diff --git a/library/Director/Core/CoreApi.php b/library/Director/Core/CoreApi.php
index 88a2c7c68..383075ceb 100644
--- a/library/Director/Core/CoreApi.php
+++ b/library/Director/Core/CoreApi.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Icinga\Module\Director\Core;
 
 use Exception;
+use Icinga\Authentication\Auth;
 use Icinga\Exception\NotFoundError;
 use Icinga\Module\Director\Db;
 use Icinga\Module\Director\Hook\DeploymentHook;
@@ -834,6 +835,11 @@ public function dumpConfig(IcingaConfig $config, Db $db, $packageName = null)
         if ($packageName === null) {
             $packageName = $db->settings()->get('icinga_package_name');
         }
+        $username = null;
+        $auth = Auth::getInstance();
+        if ($auth->isAuthenticated()) {
+            $username = $auth->getUser()->getUsername();
+        }
         $start = microtime(true);
         /** @var DirectorDeploymentLog $deployment */
         $deployment = DirectorDeploymentLog::create(array(
@@ -842,9 +848,9 @@ public function dumpConfig(IcingaConfig $config, Db $db, $packageName = null)
             'peer_identity'   => $this->client->getPeerIdentity(),
             'start_time'      => date('Y-m-d H:i:s'),
             'config_checksum' => $config->getChecksum(),
-            'last_activity_checksum' => $config->getLastActivityChecksum()
+            'last_activity_checksum' => $config->getLastActivityChecksum(),
+            'username'        => $username
             // 'triggered_by'   => Util::getUsername(),
-            // 'username'       => Util::getUsername(),
             // 'module_name'    => $moduleName,
         ));
 
diff --git a/library/Director/Web/Widget/DeploymentInfo.php b/library/Director/Web/Widget/DeploymentInfo.php
index 1f87abcd8..3b78c5419 100644
--- a/library/Director/Web/Widget/DeploymentInfo.php
+++ b/library/Director/Web/Widget/DeploymentInfo.php
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ protected function createInfoTable()
         $table->addNameValuePairs([
             $this->translate('Deployment time') => $dep->start_time,
             $this->translate('Sent to')         => $dep->peer_identity,
+            $this->translate('Triggered by')    => $dep->username,
         ]);
         if ($this->config !== null) {
             $table->addNameValuePairs([