diff --git a/rhodecode/api/views/pull_request_api.py b/rhodecode/api/views/pull_request_api.py
--- a/rhodecode/api/views/pull_request_api.py
+++ b/rhodecode/api/views/pull_request_api.py
@@ -677,7 +677,8 @@ def create_pull_request(
             [commit.raw_id for commit in reversed(commit_ranges)]),
         reviewers=reviewers,
         title=title,
-        description=Optional.extract(description)
+        description=Optional.extract(description),
+        auth_user=apiuser
     )
 
     Session().commit()
diff --git a/rhodecode/apps/repository/views/repo_pull_requests.py b/rhodecode/apps/repository/views/repo_pull_requests.py
--- a/rhodecode/apps/repository/views/repo_pull_requests.py
+++ b/rhodecode/apps/repository/views/repo_pull_requests.py
@@ -894,7 +894,8 @@ class RepoPullRequestsView(RepoAppView, 
             pull_request = PullRequestModel().create(
                 self._rhodecode_user.user_id, source_repo, source_ref,
                 target_repo, target_ref, commit_ids, reviewers,
-                pullrequest_title, description, reviewer_rules
+                pullrequest_title, description, reviewer_rules,
+                auth_user=self._rhodecode_user
             )
             Session().commit()
 
@@ -1203,7 +1204,8 @@ class RepoPullRequestsView(RepoAppView, 
                 status_change_type=(status
                                     if status and allowed_to_change_status else None),
                 comment_type=comment_type,
-                resolves_comment_id=resolves_comment_id
+                resolves_comment_id=resolves_comment_id,
+                auth_user=self._rhodecode_user
             )
 
             if allowed_to_change_status:
diff --git a/rhodecode/model/pull_request.py b/rhodecode/model/pull_request.py
--- a/rhodecode/model/pull_request.py
+++ b/rhodecode/model/pull_request.py
@@ -444,10 +444,11 @@ class PullRequestModel(BaseModel):
 
     def create(self, created_by, source_repo, source_ref, target_repo,
                target_ref, revisions, reviewers, title, description=None,
-               reviewer_data=None, translator=None):
+               reviewer_data=None, translator=None, auth_user=None):
         translator = translator or get_current_request().translate
 
         created_by_user = self._get_user(created_by)
+        auth_user = auth_user or created_by_user
         source_repo = self._get_repo(source_repo)
         target_repo = self._get_repo(target_repo)
 
@@ -537,7 +538,7 @@ class PullRequestModel(BaseModel):
         creation_data = pull_request.get_api_data(with_merge_state=False)
         self._log_audit_action(
             'repo.pull_request.create', {'data': creation_data},
-            created_by_user, pull_request)
+            auth_user, pull_request)
 
         return pull_request