diff --git a/doc/administration/audit_event_streaming/audit_event_types.md b/doc/administration/audit_event_streaming/audit_event_types.md
index 34d19327c18b057cb59929c2338408a3790eaa6c..a35ba4eb9c57aa218adfc065fd4be5d1e5e043e8 100644
--- a/doc/administration/audit_event_streaming/audit_event_types.md
+++ b/doc/administration/audit_event_streaming/audit_event_types.md
@@ -445,6 +445,7 @@ Audit event types belong to the following product categories.
 | [`email_confirmation_sent`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/129261) | Triggered when users add or change and email address and it needs to be confirmed.| **{dotted-circle}** No | **{check-circle}** Yes | GitLab [16.3](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/377625) |
 | [`remove_ssh_key`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/65615) | Audit event triggered when a SSH key is removed| **{check-circle}** Yes | **{check-circle}** Yes | GitLab [14.1](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/220127) |
 | [`user_admin_status_updated`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/65168) | Adds an audit event when a user is either made an administrator, or removed as an administrator| **{check-circle}** Yes | **{check-circle}** Yes | GitLab [14.1](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/323905) |
+| [`user_auditor_status_updated`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/136456) | Adds an audit event when a user is either made an auditor, or removed as an auditor| **{check-circle}** Yes | **{check-circle}** Yes | GitLab [16.6](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/430235) |
 | [`user_email_address_updated`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/2103) | Adds an audit event when a user updates their email address| **{check-circle}** Yes | **{check-circle}** Yes | GitLab [10.1](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/issues/1370) |
 | [`user_profile_visiblity_updated`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/129149) | Triggered when user toggles private profile user setting| **{dotted-circle}** No | **{check-circle}** Yes | GitLab [16.3](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/129149) |
 | [`user_username_updated`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/106086) | Event triggered on updating a user's username| **{check-circle}** Yes | **{check-circle}** Yes | GitLab [15.7](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/369329) |
diff --git a/ee/app/services/ee/users/update_service.rb b/ee/app/services/ee/users/update_service.rb
index ed0a6313bbdc575f8081a039b9ae4b7737446307..08abc63190537b3363983bbcaed5198032597148 100644
--- a/ee/app/services/ee/users/update_service.rb
+++ b/ee/app/services/ee/users/update_service.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ def notify_success(user_exists)
         audit_changes(:admin, as: 'admin status',
                               event_type: 'user_admin_status_updated')
 
+        audit_changes(:auditor, as: 'auditor status',
+                              event_type: 'user_auditor_status_updated')
+
         log_audit_events
       end
 
diff --git a/ee/config/audit_events/types/user_auditor_status_updated.yml b/ee/config/audit_events/types/user_auditor_status_updated.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..53ad02653581866abe04c09dc1880b151b2c7dc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ee/config/audit_events/types/user_auditor_status_updated.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+name: user_auditor_status_updated
+description: Adds an audit event when a user is either made an auditor, or removed as an auditor
+introduced_by_issue: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/430235
+introduced_by_mr: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/136456
+milestone: "16.6"
+feature_category: user_profile
+saved_to_database: true
+streamed: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ee/spec/services/ee/users/update_service_spec.rb b/ee/spec/services/ee/users/update_service_spec.rb
index eee050ae2ada3447486375b59c2c38206926a403..ed7d7c6bfbce03afbd0b142be441ba70fdae56f6 100644
--- a/ee/spec/services/ee/users/update_service_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/services/ee/users/update_service_spec.rb
@@ -135,6 +135,27 @@
           end
         end
 
+        context 'updating auditor status' do
+          let_it_be_with_reload(:admin_user) { create(:admin) }
+
+          it 'logs promoting a user to auditor' do
+            expect do
+              update_user_as(admin_user, user, auditor: true)
+            end.to change { AuditEvent.count }.by(1)
+
+            expect(AuditEvent.last.present.action).to eq('Changed auditor status from false to true')
+          end
+
+          it 'logs demoting an auditor to a regular user' do
+            user.update!(auditor: true)
+            expect do
+              update_user_as(admin_user, user, auditor: false)
+            end.to change { AuditEvent.count }.by(1)
+
+            expect(AuditEvent.last.present.action).to eq('Changed auditor status from true to false')
+          end
+        end
+
         context 'updating username' do
           it 'logs audit event' do
             previous_username = user.username