diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/translator/QueryTranslator.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/translator/QueryTranslator.java
index 02f1085..2a26d63 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/translator/QueryTranslator.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/translator/QueryTranslator.java
@@ -455,7 +455,8 @@
                         handleLibraryDropStatement(metadataProvider, stmt, hcc, requestParameters);
                         break;
                     case CREATE_SYNONYM:
-                        handleCreateSynonymStatement(metadataProvider, stmt, requestParameters);
+                        handleCreateSynonymStatement(metadataProvider, stmt, requestParameters,
+                                Creator.DEFAULT_CREATOR);
                         break;
                     case SYNONYM_DROP:
                         handleDropSynonymStatement(metadataProvider, stmt, requestParameters);
@@ -3823,7 +3824,7 @@
     }
 
     protected void handleCreateSynonymStatement(MetadataProvider metadataProvider, Statement stmt,
-            IRequestParameters requestParameters) throws Exception {
+            IRequestParameters requestParameters, Creator creator) throws Exception {
         CreateSynonymStatement css = (CreateSynonymStatement) stmt;
         metadataProvider.validateDatabaseObjectName(css.getNamespace(), css.getSynonymName(), css.getSourceLocation());
         Namespace stmtActiveNamespace = getActiveNamespace(css.getNamespace());
@@ -3837,14 +3838,16 @@
         }
         lockUtil.createSynonymBegin(lockManager, metadataProvider.getLocks(), databaseName, dataverseName, synonymName);
         try {
-            doCreateSynonym(metadataProvider, css, stmtActiveNamespace, synonymName, objectNamespace, objectName);
+            doCreateSynonym(metadataProvider, css, stmtActiveNamespace, synonymName, objectNamespace, objectName,
+                    creator);
         } finally {
             metadataProvider.getLocks().unlock();
         }
     }
 
     protected CreateResult doCreateSynonym(MetadataProvider metadataProvider, CreateSynonymStatement css,
-            Namespace namespace, String synonymName, Namespace objectNamespace, String objectName) throws Exception {
+            Namespace namespace, String synonymName, Namespace objectNamespace, String objectName, Creator creator)
+            throws Exception {
         String databaseName = namespace.getDatabaseName();
         DataverseName dataverseName = namespace.getDataverseName();
         MetadataTransactionContext mdTxnCtx = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.beginTransaction();
@@ -3869,8 +3872,10 @@
                 throw new CompilationException(ErrorCode.SYNONYM_EXISTS, css.getSourceLocation(), synonymName);
             }
             synonym = new Synonym(databaseName, dataverseName, synonymName, objectNamespace.getDatabaseName(),
-                    objectNamespace.getDataverseName(), objectName);
+                    objectNamespace.getDataverseName(), objectName, creator);
             MetadataManager.INSTANCE.addSynonym(metadataProvider.getMetadataTxnContext(), synonym);
+            beforeTxnCommit(metadataProvider, creator,
+                    EntityDetails.newSynonym(databaseName, dataverseName, synonymName));
             MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
             return CreateResult.CREATED;
         } catch (Exception e) {
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results_cloud/synonym/synonym-01/synonym-01.9.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results_cloud/synonym/synonym-01/synonym-01.9.adm
index 6427b88..886eef8 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results_cloud/synonym/synonym-01/synonym-01.9.adm
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results_cloud/synonym/synonym-01/synonym-01.9.adm
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ "DatabaseName": "Default", "DataverseName": "test", "SynonymName": "TweetMessagesSynonym", "ObjectDataverseName": "test", "ObjectName": "TweetMessages", "ObjectDatabaseName": "Default" }
-{ "DatabaseName": "Default", "DataverseName": "test", "SynonymName": "TweetMessagesSynonym2", "ObjectDataverseName": "test", "ObjectName": "TweetMessagesSynonym", "ObjectDatabaseName": "Default" }
-{ "DatabaseName": "Default", "DataverseName": "test", "SynonymName": "TwitterUsersSynonym", "ObjectDataverseName": "test", "ObjectName": "TwitterUsers", "ObjectDatabaseName": "Default" }
-{ "DatabaseName": "Default", "DataverseName": "test", "SynonymName": "TwitterUsersSynonym2", "ObjectDataverseName": "test", "ObjectName": "TwitterUsersSynonym", "ObjectDatabaseName": "Default" }
+{ "DatabaseName": "Default", "DataverseName": "test", "SynonymName": "TweetMessagesSynonym", "ObjectDataverseName": "test", "ObjectName": "TweetMessages", "ObjectDatabaseName": "Default", "Creator": { "Name": "@sys", "Uuid": "97c793f3-bcbf-4595-8bf0-e9d6a5953523" } }
+{ "DatabaseName": "Default", "DataverseName": "test", "SynonymName": "TweetMessagesSynonym2", "ObjectDataverseName": "test", "ObjectName": "TweetMessagesSynonym", "ObjectDatabaseName": "Default", "Creator": { "Name": "@sys", "Uuid": "97c793f3-bcbf-4595-8bf0-e9d6a5953523" } }
+{ "DatabaseName": "Default", "DataverseName": "test", "SynonymName": "TwitterUsersSynonym", "ObjectDataverseName": "test", "ObjectName": "TwitterUsers", "ObjectDatabaseName": "Default", "Creator": { "Name": "@sys", "Uuid": "97c793f3-bcbf-4595-8bf0-e9d6a5953523" } }
+{ "DatabaseName": "Default", "DataverseName": "test", "SynonymName": "TwitterUsersSynonym2", "ObjectDataverseName": "test", "ObjectName": "TwitterUsersSynonym", "ObjectDatabaseName": "Default", "Creator": { "Name": "@sys", "Uuid": "97c793f3-bcbf-4595-8bf0-e9d6a5953523" } }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entities/EntityDetails.java b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entities/EntityDetails.java
index 532d107..1e95d0b 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entities/EntityDetails.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entities/EntityDetails.java
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
         VIEW,
         FUNCTION,
         DATABASE,
-        DATAVERSE
+        DATAVERSE,
+        SYNONYM
     }
 
     private final String databaseName;
@@ -66,6 +67,10 @@
         return new EntityDetails(databaseName, dataverseName, functionName, EntityType.FUNCTION);
     }
 
+    public static EntityDetails newSynonym(String databaseName, DataverseName dataverseName, String synonymName) {
+        return new EntityDetails(databaseName, dataverseName, synonymName, EntityType.SYNONYM);
+    }
+
     public String getDatabaseName() {
         return databaseName;
     }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entities/Synonym.java b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entities/Synonym.java
index ebe780a..a355b6d 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entities/Synonym.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entities/Synonym.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.common.metadata.DataverseName;
 import org.apache.asterix.metadata.MetadataCache;
 import org.apache.asterix.metadata.api.IMetadataEntity;
+import org.apache.asterix.metadata.utils.Creator;
 
 public class Synonym implements IMetadataEntity<Synonym> {
 
@@ -40,15 +41,17 @@
     private final DataverseName objectDataverseName;
 
     private final String objectName;
+    private final Creator creator;
 
     public Synonym(String databaseName, DataverseName dataverseName, String synonymName, String objectDatabaseName,
-            DataverseName objectDataverseName, String objectName) {
+            DataverseName objectDataverseName, String objectName, Creator creator) {
         this.databaseName = Objects.requireNonNull(databaseName);
         this.dataverseName = Objects.requireNonNull(dataverseName);
         this.synonymName = Objects.requireNonNull(synonymName);
         this.objectDatabaseName = Objects.requireNonNull(objectDatabaseName);
         this.objectDataverseName = Objects.requireNonNull(objectDataverseName);
         this.objectName = Objects.requireNonNull(objectName);
+        this.creator = creator;
     }
 
     public String getDatabaseName() {
@@ -75,6 +78,10 @@
         return objectName;
     }
 
+    public Creator getCreator() {
+        return creator;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean equals(Object o) {
         if (this == o)
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/SynonymTupleTranslator.java b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/SynonymTupleTranslator.java
index bb3ad28..389322c 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/SynonymTupleTranslator.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/SynonymTupleTranslator.java
@@ -19,13 +19,16 @@
 
 package org.apache.asterix.metadata.entitytupletranslators;
 
+import org.apache.asterix.builders.RecordBuilder;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.metadata.DataverseName;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.metadata.MetadataUtil;
 import org.apache.asterix.metadata.bootstrap.MetadataRecordTypes;
 import org.apache.asterix.metadata.bootstrap.SynonymEntity;
 import org.apache.asterix.metadata.entities.Synonym;
+import org.apache.asterix.metadata.utils.Creator;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.ARecord;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AString;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.pointables.base.DefaultOpenFieldType;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.ITupleReference;
@@ -70,9 +73,10 @@
         }
 
         String objectName = ((AString) synonymRecord.getValueByPos(synonymEntity.objectNameIndex())).getStringValue();
+        Creator creator = Creator.createOrDefault(synonymRecord);
 
         return new Synonym(databaseName, dataverseName, synonymName, objectDatabaseName, objectDataverseName,
-                objectName);
+                objectName, creator);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -149,5 +153,37 @@
             stringSerde.serialize(aString, fieldValue.getDataOutput());
             recordBuilder.addField(fieldName, fieldValue);
         }
+        writeSynonymCreator(synonym);
+    }
+
+    private void writeSynonymCreator(Synonym synonym) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (synonymEntity.databaseNameIndex() >= 0) {
+            Creator creatorInfo = synonym.getCreator();
+            RecordBuilder creatorObject = new RecordBuilder();
+            creatorObject.reset(DefaultOpenFieldType.NESTED_OPEN_RECORD_TYPE);
+
+            fieldName.reset();
+            aString.setValue(MetadataRecordTypes.FIELD_NAME_CREATOR_NAME);
+            stringSerde.serialize(aString, fieldName.getDataOutput());
+            fieldValue.reset();
+            aString.setValue(creatorInfo.getName());
+            stringSerde.serialize(aString, fieldValue.getDataOutput());
+            creatorObject.addField(fieldName, fieldValue);
+
+            fieldName.reset();
+            aString.setValue(MetadataRecordTypes.FIELD_NAME_CREATOR_UUID);
+            stringSerde.serialize(aString, fieldName.getDataOutput());
+            fieldValue.reset();
+            aString.setValue(creatorInfo.getUuid());
+            stringSerde.serialize(aString, fieldValue.getDataOutput());
+            creatorObject.addField(fieldName, fieldValue);
+
+            fieldName.reset();
+            aString.setValue(MetadataRecordTypes.CREATOR_ARECORD_FIELD_NAME);
+            stringSerde.serialize(aString, fieldName.getDataOutput());
+            fieldValue.reset();
+            creatorObject.write(fieldValue.getDataOutput(), true);
+            recordBuilder.addField(fieldName, fieldValue);
+        }
     }
 }