diff --git a/git/app/models/changeset.rb b/git/app/models/changeset.rb
index 79b70237e..e77b04eca 100644
--- a/git/app/models/changeset.rb
+++ b/git/app/models/changeset.rb
@@ -84,7 +84,11 @@ class Changeset < ActiveRecord::Base
           # don't change the status is the issue is closed
           next if issue.status.is_closed?
           user = committer_user || User.anonymous
-          journal = issue.init_journal(user, l(:text_status_changed_by_changeset, "r#{self.revision}"))
+          csettext = "r#{self.revision}"
+          if self.scmid && (! (csettext =~ /^r[0-9]+$/))
+            csettext = "commit:\"#{self.scmid}\""
+          end
+          journal = issue.init_journal(user, l(:text_status_changed_by_changeset, csettext))
           issue.status = fix_status
           issue.done_ratio = done_ratio if done_ratio
           issue.save