diff --git a/app/presenters/publishing_api/base_item_presenter.rb b/app/presenters/publishing_api/base_item_presenter.rb
index 203b56218be..f3822820280 100644
--- a/app/presenters/publishing_api/base_item_presenter.rb
+++ b/app/presenters/publishing_api/base_item_presenter.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,16 @@ def base_attributes
         publishing_app: Whitehall::PublishingApp::WHITEHALL,
         redirects: [],
         update_type:,
+        last_edited_by_editor_id:,
       }
     end
+
+private
+
+    def last_edited_by_editor_id
+      if item.respond_to?(:last_author)
+        item.last_author.uid
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/unit/app/presenters/publishing_api/base_item_presenter_test.rb b/test/unit/app/presenters/publishing_api/base_item_presenter_test.rb
index e3a5f437d55..be4d9a39105 100644
--- a/test/unit/app/presenters/publishing_api/base_item_presenter_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/app/presenters/publishing_api/base_item_presenter_test.rb
@@ -2,19 +2,39 @@
 
 module PublishingApi
   class BaseItemPresenterTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
-    test "it returns the base set of attributes needed by all documents sent to the publishing API" do
-      stubbed_item = stub(title: "A title")
+    extend Minitest::Spec::DSL
 
-      presenter = PublishingApi::BaseItemPresenter.new(stubbed_item, update_type: "major", locale: "fr")
-      expected_hash = {
-        title: stubbed_item.title,
-        locale: "fr",
-        publishing_app: Whitehall::PublishingApp::WHITEHALL,
-        redirects: [],
-        update_type: "major",
-      }
+    describe ".base_attributes" do
+      let(:presenter) { PublishingApi::BaseItemPresenter.new(stubbed_item, update_type: "major", locale: "fr") }
+      let(:expected_hash) do
+        {
+          title: stubbed_item.title,
+          locale: "fr",
+          publishing_app: Whitehall::PublishingApp::WHITEHALL,
+          redirects: [],
+          update_type: "major",
+          last_edited_by_editor_id:,
+        }
+      end
 
-      assert_equal presenter.base_attributes, expected_hash
+      context "when the item does not respond to last_author" do
+        let(:stubbed_item) { stub(title: "A title") }
+        let(:last_edited_by_editor_id) { nil }
+
+        it "returns the base set of attributes needed by all documents sent to the publishing API" do
+          assert_equal presenter.base_attributes, expected_hash
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "when the item responds to last_author" do
+        let(:last_edited_by_editor_id) { SecureRandom.uuid }
+        let(:last_author) { stub(uid: last_edited_by_editor_id) }
+        let(:stubbed_item) { stub(title: "A title", last_author:) }
+
+        it "returns the base set of attributes needed by all documents sent to the publishing API" do
+          assert_equal presenter.base_attributes, expected_hash
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 end