diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 663b6f9b..ad8a5937 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ Changelog
 
 - Don't re-use `mapping` variable when migrating portlet data.
   [witsch]
+- Fix editing revision author - refs #216
+  [avoinea]
 
 - Better support for portal import which avoids parsing JSON twice.
   [gotcha]
diff --git a/src/collective/exportimport/export_content.py b/src/collective/exportimport/export_content.py
index 060c1c05..0c9135b3 100644
--- a/src/collective/exportimport/export_content.py
+++ b/src/collective/exportimport/export_content.py
@@ -537,8 +537,12 @@ def export_revisions(self, item, obj):
             comment = history_metadata.retrieve(version_id)["metadata"]["sys_metadata"]["comment"]
             if comment and comment != item["exportimport.versions"][version_id].get("changeNote"):
                 item["exportimport.versions"][version_id]["changeNote"] = comment
+            principal = history_metadata.retrieve(version_id)["metadata"]["sys_metadata"]["principal"]
+            if principal and principal != item["exportimport.versions"][version_id].get("changeActor"):
+                item["exportimport.versions"][version_id]["changeActor"] = principal
         # current changenote
         item["changeNote"] = history_metadata.retrieve(-1)["metadata"]["sys_metadata"]["comment"]
+        item["changeActor"] = history_metadata.retrieve(-1)["metadata"]["sys_metadata"]["principal"]
         return item
 
 
diff --git a/src/collective/exportimport/import_content.py b/src/collective/exportimport/import_content.py
index dd3e332f..d2ce0fc4 100644
--- a/src/collective/exportimport/import_content.py
+++ b/src/collective/exportimport/import_content.py
@@ -626,6 +626,7 @@ def save_revision(self, obj, item, initial=False):
             "comment": comment,
             "timestamp": timestamp,
             "originator": None,
+            "principal": item.get("changeActor"),
         }
         rt._recursiveSave(
             obj, app_metadata={}, sys_metadata=sys_metadata, autoapply=True