diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 2b990ec09b..3457000fdb 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -407,6 +407,7 @@ Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv, QElapsedTimer &startup_time) :
 
     // set the account manager's root URL and trigger a login request if we don't have the access token
     accountManager.setAuthURL(DEFAULT_NODE_AUTH_URL);
+    UserActivityLogger::getInstance().launch(applicationVersion());
 
     // once the event loop has started, check and signal for an access token
     QMetaObject::invokeMethod(&accountManager, "checkAndSignalForAccessToken", Qt::QueuedConnection);
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLogger.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLogger.cpp
index d21f524576..64828708b2 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLogger.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLogger.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,15 @@ void UserActivityLogger::requestError(QNetworkReply& errorReply) {
     qDebug() << errorReply.error() << "-" << errorReply.errorString();
 }
 
+void UserActivityLogger::launch(QString applicationVersion) {
+    const QString ACTION_NAME = "launch";
+    QJsonObject actionDetails;
+    QString VERSION_KEY = "version";
+    actionDetails.insert(VERSION_KEY, applicationVersion);
+    
+    logAction(ACTION_NAME, actionDetails);
+}
+
 void UserActivityLogger::changedDisplayName(QString displayName) {
     const QString ACTION_NAME = "changed_display_name";
     QJsonObject actionDetails;
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLogger.h b/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLogger.h
index edc17a6472..2811be86a8 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLogger.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLogger.h
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ public slots:
     void disable(bool disable);
     void logAction(QString action, QJsonObject details = QJsonObject(), JSONCallbackParameters params = JSONCallbackParameters());
     
+    void launch(QString applicationVersion);
+    
     void changedDisplayName(QString displayName);
     void changedModel(QString typeOfModel, QString modelURL);
     void changedDomain(QString domainURL);