diff --git a/audit/audit.cc b/audit/audit.cc
index e455fee910..d7b1a3a26d 100644
--- a/audit/audit.cc
+++ b/audit/audit.cc
@@ -209,15 +209,11 @@ future<> audit::stop_audit() {
     });
 }
 
-audit_info_ptr audit::create_audit_info(statement_category cat, const sstring& keyspace, const sstring& table) {
+audit_info_ptr audit::create_audit_info(statement_category cat, const sstring& keyspace, const sstring& table, bool batch) {
     if (!audit_instance().local_is_initialized()) {
         return nullptr;
     }
-    return std::make_unique<audit_info>(cat, keyspace, table);
-}
-
-audit_info_ptr audit::create_no_audit_info() {
-    return audit_info_ptr();
+    return std::make_unique<audit_info>(cat, keyspace, table, batch);
 }
 
 future<> audit::start(const db::config& cfg) {
@@ -267,18 +263,21 @@ future<> audit::log_login(const sstring& username, socket_address client_ip, boo
 }
 
 future<> inspect(shared_ptr<cql3::cql_statement> statement, service::query_state& query_state, const cql3::query_options& options, bool error) {
-    cql3::statements::batch_statement* batch = dynamic_cast<cql3::statements::batch_statement*>(statement.get());
-    if (batch != nullptr) {
+    auto audit_info = statement->get_audit_info();
+    if (!audit_info) {
+        return make_ready_future<>();
+    }
+    if (audit_info->batch()) {
+        cql3::statements::batch_statement* batch = static_cast<cql3::statements::batch_statement*>(statement.get());
         return do_for_each(batch->statements().begin(), batch->statements().end(), [&query_state, &options, error] (auto&& m) {
             return inspect(m.statement, query_state, options, error);
         });
     } else {
-        auto audit_info = statement->get_audit_info();
-        if (bool(audit_info) && audit::local_audit_instance().should_log(audit_info)) {
+        if (audit::local_audit_instance().should_log(audit_info)) {
             return audit::local_audit_instance().log(audit_info, query_state, options, error);
         }
+        return make_ready_future<>();
     }
-    return make_ready_future<>();
 }
 
 future<> inspect_login(const sstring& username, socket_address client_ip, bool error) {
diff --git a/audit/audit.hh b/audit/audit.hh
index 51c2c13344..5e24bccfaf 100644
--- a/audit/audit.hh
+++ b/audit/audit.hh
@@ -75,11 +75,13 @@ class audit_info final {
     sstring _keyspace;
     sstring _table;
     sstring _query;
+    bool _batch;
 public:
-    audit_info(statement_category cat, sstring keyspace, sstring table)
+    audit_info(statement_category cat, sstring keyspace, sstring table, bool batch)
         : _category(cat)
         , _keyspace(std::move(keyspace))
         , _table(std::move(table))
+        , _batch(batch)
     { }
     void set_query_string(const std::string_view& query_string) {
         _query = sstring(query_string);
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ public:
     const sstring& query() const { return _query; }
     sstring category_string() const;
     statement_category category() const { return _category; }
+    bool batch() const { return _batch; }
 };
 
 using audit_info_ptr = std::unique_ptr<audit_info>;
@@ -126,8 +129,7 @@ public:
     }
     static future<> start_audit(const db::config& cfg, sharded<locator::shared_token_metadata>& stm, sharded<cql3::query_processor>& qp, sharded<service::migration_manager>& mm);
     static future<> stop_audit();
-    static audit_info_ptr create_audit_info(statement_category cat, const sstring& keyspace, const sstring& table);
-    static audit_info_ptr create_no_audit_info();
+    static audit_info_ptr create_audit_info(statement_category cat, const sstring& keyspace, const sstring& table, bool batch = false);
     audit(locator::shared_token_metadata& stm,
           cql3::query_processor& qp,
           service::migration_manager& mm,
diff --git a/cql3/statements/raw/batch_statement.hh b/cql3/statements/raw/batch_statement.hh
index cf2f0b83a0..1091d15ccd 100644
--- a/cql3/statements/raw/batch_statement.hh
+++ b/cql3/statements/raw/batch_statement.hh
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ public:
 protected:
     virtual audit::statement_category category() const override;
     virtual audit::audit_info_ptr audit_info() const override {
-        // We don't audit batch statements. Instead we audit statements that are inside the batch.
-        return audit::audit::create_no_audit_info();
+        constexpr bool batch = true;
+        return audit::audit::create_audit_info(category(), sstring(), sstring(), batch);
     }
 };