diff --git a/src/node/db/Pad.js b/src/node/db/Pad.js
index 5e6a8840b..218bf5c5e 100644
--- a/src/node/db/Pad.js
+++ b/src/node/db/Pad.js
@@ -274,8 +274,9 @@ Pad.prototype.text = function () {
  * @param {number} ndel - Number of characters to remove starting at `start`. Must be a non-negative
  *     integer less than or equal to `this.text().length - start`.
  * @param {string} ins - New text to insert at `start` (after the `ndel` characters are deleted).
+ * @param {string} [authorId] - Author ID of the user making the change (if applicable).
  */
-Pad.prototype.spliceText = async function (start, ndel, ins) {
+Pad.prototype.spliceText = async function (start, ndel, ins, authorId = '') {
   if (start < 0) throw new RangeError(`start index must be non-negative (is ${start})`);
   if (ndel < 0) throw new RangeError(`characters to delete must be non-negative (is ${ndel})`);
   const orig = this.text();
@@ -289,7 +290,7 @@ Pad.prototype.spliceText = async function (start, ndel, ins) {
   if (!willEndWithNewline) ins += '\n';
   if (ndel === 0 && ins.length === 0) return;
   const changeset = Changeset.makeSplice(orig, start, ndel, ins);
-  await this.appendRevision(changeset);
+  await this.appendRevision(changeset, authorId);
 };
 
 /**
@@ -297,18 +298,20 @@ Pad.prototype.spliceText = async function (start, ndel, ins) {
  *
  * @param {string} newText - The pad's new text. If this string does not end with a newline, one
  *     will be automatically appended.
+ * @param {string} [authorId] - The author ID of the user that initiated the change, if applicable.
  */
-Pad.prototype.setText = async function (newText) {
-  await this.spliceText(0, this.text().length, newText);
+Pad.prototype.setText = async function (newText, authorId = '') {
+  await this.spliceText(0, this.text().length, newText, authorId);
 };
 
 /**
  * Appends text to the pad.
  *
  * @param {string} newText - Text to insert just BEFORE the pad's existing terminating newline.
+ * @param {string} [authorId] - The author ID of the user that initiated the change, if applicable.
  */
-Pad.prototype.appendText = async function (newText) {
-  await this.spliceText(this.text().length - 1, 0, newText);
+Pad.prototype.appendText = async function (newText, authorId = '') {
+  await this.spliceText(this.text().length - 1, 0, newText, authorId);
 };
 
 /**
@@ -368,7 +371,7 @@ Pad.prototype.getChatMessages = async function (start, end) {
   });
 };
 
-Pad.prototype.init = async function (text) {
+Pad.prototype.init = async function (text, authorId = '') {
   // replace text with default text if text isn't set
   if (text == null) {
     text = settings.defaultPadText;
@@ -391,7 +394,7 @@ Pad.prototype.init = async function (text) {
     // this pad doesn't exist, so create it
     const firstChangeset = Changeset.makeSplice('\n', 0, 0, exports.cleanText(text));
 
-    await this.appendRevision(firstChangeset, '');
+    await this.appendRevision(firstChangeset, authorId);
   }
 };
 
@@ -476,7 +479,7 @@ Pad.prototype.copyAuthorInfoToDestinationPad = async function (destinationID) {
       (authorID) => authorManager.addPad(authorID, destinationID)));
 };
 
-Pad.prototype.copyPadWithoutHistory = async function (destinationID, force) {
+Pad.prototype.copyPadWithoutHistory = async function (destinationID, force, authorId = '') {
   // flush the source pad
   this.saveToDatabase();
 
@@ -494,7 +497,7 @@ Pad.prototype.copyPadWithoutHistory = async function (destinationID, force) {
   }
 
   // initialize the pad with a new line to avoid getting the defaultText
-  const newPad = await padManager.getPad(destinationID, '\n');
+  const newPad = await padManager.getPad(destinationID, '\n', authorId);
   newPad.pool = this.pool.clone();
 
   const oldAText = this.atext;
@@ -514,7 +517,7 @@ Pad.prototype.copyPadWithoutHistory = async function (destinationID, force) {
   // create a changeset that removes the previous text and add the newText with
   // all atributes present on the source pad
   const changeset = Changeset.pack(oldLength, newLength, assem.toString(), newText);
-  newPad.appendRevision(changeset);
+  newPad.appendRevision(changeset, authorId);
 
   await hooks.aCallAll('padCopy', {originalPad: this, destinationID});
 
diff --git a/src/node/db/PadManager.js b/src/node/db/PadManager.js
index 1d55fda89..861e54710 100644
--- a/src/node/db/PadManager.js
+++ b/src/node/db/PadManager.js
@@ -91,9 +91,11 @@ const padList = new class {
 /**
  * Returns a Pad Object with the callback
  * @param id A String with the id of the pad
- * @param {Function} callback
+ * @param {string} [text] - Optional initial pad text if creating a new pad.
+ * @param {string} [authorId] - Optional author ID of the user that initiated the pad creation (if
+ *     applicable).
  */
-exports.getPad = async (id, text) => {
+exports.getPad = async (id, text, authorId = '') => {
   // check if this is a valid padId
   if (!exports.isValidPadId(id)) {
     throw new CustomError(`${id} is not a valid padId`, 'apierror');
@@ -123,7 +125,7 @@ exports.getPad = async (id, text) => {
   pad = new Pad.Pad(id);
 
   // initialize the pad
-  await pad.init(text);
+  await pad.init(text, authorId);
   hooks.callAll('padLoad', {pad});
   globalPads.set(id, pad);
   padList.addPad(id);
diff --git a/src/node/handler/ImportHandler.js b/src/node/handler/ImportHandler.js
index 342dd5b7f..f6f26d3df 100644
--- a/src/node/handler/ImportHandler.js
+++ b/src/node/handler/ImportHandler.js
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ const tmpDirectory = os.tmpdir();
 /**
  * do a requested import
  */
-const doImport = async (req, res, padId) => {
+const doImport = async (req, res, padId, authorId) => {
   // pipe to a file
   // convert file to html via abiword or soffice
   // set html in the pad
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ const doImport = async (req, res, padId) => {
   let directDatabaseAccess = false;
   if (fileIsEtherpad) {
     // Use '\n' to avoid the default pad text if the pad doesn't yet exist.
-    const pad = await padManager.getPad(padId, '\n');
+    const pad = await padManager.getPad(padId, '\n', authorId);
     const headCount = pad.head;
     if (headCount >= 10) {
       logger.warn('Aborting direct database import attempt of a pad that already has content');
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ const doImport = async (req, res, padId) => {
     }
     const text = await fs.readFile(srcFile, 'utf8');
     directDatabaseAccess = true;
-    await importEtherpad.setPadRaw(padId, text);
+    await importEtherpad.setPadRaw(padId, text, authorId);
   }
 
   // convert file to html if necessary
@@ -205,12 +205,12 @@ const doImport = async (req, res, padId) => {
   if (!directDatabaseAccess) {
     if (importHandledByPlugin || useConverter || fileIsHTML) {
       try {
-        await importHtml.setPadHTML(pad, text);
+        await importHtml.setPadHTML(pad, text, authorId);
       } catch (err) {
         logger.warn(`Error importing, possibly caused by malformed HTML: ${err.stack || err}`);
       }
     } else {
-      await pad.setText(text);
+      await pad.setText(text, authorId);
     }
   }
 
@@ -233,13 +233,13 @@ const doImport = async (req, res, padId) => {
   return false;
 };
 
-exports.doImport = async (req, res, padId) => {
+exports.doImport = async (req, res, padId, authorId = '') => {
   let httpStatus = 200;
   let code = 0;
   let message = 'ok';
   let directDatabaseAccess;
   try {
-    directDatabaseAccess = await doImport(req, res, padId);
+    directDatabaseAccess = await doImport(req, res, padId, authorId);
   } catch (err) {
     const known = err instanceof ImportError && err.status;
     if (!known) logger.error(`Internal error during import: ${err.stack || err}`);
diff --git a/src/node/handler/PadMessageHandler.js b/src/node/handler/PadMessageHandler.js
index 2ab904d46..cdc203092 100644
--- a/src/node/handler/PadMessageHandler.js
+++ b/src/node/handler/PadMessageHandler.js
@@ -676,13 +676,13 @@ const handleUserChanges = async (socket, message) => {
 
     const correctionChangeset = _correctMarkersInPad(pad.atext, pad.pool);
     if (correctionChangeset) {
-      await pad.appendRevision(correctionChangeset);
+      await pad.appendRevision(correctionChangeset, thisSession.author);
     }
 
     // Make sure the pad always ends with an empty line.
     if (pad.text().lastIndexOf('\n') !== pad.text().length - 1) {
       const nlChangeset = Changeset.makeSplice(pad.text(), pad.text().length - 1, 0, '\n');
-      await pad.appendRevision(nlChangeset);
+      await pad.appendRevision(nlChangeset, thisSession.author);
     }
 
     // The client assumes that ACCEPT_COMMIT and NEW_CHANGES messages arrive in order. Make sure we
diff --git a/src/node/hooks/express/importexport.js b/src/node/hooks/express/importexport.js
index ab8d60376..96f0efab4 100644
--- a/src/node/hooks/express/importexport.js
+++ b/src/node/hooks/express/importexport.js
@@ -70,12 +70,12 @@ exports.expressCreateServer = (hookName, args, cb) => {
   args.app.post('/p/:pad/import', (req, res, next) => {
     (async () => {
       const {session: {user} = {}} = req;
-      const {accessStatus} = await securityManager.checkAccess(
+      const {accessStatus, authorID: authorId} = await securityManager.checkAccess(
           req.params.pad, req.cookies.sessionID, req.cookies.token, user);
       if (accessStatus !== 'grant' || !webaccess.userCanModify(req.params.pad, req)) {
         return res.status(403).send('Forbidden');
       }
-      await importHandler.doImport(req, res, req.params.pad);
+      await importHandler.doImport(req, res, req.params.pad, authorId);
     })().catch((err) => next(err || new Error(err)));
   });
 
diff --git a/src/node/utils/ImportEtherpad.js b/src/node/utils/ImportEtherpad.js
index 60a3b8492..de0280e23 100644
--- a/src/node/utils/ImportEtherpad.js
+++ b/src/node/utils/ImportEtherpad.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const supportedElems = require('../../static/js/contentcollector').supportedElem
 
 const logger = log4js.getLogger('ImportEtherpad');
 
-exports.setPadRaw = async (padId, r) => {
+exports.setPadRaw = async (padId, r, authorId = '') => {
   const records = JSON.parse(r);
 
   // get supported block Elements from plugins, we will use this later.
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ exports.setPadRaw = async (padId, r) => {
       return v;
     },
   });
-  await pad.init();
+  await pad.init(null, authorId);
   await pad.check();
 
   await Promise.all([
diff --git a/src/node/utils/ImportHtml.js b/src/node/utils/ImportHtml.js
index df3dcf5ef..d7b2172b0 100644
--- a/src/node/utils/ImportHtml.js
+++ b/src/node/utils/ImportHtml.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const jsdom = require('jsdom');
 const apiLogger = log4js.getLogger('ImportHtml');
 let processor;
 
-exports.setPadHTML = async (pad, html) => {
+exports.setPadHTML = async (pad, html, authorId = '') => {
   if (processor == null) {
     const [{rehype}, {default: minifyWhitespace}] =
         await Promise.all([import('rehype'), import('rehype-minify-whitespace')]);
@@ -88,6 +88,6 @@ exports.setPadHTML = async (pad, html) => {
   const theChangeset = builder.toString();
 
   apiLogger.debug(`The changeset: ${theChangeset}`);
-  await pad.setText('\n');
-  await pad.appendRevision(theChangeset);
+  await pad.setText('\n', authorId);
+  await pad.appendRevision(theChangeset, authorId);
 };