diff --git a/audit/audit.cc b/audit/audit.cc
index a1b3feb7a6..34d53074b8 100644
--- a/audit/audit.cc
+++ b/audit/audit.cc
@@ -228,27 +228,55 @@ future<> audit::shutdown() {
     return make_ready_future<>();
 }
 
-future<> audit::log(const audit_info* audit_info, service::query_state& query_state, const cql3::query_options& options, bool error) {
-    const service::client_state& client_state = query_state.get_client_state();
-    socket_address node_ip = _token_metadata.get()->get_topology().my_address().addr();
-    db::consistency_level cl = options.get_consistency();
+future<> audit::log(const audit_info& audit_info, const service::client_state& client_state, std::optional<db::consistency_level> cl, bool error) {
     thread_local static sstring no_username("undefined");
     static const sstring anonymous_username("anonymous");
     const sstring& username = client_state.user() ? client_state.user()->name.value_or(anonymous_username) : no_username;
     socket_address client_ip = client_state.get_client_address().addr();
+    socket_address node_ip = _token_metadata.get()->get_topology().my_address().addr();
     if (logger.is_enabled(logging::log_level::debug)) {
         logger.debug("Log written: node_ip {} category {} cl {} error {} keyspace {} query '{}' client_ip {} table {} username {}",
-            node_ip, audit_info->category_string(), cl, error, audit_info->keyspace(),
-            audit_info->query(), client_ip, audit_info->table(), username);
+            node_ip, audit_info.category_string(), cl, error, audit_info.keyspace(),
+            audit_info.query(), client_ip, audit_info.table(), username);
     }
-    return futurize_invoke(std::mem_fn(&storage_helper::write), _storage_helper_ptr, audit_info, node_ip, client_ip, cl, username, error)
+    return futurize_invoke(std::mem_fn(&storage_helper::write), _storage_helper_ptr, &audit_info, node_ip, client_ip, cl, username, error)
         .handle_exception([audit_info, node_ip, client_ip, cl, username, error] (auto ep) {
             logger.error("Unexpected exception when writing log with: node_ip {} category {} cl {} error {} keyspace {} query '{}' client_ip {} table {} username {} exception {}",
-                node_ip, audit_info->category_string(), cl, error, audit_info->keyspace(),
-                audit_info->query(), client_ip, audit_info->table(),username, ep);
+                node_ip, audit_info.category_string(), cl, error, audit_info.keyspace(),
+                audit_info.query(), client_ip, audit_info.table(), username, ep);
     });
 }
 
+static future<> maybe_log(const audit_info& audit_info, const service::client_state& client_state, std::optional<db::consistency_level> cl, bool error) {
+    if(audit::audit_instance().local_is_initialized() && audit::local_audit_instance().should_log(audit_info)) {
+        return audit::local_audit_instance().log(audit_info, client_state, cl, error);
+    }
+    return make_ready_future<>();
+}
+
+static future<> inspect(const audit_info& audit_info, const service::query_state& query_state, const cql3::query_options& options, bool error) {
+    return maybe_log(audit_info, query_state.get_client_state(), options.get_consistency(), error);
+}
+
+future<> inspect(shared_ptr<cql3::cql_statement> statement, const service::query_state& query_state, const cql3::query_options& options, bool error) {
+    const auto audit_info = statement->get_audit_info();
+    if (audit_info == nullptr) {
+        return make_ready_future<>();
+    }
+    if (audit_info->batch()) {
+        cql3::statements::batch_statement* batch = dynamic_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 {
+        return inspect(*audit_info, query_state, options, error);
+    }
+}
+
+future<> inspect(const audit_info_alternator& ai, const service::client_state& client_state, bool error) {
+    return maybe_log(static_cast<const audit_info&>(ai), client_state, ai.get_cl(), error);
+}
+
 future<> audit::log_login(const sstring& username, socket_address client_ip, bool error) noexcept {
     socket_address node_ip = _token_metadata.get()->get_topology().my_address().addr();
     if (logger.is_enabled(logging::log_level::debug)) {
@@ -262,24 +290,6 @@ 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) {
-    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 {
-        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<>();
-    }
-}
-
 future<> inspect_login(const sstring& username, socket_address client_ip, bool error) {
     if (!audit::audit_instance().local_is_initialized() || !audit::local_audit_instance().should_log_login()) {
         return make_ready_future<>();
@@ -292,13 +302,21 @@ bool audit::should_log_table(const sstring& keyspace, const sstring& name) const
     return keyspace_it != _audited_tables.cend() && keyspace_it->second.find(name) != keyspace_it->second.cend();
 }
 
-bool audit::should_log(const audit_info* audit_info) const {
-    return _audited_categories.contains(audit_info->category())
-           && (_audited_keyspaces.find(audit_info->keyspace()) != _audited_keyspaces.cend()
-                         || should_log_table(audit_info->keyspace(), audit_info->table())
-                         || audit_info->category() == statement_category::AUTH
-                         || audit_info->category() == statement_category::ADMIN
-                         || audit_info->category() == statement_category::DCL);
+bool audit::should_log(const audit_info& audit_info) const {
+    return will_log(audit_info.category(), audit_info.keyspace(), audit_info.table());
+}
+
+bool audit::will_log(statement_category cat, std::string_view keyspace, std::string_view table) const {
+    // If keyspace is empty (e.g., ListTables, or batch operations spanning
+    // multiple tables), the operation cannot be filtered by keyspace/table,
+    // so it is logged whenever the category matches.
+    return _audited_categories.contains(cat)
+           && (keyspace.empty()
+                         || _audited_keyspaces.find(sstring(keyspace)) != _audited_keyspaces.cend()
+                         || should_log_table(sstring(keyspace), sstring(table))
+                         || cat == statement_category::AUTH
+                         || cat == statement_category::ADMIN
+                         || cat == statement_category::DCL);
 }
 
 template<class T>
diff --git a/audit/audit.hh b/audit/audit.hh
index 32ded3a87b..3663949153 100644
--- a/audit/audit.hh
+++ b/audit/audit.hh
@@ -10,14 +10,15 @@
 #include "seastarx.hh"
 #include "utils/log.hh"
 #include "utils/observable.hh"
-#include "db/consistency_level.hh"
-#include "locator/token_metadata_fwd.hh"
+#include "service/client_state.hh"
+#include "db/consistency_level_type.hh"
 #include <seastar/core/sharded.hh>
 #include <seastar/util/log.hh>
 
 #include "enum_set.hh"
 
 #include <memory>
+#include <optional>
 
 namespace db {
 
@@ -70,12 +71,15 @@ using category_set = enum_set<super_enum<statement_category, statement_category:
                                                              statement_category::AUTH,
                                                              statement_category::ADMIN>>;
 
-class audit_info final {
+// Holds the audit metadata for a single request: the operation category,
+// target keyspace/table, and the query string to be logged.
+class audit_info {
+protected:
     statement_category _category;
     sstring _keyspace;
     sstring _table;
     sstring _query;
-    bool _batch;
+    bool _batch; // used only for unpacking batches in CQL, not relevant for Alternator
 public:
     audit_info(statement_category cat, sstring keyspace, sstring table, bool batch)
         : _category(cat)
@@ -83,8 +87,17 @@ public:
         , _table(std::move(table))
         , _batch(batch)
     { }
-    void set_query_string(const std::string_view& query_string) {
-        _query = sstring(query_string);
+    // 'operation' is for the cases where the query string does not contain it, like with Alternator
+    audit_info& set_query_string(std::string_view query_string, std::string_view operation = {}) {
+        return set_query_string(sstring(query_string), sstring(operation));
+    }
+    audit_info& set_query_string(const sstring& query_string, const sstring& operation = "") {
+        if(!operation.empty()) {
+            _query = operation + "|" + query_string;
+        } else {
+            _query = query_string;
+        }
+        return *this;
     }
     const sstring& keyspace() const { return _keyspace; }
     const sstring& table() const { return _table; }
@@ -96,6 +109,23 @@ public:
 
 using audit_info_ptr = std::unique_ptr<audit_info>;
 
+// Audit info for Alternator requests.
+// Unlike CQL, where the consistency level is available from query_options and
+// passed separately to audit::log(), Alternator has no query_options, so we
+// store the CL inside the audit_info object.
+// Consistency level is optional: only data read/write operations (GetItem,
+// PutItem, Query, Scan, etc.) have a meaningful CL. Schema operations and
+// metadata queries pass std::nullopt.
+class audit_info_alternator final : public audit_info {
+    std::optional<db::consistency_level> _cl;
+public:
+    audit_info_alternator(statement_category cat, sstring keyspace, sstring table, std::optional<db::consistency_level> cl = std::nullopt)
+        : audit_info(cat, std::move(keyspace), std::move(table), false), _cl(cl)
+    {}
+
+    std::optional<db::consistency_level> get_cl() const { return _cl; }
+};
+
 class storage_helper;
 
 class audit final : public seastar::async_sharded_service<audit> {
@@ -142,13 +172,15 @@ public:
     future<> start(const db::config& cfg);
     future<> stop();
     future<> shutdown();
-    bool should_log(const audit_info* audit_info) const;
+    bool should_log(const audit_info& audit_info) const;
+    bool will_log(statement_category cat, std::string_view keyspace = {}, std::string_view table = {}) const;
     bool should_log_login() const { return _audited_categories.contains(statement_category::AUTH); }
-    future<> log(const audit_info* audit_info, service::query_state& query_state, const cql3::query_options& options, bool error);
+    future<> log(const audit_info& audit_info, const service::client_state& client_state, std::optional<db::consistency_level> cl, bool error);
     future<> log_login(const sstring& username, socket_address client_ip, bool error) noexcept;
 };
 
-future<> inspect(shared_ptr<cql3::cql_statement> statement, service::query_state& query_state, const cql3::query_options& options, bool error);
+future<> inspect(const audit_info_alternator& audit_info, const service::client_state& client_state, bool error);
+future<> inspect(shared_ptr<cql3::cql_statement> statement, const service::query_state& query_state, const cql3::query_options& options, bool error);
 
 future<> inspect_login(const sstring& username, socket_address client_ip, bool error);
 
diff --git a/audit/audit_cf_storage_helper.cc b/audit/audit_cf_storage_helper.cc
index cc56c9f807..1b3e0f7718 100644
--- a/audit/audit_cf_storage_helper.cc
+++ b/audit/audit_cf_storage_helper.cc
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ future<> audit_cf_storage_helper::stop() {
 future<> audit_cf_storage_helper::write(const audit_info* audit_info,
                                     socket_address node_ip,
                                     socket_address client_ip,
-                                    db::consistency_level cl,
+                                    std::optional<db::consistency_level> cl,
                                     const sstring& username,
                                     bool error) {
     return _table.insert(_qp, _mm, _dummy_query_state, make_data, audit_info, node_ip, client_ip, cl, username, error);
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ future<> audit_cf_storage_helper::write_login(const sstring& username,
 cql3::query_options audit_cf_storage_helper::make_data(const audit_info* audit_info,
                                                        socket_address node_ip,
                                                        socket_address client_ip,
-                                                       db::consistency_level cl,
+                                                       std::optional<db::consistency_level> cl,
                                                        const sstring& username,
                                                        bool error) {
     auto time = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ cql3::query_options audit_cf_storage_helper::make_data(const audit_info* audit_i
     auto date = millis_since_epoch / ticks_per_day * ticks_per_day;
     thread_local static int64_t last_nanos = 0;
     auto time_id = utils::UUID_gen::get_time_UUID(table_helper::make_monotonic_UUID_tp(last_nanos, time));
-    auto consistency_level = fmt::format("{}", cl);
+    auto consistency_level = cl ? format("{}", *cl) : sstring("");
     std::vector<cql3::raw_value> values {
         cql3::raw_value::make_value(timestamp_type->decompose(date)),
         cql3::raw_value::make_value(inet_addr_type->decompose(node_ip.addr())),
diff --git a/audit/audit_cf_storage_helper.hh b/audit/audit_cf_storage_helper.hh
index 63d3edcbc4..5d1313df8a 100644
--- a/audit/audit_cf_storage_helper.hh
+++ b/audit/audit_cf_storage_helper.hh
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class audit_cf_storage_helper : public storage_helper {
     static cql3::query_options make_data(const audit_info* audit_info,
                                          socket_address node_ip,
                                          socket_address client_ip,
-                                         db::consistency_level cl,
+                                         std::optional<db::consistency_level> cl,
                                          const sstring& username,
                                          bool error);
     static cql3::query_options make_login_data(socket_address node_ip,
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public:
     virtual future<> write(const audit_info* audit_info,
                            socket_address node_ip,
                            socket_address client_ip,
-                           db::consistency_level cl,
+                           std::optional<db::consistency_level> cl,
                            const sstring& username,
                            bool error) override;
     virtual future<> write_login(const sstring& username,
diff --git a/audit/audit_composite_storage_helper.cc b/audit/audit_composite_storage_helper.cc
index 81ed6ae891..6107a6ab77 100644
--- a/audit/audit_composite_storage_helper.cc
+++ b/audit/audit_composite_storage_helper.cc
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ future<> audit_composite_storage_helper::stop() {
 future<> audit_composite_storage_helper::write(const audit_info* audit_info,
                                                socket_address node_ip,
                                                socket_address client_ip,
-                                               db::consistency_level cl,
+                                               std::optional<db::consistency_level> cl,
                                                const sstring& username,
                                                bool error) {
     return seastar::parallel_for_each(
diff --git a/audit/audit_composite_storage_helper.hh b/audit/audit_composite_storage_helper.hh
index f5343aa111..7bac0600da 100644
--- a/audit/audit_composite_storage_helper.hh
+++ b/audit/audit_composite_storage_helper.hh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public:
     virtual future<> write(const audit_info* audit_info,
                            socket_address node_ip,
                            socket_address client_ip,
-                           db::consistency_level cl,
+                           std::optional<db::consistency_level> cl,
                            const sstring& username,
                            bool error) override;
     virtual future<> write_login(const sstring& username,
diff --git a/audit/audit_syslog_storage_helper.cc b/audit/audit_syslog_storage_helper.cc
index 0ea97ab97e..4d00a35131 100644
--- a/audit/audit_syslog_storage_helper.cc
+++ b/audit/audit_syslog_storage_helper.cc
@@ -101,18 +101,19 @@ future<> audit_syslog_storage_helper::stop() {
 future<> audit_syslog_storage_helper::write(const audit_info* audit_info,
                                             socket_address node_ip,
                                             socket_address client_ip,
-                                            db::consistency_level cl,
+                                            std::optional<db::consistency_level> cl,
                                             const sstring& username,
                                             bool error) {
     auto now = std::chrono::system_clock::to_time_t(std::chrono::system_clock::now());
     tm time;
     localtime_r(&now, &time);
+    auto cl_str = cl ? format("{}", *cl) : sstring("");
     sstring msg = seastar::format(R"(<{}>{:%h %e %T} scylla-audit: node="{}", category="{}", cl="{}", error="{}", keyspace="{}", query="{}", client_ip="{}", table="{}", username="{}")",
                                     LOG_NOTICE | LOG_USER,
                                     time,
                                     node_ip,
                                     audit_info->category_string(),
-                                    cl,
+                                    cl_str,
                                     (error ? "true" : "false"),
                                     audit_info->keyspace(),
                                     json_escape(audit_info->query()),
diff --git a/audit/audit_syslog_storage_helper.hh b/audit/audit_syslog_storage_helper.hh
index 485d3fa6b7..8b11c56d6b 100644
--- a/audit/audit_syslog_storage_helper.hh
+++ b/audit/audit_syslog_storage_helper.hh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public:
     virtual future<> write(const audit_info* audit_info,
                            socket_address node_ip,
                            socket_address client_ip,
-                           db::consistency_level cl,
+                           std::optional<db::consistency_level> cl,
                            const sstring& username,
                            bool error) override;
     virtual future<> write_login(const sstring& username,
diff --git a/audit/storage_helper.hh b/audit/storage_helper.hh
index 39560faa14..6599219b0b 100644
--- a/audit/storage_helper.hh
+++ b/audit/storage_helper.hh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public:
     virtual future<> write(const audit_info* audit_info,
                            socket_address node_ip,
                            socket_address client_ip,
-                           db::consistency_level cl,
+                           std::optional<db::consistency_level> cl,
                            const sstring& username,
                            bool error) = 0;
     virtual future<> write_login(const sstring& username,