diff --git a/client-cli/pvc/pvc.py b/client-cli/pvc/pvc.py
index 151caacc..fb3f917f 100755
--- a/client-cli/pvc/pvc.py
+++ b/client-cli/pvc/pvc.py
@@ -28,8 +28,11 @@ import time
 import colorama
 import yaml
 import json
+import syslog
 import lxml.etree as etree
 
+from sys import argv
+
 from distutils.util import strtobool
 
 from functools import wraps
@@ -51,6 +54,22 @@ default_store_data = {"cfgfile": "/etc/pvc/pvcapid.yaml"}
 config = dict()
 
 
+#
+# Audit function
+#
+def audit():
+    args = argv
+    args[0] = "pvc"
+    syslog.openlog(facility=syslog.LOG_AUTH)
+    syslog.syslog(
+        'client audit: command "{}" by user "{}"'.format(
+            " ".join(args),
+            os.environ.get("USER", None),
+        )
+    )
+    syslog.closelog()
+
+
 #
 # Version function
 #
@@ -5702,6 +5721,8 @@ def cli(_cluster, _debug, _quiet, _unsafe, _colour):
             )
             echo("", err=True)
 
+    audit()
+
 
 #
 # Click command tree