diff --git a/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/modulith/events/support/PersistentApplicationEventMulticaster.java b/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/modulith/events/support/PersistentApplicationEventMulticaster.java
index d602f86c..b68d933b 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/modulith/events/support/PersistentApplicationEventMulticaster.java
+++ b/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/modulith/events/support/PersistentApplicationEventMulticaster.java
@@ -94,12 +94,8 @@ public class PersistentApplicationEventMulticaster extends AbstractApplicationEv
 			return;
 		}
 
-		var txListeners = new TransactionalEventListeners(listeners);
-		var eventToPersist = getEventToPersist(event);
-
-		registry.get().store(eventToPersist, txListeners.stream() //
-				.map(TransactionalApplicationListener::getListenerId) //
-				.map(PublicationTargetIdentifier::of));
+		new TransactionalEventListeners(listeners)
+				.ifPresent(it -> storePublications(it, getEventToPersist(event)));
 
 		for (ApplicationListener listener : listeners) {
 			listener.onApplicationEvent(event);
@@ -146,6 +142,15 @@ public class PersistentApplicationEventMulticaster extends AbstractApplicationEv
 		return listener;
 	}
 
+	private void storePublications(Stream<TransactionalApplicationListener<ApplicationEvent>> listeners,
+			Object eventToPersist) {
+
+		var identifiers = listeners.map(TransactionalApplicationListener::getListenerId) //
+				.map(PublicationTargetIdentifier::of);
+
+		registry.get().store(eventToPersist, identifiers);
+	}
+
 	private static Object getEventToPersist(ApplicationEvent event) {
 
 		return PayloadApplicationEvent.class.isInstance(event) //
@@ -257,5 +262,9 @@ public class PersistentApplicationEventMulticaster extends AbstractApplicationEv
 					.findFirst()
 					.ifPresent(callback);
 		}
+
+		public boolean hasListeners() {
+			return !listeners.isEmpty();
+		}
 	}
 }