diff --git a/pkg/event/event.go b/pkg/event/event.go
index c1630e6b9..2647a3c6a 100644
--- a/pkg/event/event.go
+++ b/pkg/event/event.go
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func (r *APIRecorder) Event(obj runtime.Object, e Event) {
 // WithAnnotations returns a new *APIRecorder that includes the supplied
 // annotations with all recorded events.
 func (r *APIRecorder) WithAnnotations(keysAndValues ...string) Recorder {
-	ar := NewAPIRecorder(r.kube)
+	ar := NewAPIRecorder(r.kube, r.filterFns...)
 	maps.Copy(ar.annotations, r.annotations)
 
 	sliceMap(keysAndValues, ar.annotations)
diff --git a/pkg/event/event_test.go b/pkg/event/event_test.go
index 656b0a9ec..f29adc6ec 100644
--- a/pkg/event/event_test.go
+++ b/pkg/event/event_test.go
@@ -17,11 +17,32 @@ limitations under the License.
 package event
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 )
 
+type EventWrapperFunction func(reason, message string, annotations map[string]string)
+
+type testEventRecorder struct {
+	EventWrapperFunction
+}
+
+func (r *testEventRecorder) Event(object runtime.Object, eventtype, reason, message string) {
+	r.EventWrapperFunction(reason, message, nil)
+}
+func (r *testEventRecorder) Eventf(object runtime.Object, eventtype, reason, messageFmt string, args ...interface{}) {
+	r.EventWrapperFunction(reason, fmt.Sprintf(messageFmt, args...), nil)
+}
+func (r *testEventRecorder) AnnotatedEventf(object runtime.Object, annotations map[string]string, eventtype, reason, messageFmt string, args ...interface{}) {
+	r.EventWrapperFunction(reason, fmt.Sprintf(messageFmt, args...), annotations)
+}
+
 func TestSliceMap(t *testing.T) {
 	type args struct {
 		from []string
@@ -86,3 +107,144 @@ func TestSliceMap(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestEvent(t *testing.T) {
+	var currentEvent Event
+
+	allowedNamespace := "allowed-namespace"
+	forbiddenNamespace := "forbidden-namespace"
+
+	basicInputEvent := Event{
+		Type:        TypeNormal,
+		Reason:      "Basic reason",
+		Message:     "Basic message",
+		Annotations: map[string]string{},
+	}
+
+	emptyEvent := Event{
+		Type:        "",
+		Reason:      "",
+		Message:     "",
+		Annotations: nil,
+	}
+
+	inputCMInAllowedNamespace := corev1.ConfigMap{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:      "name",
+			Namespace: allowedNamespace,
+		},
+	}
+
+	inputCMInForbiddenNamespace := corev1.ConfigMap{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:      "name",
+			Namespace: forbiddenNamespace,
+		},
+	}
+
+	testRecorder := &testEventRecorder{
+		EventWrapperFunction: func(reason, message string, annotations map[string]string) {
+			currentEvent = Event{
+				Type:        TypeNormal,
+				Reason:      Reason(reason),
+				Message:     message,
+				Annotations: annotations,
+			}
+		},
+	}
+
+	cases := map[string]struct {
+		reason          string
+		filterFunctions []FilterFn
+		inputResource   runtime.Object
+		inputEvent      Event
+		want            Event
+		annotations     []string
+	}{
+		"NoFilter": {
+			reason:     "Events should always be emitted when there is no filter function.",
+			inputEvent: basicInputEvent,
+			want:       basicInputEvent,
+		},
+		"AllowAllFilter": {
+			reason: "Events should always be emitted when the filter function allows all events.",
+			filterFunctions: []FilterFn{
+				func(_ runtime.Object, _ Event) bool {
+					return false
+				},
+			},
+			inputEvent: basicInputEvent,
+			want:       basicInputEvent,
+		},
+		"DenyAllFilter": {
+			reason: "Events should never be emitted when the filter function denies all events.",
+			filterFunctions: []FilterFn{
+				func(_ runtime.Object, _ Event) bool {
+					return true
+				},
+			},
+			inputEvent: basicInputEvent,
+			want:       emptyEvent,
+		},
+		"NamespaceFilterDeny": {
+			reason: "Events should be denied when the filter function denies events from a specific namespace.",
+			filterFunctions: []FilterFn{
+				func(o runtime.Object, _ Event) bool {
+					meta, err := meta.Accessor(o)
+					if err != nil {
+						return false
+					}
+					return meta.GetNamespace() == forbiddenNamespace
+				},
+			},
+			inputResource: &inputCMInForbiddenNamespace,
+			inputEvent:    basicInputEvent,
+			want:          emptyEvent,
+		},
+		"NamespaceFilterAllow": {
+			reason: "Events should be emitted when the filter function allows events from all namespaces but a specific one, and the resource is not in that namespace.",
+			filterFunctions: []FilterFn{
+				func(o runtime.Object, _ Event) bool {
+					meta, err := meta.Accessor(o)
+					if err != nil {
+						return false
+					}
+					return meta.GetNamespace() == forbiddenNamespace
+				},
+			},
+			inputResource: &inputCMInAllowedNamespace,
+			inputEvent:    basicInputEvent,
+			want:          basicInputEvent,
+		},
+		"WithAnnotations": {
+			reason: "Events should be emitted with annotations when WithAnnotations is used.",
+			annotations: []string{
+				"testKey", "testValue",
+			},
+			inputEvent: basicInputEvent,
+			want: Event{
+				Type:    TypeNormal,
+				Reason:  basicInputEvent.Reason,
+				Message: basicInputEvent.Message,
+				Annotations: map[string]string{
+					"testKey": "testValue",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for name, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// Test with NewAPIRecorder
+			// AND WithAnnotations to check if it correctly preserves the filter functions, and also to test annotations
+			apiRecorder := NewAPIRecorder(testRecorder, tc.filterFunctions...).WithAnnotations(tc.annotations...)
+			apiRecorder.Event(tc.inputResource, tc.inputEvent)
+
+			if diff := cmp.Diff(tc.want, currentEvent); diff != "" {
+				t.Errorf("%s\nEvent(...): -want, +got:\n%s", tc.reason, diff)
+			}
+		})
+
+		currentEvent = Event{}
+	}
+}