diff --git a/lams_monitoring/conf/language/lams/ApplicationResources.properties b/lams_monitoring/conf/language/lams/ApplicationResources.properties
index fd9088e083e..fccb24b9b18 100644
--- a/lams_monitoring/conf/language/lams/ApplicationResources.properties
+++ b/lams_monitoring/conf/language/lams/ApplicationResources.properties
@@ -405,5 +405,6 @@ tour.progress.email.configure.title  =Schedule progress reports
 tour.progress.email.confure.content  =Set up the dates to automatically send emails with a summary of learners progress to all monitors for this lesson.
 error.date.in.past  =Selected date is in the past.
 
-
+audit.lesson.removed  =Lesson "{0}" ({1}) status changed to removed.
+audit.lesson.removed.permanently  =Lesson "{0}" ({1}) removed permanently.
 #======= End labels: Exported 398 labels for en AU =====
diff --git a/lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/service/MonitoringService.java b/lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/service/MonitoringService.java
index 4743e2a3437..23a2d8ac850 100644
--- a/lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/service/MonitoringService.java
+++ b/lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/service/MonitoringService.java
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ public class MonitoringService implements IMonitoringService {
     private static Logger log = Logger.getLogger(MonitoringService.class);
 
     private static final String AUDIT_LESSON_CREATED_KEY = "audit.lesson.created";
+    private static final String AUDIT_LESSON_REMOVED_KEY = "audit.lesson.removed";
+    private static final String AUDIT_LESSON_REMOVED_PERMANENTLY_KEY = "audit.lesson.removed.permanently";
 
     private ILessonDAO lessonDAO;
 
@@ -867,6 +869,9 @@ public void removeLesson(long lessonId, Integer userId) {
 	securityService.isLessonMonitor(lessonId, userId, "remove lesson", true);
 	Lesson requestedLesson = lessonDAO.getLesson(new Long(lessonId));
 	setLessonState(requestedLesson, Lesson.REMOVED_STATE);
+	
+	writeAuditLog(MonitoringService.AUDIT_LESSON_REMOVED_KEY,
+		new Object[] { requestedLesson.getLessonName(),  requestedLesson.getLessonId() });
     }
 
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
@@ -937,6 +942,9 @@ public void removeLessonPermanently(long lessonId, Integer userId) {
 
 	// finally remove the learning design
 	lessonDAO.delete(learningDesign);
+	
+	writeAuditLog(MonitoringService.AUDIT_LESSON_REMOVED_PERMANENTLY_KEY,
+		new Object[] { lesson.getLessonName(),  lesson.getLessonId() });
     }
 
     @Override