diff --git a/platform/publicreport.go b/platform/publicreport.go
index 8803b29d..0e8e5ad9 100644
--- a/platform/publicreport.go
+++ b/platform/publicreport.go
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ func PublicReportUpdateCompliance(ctx context.Context, public_id string, report_
 		return fmt.Errorf("find compliance %d: %w", report.ID, err)
 	}
 	// Don't allow modifying of the submission date if it's set
+	var comm_id int
 	if compliance_updates.Has(tablepublicreport.Compliance.Submitted) {
 		if compliance.Submitted != nil {
 			compliance_updates.Unset(tablepublicreport.Compliance.Submitted)
@@ -195,6 +196,7 @@ func PublicReportUpdateCompliance(ctx context.Context, public_id string, report_
 				return fmt.Errorf("insert communication log entry: %w", err)
 			}
 			log.Debug().Int32("id", comm.ID).Msg("inserted new communication")
+			comm_id = int(comm.ID)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -248,6 +250,13 @@ func PublicReportUpdateCompliance(ctx context.Context, public_id string, report_
 	if err := txn.Commit(ctx); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("commit: %w", err)
 	}
+	if comm_id != 0 {
+		event.Created(
+			event.TypeCommunication,
+			report.OrganizationID,
+			strconv.Itoa(comm_id),
+		)
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 func PublicReportReporterUpdated(ctx context.Context, org_id int32, report_id string) {