diff --git a/.changeset/itchy-elephants-trade.md b/.changeset/itchy-elephants-trade.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8ac6aaeeb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/itchy-elephants-trade.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-events-backend': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-events-node': patch
+---
+
+Fix `events.useEventBus` by propagating config to `DefaultEventsService`
diff --git a/packages/backend-legacy/src/index.ts b/packages/backend-legacy/src/index.ts
index 9a581e7d26..0b566910d1 100644
--- a/packages/backend-legacy/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-legacy/src/index.ts
@@ -73,9 +73,10 @@ function makeCreateEnv(config: Config) {
     discovery,
   });
 
-  const eventsService = DefaultEventsService.create({ logger: root });
+  const eventsService = DefaultEventsService.create({ logger: root, config });
   const eventBroker = new DefaultEventBroker(
     root.child({ type: 'plugin' }),
+    config,
     eventsService,
   );
   const signalsService = DefaultSignalsService.create({
diff --git a/plugins/events-backend/report.api.md b/plugins/events-backend/report.api.md
index fb9f5fb237..0923db1921 100644
--- a/plugins/events-backend/report.api.md
+++ b/plugins/events-backend/report.api.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { LoggerService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 // @public @deprecated
 export class DefaultEventBroker implements EventBroker {
   // @deprecated
-  constructor(logger: LoggerService, events?: EventsService);
+  constructor(logger: LoggerService, config?: Config, events?: EventsService);
   // (undocumented)
   publish(params: EventParams): Promise<void>;
   // (undocumented)
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export class DefaultEventBroker implements EventBroker {
 
 // @public @deprecated
 export class EventsBackend {
-  constructor(logger: Logger);
+  constructor(logger: Logger, config?: Config);
   // (undocumented)
   addPublishers(
     ...publishers: Array<EventPublisher | Array<EventPublisher>>
diff --git a/plugins/events-backend/src/service/DefaultEventBroker.ts b/plugins/events-backend/src/service/DefaultEventBroker.ts
index 27523f3118..a092782d96 100644
--- a/plugins/events-backend/src/service/DefaultEventBroker.ts
+++ b/plugins/events-backend/src/service/DefaultEventBroker.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import { LoggerService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
+import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 import {
   DefaultEventsService,
   EventBroker,
@@ -41,8 +42,8 @@ export class DefaultEventBroker implements EventBroker {
    * An instance can be passed (required for a mixed mode), otherwise a new instance gets created internally.
    * @deprecated use `DefaultEventsService` directly instead
    */
-  constructor(logger: LoggerService, events?: EventsService) {
-    this.events = events ?? DefaultEventsService.create({ logger });
+  constructor(logger: LoggerService, config?: Config, events?: EventsService) {
+    this.events = events ?? DefaultEventsService.create({ logger, config });
   }
 
   async publish(params: EventParams): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/plugins/events-backend/src/service/EventsBackend.ts b/plugins/events-backend/src/service/EventsBackend.ts
index 2c93663b46..8ef9007e1e 100644
--- a/plugins/events-backend/src/service/EventsBackend.ts
+++ b/plugins/events-backend/src/service/EventsBackend.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
 } from '@backstage/plugin-events-node';
 import { Logger } from 'winston';
 import { DefaultEventBroker } from './DefaultEventBroker';
+import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 
 /**
  * A builder that helps wire up all component parts of the event management.
@@ -33,8 +34,8 @@ export class EventsBackend {
   private publishers: EventPublisher[] = [];
   private subscribers: EventSubscriber[] = [];
 
-  constructor(logger: Logger) {
-    this.eventBroker = new DefaultEventBroker(logger);
+  constructor(logger: Logger, config?: Config) {
+    this.eventBroker = new DefaultEventBroker(logger, config);
   }
 
   setEventBroker(eventBroker: EventBroker): EventsBackend {
diff --git a/plugins/events-node/README.md b/plugins/events-node/README.md
index b07303ff72..0811bde72c 100644
--- a/plugins/events-node/README.md
+++ b/plugins/events-node/README.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import { DefaultEventsService } from '@backstage/plugin-events-node';
 
 function makeCreateEnv(config: Config) {
   // ...
-  const eventsService = DefaultEventsService.create({ logger: root });
+  const eventsService = DefaultEventsService.create({ logger: root, config });
   // ...
   return (plugin: string): PluginEnvironment => {
     // ...
diff --git a/plugins/events-node/src/service.ts b/plugins/events-node/src/service.ts
index 4f758f44e6..a70eb38d97 100644
--- a/plugins/events-node/src/service.ts
+++ b/plugins/events-node/src/service.ts
@@ -42,9 +42,10 @@ export const eventsServiceFactory = createServiceFactory({
     logger: coreServices.logger,
     lifecycle: coreServices.lifecycle,
     auth: coreServices.auth,
+    config: coreServices.rootConfig,
   },
-  async createRootContext({ rootLogger }) {
-    return DefaultEventsService.create({ logger: rootLogger });
+  async createRootContext({ rootLogger, config }) {
+    return DefaultEventsService.create({ logger: rootLogger, config });
   },
   async factory(
     { pluginMetadata, discovery, logger, lifecycle, auth },