diff --git a/lib/events/dynamoevents/dynamoevents.go b/lib/events/dynamoevents/dynamoevents.go
index 840b4b5396279..6eb867dec972d 100644
--- a/lib/events/dynamoevents/dynamoevents.go
+++ b/lib/events/dynamoevents/dynamoevents.go
@@ -189,6 +189,9 @@ type Log struct {
 	// readyForQuery is used to determine if all indexes are in place
 	// for event queries.
 	readyForQuery *atomic.Bool
+
+	// isBillingModeProvisioned tracks if the table has provisioned capacity or not.
+	isBillingModeProvisioned bool
 }
 
 type event struct {
@@ -301,6 +304,11 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, cfg Config, backend backend.Backend) (*Log, error)
 		return nil, trace.Wrap(err)
 	}
 
+	b.isBillingModeProvisioned, err = b.getBillingModeIsProvisioned(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, trace.Wrap(err)
+	}
+
 	// Migrate the table.
 	go b.migrateWithRetry(ctx, []migrationTask{
 		{b.migrateRFD24, "migrateRFD24"},
@@ -1158,6 +1166,17 @@ func (l *Log) getTableStatus(ctx context.Context, tableName string) (tableStatus
 	return tableStatusOK, nil
 }
 
+func (l *Log) getBillingModeIsProvisioned(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
+	table, err := l.svc.DescribeTableWithContext(ctx, &dynamodb.DescribeTableInput{
+		TableName: aws.String(l.Tablename),
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, trace.Wrap(err)
+	}
+
+	return *table.Table.BillingModeSummary.BillingMode == dynamodb.BillingModeProvisioned, nil
+}
+
 // indexExists checks if a given index exists on a given table and that it is active or updating.
 func (l *Log) indexExists(ctx context.Context, tableName, indexName string) (bool, error) {
 	tableDescription, err := l.svc.DescribeTableWithContext(ctx, &dynamodb.DescribeTableInput{
@@ -1195,9 +1214,12 @@ func (l *Log) createV2GSI(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	provisionedThroughput := dynamodb.ProvisionedThroughput{
-		ReadCapacityUnits:  aws.Int64(l.ReadCapacityUnits),
-		WriteCapacityUnits: aws.Int64(l.WriteCapacityUnits),
+	var provisionedThroughput *dynamodb.ProvisionedThroughput
+	if l.isBillingModeProvisioned {
+		provisionedThroughput = &dynamodb.ProvisionedThroughput{
+			ReadCapacityUnits:  aws.Int64(l.ReadCapacityUnits),
+			WriteCapacityUnits: aws.Int64(l.WriteCapacityUnits),
+		}
 	}
 
 	// This defines the update event we send to DynamoDB.
@@ -1224,7 +1246,7 @@ func (l *Log) createV2GSI(ctx context.Context) error {
 					Projection: &dynamodb.Projection{
 						ProjectionType: aws.String("ALL"),
 					},
-					ProvisionedThroughput: &provisionedThroughput,
+					ProvisionedThroughput: provisionedThroughput,
 				},
 			},
 		},