diff --git a/lib/audited.rb b/lib/audited.rb
index 096959d7..3a616ca8 100644
--- a/lib/audited.rb
+++ b/lib/audited.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class << self
       :ignored_attributes,
       :ignored_default_callbacks,
       :max_audits,
+      :keep_create_action,
       :store_synthesized_enums
     attr_writer :audit_class
 
diff --git a/lib/audited/auditor.rb b/lib/audited/auditor.rb
index c9c867ae..00359b1f 100644
--- a/lib/audited/auditor.rb
+++ b/lib/audited/auditor.rb
@@ -388,6 +388,9 @@ def combine_audits_if_needed
 
         if max_audits && (extra_count = audits.count - max_audits) > 0
           audits_to_combine = audits.limit(extra_count + 1)
+          if audited_options[:keep_create_action]
+            audits_to_combine = audits_to_combine.where.not(action: 'create')
+          end
           combine_audits(audits_to_combine)
         end
       end
@@ -515,6 +518,7 @@ def normalize_audited_options
         audited_options[:only] = Array.wrap(audited_options[:only]).map(&:to_s)
         audited_options[:except] = Array.wrap(audited_options[:except]).map(&:to_s)
         audited_options[:max_audits] ||= Audited.max_audits
+        audited_options[:keep_create_action] ||= Audited.keep_create_action
       end
 
       def calculate_non_audited_columns
diff --git a/spec/audited/auditor_spec.rb b/spec/audited/auditor_spec.rb
index cff4044b..7912b0ea 100644
--- a/spec/audited/auditor_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/audited/auditor_spec.rb
@@ -722,6 +722,28 @@ class CallbacksSpecified < ::ActiveRecord::Base
       end
     end
 
+    context 'when set to keep create action' do
+      before do
+        Audited.keep_create_action = true
+      end
+
+      it 'should respect per model setting' do
+        stub_global_max_audits(4) do
+          expect(Models::ActiveRecord::MaxAuditsIgnoreKeepCreateActionUser.audited_options[:keep_create_action]).to be_falsey
+        end
+      end
+
+      it 'should keep create action' do
+        stub_global_max_audits(2) do
+          user = Models::ActiveRecord::User.create!(name: "Foobar 1")
+          user.update(name: "Foobar 2", audit_comment: "First audit comment")
+          user.update(name: "Foobar 3", audit_comment: "Second audit comment")
+          pp user.audits
+          expect(user.audits.first.action).to eq('create')
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
     def stub_global_max_audits(max_audits)
       previous_max_audits = Audited.max_audits
       previous_user_audited_options = Models::ActiveRecord::User.audited_options.dup
diff --git a/spec/support/active_record/models.rb b/spec/support/active_record/models.rb
index 34dde868..6650ee51 100644
--- a/spec/support/active_record/models.rb
+++ b/spec/support/active_record/models.rb
@@ -128,6 +128,11 @@ class MaxAuditsUser < ::ActiveRecord::Base
       audited max_audits: 5
     end
 
+    class MaxAuditsIgnoreKeepCreateActionUser < ::ActiveRecord::Base
+      self.table_name = :users
+      audited max_audits: 6, keep_create_action: false
+    end
+
     class Company < ::ActiveRecord::Base
       audited
     end