diff --git a/pkg/api/login.go b/pkg/api/login.go
index d2818d7a5b6..dc0b67a10ce 100644
--- a/pkg/api/login.go
+++ b/pkg/api/login.go
@@ -171,11 +171,12 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) LoginPost(c *models.ReqContext, cmd dtos.LoginCommand) Res
 			err = errors.New(response.errMessage)
 		}
 		hs.SendLoginLog(&models.SendLoginLogCommand{
-			ReqContext: c,
-			LogAction:  action,
-			User:       user,
-			HTTPStatus: response.status,
-			Error:      err,
+			ReqContext:    c,
+			LogAction:     action,
+			User:          user,
+			LoginUsername: cmd.User,
+			HTTPStatus:    response.status,
+			Error:         err,
 		})
 	}()
 
diff --git a/pkg/api/login_test.go b/pkg/api/login_test.go
index a84668bfda8..cbdeb9c0b80 100644
--- a/pkg/api/login_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/login_test.go
@@ -652,6 +652,7 @@ func TestLoginPostSendLoginLog(t *testing.T) {
 
 			cmd := testReceiver.cmd
 			assert.Equal(t, c.cmd.LogAction, cmd.LogAction)
+			assert.Equal(t, "admin", cmd.LoginUsername)
 			assert.Equal(t, c.cmd.HTTPStatus, cmd.HTTPStatus)
 			assert.Equal(t, c.cmd.Error, cmd.Error)
 
diff --git a/pkg/models/user_auth.go b/pkg/models/user_auth.go
index 80cd730a3a5..9ac44ce8612 100644
--- a/pkg/models/user_auth.go
+++ b/pkg/models/user_auth.go
@@ -66,12 +66,13 @@ type DeleteAuthInfoCommand struct {
 }
 
 type SendLoginLogCommand struct {
-	ReqContext   *ReqContext
-	LogAction    string
-	User         *User
-	ExternalUser *ExternalUserInfo
-	HTTPStatus   int
-	Error        error
+	ReqContext    *ReqContext
+	LogAction     string
+	User          *User
+	ExternalUser  *ExternalUserInfo
+	LoginUsername string
+	HTTPStatus    int
+	Error         error
 }
 
 // ----------------------