diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/logging/research.dm b/code/__HELPERS/logging/research.dm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..40fd2a9ec72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/logging/research.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/// Puts the text into the research html file, not log. See [INVESTIGATE_RESEARCH] for [/atom/proc/investigate_log]
+/proc/log_research(text)
+	if(!text)
+		return
+	var/html_file = file("[GLOB.log_directory]/[INVESTIGATE_RESEARCH].html")
+	WRITE_FILE(html_file, "[time_stamp()] [text]<br>")
diff --git a/code/modules/research/techweb/_techweb.dm b/code/modules/research/techweb/_techweb.dm
index 8daa85c5b6e..1d5777f6442 100644
--- a/code/modules/research/techweb/_techweb.dm
+++ b/code/modules/research/techweb/_techweb.dm
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@
 /datum/techweb/proc/complete_experiment(datum/experiment/completed_experiment)
 	available_experiments -= completed_experiment
 	completed_experiments[completed_experiment.type] = completed_experiment
+	log_research("[completed_experiment.name] ([completed_experiment.type]) has been completed on techweb id [id]")
 
 /datum/techweb/proc/printout_points()
 	return techweb_point_display_generic(research_points)
diff --git a/tgstation.dme b/tgstation.dme
index d2e2dee1000..82cbf8dcc38 100644
--- a/tgstation.dme
+++ b/tgstation.dme
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@
 #include "code\__HELPERS\logging\mob.dm"
 #include "code\__HELPERS\logging\paper.dm"
 #include "code\__HELPERS\logging\pda.dm"
+#include "code\__HELPERS\logging\research.dm"
 #include "code\__HELPERS\logging\shuttle.dm"
 #include "code\__HELPERS\logging\talk.dm"
 #include "code\__HELPERS\logging\tool.dm"