diff --git a/frigate/events/audio.py b/frigate/events/audio.py
index d2b3d8298..446920c89 100644
--- a/frigate/events/audio.py
+++ b/frigate/events/audio.py
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ class AudioEventMaintainer(threading.Thread):
 
             resp = requests.post(
                 f"{FRIGATE_LOCALHOST}/api/events/{self.config.name}/{label}/create",
-                json={"duration": None, "source_type": "audio"},
+                json={"duration": None, "score": score, "source_type": "audio"},
             )
 
             if resp.status_code == 200:
diff --git a/frigate/events/external.py b/frigate/events/external.py
index 376f47211..c30f041a8 100644
--- a/frigate/events/external.py
+++ b/frigate/events/external.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class ExternalEventProcessor:
         label: str,
         source_type: str,
         sub_label: Optional[str],
+        score: int,
         duration: Optional[int],
         include_recording: bool,
         draw: dict[str, any],
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ class ExternalEventProcessor:
                     "id": event_id,
                     "label": label,
                     "sub_label": sub_label,
+                    "score": score,
                     "camera": camera,
                     "start_time": now - camera_config.record.events.pre_capture,
                     "end_time": now
diff --git a/frigate/events/maintainer.py b/frigate/events/maintainer.py
index 0c9986693..f2989c065 100644
--- a/frigate/events/maintainer.py
+++ b/frigate/events/maintainer.py
@@ -230,7 +230,11 @@ class EventProcessor(threading.Thread):
                 Event.has_clip: event_data["has_clip"],
                 Event.has_snapshot: event_data["has_snapshot"],
                 Event.zones: [],
-                Event.data: {"type": event_data["type"]},
+                Event.data: {
+                    "type": event_data["type"],
+                    "score": event_data["score"],
+                    "top_score": event_data["score"],
+                },
             }
             Event.insert(event).execute()
         elif event_type == "end":
diff --git a/frigate/http.py b/frigate/http.py
index 7859605e6..f55fc7862 100644
--- a/frigate/http.py
+++ b/frigate/http.py
@@ -899,6 +899,7 @@ def create_event(camera_name, label):
             label,
             json.get("source_type", "api"),
             json.get("sub_label", None),
+            json.get("score", 0),
             json.get("duration", 30),
             json.get("include_recording", True),
             json.get("draw", {}),