diff --git a/app/models/issue.rb b/app/models/issue.rb
index 90fdacbd..09bfcf83 100644
--- a/app/models/issue.rb
+++ b/app/models/issue.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,15 @@ class Issue < ActiveRecord::Base
   acts_as_watchable
 
   acts_as_journalized :event_title => Proc.new {|o| "#{o.tracker.name} ##{o.journaled_id} (#{o.status}): #{o.subject}"},
-                      :event_type => Proc.new {|o| 'issue' + (o.closed? ? ' closed' : '')}
+                      :event_type => Proc.new {|o|
+                                                t = 'issue'
+                                                if o.changes.empty?
+                                                  t << '-note' unless o.initial?
+                                                else
+                                                  t << (IssueStatus.find_by_id(o.new_value_for(:status_id)).try(:is_closed?) ? '-closed' : '-edit')
+                                                end
+                                                t },
+                      :except => [:description]
 
   register_on_journal_formatter(:id, 'parent_id')
   register_on_journal_formatter(:named_association, 'project_id', 'status_id', 'tracker_id', 'assigned_to_id',
diff --git a/vendor/plugins/acts_as_journalized/lib/acts_as_journalized.rb b/vendor/plugins/acts_as_journalized/lib/acts_as_journalized.rb
index 72f6b2bd..7a3b7b45 100644
--- a/vendor/plugins/acts_as_journalized/lib/acts_as_journalized.rb
+++ b/vendor/plugins/acts_as_journalized/lib/acts_as_journalized.rb
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ module Redmine
                   :anchor => ("note-#{journal.anchor}" unless journal.initial?) }
               end
             end
+            options[:type] ||= self.name.underscore.dasherize # Make sure the name of the journalized model and not the name of the journal is used for events
             { :description => :notes, :author => :user }.reverse_merge options
           end
       end