diff --git a/src/datasources/db/utils.ts b/src/datasources/db/utils.ts
index d402930..c8da655 100644
--- a/src/datasources/db/utils.ts
+++ b/src/datasources/db/utils.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Connection, EntityManager, ObjectType } from 'typeorm';
 import { Lockable } from '../../model/CargoBike';
 import { GraphQLError } from 'graphql';
-import { ActionLog } from '../../model/ActionLog';
+import { ActionLog, Actions } from '../../model/ActionLog';
 
 export function genDateRange (struct: any) {
     if (struct.to === undefined) {
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ export class ActionLogger {
         return ret;
     }
 
-    static async log (em: EntityManager, target: ObjectType<any>, alias: string, updates: any, userId: number) {
+    static async log (em: EntityManager, target: ObjectType<any>, alias: string, updates: any, userId: number, action: Actions = Actions.UPDATE) {
         const oldValues = await em.getRepository(target).createQueryBuilder(alias)
             .select(this.buildSelect(updates, alias))
             .where('id = :id', { id: updates.id })
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ export class ActionLogger {
         const logEntry : ActionLog = {
             userId: userId,
             entity: target.name,
+            action: action,
             entriesOld: JSON.stringify(oldValues),
             entriesNew: JSON.stringify(updates)
         };
diff --git a/src/model/ActionLog.ts b/src/model/ActionLog.ts
index c502678..76abbc9 100644
--- a/src/model/ActionLog.ts
+++ b/src/model/ActionLog.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
+/* eslint no-unused-vars: "off" */
 import { Column, CreateDateColumn, Entity, PrimaryGeneratedColumn } from 'typeorm';
 
+export enum Actions {
+    UPDATE='UPDATE',
+    SOFT_DELETE='SOFT_DELETE',
+    DELETE='DELETE',
+    RESTORE='RESTORE',
+}
+
 @Entity()
 export class ActionLog {
     @PrimaryGeneratedColumn()
@@ -8,6 +16,9 @@ export class ActionLog {
     @CreateDateColumn()
     date?: Date;
 
+    @Column()
+    action: string;
+
     @Column()
     userId: number;
 
diff --git a/src/schema/type-defs.ts b/src/schema/type-defs.ts
index d2e153e..63f30ef 100644
--- a/src/schema/type-defs.ts
+++ b/src/schema/type-defs.ts
@@ -869,6 +869,7 @@ type ActionLog {
     id: ID!
     userId: ID!
     date: Date!
+    action: String!
     entity: String!
     "in json format"
     entriesOld: String!