diff --git a/pkg/models/events.go b/pkg/models/events.go
index 283d404b6..0c8c89905 100644
--- a/pkg/models/events.go
+++ b/pkg/models/events.go
@@ -83,3 +83,16 @@ type NamespaceUpdatedEvent struct {
 func (n *NamespaceUpdatedEvent) TopicName() string {
 	return "namespace.updated"
 }
+
+/////////////////
+// List Events //
+/////////////////
+
+type ListCreatedEvent struct {
+	List *List
+	Doer *user.User
+}
+
+func (l *ListCreatedEvent) TopicName() string {
+	return "list.created"
+}
diff --git a/pkg/models/list.go b/pkg/models/list.go
index 72d3c7588..01a27f376 100644
--- a/pkg/models/list.go
+++ b/pkg/models/list.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package models
 
 import (
+	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/events"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -599,7 +600,15 @@ func (l *List) Create(s *xorm.Session, a web.Auth) (err error) {
 		ListID: l.ID,
 		Title:  "New Bucket",
 	}
-	return b.Create(s, a)
+	err = b.Create(s, a)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	return events.Publish(&ListCreatedEvent{
+		List: l,
+		Doer: doer,
+	})
 }
 
 // Delete implements the delete method of CRUDable
diff --git a/pkg/models/namespace.go b/pkg/models/namespace.go
index a55ca14cc..2a9fc97b1 100644
--- a/pkg/models/namespace.go
+++ b/pkg/models/namespace.go
@@ -479,13 +479,9 @@ func (n *Namespace) Create(s *xorm.Session, a web.Auth) (err error) {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	doer, err := user.GetFromAuth(a)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 	err = events.Publish(&NamespaceCreatedEvent{
 		Namespace: n,
-		Doer:      doer,
+		Doer:      n.Owner,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err