diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/vplayer.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/vplayer.go
index 3a4bfd1fff4..0ad83989004 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/vplayer.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/vplayer.go
@@ -352,6 +352,15 @@ func (vp *vplayer) applyEvent(ctx context.Context, event *binlogdatapb.VEvent, m
 		if err := vp.applyRowEvent(ctx, event.RowEvent); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+	case binlogdatapb.VEventType_OTHER:
+		// Just update the position.
+		posReached, err := vp.updatePos(event.Timestamp)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if posReached {
+			return io.EOF
+		}
 	case binlogdatapb.VEventType_DDL:
 		if vp.vr.dbClient.InTransaction {
 			return fmt.Errorf("unexpected state: DDL encountered in the middle of a transaction: %v", event.Ddl)
diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/vplayer_test.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/vplayer_test.go
index 10f66487e05..8b46dae3671 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/vplayer_test.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/vplayer_test.go
@@ -864,6 +864,8 @@ func TestPlayerDDL(t *testing.T) {
 	expectDBClientQueries(t, []string{
 		"alter table t1 add column val1 varchar(128)",
 		"/update _vt.vreplication set pos=",
+		// The apply of the DDL on target generates an "other" event.
+		"/update _vt.vreplication set pos=",
 	})
 	execStatements(t, []string{"alter table t1 add column val2 varchar(128)"})
 	expectDBClientQueries(t, []string{
@@ -884,6 +886,8 @@ func TestPlayerDDL(t *testing.T) {
 	expectDBClientQueries(t, []string{
 		"alter table t1 add column val1 varchar(128)",
 		"/update _vt.vreplication set pos=",
+		// The apply of the DDL on target generates an "other" event.
+		"/update _vt.vreplication set pos=",
 	})
 	execStatements(t, []string{"alter table t1 add column val2 varchar(128)"})
 	expectDBClientQueries(t, []string{
@@ -1304,6 +1308,9 @@ func TestPlayerBatching(t *testing.T) {
 		"/update _vt.vreplication set pos=",
 		"alter table t1 drop column val2",
 		"/update _vt.vreplication set pos=",
+		// The apply of the DDLs on target generates two "other" event.
+		"/update _vt.vreplication set pos=",
+		"/update _vt.vreplication set pos=",
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/vstreamer/vstreamer.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/vstreamer/vstreamer.go
index 791ee38e757..633d0133c2e 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/vstreamer/vstreamer.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/vstreamer/vstreamer.go
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ func (vs *vstreamer) parseEvents(ctx context.Context, events <-chan mysql.Binlog
 		case binlogdatapb.VEventType_GTID, binlogdatapb.VEventType_BEGIN, binlogdatapb.VEventType_FIELD:
 			// We never have to send GTID, BEGIN or FIELD events on their own.
 			bufferedEvents = append(bufferedEvents, vevent)
-		case binlogdatapb.VEventType_COMMIT, binlogdatapb.VEventType_DDL, binlogdatapb.VEventType_HEARTBEAT:
-			// COMMIT, DDL and HEARTBEAT must be immediately sent.
+		case binlogdatapb.VEventType_COMMIT, binlogdatapb.VEventType_DDL, binlogdatapb.VEventType_OTHER, binlogdatapb.VEventType_HEARTBEAT:
+			// COMMIT, DDL, OTHER and HEARTBEAT must be immediately sent.
 			bufferedEvents = append(bufferedEvents, vevent)
 			vevents := bufferedEvents
 			bufferedEvents = nil
@@ -310,13 +310,9 @@ func (vs *vstreamer) parseEvent(ev mysql.BinlogEvent) ([]*binlogdatapb.VEvent, e
 					Ddl:  q.SQL,
 				})
 			} else {
-				vevents = append(vevents,
-					&binlogdatapb.VEvent{
-						Type: binlogdatapb.VEventType_BEGIN,
-					},
-					&binlogdatapb.VEvent{
-						Type: binlogdatapb.VEventType_COMMIT,
-					})
+				vevents = append(vevents, &binlogdatapb.VEvent{
+					Type: binlogdatapb.VEventType_OTHER,
+				})
 			}
 			// Proactively reload schema.
 			// If the DDL adds a column, comparing with an older snapshot of the
@@ -324,6 +320,9 @@ func (vs *vstreamer) parseEvent(ev mysql.BinlogEvent) ([]*binlogdatapb.VEvent, e
 			vs.se.Reload(vs.ctx)
 		case sqlparser.StmtOther:
 			// These are DBA statements like REPAIR that can be ignored.
+			vevents = append(vevents, &binlogdatapb.VEvent{
+				Type: binlogdatapb.VEventType_OTHER,
+			})
 		default:
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected statement type %s in row-based replication: %q", cat, q.SQL)
 		}
diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/vstreamer/vstreamer_test.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/vstreamer/vstreamer_test.go
index efe84b69573..eb4621840f2 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/vstreamer/vstreamer_test.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/vstreamer/vstreamer_test.go
@@ -114,19 +114,29 @@ func TestStatements(t *testing.T) {
 	}, {
 		// repair, optimize and analyze show up in binlog stream, but ignored by vitess.
 		input: "repair table stream2",
+		output: [][]string{{
+			`gtid`,
+			`type:OTHER `,
+		}},
 	}, {
 		input: "optimize table stream2",
+		output: [][]string{{
+			`gtid`,
+			`type:OTHER `,
+		}},
 	}, {
 		input: "analyze table stream2",
+		output: [][]string{{
+			`gtid`,
+			`type:OTHER `,
+		}},
 	}, {
-		// select, set, show, analyze and describe don't get logged.
+		// select, set, show and describe don't get logged.
 		input: "select * from stream1",
 	}, {
 		input: "set @val=1",
 	}, {
 		input: "show tables",
-	}, {
-		input: "analyze table stream1",
 	}, {
 		input: "describe stream1",
 	}}
@@ -435,9 +445,8 @@ func TestUnsentDDL(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		// An unsent DDL is sent as an empty transaction.
 		output: [][]string{{
-			`gtid|begin`,
-			`gtid|begin`,
-			`commit`,
+			`gtid`,
+			`type:OTHER `,
 		}},
 	}}