diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/BaseConfigurationService.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/BaseConfigurationService.java
index 93e296924b..8f306e4d36 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/BaseConfigurationService.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/BaseConfigurationService.java
@@ -318,8 +318,13 @@ private <P extends HasMetadata> ResolvedControllerConfiguration<P> controllerCon
     final var dependentFieldManager =
         fieldManager.equals(CONTROLLER_NAME_AS_FIELD_MANAGER) ? name : fieldManager;
 
+    // the deprecated triggerReconcilerOnAllEvent is still honored, otherwise enabling all-event
+    // mode under its former name would be silently ignored
+    @SuppressWarnings("removal")
     var triggerReconcilerOnAllEvents =
-        annotation != null && annotation.triggerReconcilerOnAllEvents();
+        annotation != null
+            && (annotation.triggerReconcilerOnAllEvents()
+                || annotation.triggerReconcilerOnAllEvent());
 
     var defaultFilters = annotation == null || annotation.defaultFilters();
 
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/BaseConfigurationServiceTest.java b/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/BaseConfigurationServiceTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..132ec2ddae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/BaseConfigurationServiceTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Java Operator SDK Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.config;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.ConfigMap;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.Context;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.ControllerConfiguration;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.Reconciler;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.UpdateControl;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+class BaseConfigurationServiceTest {
+
+  private final BaseConfigurationService configurationService = new BaseConfigurationService();
+
+  @Test
+  void readsTriggerReconcilerOnAllEvents() {
+    assertThat(
+            configurationService
+                .configFor(new AllEventsReconciler())
+                .triggerReconcilerOnAllEvents())
+        .isTrue();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void readsDeprecatedTriggerReconcilerOnAllEventAttribute() {
+    assertThat(
+            configurationService
+                .configFor(new DeprecatedAllEventsReconciler())
+                .triggerReconcilerOnAllEvents())
+        .isTrue();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void triggerReconcilerOnAllEventsDefaultsToFalse() {
+    assertThat(
+            configurationService.configFor(new DefaultReconciler()).triggerReconcilerOnAllEvents())
+        .isFalse();
+  }
+
+  @ControllerConfiguration(triggerReconcilerOnAllEvents = true)
+  private static class AllEventsReconciler implements Reconciler<ConfigMap> {
+    @Override
+    public UpdateControl<ConfigMap> reconcile(ConfigMap resource, Context<ConfigMap> context) {
+      return UpdateControl.noUpdate();
+    }
+  }
+
+  @SuppressWarnings("removal")
+  @ControllerConfiguration(triggerReconcilerOnAllEvent = true)
+  private static class DeprecatedAllEventsReconciler implements Reconciler<ConfigMap> {
+    @Override
+    public UpdateControl<ConfigMap> reconcile(ConfigMap resource, Context<ConfigMap> context) {
+      return UpdateControl.noUpdate();
+    }
+  }
+
+  @ControllerConfiguration
+  private static class DefaultReconciler implements Reconciler<ConfigMap> {
+    @Override
+    public UpdateControl<ConfigMap> reconcile(ConfigMap resource, Context<ConfigMap> context) {
+      return UpdateControl.noUpdate();
+    }
+  }
+}