diff --git a/dbutils.c b/dbutils.c
index d8d7f404..22ab1b85 100644
--- a/dbutils.c
+++ b/dbutils.c
@@ -4242,7 +4242,7 @@ _create_event(PGconn *conn, t_configuration_options *options, int node_id, char
 						}
 						break;
 					case 'p':
-						/* %p: primary id ("standby_switchover": former primary id) */
+						/* %p: primary id ("standby_switchover"/"repmgrd_failover_promote": former primary id) */
 						src_ptr++;
 						if (event_info->node_id != UNKNOWN_NODE_ID)
 						{
diff --git a/doc/appendix-release-notes.xml b/doc/appendix-release-notes.xml
index b2139ed5..d94d26a6 100644
--- a/doc/appendix-release-notes.xml
+++ b/doc/appendix-release-notes.xml
@@ -77,7 +77,16 @@
               status.
             </para>
           </listitem>
+
+          <listitem>
+            <para>
+              Add <literal>%p</literal> <link linkend="event-notifications">event notification parameter</link>
+              providing the node ID of the former primary for the <literal>repmgrd_failover_promote</literal> event.
+            </para>
+          </listitem>
+
         </itemizedlist>
+
       </para>
     </sect2>
 
diff --git a/doc/event-notifications.xml b/doc/event-notifications.xml
index ce4a06ed..860f884c 100644
--- a/doc/event-notifications.xml
+++ b/doc/event-notifications.xml
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@
  </para>
 
  <para>
-   The following parameters are provided for a subset of event notifications:
+   The following parameters are provided for a subset of event notifications; their meaning may
+   change according to context:
  </para>
 
  <variablelist>
@@ -108,6 +109,9 @@
     <para>
      node ID of the demoted primary (<xref linkend="repmgr-standby-switchover"/> only)
     </para>
+    <para>
+     node ID of the former primary (<literal>repmgrd_failover_promote</literal> only)
+    </para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>
   <varlistentry>
@@ -133,7 +137,7 @@
 
  <para>
   The values provided for <literal>%c</literal> and <literal>%a</literal>
-  will probably contain spaces, so should always be quoted.
+  may contain spaces, so should always be quoted.
  </para>
 
  <para>
diff --git a/repmgrd-physical.c b/repmgrd-physical.c
index ddf0f0fe..44f24368 100644
--- a/repmgrd-physical.c
+++ b/repmgrd-physical.c
@@ -1842,6 +1842,7 @@ monitor_streaming_standby(void)
 						int			former_upstream_node_id = local_node_info.upstream_node_id;
 						NodeInfoList sibling_nodes = T_NODE_INFO_LIST_INITIALIZER;
 						PQExpBufferData event_details;
+						t_event_info event_info = T_EVENT_INFO_INITIALIZER;
 
 						update_node_record_set_primary(local_conn,  local_node_info.node_id);
 						record_status = get_node_record(local_conn, local_node_info.node_id, &local_node_info);
@@ -1854,12 +1855,16 @@ monitor_streaming_standby(void)
 						initPQExpBuffer(&event_details);
 						appendPQExpBufferStr(&event_details,
 											 _("promotion command failed but promotion completed successfully"));
-						create_event_notification(local_conn,
-												  &config_file_options,
-												  local_node_info.node_id,
-												  "repmgrd_failover_promote",
-												  true,
-												  event_details.data);
+
+						event_info.node_id = former_upstream_node_id;
+
+						create_event_notification_extended(local_conn,
+														   &config_file_options,
+														   local_node_info.node_id,
+														   "repmgrd_failover_promote",
+														   true,
+														   event_details.data,
+														   &event_info);
 
 						termPQExpBuffer(&event_details);
 
@@ -3703,6 +3708,7 @@ promote_self(void)
 
 	{
 		PQExpBufferData event_details;
+		t_event_info event_info = T_EVENT_INFO_INITIALIZER;
 
 		/* update own internal node record */
 		record_status = get_node_record(local_conn, local_node_info.node_id, &local_node_info);
@@ -3719,13 +3725,16 @@ promote_self(void)
 						  failed_primary.node_name,
 						  failed_primary.node_id);
 
+		event_info.node_id = failed_primary.node_id;
+
 		/* local_conn is now the primary connection */
-		create_event_notification(local_conn,
-								  &config_file_options,
-								  local_node_info.node_id,
-								  "repmgrd_failover_promote",
-								  true,
-								  event_details.data);
+		create_event_notification_extended(local_conn,
+										   &config_file_options,
+										   local_node_info.node_id,
+										   "repmgrd_failover_promote",
+										   true,
+										   event_details.data,
+										   &event_info);
 
 		termPQExpBuffer(&event_details);
 	}