diff --git a/app/models/issue.rb b/app/models/issue.rb
index 8c8947bac..bd58e7e96 100644
--- a/app/models/issue.rb
+++ b/app/models/issue.rb
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class Issue < ActiveRecord::Base
              :update_parent_attributes, :delete_selected_attachments, :create_journal
   # Should be after_create but would be called before previous after_save callbacks
   after_save :after_create_from_copy
-  after_destroy :update_parent_attributes
+  after_destroy :update_parent_attributes, :log_issue_deletion
   # add_auto_watcher needs to run before sending notifications, thus it needs
   # to be added after send_notification (after_ callbacks are run in inverse order)
   # https://api.rubyonrails.org/v5.2.3/classes/ActiveSupport/Callbacks/ClassMethods.html#method-i-set_callback
@@ -2095,4 +2095,9 @@ class Issue < ActiveRecord::Base
     roles = user.admin ? Role.all.to_a : user.roles_for_project(project)
     roles.select(&:consider_workflow?)
   end
+
+  def log_issue_deletion
+    user = User.current
+    Rails.logger.info "Deleted issue: '#{self}' by #{user}"
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/unit/issue_test.rb b/test/unit/issue_test.rb
index 14124f7bd..08418e5f4 100644
--- a/test/unit/issue_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/issue_test.rb
@@ -2149,7 +2149,9 @@ class IssueTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
   end
 
   def test_issue_destroy
-    Issue.find(1).destroy
+    issue = Issue.find(1)
+    Rails.logger.expects(:info).with("Deleted issue: '#{issue}' by #{User.current}")
+    issue.destroy
     assert_nil Issue.find_by_id(1)
     assert_nil TimeEntry.find_by_issue_id(1)
   end