diff --git a/app/jobs/regular/pull_hotlinked_images.rb b/app/jobs/regular/pull_hotlinked_images.rb
index 46457fe8fc6..c741b659d47 100644
--- a/app/jobs/regular/pull_hotlinked_images.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/regular/pull_hotlinked_images.rb
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ module Jobs
 
       if start_raw == post.raw && raw != post.raw
         changes = { raw: raw, edit_reason: I18n.t("upload.edit_reason") }
-        post.revise(Discourse.system_user, changes, bypass_bump: true)
+        post.revise(Discourse.system_user, changes, bypass_bump: true, skip_staff_log: true)
       elsif has_downloaded_image || has_new_large_image || has_new_broken_image
         post.trigger_post_process(bypass_bump: true)
       end
diff --git a/lib/post_revisor.rb b/lib/post_revisor.rb
index 4b167976264..02b88d11738 100644
--- a/lib/post_revisor.rb
+++ b/lib/post_revisor.rb
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ class PostRevisor
   # - bypass_bump: do not bump the topic, even if last post
   # - skip_validations: ask ActiveRecord to skip validations
   # - skip_revision: do not create a new PostRevision record
+  # - skip_staff_log: skip creating an entry in the staff action log
   def revise!(editor, fields, opts = {})
     @editor = editor
     @fields = fields.with_indifferent_access
@@ -183,7 +184,7 @@ class PostRevisor
     end
 
     # We log staff edits to posts
-    if @editor.staff? && @editor.id != @post.user.id && @fields.has_key?('raw')
+    if @editor.staff? && @editor.id != @post.user.id && @fields.has_key?('raw') && !@opts[:skip_staff_log]
       StaffActionLogger.new(@editor).log_post_edit(
         @post,
         old_raw: old_raw
diff --git a/spec/components/post_revisor_spec.rb b/spec/components/post_revisor_spec.rb
index 0f15c4b720b..a47596fe38f 100644
--- a/spec/components/post_revisor_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/components/post_revisor_spec.rb
@@ -494,6 +494,19 @@ describe PostRevisor do
         expect(log.details).to eq("Hello world\n\n---\n\nlets totally update the body")
       end
 
+      it "doesn't log an edit when skip_staff_log is true" do
+        subject.revise!(
+          moderator,
+          { raw: "lets totally update the body" },
+          skip_staff_log: true
+        )
+        log = UserHistory.where(
+          acting_user_id: moderator.id,
+          action: UserHistory.actions[:post_edit]
+        ).first
+        expect(log).to be_blank
+      end
+
       it "doesn't log an edit when a staff member edits their own post" do
         revisor = PostRevisor.new(
           Fabricate(:post, user: moderator)
diff --git a/spec/jobs/pull_hotlinked_images_spec.rb b/spec/jobs/pull_hotlinked_images_spec.rb
index cf3b2b4c6ee..a96e476ce73 100644
--- a/spec/jobs/pull_hotlinked_images_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jobs/pull_hotlinked_images_spec.rb
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ describe Jobs::PullHotlinkedImages do
 
       expect do
         Jobs::PullHotlinkedImages.new.execute(post_id: post.id)
-      end.to change { Upload.count }.by(1)
+      end.to change { Upload.count }.by(1) &
+             change { UserHistory.count }.by(0) # Should not add to the staff log
 
       expect(post.reload.raw).to eq("![](#{Upload.last.short_url})")
     end