diff --git a/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/conf/base.py b/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/conf/base.py
index 0af8de77..657bd6f0 100644
--- a/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/conf/base.py
+++ b/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/conf/base.py
@@ -119,10 +119,12 @@
     "drf_spectacular",
     "zgw_consumers",
     "simple_certmanager",
+    "timeline_logger",
     # Project applications.
     "openarchiefbeheer.accounts",
     "openarchiefbeheer.destruction",
     "openarchiefbeheer.utils",
+    "openarchiefbeheer.logging",
 ]
 
 MIDDLEWARE = [
diff --git a/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/destruction/api/serializers.py b/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/destruction/api/serializers.py
index a88e29ff..d84f7338 100644
--- a/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/destruction/api/serializers.py
+++ b/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/destruction/api/serializers.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from rest_framework.exceptions import ValidationError
 
 from openarchiefbeheer.accounts.api.serializers import UserSerializer
+from openarchiefbeheer.logging import logevent
 
 from ..constants import ListItemStatus
 from ..models import DestructionList, DestructionListAssignee, DestructionListItem
@@ -58,7 +59,8 @@ def create(self, validated_data: dict) -> DestructionList:
         assignees_data = validated_data.pop("assignees")
         items_data = validated_data.pop("items")
 
-        validated_data["author"] = self.context["request"].user
+        author = self.context["request"].user
+        validated_data["author"] = author
         destruction_list = DestructionList.objects.create(**validated_data)
 
         DestructionListItem.objects.bulk_create(
@@ -77,4 +79,7 @@ def create(self, validated_data: dict) -> DestructionList:
         )
 
         destruction_list.assign(assignees[0])
+
+        logevent.destruction_list_created(destruction_list, author)
+
         return destruction_list
diff --git a/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/logging/__init__.py b/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/logging/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/logging/logevent.py b/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/logging/logevent.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3d4bcd88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/logging/logevent.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+from django.db.models import Model
+
+from timeline_logger.models import TimelineLog
+
+from openarchiefbeheer.accounts.models import User
+from openarchiefbeheer.destruction.models import DestructionList
+
+
+def _create_log(
+    model: Model, event: str, extra_data: dict | None = None, user: User | None = None
+) -> TimelineLog:
+    return TimelineLog.objects.create(
+        content_object=model,
+        template=f"logging/{event}.txt",
+        extra_data=extra_data,
+        user=user,
+    )
+
+
+def destruction_list_created(destruction_list: DestructionList, user: User) -> None:
+    _create_log(model=destruction_list, event="destruction_list_created", user=user)
diff --git a/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/logging/templates/logging/destruction_list_created.txt b/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/logging/templates/logging/destruction_list_created.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b5651faa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/logging/templates/logging/destruction_list_created.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{% load i18n %}
+{% blocktrans trimmed with destruction_list=log.content_object %}
+   {{ log.timestamp }}]: Destruction list "{{ destruction_list.name }}" created by user {{ log.user }}.
+{% endblocktrans %}
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