diff --git a/api/src/com/cloud/event/EventTypes.java b/api/src/com/cloud/event/EventTypes.java
index 704a1bfc02c..5671f995c70 100755
--- a/api/src/com/cloud/event/EventTypes.java
+++ b/api/src/com/cloud/event/EventTypes.java
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ public class EventTypes {
     //registering SSH keypair events
     public static final String EVENT_REGISTER_SSH_KEYPAIR = "REGISTER.SSH.KEYPAIR";
 
+    //register for user API and secret keys
+    public static final String EVENT_REGISTER_FOR_SECRET_API_KEY = "REGISTER.USER.KEY";
+
     // Template Events
     public static final String EVENT_TEMPLATE_CREATE = "TEMPLATE.CREATE";
     public static final String EVENT_TEMPLATE_DELETE = "TEMPLATE.DELETE";
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/user/AccountManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/user/AccountManagerImpl.java
index 52ca79d5a60..9736aa122e6 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/user/AccountManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/user/AccountManagerImpl.java
@@ -1984,6 +1984,7 @@ public class AccountManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements AccountManager, M
     }
 
     @Override @DB
+    @ActionEvent(eventType = EventTypes.EVENT_REGISTER_FOR_SECRET_API_KEY, eventDescription = "register for the developer API keys")
     public String[] createApiKeyAndSecretKey(RegisterCmd cmd) {
         Long userId = cmd.getId();