diff --git a/sdk/logical/event.pb.go b/sdk/logical/event.pb.go
index 4f26233a3727..d09020236414 100644
--- a/sdk/logical/event.pb.go
+++ b/sdk/logical/event.pb.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ package logical
 import (
 	protoreflect "google.golang.org/protobuf/reflect/protoreflect"
 	protoimpl "google.golang.org/protobuf/runtime/protoimpl"
+	structpb "google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/structpb"
 	timestamppb "google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
 	reflect "reflect"
 	sync "sync"
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ type EventData struct {
 	// as a hash of other fields with sufficient uniqueness.
 	Id string `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=id,proto3" json:"id,omitempty"`
 	// Arbitrary non-secret data. Optional.
-	Metadata []byte `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=metadata,proto3" json:"metadata,omitempty"`
+	Metadata *structpb.Struct `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=metadata,proto3" json:"metadata,omitempty"`
 	// Any IDs that the event relates to, i.e., UUIDs, paths.
 	EntityIds []string `protobuf:"bytes,3,rep,name=entity_ids,json=entityIds,proto3" json:"entity_ids,omitempty"`
 	// Human-readable note.
@@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ func (x *EventData) GetId() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
-func (x *EventData) GetMetadata() []byte {
+func (x *EventData) GetMetadata() *structpb.Struct {
 	if x != nil {
 		return x.Metadata
 	}
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 var (
@@ -344,17 +348,19 @@ var file_sdk_logical_event_proto_goTypes = []interface{}{
 	(*EventPluginInfo)(nil),       // 0: logical.EventPluginInfo
 	(*EventData)(nil),             // 1: logical.EventData
 	(*EventReceived)(nil),         // 2: logical.EventReceived
-	(*timestamppb.Timestamp)(nil), // 3: google.protobuf.Timestamp
+	(*structpb.Struct)(nil),       // 3: google.protobuf.Struct
+	(*timestamppb.Timestamp)(nil), // 4: google.protobuf.Timestamp
 }
 var file_sdk_logical_event_proto_depIdxs = []int32{
-	1, // 0: logical.EventReceived.event:type_name -> logical.EventData
-	0, // 1: logical.EventReceived.plugin_info:type_name -> logical.EventPluginInfo
-	3, // 2: logical.EventReceived.timestamp:type_name -> google.protobuf.Timestamp
-	3, // [3:3] is the sub-list for method output_type
-	3, // [3:3] is the sub-list for method input_type
-	3, // [3:3] is the sub-list for extension type_name
-	3, // [3:3] is the sub-list for extension extendee
-	0, // [0:3] is the sub-list for field type_name
+	3, // 0: logical.EventData.metadata:type_name -> google.protobuf.Struct
+	1, // 1: logical.EventReceived.event:type_name -> logical.EventData
+	0, // 2: logical.EventReceived.plugin_info:type_name -> logical.EventPluginInfo
+	4, // 3: logical.EventReceived.timestamp:type_name -> google.protobuf.Timestamp
+	4, // [4:4] is the sub-list for method output_type
+	4, // [4:4] is the sub-list for method input_type
+	4, // [4:4] is the sub-list for extension type_name
+	4, // [4:4] is the sub-list for extension extendee
+	0, // [0:4] is the sub-list for field type_name
 }
 
 func init() { file_sdk_logical_event_proto_init() }
diff --git a/sdk/logical/event.proto b/sdk/logical/event.proto
index e6cc304cd178..789f1b8d4db1 100644
--- a/sdk/logical/event.proto
+++ b/sdk/logical/event.proto
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ option go_package = "github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/logical";
 
 package logical;
 
+import "google/protobuf/struct.proto";
 import "google/protobuf/timestamp.proto";
 
 // EventPluginInfo contains data related to the plugin that generated an event.
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ message EventData {
     // as a hash of other fields with sufficient uniqueness.
     string id = 1;
     // Arbitrary non-secret data. Optional.
-    bytes metadata = 2;
+    google.protobuf.Struct metadata = 2;
     // Any IDs that the event relates to, i.e., UUIDs, paths.
     repeated string entity_ids = 3;
     // Human-readable note.