diff --git a/airflow/api_connexion/endpoints/dag_run_endpoint.py b/airflow/api_connexion/endpoints/dag_run_endpoint.py
index a703aabc55b85..ea1c0af88c2c4 100644
--- a/airflow/api_connexion/endpoints/dag_run_endpoint.py
+++ b/airflow/api_connexion/endpoints/dag_run_endpoint.py
@@ -56,9 +56,13 @@
 from airflow.models import DagModel, DagRun
 from airflow.security import permissions
 from airflow.utils.airflow_flask_app import get_airflow_app
+from airflow.utils.log.action_logger import action_event_from_permission
 from airflow.utils.session import NEW_SESSION, provide_session
 from airflow.utils.state import DagRunState
 from airflow.utils.types import DagRunType
+from airflow.www.decorators import action_logging
+
+RESOURCE_EVENT_PREFIX = "dag_run"
 
 
 @security.requires_access(
@@ -281,6 +285,12 @@ def get_dag_runs_batch(*, session: Session = NEW_SESSION) -> APIResponse:
     ],
 )
 @provide_session
+@action_logging(
+    event=action_event_from_permission(
+        prefix=RESOURCE_EVENT_PREFIX,
+        permission=permissions.ACTION_CAN_CREATE,
+    ),
+)
 def post_dag_run(*, dag_id: str, session: Session = NEW_SESSION) -> APIResponse:
     """Trigger a DAG."""
     dm = session.query(DagModel).filter(DagModel.dag_id == dag_id).first()
diff --git a/tests/api_connexion/endpoints/test_dag_run_endpoint.py b/tests/api_connexion/endpoints/test_dag_run_endpoint.py
index 59d413866fceb..f6012c39480a7 100644
--- a/tests/api_connexion/endpoints/test_dag_run_endpoint.py
+++ b/tests/api_connexion/endpoints/test_dag_run_endpoint.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 from tests.test_utils.api_connexion_utils import assert_401, create_user, delete_roles, delete_user
 from tests.test_utils.config import conf_vars
 from tests.test_utils.db import clear_db_dags, clear_db_runs, clear_db_serialized_dags
+from tests.test_utils.www import _check_last_log
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
@@ -1032,7 +1033,7 @@ class TestPostDagRun(TestDagRunEndpoint):
             pytest.param(None, None, None, id="all-missing"),
         ],
     )
-    def test_should_respond_200(self, logical_date_field_name, dag_run_id, logical_date, note):
+    def test_should_respond_200(self, session, logical_date_field_name, dag_run_id, logical_date, note):
         self._create_dag("TEST_DAG_ID")
 
         # We'll patch airflow.utils.timezone.utcnow to always return this so we
@@ -1077,6 +1078,7 @@ def test_should_respond_200(self, logical_date_field_name, dag_run_id, logical_d
             "run_type": "manual",
             "note": note,
         }
+        _check_last_log(session, dag_id="TEST_DAG_ID", event="dag_run.create", execution_date=None)
 
     def test_should_respond_400_if_a_dag_has_import_errors(self, session):
         """Test that if a dagmodel has import errors, dags won't be triggered"""