diff --git a/api/audit/constants.py b/api/audit/constants.py
index eddb96ef2b76..768121dfba11 100644
--- a/api/audit/constants.py
+++ b/api/audit/constants.py
@@ -81,3 +81,5 @@
     "Phased rollout created for feature: %s by release pipeline: %s (stage: %s)"
 )
 PHASED_ROLLOUT_STATE_UPDATED_MESSAGE = "Phased rollout split changed from '%s%%' to '%s%%' for feature '%s' by release pipeline '%s' (stage: '%s')"
+PROJECT_CREATED_MESSAGE = "New Project created: %s"
+PROJECT_DELETED_MESSAGE = "Project deleted: %s"
diff --git a/api/audit/related_object_type.py b/api/audit/related_object_type.py
index 53f6d0a9fbe3..5d5ce4a0f2ce 100644
--- a/api/audit/related_object_type.py
+++ b/api/audit/related_object_type.py
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ class RelatedObjectType(enum.Enum):
     WAREHOUSE_CONNECTION = "Warehouse connection"
     EXPERIMENT = "Experiment"
     METRIC = "Metric"
+    PROJECT = "project"
diff --git a/api/projects/views.py b/api/projects/views.py
index 8274dd79cd5f..fb61661bdb25 100644
--- a/api/projects/views.py
+++ b/api/projects/views.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     VIEW_PROJECT,
 )
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.db import transaction
 from django.utils.decorators import method_decorator
 from drf_spectacular.utils import extend_schema
 from rest_framework import status, viewsets
@@ -16,6 +17,9 @@
 from rest_framework.request import Request
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 
+from audit.constants import PROJECT_CREATED_MESSAGE, PROJECT_DELETED_MESSAGE
+from audit.models import AuditLog
+from audit.related_object_type import RelatedObjectType
 from environments.dynamodb.migrator import IdentityMigrator
 from environments.identities.models import Identity
 from environments.serializers import EnvironmentSerializerLight
@@ -106,10 +110,38 @@ def get_queryset(self):  # type: ignore[no-untyped-def]
 
     def perform_create(self, serializer):  # type: ignore[no-untyped-def]
         project = serializer.save()
+        is_master_api_key_user = getattr(
+            self.request.user, "is_master_api_key_user", False
+        )
         if getattr(self.request.user, "is_master_api_key_user", False) is False:
             UserProjectPermission.objects.create(  # type: ignore[misc]
                 user=self.request.user, project=project, admin=True
             )
+        AuditLog.objects.create(
+            project=project,
+            author=None if is_master_api_key_user else self.request.user,
+            master_api_key=self.request.user.key if is_master_api_key_user else None,
+            related_object_id=project.id,
+            related_object_type=RelatedObjectType.PROJECT.name,
+            log=PROJECT_CREATED_MESSAGE % project.name,
+        )
+
+    def perform_destroy(self, instance):
+        with transaction.atomic():
+            is_master_api_key_user = getattr(
+                self.request.user, "is_master_api_key_user", False
+            )
+            AuditLog.objects.create(
+                project=None,
+                author=None if is_master_api_key_user else self.request.user,
+                master_api_key=self.request.user.key
+                if is_master_api_key_user
+                else None,
+                related_object_id=instance.id,
+                related_object_type=RelatedObjectType.PROJECT.name,
+                log=PROJECT_DELETED_MESSAGE % instance.name,
+            )
+            instance.delete()
 
     @action(
         detail=False,
diff --git a/api/tests/unit/projects/test_unit_projects_views.py b/api/tests/unit/projects/test_unit_projects_views.py
index cff455eef308..10c2ab150a4f 100644
--- a/api/tests/unit/projects/test_unit_projects_views.py
+++ b/api/tests/unit/projects/test_unit_projects_views.py
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 from rest_framework.test import APIClient
 from task_processor.task_run_method import TaskRunMethod
 
+from audit.constants import PROJECT_CREATED_MESSAGE, PROJECT_DELETED_MESSAGE
+from audit.models import AuditLog
+from audit.related_object_type import RelatedObjectType
 from environments.dynamodb.types import ProjectIdentityMigrationStatus
 from environments.identities.models import Identity
 from features.models import Feature, FeatureSegment
@@ -1069,3 +1072,44 @@ def test_list_projects__default_enforce_feature_owners__returns_false(
     assert len(response.json()) > 0
     assert "enforce_feature_owners" in response.json()[0]
     assert response.json()[0]["enforce_feature_owners"] is False
+
+
+def test_create_project_creates_audit_log(admin_client, organisation):
+    # Given
+    url = reverse("api-v1:projects:project-list")
+    project_name = "New Audit Log Project"
+    data = {"name": project_name, "organisation": organisation.id}
+    initial_audit_log_count = AuditLog.objects.count()
+
+    # When
+    response = admin_client.post(url, data=data)
+
+    # Then
+    assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_201_CREATED
+    assert AuditLog.objects.count() == initial_audit_log_count + 1
+
+    # Verify the audit log details
+    audit_log = AuditLog.objects.order_by("-created_date").first()
+    assert audit_log.related_object_type == RelatedObjectType.PROJECT.name
+    assert audit_log.log == PROJECT_CREATED_MESSAGE % project_name
+    assert audit_log.project_id == response.data["id"]
+
+
+def test_delete_project_creates_audit_log(admin_client, project, organisation):
+    # Given
+    url = reverse("api-v1:projects:project-detail", args=[project.id])
+    project_name = project.name
+    initial_audit_log_count = AuditLog.objects.count()
+
+    # When
+    response = admin_client.delete(url)
+
+    # Then
+    assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT
+    assert AuditLog.objects.count() == initial_audit_log_count + 1
+
+    # Verify the audit log details
+    audit_log = AuditLog.objects.order_by("-created_date").first()
+    assert audit_log.related_object_type == RelatedObjectType.PROJECT.name
+    assert audit_log.log == PROJECT_DELETED_MESSAGE % project_name
+    assert audit_log.related_object_id == project.id