diff --git a/deployment/updates/scripts/2024_03_03_deploy_kafka_room_events.php b/deployment/updates/scripts/2024_03_03_deploy_kafka_room_events.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b036c889980
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/updates/scripts/2024_03_03_deploy_kafka_room_events.php
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @package deployment
+ */
+require_once (__DIR__ . '/../../bootstrap.php');
+
+$script = realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . "/../../../tests/standAloneClient/exec.php");
+$newTemplateUpdate = realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . "/../../updates/scripts/xml/notifications/2024_03_03_add_kafka_room_entry_notifications.xml");
+
+if(!file_exists($newTemplateUpdate) || !file_exists($script))
+{
+	KalturaLog::err("Missing update script file");
+	return;
+}
+
+if (!kConf::hasMap(kConfMapNames::KAFKA)){
+	KalturaLog::err("Kafka configuration file (kafka.ini) wasn't found!");
+	return;
+}
+
+$kafkaConfig = kConf::getMap(kConfMapNames::KAFKA);
+
+if (!isset($kafkaConfig['brokers']) && !(isset($kafkaConfig['host']) && isset($kafkaConfig['port'])))
+{
+	KalturaLog::err("No Kafka brokers configured");
+	return;
+}
+
+passthru("php $script $newTemplateUpdate");
diff --git a/deployment/updates/scripts/xml/notifications/2024_03_03_add_kafka_room_entry_notifications.template.xml b/deployment/updates/scripts/xml/notifications/2024_03_03_add_kafka_room_entry_notifications.template.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..82fb464df4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/updates/scripts/xml/notifications/2024_03_03_add_kafka_room_entry_notifications.template.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<xml>
+    <config>
+        <serviceUrl>@SERVICE_URL@</serviceUrl>
+        <partnerId>-2</partnerId>
+        <clientTag>Stand alone php 1.0.0</clientTag>
+        <curlTimeout>30</curlTimeout>
+        <userAgent>Stand alone php 1.0.0</userAgent>
+    </config>
+    <session>
+        <partnerId>-2</partnerId>
+        <secret>@ADMIN_CONSOLE_PARTNER_ADMIN_SECRET@</secret>
+        <sessionType>2</sessionType>
+    </session>
+
+    <multirequest>
+        <request service="eventNotificationTemplate" action="add" plugin="eventNotification" partnerId="0">
+            <template objectType="KalturaKafkaNotificationTemplate">
+                <name>Room Entry Updated</name>
+                <systemName>KAFKA_ROOM_ENTRY_UPDATED</systemName>
+                <description>Kafka notification template to be sent when room entry updated</description>
+                <automaticDispatchEnabled>1</automaticDispatchEnabled>
+                <eventType>3</eventType>
+                <!-- EventNotificationEventType::OBJECT_CHANGED -->
+                <eventObjectType>1</eventObjectType>
+                <!-- EventNotificationEventObjectType::ENTRY -->
+                <topicName>entry</topicName>
+                <partitionKey>id</partitionKey>
+                <messageFormat>1</messageFormat>
+                <apiObjectType>KalturaRoomEntry</apiObjectType>
+                <eventConditions objectType="array">
+                    <item objectType="KalturaOrCondition">
+                        <conditions objectType="array">
+                            <item objectType="KalturaEventFieldCondition">
+                                <description>Entry of type Room</description>
+                                <field objectType="KalturaEvalBooleanField">
+                                    <code>$scope->getObject()->getType() == RoomPlugin::getEntryTypeCoreValue(RoomEntryType::ROOM)</code>
+                                </field>
+                                <values objectType="array">
+                                    <item objectType="KalturaStringValue">
+                                        <value>1</value>
+                                    </item>
+                                </values>
+                            </item>
+                        </conditions>
+                    </item>
+                </eventConditions>
+            </template>
+        </request>
+    </multirequest>
+</xml>
diff --git a/plugins/event_notification/providers/kafka/lib/model/KafkaNotificationTemplate.php b/plugins/event_notification/providers/kafka/lib/model/KafkaNotificationTemplate.php
index 30036cb9bc0..4b0b70b26e2 100644
--- a/plugins/event_notification/providers/kafka/lib/model/KafkaNotificationTemplate.php
+++ b/plugins/event_notification/providers/kafka/lib/model/KafkaNotificationTemplate.php
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public function dispatch(kScope $scope)
 		}
 
 		$requiredPermissions = explode(",", $this->getRequiresPermissions());
-		if(count($requiredPermissions))
+		if(count(array_filter($requiredPermissions, 'strlen')))
 		{
 			KalturaLog::debug("Checking if partner has permissions required to dispatch [{$this->getRequiresPermissions()}]");
 			$found = false;
diff --git a/release-notes.md b/release-notes.md
index 3f91ed92a2b..a913ac5d7a4 100644
--- a/release-notes.md
+++ b/release-notes.md
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+# Ursa-21.0.0
+## Add kafka event notification for room entry updates ##
+- Issue Type: Task
+- Issue ID: FOUN-1370
+
+### Configuration ###
+    Replace all tokens (SERVICE_URL, ADMIN_CONSOLE_PARTNER_ADMIN_SECRET) from the template XML file below and remove ".template" from the file name:
+	/opt/kaltura/app/deployment/updates/scripts/xml/notifications/2024_03_03_add_kafka_room_entry_notifications.template.xml
+
+### Deployment scripts ###
+	php /opt/kaltura/app/deployment/updates/scripts/2024_03_03_deploy_kafka_room_events.php
+
 # Tucana-20.20.0
 ## Enable Content Lab ##
 * Issue Type: Task