diff --git a/report/questioninstances/classes/event/report_viewed.php b/report/questioninstances/classes/event/report_viewed.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2d4e40aaceb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/report/questioninstances/classes/event/report_viewed.php
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+<?php
+// This file is part of Moodle - http://moodle.org/
+//
+// Moodle is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// Moodle is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+/**
+ * Event for when capability report is viewed.
+ *
+ * @package    report_questioninstances
+ * @copyright  2014 Petr Skoda
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+namespace report_questioninstances\event;
+
+/**
+ * Event triggered, when capability report is viewed.
+ *
+ * @property-read array $other Extra information about the event.
+ *     -string requestedqtype: Requested report type.
+ *
+ * @package    report_questioninstances
+ * @since      Moodle 2.7
+ * @copyright  2014 Petr Skoda
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+class report_viewed extends \core\event\base {
+
+    /**
+     * Init method.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    protected function init() {
+        $this->data['crud'] = 'r';
+        $this->data['edulevel'] = self::LEVEL_OTHER;
+        $this->context = \context_system::instance();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return localised event name.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public static function get_name() {
+        return get_string('eventreportviewed', 'report_questioninstances');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns description of what happened.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function get_description() {
+        return "The user with id " . $this->userid . " viewed question instances report";
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the legacy event log data.
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    protected function get_legacy_logdata() {
+        $requestedqtype = $this->other['requestedqtype'];
+        return array(SITEID, "admin", "report questioninstances", "report/questioninstances/index.php?qtype=$requestedqtype", $requestedqtype);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns relevant URL.
+     *
+     * @return \moodle_url
+     */
+    public function get_url() {
+        return new \moodle_url('/report/questioninstances/index.php', array('qtype' => $this->other['requestedqtype']));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Custom validation.
+     *
+     * @throws \coding_exception
+     */
+    protected function validate_data() {
+        parent::validate_data();
+
+        if (!isset($this->data['other']['requestedqtype'])) {
+            throw new \coding_exception('requestedqtype must be set in other array.');
+        }
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/report/questioninstances/index.php b/report/questioninstances/index.php
index 904cdb9ea42..dbcea346b41 100644
--- a/report/questioninstances/index.php
+++ b/report/questioninstances/index.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ admin_externalpage_setup('reportquestioninstances', '', null, '', array('pagelay
 echo $OUTPUT->header();
 
 // Log.
-add_to_log(SITEID, "admin", "report questioninstances", "report/questioninstances/index.php?qtype=$requestedqtype", $requestedqtype);
+\report_questioninstances\event\report_viewed::create(array('other' => array('requestedqtype' => $requestedqtype)))->trigger();
 
 // Prepare the list of capabilities to choose from
 $qtypes = question_bank::get_all_qtypes();
diff --git a/report/questioninstances/lang/en/report_questioninstances.php b/report/questioninstances/lang/en/report_questioninstances.php
index 2f823df23b2..d66beb92c08 100644
--- a/report/questioninstances/lang/en/report_questioninstances.php
+++ b/report/questioninstances/lang/en/report_questioninstances.php
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
  */
 
 $string['editquestionshere'] = 'Edit questions in this context';
+$string['eventreportviewed'] = 'Report viewed';
 $string['getreport'] = 'Get the report';
 $string['hiddenquestions'] = 'Hidden';
 $string['intro'] = 'This report lists all the contexts in the system where there are questions of a particular type.';
diff --git a/report/questioninstances/tests/events_test.php b/report/questioninstances/tests/events_test.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f002176c5b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/report/questioninstances/tests/events_test.php
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+<?php
+// This file is part of Moodle - http://moodle.org/
+//
+// Moodle is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// Moodle is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+/**
+ * Tests for question instances events.
+ *
+ * @package    report_questioninstances
+ * @copyright  2014 Petr Skoda
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later.
+ */
+
+defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
+
+/**
+ * Class for question instances events.
+ *
+ * @package    report_questioninstances
+ * @copyright  2014 Petr Skoda
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later.
+ */
+class report_questioninstances_events_testcase extends advanced_testcase {
+
+    /**
+     * Setup testcase.
+     */
+    public function setUp() {
+        $this->setAdminUser();
+        $this->resetAfterTest();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Test the report viewed event.
+     */
+    public function test_report_viewed() {
+        $requestedqtype = 'all';
+        $event = \report_questioninstances\event\report_viewed::create(array('other' => array('requestedqtype' => $requestedqtype)));
+
+        // Trigger and capture the event.
+        $sink = $this->redirectEvents();
+        $event->trigger();
+        $events = $sink->get_events();
+        $event = reset($events);
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('\report_questioninstances\event\report_viewed', $event);
+        $this->assertEquals(context_system::instance(), $event->get_context());
+        $expected = array(SITEID, "admin", "report questioninstances", "report/questioninstances/index.php?qtype=$requestedqtype", $requestedqtype);
+        $this->assertEventLegacyLogData($expected, $event);
+        $this->assertEventContextNotUsed($event);
+        $url = new moodle_url('/report/questioninstances/index.php', array('qtype' => $requestedqtype));
+        $this->assertEquals($url, $event->get_url());
+        $event->get_name();
+    }
+}