diff --git a/code/game/machinery/computer/message.dm b/code/game/machinery/computer/message.dm
index f2e4c5a7a52..b53b16a1075 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/computer/message.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/computer/message.dm
@@ -459,6 +459,15 @@
 
 							recipient_messenger.notify("<b>Message from [PDARec.owner] ([customjob]), </b>\"[custommessage]\" (<a href='?src=[recipient_messenger.UID()];choice=Message;target=\ref[PDARec]'>Reply</a>)")
 							log_pda("(PDA: [PDARec.owner]) sent \"[custommessage]\" to [customrecepient.owner]", usr)
+						var/log_message = "sent PDA message \"[custommessage]\" using [src] as [customsender] ([customjob])"
+						var/receiver
+						if(ishuman(customrecepient.loc))
+							receiver = customrecepient.loc
+							log_message = "[log_message] to [customrecepient]"
+						else
+							receiver = customrecepient
+							log_message = "[log_message] (no holder)"
+						usr.create_log(MISC_LOG, log_message, receiver)
 						//Finally..
 						ResetMessage()
 
diff --git a/code/modules/pda/messenger.dm b/code/modules/pda/messenger.dm
index 32cfe362e17..49d0b8d722d 100644
--- a/code/modules/pda/messenger.dm
+++ b/code/modules/pda/messenger.dm
@@ -188,7 +188,16 @@
 
 		SStgui.update_uis(src)
 		PM.notify("<b>Message from [pda.owner] ([pda.ownjob]), </b>\"[t]\" (<a href='?src=[PM.UID()];choice=Message;target=[pda.UID()]'>Reply</a>)")
-		log_pda("(PDA: [src.name]) sent \"[t]\" to [P.name]", usr)
+		log_pda("(PDA: [src.name]) sent \"[t]\" to [P.name]", U)
+		var/log_message = "sent PDA message \"[t]\" using [pda]"
+		var/receiver
+		if(ishuman(P.loc))
+			receiver = P.loc
+			log_message = "[log_message] to [P]"
+		else
+			receiver = P
+			log_message = "[log_message] (no holder)"
+		U.create_log(MISC_LOG, log_message, receiver)
 	else
 		to_chat(U, "<span class='notice'>ERROR: Messaging server is not responding.</span>")