diff --git a/internal/controller/helmrelease_controller.go b/internal/controller/helmrelease_controller.go
index 10648ae67..43970c2ba 100644
--- a/internal/controller/helmrelease_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/helmrelease_controller.go
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ func (r *HelmReleaseReconciler) reconcileRelease(ctx context.Context, patchHelpe
 			conditions.MarkStalled(obj, aclv1.AccessDeniedReason, err.Error())
 			conditions.MarkFalse(obj, meta.ReadyCondition, aclv1.AccessDeniedReason, err.Error())
 			conditions.Delete(obj, meta.ReconcilingCondition)
+			r.Eventf(obj, eventv1.EventSeverityError, aclv1.AccessDeniedReason, err.Error())
 
 			// Recovering from this is not possible without a restart of the
 			// controller or a change of spec, both triggering a new
@@ -293,6 +294,7 @@ func (r *HelmReleaseReconciler) reconcileRelease(ctx context.Context, patchHelpe
 	values, err := chartutil.ChartValuesFromReferences(ctx, r.Client, obj.Namespace, obj.GetValues(), obj.Spec.ValuesFrom...)
 	if err != nil {
 		conditions.MarkFalse(obj, meta.ReadyCondition, "ValuesError", err.Error())
+		r.Eventf(obj, eventv1.EventSeverityError, "ValuesError", err.Error())
 		return ctrl.Result{}, err
 	}
 	// Remove any stale corresponding Ready=False condition with Unknown.
@@ -311,6 +313,7 @@ func (r *HelmReleaseReconciler) reconcileRelease(ctx context.Context, patchHelpe
 		}
 
 		conditions.MarkFalse(obj, meta.ReadyCondition, v2.ArtifactFailedReason, fmt.Sprintf("Could not load chart: %s", err.Error()))
+		r.Eventf(obj, eventv1.EventSeverityError, v2.ArtifactFailedReason, err.Error())
 		return ctrl.Result{}, err
 	}
 	// Remove any stale corresponding Ready=False condition with Unknown.
diff --git a/internal/controller/helmrelease_controller_test.go b/internal/controller/helmrelease_controller_test.go
index 5de31ad33..54166b445 100644
--- a/internal/controller/helmrelease_controller_test.go
+++ b/internal/controller/helmrelease_controller_test.go
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ func TestHelmReleaseReconciler_reconcileRelease(t *testing.T) {
 				WithStatusSubresource(&v2.HelmRelease{}).
 				WithObjects(obj).
 				Build(),
+			EventRecorder: record.NewFakeRecorder(32),
 		}
 
 		res, err := r.reconcileRelease(context.TODO(), patch.NewSerialPatcher(obj, r.Client), obj)
@@ -383,6 +384,7 @@ func TestHelmReleaseReconciler_reconcileRelease(t *testing.T) {
 				WithStatusSubresource(&v2.HelmRelease{}).
 				WithObjects(chart, obj).
 				Build(),
+			EventRecorder: record.NewFakeRecorder(32),
 		}
 
 		_, err := r.reconcileRelease(context.TODO(), patch.NewSerialPatcher(obj, r.Client), obj)