diff --git a/pkg/kube/event.go b/pkg/kube/event.go
index 6a8d3986..3cdeec3f 100644
--- a/pkg/kube/event.go
+++ b/pkg/kube/event.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ type EnhancedEvent struct {
 	corev1.Event   `json:",inline"`
 	ClusterName    string                  `json:"clusterName"`
 	InvolvedObject EnhancedObjectReference `json:"involvedObject"`
+	Timestamp      time.Time               `json:"@timestamp"`
 }
 
 // DeDot replaces all dots in the labels and annotations with underscores. This is required for example in the
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ type EnhancedObjectReference struct {
 // ToJSON does not return an error because we are %99 confident it is JSON serializable.
 // TODO(makin) Is it a bad practice? It's open to discussion.
 func (e *EnhancedEvent) ToJSON() []byte {
+	e.Timestamp = e.FirstTimestamp.Time
 	b, _ := json.Marshal(e)
 	return b
 }