diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9be170b..a8cd13d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ and this project follows [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 ### Fixed
 
 - Creating an event was never recorded in the admin audit log — 1.10.0 added `event_created` as a logged action on the frontend's filter list, but the backend's `createEvent` never actually called `logAdminAction`, only `updateEvent`/`deleteEvent` did. Event creation is now logged the same way.
+- Staff cancelling a registration via `PUT /api/registrations/:id` (the staff status-change endpoint, separate from the owner-facing `DELETE /:id` cancel route) wasn't logged at all — only the `DELETE` path logged `registration_cancelled`. Both paths now log it, verified against all six audit categories promised in 1.10.0 (refunds, donation assign/unassign, manual registrations, staff-initiated cancellations, event create/update/delete, settings changes) with no other gaps found.
 - Added a "Back to dashboard" link to Admin → Audit log, matching the back-link pattern already used on the Cashup page.
 
 ## [1.10.2] - 2026-08-28
diff --git a/backend/src/controllers/registrationController.js b/backend/src/controllers/registrationController.js
index fafb112..3f22e84 100644
--- a/backend/src/controllers/registrationController.js
+++ b/backend/src/controllers/registrationController.js
@@ -626,6 +626,22 @@ const updateRegistrationStatus = async (req, res) => {
       }
     });
 
+    // This is the staff-only status-change endpoint (separate from the owner-facing
+    // DELETE /:id cancel route), so any transition into 'cancelled' here is always a
+    // staff-initiated cancellation — log it the same way DELETE /:id does, so both
+    // paths land under the one 'registration_cancelled' filter in the audit log.
+    if (status === 'cancelled' && registration.status !== 'cancelled') {
+      logAdminAction({
+        actorId: req.user.id,
+        actorRole: req.user.role,
+        action: 'registration_cancelled',
+        targetType: 'Registration',
+        targetId: req.params.id,
+        metadata: { registrationOwnerId: registration.userId, previousStatus: registration.status },
+        ip: getClientIp(req),
+      });
+    }
+
     // Generate tickets and email them when status is manually set to 'paid' by staff
     if (status === 'paid') {
       (async () => {