diff --git a/src/eventlog.js b/src/eventlog.js
index 0a9a397e5..20581a2b4 100644
--- a/src/eventlog.js
+++ b/src/eventlog.js
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     ACTION_USER_ADD: 'user.add',
     ACTION_USER_LOGIN: 'user.login',
     ACTION_USER_REMOVE: 'user.remove',
-    ACTION_USER_UPDATE: 'user.update'
+    ACTION_USER_UPDATE: 'user.update',
+    ACTION_USER_TRANSFER: 'user.transfer',
 };
 
 var assert = require('assert'),
diff --git a/src/routes/users.js b/src/routes/users.js
index 793a1afd8..b9896cbdd 100644
--- a/src/routes/users.js
+++ b/src/routes/users.js
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ function transferOwnership(req, res, next) {
 
     if (typeof req.body.ownerId !== 'string') return next(new HttpError(400, 'ownerId must be a string'));
 
-    users.transferOwnership(req.params.userId, req.body.ownerId, function (error) {
+    users.transferOwnership(req.params.userId, req.body.ownerId, auditSource(req), function (error) {
         if (error && error.reason === UsersError.NOT_FOUND) return next(new HttpError(404, 'No such user'));
         if (error) return next(new HttpError(500, error));
 
diff --git a/src/users.js b/src/users.js
index 3946ae480..fdc9ebed7 100644
--- a/src/users.js
+++ b/src/users.js
@@ -645,15 +645,18 @@ function disableTwoFactorAuthentication(userId, callback) {
     });
 }
 
-function transferOwnership(oldOwnerId, newOwnerId, callback) {
+function transferOwnership(oldOwnerId, newOwnerId, auditSource, callback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof oldOwnerId, 'string');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof newOwnerId, 'string');
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof auditSource, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
 
     apps.transferOwnership(oldOwnerId, newOwnerId, function (error) {
         if (error && error.reason === AppsError.NOT_FOUND) return callback(new UsersError(UsersError.NOT_FOUND, error.message));
         if (error) return callback(new UsersError(UsersError.INTERNAL_ERROR, error));
 
+        eventlog.add(eventlog.ACTION_USER_TRANSFER, auditSource, { oldOwnerId: oldOwnerId, newOwnerId: newOwnerId });
+
         callback(null);
     });
 }