diff --git a/api/incubator/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/api/incubator/events/DefaultEventLogger.java b/api/incubator/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/api/incubator/events/DefaultEventLogger.java
index 8017965bf00..c66d83add0d 100644
--- a/api/incubator/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/api/incubator/events/DefaultEventLogger.java
+++ b/api/incubator/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/api/incubator/events/DefaultEventLogger.java
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ static EventLogger getInstance() {
     return INSTANCE;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public <T> void emit(String eventName, AnyValue<T> payload, Attributes attributes){
+    // noop
+  }
+
   @Override
   public EventBuilder builder(String eventName) {
     return NoOpEventBuilder.INSTANCE;
@@ -63,5 +68,10 @@ public EventBuilder setAttributes(Attributes attributes) {
 
     @Override
     public void emit() {}
+
+    @Override
+    public <T> EventBuilder setPayload(AnyValue<T> payload) {
+      return this;
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/api/incubator/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/api/incubator/events/EventBuilder.java b/api/incubator/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/api/incubator/events/EventBuilder.java
index 27cd6f8c367..a5d6f22d2a3 100644
--- a/api/incubator/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/api/incubator/events/EventBuilder.java
+++ b/api/incubator/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/api/incubator/events/EventBuilder.java
@@ -108,4 +108,6 @@ default EventBuilder put(String key, boolean... value) {
 
   /** Emit an event. */
   void emit();
+
+  <T> EventBuilder setPayload(AnyValue<T> payload);
 }
diff --git a/api/incubator/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/api/incubator/events/EventLogger.java b/api/incubator/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/api/incubator/events/EventLogger.java
index 3d273a30c7a..b905d00cfca 100644
--- a/api/incubator/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/api/incubator/events/EventLogger.java
+++ b/api/incubator/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/api/incubator/events/EventLogger.java
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 package io.opentelemetry.api.incubator.events;
 
+import io.opentelemetry.api.common.Attributes;
+import io.opentelemetry.api.incubator.logs.AnyValue;
 import javax.annotation.concurrent.ThreadSafe;
 
 /**
@@ -31,6 +33,9 @@
 @ThreadSafe
 public interface EventLogger {
 
+  <T> void emit(String eventName, AnyValue<T> payload, Attributes attributes);
+
+
   /**
    * Return a {@link EventBuilder} to emit an event.
    *
diff --git a/sdk/logs/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/logs/internal/SdkEventBuilder.java b/sdk/logs/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/logs/internal/SdkEventBuilder.java
index 5daa5ae56f4..d59820f3569 100644
--- a/sdk/logs/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/logs/internal/SdkEventBuilder.java
+++ b/sdk/logs/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/logs/internal/SdkEventBuilder.java
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ class SdkEventBuilder implements EventBuilder {
     this.eventName = eventName;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public <T> EventBuilder setPayload(AnyValue<T> payload) {
+    this.payload.clear();
+    ((ExtendedLogRecordBuilder) logRecordBuilder).setBody(payload);
+    return this;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public EventBuilder put(String key, AnyValue<?> value) {
     payload.put(key, value);
diff --git a/sdk/logs/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/logs/internal/SdkEventLoggerProvider.java b/sdk/logs/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/logs/internal/SdkEventLoggerProvider.java
index 391547201df..985f56a268e 100644
--- a/sdk/logs/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/logs/internal/SdkEventLoggerProvider.java
+++ b/sdk/logs/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/logs/internal/SdkEventLoggerProvider.java
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@
 
 package io.opentelemetry.sdk.logs.internal;
 
+import io.opentelemetry.api.common.Attributes;
 import io.opentelemetry.api.incubator.events.EventBuilder;
 import io.opentelemetry.api.incubator.events.EventLogger;
 import io.opentelemetry.api.incubator.events.EventLoggerBuilder;
 import io.opentelemetry.api.incubator.events.EventLoggerProvider;
+import io.opentelemetry.api.incubator.logs.AnyValue;
 import io.opentelemetry.api.logs.Logger;
 import io.opentelemetry.api.logs.LoggerBuilder;
 import io.opentelemetry.api.logs.LoggerProvider;
@@ -97,6 +99,14 @@ private SdkEventLogger(Clock clock, Logger delegateLogger) {
       this.delegateLogger = delegateLogger;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public <T> void emit(String eventName, AnyValue<T> payload, Attributes attributes) {
+      builder(eventName)
+          .setAttributes(attributes)
+          .setPayload(payload)
+          .emit();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public EventBuilder builder(String eventName) {
       return new SdkEventBuilder(