diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index a5765a43..ae2c3323 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
         repmgr: improve messages emitted during "standby promote" (Ian)
         repmgr: "standby clone" - don't copy external config files in --dry-run
           mode; GitHub #491 (Ian)
+        repmgr: add "cluster_cleanup" event; GitHub #492 (Ian)
         repmgrd: ensure that sending SIGHUP always results in the log file
           being reopened; GitHub #485 (Ian)
         repmgrd: report version number *after* logger initialisation; GitHub #487 (Ian)
diff --git a/dbutils.c b/dbutils.c
index 13ce238e..424074af 100644
--- a/dbutils.c
+++ b/dbutils.c
@@ -1760,7 +1760,6 @@ vacuum_table(PGconn *primary_conn, const char *table)
 	res = PQexec(primary_conn, query.data);
 	termPQExpBuffer(&query);
 
-	log_debug("%i", (int) PQresultStatus(res));
 	if (PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_COMMAND_OK)
 	{
 		success = false;
@@ -3336,7 +3335,7 @@ _create_event(PGconn *conn, t_configuration_options *options, int node_id, char
 			 */
 			if (notify_ok == false)
 			{
-				log_debug(_("Not executing notification script for event type \"%s\""), event);
+				log_debug(_("not executing notification script for event type \"%s\""), event);
 				return success;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/doc/appendix-release-notes.sgml b/doc/appendix-release-notes.sgml
index 46404946..b6e671c3 100644
--- a/doc/appendix-release-notes.sgml
+++ b/doc/appendix-release-notes.sgml
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@
             </para>
           </listitem>
 
+          <listitem>
+            <para>
+              <command><link linkend="repmgr-cluster-cleanup">repmgr cluster cleanup</link></command>:
+              add <literal>cluster_cleanup</literal> event. (GitHub #492)
+            </para>
+          </listitem>
 
         </itemizedlist>
       </para>
diff --git a/doc/event-notifications.sgml b/doc/event-notifications.sgml
index 7304ba6c..d5318ca7 100644
--- a/doc/event-notifications.sgml
+++ b/doc/event-notifications.sgml
@@ -193,6 +193,9 @@
    <listitem>
     <simpara><literal>node_rejoin</literal></simpara>
    </listitem>
+   <listitem>
+    <simpara><literal>cluster_cleanup</literal></simpara>
+   </listitem>
    <listitem>
     <simpara><literal>repmgrd_start</literal></simpara>
    </listitem>
diff --git a/doc/repmgr-cluster-cleanup.sgml b/doc/repmgr-cluster-cleanup.sgml
index fa60ab66..6c149f03 100644
--- a/doc/repmgr-cluster-cleanup.sgml
+++ b/doc/repmgr-cluster-cleanup.sgml
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@
     </para>
   </refsect1>
 
+  <refsect1>
+    <title>Event notifications</title>
+    <para>
+      A <literal>cluster_cleanup</literal> <link linkend="event-notifications">event notification</link> will be generated.
+    </para>
+  </refsect1>
+
+
   <refsect1>
     <title>See also</title>
     <para>
diff --git a/repmgr-action-cluster.c b/repmgr-action-cluster.c
index 2cbda76b..6c76bfc1 100644
--- a/repmgr-action-cluster.c
+++ b/repmgr-action-cluster.c
@@ -1332,6 +1332,7 @@ do_cluster_cleanup(void)
 	PGconn	   *conn = NULL;
 	PGconn	   *primary_conn = NULL;
 	int			entries_to_delete = 0;
+	PQExpBufferData event_details;
 
 	conn = establish_db_connection(config_file_options.conninfo, true);
 
@@ -1355,10 +1356,23 @@ do_cluster_cleanup(void)
 	log_debug("at least %i monitoring records for deletion",
 			  entries_to_delete);
 
+	initPQExpBuffer(&event_details);
+
 	if (delete_monitoring_records(primary_conn, runtime_options.keep_history) == false)
 	{
-		log_error(_("unable to delete monitoring records"));
+		appendPQExpBuffer(&event_details,
+						  _("unable to delete monitoring records"));
+
+		log_error("%s", event_details.data);
 		log_detail("%s", PQerrorMessage(primary_conn));
+
+		create_event_notification(primary_conn,
+								  &config_file_options,
+								  config_file_options.node_id,
+								  "cluster_cleanup",
+								  false,
+								  event_details.data);
+
 		PQfinish(primary_conn);
 		exit(ERR_DB_QUERY);
 	}
@@ -1370,7 +1384,22 @@ do_cluster_cleanup(void)
 		log_detail("%s", PQerrorMessage(primary_conn));
 	}
 
+	appendPQExpBuffer(&event_details,
+					  _("monitoring records deleted"));
 
+	if (runtime_options.keep_history > 0)
+		appendPQExpBuffer(&event_details,
+						  _("; records newer than %i day(s) retained"),
+						  runtime_options.keep_history);
+
+	create_event_notification(primary_conn,
+							  &config_file_options,
+							  config_file_options.node_id,
+							  "cluster_cleanup",
+							  true,
+							  event_details.data);
+
+	termPQExpBuffer(&event_details);
 	PQfinish(primary_conn);
 
 	if (runtime_options.keep_history > 0)