diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f8f7a8575..0e2b97798 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,10 +8,15 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 
 ### Fixed
 
+- Fix enabling a realm clears the value of eventsExpiration
+
+## [6.1.11] - 2024-10-14
+
 - Fix env.JAVA_HOME test failures by ensuring env is set before build
 
 ## [6.1.10] - 2024-10-04
 
+
 - Fixed securityContext entries in job template
 
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/adorsys/keycloak/config/service/RealmImportService.java b/src/main/java/de/adorsys/keycloak/config/service/RealmImportService.java
index f65356659..14b257063 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/adorsys/keycloak/config/service/RealmImportService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/adorsys/keycloak/config/service/RealmImportService.java
@@ -187,8 +187,11 @@ private void updateRealm(RealmImport realmImport) {
 
         RealmRepresentation realm = CloneUtil.deepClone(realmImport, RealmRepresentation.class, ignoredPropertiesForRealmImport);
 
-        // The state must be loaded before we update realm to prevent
-        // the state erasure by custom attributes from configuration
+        RealmRepresentation existingRealm = realmRepository.get(realmImport.getRealm());
+
+        if (existingRealm.getEventsExpiration() != null) {
+            realm.setEventsExpiration(existingRealm.getEventsExpiration());
+        }
         stateService.loadState(realm);
 
         realmRepository.update(realm);
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/adorsys/keycloak/config/service/ImportSimpleRealmIT.java b/src/test/java/de/adorsys/keycloak/config/service/ImportSimpleRealmIT.java
index 84e3720f3..e04166b88 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/adorsys/keycloak/config/service/ImportSimpleRealmIT.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/adorsys/keycloak/config/service/ImportSimpleRealmIT.java
@@ -302,4 +302,17 @@ void shouldNotUpdateSimpleRealmWithInvalidSyntax() {
 
         assertThat(thrown.getMessage(), matchesPattern("(?s)^Unable to parse file 'file:.+/import-files/simple-realm/81_invalid_json.json': while parsing a flow mapping.+"));
     }
+    @Test
+    @Order(83)
+    void shouldPreserveEventsExpirationWhenUpdatingRealm() throws Exception {
+        doImport("08.3_update_simple-realm_with_events-expiration.json");
+
+        RealmRepresentation realm = keycloakProvider.getInstance().realm(REALM_NAME).toRepresentation();
+        assertThat(realm.getEventsExpiration(), is(3600L));
+
+        doImport("08.4_update_simple-realm_without_events-expiration.json");
+
+        realm = keycloakProvider.getInstance().realm(REALM_NAME).toRepresentation();
+        assertThat(realm.getEventsExpiration(), is(3600L));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/resources/import-files/simple-realm/08.3_update_simple-realm_with_events-expiration.json b/src/test/resources/import-files/simple-realm/08.3_update_simple-realm_with_events-expiration.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1d521091a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/import-files/simple-realm/08.3_update_simple-realm_with_events-expiration.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "realm": "simple",
+  "eventsEnabled": true,
+  "eventsExpiration": 3600
+}
diff --git a/src/test/resources/import-files/simple-realm/08.4_update_simple-realm_without_events-expiration.json b/src/test/resources/import-files/simple-realm/08.4_update_simple-realm_without_events-expiration.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2616168fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/import-files/simple-realm/08.4_update_simple-realm_without_events-expiration.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "realm": "simple",
+  "eventsEnabled": true
+}