diff --git a/rhodecode/api/views/repo_api.py b/rhodecode/api/views/repo_api.py
--- a/rhodecode/api/views/repo_api.py
+++ b/rhodecode/api/views/repo_api.py
@@ -1543,9 +1543,18 @@ def grant_user_permission(request, apius
         _perms = ('repository.admin',)
         validate_repo_permissions(apiuser, repoid, repo, _perms)
 
+    perm_additions = [[user.user_id, perm.permission_name, "user"]]
     try:
+        changes = RepoModel().update_permissions(
+            repo=repo, perm_additions=perm_additions, cur_user=apiuser)
 
-        RepoModel().grant_user_permission(repo=repo, user=user, perm=perm)
+        action_data = {
+            'added': changes['added'],
+            'updated': changes['updated'],
+            'deleted': changes['deleted'],
+        }
+        audit_logger.store_api(
+            'repo.edit.permissions', action_data=action_data, user=apiuser, repo=repo)
 
         Session().commit()
         return {
@@ -1555,8 +1564,7 @@ def grant_user_permission(request, apius
             'success': True
         }
     except Exception:
-        log.exception(
-            "Exception occurred while trying edit permissions for repo")
+        log.exception("Exception occurred while trying edit permissions for repo")
         raise JSONRPCError(
             'failed to edit permission for user: `%s` in repo: `%s`' % (
                 userid, repoid
@@ -1597,8 +1605,19 @@ def revoke_user_permission(request, apiu
         _perms = ('repository.admin',)
         validate_repo_permissions(apiuser, repoid, repo, _perms)
 
+    perm_deletions = [[user.user_id, None, "user"]]
     try:
-        RepoModel().revoke_user_permission(repo=repo, user=user)
+        changes = RepoModel().update_permissions(
+            repo=repo, perm_deletions=perm_deletions, cur_user=user)
+
+        action_data = {
+            'added': changes['added'],
+            'updated': changes['updated'],
+            'deleted': changes['deleted'],
+        }
+        audit_logger.store_api(
+            'repo.edit.permissions', action_data=action_data, user=apiuser, repo=repo)
+
         Session().commit()
         return {
             'msg': 'Revoked perm for user: `%s` in repo: `%s`' % (
@@ -1607,8 +1626,7 @@ def revoke_user_permission(request, apiu
             'success': True
         }
     except Exception:
-        log.exception(
-            "Exception occurred while trying revoke permissions to repo")
+        log.exception("Exception occurred while trying revoke permissions to repo")
         raise JSONRPCError(
             'failed to edit permission for user: `%s` in repo: `%s`' % (
                 userid, repoid
@@ -1674,9 +1692,17 @@ def grant_user_group_permission(request,
             raise JSONRPCError(
                 'user group `%s` does not exist' % (usergroupid,))
 
+    perm_additions = [[user_group.users_group_id, perm.permission_name, "user_group"]]
     try:
-        RepoModel().grant_user_group_permission(
-            repo=repo, group_name=user_group, perm=perm)
+        changes = RepoModel().update_permissions(
+            repo=repo, perm_additions=perm_additions, cur_user=apiuser)
+        action_data = {
+            'added': changes['added'],
+            'updated': changes['updated'],
+            'deleted': changes['deleted'],
+        }
+        audit_logger.store_api(
+            'repo.edit.permissions', action_data=action_data, user=apiuser, repo=repo)
 
         Session().commit()
         return {
@@ -1739,9 +1765,17 @@ def revoke_user_group_permission(request
             raise JSONRPCError(
                 'user group `%s` does not exist' % (usergroupid,))
 
+    perm_deletions = [[user_group.users_group_id, None, "user_group"]]
     try:
-        RepoModel().revoke_user_group_permission(
-            repo=repo, group_name=user_group)
+        changes = RepoModel().update_permissions(
+            repo=repo, perm_deletions=perm_deletions, cur_user=apiuser)
+        action_data = {
+            'added': changes['added'],
+            'updated': changes['updated'],
+            'deleted': changes['deleted'],
+        }
+        audit_logger.store_api(
+            'repo.edit.permissions', action_data=action_data, user=apiuser, repo=repo)
 
         Session().commit()
         return {
diff --git a/rhodecode/api/views/repo_group_api.py b/rhodecode/api/views/repo_group_api.py
--- a/rhodecode/api/views/repo_group_api.py
+++ b/rhodecode/api/views/repo_group_api.py
@@ -453,10 +453,19 @@ def grant_user_permission_to_repo_group(
 
     perm_additions = [[user.user_id, perm.permission_name, "user"]]
     try:
-        RepoGroupModel().update_permissions(repo_group=repo_group,
-                                            perm_additions=perm_additions,
-                                            recursive=apply_to_children,
-                                            cur_user=apiuser)
+        changes = RepoGroupModel().update_permissions(
+            repo_group=repo_group, perm_additions=perm_additions,
+            recursive=apply_to_children, cur_user=apiuser)
+
+        action_data = {
+            'added': changes['added'],
+            'updated': changes['updated'],
+            'deleted': changes['deleted'],
+        }
+        audit_logger.store_api(
+            'repo_group.edit.permissions', action_data=action_data,
+            user=apiuser)
+
         Session().commit()
         return {
             'msg': 'Granted perm: `%s` (recursive:%s) for user: '
@@ -527,10 +536,19 @@ def revoke_user_permission_from_repo_gro
 
     perm_deletions = [[user.user_id, None, "user"]]
     try:
-        RepoGroupModel().update_permissions(repo_group=repo_group,
-                                            perm_deletions=perm_deletions,
-                                            recursive=apply_to_children,
-                                            cur_user=apiuser)
+        changes = RepoGroupModel().update_permissions(
+            repo_group=repo_group, perm_deletions=perm_deletions,
+            recursive=apply_to_children, cur_user=apiuser)
+
+        action_data = {
+            'added': changes['added'],
+            'updated': changes['updated'],
+            'deleted': changes['deleted'],
+        }
+        audit_logger.store_api(
+            'repo_group.edit.permissions', action_data=action_data,
+            user=apiuser)
+
         Session().commit()
         return {
             'msg': 'Revoked perm (recursive:%s) for user: '
@@ -611,10 +629,19 @@ def grant_user_group_permission_to_repo_
 
     perm_additions = [[user_group.users_group_id, perm.permission_name, "user_group"]]
     try:
-        RepoGroupModel().update_permissions(repo_group=repo_group,
-                                            perm_additions=perm_additions,
-                                            recursive=apply_to_children,
-                                            cur_user=apiuser)
+        changes = RepoGroupModel().update_permissions(
+            repo_group=repo_group, perm_additions=perm_additions,
+            recursive=apply_to_children, cur_user=apiuser)
+
+        action_data = {
+            'added': changes['added'],
+            'updated': changes['updated'],
+            'deleted': changes['deleted'],
+        }
+        audit_logger.store_api(
+            'repo_group.edit.permissions', action_data=action_data,
+            user=apiuser)
+
         Session().commit()
         return {
             'msg': 'Granted perm: `%s` (recursive:%s) '
@@ -694,10 +721,19 @@ def revoke_user_group_permission_from_re
 
     perm_deletions = [[user_group.users_group_id, None, "user_group"]]
     try:
-        RepoGroupModel().update_permissions(repo_group=repo_group,
-                                            perm_deletions=perm_deletions,
-                                            recursive=apply_to_children,
-                                            cur_user=apiuser)
+        changes = RepoGroupModel().update_permissions(
+            repo_group=repo_group, perm_deletions=perm_deletions,
+            recursive=apply_to_children, cur_user=apiuser)
+
+        action_data = {
+            'added': changes['added'],
+            'updated': changes['updated'],
+            'deleted': changes['deleted'],
+        }
+        audit_logger.store_api(
+            'repo_group.edit.permissions', action_data=action_data,
+            user=apiuser)
+
         Session().commit()
         return {
             'msg': 'Revoked perm (recursive:%s) for user group: '
@@ -716,4 +752,3 @@ def revoke_user_group_permission_from_re
                 user_group.users_group_name, repo_group.name
             )
         )
-