diff --git a/pkg/storage/secret/metadata/data/secure_value_get_latest_version_and_created_at.sql b/pkg/storage/secret/metadata/data/secure_value_get_latest_version_and_created_at.sql
index c7349f27a03..92a9ca2bd58 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/secret/metadata/data/secure_value_get_latest_version_and_created_at.sql
+++ b/pkg/storage/secret/metadata/data/secure_value_get_latest_version_and_created_at.sql
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 SELECT
   {{ .Ident "created" }},
+  {{ .Ident "created_by" }},
   {{ .Ident "version" }},
   {{ .Ident "active" }},
   {{ .Ident "namespace" }},
   {{ .Ident "name" }}
 FROM
   {{ .Ident "secret_secure_value" }}
-WHERE 
+WHERE
   {{ .Ident "namespace" }} = {{ .Arg .Namespace }} AND
   {{ .Ident "name" }} = {{ .Arg .Name }}
 ORDER BY {{ .Ident "version" }} DESC
diff --git a/pkg/storage/secret/metadata/secure_value_model.go b/pkg/storage/secret/metadata/secure_value_model.go
index 81ed2eb2849..32a06122b14 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/secret/metadata/secure_value_model.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/secret/metadata/secure_value_model.go
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func (sv *secureValueDB) toKubernetes() (*secretv1beta1.SecureValue, error) {
 }
 
 // toCreateRow maps a Kubernetes resource into a DB row for new resources being created/inserted.
-func toCreateRow(createdAt, updatedAt int64, keeper string, sv *secretv1beta1.SecureValue, actorUID string) (*secureValueDB, error) {
+func toCreateRow(createdAt, updatedAt int64, keeper string, sv *secretv1beta1.SecureValue, createdBy, updatedBy string) (*secureValueDB, error) {
 	row, err := toRow(keeper, sv, "")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to convert SecureValue to secureValueDB: %w", err)
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ func toCreateRow(createdAt, updatedAt int64, keeper string, sv *secretv1beta1.Se
 
 	row.GUID = uuid.New().String()
 	row.Created = createdAt
-	row.CreatedBy = actorUID
+	row.CreatedBy = createdBy
 	row.Updated = updatedAt
-	row.UpdatedBy = actorUID
+	row.UpdatedBy = updatedBy
 
 	return row, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/storage/secret/metadata/secure_value_store.go b/pkg/storage/secret/metadata/secure_value_store.go
index 1fc3a788cf2..f7a4b830d27 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/secret/metadata/secure_value_store.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/secret/metadata/secure_value_store.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func (s *secureValueMetadataStorage) Create(ctx context.Context, keeper string,
 	var row *secureValueDB
 
 	err := s.db.Transaction(ctx, func(ctx context.Context) error {
-		latest, err := s.getLatestVersionAndCreatedAt(ctx, xkube.Namespace(sv.Namespace), sv.Name)
+		latest, err := s.getLatestVersionAndCreated(ctx, xkube.Namespace(sv.Namespace), sv.Name)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("fetching latest secure value version: %w", err)
 		}
@@ -110,7 +110,13 @@ func (s *secureValueMetadataStorage) Create(ctx context.Context, keeper string,
 			}
 			updatedAt := now
 
-			row, err = toCreateRow(createdAt, updatedAt, keeper, sv, actorUID)
+			createdBy := actorUID
+			if latest.createdBy != "" {
+				createdBy = latest.createdBy
+			}
+			updatedBy := actorUID
+
+			row, err = toCreateRow(createdAt, updatedAt, keeper, sv, createdBy, updatedBy)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("to create row: %w", err)
 			}
@@ -161,13 +167,14 @@ func (s *secureValueMetadataStorage) Create(ctx context.Context, keeper string,
 	return createdSecureValue, nil
 }
 
-type versionAndCreatedAt struct {
+type versionAndCreated struct {
 	createdAt int64
+	createdBy string
 	version   int64
 }
 
-func (s *secureValueMetadataStorage) getLatestVersionAndCreatedAt(ctx context.Context, namespace xkube.Namespace, name string) (versionAndCreatedAt, error) {
-	ctx, span := s.tracer.Start(ctx, "SecureValueMetadataStorage.getLatestVersionAndCreatedAt", trace.WithAttributes(
+func (s *secureValueMetadataStorage) getLatestVersionAndCreated(ctx context.Context, namespace xkube.Namespace, name string) (versionAndCreated, error) {
+	ctx, span := s.tracer.Start(ctx, "SecureValueMetadataStorage.getLatestVersionAndCreated", trace.WithAttributes(
 		attribute.String("name", name),
 		attribute.String("namespace", namespace.String()),
 	))
@@ -181,45 +188,48 @@ func (s *secureValueMetadataStorage) getLatestVersionAndCreatedAt(ctx context.Co
 
 	q, err := sqltemplate.Execute(sqlGetLatestSecureValueVersionAndCreatedAt, req)
 	if err != nil {
-		return versionAndCreatedAt{}, fmt.Errorf("execute template %q: %w", sqlGetLatestSecureValueVersionAndCreatedAt.Name(), err)
+		return versionAndCreated{}, fmt.Errorf("execute template %q: %w", sqlGetLatestSecureValueVersionAndCreatedAt.Name(), err)
 	}
 
 	rows, err := s.db.QueryContext(ctx, q, req.GetArgs()...)
 	if err != nil {
-		return versionAndCreatedAt{}, fmt.Errorf("fetching latest version for secure value: namespace=%+v name=%+v %w", namespace, name, err)
+		return versionAndCreated{}, fmt.Errorf("fetching latest version for secure value: namespace=%+v name=%+v %w", namespace, name, err)
 	}
 	defer func() { _ = rows.Close() }()
 
 	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
-		return versionAndCreatedAt{}, fmt.Errorf("error executing query: %w", err)
+		return versionAndCreated{}, fmt.Errorf("error executing query: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	if !rows.Next() {
-		return versionAndCreatedAt{}, nil
+		return versionAndCreated{}, nil
 	}
 
 	var (
 		createdAt       int64
+		createdBy       string
 		version         int64
 		active          bool
 		namespaceFromDB string
 		nameFromDB      string
 	)
-	if err := rows.Scan(&createdAt, &version, &active, &namespaceFromDB, &nameFromDB); err != nil {
-		return versionAndCreatedAt{}, fmt.Errorf("scanning version from returned rows: %w", err)
+	if err := rows.Scan(&createdAt, &createdBy, &version, &active, &namespaceFromDB, &nameFromDB); err != nil {
+		return versionAndCreated{}, fmt.Errorf("scanning version and created from returned rows: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	if namespaceFromDB != namespace.String() || nameFromDB != name {
-		return versionAndCreatedAt{}, fmt.Errorf("bug: expected to find latest version for namespace=%+v name=%+v but got version for namespace=%+v name=%+v",
+		return versionAndCreated{}, fmt.Errorf("bug: expected to find version and created for namespace=%+v name=%+v but got for namespace=%+v name=%+v",
 			namespace, name, namespaceFromDB, nameFromDB)
 	}
 
 	if !active {
 		createdAt = 0
+		createdBy = ""
 	}
 
-	return versionAndCreatedAt{
+	return versionAndCreated{
 		createdAt: createdAt,
+		createdBy: createdBy,
 		version:   version,
 	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/storage/secret/metadata/testdata/mysql--secure_value_get_latest_version_and_created_at-get latest secure value version.sql b/pkg/storage/secret/metadata/testdata/mysql--secure_value_get_latest_version_and_created_at-get latest secure value version.sql
index 2e88ee079c2..965d12a2744 100755
--- a/pkg/storage/secret/metadata/testdata/mysql--secure_value_get_latest_version_and_created_at-get latest secure value version.sql	
+++ b/pkg/storage/secret/metadata/testdata/mysql--secure_value_get_latest_version_and_created_at-get latest secure value version.sql	
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 SELECT
   `created`,
+  `created_by`,
   `version`,
   `active`,
   `namespace`,
   `name`
 FROM
   `secret_secure_value`
-WHERE 
+WHERE
   `namespace` = 'ns' AND
   `name` = 'name'
 ORDER BY `version` DESC
diff --git a/pkg/storage/secret/metadata/testdata/postgres--secure_value_get_latest_version_and_created_at-get latest secure value version.sql b/pkg/storage/secret/metadata/testdata/postgres--secure_value_get_latest_version_and_created_at-get latest secure value version.sql
index a9f21aafc0a..67542c38e1b 100755
--- a/pkg/storage/secret/metadata/testdata/postgres--secure_value_get_latest_version_and_created_at-get latest secure value version.sql	
+++ b/pkg/storage/secret/metadata/testdata/postgres--secure_value_get_latest_version_and_created_at-get latest secure value version.sql	
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 SELECT
   "created",
+  "created_by",
   "version",
   "active",
   "namespace",
   "name"
 FROM
   "secret_secure_value"
-WHERE 
+WHERE
   "namespace" = 'ns' AND
   "name" = 'name'
 ORDER BY "version" DESC
diff --git a/pkg/storage/secret/metadata/testdata/sqlite--secure_value_get_latest_version_and_created_at-get latest secure value version.sql b/pkg/storage/secret/metadata/testdata/sqlite--secure_value_get_latest_version_and_created_at-get latest secure value version.sql
index a9f21aafc0a..67542c38e1b 100755
--- a/pkg/storage/secret/metadata/testdata/sqlite--secure_value_get_latest_version_and_created_at-get latest secure value version.sql	
+++ b/pkg/storage/secret/metadata/testdata/sqlite--secure_value_get_latest_version_and_created_at-get latest secure value version.sql	
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 SELECT
   "created",
+  "created_by",
   "version",
   "active",
   "namespace",
   "name"
 FROM
   "secret_secure_value"
-WHERE 
+WHERE
   "namespace" = 'ns' AND
   "name" = 'name'
 ORDER BY "version" DESC