diff --git a/config/alfresco/authentication-services-context.xml b/config/alfresco/authentication-services-context.xml
index 46ebf00c5c..ee1e2de81b 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/authentication-services-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/authentication-services-context.xml
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@
         <property name="homeFolderManager" ref="HomeFolderManager" />
         <property name="repoAdminService" ref="repoAdminService" />
         <property name="serviceRegistry" ref="ServiceRegistry"/>
+        <property name="eventPublisher" ref="eventPublisher" />
         
         <!-- Configurable properties. -->
         <property name="homeFolderCreationEager"    value= "${home.folder.creation.eager}" />
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/security/person/PersonServiceImpl.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/security/person/PersonServiceImpl.java
index 10a44b6fae..a74da296ac 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/security/person/PersonServiceImpl.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/security/person/PersonServiceImpl.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Comparator;
+import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.StringTokenizer;
 
 import org.alfresco.error.AlfrescoRuntimeException;
+import org.alfresco.events.types.Event;
+import org.alfresco.events.types.UserManagementEvent;
 import org.alfresco.model.ContentModel;
 import org.alfresco.query.CannedQueryFactory;
 import org.alfresco.query.CannedQueryResults;
@@ -40,6 +43,8 @@ import org.alfresco.repo.action.executer.MailActionExecuter;
 import org.alfresco.repo.cache.SimpleCache;
 import org.alfresco.repo.cache.TransactionalCache;
 import org.alfresco.repo.domain.permissions.AclDAO;
+import org.alfresco.repo.events.EventPreparator;
+import org.alfresco.repo.events.EventPublisher;
 import org.alfresco.repo.node.NodeServicePolicies;
 import org.alfresco.repo.node.NodeServicePolicies.BeforeCreateNodePolicy;
 import org.alfresco.repo.node.NodeServicePolicies.BeforeDeleteNodePolicy;
@@ -148,6 +153,7 @@ public class PersonServiceImpl extends TransactionListenerAdapter implements Per
     private String duplicateMode = LEAVE;
     private boolean lastIsBest = true;
     private boolean includeAutoCreated = false;
+    private EventPublisher eventPublisher;
     
     private NamedObjectRegistry<CannedQueryFactory<NodeRef>> cannedQueryRegistry;
     
@@ -972,7 +978,7 @@ public class PersonServiceImpl extends TransactionListenerAdapter implements Per
                     getPeopleContainer(),
                     ContentModel.ASSOC_CHILDREN,
                     getChildNameLower(userName), // Lowercase:
-                    ContentModel.TYPE_PERSON, properties).getChildRef();
+                    ContentModel.TYPE_PERSON, properties).getChildRef();         
         }
         finally
         {
@@ -1752,6 +1758,8 @@ public class PersonServiceImpl extends TransactionListenerAdapter implements Per
         {
             makeHomeFolderAsSystem(childAssocRef);
         }
+        
+        reportEvent("user.create", this.nodeService.getProperties(personRef));
     }
     
     private QName getChildNameLower(String userName)
@@ -1982,6 +1990,28 @@ public class PersonServiceImpl extends TransactionListenerAdapter implements Per
                 throw new UnsupportedOperationException("The user name on a person can not be changed");
             }
         }
+        
+        reportEvent("user.update", after);
+    }
+    
+    
+    private void reportEvent(String eventType,  Map<QName, Serializable> properties)
+    {
+    	if(properties == null)	return;
+    	
+   	 	final String managedUsername  = (String)properties.get(ContentModel.PROP_USERNAME);
+        final String managedFirstname = (String)properties.get(ContentModel.PROP_FIRSTNAME);
+        final String managedLastname  = (String)properties.get(ContentModel.PROP_LASTNAME);
+        final String eventTType 	  = eventType;
+        
+        eventPublisher.publishEvent(new EventPreparator(){
+            @Override
+            public Event prepareEvent(String user, String networkId, String transactionId)
+            {         
+            	return new UserManagementEvent(eventTType , transactionId, networkId,new Date().getTime(), 
+            			user, managedUsername,managedFirstname,managedLastname);
+            }
+        });
     }
     
     /**
@@ -2141,4 +2171,11 @@ public class PersonServiceImpl extends TransactionListenerAdapter implements Per
 
         return true;
     }
+
+	public void setEventPublisher(EventPublisher eventPublisher) 
+	{
+		this.eventPublisher = eventPublisher;
+	}
+    
+    
 }
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