diff --git a/EVENTS.txt b/EVENTS.txt
index 65265cdf0f..521f568efe 100644
--- a/EVENTS.txt
+++ b/EVENTS.txt
@@ -969,9 +969,11 @@ EndRevokeRole: when a role has been revoked
 
 StartAtomPubNewActivity: When a new activity comes in through Atom Pub API
 - &$activity: received activity
+- $user: user publishing the entry
 
 EndAtomPubNewActivity: When a new activity comes in through Atom Pub API
 - $activity: received activity
+- $user: user publishing the entry
 - $notice: notice that was created
 
 StartXrdActionAliases: About to set aliases for the XRD object for a user
diff --git a/actions/apitimelineuser.php b/actions/apitimelineuser.php
index 42988a00f6..1573f74897 100644
--- a/actions/apitimelineuser.php
+++ b/actions/apitimelineuser.php
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ class ApiTimelineUserAction extends ApiBareAuthAction
 
         $activity = new Activity($dom->documentElement);
 
-        if (Event::handle('StartAtomPubNewActivity', array(&$activity))) {
+        if (Event::handle('StartAtomPubNewActivity', array(&$activity, $this->user))) {
 
             if ($activity->verb != ActivityVerb::POST) {
                 // TRANS: Client error displayed when not using the POST verb.
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ class ApiTimelineUserAction extends ApiBareAuthAction
 
             $saved = $this->postNote($activity);
 
-            Event::handle('EndAtomPubNewActivity', array($activity, $saved));
+            Event::handle('EndAtomPubNewActivity', array($activity, $this->user, $saved));
         }
 
         if (!empty($saved)) {