diff --git a/admin/tool/recyclebin/tests/events_test.php b/admin/tool/recyclebin/tests/events_test.php
index d10fa932005fa..c3ea0e6847773 100644
--- a/admin/tool/recyclebin/tests/events_test.php
+++ b/admin/tool/recyclebin/tests/events_test.php
@@ -216,12 +216,18 @@ public function test_course_bin_item_restored() {
         $sink = $this->redirectEvents();
         $rb->restore_item($item);
         $events = $sink->get_events();
-        $event = reset($events);
-
-        // Check that the event contains the expected values.
-        $this->assertInstanceOf('\tooL_recyclebin\event\course_bin_item_restored', $event);
-        $this->assertEquals(context_course::instance($course->id), $event->get_context());
-        $this->assertEquals($item->id, $event->objectid);
-        $this->assertEventContextNotUsed($event);
+        $eventscount = 0;
+
+        foreach ($events as $event) {
+            if ($event instanceof \tooL_recyclebin\event\course_bin_item_restored) {
+                // Check that the event contains the expected values.
+                $this->assertEquals(context_course::instance($course->id), $event->get_context());
+                $this->assertEquals($item->id, $event->objectid);
+                $this->assertEventContextNotUsed($event);
+                $eventscount++;
+            }
+        }
+        // Only one course_bin_item_restored event should be triggered.
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $eventscount);
     }
 }
diff --git a/backup/moodle2/restore_stepslib.php b/backup/moodle2/restore_stepslib.php
index 683e90225bee5..0d6518d3bfb64 100644
--- a/backup/moodle2/restore_stepslib.php
+++ b/backup/moodle2/restore_stepslib.php
@@ -245,6 +245,9 @@ protected function process_grade_item($data) {
             }
 
             $newitemid = $DB->insert_record('grade_items', $data);
+            $data->id = $newitemid;
+            $gradeitem = new grade_item($data);
+            core\event\grade_item_created::create_from_grade_item($gradeitem)->trigger();
         }
         $this->set_mapping('grade_item', $oldid, $newitemid);
     }
diff --git a/lang/en/grades.php b/lang/en/grades.php
index 0594b6d431208..ac318d60310c8 100644
--- a/lang/en/grades.php
+++ b/lang/en/grades.php
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@
 $string['errorupdatinggradecategoryaggregation'] = 'Error updating the aggregation type of grade category ID {$a->id}';
 $string['errorupdatinggradeitemaggregationcoef'] = 'Error updating the aggregation coefficient (weight or extra credit) of grade item ID {$a->id}';
 $string['eventgradedeleted'] = 'Grade deleted';
+$string['eventgradeitemcreated'] = 'Grade item created';
 $string['eventgradelettercreated'] = 'Grade letter created';
 $string['eventgradeletterdeleted'] = 'Grade letter deleted';
 $string['eventgradeletterupdated'] = 'Grade letter updated';
diff --git a/lib/classes/event/grade_item_created.php b/lib/classes/event/grade_item_created.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0f98cd2ece4b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/classes/event/grade_item_created.php
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+<?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/>.
+
+/**
+ * Grade item created event.
+ *
+ * @package    core
+ * @copyright  2019 Dmitrii Metelkin <dmitriim@catalyst-au.net>
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+
+namespace core\event;
+
+defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
+
+/**
+ * Grade item created event class.
+ *
+ * @package    core
+ * @since      Moodle 3.8
+ * @copyright  2019 Dmitrii Metelkin <dmitriim@catalyst-au.net>
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+class grade_item_created extends base {
+
+    /** @var \grade_item $gradeitem */
+    protected $gradeitem;
+
+    /**
+     * Init method.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    protected function init() {
+        $this->data['objecttable'] = 'grade_items';
+        $this->data['crud'] = 'c';
+        $this->data['edulevel'] = self::LEVEL_OTHER;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return localised event name.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public static function get_name() {
+        return get_string('eventgradeitemcreated', 'core_grades');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Utility method to create a new event.
+     *
+     * @param \grade_item $gradeitem
+     * @return grade_item_created
+     */
+    public static function create_from_grade_item(\grade_item $gradeitem) {
+        $event = self::create([
+            'objectid' => $gradeitem->id,
+            'courseid' => $gradeitem->courseid,
+            'context' => \context_course::instance($gradeitem->courseid),
+            'other' => [
+                'itemname' => $gradeitem->itemname,
+                'itemtype' => $gradeitem->itemtype,
+                'itemmodule' => $gradeitem->itemmodule,
+            ],
+        ]);
+
+        $event->gradeitem = $gradeitem;
+
+        return $event;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get grade object.
+     *
+     * @throws \coding_exception
+     * @return \grade_item
+     */
+    public function get_grade_item() {
+        if ($this->is_restored()) {
+            throw new \coding_exception('get_grade_item() is intended for event observers only');
+        }
+
+        if (!isset($this->gradeitem)) {
+            $this->gradeitem = \grade_item::fetch(['id' => $this->objectid]);
+        }
+
+        return $this->gradeitem;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns description of what happened.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function get_description() {
+        return "The user with id '" . $this->userid . "' created a grade item with id '" . $this->objectid . "'" .
+            " of type '" . $this->other['itemtype'] . "' and name '" . $this->other['itemname'] . "'" .
+            " in the course with the id '" . $this->courseid . "'.";
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns relevant URL.
+     * @return \moodle_url
+     */
+    public function get_url() {
+        $url = new \moodle_url('/grade/edit/tree/index.php');
+        $url->param('id', $this->courseid);
+
+        return $url;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Custom validation.
+     *
+     * @throws \coding_exception when validation does not pass.
+     */
+    protected function validate_data() {
+        parent::validate_data();
+
+        if (!array_key_exists('itemname', $this->other)) {
+            throw new \coding_exception('The \'itemname\' value must be set in other.');
+        }
+
+        if (!array_key_exists('itemtype', $this->other)) {
+                throw new \coding_exception('The \'itemtype\' value must be set in other.');
+        }
+
+        if (!array_key_exists('itemmodule', $this->other)) {
+            throw new \coding_exception('The \'itemmodule\' value must be set in other.');
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/lib/grade/grade_item.php b/lib/grade/grade_item.php
index 769f69dfd3c53..cc7c9d5dacb9f 100644
--- a/lib/grade/grade_item.php
+++ b/lib/grade/grade_item.php
@@ -479,6 +479,10 @@ public function insert($source=null) {
         if (parent::insert($source)) {
             // force regrading of items if needed
             $this->force_regrading();
+
+            $event = \core\event\grade_item_created::create_from_grade_item($this);
+            $event->trigger();
+
             return $this->id;
 
         } else {
diff --git a/lib/grade/tests/grade_item_test.php b/lib/grade/tests/grade_item_test.php
index 2bda9684a98b6..8158c55d7b284 100644
--- a/lib/grade/tests/grade_item_test.php
+++ b/lib/grade/tests/grade_item_test.php
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public function test_grade_item() {
         $this->sub_test_update_final_grade();
         $this->sub_test_grade_item_can_control_visibility();
         $this->sub_test_grade_item_fix_sortorder();
+        $this->sub_test_grade_item_created_event();
     }
 
     protected function sub_test_grade_item_construct() {
@@ -977,4 +978,37 @@ public function test_set_aggregation_fields_for_aggregation() {
         $this->assertEquals($todefaults['weightoverride'], $gi->weightoverride);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Test that grade item event triggered when a grade item is created.
+     */
+    protected function sub_test_grade_item_created_event() {
+        $sink = $this->redirectEvents();
+
+        $gradeitem = new grade_item();
+
+        $gradeitem->courseid = $this->courseid;
+        $gradeitem->categoryid = $this->grade_categories[1]->id;
+        $gradeitem->itemname = 'unittestgradeitem4';
+        $gradeitem->itemtype = 'mod';
+        $gradeitem->itemmodule = 'quiz';
+        $gradeitem->iteminfo = 'Grade item used for unit testing';
+
+        $gradeitem->insert();
+
+        $result = $sink->get_events();
+        $sink->close();
+
+        $this->assertCount(1, $result);
+
+        $event = reset($result);
+        $this->assertEventContextNotUsed($event);
+
+        $eventgradeitem = $event->get_grade_item();
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('grade_item', $eventgradeitem);
+        $this->assertEquals($gradeitem->id, $eventgradeitem->id);
+        $this->assertEquals($gradeitem->itemname, $event->other['itemname']);
+        $this->assertEquals($gradeitem->itemtype, $event->other['itemtype']);
+        $this->assertEquals($gradeitem->itemmodule, $event->other['itemmodule']);
+    }
 }