diff --git a/server/commands/revisionCreator.js b/server/commands/revisionCreator.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ad00b87b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/commands/revisionCreator.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// @flow
+import { Document, User, Event, Revision } from "../models";
+import { sequelize } from "../sequelize";
+
+export default async function revisionCreator({
+  document,
+  user,
+  ip,
+}: {
+  document: Document,
+  user: User,
+  ip?: string,
+}) {
+  let transaction;
+
+  try {
+    transaction = await sequelize.transaction();
+
+    const revision = await Revision.createFromDocument(document, {
+      transaction,
+    });
+
+    await Event.create(
+      {
+        name: "revisions.create",
+        documentId: document.id,
+        modelId: revision.id,
+        teamId: document.teamId,
+        actorId: user.id,
+        ip: ip || user.lastActiveIp,
+      },
+      { transaction }
+    );
+    await transaction.commit();
+
+    return revision;
+  } catch (err) {
+    if (transaction) {
+      await transaction.rollback();
+    }
+    throw err;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/commands/revisionCreator.test.js b/server/commands/revisionCreator.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..970e1f47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/commands/revisionCreator.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// @flow
+import { Event } from "../models";
+import { buildDocument, buildUser } from "../test/factories";
+import { flushdb } from "../test/support";
+import revisionCreator from "./revisionCreator";
+
+beforeEach(() => flushdb());
+
+describe("revisionCreator", () => {
+  const ip = "127.0.0.1";
+
+  it("should create revision model from document", async () => {
+    const user = await buildUser();
+    const document = await buildDocument({
+      userId: user.id,
+      teamId: user.teamId,
+    });
+
+    const revision = await revisionCreator({ document, user, ip });
+    const event = await Event.findOne();
+
+    expect(revision.documentId).toEqual(document.id);
+    expect(revision.userId).toEqual(user.id);
+    expect(event.name).toEqual("revisions.create");
+    expect(event.modelId).toEqual(revision.id);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/server/models/Event.js b/server/models/Event.js
index 3423658b..7adca478 100644
--- a/server/models/Event.js
+++ b/server/models/Event.js
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ Event.ACTIVITY_EVENTS = [
   "documents.delete",
   "documents.permanent_delete",
   "documents.restore",
+  "revisions.create",
   "users.create",
 ];
 
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ Event.AUDIT_EVENTS = [
   "groups.create",
   "groups.update",
   "groups.delete",
+  "revisions.create",
   "shares.create",
   "shares.update",
   "shares.revoke",
diff --git a/server/models/Revision.js b/server/models/Revision.js
index 707be02c..17281319 100644
--- a/server/models/Revision.js
+++ b/server/models/Revision.js
@@ -49,19 +49,22 @@ Revision.findLatest = function (documentId) {
   });
 };
 
-Revision.createFromDocument = function (document) {
-  return Revision.create({
-    title: document.title,
-    text: document.text,
-    userId: document.lastModifiedById,
-    editorVersion: document.editorVersion,
-    version: document.version,
-    documentId: document.id,
+Revision.createFromDocument = function (document, options) {
+  return Revision.create(
+    {
+      title: document.title,
+      text: document.text,
+      userId: document.lastModifiedById,
+      editorVersion: document.editorVersion,
+      version: document.version,
+      documentId: document.id,
 
-    // revision time is set to the last time document was touched as this
-    // handler can be debounced in the case of an update
-    createdAt: document.updatedAt,
-  });
+      // revision time is set to the last time document was touched as this
+      // handler can be debounced in the case of an update
+      createdAt: document.updatedAt,
+    },
+    options
+  );
 };
 
 Revision.prototype.migrateVersion = function () {
diff --git a/server/services/revisions.js b/server/services/revisions.js
index 6508d02e..5aacf3e0 100644
--- a/server/services/revisions.js
+++ b/server/services/revisions.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 // @flow
+import invariant from "invariant";
+import revisionCreator from "../commands/revisionCreator";
 import type { DocumentEvent, RevisionEvent } from "../events";
-import { Revision, Document } from "../models";
+import { Revision, Document, User } from "../models";
 
 export default class Revisions {
   async on(event: DocumentEvent | RevisionEvent) {
@@ -8,7 +10,7 @@ export default class Revisions {
       case "documents.publish":
       case "documents.update.debounced": {
         const document = await Document.findByPk(event.documentId);
-        if (!document) return;
+        invariant(document, "Document should exist");
 
         const previous = await Revision.findLatest(document.id);
 
@@ -22,7 +24,10 @@ export default class Revisions {
           return;
         }
 
-        await Revision.createFromDocument(document);
+        const user = await User.findByPk(event.actorId);
+        invariant(user, "User should exist");
+
+        await revisionCreator({ user, document });
 
         break;
       }