diff --git a/audit/log.go b/audit/log.go
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+++ b/audit/log.go
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+package audit
+
+import "fmt"
+
+// LogResourceActivity prints an entry to the audit log with information about the given event, file and user.
+//
+// The event should be describing the activity that was performed, e.g. Deletion.
+// This results in a log entry like "Deletion of file with path /srv/test.txt by user test (42)".
+func LogResourceActivity(info ResourceActivity) {
+	message := createLogMessage(info)
+	logToAuditLogger(message)
+}
+
+func createLogMessage(info ResourceActivity) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(
+		"%v of resource with path %v by user %v (%v)",
+		info.Event,
+		info.ResourcePath,
+		info.User.Username,
+		info.User.ID,
+	)
+}
+
+func logToAuditLogger(message string) {
+	auditLogger.Println(message)
+}
diff --git a/audit/log_test.go b/audit/log_test.go
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+++ b/audit/log_test.go
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+package audit
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/v2/users"
+	"log"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestLogFileActivity(t *testing.T) {
+	resultBuffer := setupTestLogger()
+
+	info := ResourceActivity{
+		Event:        "Deletion",
+		ResourcePath: "/srv/test.txt",
+		User: &users.User{
+			Username: "test",
+			ID:       42,
+		},
+	}
+
+	LogResourceActivity(info)
+
+	result := resultBuffer.String()
+	expectedResult := "Deletion of resource with path /srv/test.txt by user test (42)\n"
+	if result != expectedResult {
+		t.Errorf("Log entry should be \"%v\" but is \"%v\"", expectedResult, result)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLogFileActivityDirectory(t *testing.T) {
+	resultBuffer := setupTestLogger()
+
+	info := ResourceActivity{
+		Event:        "Creation",
+		ResourcePath: "/srv/test.txt",
+		User: &users.User{
+			Username: "test",
+			ID:       42,
+		},
+	}
+
+	LogResourceActivity(info)
+
+	result := resultBuffer.String()
+	expectedResult := "Creation of resource with path /srv/test.txt by user test (42)\n"
+	if result != expectedResult {
+		t.Errorf("Log entry should be \"%v\" but is \"%v\"", expectedResult, result)
+	}
+}
+
+func setupTestLogger() *bytes.Buffer {
+	var testBuffer bytes.Buffer
+	testLogger := log.New(&testBuffer, "", 0)
+
+	auditLogger = testLogger
+
+	return &testBuffer
+}
diff --git a/audit/types.go b/audit/types.go
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+++ b/audit/types.go
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+package audit
+
+import (
+	"github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/v2/users"
+)
+
+type ResourceActivity struct {
+	Event        string
+	ResourcePath string
+	User         *users.User
+}