diff --git a/Subsurface/Source/Items/Components/Holdable/MeleeWeapon.cs b/Subsurface/Source/Items/Components/Holdable/MeleeWeapon.cs
index eb76f05cf..26ddbe6a4 100644
--- a/Subsurface/Source/Items/Components/Holdable/MeleeWeapon.cs
+++ b/Subsurface/Source/Items/Components/Holdable/MeleeWeapon.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using FarseerPhysics.Dynamics;
 using FarseerPhysics.Dynamics.Contacts;
 using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
 using System;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Xml.Linq;
 
 namespace Barotrauma.Items.Components
@@ -241,7 +242,15 @@ namespace Barotrauma.Items.Components
 
             if (GameMain.Server != null)
             {
-                GameMain.Server.CreateEntityEvent(item, new object[] { Barotrauma.Networking.NetEntityEvent.Type.ApplyStatusEffect, target.ID });
+                GameMain.Server.CreateEntityEvent(item, new object[] { Networking.NetEntityEvent.Type.ApplyStatusEffect, target.ID });
+
+                string logStr = picker?.Name + " used " + item.Name;
+                if (item.ContainedItems != null && item.ContainedItems.Length > 0)
+                {
+                    logStr += "(" + string.Join(", ", item.ContainedItems.Select(i => i?.Name)) + ")";
+                }
+                logStr += " on " + target + ".";
+                Networking.GameServer.Log(logStr, Color.Orange);
             }
 
             ApplyStatusEffects(ActionType.OnUse, 1.0f, limb.character);
diff --git a/Subsurface/Source/Items/Item.cs b/Subsurface/Source/Items/Item.cs
index 3acea3114..77340239e 100644
--- a/Subsurface/Source/Items/Item.cs
+++ b/Subsurface/Source/Items/Item.cs
@@ -1869,6 +1869,8 @@ namespace Barotrauma
 
                     ApplyStatusEffects(ActionType.OnUse, (float)Timing.Step, c.Character);
 
+                    GameServer.Log(c.Character.Name +" used item "+Name, Color.White);
+
                     GameMain.Server.CreateEntityEvent(this, new object[] { NetEntityEvent.Type.ApplyStatusEffect, c.Character.ID });
                     
                     break;