diff --git a/lego/apps/users/views/memberships.py b/lego/apps/users/views/memberships.py
index b07c85237..f741f1b9c 100644
--- a/lego/apps/users/views/memberships.py
+++ b/lego/apps/users/views/memberships.py
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
+from datetime import datetime
+from typing import Any
+
+from django.http import HttpRequest
+from django.utils import timezone
 from django_filters.rest_framework import DjangoFilterBackend
 from rest_framework import filters, viewsets
+from rest_framework.response import Response
 
 from lego.apps.permissions.api.filters import LegoPermissionFilter
 from lego.apps.permissions.api.views import AllowedPermissionsMixin
 from lego.apps.users.filters import MembershipFilterSet
-from lego.apps.users.models import AbakusGroup, Membership
+from lego.apps.users.models import AbakusGroup, Membership, MembershipHistory, User
 from lego.apps.users.serializers.memberships import MembershipSerializer
 
 
@@ -33,3 +39,21 @@ def get_queryset(self):
     def create(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         request.data["abakus_group"] = kwargs["group_pk"]
         return super(MembershipViewSet, self).create(request, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    def update(self, request: HttpRequest, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Response:
+        """Create a new membership history object when a membership is updated"""
+
+        user = User.objects.get(pk=request.data["membership"]["id"])
+        group = AbakusGroup.objects.get(pk=request.data["membership"]["abakus_group"])
+        start_date = datetime.strptime(
+            request.data["membership"]["created_at"], "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%fZ"
+        )
+        MembershipHistory.objects.create(
+            user=user,
+            abakus_group=group,
+            role=request.data["role"],
+            start_date=start_date,
+            end_date=timezone.now(),
+        )
+
+        return super(MembershipViewSet, self).update(request, *args, **kwargs)