diff --git a/app/Bus/Handlers/Commands/Incident/CreateIncidentCommandHandler.php b/app/Bus/Handlers/Commands/Incident/CreateIncidentCommandHandler.php
index 4504d905..0e14a298 100644
--- a/app/Bus/Handlers/Commands/Incident/CreateIncidentCommandHandler.php
+++ b/app/Bus/Handlers/Commands/Incident/CreateIncidentCommandHandler.php
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ class CreateIncidentCommandHandler
     public function handle(CreateIncidentCommand $command)
     {
         $data = [
+            'user_id'  => $this->auth->user()->id,
             'name'     => $command->name,
             'status'   => $command->status,
             'visible'  => $command->visible,
diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/DemoSeederCommand.php b/app/Console/Commands/DemoSeederCommand.php
index 4aeb7300..ee5483f2 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/DemoSeederCommand.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/DemoSeederCommand.php
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ class DemoSeederCommand extends Command
             return;
         }
 
+        $this->seedUsers();
         $this->seedActions();
         $this->seedComponentGroups();
         $this->seedComponents();
@@ -95,7 +96,6 @@ class DemoSeederCommand extends Command
         $this->seedSchedules();
         $this->seedSettings();
         $this->seedSubscribers();
-        $this->seedUsers();
 
         $this->info('Database seeded with demo data successfully!');
     }
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ EINCIDENT;
                 'component_id' => 0,
                 'visible'      => 1,
                 'stickied'     => false,
+                'user_id'      => 1,
                 'occurred_at'  => Carbon::now(),
             ],
             [
@@ -232,6 +233,7 @@ EINCIDENT;
                 'component_id' => 0,
                 'visible'      => 1,
                 'stickied'     => false,
+                'user_id'      => 1,
                 'occurred_at'  => Carbon::now(),
             ],
         ];
diff --git a/app/Models/Incident.php b/app/Models/Incident.php
index 728c6085..d426aa41 100644
--- a/app/Models/Incident.php
+++ b/app/Models/Incident.php
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ class Incident extends Model implements HasPresenter
      * @var string[]
      */
     protected $casts = [
+        'user_id'     => 'int',
         'visible'     => 'int',
         'stickied'    => 'bool',
         'occurred_at' => 'datetime',
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ class Incident extends Model implements HasPresenter
      * @var string[]
      */
     protected $fillable = [
+        'user_id',
         'component_id',
         'name',
         'status',
@@ -103,6 +105,7 @@ class Incident extends Model implements HasPresenter
      * @var string[]
      */
     public $rules = [
+        'user_id'      => 'required|int',
         'component_id' => 'nullable|int',
         'name'         => 'required|string',
         'status'       => 'required|int',
@@ -118,6 +121,7 @@ class Incident extends Model implements HasPresenter
      */
     protected $searchable = [
         'id',
+        'user_id',
         'component_id',
         'name',
         'status',
@@ -132,6 +136,7 @@ class Incident extends Model implements HasPresenter
      */
     protected $sortable = [
         'id',
+        'user_id',
         'name',
         'status',
         'visible',
@@ -180,6 +185,16 @@ class Incident extends Model implements HasPresenter
         return $this->hasMany(IncidentUpdate::class)->orderBy('created_at', 'desc');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the user relation.
+     *
+     * @return \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsTo
+     */
+    public function user()
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(User::class);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Finds all visible incidents.
      *
diff --git a/app/Models/IncidentUpdate.php b/app/Models/IncidentUpdate.php
index 207e129e..a6474661 100644
--- a/app/Models/IncidentUpdate.php
+++ b/app/Models/IncidentUpdate.php
@@ -83,6 +83,16 @@ class IncidentUpdate extends Model implements HasPresenter
         return $this->belongsTo(Incident::class);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the user relation.
+     *
+     * @return \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsTo
+     */
+    public function user()
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(User::class);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the presenter class.
      *
diff --git a/database/factories/ModelFactory.php b/database/factories/ModelFactory.php
index 53bed099..914c70aa 100644
--- a/database/factories/ModelFactory.php
+++ b/database/factories/ModelFactory.php
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ $factory->define(ComponentGroup::class, function ($faker) {
 $factory->define(Incident::class, function ($faker) {
     return [
         'name'     => $faker->sentence(),
+        'user_id'  => factory(User::class)->create()->id,
         'message'  => $faker->paragraph(),
         'status'   => mt_rand(1, 4),
         'visible'  => 1,
diff --git a/database/migrations/2017_09_14_180434_AlterIncidentsAddUserId.php b/database/migrations/2017_09_14_180434_AlterIncidentsAddUserId.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..55e42b6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2017_09_14_180434_AlterIncidentsAddUserId.php
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of Cachet.
+ *
+ * (c) Alt Three Services Limited
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+class AlterIncidentsAddUserId extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function up()
+    {
+        Schema::table('incidents', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->integer('user_id')->unsigned()->nullable()->default(null)->index()->after('id');
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function down()
+    {
+        Schema::table('incidents', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->dropColumn('user_id');
+        });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/resources/lang/en/dashboard.php b/resources/lang/en/dashboard.php
index d99fbc61..3707fc05 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en/dashboard.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en/dashboard.php
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ return [
                 'failure' => 'Something went wrong updating the incident update',
             ],
         ],
+        'reported_by'              => 'Reported by :user',
         'add'                      => [
             'title'   => 'Report an incident',
             'success' => 'Incident added.',
diff --git a/resources/views/dashboard/incidents/index.blade.php b/resources/views/dashboard/incidents/index.blade.php
index 78e62cf4..0f49b862 100644
--- a/resources/views/dashboard/incidents/index.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/dashboard/incidents/index.blade.php
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@
                         <div class="col-xs-6">
                             <i class="{{ $incident->icon }}"></i> <strong>{{ $incident->name }}</strong> <span class="badge badge-info">{{ trans_choice('dashboard.incidents.updates.count', $incident->updates()->count()) }}</span>
                             @if($incident->message)
-                            <p><small>{{ Str::words($incident->message, 5) }}</small></p>
+                            <p>{{ Str::words($incident->message, 5) }}</p>
+                            @endif
+                            @if ($incident->user)
+                            <p><small>&mdash; {{ trans('dashboard.incidents.reported_by', ['user' => $incident->user->username]) }}</small></p>
                             @endif
                         </div>
                         <div class="col-xs-6 text-right">