diff --git a/transport/event_notifier.cc b/transport/event_notifier.cc
index 36bd9f6bf5..333394caa4 100644
--- a/transport/event_notifier.cc
+++ b/transport/event_notifier.cc
@@ -244,21 +244,29 @@ void cql_server::event_notifier::on_move(const gms::inet_address& endpoint)
 
 void cql_server::event_notifier::on_up(const gms::inet_address& endpoint)
 {
-    for (auto&& conn : _status_change_listeners) {
-        using namespace transport;
-        with_gate(conn->_pending_requests_gate, [&] {
-            return conn->write_response(conn->make_status_change_event(event::status_change::node_up(endpoint, _port)));
-        });
+    bool was_up = _last_status_change.count(endpoint) && _last_status_change.at(endpoint) == event::status_change::status_type::UP;
+    _last_status_change[endpoint] = event::status_change::status_type::UP;
+    if (!was_up) {
+        for (auto&& conn : _status_change_listeners) {
+            using namespace transport;
+            with_gate(conn->_pending_requests_gate, [&] {
+                return conn->write_response(conn->make_status_change_event(event::status_change::node_up(endpoint, _port)));
+            });
+        }
     }
 }
 
 void cql_server::event_notifier::on_down(const gms::inet_address& endpoint)
 {
-    for (auto&& conn : _status_change_listeners) {
-        using namespace transport;
-        with_gate(conn->_pending_requests_gate, [&] {
-            return conn->write_response(conn->make_status_change_event(event::status_change::node_down(endpoint, _port)));
-        });
+    bool was_down = _last_status_change.count(endpoint) && _last_status_change.at(endpoint) == event::status_change::status_type::DOWN;
+    _last_status_change[endpoint] = event::status_change::status_type::DOWN;
+    if (!was_down) {
+        for (auto&& conn : _status_change_listeners) {
+            using namespace transport;
+            with_gate(conn->_pending_requests_gate, [&] {
+                return conn->write_response(conn->make_status_change_event(event::status_change::node_down(endpoint, _port)));
+            });
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/transport/server.hh b/transport/server.hh
index 989ab11018..581615e974 100644
--- a/transport/server.hh
+++ b/transport/server.hh
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ class cql_server::event_notifier : public service::migration_listener,
     std::set<cql_server::connection*> _topology_change_listeners;
     std::set<cql_server::connection*> _status_change_listeners;
     std::set<cql_server::connection*> _schema_change_listeners;
+    std::unordered_map<gms::inet_address, event::status_change::status_type> _last_status_change;
 public:
     event_notifier(uint16_t port);
     void register_event(transport::event::event_type et, cql_server::connection* conn);