diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/watched_words_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/watched_words_controller.rb
index 3efe97c0195..d2d7f52290e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/watched_words_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/watched_words_controller.rb
@@ -37,13 +37,15 @@ class Admin::WatchedWordsController < Admin::StaffController
     raise Discourse::InvalidParameters.new(:id) unless watched_word
 
     watched_word_group = watched_word.watched_word_group
+
     if watched_word_group&.watched_words&.count == 1
       watched_word_group.destroy!
+      StaffActionLogger.new(current_user).log_watched_words_deletion(watched_word_group)
     else
       watched_word.destroy!
+      StaffActionLogger.new(current_user).log_watched_words_deletion(watched_word)
     end
 
-    StaffActionLogger.new(current_user).log_watched_words_deletion(watched_word)
     render json: success_json
   end
 
diff --git a/app/services/staff_action_logger.rb b/app/services/staff_action_logger.rb
index 039b3eddf22..bed4cec1e46 100644
--- a/app/services/staff_action_logger.rb
+++ b/app/services/staff_action_logger.rb
@@ -934,8 +934,11 @@ class StaffActionLogger
   def log_watched_words_creation(watched_word)
     raise Discourse::InvalidParameters.new(:watched_word) unless watched_word
 
+    action_key = :watched_word_create
+    action_key = :create_watched_word_group if watched_word.is_a?(WatchedWordGroup)
+
     UserHistory.create!(
-      action: UserHistory.actions[:watched_word_create],
+      action: UserHistory.actions[action_key],
       acting_user_id: @admin.id,
       details: watched_word.action_log_details,
       context: WatchedWord.actions[watched_word.action],
@@ -945,8 +948,11 @@ class StaffActionLogger
   def log_watched_words_deletion(watched_word)
     raise Discourse::InvalidParameters.new(:watched_word) unless watched_word
 
+    action_key = :watched_word_destroy
+    action_key = :delete_watched_word_group if watched_word.is_a?(WatchedWordGroup)
+
     UserHistory.create!(
-      action: UserHistory.actions[:watched_word_destroy],
+      action: UserHistory.actions[action_key],
       acting_user_id: @admin.id,
       details: watched_word.action_log_details,
       context: WatchedWord.actions[watched_word.action],
diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index fe70d1d4925..f74ec3fefe7 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -6050,6 +6050,9 @@ en:
             update_public_sidebar_section: "update public sidebar section"
             destroy_public_sidebar_section: "destroy public sidebar section"
             reset_bounce_score: "reset bounce score"
+            create_watched_word_group: "create watched word group"
+            update_watched_word_group: "update watched word group"
+            delete_watched_word_group: "delete watched word group"
         screened_emails:
           title: "Screened Emails"
           description: "When someone tries to create a new account, the following email addresses will be checked and the registration will be blocked, or some other action performed."
diff --git a/spec/requests/admin/watched_words_controller_spec.rb b/spec/requests/admin/watched_words_controller_spec.rb
index 41dc5d67d8a..a5b7e791d7f 100644
--- a/spec/requests/admin/watched_words_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/admin/watched_words_controller_spec.rb
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ RSpec.describe Admin::WatchedWordsController do
         expect(response.status).to eq(200)
         expect(WatchedWordGroup.exists?(id: watched_word_group.id)).to be_falsey
         expect(WatchedWord.exists?(id: watched_word.id)).to be_falsey
+        expect(
+          UserHistory.where(action: UserHistory.actions[:delete_watched_word_group]).count,
+        ).to eq(1)
       end
     end
   end
@@ -126,6 +129,9 @@ RSpec.describe Admin::WatchedWordsController do
         expect(response.status).to eq(200)
         expect(WatchedWord.take.word).to eq("Deals")
         expect(WatchedWord.last.word).to eq("Offer")
+        expect(
+          UserHistory.where(action: UserHistory.actions[:create_watched_word_group]).count,
+        ).to eq(1)
       end
 
       it "creates a word with the given case sensitivity" do