diff --git a/SingularityService/src/main/java/com/hubspot/singularity/data/TaskManager.java b/SingularityService/src/main/java/com/hubspot/singularity/data/TaskManager.java
index ff67d771b6..e72c37718a 100644
--- a/SingularityService/src/main/java/com/hubspot/singularity/data/TaskManager.java
+++ b/SingularityService/src/main/java/com/hubspot/singularity/data/TaskManager.java
@@ -564,7 +564,13 @@ private void createTaskAndDeletePendingTaskPrivate(SingularityTask task) throws
 
     final long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
 
-    saveTaskHistoryUpdate(new SingularityTaskHistoryUpdate(task.getTaskId(), now, ExtendedTaskState.TASK_LAUNCHED, Optional.<String>absent()));
+    String msg = String.format("Task launched because of pending type %s", task.getTaskRequest().getPendingTask().getPendingTaskId().getPendingType().name());
+
+    if (task.getTaskRequest().getPendingTask().getUser().isPresent()) {
+      msg = msg + " by " + task.getTaskRequest().getPendingTask().getUser().get();
+    }
+
+    saveTaskHistoryUpdate(new SingularityTaskHistoryUpdate(task.getTaskId(), now, ExtendedTaskState.TASK_LAUNCHED, Optional.of(msg)));
     saveLastActiveTaskStatus(new SingularityTaskStatusHolder(task.getTaskId(), Optional.<TaskStatus>absent(), now, serverId, Optional.of(task.getOffer().getSlaveId().getValue())));
 
     try {