diff --git a/runtime/doc/options.txt b/runtime/doc/options.txt
index 005931c9d6..5281c03282 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/options.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/options.txt
@@ -2435,6 +2435,79 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
 	buffers, for which window and buffer related autocommands can be
 	ignored indefinitely without affecting the global 'eventignore'.
 
+	Note: The following events are considered to happen outside of a
+	window context and thus cannot be ignored by 'eventignorewin':
+
+		|ChanInfo|,
+		|ChanOpen|,
+		|CmdUndefined|,
+		|CmdlineChanged|,
+		|CmdlineEnter|,
+		|CmdlineLeave|,
+		|CmdlineLeavePre|,
+		|CmdwinEnter|,
+		|CmdwinLeave|,
+		|ColorScheme|,
+		|ColorSchemePre|,
+		|CompleteChanged|,
+		|CompleteDone|,
+		|CompleteDonePre|,
+		|DiagnosticChanged|,
+		|DiffUpdated|,
+		|DirChanged|,
+		|DirChangedPre|,
+		|ExitPre|,
+		|FocusGained|,
+		|FocusLost|,
+		|FuncUndefined|,
+		|LspAttach|,
+		|LspDetach|,
+		|LspNotify|,
+		|LspProgress|,
+		|LspRequest|,
+		|LspTokenUpdate|,
+		|MenuPopup|,
+		|ModeChanged|,
+		|OptionSet|,
+		|QuickFixCmdPost|,
+		|QuickFixCmdPre|,
+		|QuitPre|,
+		|RemoteReply|,
+		|SafeState|,
+		|SessionLoadPost|,
+		|SessionWritePost|,
+		|ShellCmdPost|,
+		|Signal|,
+		|SourceCmd|,
+		|SourcePost|,
+		|SourcePre|,
+		|SpellFileMissing|,
+		|StdinReadPost|,
+		|StdinReadPre|,
+		|SwapExists|,
+		|Syntax|,
+		|TabClosed|,
+		|TabEnter|,
+		|TabLeave|,
+		|TabNew|,
+		|TabNewEntered|,
+		|TermClose|,
+		|TermEnter|,
+		|TermLeave|,
+		|TermOpen|,
+		|TermRequest|,
+		|TermResponse|,
+		|UIEnter|,
+		|UILeave|,
+		|User|,
+		|VimEnter|,
+		|VimLeave|,
+		|VimLeavePre|,
+		|VimResized|,
+		|VimResume|,
+		|VimSuspend|,
+		|WinNew|
+
 				*'expandtab'* *'et'* *'noexpandtab'* *'noet'*
 'expandtab' 'et'	boolean	(default off)
 			local to buffer
diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/_meta/options.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/_meta/options.lua
index 8261c4fd3d..e2fbf9dbdf 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/vim/_meta/options.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/vim/_meta/options.lua
@@ -2096,6 +2096,79 @@ vim.go.ei = vim.go.eventignore
 --- buffers, for which window and buffer related autocommands can be
 --- ignored indefinitely without affecting the global 'eventignore'.
 ---
+--- Note: The following events are considered to happen outside of a
+--- window context and thus cannot be ignored by 'eventignorewin':
+---
+--- 	`ChanInfo`,
+--- 	`ChanOpen`,
+--- 	`CmdUndefined`,
+--- 	`CmdlineChanged`,
+--- 	`CmdlineEnter`,
+--- 	`CmdlineLeave`,
+--- 	`CmdlineLeavePre`,
+--- 	`CmdwinEnter`,
+--- 	`CmdwinLeave`,
+--- 	`ColorScheme`,
+--- 	`ColorSchemePre`,
+--- 	`CompleteChanged`,
+--- 	`CompleteDone`,
+--- 	`CompleteDonePre`,
+--- 	`DiagnosticChanged`,
+--- 	`DiffUpdated`,
+--- 	`DirChanged`,
+--- 	`DirChangedPre`,
+--- 	`ExitPre`,
+--- 	`FocusGained`,
+--- 	`FocusLost`,
+--- 	`FuncUndefined`,
+--- 	`LspAttach`,
+--- 	`LspDetach`,
+--- 	`LspNotify`,
+--- 	`LspProgress`,
+--- 	`LspRequest`,
+--- 	`LspTokenUpdate`,
+--- 	`MenuPopup`,
+--- 	`ModeChanged`,
+--- 	`OptionSet`,
+--- 	`QuickFixCmdPost`,
+--- 	`QuickFixCmdPre`,
+--- 	`QuitPre`,
+--- 	`RemoteReply`,
+--- 	`SafeState`,
+--- 	`SessionLoadPost`,
+--- 	`SessionWritePost`,
+--- 	`ShellCmdPost`,
+--- 	`Signal`,
+--- 	`SourceCmd`,
+--- 	`SourcePost`,
+--- 	`SourcePre`,
+--- 	`SpellFileMissing`,
+--- 	`StdinReadPost`,
+--- 	`StdinReadPre`,
+--- 	`SwapExists`,
+--- 	`Syntax`,
+--- 	`TabClosed`,
+--- 	`TabEnter`,
+--- 	`TabLeave`,
+--- 	`TabNew`,
+--- 	`TabNewEntered`,
+--- 	`TermClose`,
+--- 	`TermEnter`,
+--- 	`TermLeave`,
+--- 	`TermOpen`,
+--- 	`TermRequest`,
+--- 	`TermResponse`,
+--- 	`UIEnter`,
+--- 	`UILeave`,
+--- 	`User`,
+--- 	`VimEnter`,
+--- 	`VimLeave`,
+--- 	`VimLeavePre`,
+--- 	`VimResized`,
+--- 	`VimResume`,
+--- 	`VimSuspend`,
+--- 	`WinNew`
+---
 --- @type string
 vim.o.eventignorewin = ""
 vim.o.eiw = vim.o.eventignorewin
diff --git a/src/gen/gen_eval_files.lua b/src/gen/gen_eval_files.lua
index 75e4ed5860..7ae38a7d16 100755
--- a/src/gen/gen_eval_files.lua
+++ b/src/gen/gen_eval_files.lua
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ local util = require('gen.util')
 local fmt = string.format
 
 local DEP_API_METADATA = arg[1]
+local TAGS_FILE = arg[2]
 local TEXT_WIDTH = 78
 
 --- @class vim.api.metadata
@@ -797,6 +798,23 @@ local function get_option_meta()
       end
       local r = vim.deepcopy(o) --[[@as vim.option_meta]]
       r.desc = o.desc:gsub('^        ', ''):gsub('\n        ', '\n')
+      if o.full_name == 'eventignorewin' then
+        local events = require('nvim.auevents').events
+        local tags_file = assert(io.open(TAGS_FILE))
+        local tags_text = tags_file:read('*a')
+        tags_file:close()
+        local map_fn = function(k, v)
+          if v then
+            return nil
+          end
+          local tag_pat = ('\n%s\t([^\t]+)\t'):format(k)
+          local link_text = ('|%s|'):format(k)
+          local tags_match = tags_text:match(tag_pat) --- @type string?
+          return tags_match and tags_match ~= 'deprecated.txt' and link_text or nil
+        end
+        local extra_desc = vim.iter(vim.spairs(events)):map(map_fn):join(',\n\t')
+        r.desc = r.desc:gsub('<PLACEHOLDER>', extra_desc)
+      end
       r.defaults = r.defaults or {}
       if r.defaults.meta == nil then
         r.defaults.meta = optinfo[o.full_name].default
diff --git a/src/nvim/CMakeLists.txt b/src/nvim/CMakeLists.txt
index 136f8689aa..11f1cab364 100644
--- a/src/nvim/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/nvim/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ add_target(doc-vim
   )
 
 add_target(doc-eval
-  COMMAND ${NVIM_LUA} ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/gen/gen_eval_files.lua ${FUNCS_METADATA}
+  COMMAND ${NVIM_LUA} ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/gen/gen_eval_files.lua ${FUNCS_METADATA} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/runtime/doc/tags
   DEPENDS
     nvim
     ${FUNCS_METADATA}
diff --git a/src/nvim/options.lua b/src/nvim/options.lua
index 105b82c6c9..6b67d43421 100644
--- a/src/nvim/options.lua
+++ b/src/nvim/options.lua
@@ -2752,6 +2752,11 @@ local options = {
         Similar to 'eventignore' but applies to a particular window and its
         buffers, for which window and buffer related autocommands can be
         ignored indefinitely without affecting the global 'eventignore'.
+
+        Note: The following events are considered to happen outside of a
+        window context and thus cannot be ignored by 'eventignorewin':
+
+        	<PLACEHOLDER>
       ]=],
       expand_cb = 'expand_set_eventignore',
       full_name = 'eventignorewin',