diff --git a/apps/api/plane/ee/migrations/0046_automationrun_initiator.py b/apps/api/plane/ee/migrations/0046_automationrun_initiator.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..92b74da6f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/plane/ee/migrations/0046_automationrun_initiator.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.22 on 2025-08-21 15:15
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.db import migrations, models
+import django.db.models.deletion
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        migrations.swappable_dependency(settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL),
+        ("ee", "0045_pagecomment_initiative_logo_props_and_more"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="automationrun",
+            name="initiator",
+            field=models.ForeignKey(
+                blank=True,
+                null=True,
+                on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.SET_NULL,
+                related_name="automation_initiators",
+                to=settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL,
+            ),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/apps/api/plane/ee/models/automation.py b/apps/api/plane/ee/models/automation.py
index d05dbd7d31..fc7ab39093 100644
--- a/apps/api/plane/ee/models/automation.py
+++ b/apps/api/plane/ee/models/automation.py
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ class Automation(ProjectBaseModel):
         help_text="The bot user for this automation",
     )
 
+
     def can_execute(self):
         """Check if automation can be executed"""
         return (
@@ -226,7 +227,6 @@ class AutomationVersion(ProjectBaseModel):
         default=dict,
         help_text="Complete automation configuration including nodes and edges",
     )
-
     # Metadata
     is_published = models.BooleanField(default=False)
     published_at = models.DateTimeField(null=True, blank=True)
@@ -411,6 +411,13 @@ class AutomationRun(ProjectBaseModel):
         null=True,
         blank=True,
     )
+    initiator = models.ForeignKey(
+        settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL,
+        on_delete=models.SET_NULL,
+        null=True,
+        blank=True,
+        related_name="automation_initiators",
+    )
 
     @classmethod
     def active(cls):