diff --git a/coderd/workspacebuilds.go b/coderd/workspacebuilds.go
index b2d8424907df4..97f1a7685cc09 100644
--- a/coderd/workspacebuilds.go
+++ b/coderd/workspacebuilds.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/exp/slices"
 	"golang.org/x/xerrors"
 
+	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/audit"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/database"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/httpapi"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/httpmw"
@@ -277,6 +278,22 @@ func (api *API) postWorkspaceBuilds(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	// we only want to create audit logs for delete builds right now
+	if action == rbac.ActionDelete {
+		var (
+			auditor           = api.Auditor.Load()
+			aReq, commitAudit = audit.InitRequest[database.Workspace](rw, &audit.RequestParams{
+				Audit:   *auditor,
+				Log:     api.Logger,
+				Request: r,
+				Action:  database.AuditActionDelete,
+			})
+		)
+
+		defer commitAudit()
+		aReq.Old = workspace
+	}
+
 	if createBuild.TemplateVersionID == uuid.Nil {
 		latestBuild, err := api.Database.GetLatestWorkspaceBuildByWorkspaceID(ctx, workspace.ID)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/coderd/workspacebuilds_test.go b/coderd/workspacebuilds_test.go
index c4c3f7d364220..983063a1907bc 100644
--- a/coderd/workspacebuilds_test.go
+++ b/coderd/workspacebuilds_test.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
+	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/audit"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/coderdtest"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/database"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/codersdk"
@@ -534,7 +535,8 @@ func TestWorkspaceBuildStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), testutil.WaitLong)
 	defer cancel()
-	client, closeDaemon, api := coderdtest.NewWithAPI(t, &coderdtest.Options{IncludeProvisionerDaemon: true})
+	auditor := audit.NewMock()
+	client, closeDaemon, api := coderdtest.NewWithAPI(t, &coderdtest.Options{IncludeProvisionerDaemon: true, Auditor: auditor})
 	user := coderdtest.CreateFirstUser(t, client)
 	version := coderdtest.CreateTemplateVersion(t, client, user.OrganizationID, nil)
 	coderdtest.AwaitTemplateVersionJob(t, client, version.ID)
@@ -575,4 +577,8 @@ func TestWorkspaceBuildStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	workspace, err = client.DeletedWorkspace(ctx, workspace.ID)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.EqualValues(t, codersdk.WorkspaceStatusDeleted, workspace.LatestBuild.Status)
+
+	// assert an audit log has been created for deletion
+	require.Len(t, auditor.AuditLogs, 5)
+	assert.Equal(t, database.AuditActionDelete, auditor.AuditLogs[4].Action)
 }