diff --git a/Classes/Service/Cleanup/Files.php b/Classes/Service/Cleanup/Files.php
index 9fd30c5..4dd7cc4 100644
--- a/Classes/Service/Cleanup/Files.php
+++ b/Classes/Service/Cleanup/Files.php
@@ -120,7 +120,15 @@ class Files
                 'reference',
                 'reference.uid_local = file.uid'
             )
-            ->where($queryBuilder->expr()->eq('reference.deleted', 1));
+            ->where($queryBuilder->expr()->eq(
+                'reference.deleted',
+                1
+            ))
+            ->andWhere($queryBuilder->expr()->like(
+                'reference.tablenames',
+                $queryBuilder->createNamedParameter('tx_events_domain_model_%')
+            ))
+            ;
         /** @var array{int: array{storage: int, identifier: string, uid: int}} $filesToDelete */
         $filesToDelete = $queryBuilder->execute()->fetchAll();
 
diff --git a/Documentation/Changelog/3.0.0.rst b/Documentation/Changelog/3.0.0.rst
index 06000c9..1077aef 100644
--- a/Documentation/Changelog/3.0.0.rst
+++ b/Documentation/Changelog/3.0.0.rst
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ Fixes
 
   Relates: #10175
 
+* Do not delete files which are unrelated to the events extension.
+
+  Relates: #10011
+
 Tasks
 -----
 
diff --git a/Tests/Functional/Cleanup/Fixtures/RemovePastTest.xml b/Tests/Functional/Cleanup/Fixtures/RemovePastTest.xml
index d89342a..561e86c 100644
--- a/Tests/Functional/Cleanup/Fixtures/RemovePastTest.xml
+++ b/Tests/Functional/Cleanup/Fixtures/RemovePastTest.xml
@@ -132,6 +132,26 @@
         <identifier_hash>475768e491580fb8b74ed36c2b1aaf619ca5e11d</identifier_hash>
         <folder_hash>b4ab666a114d9905a50606d1837b74d952dfd90f</folder_hash>
     </sys_file>
+    <sys_file>
+        <uid>4</uid>
+        <pid>0</pid>
+        <tstamp>1371467047</tstamp>
+        <type>2</type>
+        <storage>1</storage>
+        <identifier>/user_uploads/example-to-keep.gif</identifier>
+        <extension>gif</extension>
+        <mime_type>image/gif</mime_type>
+        <name>example-to-keep.gif</name>
+        <sha1>359ae0fb420fe8afe1a8b8bc5e46d75090a826b9</sha1>
+        <size>637</size>
+        <creation_date>1370877201</creation_date>
+        <modification_date>1369407629</modification_date>
+        <last_indexed>0</last_indexed>
+        <missing>0</missing>
+        <metadata>0</metadata>
+        <identifier_hash>475768e491580fb8b74ed36c2b1aaf619ca5e11d</identifier_hash>
+        <folder_hash>b4ab666a114d9905a50606d1837b74d952dfd90f</folder_hash>
+    </sys_file>
 
     <sys_file_metadata>
         <uid>1</uid>
@@ -157,6 +177,14 @@
         <cruser_id>1</cruser_id>
         <file>3</file>
     </sys_file_metadata>
+    <sys_file_metadata>
+        <uid>4</uid>
+        <pid>0</pid>
+        <tstamp>1371467047</tstamp>
+        <crdate>1371467047</crdate>
+        <cruser_id>1</cruser_id>
+        <file>4</file>
+    </sys_file_metadata>
 
     <sys_file_reference>
         <uid>1</uid>
@@ -206,6 +234,22 @@
         <sorting_foreign>1</sorting_foreign>
         <table_local>sys_file</table_local>
     </sys_file_reference>
+    <sys_file_reference>
+        <uid>4</uid>
+        <pid>2</pid>
+        <tstamp>1373537480</tstamp>
+        <crdate>1371484347</crdate>
+        <cruser_id>1</cruser_id>
+        <deleted>1</deleted>
+        <hidden>0</hidden>
+        <sys_language_uid>0</sys_language_uid>
+        <uid_local>4</uid_local>
+        <uid_foreign>1</uid_foreign>
+        <tablenames>tt_content</tablenames>
+        <fieldname>images</fieldname>
+        <sorting_foreign>1</sorting_foreign>
+        <table_local>sys_file</table_local>
+    </sys_file_reference>
 
     <tx_events_domain_model_region>
         <uid>1</uid>
diff --git a/Tests/Functional/Cleanup/Fixtures/RemovePastTestFileadmin/user_uploads/example-to-keep.gif b/Tests/Functional/Cleanup/Fixtures/RemovePastTestFileadmin/user_uploads/example-to-keep.gif
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/Tests/Functional/Cleanup/RemovePastTest.php b/Tests/Functional/Cleanup/RemovePastTest.php
index 582118a..5ac279e 100644
--- a/Tests/Functional/Cleanup/RemovePastTest.php
+++ b/Tests/Functional/Cleanup/RemovePastTest.php
@@ -76,25 +76,26 @@ class RemovePastTest extends FunctionalTestCase
         );
 
         self::assertCount(
-            2,
+            3,
             $this->getAllRecords('sys_file'),
             'Unexpected number of sys_file records.'
         );
         self::assertCount(
-            2,
+            3,
             $this->getAllRecords('sys_file_reference'),
             'Unexpected number of sys_file_reference records.'
         );
         self::assertCount(
-            2,
+            3,
             $this->getAllRecords('sys_file_metadata'),
             'Unexpected number of sys_file_metadata records.'
         );
 
         $files = GeneralUtility::getFilesInDir('fileadmin/user_uploads');
         self::assertIsArray($files, 'Failed to retrieve files from filesystem.');
-        self::assertCount(2, $files, 'Unexpectd number of files in filesystem.');
+        self::assertCount(3, $files, 'Unexpected number of files in filesystem.');
         self::assertSame('example-for-future-event.gif', array_values($files)[0], 'Unexpected file in filesystem.');
         self::assertSame('example-for-partner.gif', array_values($files)[1], 'Unexpected file in filesystem.');
+        self::assertSame('example-to-keep.gif', array_values($files)[2], 'Unexpected file in filesystem.');
     }
 }