diff --git a/app/models/issue.rb b/app/models/issue.rb
index 578f01ee7..7d2dd413c 100644
--- a/app/models/issue.rb
+++ b/app/models/issue.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class Issue < ActiveRecord::Base
                      :include => [:project, :journals],
                      # sort by id so that limited eager loading doesn't break with postgresql
                      :order_column => "#{table_name}.id"
-  acts_as_event :title => Proc.new {|o| "#{o.tracker.name} ##{o.id}: #{o.subject}"},
+  acts_as_event :title => Proc.new {|o| "#{o.tracker.name} ##{o.id} (#{o.status}): #{o.subject}"},
                 :url => Proc.new {|o| {:controller => 'issues', :action => 'show', :id => o.id}},
                 :type => Proc.new {|o| 'issue' + (o.closed? ? ' closed' : '') }