diff --git a/changelog/fragments/1758543195-add_k8seventsreceiver_kube_stack.yaml b/changelog/fragments/1758543195-add_k8seventsreceiver_kube_stack.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..aaf640e340b
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+++ b/changelog/fragments/1758543195-add_k8seventsreceiver_kube_stack.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Kind can be one of:
+# - breaking-change: a change to previously-documented behavior
+# - deprecation: functionality that is being removed in a later release
+# - bug-fix: fixes a problem in a previous version
+# - enhancement: extends functionality but does not break or fix existing behavior
+# - feature: new functionality
+# - known-issue: problems that we are aware of in a given version
+# - security: impacts on the security of a product or a user’s deployment.
+# - upgrade: important information for someone upgrading from a prior version
+# - other: does not fit into any of the other categories
+kind: feature
+
+# Change summary; a 80ish characters long description of the change.
+summary: "(kube-stack) Add k8seventsreceiver in kube-stack configurations"
+
+# Long description; in case the summary is not enough to describe the change
+# this field accommodate a description without length limits.
+# NOTE: This field will be rendered only for breaking-change and known-issue kinds at the moment.
+#description:
+
+# Affected component; usually one of "elastic-agent", "fleet-server", "filebeat", "metricbeat", "auditbeat", "all", etc.
+component: elastic-agent
+
+# PR URL; optional; the PR number that added the changeset.
+# If not present is automatically filled by the tooling finding the PR where this changelog fragment has been added.
+# NOTE: the tooling supports backports, so it's able to fill the original PR number instead of the backport PR number.
+# Please provide it if you are adding a fragment for a different PR.
+#pr: https://github.com/owner/repo/1234
+
+# Issue URL; optional; the GitHub issue related to this changeset (either closes or is part of).
+# If not present is automatically filled by the tooling with the issue linked to the PR number.
+issue: https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/issues/9791
diff --git a/deploy/helm/edot-collector/kube-stack/managed_otlp/values.yaml b/deploy/helm/edot-collector/kube-stack/managed_otlp/values.yaml
index e4d527f2c8c..4568df000b9 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/edot-collector/kube-stack/managed_otlp/values.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/edot-collector/kube-stack/managed_otlp/values.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ clusterRole:
     - apiGroups: [""]
       resources: ["configmaps"]
       verbs: ["get"]
+    # Required by the k8s_events receiver
+    - apiGroups: [""]
+      resources: ["events"]
+      verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
 # `clusterName` specifies the name of the Kubernetes cluster. It sets the 'k8s.cluster.name' field.
 # Cluster Name is automatically detected for EKS/GKE/AKS. Add the below value in environments where cluster name cannot be detected.
 # clusterName: myClusterName
@@ -109,7 +113,10 @@ collectors:
               - "service.name"
               - "service.version"
       receivers:
+        # [K8s Events Receiver](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/tree/main/receiver/k8seventsreceiver)
+        k8s_events:
         # [K8s Objects Receiver](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/tree/main/receiver/k8sobjectsreceiver)
+        # NOTE: The k8sobjects receiver for K8s Events collection is being replaced by the k8s_events receiver, it might be removed in future versions of this configuration
         k8sobjects:
           objects:
             - name: events
@@ -157,6 +164,7 @@ collectors:
           logs:
             receivers:
               - k8sobjects
+              - k8s_events
             processors:
               - resourcedetection/eks
               - resourcedetection/gcp
diff --git a/deploy/helm/edot-collector/kube-stack/values.yaml b/deploy/helm/edot-collector/kube-stack/values.yaml
index 66c0123d5a5..89ae9d28d01 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/edot-collector/kube-stack/values.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/edot-collector/kube-stack/values.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ clusterRole:
     - apiGroups: [""]
       resources: ["configmaps"]
       verbs: ["get"]
+    # Required by the k8s_events receiver
+    - apiGroups: [""]
+      resources: ["events"]
+      verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
 # `clusterName` specifies the name of the Kubernetes cluster. It sets the 'k8s.cluster.name' field.
 # Cluster Name is automatically detected for EKS/GKE/AKS. Add the below value in environments where cluster name cannot be detected.
 # clusterName: myClusterName
@@ -109,7 +113,10 @@ collectors:
               - "service.name"
               - "service.version"
       receivers:
+        # [K8s Events Receiver](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/tree/main/receiver/k8seventsreceiver)
+        k8s_events:
         # [K8s Objects Receiver](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/tree/main/receiver/k8sobjectsreceiver)
+        # NOTE: The k8sobjects receiver for K8s Events collection is being replaced by the k8s_events receiver, it might be removed in future versions of this configuration
         k8sobjects:
           objects:
             - name: events
@@ -157,6 +164,7 @@ collectors:
           logs:
             receivers:
               - k8sobjects
+              - k8s_events
             processors:
               - resourcedetection/eks
               - resourcedetection/gcp