diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet-config.v1beta1.yaml.j2 b/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet-config.v1beta1.yaml.j2
index bd5f0eaa3..826234fbd 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet-config.v1beta1.yaml.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet-config.v1beta1.yaml.j2
@@ -91,3 +91,6 @@ tlsCipherSuites:
 - {{ tls }}
 {% endfor %}
 {% endif %}
+{% if kubelet_event_record_qps %}
+eventRecordQPS: {{ kubelet_event_record_qps }}
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
index b412b7da5..4886fa431 100644
--- a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -534,3 +534,7 @@ host_architecture: >-
   {%- else -%}
   {{ ansible_architecture }}
   {%- endif -%}
+
+# Sets the eventRecordQPS parameter in kubelet-config.yaml. The default value is 5 (see types.go)
+# Setting it to 0 allows unlimited requests per second.
+kubelet_event_record_qps: 5