diff --git a/go/cmd/vtcombo/cli/main.go b/go/cmd/vtcombo/cli/main.go
index 7b9143f1384..9d67780e3c1 100644
--- a/go/cmd/vtcombo/cli/main.go
+++ b/go/cmd/vtcombo/cli/main.go
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ func run(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		wr := wrangler.New(env, logutil.NewConsoleLogger(), ts, nil)
+		wr := wrangler.New(env, logutil.NewConsoleLogger(), ts, nil, nil)
 		newUID, err := vtcombo.CreateKs(ctx, env, ts, &tpb, mysqld, &dbconfigs.GlobalDBConfigs, schemaDir, ks, true, uid, wr)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ func run(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
 	vtg := vtgate.Init(context.Background(), env, nil, resilientServer, tpb.Cells[0], tabletTypesToWait, plannerVersion)
 
 	// vtctld configuration and init
-	err = vtctld.InitVtctld(env, ts)
+	err = vtctld.InitVtctld(env, ts, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/go/cmd/vtctl/vtctl.go b/go/cmd/vtctl/vtctl.go
index ba84369620a..a21a4cbe3a2 100644
--- a/go/cmd/vtctl/vtctl.go
+++ b/go/cmd/vtctl/vtctl.go
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func main() {
 		// New behavior. Strip off the prefix, and set things up to run through
 		// the vtctldclient command tree, using the localvtctldclient (in-process)
 		// client.
-		vtctld := grpcvtctldserver.NewVtctldServer(env, ts)
+		vtctld := grpcvtctldserver.NewVtctldServer(env, ts, nil)
 		localvtctldclient.SetServer(vtctld)
 		command.VtctldClientProtocol = "local"
 
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func main() {
 		fallthrough
 	default:
 		log.Warningf("WARNING: vtctl should only be used for VDiff v1 workflows. Please use VDiff v2 and consider using vtctldclient for all other commands.")
-		wr := wrangler.New(env, logutil.NewConsoleLogger(), ts, tmclient.NewTabletManagerClient())
+		wr := wrangler.New(env, logutil.NewConsoleLogger(), ts, tmclient.NewTabletManagerClient(), nil)
 
 		if args[0] == "--" {
 			vtctl.PrintDoubleDashDeprecationNotice(wr)
diff --git a/go/cmd/vtctld/cli/cli.go b/go/cmd/vtctld/cli/cli.go
index 4f8c57b6b2f..e0ad8f0ba8b 100644
--- a/go/cmd/vtctld/cli/cli.go
+++ b/go/cmd/vtctld/cli/cli.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/acl"
+	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/events/eventer"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/servenv"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/topo"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/vtctld"
@@ -70,8 +71,15 @@ func run(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
+	// Init the eventer
+	ev, err := eventer.Get()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	// Init the vtctld core
-	if err := vtctld.InitVtctld(env, ts); err != nil {
+	if err := vtctld.InitVtctld(env, ts, ev); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/go/cmd/vtctld/cli/schema.go b/go/cmd/vtctld/cli/schema.go
index 9f1f9d06072..1eeb2ba9ae3 100644
--- a/go/cmd/vtctld/cli/schema.go
+++ b/go/cmd/vtctld/cli/schema.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func initSchema() {
 				return
 			}
 			ctx := context.Background()
-			wr := wrangler.New(env, logutil.NewConsoleLogger(), ts, tmclient.NewTabletManagerClient())
+			wr := wrangler.New(env, logutil.NewConsoleLogger(), ts, tmclient.NewTabletManagerClient(), nil)
 			_, err = schemamanager.Run(
 				ctx,
 				controller,
diff --git a/go/cmd/vtctldclient/command/root.go b/go/cmd/vtctldclient/command/root.go
index 0fc39423bc7..b0c0d4b9989 100644
--- a/go/cmd/vtctldclient/command/root.go
+++ b/go/cmd/vtctldclient/command/root.go
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ func getClientForCommand(cmd *cobra.Command) (vtctldclient.VtctldClient, error)
 				return nil
 			})
 		})
-		vtctld := grpcvtctldserver.NewVtctldServer(env, ts)
+		vtctld := grpcvtctldserver.NewVtctldServer(env, ts, nil)
 		localvtctldclient.SetServer(vtctld)
 		VtctldClientProtocol = "local"
 		server = ""
diff --git a/go/vt/throttler/demo/throttler_demo.go b/go/vt/throttler/demo/throttler_demo.go
index 15228475bfb..e9fbd8c8bd2 100644
--- a/go/vt/throttler/demo/throttler_demo.go
+++ b/go/vt/throttler/demo/throttler_demo.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ type replica struct {
 
 func newReplica(env *vtenv.Environment, lagUpdateInterval, degrationInterval, degrationDuration time.Duration, ts *topo.Server) *replica {
 	t := &testing.T{}
-	wr := wrangler.New(env, logutil.NewConsoleLogger(), ts, tmclient.NewTabletManagerClient())
+	wr := wrangler.New(env, logutil.NewConsoleLogger(), ts, tmclient.NewTabletManagerClient(), nil)
 	fakeTablet := testlib.NewFakeTablet(t, wr, "cell1", 0,
 		topodatapb.TabletType_REPLICA, nil, testlib.TabletKeyspaceShard(t, "ks", "-80"))
 	fakeTablet.StartActionLoop(t, wr)
diff --git a/go/vt/vtcombo/tablet_map.go b/go/vt/vtcombo/tablet_map.go
index 369a8138b5a..6c7181c4333 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtcombo/tablet_map.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtcombo/tablet_map.go
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func InitTabletMap(
 	})
 
 	// iterate through the keyspaces
-	wr := wrangler.New(env, logutil.NewConsoleLogger(), ts, nil)
+	wr := wrangler.New(env, logutil.NewConsoleLogger(), ts, nil, nil)
 	var uid uint32 = 1
 	for _, kpb := range tpb.Keyspaces {
 		var err error
diff --git a/go/vt/vtctl/grpcvtctlserver/server.go b/go/vt/vtctl/grpcvtctlserver/server.go
index d89f91b2d29..c46665f91f3 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtctl/grpcvtctlserver/server.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtctl/grpcvtctlserver/server.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func (s *VtctlServer) ExecuteVtctlCommand(args *vtctldatapb.ExecuteVtctlCommandR
 	// create the wrangler
 	tmc := tmclient.NewTabletManagerClient()
 	defer tmc.Close()
-	wr := wrangler.New(s.env, logger, s.ts, tmc)
+	wr := wrangler.New(s.env, logger, s.ts, tmc, nil)
 
 	// execute the command
 	return vtctl.RunCommand(stream.Context(), wr, args.Args)
diff --git a/go/vt/vtctld/action_repository.go b/go/vt/vtctld/action_repository.go
index e0f6c45535a..3ddb200f496 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtctld/action_repository.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtctld/action_repository.go
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 
+	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/events/eventer"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/vtenv"
-
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/acl"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/logutil"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/servenv"
@@ -86,17 +86,19 @@ type ActionRepository struct {
 	shardActions    map[string]actionShardMethod
 	tabletActions   map[string]actionTabletRecord
 	ts              *topo.Server
+	ev eventer.Eventer
 }
 
 // NewActionRepository creates and returns a new ActionRepository,
 // with no actions.
-func NewActionRepository(env *vtenv.Environment, ts *topo.Server) *ActionRepository {
+func NewActionRepository(env *vtenv.Environment, ts *topo.Server, ev eventer.Eventer) *ActionRepository {
 	return &ActionRepository{
 		env:             env,
 		keyspaceActions: make(map[string]actionKeyspaceMethod),
 		shardActions:    make(map[string]actionShardMethod),
 		tabletActions:   make(map[string]actionTabletRecord),
 		ts:              ts,
+		ev: ev,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -129,7 +131,7 @@ func (ar *ActionRepository) ApplyKeyspaceAction(ctx context.Context, actionName,
 	}
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, actionTimeout)
-	wr := wrangler.New(ar.env, logutil.NewConsoleLogger(), ar.ts, tmclient.NewTabletManagerClient())
+	wr := wrangler.New(ar.env, logutil.NewConsoleLogger(), ar.ts, tmclient.NewTabletManagerClient(), ar.ev)
 	output, err := action(ctx, wr, keyspace)
 	cancel()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -156,7 +158,7 @@ func (ar *ActionRepository) ApplyShardAction(ctx context.Context, actionName, ke
 	}
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, actionTimeout)
-	wr := wrangler.New(ar.env, logutil.NewConsoleLogger(), ar.ts, tmclient.NewTabletManagerClient())
+	wr := wrangler.New(ar.env, logutil.NewConsoleLogger(), ar.ts, tmclient.NewTabletManagerClient(), ar.ev)
 	output, err := action(ctx, wr, keyspace, shard)
 	cancel()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -190,7 +192,7 @@ func (ar *ActionRepository) ApplyTabletAction(ctx context.Context, actionName st
 
 	// run the action
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, actionTimeout)
-	wr := wrangler.New(ar.env, logutil.NewConsoleLogger(), ar.ts, tmclient.NewTabletManagerClient())
+	wr := wrangler.New(ar.env, logutil.NewConsoleLogger(), ar.ts, tmclient.NewTabletManagerClient(), ar.ev)
 	output, err := action.method(ctx, wr, tabletAlias)
 	cancel()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/go/vt/vtctld/api.go b/go/vt/vtctld/api.go
index 0452fce3c3d..7ddf83cca65 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtctld/api.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtctld/api.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/acl"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/netutil"
+	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/events/eventer"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/log"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/logutil"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/mysqlctl"
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ func unmarshalRequest(r *http.Request, v any) error {
 	return json.Unmarshal(data, v)
 }
 
-func initAPI(ctx context.Context, ts *topo.Server, actions *ActionRepository) {
+func initAPI(ctx context.Context, ts *topo.Server, ev eventer.Eventer, actions *ActionRepository) {
 	tabletHealthCache := newTabletHealthCache(ts)
 	tmClient := tmclient.NewTabletManagerClient()
 
@@ -487,7 +488,7 @@ func initAPI(ctx context.Context, ts *topo.Server, actions *ActionRepository) {
 
 		logstream := logutil.NewMemoryLogger()
 
-		wr := wrangler.New(actions.env, logstream, ts, tmClient)
+		wr := wrangler.New(actions.env, logstream, ts, tmClient, ev)
 		err := vtctl.RunCommand(r.Context(), wr, args)
 		if err != nil {
 			resp.Error = err.Error()
@@ -523,7 +524,7 @@ func initAPI(ctx context.Context, ts *topo.Server, actions *ActionRepository) {
 		logger := logutil.NewCallbackLogger(func(ev *logutilpb.Event) {
 			w.Write([]byte(logutil.EventString(ev)))
 		})
-		wr := wrangler.New(actions.env, logger, ts, tmClient)
+		wr := wrangler.New(actions.env, logger, ts, tmClient, ev)
 
 		apiCallUUID, err := schema.CreateUUID()
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/go/vt/vtctld/vtctld.go b/go/vt/vtctld/vtctld.go
index 5ca3908c053..f6aa7c7eb2a 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtctld/vtctld.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtctld/vtctld.go
@@ -23,12 +23,11 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 
-	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/vtenv"
-
-	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/servenv"
-
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/acl"
+	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/events/eventer"
+	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/servenv"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/topo"
+	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/vtenv"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/wrangler"
 
 	topodatapb "vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/proto/topodata"
@@ -50,8 +49,8 @@ func registerVtctldFlags(fs *pflag.FlagSet) {
 }
 
 // InitVtctld initializes all the vtctld functionality.
-func InitVtctld(env *vtenv.Environment, ts *topo.Server) error {
-	actionRepo := NewActionRepository(env, ts)
+func InitVtctld(env *vtenv.Environment, ts *topo.Server, ev eventer.Eventer) error {
+	actionRepo := NewActionRepository(env, ts, ev)
 
 	// keyspace actions
 	actionRepo.RegisterKeyspaceAction("ValidateKeyspace",
@@ -128,7 +127,7 @@ func InitVtctld(env *vtenv.Environment, ts *topo.Server) error {
 		})
 
 	// Serve the REST API
-	initAPI(context.Background(), ts, actionRepo)
+	initAPI(context.Background(), ts, ev, actionRepo)
 
 	// Serve the topology endpoint in the REST API at /topodata
 	initExplorer(ts)
diff --git a/go/vt/wrangler/reparent.go b/go/vt/wrangler/reparent.go
index 1a3a45cf99b..ff7b6254768 100644
--- a/go/vt/wrangler/reparent.go
+++ b/go/vt/wrangler/reparent.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (wr *Wrangler) InitShardPrimary(ctx context.Context, keyspace, shard string
 	ev := &events.Reparent{}
 
 	// do the work
-	err = grpcvtctldserver.NewVtctldServer(wr.env, wr.ts).InitShardPrimaryLocked(ctx, ev, &vtctldatapb.InitShardPrimaryRequest{
+	err = grpcvtctldserver.NewVtctldServer(wr.env, wr.ts, wr.ev).InitShardPrimaryLocked(ctx, ev, &vtctldatapb.InitShardPrimaryRequest{
 		Keyspace:                keyspace,
 		Shard:                   shard,
 		PrimaryElectTabletAlias: primaryElectTabletAlias,
diff --git a/go/vt/wrangler/wrangler.go b/go/vt/wrangler/wrangler.go
index ee18643cc78..e10eed33b33 100644
--- a/go/vt/wrangler/wrangler.go
+++ b/go/vt/wrangler/wrangler.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/sync/semaphore"
 
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/sqltypes"
+	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/events/eventer"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/logutil"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/sqlparser"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/topo"
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ type Wrangler struct {
 	ts       *topo.Server
 	tmc      tmclient.TabletManagerClient
 	vtctld   vtctlservicepb.VtctldServer
+	ev       eventer.Eventer
 	sourceTs *topo.Server
 	// VExecFunc is a test-only fixture that allows us to short circuit vexec commands.
 	// DO NOT USE in production code.
@@ -64,26 +66,28 @@ type Wrangler struct {
 }
 
 // New creates a new Wrangler object.
-func New(env *vtenv.Environment, logger logutil.Logger, ts *topo.Server, tmc tmclient.TabletManagerClient) *Wrangler {
+func New(env *vtenv.Environment, logger logutil.Logger, ts *topo.Server, tmc tmclient.TabletManagerClient, ev eventer.Eventer) *Wrangler {
 	return &Wrangler{
 		env:      env,
 		logger:   logger,
 		ts:       ts,
 		tmc:      tmc,
-		vtctld:   grpcvtctldserver.NewVtctldServer(env, ts),
+		vtctld:   grpcvtctldserver.NewVtctldServer(env, ts, ev),
+		ev:       ev,
 		sourceTs: ts,
 	}
 }
 
 // NewTestWrangler creates a new Wrangler object for use in tests. This should NOT be used
 // in production.
-func NewTestWrangler(logger logutil.Logger, ts *topo.Server, tmc tmclient.TabletManagerClient) *Wrangler {
+func NewTestWrangler(logger logutil.Logger, ts *topo.Server, tmc tmclient.TabletManagerClient, ev eventer.Eventer) *Wrangler {
 	return &Wrangler{
 		env:      vtenv.NewTestEnv(),
 		logger:   logger,
 		ts:       ts,
 		tmc:      tmc,
-		vtctld:   grpcvtctldserver.NewTestVtctldServer(ts, tmc),
+		vtctld:   grpcvtctldserver.NewTestVtctldServer(ts, tmc, ev),
+		ev:       ev,
 		sourceTs: ts,
 	}
 }