diff --git a/src/eventlog.js b/src/eventlog.js
index 445ce32a7..2adb3a23e 100644
--- a/src/eventlog.js
+++ b/src/eventlog.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     ACTION_BACKUP_START: 'backup.start',
     ACTION_CERTIFICATE_RENEWAL: 'certificate.renew',
     ACTION_CLI_MODE: 'settings.climode',
+    ACTION_START: 'cloudron.start',
     ACTION_UPDATE: 'cloudron.update',
     ACTION_USER_ADD: 'user.add',
     ACTION_USER_LOGIN: 'user.login',
diff --git a/src/server.js b/src/server.js
index 853fdad03..6310e009a 100644
--- a/src/server.js
+++ b/src/server.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ var assert = require('assert'),
     cron = require('./cron.js'),
     config = require('./config.js'),
     database = require('./database.js'),
+    eventlog = require('./eventlog.js'),
     express = require('express'),
     http = require('http'),
     mailer = require('./mailer.js'),
@@ -260,7 +261,8 @@ function start(callback) {
         mailer.initialize,
         cron.initialize,
         gHttpServer.listen.bind(gHttpServer, config.get('port'), '127.0.0.1'),
-        gSysadminHttpServer.listen.bind(gSysadminHttpServer, config.get('sysadminPort'), '127.0.0.1')
+        gSysadminHttpServer.listen.bind(gSysadminHttpServer, config.get('sysadminPort'), '127.0.0.1'),
+        eventlog.add.bind(null, eventlog.ACTION_START, { userId: null, username: 'boot' }, { version: config.version() })
     ], callback);
 }
 
diff --git a/webadmin/src/js/index.js b/webadmin/src/js/index.js
index 31e7f3c1a..c9bab0ec7 100644
--- a/webadmin/src/js/index.js
+++ b/webadmin/src/js/index.js
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ var ACTION_BACKUP_FINISH = 'backup.finish';
 var ACTION_BACKUP_START = 'backup.start';
 var ACTION_CERTIFICATE_RENEWAL = 'certificate.renew';
 var ACTION_CLI_MODE = 'settings.climode';
+var ACTION_START = 'cloudron.start';
 var ACTION_UPDATE = 'cloudron.update';
 var ACTION_USER_ADD = 'user.add';
 var ACTION_USER_LOGIN = 'user.login';
@@ -245,6 +246,7 @@ app.filter('eventLogDetails', function() {
         case ACTION_BACKUP_FINISH: return 'Backup finished. ' + (('error:' + errorMessage) || ('id:' + data.filename));
         case ACTION_CERTIFICATE_RENEWAL: return 'Certificate renewal for ' + data.domain + (errorMessage ? ' failed' : 'succeeded');
         case ACTION_CLI_MODE: return 'CLI mode was ' + (data.enabled ? 'enabled' : 'disabled');
+        case ACTION_START: return 'Cloudron started with version ' + data.version;
         case ACTION_UPDATE: return 'Updating to version ' + data.boxUpdateInfo.version;
         case ACTION_USER_ADD: return 'User ' + data.email + ' added';
         case ACTION_USER_LOGIN: return 'User ' + data.username + ' logged in';