diff --git a/app/services/web_hooks/create_service.rb b/app/services/web_hooks/create_service.rb
index fe2d28ae145ae3f8f23bcacfc485dc92f632b993..c187590fd61c64a8550cfec3c1679fb0562ca38b 100644
--- a/app/services/web_hooks/create_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/web_hooks/create_service.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def execute(hook_params, relation)
       hook = relation.new(hook_params)
 
       if hook.save
-        success({ hook: hook, async: false })
+        after_create(hook)
       else
         return error("Invalid url given", 422) if hook.errors[:url].present?
         return error("Invalid branch filter given", 422) if hook.errors[:push_events_branch_filter].present?
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ def execute(hook_params, relation)
 
     private
 
+    def after_create(hook)
+      success({ hook: hook, async: false })
+    end
+
     attr_reader :current_user
   end
 end
+
+WebHooks::CreateService.prepend_mod_with('WebHooks::CreateService')
diff --git a/config/audit_events/types/webhook_created.yml b/config/audit_events/types/webhook_created.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..17612416a318a1b568f03c5ccaac73aa5cd3057c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/audit_events/types/webhook_created.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+name: webhook_created
+description: Event triggered when a webhook is created.
+introduced_by_issue: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/8068
+introduced_by_mr: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/154046
+feature_category: webhooks
+milestone: '17.1'
+saved_to_database: true
+streamed: true
+scope: [Project, Group, Instance]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/doc/user/compliance/audit_event_types.md b/doc/user/compliance/audit_event_types.md
index b5483ceaf877c18797d151c492c7851327fbc13c..d42185b7c18bd0fef88324a231d2ac53b21c96d8 100644
--- a/doc/user/compliance/audit_event_types.md
+++ b/doc/user/compliance/audit_event_types.md
@@ -542,4 +542,5 @@ Audit event types belong to the following product categories.
 
 | Name | Description | Saved to database | Streamed | Introduced in | Scope |
 |:------------|:------------|:------------------|:---------|:--------------|:--------------|
+| [`webhook_created`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/154046) | Event triggered when a webhook is created.| **{check-circle}** Yes | **{check-circle}** Yes | GitLab [17.1](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/8068) | Project, Group, Instance |
 | [`webhook_destroyed`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/102342) | Event triggered when a webhook is destroyed.| **{check-circle}** Yes | **{check-circle}** Yes | GitLab [17.0](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/458817) | Project, Group, Instance |
diff --git a/ee/app/services/ee/web_hooks/create_service.rb b/ee/app/services/ee/web_hooks/create_service.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1799373bc0a3719cc203acfa4cf417ba1a5a380f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ee/app/services/ee/web_hooks/create_service.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module EE
+  module WebHooks
+    module CreateService
+      extend ::Gitlab::Utils::Override
+
+      private
+
+      override :after_create
+      def after_create(hook)
+        result = super
+        log_audit_event(hook)
+        result
+      end
+
+      def log_audit_event(hook)
+        audit_context = {
+          name: "webhook_created",
+          author: current_user,
+          scope: hook.parent || current_user,
+          target: hook,
+          message: "Created #{hook.model_name.human.downcase}",
+          target_details: "Hook #{hook.id}"
+        }
+
+        ::Gitlab::Audit::Auditor.audit(audit_context)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/ee/spec/services/ee/web_hooks/create_service_spec.rb b/ee/spec/services/ee/web_hooks/create_service_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b1505f0c0b754443d195343c30095d42879c9a4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ee/spec/services/ee/web_hooks/create_service_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe WebHooks::CreateService, :sidekiq_inline, feature_category: :webhooks do
+  let_it_be(:current_user) { create(:user) }
+
+  describe '#execute' do
+    # Testing with a project hook only - for permission tests, see policy specs.
+    let_it_be(:project) { create(:project) }
+    let_it_be(:relation) { ProjectHook.none }
+    let(:hook_params) { { url: 'https://example.com/hook', project_id: project.id } }
+
+    subject(:webhook_created) { described_class.new(current_user) }
+
+    context 'when creating a project hook succeeds' do
+      it 'creates an audit event', :aggregate_failures do
+        webhook_created.execute(hook_params, relation)
+
+        expect(AuditEvent.last).to have_attributes(
+          author_name: current_user.name,
+          author_id: current_user.id,
+          target_type: "ProjectHook",
+          target_details: "Hook #{ProjectHook.last.id}",
+          details: include(custom_message: "Created project hook")
+        )
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when creating a project hook fails' do
+      it 'does not create an audit event' do
+        hook_params[:url] = 'invalid_url'
+
+        response = webhook_created.execute(hook_params, relation)
+
+        expect { response }.not_to change { AuditEvent.count }
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end