diff --git a/flyteadmin/pkg/rpc/adminservice/base.go b/flyteadmin/pkg/rpc/adminservice/base.go
index 491a24a1f03..651f170fd66 100644
--- a/flyteadmin/pkg/rpc/adminservice/base.go
+++ b/flyteadmin/pkg/rpc/adminservice/base.go
@@ -77,7 +77,13 @@ func NewAdminServer(ctx context.Context, pluginRegistry *plugins.Registry, confi
 		repo)
 	workflowBuilder := workflowengineImpl.NewFlyteWorkflowBuilder(
 		adminScope.NewSubScope("builder").NewSubScope("flytepropeller"))
-	workflowExecutor := workflowengineImpl.NewK8sWorkflowExecutor(configuration, execCluster, workflowBuilder, dataStorageClient)
+
+	executionEventWriter := eventWriter.NewWorkflowExecutionEventWriter(repo, applicationConfiguration.GetAsyncEventsBufferSize())
+	go func() {
+		executionEventWriter.Run()
+	}()
+	
+	workflowExecutor := workflowengineImpl.NewK8sWorkflowExecutor(configuration, execCluster, workflowBuilder, dataStorageClient, executionEventWriter)
 	logger.Info(ctx, "Successfully created a workflow executor engine")
 	pluginRegistry.RegisterDefault(plugins.PluginIDWorkflowExecutor, workflowExecutor)
 
@@ -121,11 +127,6 @@ func NewAdminServer(ctx context.Context, pluginRegistry *plugins.Registry, confi
 	namedEntityManager := manager.NewNamedEntityManager(repo, configuration, adminScope.NewSubScope("named_entity_manager"))
 	descriptionEntityManager := manager.NewDescriptionEntityManager(repo, configuration, adminScope.NewSubScope("description_entity_manager"))
 
-	executionEventWriter := eventWriter.NewWorkflowExecutionEventWriter(repo, applicationConfiguration.GetAsyncEventsBufferSize())
-	go func() {
-		executionEventWriter.Run()
-	}()
-
 	executionManager := manager.NewExecutionManager(repo, pluginRegistry, configuration, dataStorageClient,
 		adminScope.NewSubScope("execution_manager"), adminScope.NewSubScope("user_execution_metrics"),
 		publisher, urlData, workflowManager, namedEntityManager, eventPublisher, cloudEventPublisher, executionEventWriter)
diff --git a/flyteadmin/pkg/workflowengine/impl/k8s_executor.go b/flyteadmin/pkg/workflowengine/impl/k8s_executor.go
index d941cc8309d..2837296e758 100644
--- a/flyteadmin/pkg/workflowengine/impl/k8s_executor.go
+++ b/flyteadmin/pkg/workflowengine/impl/k8s_executor.go
@@ -3,17 +3,21 @@ package impl
 import (
 	"context"
 
-	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
-	k8_api_err "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
-	v1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-
+	eventsInterfaces "github.com/flyteorg/flyte/flyteadmin/pkg/async/events/interfaces"
 	"github.com/flyteorg/flyte/flyteadmin/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/flyteorg/flyte/flyteadmin/pkg/executioncluster"
 	execClusterInterfaces "github.com/flyteorg/flyte/flyteadmin/pkg/executioncluster/interfaces"
 	runtimeInterfaces "github.com/flyteorg/flyte/flyteadmin/pkg/runtime/interfaces"
 	"github.com/flyteorg/flyte/flyteadmin/pkg/workflowengine/interfaces"
+	"github.com/flyteorg/flyte/flyteidl/gen/pb-go/flyteidl/admin"
+	"github.com/flyteorg/flyte/flyteidl/gen/pb-go/flyteidl/core"
+	event "github.com/flyteorg/flyte/flyteidl/gen/pb-go/flyteidl/event"
 	"github.com/flyteorg/flyte/flytestdlib/logger"
 	"github.com/flyteorg/flyte/flytestdlib/storage"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
+	k8_api_err "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
+	v1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 )
 
 var deletePropagationBackground = v1.DeletePropagationBackground
@@ -23,10 +27,11 @@ const defaultIdentifier = "DefaultK8sExecutor"
 // K8sWorkflowExecutor directly creates and delete Flyte workflow execution CRD objects using the configured execution
 // cluster interface.
 type K8sWorkflowExecutor struct {
-	config           runtimeInterfaces.Configuration
-	executionCluster execClusterInterfaces.ClusterInterface
-	workflowBuilder  interfaces.FlyteWorkflowBuilder
-	storageClient    *storage.DataStore
+	config               runtimeInterfaces.Configuration
+	executionCluster     execClusterInterfaces.ClusterInterface
+	workflowBuilder      interfaces.FlyteWorkflowBuilder
+	storageClient        *storage.DataStore
+	executionEventWriter eventsInterfaces.WorkflowExecutionEventWriter
 }
 
 func (e K8sWorkflowExecutor) ID() string {
@@ -101,15 +106,35 @@ func (e K8sWorkflowExecutor) Abort(ctx context.Context, data interfaces.AbortDat
 	if err != nil && !k8_api_err.IsNotFound(err) {
 		return errors.NewFlyteAdminErrorf(codes.Internal, "failed to terminate execution: %v with err %v", data.ExecutionID, err)
 	}
+
+	e.executionEventWriter.Write(&admin.WorkflowExecutionEventRequest{
+		Event: &event.WorkflowExecutionEvent{
+			ExecutionId: &core.WorkflowExecutionIdentifier{
+				Project: data.ExecutionID.Project,
+				Domain:  data.ExecutionID.Domain,
+				Name:    data.ExecutionID.Name,
+			},
+			Phase:      core.WorkflowExecution_ABORTED,
+			ProducerId: "k8s_executor",
+			OccurredAt: timestamppb.Now(),
+			OutputResult: &event.WorkflowExecutionEvent_Error{
+				Error: &core.ExecutionError{
+					Code:    "ExecutionAborted",
+					Message: "Execution aborted",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	})
 	return nil
 }
 
-func NewK8sWorkflowExecutor(config runtimeInterfaces.Configuration, executionCluster execClusterInterfaces.ClusterInterface, workflowBuilder interfaces.FlyteWorkflowBuilder, client *storage.DataStore) *K8sWorkflowExecutor {
+func NewK8sWorkflowExecutor(config runtimeInterfaces.Configuration, executionCluster execClusterInterfaces.ClusterInterface, workflowBuilder interfaces.FlyteWorkflowBuilder, client *storage.DataStore, executionEventWriter eventsInterfaces.WorkflowExecutionEventWriter) *K8sWorkflowExecutor {
 
 	return &K8sWorkflowExecutor{
-		config:           config,
-		executionCluster: executionCluster,
-		workflowBuilder:  workflowBuilder,
-		storageClient:    client,
+		config:               config,
+		executionCluster:     executionCluster,
+		workflowBuilder:      workflowBuilder,
+		storageClient:        client,
+		executionEventWriter: executionEventWriter,
 	}
 }