diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/events_worker.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/events_worker.py
index e39d4b96242..d246a828851 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/events_worker.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/events_worker.py
@@ -204,7 +204,11 @@ def __init__(
                 notifier=hs.get_replication_notifier(),
                 stream_name="events",
                 instance_name=hs.get_instance_name(),
-                tables=[("events", "instance_name", "stream_ordering")],
+                tables=[
+                    ("events", "instance_name", "stream_ordering"),
+                    ("current_state_delta_stream", "instance_name", "stream_id"),
+                    ("ex_outlier_stream", "instance_name", "event_stream_ordering"),
+                ],
                 sequence_name="events_stream_seq",
                 writers=hs.config.worker.writers.events,
             )
@@ -214,7 +218,10 @@ def __init__(
                 notifier=hs.get_replication_notifier(),
                 stream_name="backfill",
                 instance_name=hs.get_instance_name(),
-                tables=[("events", "instance_name", "stream_ordering")],
+                tables=[
+                    ("events", "instance_name", "stream_ordering"),
+                    ("ex_outlier_stream", "instance_name", "event_stream_ordering"),
+                ],
                 sequence_name="events_backfill_stream_seq",
                 positive=False,
                 writers=hs.config.worker.writers.events,
@@ -230,6 +237,11 @@ def __init__(
                 "events",
                 "stream_ordering",
                 is_writer=hs.get_instance_name() in hs.config.worker.writers.events,
+                extra_tables=[
+                    ("ex_outlier_stream", "event_stream_ordering"),
+                    ("current_state_delta_stream", "stream_id"),
+                    ("ex_outlier_stream", "instance_name", "event_stream_ordering"),
+                ],
             )
             self._backfill_id_gen = StreamIdGenerator(
                 db_conn,