diff --git a/cmd/bucket-replication.go b/cmd/bucket-replication.go
index 4f6a4b333..0e6e44183 100644
--- a/cmd/bucket-replication.go
+++ b/cmd/bucket-replication.go
@@ -372,9 +372,11 @@ func replicateDelete(ctx context.Context, dobj DeletedObjectReplicationInfo, obj
 
 	defer func() {
 		replStatus := string(replicationStatus)
-		auditLogInternal(context.Background(), bucket, dobj.ObjectName, AuditLogOptions{
+		auditLogInternal(context.Background(), AuditLogOptions{
 			Event:     dobj.EventType,
 			APIName:   ReplicateDeleteAPI,
+			Bucket:    bucket,
+			Object:    dobj.ObjectName,
 			VersionID: versionID,
 			Status:    replStatus,
 		})
@@ -903,9 +905,11 @@ func replicateObject(ctx context.Context, ri ReplicateObjectInfo, objectAPI Obje
 			// on disk.
 			replicationStatus = ri.ReplicationStatus
 		}
-		auditLogInternal(ctx, ri.Bucket, ri.Name, AuditLogOptions{
+		auditLogInternal(ctx, AuditLogOptions{
 			Event:     ri.EventType,
 			APIName:   ReplicateObjectAPI,
+			Bucket:    ri.Bucket,
+			Object:    ri.Name,
 			VersionID: ri.VersionID,
 			Status:    replicationStatus.String(),
 		})
diff --git a/cmd/data-scanner.go b/cmd/data-scanner.go
index 1d238dd59..1e0f322cd 100644
--- a/cmd/data-scanner.go
+++ b/cmd/data-scanner.go
@@ -1441,9 +1441,11 @@ func auditLogLifecycle(ctx context.Context, oi ObjectInfo, event string) {
 	case ILMTransition:
 		apiName = "ILMTransition"
 	}
-	auditLogInternal(ctx, oi.Bucket, oi.Name, AuditLogOptions{
+	auditLogInternal(ctx, AuditLogOptions{
 		Event:     event,
 		APIName:   apiName,
+		Bucket:    oi.Bucket,
+		Object:    oi.Name,
 		VersionID: oi.VersionID,
 	})
 }
diff --git a/cmd/erasure-object.go b/cmd/erasure-object.go
index 314b36efa..71ac3334f 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-object.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-object.go
@@ -439,10 +439,32 @@ func (er erasureObjects) GetObjectInfo(ctx context.Context, bucket, object strin
 	return er.getObjectInfo(ctx, bucket, object, opts)
 }
 
+func auditDanglingObjectDeletion(ctx context.Context, bucket, object, versionID string, pool, set, objectParity int) {
+	if len(logger.AuditTargets()) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	tags := make(map[string]interface{})
+	tags["pool"] = pool
+	tags["set"] = set
+	tags["objectParity"] = objectParity
+
+	opts := AuditLogOptions{
+		Event:     "DeleteDanglingObject",
+		Bucket:    bucket,
+		Object:    object,
+		VersionID: versionID,
+		Tags:      tags,
+	}
+
+	auditLogInternal(ctx, opts)
+}
+
 func (er erasureObjects) deleteIfDangling(ctx context.Context, bucket, object string, metaArr []FileInfo, errs []error, dataErrs []error, opts ObjectOptions) (FileInfo, error) {
 	var err error
 	m, ok := isObjectDangling(metaArr, errs, dataErrs)
 	if ok {
+		defer auditDanglingObjectDeletion(ctx, bucket, object, m.VersionID, er.poolIndex, er.setIndex, m.Erasure.ParityBlocks)
+
 		err = errFileNotFound
 		if opts.VersionID != "" {
 			err = errFileVersionNotFound
diff --git a/cmd/erasure-server-pool-decom.go b/cmd/erasure-server-pool-decom.go
index bd5b7357a..31cbe9609 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-server-pool-decom.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-server-pool-decom.go
@@ -1274,9 +1274,11 @@ func auditLogDecom(ctx context.Context, apiName, bucket, object, versionID strin
 	if err != nil {
 		errStr = err.Error()
 	}
-	auditLogInternal(ctx, bucket, object, AuditLogOptions{
+	auditLogInternal(ctx, AuditLogOptions{
 		Event:     "decommission",
 		APIName:   apiName,
+		Bucket:    bucket,
+		Object:    object,
 		VersionID: versionID,
 		Error:     errStr,
 	})
diff --git a/cmd/utils.go b/cmd/utils.go
index e487c9cc7..dc9866130 100644
--- a/cmd/utils.go
+++ b/cmd/utils.go
@@ -1026,28 +1026,38 @@ type AuditLogOptions struct {
 	Event     string
 	APIName   string
 	Status    string
+	Bucket    string
+	Object    string
 	VersionID string
 	Error     string
+	Tags      map[string]interface{}
 }
 
 // sends audit logs for internal subsystem activity
-func auditLogInternal(ctx context.Context, bucket, object string, opts AuditLogOptions) {
+func auditLogInternal(ctx context.Context, opts AuditLogOptions) {
+	if len(logger.AuditTargets()) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
 	entry := audit.NewEntry(globalDeploymentID)
 	entry.Trigger = opts.Event
 	entry.Event = opts.Event
 	entry.Error = opts.Error
 	entry.API.Name = opts.APIName
-	entry.API.Bucket = bucket
-	entry.API.Object = object
-	if opts.VersionID != "" {
-		entry.ReqQuery = make(map[string]string)
-		entry.ReqQuery[xhttp.VersionID] = opts.VersionID
-	}
+	entry.API.Bucket = opts.Bucket
+	entry.API.Objects = []audit.ObjectVersion{{ObjectName: opts.Object, VersionID: opts.VersionID}}
 	entry.API.Status = opts.Status
+	entry.Tags = opts.Tags
 	// Merge tag information if found - this is currently needed for tags
 	// set during decommissioning.
 	if reqInfo := logger.GetReqInfo(ctx); reqInfo != nil {
-		entry.Tags = reqInfo.GetTagsMap()
+		if tags := reqInfo.GetTagsMap(); len(tags) > 0 {
+			if entry.Tags == nil {
+				entry.Tags = make(map[string]interface{}, len(tags))
+			}
+			for k, v := range tags {
+				entry.Tags[k] = v
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	ctx = logger.SetAuditEntry(ctx, &entry)
 	logger.AuditLog(ctx, nil, nil, nil)