diff --git a/src/pretix/base/services/cancelevent.py b/src/pretix/base/services/cancelevent.py
index 2ff82f2d99..41642d84cf 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/services/cancelevent.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/services/cancelevent.py
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ def cancel_event(self, event: Event, subevent: int, auto_refund: bool, keep_fee_
             has_subevent=True, has_other_subevent=False
         )
 
+        subevent.log_action(
+            'pretix.subevent.canceled', user=user,
+        )
         subevent.active = False
         subevent.save(update_fields=['active'])
         subevent.log_action(
@@ -112,6 +115,9 @@ def cancel_event(self, event: Event, subevent: int, auto_refund: bool, keep_fee_
         )
     else:
         orders_to_change = event.orders.none()
+        subevent.log_action(
+            'pretix.event.canceled', user=user,
+        )
 
         for i in event.items.filter(active=True):
             i.active = False
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/logdisplay.py b/src/pretix/control/logdisplay.py
index fef3213b7f..c68ec4aee3 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/logdisplay.py
+++ b/src/pretix/control/logdisplay.py
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ def pretixcontrol_logentry_display(sender: Event, logentry: LogEntry, **kwargs):
     plains = {
         'pretix.object.cloned': _('This object has been created by cloning.'),
         'pretix.event.comment': _('The event\'s internal comment has been updated.'),
+        'pretix.event.canceled': _('The event has been canceled.'),
         'pretix.event.order.modified': _('The order details have been changed.'),
         'pretix.event.order.unpaid': _('The order has been marked as unpaid.'),
         'pretix.event.order.secret.changed': _('The order\'s secret has been changed.'),
@@ -318,6 +319,7 @@ def pretixcontrol_logentry_display(sender: Event, logentry: LogEntry, **kwargs):
         'pretix.team.changed': _('The team settings have been changed.'),
         'pretix.team.deleted': _('The team has been deleted.'),
         'pretix.subevent.deleted': pgettext_lazy('subevent', 'The event date has been deleted.'),
+        'pretix.subevent.canceled': pgettext_lazy('subevent', 'The event date has been canceled.'),
         'pretix.subevent.changed': pgettext_lazy('subevent', 'The event date has been changed.'),
         'pretix.subevent.added': pgettext_lazy('subevent', 'The event date has been created.'),
         'pretix.subevent.quota.added': pgettext_lazy('subevent', 'A quota has been added to the event date.'),