diff --git a/src/pretix/base/payment.py b/src/pretix/base/payment.py
index 67e54a8242..ee61e3c678 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/payment.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/payment.py
@@ -1646,6 +1646,12 @@ class GiftCardPayment(BasePaymentProvider):
                     'transaction_id': trans.pk,
                 }
                 payment.confirm(send_mail=not is_early_special_case, generate_invoice=not is_early_special_case)
+                gc.log_action(
+                    action='pretix.giftcards.transaction.payment',
+                    data={
+                        'value': trans.value
+                    }
+                )
         except PaymentException as e:
             payment.fail(info={'error': str(e)})
             raise e
@@ -1670,6 +1676,13 @@ class GiftCardPayment(BasePaymentProvider):
             'transaction_id': trans.pk,
         }
         refund.done()
+        gc.log_action(
+            action='pretix.giftcards.transaction.refund',
+            data={
+                'value': refund.amount,
+                'text': refund.comment,
+            }
+        )
 
 
 @receiver(register_payment_providers, dispatch_uid="payment_free")
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/logdisplay.py b/src/pretix/control/logdisplay.py
index 02ccce2e4c..573f2c66a4 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/logdisplay.py
+++ b/src/pretix/control/logdisplay.py
@@ -793,6 +793,8 @@ class CoreUserImpersonatedLogEntryType(UserImpersonatedLogEntryType):
     'pretix.giftcards.created': _('The gift card has been created.'),
     'pretix.giftcards.modified': _('The gift card has been changed.'),
     'pretix.giftcards.transaction.manual': _('A manual transaction has been performed.'),
+    'pretix.giftcards.transaction.payment': _('A payment has been performed.'),
+    'pretix.giftcards.transaction.refund': _('A refund has been performed. '),
     'pretix.team.token.created': _('The token "{name}" has been created.'),
     'pretix.team.token.deleted': _('The token "{name}" has been revoked.'),
     'pretix.event.checkin.reset': _('The check-in and print log state has been reset.')