diff --git a/src/certificates.js b/src/certificates.js
index 407b59e8d..998298ea6 100644
--- a/src/certificates.js
+++ b/src/certificates.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ var acme = require('./cert/acme.js'),
     config = require('./config.js'),
     constants = require('./constants.js'),
     debug = require('debug')('box:src/certificates'),
+    eventlog = require('./eventlog.js'),
     fs = require('fs'),
     mailer = require('./mailer.js'),
     nginx = require('./nginx.js'),
@@ -159,7 +160,9 @@ function autoRenew(callback) {
                     var certFilePath = path.join(paths.APP_CERTS_DIR, domain + '.cert');
                     var keyFilePath = path.join(paths.APP_CERTS_DIR, domain + '.key');
 
-                    mailer.certificateRenewed(domain, error ? error.message : '');
+                    var errorMessage = error ? error.message : '';
+                    eventlog.add(eventlog.ACTION_CERTIFICATE_RENEWAL, { username: 'cron' }, { domain: domain, error: errorMessage });
+                    mailer.certificateRenewed(domain, errorMessage);
 
                     if (error) {
                         debug('autoRenew: could not renew cert for %s because %s', domain, error);
diff --git a/src/eventlog.js b/src/eventlog.js
index 638b74ac2..7802e7c63 100644
--- a/src/eventlog.js
+++ b/src/eventlog.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     ACTION_APP_UNINSTALL: 'app.uninstall',
     ACTION_APP_UPDATE: 'app.update',
     ACTION_BACKUP: 'cloudron.backup',
+    ACTION_CERTIFICATE_RENEWAL: 'certificate.renew',
     ACTION_CLI_MODE: 'settings.climode',
     ACTION_PROFILE: 'user.profile',
     ACTION_REBOOT: 'cloudron.reboot',
diff --git a/webadmin/src/js/index.js b/webadmin/src/js/index.js
index b88f37aa8..6a2887388 100644
--- a/webadmin/src/js/index.js
+++ b/webadmin/src/js/index.js
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ var ACTION_APP_RESTORE = 'app.restore';
 var ACTION_APP_UNINSTALL = 'app.uninstall';
 var ACTION_APP_UPDATE = 'app.update';
 var ACTION_BACKUP = 'cloudron.backup';
+var ACTION_CERTIFICATE_RENEWAL = 'certificate.renew';
 var ACTION_CLI_MODE = 'settings.climode';
 var ACTION_PROFILE = 'user.profile';
 var ACTION_REBOOT = 'cloudron.reboot';
@@ -238,6 +239,7 @@ app.filter('eventLogDetails', function() {
         case ACTION_APP_UNINSTALL: return 'App ' + data.id + ' uninstalled';
         case ACTION_APP_UPDATE: return 'App ' + data.id + ' updated to version ' + data.appStoreId + '@' + data.toVersion;
         case ACTION_BACKUP: return 'Backup';
+        case ACTION_CERTIFICATE_RENEWAL: return 'Certificate renewal for ' + data.domain + (data.error ? 'succeeded' : 'failed');
         case ACTION_CLI_MODE: return 'CLI mode was ' + (data.enabled ? 'enabled' : 'disabled');
         case ACTION_PROFILE: return 'User profile change';
         case ACTION_REBOOT: return 'Reboot';