diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/users_controller.rb
index 9eac16b3b..64a317543 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/users_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/users_controller.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ module Admin
       sanitize_params!
       @user.level = params[:user][:level]
       @user.inviter_id = CurrentUser.id
+      TransactionLogItem.record_account_upgrade(@user)
       @user.save
       redirect_to edit_admin_user_path(@user), :notice => "User updated"
     end
diff --git a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
index 5141f955b..75529c76f 100644
--- a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
     respond_with(@user)
   end
 
+  def upgrade_information
+    unless CurrentUser.user.is_anonymous?
+      TransactionLogItem.record_account_upgrade_view(CurrentUser.user, request.referer)
+    end
+  end
+
   def upgrade
     @user = User.find(params[:id])
 
diff --git a/app/models/transaction_log_item.rb b/app/models/transaction_log_item.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..52da8971e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/transaction_log_item.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+class TransactionLogItem < ActiveRecord::Base
+  attr_accessible :category, :data, :user_id
+  validates_inclusion_of :category, :in => %w(
+    account_upgrade_basic_to_gold 
+    account_upgrade_basic_to_platinum 
+    account_upgrade_gold_to_platinum
+    account_upgrade_view
+  )
+
+  def self.record_account_upgrade_view(user, referrer)
+    create(:category => "account_upgrade_view", :user_id => user.id, :data => referrer)
+  end
+
+  def self.record_account_upgrade(user)
+    attributes = {:user_id => user.id}
+
+    if user.level_was < User::Levels::PLATINUM && user.level == User::Levels::PLATINUM
+      attributes[:category] = "account_upgrade_gold_to_platinum"
+    elsif user.level_was < User::Levels::GOLD && user.level == User::Levels::GOLD
+      attributes[:category] = "account_upgrade_basic_to_gold"
+    elsif user.level_was < User::Levels::GOLD && user.level == User::Levels::PLATINUM
+      attributes[:category] = "account_upgrade_basic_to_platinum"
+    end
+
+    create(attributes)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20140204233337_create_transaction_log_items.rb b/db/migrate/20140204233337_create_transaction_log_items.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc23fe69d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20140204233337_create_transaction_log_items.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+class CreateTransactionLogItems < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def change
+    create_table :transaction_log_items do |t|
+      t.string :category
+      t.integer :user_id
+      t.text :data
+
+      t.timestamps
+    end
+
+    add_index :transaction_log_items, :user_id
+    add_index :transaction_log_items, :created_at
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/structure.sql b/db/structure.sql
index 21512a011..492df159c 100644
--- a/db/structure.sql
+++ b/db/structure.sql
@@ -2586,6 +2586,39 @@ CREATE SEQUENCE tags_id_seq
 ALTER SEQUENCE tags_id_seq OWNED BY tags.id;
 
 
+--
+-- Name: transaction_log_items; Type: TABLE; Schema: public; Owner: -; Tablespace: 
+--
+
+CREATE TABLE transaction_log_items (
+    id integer NOT NULL,
+    category character varying(255),
+    user_id integer,
+    data text,
+    created_at timestamp without time zone NOT NULL,
+    updated_at timestamp without time zone NOT NULL
+);
+
+
+--
+-- Name: transaction_log_items_id_seq; Type: SEQUENCE; Schema: public; Owner: -
+--
+
+CREATE SEQUENCE transaction_log_items_id_seq
+    START WITH 1
+    INCREMENT BY 1
+    NO MAXVALUE
+    NO MINVALUE
+    CACHE 1;
+
+
+--
+-- Name: transaction_log_items_id_seq; Type: SEQUENCE OWNED BY; Schema: public; Owner: -
+--
+
+ALTER SEQUENCE transaction_log_items_id_seq OWNED BY transaction_log_items.id;
+
+
 --
 -- Name: uploads; Type: TABLE; Schema: public; Owner: -; Tablespace: 
 --
@@ -3812,6 +3845,13 @@ ALTER TABLE ONLY tag_subscriptions ALTER COLUMN id SET DEFAULT nextval('tag_subs
 ALTER TABLE ONLY tags ALTER COLUMN id SET DEFAULT nextval('tags_id_seq'::regclass);
 
 
+--
+-- Name: id; Type: DEFAULT; Schema: public; Owner: -
+--
+
+ALTER TABLE ONLY transaction_log_items ALTER COLUMN id SET DEFAULT nextval('transaction_log_items_id_seq'::regclass);
+
+
 --
 -- Name: id; Type: DEFAULT; Schema: public; Owner: -
 --
@@ -4141,6 +4181,14 @@ ALTER TABLE ONLY tags
     ADD CONSTRAINT tags_pkey PRIMARY KEY (id);
 
 
+--
+-- Name: transaction_log_items_pkey; Type: CONSTRAINT; Schema: public; Owner: -; Tablespace: 
+--
+
+ALTER TABLE ONLY transaction_log_items
+    ADD CONSTRAINT transaction_log_items_pkey PRIMARY KEY (id);
+
+
 --
 -- Name: uploads_pkey; Type: CONSTRAINT; Schema: public; Owner: -; Tablespace: 
 --
@@ -6220,6 +6268,20 @@ CREATE UNIQUE INDEX index_tags_on_name ON tags USING btree (name);
 CREATE INDEX index_tags_on_name_pattern ON tags USING btree (name text_pattern_ops);
 
 
+--
+-- Name: index_transaction_log_items_on_created_at; Type: INDEX; Schema: public; Owner: -; Tablespace: 
+--
+
+CREATE INDEX index_transaction_log_items_on_created_at ON transaction_log_items USING btree (created_at);
+
+
+--
+-- Name: index_transaction_log_items_on_user_id; Type: INDEX; Schema: public; Owner: -; Tablespace: 
+--
+
+CREATE INDEX index_transaction_log_items_on_user_id ON transaction_log_items USING btree (user_id);
+
+
 --
 -- Name: index_uploads_on_uploader_id; Type: INDEX; Schema: public; Owner: -; Tablespace: 
 --
@@ -6572,4 +6634,6 @@ INSERT INTO schema_migrations (version) VALUES ('20131225002748');
 
 INSERT INTO schema_migrations (version) VALUES ('20131228230219');
 
-INSERT INTO schema_migrations (version) VALUES ('20140111191413');
\ No newline at end of file
+INSERT INTO schema_migrations (version) VALUES ('20140111191413');
+
+INSERT INTO schema_migrations (version) VALUES ('20140204233337');
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/fixtures/transaction_log_items.yml b/test/fixtures/transaction_log_items.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef6db0c73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/transaction_log_items.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Read about fixtures at http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveRecord/Fixtures.html
+
+one:
+  category: MyString
+  data: MyText
+
+two:
+  category: MyString
+  data: MyText
diff --git a/test/unit/transaction_log_item_test.rb b/test/unit/transaction_log_item_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..63cf57a91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/transaction_log_item_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+require 'test_helper'
+
+class TransactionLogItemTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
+  setup do
+    @user = FactoryGirl.create(:user)
+  end
+
+  context "Promoting a user" do
+    should "create a new line item in the transaction log" do
+      @user.level = User::Levels::GOLD
+      assert_difference("TransactionLogItem.count", 1) do
+        TransactionLogItem.record_account_upgrade(@user)
+      end
+
+      item = TransactionLogItem.last
+      assert_equal(@user.id, item.user_id)
+      assert_equal("account_upgrade_basic_to_gold", item.category)
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "Viewing the account upgrade page" do
+    should "create a new line item in the transaction log" do
+      assert_difference("TransactionLogItem.count", 1) do
+        TransactionLogItem.record_account_upgrade_view(@user, "xxx")
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end