diff --git a/src/eventlog.js b/src/eventlog.js
index 6ac6b4623..09a0ed8fa 100644
--- a/src/eventlog.js
+++ b/src/eventlog.js
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     ACTION_APP_OOM: 'app.oom',
     ACTION_APP_UP: 'app.up',
     ACTION_APP_DOWN: 'app.down',
+    ACTION_APP_TASK_START: 'app.task.start',
     ACTION_APP_TASK_CRASH: 'app.task.crash',
+    ACTION_APP_TASK_SUCCESS: 'app.task.success',
 
     ACTION_BACKUP_FINISH: 'backup.finish',
     ACTION_BACKUP_START: 'backup.start',
diff --git a/src/taskmanager.js b/src/taskmanager.js
index c108b0460..be72805da 100644
--- a/src/taskmanager.js
+++ b/src/taskmanager.js
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ function startAppTask(appId, callback) {
     var pid = gActiveTasks[appId].pid;
     debug('Started task of %s pid: %s. See logs at %s', appId, pid, logFilePath);
 
+    eventlog.add(eventlog.ACTION_APP_TASK_START, auditSource.TASK_MANAGER, { appId: appId, logFile: logFilePath }, NOOP_CALLBACK);
+
     gActiveTasks[appId].once('exit', function (code, signal) {
         debug('Task for %s pid %s completed with status %s', appId, pid, code);
         if (code === null /* signal */ || (code !== 0 && code !== 50)) { // apptask crashed
@@ -159,6 +161,8 @@ function startAppTask(appId, callback) {
             eventlog.add(eventlog.ACTION_APP_TASK_CRASH, auditSource.TASK_MANAGER, { appId: appId, crashLogFile: logFilePath }, NOOP_CALLBACK);
         } else if (code === 50) { // task exited cleanly but with an error
             eventlog.add(eventlog.ACTION_APP_TASK_CRASH, auditSource.TASK_MANAGER, { appId: appId, crashLogFile: logFilePath }, NOOP_CALLBACK);
+        } else {
+            eventlog.add(eventlog.ACTION_APP_TASK_SUCCESS, auditSource.TASK_MANAGER, { appId: appId, logFile: logFilePath }, NOOP_CALLBACK);
         }
         delete gActiveTasks[appId];
         locker.unlock(locker.OP_APPTASK); // unlock event will trigger next task