diff --git a/InvenTree/part/api.py b/InvenTree/part/api.py
index b55e027152..a121553409 100644
--- a/InvenTree/part/api.py
+++ b/InvenTree/part/api.py
@@ -126,6 +126,24 @@ class PartList(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
 
     serializer_class = part_serializers.PartSerializer
 
+    def create(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        """ Override the default 'create' behaviour:
+        We wish to save the user who created this part!
+
+        Note: Implementation coped from DRF class CreateModelMixin
+        """
+
+        serializer = self.get_serializer(data=request.data)
+        serializer.is_valid(raise_exception=True)
+        
+        # Record the user who created this Part object
+        part = serializer.save()
+        part.creation_user = request.user
+        part.save()
+
+        headers = self.get_success_headers(serializer.data)
+        return Response(serializer.data, status=status.HTTP_201_CREATED, headers=headers)
+
     def list(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         """
         Instead of using the DRF serialiser to LIST,
diff --git a/InvenTree/part/migrations/0031_auto_20200318_1044.py b/InvenTree/part/migrations/0031_auto_20200318_1044.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c43af364f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/InvenTree/part/migrations/0031_auto_20200318_1044.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# Generated by Django 2.2.9 on 2020-03-18 10:44
+
+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),
+        ('part', '0030_auto_20200318_1027'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='part',
+            name='creation_date',
+            field=models.DateField(auto_now_add=True, null=True),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='part',
+            name='creation_user',
+            field=models.ForeignKey(blank=True, null=True, on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.SET_NULL, related_name='parts_created', to=settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='part',
+            name='responsible',
+            field=models.ForeignKey(blank=True, null=True, on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.SET_NULL, related_name='parts_responible', to=settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/InvenTree/part/models.py b/InvenTree/part/models.py
index 312cdcaa69..39c61079ea 100644
--- a/InvenTree/part/models.py
+++ b/InvenTree/part/models.py
@@ -226,6 +226,9 @@ class Part(models.Model):
         active: Is this part active? Parts are deactivated instead of being deleted
         virtual: Is this part "virtual"? e.g. a software product or similar
         notes: Additional notes field for this part
+        creation_date: Date that this part was added to the database
+        creation_user: User who added this part to the database
+        responsible: User who is responsible for this part (optional)
     """
 
     class Meta:
@@ -448,6 +451,12 @@ class Part(models.Model):
 
     bom_checked_date = models.DateField(blank=True, null=True)
 
+    creation_date = models.DateField(auto_now_add=True, editable=False, blank=True, null=True)
+
+    creation_user = models.ForeignKey(User, on_delete=models.SET_NULL, blank=True, null=True, related_name='parts_created')
+
+    responsible = models.ForeignKey(User, on_delete=models.SET_NULL, blank=True, null=True, related_name='parts_responible')
+
     def format_barcode(self):
         """ Return a JSON string for formatting a barcode for this Part object """
 
diff --git a/InvenTree/part/templates/part/detail.html b/InvenTree/part/templates/part/detail.html
index a37ad5823d..5b69ccb193 100644
--- a/InvenTree/part/templates/part/detail.html
+++ b/InvenTree/part/templates/part/detail.html
@@ -83,6 +83,22 @@
             <td>{{ part.minimum_stock }}</td>
         </tr>
         {% endif %}
+        <tr>
+            <td><b>{% trans "Creation Date" %}</b></td>
+            <td>{{ part.creation_date }}</td>
+        </tr>
+        {% if part.creation_user %}
+        <tr>
+            <td><b>{% trans "Created By" %}</b></td>
+            <td>{{ part.creation_user }}</td>
+        </tr>
+        {% endif %}
+        {% if part.responsible %}
+        <tr>
+            <td><b>{% trans "Responsible User" %}</b></td>
+            <td>{{ part.responsible }}</td> 
+        </tr>
+        {% endif %}
     </table>
     </div>
     <div class='col-sm-6'>
diff --git a/InvenTree/part/views.py b/InvenTree/part/views.py
index 5bdb101398..c7a1b959fa 100644
--- a/InvenTree/part/views.py
+++ b/InvenTree/part/views.py
@@ -366,7 +366,10 @@ class PartDuplicate(AjaxCreateView):
 
         if valid:
             # Create the new Part
-            part = form.save()
+            part = form.save(commit=False)
+
+            part.creation_user = request.user
+            part.save()
 
             data['pk'] = part.pk
             data['text'] = str(part)
@@ -488,7 +491,12 @@ class PartCreate(AjaxCreateView):
 
         if valid:
             # Create the new Part
-            part = form.save()
+            part = form.save(commit=False)
+
+            # Record the user who created this part
+            part.creation_user = request.user
+
+            part.save()
 
             data['pk'] = part.pk
             data['text'] = str(part)