diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/censorship/DmpCensor.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/censorship/DmpCensor.java
index 30e69539b..e0e84e232 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/censorship/DmpCensor.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/censorship/DmpCensor.java
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ public class DmpCensor extends BaseCensor {
 
         this.authService.authorizeForce(Permission.BrowseDmp);
 
+        FieldSet dmpUsersFields = fields.extractPrefixed(this.asIndexerPrefix(Dmp._dmpUsers));
+        this.censorFactory.censor(DmpUserCensor.class).censor(dmpUsersFields, userId);
         FieldSet dmpReferencesFields = fields.extractPrefixed(this.asIndexerPrefix(Dmp._dmpReferences));
         this.censorFactory.censor(DmpReferenceCensor.class).censor(dmpReferencesFields, userId);
     }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/dmp/DmpServiceImpl.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/dmp/DmpServiceImpl.java
index fe7850b6a..9cc220d52 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/dmp/DmpServiceImpl.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/dmp/DmpServiceImpl.java
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
 import eu.eudat.authorization.Permission;
 import eu.eudat.commons.JsonHandlingService;
 import eu.eudat.commons.XmlHandlingService;
+import eu.eudat.commons.enums.DmpUserRole;
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.IsActive;
+import eu.eudat.commons.scope.user.UserScope;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.reference.DefinitionEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.reference.FieldEntity;
 import eu.eudat.convention.ConventionService;
@@ -83,6 +85,8 @@ public class DmpServiceImpl implements DmpService {
 
     private final JsonHandlingService jsonHandlingService;
 
+    private final UserScope userScope;
+
     private final EventBroker eventBroker;
 
     @Autowired
@@ -91,11 +95,13 @@ public class DmpServiceImpl implements DmpService {
             AuthorizationService authorizationService,
             DeleterFactory deleterFactory,
             BuilderFactory builderFactory,
-            QueryFactory queryFactory, ConventionService conventionService,
+            QueryFactory queryFactory,
+            ConventionService conventionService,
             ErrorThesaurusProperties errors,
             MessageSource messageSource,
-            XmlHandlingService xmlHandlingService, JsonHandlingService jsonHandlingService,
-            EventBroker eventBroker) {
+            XmlHandlingService xmlHandlingService,
+            JsonHandlingService jsonHandlingService,
+            UserScope userScope, EventBroker eventBroker) {
         this.entityManager = entityManager;
         this.authorizationService = authorizationService;
         this.deleterFactory = deleterFactory;
@@ -106,6 +112,7 @@ public class DmpServiceImpl implements DmpService {
         this.messageSource = messageSource;
         this.xmlHandlingService = xmlHandlingService;
         this.jsonHandlingService = jsonHandlingService;
+        this.userScope = userScope;
         this.eventBroker = eventBroker;
     }
 
@@ -173,6 +180,7 @@ public class DmpServiceImpl implements DmpService {
         Boolean isUpdate = this.conventionService.isValidGuid(model.getId());
 
         DmpEntity data;
+        DmpUserEntity dmpUserEntity = new DmpUserEntity();
         if (isUpdate) {
             data = this.entityManager.find(DmpEntity.class, model.getId());
             if (data == null) throw new MyNotFoundException(messageSource.getMessage("General_ItemNotFound", new Object[]{model.getId(), Dmp.class.getSimpleName()}, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale()));
@@ -184,6 +192,14 @@ public class DmpServiceImpl implements DmpService {
             data.setVersion((short) 1);
             data.setIsActive(IsActive.Active);
             data.setCreatedAt(Instant.now());
+
+            dmpUserEntity.setId(UUID.randomUUID());
+            dmpUserEntity.setDmp(data.getId());
+            dmpUserEntity.setUser(userScope.getUserIdSafe());
+            dmpUserEntity.setRole(DmpUserRole.Owner);
+            dmpUserEntity.setCreatedAt(Instant.now());
+            dmpUserEntity.setUpdatedAt(Instant.now());
+            dmpUserEntity.setIsActive(IsActive.Active);
         }
 
         data.setLabel(model.getLabel());
@@ -193,8 +209,10 @@ public class DmpServiceImpl implements DmpService {
         data.setUpdatedAt(Instant.now());
         if (isUpdate)
             this.entityManager.merge(data);
-        else
+        else {
             this.entityManager.persist(data);
+            this.entityManager.persist(dmpUserEntity);
+        }
 
         this.entityManager.flush();