diff --git a/enrol/database/lib.php b/enrol/database/lib.php
index f7606b6743ec8..34b95a81e27c3 100644
--- a/enrol/database/lib.php
+++ b/enrol/database/lib.php
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ public function sync_user_enrolments($user) {
             if ($e = $DB->get_record('user_enrolments', array('userid'=>$user->id, 'enrolid'=>$instance->id))) {
                 // reenable enrolment when previously disable enrolment refreshed
                 if ($e->status == ENROL_USER_SUSPENDED) {
-                    $DB->set_field('user_enrolments', 'status', ENROL_USER_ACTIVE, array('enrolid'=>$instance->id, 'userid'=>$user->id));
+                    $this->update_user_enrol($instance, $user->id, ENROL_USER_ACTIVE);
                 }
             } else {
                 $roleid = reset($roles);
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ public function sync_user_enrolments($user) {
             } else if ($unenrolaction == ENROL_EXT_REMOVED_SUSPEND or $unenrolaction == ENROL_EXT_REMOVED_SUSPENDNOROLES) {
                 // disable
                 if ($instance->ustatus != ENROL_USER_SUSPENDED) {
-                    $DB->set_field('user_enrolments', 'status', ENROL_USER_SUSPENDED, array('enrolid'=>$instance->id, 'userid'=>$user->id));
+                    $this->update_user_enrol($instance, $user->id, ENROL_USER_SUSPENDED);
                 }
                 if ($unenrolaction == ENROL_EXT_REMOVED_SUSPENDNOROLES) {
                     role_unassign_all(array('contextid'=>$context->id, 'userid'=>$user->id, 'component'=>'enrol_database', 'itemid'=>$instance->id));
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ public function sync_enrolments($verbose = false) {
 
                 // reenable enrolment when previously disable enrolment refreshed
                 if ($current_status[$userid] == ENROL_USER_SUSPENDED) {
-                    $DB->set_field('user_enrolments', 'status', ENROL_USER_ACTIVE, array('enrolid'=>$instance->id, 'userid'=>$userid));
+                    $this->update_user_enrol($instance, $userid, ENROL_USER_ACTIVE);
                     if ($verbose) {
                         mtrace("  unsuspending: $userid ==> $course->shortname");
                     }
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ public function sync_enrolments($verbose = false) {
                         continue;
                     }
                     if ($status != ENROL_USER_SUSPENDED) {
-                        $DB->set_field('user_enrolments', 'status', ENROL_USER_SUSPENDED, array('enrolid'=>$instance->id, 'userid'=>$userid));
+                        $this->update_user_enrol($instance, $userid, ENROL_USER_SUSPENDED);
                         if ($verbose) {
                             mtrace("  suspending: $userid ==> $course->shortname");
                         }
diff --git a/enrol/manual/locallib.php b/enrol/manual/locallib.php
index ab5a3b2b4ead1..b2bfb82d72e97 100644
--- a/enrol/manual/locallib.php
+++ b/enrol/manual/locallib.php
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ public function process(course_enrolment_manager $manager, array $users, stdClas
                 foreach ($user->enrolments as $enrolment) {
                     $enrolment->courseid  = $enrolment->enrolmentinstance->courseid;
                     $enrolment->enrol     = 'manual';
-                    events_trigger('user_unenrol_modified', $enrolment);
+                    events_trigger('user_enrol_modified', $enrolment);
                 }
             }
             return true;
diff --git a/enrol/upgrade.txt b/enrol/upgrade.txt
index 4fb4c4996b022..55eecf1f80bde 100644
--- a/enrol/upgrade.txt
+++ b/enrol/upgrade.txt
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ information provided here is intended especially for developers.
 required changes in code:
 * load_temp_role() is deprecated, use load_temp_course_role() instead, temp role not loaded
 * remove_temp_role() is deprecated, use remove_temp_course_roles() instead
+* 'user_unenrol_modified' event was renamed to 'user_enrol_modified'
diff --git a/lib/db/events.php b/lib/db/events.php
index f4126a9fb0769..e6c52d53558bb 100644
--- a/lib/db/events.php
+++ b/lib/db/events.php
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 course_deleted - object course table record + context property
 
 user_enrolled - object record from user_enrolments table + courseid,enrol
-user_unenrol_modified - object record from user_enrolments table + courseid,enrol
+user_enrol_modified - object record from user_enrolments table + courseid,enrol
 user_unenrolled - object record from user_enrolments table + courseid,enrol,lastenrol
 
 ==== cohort related events ===
diff --git a/lib/enrollib.php b/lib/enrollib.php
index fe3dce2a2e387..c3ce81cd14e4f 100644
--- a/lib/enrollib.php
+++ b/lib/enrollib.php
@@ -1103,6 +1103,7 @@ public function enrol_user(stdClass $instance, $userid, $roleid = NULL, $timesta
         $context = get_context_instance(CONTEXT_COURSE, $instance->courseid, MUST_EXIST);
 
         $inserted = false;
+        $updated  = false;
         if ($ue = $DB->get_record('user_enrolments', array('enrolid'=>$instance->id, 'userid'=>$userid))) {
             //only update if timestart or timeend or status are different.
             if ($ue->timestart != $timestart or $ue->timeend != $timeend or (!is_null($status) and $ue->status != $status)) {
@@ -1114,6 +1115,8 @@ public function enrol_user(stdClass $instance, $userid, $roleid = NULL, $timesta
                 $ue->modifierid   = $USER->id;
                 $ue->timemodified = time();
                 $DB->update_record('user_enrolments', $ue);
+
+                $updated = true;
             }
         } else {
             $ue = new stdClass();
@@ -1143,6 +1146,10 @@ public function enrol_user(stdClass $instance, $userid, $roleid = NULL, $timesta
             $ue->courseid  = $courseid;
             $ue->enrol     = $name;
             events_trigger('user_enrolled', $ue);
+        } else if ($updated) {
+            $ue->courseid  = $courseid;
+            $ue->enrol     = $name;
+            events_trigger('user_enrol_modified', $ue);
         }
 
         // reset primitive require_login() caching
@@ -1160,8 +1167,8 @@ public function enrol_user(stdClass $instance, $userid, $roleid = NULL, $timesta
     /**
      * Store user_enrolments changes and trigger event.
      *
-     * @param object $ue
-     * @param int $user id
+     * @param stdClass $instance
+     * @param int $userid
      * @param int $status
      * @param int $timestart
      * @param int $timeend
@@ -1206,7 +1213,7 @@ public function update_user_enrol(stdClass $instance, $userid, $status = NULL, $
         // trigger event
         $ue->courseid  = $instance->courseid;
         $ue->enrol     = $instance->name;
-        events_trigger('user_unenrol_modified', $ue);
+        events_trigger('user_enrol_modified', $ue);
     }
 
     /**