// Ingress status
 	PublishServiceUDP       OptionalNamespacedName
@@ -213,6 +214,7 @@ func (c *Config) FlagSet() *pflag.FlagSet {
 	flagSet.IntVar(&c.Concurrency, "kong-admin-concurrency", 10, "Max number of concurrent requests sent to Kong's Admin API.")
 	flagSet.StringSliceVar(&c.WatchNamespaces, "watch-namespace", nil,
 		`Namespace(s) in comma-separated format (or specify this flag multiple times) to watch for Kubernetes resources. Defaults to all namespaces.`)
+	flagSet.BoolVar(&c.EmitTranslationEvents, "emit-translation-events", true, `Emit Kubernetes events for successful configuration applies, translation failures and configuration apply failures on managed objects.`)
 
 	// Ingress status
 	flagSet.Var(flags.NewValidatedValue(&c.PublishService, namespacedNameFromFlagValue, nnTypeNameOverride), "publish-service",
diff --git a/internal/manager/run.go b/internal/manager/run.go
index 36e0ce20bd..53855812bd 100644
--- a/internal/manager/run.go
+++ b/internal/manager/run.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/blang/semver/v4"
 	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/healthz"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/manager"
@@ -140,7 +141,14 @@ func Run(
 	}
 
 	setupLog.Info("Initializing Dataplane Client")
-	eventRecorder := mgr.GetEventRecorderFor(KongClientEventRecorderComponentName)
+	var eventRecorder record.EventRecorder
+	if c.EmitTranslationEvents {
+		setupLog.Info("Emit translation event enabled, create event recorder for " + KongClientEventRecorderComponentName)
+		eventRecorder = mgr.GetEventRecorderFor(KongClientEventRecorderComponentName)
+	} else {
+		setupLog.Info("Emit translation event disabled, discard all events")
+		eventRecorder = &record.FakeRecorder{}
+	}
 
 	readinessChecker := clients.NewDefaultReadinessChecker(adminAPIClientsFactory, setupLog.WithName("readiness-checker"))
 	clientsManager, err := clients.NewAdminAPIClientsManager(