diff --git a/pkg/cmp/cmp.go b/pkg/cmp/cmp.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f24c1de5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cmp/cmp.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package cmp
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+)
+
+// DiffReporter is a simple custom reporter that only records differences
+// detected during comparison.
+type DiffReporter struct {
+	path  cmp.Path
+	diffs []string
+}
+
+// PushStep ...
+func (r *DiffReporter) PushStep(ps cmp.PathStep) {
+	r.path = append(r.path, ps)
+}
+
+// Report ...
+func (r *DiffReporter) Report(rs cmp.Result) {
+	if !rs.Equal() {
+		vx, vy := r.path.Last().Values()
+		r.diffs = append(r.diffs, fmt.Sprintf("%#v:\n\t-: %+v\n\t+: %+v\n", r.path, vx, vy))
+	}
+}
+
+// PopStep ...
+func (r *DiffReporter) PopStep() {
+	r.path = r.path[:len(r.path)-1]
+}
+
+// String ...
+func (r *DiffReporter) String() string {
+	return strings.Join(r.diffs, "\n")
+}
+
+// Diff ...
+func Diff(x, y interface{}) string {
+	var r DiffReporter
+	cmp.Equal(x, y, cmp.Reporter(&r))
+	return r.String()
+}
diff --git a/pkg/controller/controller.go b/pkg/controller/controller.go
index ae9c2b383..1612f8026 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/controller.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	
 	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/bitnami-labs/kubewatch/config"
+	"github.com/bitnami-labs/kubewatch/pkg/cmp"
 	"github.com/bitnami-labs/kubewatch/pkg/event"
 	"github.com/bitnami-labs/kubewatch/pkg/handlers"
 	"github.com/bitnami-labs/kubewatch/pkg/utils"
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ type Event struct {
 	eventType    string
 	namespace    string
 	resourceType string
+	extras 		 string
 }
 
 // Controller object
@@ -539,7 +541,9 @@ func newResourceController(client kubernetes.Interface, eventHandler handlers.Ha
 			newEvent.eventType = "update"
 			newEvent.resourceType = resourceType
 			newEvent.namespace = utils.GetObjectMetaData(new).Namespace
-			logrus.WithField("pkg", "kubewatch-"+resourceType).Infof("Processing update to %v: %s", resourceType, newEvent.key)
+			// using extras filed to send the diff occuring in update events
+			newEvent.extras = cmp.Diff(old,new)
+			logrus.WithField("pkg", "kubewatch-"+resourceType).Infof("Processing update to %v: %s", resourceType, newEvent.key)	
 			if err == nil {
 				queue.Add(newEvent)
 			}
@@ -704,6 +708,7 @@ func (c *Controller) processItem(newEvent Event) error {
 			Kind: newEvent.resourceType,
 			Status: status,
 			Reason: "Updated",
+			Extras: newEvent.extras,
 		}
 		if _, ok := global[newEvent.resourceType]; ok {
 			c.eventHandler.ObjectUpdated(obj, kbEvent)
diff --git a/pkg/event/event.go b/pkg/event/event.go
index 49f8209cc..9c0c6314c 100644
--- a/pkg/event/event.go
+++ b/pkg/event/event.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ type Event struct {
 	Reason    string
 	Status    string
 	Name      string
+	Extras    string
 }
 
 // Message returns event message in standard format.
@@ -84,5 +85,10 @@ func (e *Event) Message() (msg string) {
 			e.Name,
 		)
 	}
+
+	if e.Reason == "Updated" {
+		msg = fmt.Sprintf("%s\n```%s```", msg, e.Extras)
+	}
+
 	return msg
 }