diff --git a/src/pretix/api/views/order.py b/src/pretix/api/views/order.py
index c99df25989..dcbe46d030 100644
--- a/src/pretix/api/views/order.py
+++ b/src/pretix/api/views/order.py
@@ -661,7 +661,16 @@ class OrderViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
 
         with language(order.locale, self.request.event.settings.region):
             payment = order.payments.last()
-
+            # OrderCreateSerializer creates at most one payment
+            if payment and payment.state == OrderPayment.PAYMENT_STATE_CONFIRMED:
+                order.log_action(
+                    'pretix.event.order.payment.confirmed', {
+                        'local_id': payment.local_id,
+                        'provider': payment.provider,
+                    },
+                    user=request.user if request.user.is_authenticated else None,
+                    auth=request.auth,
+                )
             order_placed.send(self.request.event, order=order)
             if order.status == Order.STATUS_PAID:
                 order_paid.send(self.request.event, order=order)
diff --git a/src/tests/api/test_order_create.py b/src/tests/api/test_order_create.py
index e382dab283..06e4f95dc4 100644
--- a/src/tests/api/test_order_create.py
+++ b/src/tests/api/test_order_create.py
@@ -1807,7 +1807,7 @@ def test_order_create_free(token_client, organizer, event, item, quota, question
     assert p.provider == "free"
     assert p.amount == o.total
     assert p.state == "confirmed"
-    assert o.all_logentries().count() == 2
+    assert o.all_logentries().count() == 3
 
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db