diff --git a/src/sonic-eventd/Makefile b/src/sonic-eventd/Makefile
index dca689929330..13b88dffc3cc 100644
--- a/src/sonic-eventd/Makefile
+++ b/src/sonic-eventd/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ EVENTD_TOOL := tools/events_tool
 EVENTD_PUBLISH_TOOL := tools/events_publish_tool.py
 RSYSLOG-PLUGIN_TARGET := rsyslog_plugin/rsyslog_plugin
 RSYSLOG-PLUGIN_TEST := rsyslog_plugin_tests/tests
+EVENTD_MONIT := tools/events_monit_test.py
+EVENTD_MONIT_CONF := tools/monit_events
+
 CP := cp
 MKDIR := mkdir
 CC := g++
@@ -69,15 +72,20 @@ rsyslog-plugin-tests: $(RSYSLOG-PLUGIN-TEST_OBJS)
 
 install:
 	$(MKDIR) -p $(DESTDIR)/usr/sbin
+	$(MKDIR) -p $(DESTDIR)/usr/local/bin
+	$(MKDIR) -p $(DESTDIR)/etc/monit/conf.d
 	$(CP) $(EVENTD_TARGET) $(DESTDIR)/usr/sbin
 	$(CP) $(EVENTD_TOOL) $(DESTDIR)/usr/sbin
 	$(CP) $(EVENTD_PUBLISH_TOOL) $(DESTDIR)/usr/sbin
-	$(CP) $(RSYSLOG-PLUGIN_TARGET) $(DESTDIR)/usr/sbin
+	$(CP) $(RSYSLOG-PLUGIN_TARGET) $(DESTDIR)/usr/local/bin
+	$(CP) $(EVENTD_MONIT) $(DESTDIR)/usr/local/bin
+	$(CP) $(EVENTD_MONIT_CONF) $(DESTDIR)/etc/monit/conf.d
 
 deinstall:
 	$(RM) $(DESTDIR)/usr/sbin/$(EVENTD_TARGET)
 	$(RM) $(DESTDIR)/usr/sbin/$(RSYSLOG-PLUGIN_TARGET)
-	$(RM) -rf $(DESTDIR)/usr/sbin
+	$(RM) -rf $(DESTDIR)/usr
+	$(RM) -rf $(DESTDIR)/etc
 
 clean:
 	-@echo ' '
diff --git a/src/sonic-eventd/debian/sonic-rsyslog-plugin.install b/src/sonic-eventd/debian/sonic-rsyslog-plugin.install
index 77f0909abfd3..8b48d83dcf70 100644
--- a/src/sonic-eventd/debian/sonic-rsyslog-plugin.install
+++ b/src/sonic-eventd/debian/sonic-rsyslog-plugin.install
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-usr/sbin/ryslog_plugin
+usr/local/bin/rsyslog_plugin
+usr/local/bin/events_monit_test.py
+etc/monit/conf.d/monit_events
diff --git a/src/sonic-eventd/tools/events_monit_test.py b/src/sonic-eventd/tools/events_monit_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ee89b885e646
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sonic-eventd/tools/events_monit_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,235 @@
+#! /usr/bin/python -u
+
+from inspect import getframeinfo, stack
+from swsscommon.swsscommon import events_init_publisher, event_publish, FieldValueMap
+from swsscommon.swsscommon import event_receive_op_t, event_receive, events_init_subscriber
+from swsscommon.swsscommon import events_deinit_subscriber, events_deinit_publisher
+import argparse
+import os
+import threading
+import time
+import syslog
+import uuid
+
+chk_log_level = syslog.LOG_ERR
+
+test_source = "sonic-host"
+test_event_tag = "device-test-event"
+test_event_key = "{}:{}".format(test_source, test_event_tag)
+test_event_params = {
+    "sender": os.path.basename(__file__),
+    "reason": "monit periodic test",
+    "batch-id": str(uuid.uuid1()),
+    "index": "0"
+}
+
+# Async connection wait time in milliseconds.
+ASYNC_CONN_WAIT = 300
+
+
+# Thread results
+rc_test_receive = -1
+
+
+def _log_msg(lvl, pfx, msg):
+    if lvl <= chk_log_level:
+        caller = getframeinfo(stack()[2][0])
+        fmsg = "{}:{}:{}".format(caller.function, caller.lineno, msg)
+        print("{}: {}".format(pfx, fmsg))
+        syslog.syslog(lvl, fmsg)
+
+def log_err(m):
+    _log_msg(syslog.LOG_ERR, "Err", m)
+
+
+def log_info(m):
+    _log_msg(syslog.LOG_INFO, "Info",  m)
+
+
+def log_debug(m):
+    _log_msg(syslog.LOG_DEBUG, "Debug", m)
+
+
+def map_dict_fvm(s, d):
+    for k, v in s.items():
+        d[k] = v
+
+
+# Invoked in a separate thread
+def test_receiver(event_obj, cnt):
+    global rc_test_receive
+
+    sh = events_init_subscriber()
+
+    # Sleep ASYNC_CONN_WAIT to ensure async connectivity is complete.
+    time.sleep(ASYNC_CONN_WAIT/1000)
+
+    exp_params = dict(test_event_params)
+
+    event_obj.set()
+    cnt_done = 0
+
+    for i in range(cnt):
+        p = event_receive_op_t()
+        rc = event_receive(sh, p)
+
+        if (rc != 0):
+            log_err("Failed to receive. {}/{} rc={}".format(i, cnt, rc))
+            break
+
+        if test_event_key != p.key:
+            log_err("key mismatch {} != {} {}/{}".format(test_event_key,
+                p.key, i, cnt))
+            break
+
+        exp_params["index"] = str(i)
+        rcv_params = {}
+        map_dict_fvm(p.params, rcv_params)
+
+        for k, v in exp_params.items():
+            if k in rcv_params:
+                if (rcv_params[k] != v):
+                    log_err("key:{} exp:{} != exist:{}".format(
+                        k, v, rcv_params[k]))
+                    rc = -1
+            else:
+                log_err("key:{} is missing", k)
+                rc = -1
+
+        if (rc != 0):
+            log_err("params mismatch {}/{}".format(i,cnt))
+            break
+
+        if p.missed_cnt != 0:
+            log_err("Expect missed_cnt {} == 0 {}/{}".format(p.missed_cnt,i,cnt))
+            break
+
+        if p.publish_epoch_ms == 0:
+            log_err("Expect publish_epoch_ms != 0 {}/{}".format(i,cnt))
+            break
+
+        cnt_done += 1
+        log_debug("Received {}/{}".format(i+1, cnt))
+
+    if (cnt_done == cnt):
+        rc_test_receive = 0
+    else:
+        log_err("test receive abort {}/{}".format(cnt_done, cnt))
+
+    # wait for a max of 5 secs for main thread to clear the event.
+    tout = 5000 
+    while(event_obj.is_set()):
+        # main thread yet to consume last set event
+        if tout > 0:
+            t_sleep = 100
+            time.sleep(t_sleep / 1000)
+            tout -= t_sleep
+        else:
+            log_err("test_receiver:Internal err: event not cleared by main")
+            break
+
+    event_obj.set()
+
+    events_deinit_subscriber(sh)
+
+
+def publish_events(cnt):
+    rc = -1
+    ph = events_init_publisher(test_source)
+    if not ph:
+        log_err("Failed to get publisher handle")
+        return rc
+
+    # Sleep ASYNC_CONN_WAIT to ensure async connectivity is complete.
+    # Messages published before connection are silently dropped by ZMQ.
+    time.sleep(ASYNC_CONN_WAIT/1000)
+
+    pub_params = dict(test_event_params)
+
+    for i in range(cnt):
+        pd  = FieldValueMap()
+        pub_params["index"] = str(i)
+        map_dict_fvm(pub_params, pd)
+
+        rc = event_publish(ph, test_event_tag, pd)
+        if (rc != 0):
+            log_err("Failed to publish. {}/{} rc={}".format(i, cnt, rc))
+            break
+        log_debug("published: {}/{}".format(i+1, cnt))
+
+    # Sleep ASYNC_CONN_WAIT to ensure publish complete, before closing channel.
+    time.sleep(ASYNC_CONN_WAIT/1000)
+
+    events_deinit_publisher(ph)
+
+    log_debug("publish_events Done. cnt={}".format(cnt))
+
+    return rc
+
+
+
+def run_test(cnt):
+    global rc_test_receive
+
+    # Initialising event objects
+    event_sub = threading.Event()
+
+    # Start subscriber thread
+    thread_sub = threading.Thread(target=test_receiver, args=(event_sub, cnt))
+    thread_sub.start()
+
+    # Subscriber would wait for ASYNC_CONN_WAIT. Wait additional 200ms
+    # for signal from test_receiver as ready.
+    event_sub.wait((ASYNC_CONN_WAIT + 200)/1000)
+    event_sub.clear()
+
+    rc_pub = publish_events(cnt)
+    if (rc_pub != 0):
+        log_err("Failed in publish_events")
+    else:
+        # Wait for subscriber to complete with 1 sec timeout.
+        event_sub.wait(1)
+        if (rc_test_receive != 0):
+            log_err("Failed to receive events")
+
+    log_debug("run_test_DONE rc_pub={} rc_test_receive={}".format(
+        rc_pub, rc_test_receive))
+
+    if (rc_pub != 0):
+        return rc_pub
+
+    if (rc_test_receive == 0):
+        return rc_test_receive
+
+    return 0
+
+
+def main():
+    global chk_log_level
+
+    parser=argparse.ArgumentParser(
+            description="Check events from publish to receive via gNMI")
+    parser.add_argument('-l', "--loglvl", default=syslog.LOG_ERR, type=int,
+            help="log level")
+    parser.add_argument('-n', "--cnt", default=5, type=int,
+            help="count of events to publish/receive")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    chk_log_level = args.loglvl
+    rc = run_test(args.cnt)
+
+    if(rc == 0):
+        log_info("eventd test succeeded")
+    else:
+        log_err("eventd monit test failed rc={}".format(rc))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
+
+
+
+
+    
+
+
diff --git a/src/sonic-eventd/tools/monit_events b/src/sonic-eventd/tools/monit_events
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d48d8a382a8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sonic-eventd/tools/monit_events
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+###############################################################################
+## Monit configuration for telemetry container
+###############################################################################
+check program container_eventd with path "/usr/local/bin/events_monit_test.py"
+    every 5 cycles