diff --git a/pkg/controllers/federatedcluster/clusterstatus.go b/pkg/controllers/federatedcluster/clusterstatus.go
index f02f6258e..c5a33ef19 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/federatedcluster/clusterstatus.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/federatedcluster/clusterstatus.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ const (
 	ClusterNotReachableMsg    = "Cluster is not reachable"
 )
 
-func collectIndividualClusterStatus(
+func (c *FederatedClusterController) collectIndividualClusterStatus(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	cluster *fedcorev1a1.FederatedCluster,
 	fedClient fedclient.Interface,
@@ -135,6 +135,13 @@ func collectIndividualClusterStatus(
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to update cluster status: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	switch readyStatus {
+	case corev1.ConditionFalse:
+		c.eventRecorder.Eventf(cluster, ClusterHealthzNotOKReason, ClusterHealthzNotOKMessage, "Cluster is not ready")
+	case corev1.ConditionUnknown:
+		c.eventRecorder.Eventf(cluster, ClusterNotReachableReason, ClusterNotReachableMsg, "Cluster is not reachable")
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -154,6 +161,7 @@ func checkReadyByHealthz(
 	if strings.EqualFold(string(body), "ok") {
 		clusterReadyStatus = corev1.ConditionTrue
 	} else {
+		logger.V(3).WithValues("body", body).Info("Cluster is not ready")
 		clusterReadyStatus = corev1.ConditionFalse
 	}
 	return corev1.ConditionFalse, clusterReadyStatus