diff --git a/repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/event2/EventGenerator.java b/repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/event2/EventGenerator.java
index 06fea65ba9..eb7a8c5ec7 100644
--- a/repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/event2/EventGenerator.java
+++ b/repository/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/event2/EventGenerator.java
@@ -27,12 +27,16 @@ package org.alfresco.repo.event2;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.net.URI;
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.time.ZoneOffset;
 import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
 import java.util.Deque;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
+import org.alfresco.repo.domain.node.NodeDAO;
+import org.alfresco.repo.domain.node.Transaction;
 import org.alfresco.repo.event.v1.model.EventType;
 import org.alfresco.repo.event.v1.model.RepoEvent;
 import org.alfresco.repo.event2.filter.ChildAssociationTypeFilter;
@@ -94,6 +98,7 @@ public class EventGenerator extends AbstractLifecycleBean implements Initializin
     private TransactionService transactionService;
     private PersonService personService;
     protected NodeResourceHelper nodeResourceHelper;
+    private NodeDAO nodeDAO;
 
     private NodeTypeFilter nodeTypeFilter;
     private ChildAssociationTypeFilter childAssociationTypeFilter;
@@ -113,6 +118,7 @@ public class EventGenerator extends AbstractLifecycleBean implements Initializin
         PropertyCheck.mandatory(this, "transactionService", transactionService);
         PropertyCheck.mandatory(this, "personService", personService);
         PropertyCheck.mandatory(this, "nodeResourceHelper", nodeResourceHelper);
+        PropertyCheck.mandatory(this, "nodeDAO", nodeDAO);
 
         this.nodeTypeFilter = eventFilterRegistry.getNodeTypeFilter();
         this.childAssociationTypeFilter = eventFilterRegistry.getChildAssociationTypeFilter();
@@ -145,6 +151,11 @@ public class EventGenerator extends AbstractLifecycleBean implements Initializin
                                            new JavaBehaviour(this, "beforeDeleteAssociation"));
     }
 
+    public void setNodeDAO(NodeDAO nodeDAO)
+    {
+        this.nodeDAO = nodeDAO;
+    }
+
     public void setPolicyComponent(PolicyComponent policyComponent)
     {
         this.policyComponent = policyComponent;
@@ -370,13 +381,22 @@ public class EventGenerator extends AbstractLifecycleBean implements Initializin
 
     private EventInfo getEventInfo(String user)
     {
-        return new EventInfo().setTimestamp(ZonedDateTime.now())
+        return new EventInfo().setTimestamp(getCurrentTransactionTimestamp())
                               .setId(UUID.randomUUID().toString())
                               .setTxnId(AlfrescoTransactionSupport.getTransactionId())
                               .setPrincipal(user)
                               .setSource(URI.create("/" + descriptorService.getCurrentRepositoryDescriptor().getId()));
     }
 
+    private ZonedDateTime getCurrentTransactionTimestamp()
+    {
+        Long currentTransactionId = nodeDAO.getCurrentTransactionId(false);
+        Transaction transaction = nodeDAO.getTxnById(currentTransactionId);
+        Instant commitTimeMs = Instant.ofEpochMilli(transaction.getCommitTimeMs());
+        ZonedDateTime timestamp = ZonedDateTime.ofInstant(commitTimeMs, ZoneOffset.UTC);
+        return timestamp;
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected void onBootstrap(ApplicationEvent applicationEvent)
     {
diff --git a/repository/src/main/resources/alfresco/events2-context.xml b/repository/src/main/resources/alfresco/events2-context.xml
index c5d899023f..979b4f6cd8 100644
--- a/repository/src/main/resources/alfresco/events2-context.xml
+++ b/repository/src/main/resources/alfresco/events2-context.xml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
         <property name="event2MessageProducer" ref="event2MessageProducer"/>
         <property name="transactionService" ref="transactionService"/>
         <property name="personService" ref="personService"/>
+        <property name="nodeDAO" ref="nodeDAO"/>
     </bean>
 
     <bean id="baseNodeResourceHelper" abstract="true">
diff --git a/repository/src/test/java/org/alfresco/repo/event2/CreateRepoEventIT.java b/repository/src/test/java/org/alfresco/repo/event2/CreateRepoEventIT.java
index 7496f7633a..db6b592c70 100644
--- a/repository/src/test/java/org/alfresco/repo/event2/CreateRepoEventIT.java
+++ b/repository/src/test/java/org/alfresco/repo/event2/CreateRepoEventIT.java
@@ -26,9 +26,14 @@
 
 package org.alfresco.repo.event2;
 
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.time.ZoneOffset;
+import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.alfresco.model.ContentModel;
+import org.alfresco.repo.domain.node.NodeDAO;
+import org.alfresco.repo.domain.node.Transaction;
 import org.alfresco.repo.event.v1.model.EventData;
 import org.alfresco.repo.event.v1.model.EventType;
 import org.alfresco.repo.event.v1.model.NodeResource;
@@ -38,6 +43,7 @@ import org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName;
 import org.alfresco.util.GUID;
 import org.alfresco.util.PropertyMap;
 import org.junit.Test;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 
 /**
  * @author Iulian Aftene
@@ -45,6 +51,9 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 public class CreateRepoEventIT extends AbstractContextAwareRepoEvent
 {
 
+    @Autowired
+    private NodeDAO nodeDAO;
+    
     @Test
     public void testCreateEvent()
     {
@@ -149,9 +158,32 @@ public class CreateRepoEventIT extends AbstractContextAwareRepoEvent
         assertTrue("isFile flag should be TRUE for nodeType=cm:content. ", resource.isFile());
         assertFalse("isFolder flag should be FALSE for nodeType=cm:content. ", resource.isFolder());
     }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void testEventTimestampEqualsToTransactionCommitTime()
+    {
+        String name = "TestFile-" + System.currentTimeMillis() + ".txt";
+        PropertyMap propertyMap = new PropertyMap();
+        propertyMap.put(ContentModel.PROP_NAME, name);
+        
+        //create a node and return the transaction id required later
+        Long transactionId = retryingTransactionHelper.doInTransaction(() -> {
+            nodeService.createNode(rootNodeRef, ContentModel.ASSOC_CHILDREN,
+                    QName.createQName(TEST_NAMESPACE, GUID.generate()), ContentModel.TYPE_CONTENT, propertyMap).getChildRef();
+            return nodeDAO.getCurrentTransactionId(false);
+        });
+
+        RepoEvent<EventData<NodeResource>> resultRepoEvent = getRepoEvent(1);
+
+        Transaction transaction = nodeDAO.getTxnById(transactionId);
+        Instant commitTimeMs = Instant.ofEpochMilli(transaction.getCommitTimeMs());
+        ZonedDateTime timestamp = ZonedDateTime.ofInstant(commitTimeMs, ZoneOffset.UTC);
+        
+        assertEquals(timestamp, resultRepoEvent.getTime());
+    }
 
     @Test
-    public void testCteateMultipleNodesInTheSameTransaction()
+    public void testCreateMultipleNodesInTheSameTransaction()
     {
         retryingTransactionHelper.doInTransaction(() -> {
             for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)