diff --git a/admin/tool/uploaduser/index.php b/admin/tool/uploaduser/index.php
index a45cb47e42e..b50156ffc2f 100644
--- a/admin/tool/uploaduser/index.php
+++ b/admin/tool/uploaduser/index.php
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ if ($formdata = $mform2->is_cancelled()) {
 
             if ($doupdate or $existinguser->password !== $oldpw) {
                 // We want only users that were really updated.
-                user_update_user($existinguser, false);
+                user_update_user($existinguser, false, false);
 
                 $upt->track('status', $struserupdated);
                 $usersupdated++;
@@ -687,6 +687,9 @@ if ($formdata = $mform2->is_cancelled()) {
                     }
                 }
 
+                // Trigger event.
+                \core\event\user_updated::create_from_userid($existinguser->id)->trigger();
+
             } else {
                 // no user information changed
                 $upt->track('status', $struseruptodate);
@@ -800,7 +803,7 @@ if ($formdata = $mform2->is_cancelled()) {
                 $upt->track('password', '-', 'normal', false);
             }
 
-            $user->id = user_create_user($user, false);
+            $user->id = user_create_user($user, false, false);
             $upt->track('username', html_writer::link(new moodle_url('/user/profile.php', array('id'=>$user->id)), s($user->username)), 'normal', false);
 
             // pre-process custom profile menu fields data from csv file
@@ -815,6 +818,9 @@ if ($formdata = $mform2->is_cancelled()) {
                 set_user_preference('create_password', 1, $user);
             }
 
+            // Trigger event.
+            \core\event\user_created::create_from_userid($user->id)->trigger();
+
             $upt->track('status', $struseradded);
             $upt->track('id', $user->id, 'normal', false);
             $usersnew++;
diff --git a/auth/email/auth.php b/auth/email/auth.php
index b071e3252d9..2c36eabcb33 100644
--- a/auth/email/auth.php
+++ b/auth/email/auth.php
@@ -94,11 +94,14 @@ class auth_plugin_email extends auth_plugin_base {
             $user->calendartype = $CFG->calendartype;
         }
 
-        $user->id = user_create_user($user, false);
+        $user->id = user_create_user($user, false, false);
 
         // Save any custom profile field information.
         profile_save_data($user);
 
+        // Trigger event.
+        \core\event\user_created::create_from_userid($user->id)->trigger();
+
         if (! send_confirmation_email($user)) {
             print_error('auth_emailnoemail','auth_email');
         }
diff --git a/auth/ldap/auth.php b/auth/ldap/auth.php
index 9004e267c47..cc1374e3dd7 100644
--- a/auth/ldap/auth.php
+++ b/auth/ldap/auth.php
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ class auth_plugin_ldap extends auth_plugin_base {
             print_error('auth_ldap_create_error', 'auth_ldap');
         }
 
-        $user->id = user_create_user($user, false);
+        $user->id = user_create_user($user, false, false);
 
         // Save any custom profile field information
         profile_save_data($user);
@@ -564,6 +564,8 @@ class auth_plugin_ldap extends auth_plugin_base {
 
         $user = $DB->get_record('user', array('id'=>$user->id));
 
+        \core\event\user_created::create_from_userid($user->id)->trigger();
+
         if (! send_confirmation_email($user)) {
             print_error('noemail', 'auth_ldap');
         }
@@ -1027,7 +1029,7 @@ class auth_plugin_ldap extends auth_plugin_base {
                         }
                     }
                 }
-                user_update_user($newuser, false);
+                user_update_user($newuser, false, false);
             }
         } else {
             return false;
diff --git a/lib/moodlelib.php b/lib/moodlelib.php
index 9b85c0304d9..018dd908404 100644
--- a/lib/moodlelib.php
+++ b/lib/moodlelib.php
@@ -4029,7 +4029,7 @@ function create_user_record($username, $password, $auth = 'manual') {
     $newuser->timemodified = $newuser->timecreated;
     $newuser->mnethostid = $CFG->mnet_localhost_id;
 
-    $newuser->id = user_create_user($newuser, false);
+    $newuser->id = user_create_user($newuser, false, false);
 
     // Save user profile data.
     profile_save_data($newuser);
@@ -4041,6 +4041,9 @@ function create_user_record($username, $password, $auth = 'manual') {
     // Set the password.
     update_internal_user_password($user, $password);
 
+    // Trigger event.
+    \core\event\user_created::create_from_userid($newuser->id)->trigger();
+
     return $user;
 }
 
@@ -4111,10 +4114,13 @@ function update_user_record_by_id($id) {
         if ($newuser) {
             $newuser['id'] = $oldinfo->id;
             $newuser['timemodified'] = time();
-            user_update_user((object) $newuser, false);
+            user_update_user((object) $newuser, false, false);
 
             // Save user profile data.
             profile_save_data((object) $newuser);
+
+            // Trigger event.
+            \core\event\user_updated::create_from_userid($newuser['id'])->trigger();
         }
     }
 
@@ -4273,7 +4279,8 @@ function delete_user(stdClass $user) {
     $updateuser->picture      = 0;
     $updateuser->timemodified = time();
 
-    user_update_user($updateuser, false);
+    // Don't trigger update event, as user is being deleted.
+    user_update_user($updateuser, false, false);
 
     // Now do a final accesslib cleanup - removes all role assignments in user context and context itself.
     context_helper::delete_instance(CONTEXT_USER, $user->id);
diff --git a/user/edit.php b/user/edit.php
index c15475a1e0a..e6282c76d5e 100644
--- a/user/edit.php
+++ b/user/edit.php
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ if ($usernew = $userform->get_data()) {
     }
 
     // Update user with new profile data.
-    user_update_user($usernew, false);
+    user_update_user($usernew, false, false);
 
     // Update preferences.
     useredit_update_user_preference($usernew);
@@ -244,6 +244,9 @@ if ($usernew = $userform->get_data()) {
     // Save custom profile fields data.
     profile_save_data($usernew);
 
+    // Trigger event.
+    \core\event\user_updated::create_from_userid($user->id)->trigger();
+
     // If email was changed and confirmation is required, send confirmation email now to the new address.
     if ($emailchanged && $CFG->emailchangeconfirmation) {
         $tempuser = $DB->get_record('user', array('id' => $user->id), '*', MUST_EXIST);