diff --git a/src/core/Akka.API.Tests/verify/CoreAPISpec.ApproveCore.DotNet.verified.txt b/src/core/Akka.API.Tests/verify/CoreAPISpec.ApproveCore.DotNet.verified.txt
index 7cab961cc81..104827f2cf0 100644
--- a/src/core/Akka.API.Tests/verify/CoreAPISpec.ApproveCore.DotNet.verified.txt
+++ b/src/core/Akka.API.Tests/verify/CoreAPISpec.ApproveCore.DotNet.verified.txt
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ namespace Akka.Actor
         public void CheckReceiveTimeout(bool reschedule = True) { }
         protected void ClearActor(Akka.Actor.ActorBase actor) { }
         protected void ClearActorCell() { }
+        [return: System.Runtime.CompilerServices.NullableAttribute(2)]
         protected virtual Akka.Actor.ActorRestarted CreateActorRestartedEvent(System.Exception cause) { }
         protected virtual Akka.Actor.ActorStarted CreateActorStartedEvent() { }
         protected virtual Akka.Actor.ActorStopped CreateActorStoppedEvent() { }
diff --git a/src/core/Akka.API.Tests/verify/CoreAPISpec.ApproveCore.Net.verified.txt b/src/core/Akka.API.Tests/verify/CoreAPISpec.ApproveCore.Net.verified.txt
index f6e842c522f..9b8a28e3d35 100644
--- a/src/core/Akka.API.Tests/verify/CoreAPISpec.ApproveCore.Net.verified.txt
+++ b/src/core/Akka.API.Tests/verify/CoreAPISpec.ApproveCore.Net.verified.txt
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ namespace Akka.Actor
         public void CheckReceiveTimeout(bool reschedule = True) { }
         protected void ClearActor(Akka.Actor.ActorBase actor) { }
         protected void ClearActorCell() { }
+        [return: System.Runtime.CompilerServices.NullableAttribute(2)]
         protected virtual Akka.Actor.ActorRestarted CreateActorRestartedEvent(System.Exception cause) { }
         protected virtual Akka.Actor.ActorStarted CreateActorStartedEvent() { }
         protected virtual Akka.Actor.ActorStopped CreateActorStoppedEvent() { }
diff --git a/src/core/Akka/Actor/ActorCell.Children.cs b/src/core/Akka/Actor/ActorCell.Children.cs
index e54ffd48771..89a969c1b02 100644
--- a/src/core/Akka/Actor/ActorCell.Children.cs
+++ b/src/core/Akka/Actor/ActorCell.Children.cs
@@ -141,11 +141,9 @@ private string GetRandomActorName(string prefix = "$")
         /// <param name="child">The child.</param>
         public void Stop(IActorRef child)
         {
-            ChildRestartStats stats;
-            if (ChildrenContainer.TryGetByRef(child, out stats))
+            if (ChildrenContainer.TryGetByRef(child, out _))
             {
-                var repointableActorRef = child as RepointableActorRef;
-                if (repointableActorRef == null || repointableActorRef.IsStarted)
+                if (child is not RepointableActorRef repointableActorRef || repointableActorRef.IsStarted)
                 {
                     while (true)
                     {
diff --git a/src/core/Akka/Actor/ActorCell.DefaultMessages.cs b/src/core/Akka/Actor/ActorCell.DefaultMessages.cs
index c888edb2759..434ef7ada7e 100644
--- a/src/core/Akka/Actor/ActorCell.DefaultMessages.cs
+++ b/src/core/Akka/Actor/ActorCell.DefaultMessages.cs
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ public void Restart(Exception cause)
         /// <summary>
         /// Overrideable in order to support issues such as https://github.com/petabridge/phobos-issues/issues/82
         /// </summary>
-        protected virtual ActorStarted CreateActorStartedEvent()
+        protected virtual ActorStarted? CreateActorStartedEvent()
         {
             return new ActorStarted(Self, Props.Type);
         }
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ protected virtual ActorStarted CreateActorStartedEvent()
         /// <summary>
         /// Overrideable in order to support issues such as https://github.com/petabridge/phobos-issues/issues/82
         /// </summary>
-        protected virtual ActorStopped CreateActorStoppedEvent()
+        protected virtual ActorStopped? CreateActorStoppedEvent()
         {
             return new ActorStopped(Self, Props.Type);
         }
@@ -466,8 +466,13 @@ private void Create(Exception? failure)
                 CheckReceiveTimeout();
                 if (System.Settings.DebugLifecycle)
                     Publish(new Debug(Self.Path.ToString(), created.GetType(), "Started (" + created + ")"));
-                if(System.Settings.EmitActorTelemetry)
-                    System.EventStream.Publish(CreateActorStartedEvent());
+                if (System.Settings.EmitActorTelemetry)
+                {
+                    var actorStarted = CreateActorStartedEvent();
+                    if(actorStarted != null)
+                        System.EventStream.Publish(actorStarted);
+                }
+                   
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
diff --git a/src/core/Akka/Actor/ActorCell.FaultHandling.cs b/src/core/Akka/Actor/ActorCell.FaultHandling.cs
index 4546fa34c66..e7f32f606e8 100644
--- a/src/core/Akka/Actor/ActorCell.FaultHandling.cs
+++ b/src/core/Akka/Actor/ActorCell.FaultHandling.cs
@@ -290,9 +290,13 @@ private void FinishTerminate()
                     var pipeline = SystemImpl.ActorPipelineResolver.ResolvePipeline(a.GetType());
                     pipeline.BeforeActorIncarnated(a, this);
                 }
-                
-                if(System.Settings.EmitActorTelemetry)
-                    System.EventStream.Publish(CreateActorStoppedEvent());
+
+                if (System.Settings.EmitActorTelemetry)
+                {
+                    var stopEvent = CreateActorStoppedEvent();
+                    if (stopEvent is not null)
+                        System.EventStream.Publish(stopEvent);
+                }
             }
             catch (Exception x)
             {
@@ -350,8 +354,12 @@ private void FinishRecreate(Exception cause, ActorBase? failedActor)
 
                 if (System.Settings.DebugLifecycle)
                     Publish(new Debug(_self.Path.ToString(), freshActor.GetType(), "Restarted (" + freshActor + ")"));
-                if(System.Settings.EmitActorTelemetry)
-                    System.EventStream.Publish(CreateActorRestartedEvent(cause));
+                if (System.Settings.EmitActorTelemetry)
+                {
+                    var restartEvent = CreateActorRestartedEvent(cause);
+                    if (restartEvent is not null)
+                        System.EventStream.Publish(restartEvent);
+                }
                 
                 // only after parent is up and running again do restart the children which were not stopped
                 foreach (var survivingChild in survivors)
@@ -378,7 +386,7 @@ private void FinishRecreate(Exception cause, ActorBase? failedActor)
         /// <summary>
         /// Overrideable in order to support issues such as https://github.com/petabridge/phobos-issues/issues/82
         /// </summary>
-        protected virtual ActorRestarted CreateActorRestartedEvent(Exception cause)
+        protected virtual ActorRestarted? CreateActorRestartedEvent(Exception cause)
         {
             return new ActorRestarted(Self, Props.Type, cause);
         }