diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v0/products_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v0/products_controller.rb
index eead37ca494c..1a72047d73a8 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v0/products_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v0/products_controller.rb
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ def destroy
         authorize! :delete, Spree::Product
         @product = product_finder.find_product
         authorize! :delete, @product
+        @product.destroyed_by = current_api_user
         @product.destroy
         render json: @product, serializer: Api::Admin::ProductSerializer, status: :no_content
       end
diff --git a/app/models/spree/product.rb b/app/models/spree/product.rb
index 4fd670f90e59..d760c329ec1b 100755
--- a/app/models/spree/product.rb
+++ b/app/models/spree/product.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 module Spree
   class Product < ApplicationRecord
     include ProductStock
+    include LogDestroyPerformer
 
     self.belongs_to_required_by_default = false