diff --git a/src/pretix/control/forms/item.py b/src/pretix/control/forms/item.py
index c2886da39..b3f0ac5f5 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/forms/item.py
+++ b/src/pretix/control/forms/item.py
@@ -434,6 +434,9 @@ class ItemCreateForm(I18nModelForm):
         if self.cleaned_data.get('copy_from'):
             for question in self.cleaned_data['copy_from'].questions.all():
                 question.items.add(instance)
+                question.log_action('pretix.event.question.changed', user=self.user, data={
+                    'item_added': self.instance.pk
+                })
             for a in self.cleaned_data['copy_from'].addons.all():
                 instance.addons.create(addon_category=a.addon_category, min_count=a.min_count, max_count=a.max_count,
                                        price_included=a.price_included, position=a.position,