diff --git a/src/events.js b/src/events.js
index b2e6ed6d37..a9babcc5e3 100644
--- a/src/events.js
+++ b/src/events.js
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ const events = module.exports;
 events.types = [
 	'plugin-activate',
 	'plugin-deactivate',
+	'plugin-install',
+	'plugin-uninstall',
 	'restart',
 	'build',
 	'config-change',
diff --git a/src/plugins/install.js b/src/plugins/install.js
index f5888fa9df..eebb384b90 100644
--- a/src/plugins/install.js
+++ b/src/plugins/install.js
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ const util = require('util');
 const db = require('../database');
 const meta = require('../meta');
 const pubsub = require('../pubsub');
-const events = require('../events');
 
 const statAsync = util.promisify(fs.stat);
 
@@ -57,10 +56,6 @@ module.exports = function (Plugins) {
 		}
 		meta.reloadRequired = true;
 		Plugins.fireHook(isActive ? 'action:plugin.deactivate' : 'action:plugin.activate', { id: id });
-		await events.log({
-			type: 'plugin-' + (isActive ? 'deactivate' : 'activate'),
-			text: id,
-		});
 		return { id: id, active: !isActive };
 	};
 
diff --git a/src/socket.io/admin.js b/src/socket.io/admin.js
index eee514384d..0f3433e434 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/admin.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/admin.js
@@ -129,14 +129,27 @@ SocketAdmin.themes.set = function (socket, data, callback) {
 	], callback);
 };
 
-SocketAdmin.plugins.toggleActive = function (socket, plugin_id, callback) {
+SocketAdmin.plugins.toggleActive = async function (socket, plugin_id) {
 	require('../posts/cache').reset();
-	plugins.toggleActive(plugin_id, callback);
+	const data = await plugins.toggleActive(plugin_id);
+	await events.log({
+		type: 'plugin-' + (data.active ? 'activate' : 'deactivate'),
+		text: plugin_id,
+		uid: socket.uid,
+	});
+	return data;
 };
 
-SocketAdmin.plugins.toggleInstall = function (socket, data, callback) {
+SocketAdmin.plugins.toggleInstall = async function (socket, data) {
 	require('../posts/cache').reset();
-	plugins.toggleInstall(data.id, data.version, callback);
+	const pluginData = await plugins.toggleInstall(data.id, data.version);
+	await events.log({
+		type: 'plugin-' + (pluginData.installed ? 'install' : 'uninstall'),
+		text: data.id,
+		version: data.version,
+		uid: socket.uid,
+	});
+	return pluginData;
 };
 
 SocketAdmin.plugins.getActive = function (socket, data, callback) {
@@ -398,3 +411,5 @@ SocketAdmin.uploads.delete = function (socket, pathToFile, callback) {
 };
 
 module.exports = SocketAdmin;
+
+require('../promisify')(SocketAdmin);