diff --git a/website/migrations/0161_alter_badge_icon.py b/website/migrations/0161_alter_badge_icon.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..706c1b22c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/migrations/0161_alter_badge_icon.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.1.3 on 2024-11-30 14:15
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("website", "0160_merge_20241129_0712"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="badge",
+            name="icon",
+            field=models.ImageField(blank=True, null=True, upload_to="badges/"),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/website/migrations/0162_add_new_badges.py b/website/migrations/0162_add_new_badges.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..46d53026c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/migrations/0162_add_new_badges.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.1.3 on 2024-11-30 14:15
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+def add_new_badges(apps, schema_editor):
+    # Get the Badge model
+    Badge = apps.get_model("website", "Badge")
+    
+    # Define the new badges to add
+    new_badges = [
+        {"title": "First IP Reported", "description": "Awarded for reporting the first intellectual property.", "type": "automatic"},
+        {"title": "First Bid Placed", "description": "Awarded for placing the first bid.", "type": "manual"},
+        {"title": "First Bug Bounty", "description": "Awarded for earning the first bug bounty.", "type": "manual"},
+        {"title": "First Suggestion", "description": "Awarded for making the first suggestion.", "type": "manual"},
+    ]
+    
+    # Loop through the new badges and create them if they don't already exist
+    for badge in new_badges:
+        Badge.objects.get_or_create(
+            title=badge["title"],
+            defaults={
+                "description": badge["description"],
+                "type": badge["type"],
+            },
+        )
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("website", "0161_alter_badge_icon"),  # Adjust based on your actual previous migration
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RunPython(add_new_badges),
+    ]
diff --git a/website/signals.py b/website/signals.py
index b397987c6..35fb8064a 100644
--- a/website/signals.py
+++ b/website/signals.py
@@ -5,13 +5,22 @@
 
 from blog.models import Post
 
-from .models import Activity, Hunt, IpReport, Issue
+from .models import Activity, Hunt, IpReport, Issue, UserBadge, Badge, Suggestion, Bid
 
 
 def get_default_user():
     """Get or create a default 'anonymous' user."""
     return User.objects.get_or_create(username="anonymous")[0]
 
+# Helper function to assign the badge based on action
+def assign_first_action_badge(user, action_title):
+    """Assign badges for first-time actions."""
+    if user.is_authenticated:
+        badge, created = Badge.objects.get_or_create(title=action_title, type="automatic")
+
+        if not UserBadge.objects.filter(user=user, badge=badge).exists():
+            UserBadge.objects.get_or_create(user=user, badge=badge)
+            print(f"Assigned '{action_title}' badge to {user.username}")
 
 def create_activity(instance, action_type):
     """Generic function to create an activity for a given model instance."""
@@ -41,9 +50,32 @@ def create_activity(instance, action_type):
 @receiver(post_save)
 def handle_post_save(sender, instance, created, **kwargs):
     """Generic handler for post_save signal."""
-    if sender in [Issue, Hunt, IpReport, Post]:  # Add any model you want to track
-        if created:
-            create_activity(instance, "created")
+    if sender == IpReport and created:  # Track first IP report
+        assign_first_action_badge(instance.user, "First IP Reported")
+        create_activity(instance, "created")
+    
+    elif sender == Post and created:  # Track first blog post
+        assign_first_action_badge(instance.user, "First Blog Posted")
+        create_activity(instance, "created")
+    
+    elif sender == Issue and created:  # Track first bug report
+        assign_first_action_badge(instance.user, "First Bug Reported")
+        create_activity(instance, "created")
+
+    elif sender == Hunt and created:  # Track first bid placed
+        assign_first_action_badge(instance.user, "First Bug Bounty")
+        create_activity(instance, "created")
+
+    elif sender == Suggestion and created:  # Track first suggestion
+        assign_first_action_badge(instance.user, "First Suggestion")
+        create_activity(instance, "suggested")
+
+    
+    elif sender == Bid and created:  # Track first bid placed
+        assign_first_action_badge(instance.user, "First Bid Placed")
+        create_activity(instance, "placed")
+
+ 
     elif sender is User and created:  # Handle user sign-up
         Activity.objects.create(
             user=instance,