diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 36849e2e0..7eeb28f1b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,3 +24,5 @@ _testmain.go
 *.prof
 
 eventrouter
+
+.idea
diff --git a/eventrouter.go b/eventrouter.go
index 4c77cac2e..61c3411bf 100644
--- a/eventrouter.go
+++ b/eventrouter.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 	"github.com/heptiolabs/eventrouter/sinks"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+	"github.com/spf13/cast"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -90,10 +91,14 @@ type EventRouter struct {
 	// event sink
 	// TODO: Determine if we want to support multiple sinks.
 	eSink sinks.EventSinkInterface
+
+	lastSeenResourceVersion     string
+	lastResourceVersionPosition func(string)
 }
 
 // NewEventRouter will create a new event router using the input params
-func NewEventRouter(kubeClient kubernetes.Interface, eventsInformer coreinformers.EventInformer) *EventRouter {
+func NewEventRouter(kubeClient kubernetes.Interface, eventsInformer coreinformers.EventInformer,
+	lastSeenResourceVersion string, lastResourceVersionPosition func(rv string)) *EventRouter {
 	if viper.GetBool("enable-prometheus") {
 		prometheus.MustRegister(kubernetesWarningEventCounterVec)
 		prometheus.MustRegister(kubernetesNormalEventCounterVec)
@@ -102,8 +107,10 @@ func NewEventRouter(kubeClient kubernetes.Interface, eventsInformer coreinformer
 	}
 
 	er := &EventRouter{
-		kubeClient: kubeClient,
-		eSink:      sinks.ManufactureSink(),
+		kubeClient:                  kubeClient,
+		eSink:                       sinks.ManufactureSink(),
+		lastSeenResourceVersion:     lastSeenResourceVersion,
+		lastResourceVersionPosition: lastResourceVersionPosition,
 	}
 	eventsInformer.Informer().AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 		AddFunc:    er.addEvent,
@@ -133,16 +140,26 @@ func (er *EventRouter) Run(stopCh <-chan struct{}) {
 // addEvent is called when an event is created, or during the initial list
 func (er *EventRouter) addEvent(obj interface{}) {
 	e := obj.(*v1.Event)
-	prometheusEvent(e)
-	er.eSink.UpdateEvents(e, nil)
+	if cast.ToInt(er.lastSeenResourceVersion) < cast.ToInt(e.ResourceVersion) {
+		prometheusEvent(e)
+		er.eSink.UpdateEvents(e, nil)
+		er.lastResourceVersionPosition(e.ResourceVersion)
+	} else {
+		glog.V(5).Infof("Event had already been processed:\n%v", e)
+	}
 }
 
 // updateEvent is called any time there is an update to an existing event
 func (er *EventRouter) updateEvent(objOld interface{}, objNew interface{}) {
 	eOld := objOld.(*v1.Event)
 	eNew := objNew.(*v1.Event)
-	prometheusEvent(eNew)
-	er.eSink.UpdateEvents(eNew, eOld)
+	if cast.ToInt(er.lastSeenResourceVersion) < cast.ToInt(eNew.ResourceVersion) {
+		prometheusEvent(eNew)
+		er.eSink.UpdateEvents(eNew, eOld)
+		er.lastResourceVersionPosition(eNew.ResourceVersion)
+	} else {
+		glog.V(5).Infof("Event had already been processed:\n%v", eNew)
+	}
 }
 
 // prometheusEvent is called when an event is added or updated
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ea798b14a..2157e1fe5 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@ require (
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.1.0
 	github.com/rockset/rockset-go-client v0.6.0
 	github.com/sethgrid/pester v0.0.0-20190127155807-68a33a018ad0
+	github.com/spf13/cast v1.3.0
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.4.0
 	gopkg.in/jcmturner/goidentity.v3 v3.0.0 // indirect
 	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20190814101207-0772a1bdf941
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20190814100815-533d101be9a6
 	k8s.io/client-go v12.0.0+incompatible
+	k8s.io/klog v0.4.0
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20190809000727-6c36bc71fc4a // indirect
 )
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index cb891e30a..43c6ff492 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"flag"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promhttp"
+	"github.com/spf13/cast"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 
 	"k8s.io/client-go/informers"
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ func sigHandler() <-chan struct{} {
 			syscall.SIGSEGV, // FullDerp
 			syscall.SIGABRT, // Abnormal termination
 			syscall.SIGILL,  // illegal instruction
-			syscall.SIGFPE)  // floating point - this is why we can't have nice things
+			syscall.SIGFPE) // floating point - this is why we can't have nice things
 		sig := <-c
 		glog.Warningf("Signal (%v) Detected, Shutting Down", sig)
 		close(stop)
@@ -107,11 +109,41 @@ func main() {
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 
 	clientset := loadConfig()
+
+	var lastResourceVersionPosition string
+	var mostRecentResourceVersion *string
+
+	resourceVersionPositionPath := viper.GetString("lastResourceVersionPositionPath")
+	resourceVersionPositionFunc := func(resourceVersion string) {
+		if resourceVersionPositionPath != "" {
+			if cast.ToInt(resourceVersion) > cast.ToInt(mostRecentResourceVersion) {
+				err := ioutil.WriteFile(resourceVersionPositionPath, []byte(resourceVersion), 0644)
+				if err != nil {
+					glog.Errorf("failed to write lastResourceVersionPosition")
+				} else {
+					mostRecentResourceVersion = &resourceVersion
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if resourceVersionPositionPath != "" {
+		_, err := os.Stat(resourceVersionPositionPath)
+		if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			resourceVersionBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(resourceVersionPositionPath)
+			if err != nil {
+				glog.Errorf("failed to read resource version bookmark from %s", resourceVersionPositionPath)
+			} else {
+				lastResourceVersionPosition = string(resourceVersionBytes)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	sharedInformers := informers.NewSharedInformerFactory(clientset, viper.GetDuration("resync-interval"))
 	eventsInformer := sharedInformers.Core().V1().Events()
 
 	// TODO: Support locking for HA https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/42666
-	eventRouter := NewEventRouter(clientset, eventsInformer)
+	eventRouter := NewEventRouter(clientset, eventsInformer, lastResourceVersionPosition, resourceVersionPositionFunc)
 	stop := sigHandler()
 
 	// Startup the http listener for Prometheus Metrics endpoint.