diff --git a/bbb-common-web/src/main/java/org/bigbluebutton/api/ApiParams.java b/bbb-common-web/src/main/java/org/bigbluebutton/api/ApiParams.java
index 94e835588a993122cf1d6774171f9bd3e07b2010..40b81a2828f4135e4e7d2488a0253302176b1d34 100755
--- a/bbb-common-web/src/main/java/org/bigbluebutton/api/ApiParams.java
+++ b/bbb-common-web/src/main/java/org/bigbluebutton/api/ApiParams.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public class ApiParams {
     public static final String MODERATOR_ONLY_MESSAGE = "moderatorOnlyMessage";
     public static final String MODERATOR_PW = "moderatorPW";
     public static final String MUTE_ON_START = "muteOnStart";
+    public static final String MEETING_KEEP_EVENTS = "meetingKeepEvents";
     public static final String ALLOW_MODS_TO_UNMUTE_USERS = "allowModsToUnmuteUsers";
     public static final String NAME = "name";
     public static final String PARENT_MEETING_ID = "parentMeetingID";
diff --git a/bbb-common-web/src/main/java/org/bigbluebutton/api/MeetingService.java b/bbb-common-web/src/main/java/org/bigbluebutton/api/MeetingService.java
index fad6f60344ca23bfedaf9f6495dab960ff98e8f5..bf495f2b8d73d04d6bd45735f47643bc5ed1536e 100755
--- a/bbb-common-web/src/main/java/org/bigbluebutton/api/MeetingService.java
+++ b/bbb-common-web/src/main/java/org/bigbluebutton/api/MeetingService.java
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ public class MeetingService implements MessageListener {
   private RedisStorageService storeService;
   private CallbackUrlService callbackUrlService;
   private HTML5LoadBalancingService html5LoadBalancingService;
-  private boolean keepEvents;
 
   private long usersTimeout;
   private long enteredUsersTimeout;
@@ -356,7 +355,7 @@ public class MeetingService implements MessageListener {
   }
 
   private boolean storeEvents(Meeting m) {
-    return m.isRecord() || keepEvents;
+    return m.isRecord() || m.getMeetingKeepEvents();
   }
 
   private void handleCreateMeeting(Meeting m) {
@@ -404,6 +403,8 @@ public class MeetingService implements MessageListener {
     logData.put("logCode", "create_meeting");
     logData.put("description", "Create meeting.");
 
+    logData.put("meetingKeepEvents", m.getMeetingKeepEvents());
+
     Gson gson = new Gson();
     String logStr = gson.toJson(logData);
 
@@ -417,7 +418,7 @@ public class MeetingService implements MessageListener {
             m.getDialNumber(), m.getMaxUsers(),
             m.getMeetingExpireIfNoUserJoinedInMinutes(), m.getmeetingExpireWhenLastUserLeftInMinutes(),
             m.getUserInactivityInspectTimerInMinutes(), m.getUserInactivityThresholdInMinutes(),
-            m.getUserActivitySignResponseDelayInMinutes(), m.getMuteOnStart(), m.getAllowModsToUnmuteUsers(), keepEvents,
+            m.getUserActivitySignResponseDelayInMinutes(), m.getMuteOnStart(), m.getAllowModsToUnmuteUsers(), m.getMeetingKeepEvents(),
             m.breakoutRoomsParams,
             m.lockSettingsParams, m.getHtml5InstanceId());
   }
@@ -697,7 +698,7 @@ public class MeetingService implements MessageListener {
     if (m != null) {
       m.setForciblyEnded(true);
       processRecording(m);
-      if (keepEvents) {
+      if (m.getMeetingKeepEvents()) {
         // The creation of the ended tag must occur after the creation of the
         // recorded tag to avoid concurrency issues at the recording scripts
         recordingService.markAsEnded(m.getInternalId());
@@ -1233,10 +1234,6 @@ public class MeetingService implements MessageListener {
     stunTurnService = s;
   }
 
-  public void setKeepEvents(boolean value) {
-    keepEvents = value;
-  }
-
   public void setUsersTimeout(long value) {
     usersTimeout = value;
   }
diff --git a/bbb-common-web/src/main/java/org/bigbluebutton/api/ParamsProcessorUtil.java b/bbb-common-web/src/main/java/org/bigbluebutton/api/ParamsProcessorUtil.java
index 172265ded7707335045c915638c3f3e847352761..741d4099e03996d96100a42558e55f066e07b15d 100755
--- a/bbb-common-web/src/main/java/org/bigbluebutton/api/ParamsProcessorUtil.java
+++ b/bbb-common-web/src/main/java/org/bigbluebutton/api/ParamsProcessorUtil.java
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ public class ParamsProcessorUtil {
     private boolean webcamsOnlyForModerator;
     private boolean defaultMuteOnStart = false;
     private boolean defaultAllowModsToUnmuteUsers = false;
+    private boolean defaultKeepEvents = false;
 
 		private boolean defaultBreakoutRoomsEnabled;
 		private boolean defaultBreakoutRoomsRecord;
@@ -544,6 +545,12 @@ public class ParamsProcessorUtil {
 
 		meeting.setMuteOnStart(muteOnStart);
 
+    Boolean meetingKeepEvents = defaultKeepEvents;
+    if (!StringUtils.isEmpty(params.get(ApiParams.MEETING_KEEP_EVENTS))) {
+      meetingKeepEvents = Boolean.parseBoolean(params.get(ApiParams.MEETING_KEEP_EVENTS));
+    }
+    meeting.setMeetingKeepEvents(meetingKeepEvents);
+
         Boolean allowModsToUnmuteUsers = defaultAllowModsToUnmuteUsers;
         if (!StringUtils.isEmpty(params.get(ApiParams.ALLOW_MODS_TO_UNMUTE_USERS))) {
             allowModsToUnmuteUsers = Boolean.parseBoolean(params.get(ApiParams.ALLOW_MODS_TO_UNMUTE_USERS));
@@ -1026,6 +1033,10 @@ public class ParamsProcessorUtil {
 		return defaultMuteOnStart;
 	}
 
+	public void setDefaultKeepEvents(Boolean mke) {
+		defaultKeepEvents = mke;
+	}
+
 	public void setAllowModsToUnmuteUsers(Boolean value) {
 		defaultAllowModsToUnmuteUsers = value;
 	}
diff --git a/bbb-common-web/src/main/java/org/bigbluebutton/api/domain/Meeting.java b/bbb-common-web/src/main/java/org/bigbluebutton/api/domain/Meeting.java
index e2884db3445619a0dab5912b404e20d21cec0200..b17b07c7fb5ae58ebfbd5e73a1e019b5148fd25f 100755
--- a/bbb-common-web/src/main/java/org/bigbluebutton/api/domain/Meeting.java
+++ b/bbb-common-web/src/main/java/org/bigbluebutton/api/domain/Meeting.java
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ public class Meeting {
 	private String customCopyright = "";
 	private Boolean muteOnStart = false;
 	private Boolean allowModsToUnmuteUsers = false;
+	private Boolean meetingKeepEvents;
 
 	private Integer meetingExpireIfNoUserJoinedInMinutes = 5;
 	private Integer meetingExpireWhenLastUserLeftInMinutes = 1;
@@ -503,6 +504,14 @@ public class Meeting {
     	return muteOnStart;
 	}
 
+  public void setMeetingKeepEvents(Boolean mke) {
+    meetingKeepEvents = mke;
+  }
+
+  public Boolean getMeetingKeepEvents() {
+    return meetingKeepEvents;
+  }
+
 	public void setAllowModsToUnmuteUsers(Boolean value) {
 		allowModsToUnmuteUsers = value;
 	}
diff --git a/bigbluebutton-web/grails-app/conf/bigbluebutton.properties b/bigbluebutton-web/grails-app/conf/bigbluebutton.properties
index ae9a7bc0e3ac26b7d7382c94f1bdbc13f299b5fe..c62481f1e42982bcd993095866e00daa717297ee 100755
--- a/bigbluebutton-web/grails-app/conf/bigbluebutton.properties
+++ b/bigbluebutton-web/grails-app/conf/bigbluebutton.properties
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ muteOnStart=false
 allowModsToUnmuteUsers=false
 
 # Saves meeting events even if the meeting is not recorded
-keepEvents=true
+defaultKeepEvents=false
 
 # Timeout (millis) to remove a joined user after her/his left event without a rejoin
 # e.g. regular user left event
diff --git a/bigbluebutton-web/grails-app/conf/spring/resources.xml b/bigbluebutton-web/grails-app/conf/spring/resources.xml
index a7ca3763a06ed6bb15d2b26fadf11c0c22c1704b..f9ff00ca052b14efc1909acef44b01aceef19c75 100755
--- a/bigbluebutton-web/grails-app/conf/spring/resources.xml
+++ b/bigbluebutton-web/grails-app/conf/spring/resources.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ with BigBlueButton; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
         <property name="enteredUserCleanupTimerTask" ref="enteredUserCleanupTimerTask"/>
         <property name="gw" ref="bbbWebApiGWApp"/>
         <property name="callbackUrlService" ref="callbackUrlService"/>
-        <property name="keepEvents" value="${keepEvents}"/>
         <property name="usersTimeout" value="${usersTimeout}"/>
         <property name="enteredUsersTimeout" value="${enteredUsersTimeout}"/>
     </bean>
@@ -164,6 +163,7 @@ with BigBlueButton; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
         <property name="lockSettingsLockOnJoinConfigurable" value="${lockSettingsLockOnJoinConfigurable}"/>
         <property name="allowDuplicateExtUserid" value="${allowDuplicateExtUserid}"/>
         <property name="endWhenNoModerator" value="${endWhenNoModerator}"/>
+        <property name="defaultKeepEvents" value="${defaultKeepEvents}"/>
     </bean>
 
     <import resource="doc-conversion.xml"/>