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..3af27bb03 100644
--- a/src/documents/signals/handlers.py
+++ b/src/documents/signals/handlers.py
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ import os
 from subprocess import Popen
 
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.contrib.admin.models import ADDITION, LogEntry
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
+
+from datetime import datetime
 
 from ..models import Correspondent, Document, Tag
 
@@ -93,3 +98,18 @@ 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=datetime.now(),
+        content_type=ct,
+        object_id=document.id,
+        user=user,
+        object_repr=document.__str__(),
+    )
diff --git a/src/documents/tests/test_matchables.py b/src/documents/tests/test_matchables.py
index 44eca5138..94d6ee97a 100644
--- a/src/documents/tests/test_matchables.py
+++ b/src/documents/tests/test_matchables.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from random import randint
 
+from django.contrib.admin.models import LogEntry
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.test import TestCase, override_settings
 
 from ..models import Correspondent, Document, Tag
@@ -208,6 +210,7 @@ class TestDocumentConsumptionFinishedSignal(TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         TestCase.setUp(self)
+        User.objects.create_user(username='testuser', password='12345')
         self.doc_contains = Document.objects.create(
             content="I contain the keyword.", file_type="pdf")
 
@@ -244,3 +247,9 @@ class TestDocumentConsumptionFinishedSignal(TestCase):
         document_consumption_finished.send(
             sender=self.__class__, document=self.doc_contains)
         self.assertEqual(self.doc_contains.correspondent, None)
+
+    def test_logentry_created(self):
+        document_consumption_finished.send(
+            sender=self.__class__, document=self.doc_contains)
+
+        self.assertEqual(LogEntry.objects.count(), 1)