diff --git a/src/documents/apps.py b/src/documents/apps.py
index dd065c0a5..435e1afa5 100644
--- a/src/documents/apps.py
+++ b/src/documents/apps.py
@@ -15,13 +15,15 @@ class DocumentsConfig(AppConfig):
             set_tags,
             run_pre_consume_script,
             run_post_consume_script,
-            cleanup_document_deletion
+            cleanup_document_deletion,
+            set_log_entry
         )
 
         document_consumption_started.connect(run_pre_consume_script)
 
         document_consumption_finished.connect(set_tags)
         document_consumption_finished.connect(set_correspondent)
+        document_consumption_finished.connect(set_log_entry)
         document_consumption_finished.connect(run_post_consume_script)
 
         post_delete.connect(cleanup_document_deletion)
diff --git a/src/documents/signals/handlers.py b/src/documents/signals/handlers.py
index e6fecbf6a..d66be3ea9 100644
--- a/src/documents/signals/handlers.py
+++ b/src/documents/signals/handlers.py
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ import os
 from subprocess import Popen
 
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.contrib.admin.models import LogEntry, ADDITION
+from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 
 from ..models import Correspondent, Document, Tag
 
@@ -93,3 +96,18 @@ def cleanup_document_deletion(sender, instance, using, **kwargs):
             os.unlink(f)
         except FileNotFoundError:
             pass  # The file's already gone, so we're cool with it.
+
+
+def set_log_entry(sender, document=None, logging_group=None, **kwargs):
+
+    ct = ContentType.objects.get(model="document")
+    user = User.objects.first()
+
+    LogEntry.objects.create(
+        action_flag=ADDITION,
+        action_time=document.created,
+        content_type=ct,
+        object_id=document.id,
+        user=user,
+        object_repr=document.__str__(),
+    )