diff --git a/api/kogito-events-core/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/event/process/ProcessDefinitionDataEvent.java b/api/kogito-events-core/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/event/process/ProcessDefinitionDataEvent.java
index 22bbcb8ca22..b58cece22f7 100644
--- a/api/kogito-events-core/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/event/process/ProcessDefinitionDataEvent.java
+++ b/api/kogito-events-core/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/event/process/ProcessDefinitionDataEvent.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public ProcessDefinitionDataEvent(ProcessDefinitionEventBody body) {
                 null,
                 null,
                 null,
-                null,
-                body.getType());
+                DATA_CONTENT_TYPE,
+                null);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api/kogito-services/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/services/registry/ProcessDefinitionEventRegistry.java b/api/kogito-services/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/services/registry/ProcessDefinitionEventRegistry.java
index d7ad2afe2a0..e42a0c85ab1 100644
--- a/api/kogito-services/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/services/registry/ProcessDefinitionEventRegistry.java
+++ b/api/kogito-services/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/services/registry/ProcessDefinitionEventRegistry.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ private Function<Process<?>, ProcessDefinitionDataEvent> mapProcessDefinition(Se
                     .setId(p.id())
                     .setName(p.name())
                     .setVersion(p.version())
-                    .setType(ProcessDefinitionDataEvent.PROCESS_DEFINITION_EVENT)
+                    .setType(p.type())
                     .setAddons(addons)
                     .setEndpoint(getEndpoint(endpoint, p))
                     .setNodes(getNodesDefinitions(p))
diff --git a/quarkus/extensions/kogito-quarkus-workflow-extension-common/kogito-quarkus-workflow-common/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/quarkus/workflow/devservices/DataIndexEventPublisher.java b/quarkus/extensions/kogito-quarkus-workflow-extension-common/kogito-quarkus-workflow-common/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/quarkus/workflow/devservices/DataIndexEventPublisher.java
index e1c7f6d9619..c78d02ae2f7 100644
--- a/quarkus/extensions/kogito-quarkus-workflow-extension-common/kogito-quarkus-workflow-common/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/quarkus/workflow/devservices/DataIndexEventPublisher.java
+++ b/quarkus/extensions/kogito-quarkus-workflow-extension-common/kogito-quarkus-workflow-common/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/quarkus/workflow/devservices/DataIndexEventPublisher.java
@@ -62,6 +62,18 @@ public void publish(DataEvent<?> event) {
 
         LOGGER.debug("Sending event to data index: {}", event);
         switch (event.getType()) {
+            case "ProcessDefinitionDataEvent":
+                webClient.postAbs(dataIndexUrl.get() + "/definitions")
+                        .putHeader(CONTENT_TYPE, CLOUD_EVENTS_CONTENT_TYPE)
+                        .expect(ResponsePredicate.SC_ACCEPTED)
+                        .sendJson(event, result -> {
+                            if (result.failed()) {
+                                LOGGER.error("Failed to send message to Data Index", result.cause());
+                            } else {
+                                LOGGER.debug("Event published to Data Index");
+                            }
+                        });
+                break;
             case "ProcessInstanceErrorDataEvent":
             case "ProcessInstanceNodeDataEvent":
             case "ProcessInstanceSLADataEvent":