diff --git a/cmd/livepeer/starter/kafka.go b/cmd/livepeer/starter/kafka.go
index 880b04f1f..f2fbdffac 100644
--- a/cmd/livepeer/starter/kafka.go
+++ b/cmd/livepeer/starter/kafka.go
@@ -16,11 +16,16 @@ func startKafkaProducer(cfg LivepeerConfig) error {
 		broadcasterEthAddress = *cfg.EthAcctAddr
 	}
 
+	var kafkaProducerConfig = lpmon.KafkaProducerConfig{
+		BootstrapServers:      *cfg.KafkaBootstrapServers,
+		Username:              *cfg.KafkaUsername,
+		Password:              *cfg.KafkaPassword,
+		GatewayTopic:          *cfg.KafkaGatewayTopic,
+		GatewayHost:           *cfg.GatewayHost,
+		BroadcasterEthAddress: broadcasterEthAddress,
+	}
+
 	return lpmon.InitKafkaProducer(
-		*cfg.KafkaBootstrapServers,
-		*cfg.KafkaUsername,
-		*cfg.KafkaPassword,
-		*cfg.KafkaGatewayTopic,
-		broadcasterEthAddress,
+		kafkaProducerConfig,
 	)
 }
diff --git a/monitor/kafka.go b/monitor/kafka.go
index bf31d293b..ef0788936 100644
--- a/monitor/kafka.go
+++ b/monitor/kafka.go
@@ -25,14 +25,25 @@ type KafkaProducer struct {
 	topic          string
 	events         chan GatewayEvent
 	gatewayAddress string
+	gatewayHost    string
+}
+
+type KafkaProducerConfig struct {
+	BootstrapServers      string
+	Username              string
+	Password              string
+	GatewayTopic          string
+	GatewayHost           string
+	BroadcasterEthAddress string
 }
 
 type GatewayEvent struct {
-	ID        *string     `json:"id,omitempty"`
-	Type      *string     `json:"type"`
-	Timestamp *string     `json:"timestamp"`
-	Gateway   *string     `json:"gateway,omitempty"`
-	Data      interface{} `json:"data"`
+	ID          *string     `json:"id,omitempty"`
+	Type        *string     `json:"type"`
+	Timestamp   *string     `json:"timestamp"`
+	Gateway     *string     `json:"gateway,omitempty"`
+	GatewayHost *string     `json:"gateway_host,omitempty"`
+	Data        interface{} `json:"data"`
 }
 
 type PipelineStatus struct {
@@ -54,8 +65,8 @@ type PipelineStatus struct {
 
 var kafkaProducer *KafkaProducer
 
-func InitKafkaProducer(bootstrapServers, user, password, topic, gatewayAddress string) error {
-	producer, err := newKafkaProducer(bootstrapServers, user, password, topic, gatewayAddress)
+func InitKafkaProducer(config KafkaProducerConfig) error {
+	producer, err := newKafkaProducer(config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -64,12 +75,12 @@ func InitKafkaProducer(bootstrapServers, user, password, topic, gatewayAddress s
 	return nil
 }
 
-func newKafkaProducer(bootstrapServers, user, password, topic, gatewayAddress string) (*KafkaProducer, error) {
+func newKafkaProducer(config KafkaProducerConfig) (*KafkaProducer, error) {
 	dialer := &kafka.Dialer{
 		Timeout: KafkaRequestTimeout,
 		SASLMechanism: plain.Mechanism{
-			Username: user,
-			Password: password,
+			Username: config.Username,
+			Password: config.Password,
 		},
 		DualStack: true,
 		TLS: &tls.Config{
@@ -78,17 +89,18 @@ func newKafkaProducer(bootstrapServers, user, password, topic, gatewayAddress st
 	}
 
 	writer := kafka.NewWriter(kafka.WriterConfig{
-		Brokers:  []string{bootstrapServers},
-		Topic:    topic,
+		Brokers:  []string{config.BootstrapServers},
+		Topic:    config.GatewayTopic,
 		Balancer: kafka.CRC32Balancer{},
 		Dialer:   dialer,
 	})
 
 	return &KafkaProducer{
 		writer:         writer,
-		topic:          topic,
+		topic:          config.GatewayTopic,
 		events:         make(chan GatewayEvent, KafkaChannelSize),
-		gatewayAddress: gatewayAddress,
+		gatewayAddress: config.BroadcasterEthAddress,
+		gatewayHost:    config.GatewayHost,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -153,11 +165,12 @@ func SendQueueEventAsync(eventType string, data interface{}) {
 	timestampMs := time.Now().UnixMilli()
 
 	event := GatewayEvent{
-		ID:        stringPtr(randomID),
-		Gateway:   stringPtr(kafkaProducer.gatewayAddress),
-		Type:      &eventType,
-		Timestamp: stringPtr(fmt.Sprint(timestampMs)),
-		Data:      data,
+		ID:          stringPtr(randomID),
+		Gateway:     stringPtr(kafkaProducer.gatewayAddress),
+		GatewayHost: stringPtr(kafkaProducer.gatewayHost),
+		Type:        &eventType,
+		Timestamp:   stringPtr(fmt.Sprint(timestampMs)),
+		Data:        data,
 	}
 
 	select {