diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/custom_emojis_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/custom_emojis_controller.rb
index 605240c7ad543..3fa2a0b72e15f 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/custom_emojis_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/custom_emojis_controller.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ def create
       @custom_emoji = CustomEmoji.new(resource_params)
 
       if @custom_emoji.save
+        log_action :create, @custom_emoji
         redirect_to admin_custom_emojis_path, notice: I18n.t('admin.custom_emojis.created_msg')
       else
         render :new
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ def update
       authorize @custom_emoji, :update?
 
       if @custom_emoji.update(resource_params)
+        log_action :update, @custom_emoji
         redirect_to admin_custom_emojis_path, notice: I18n.t('admin.custom_emojis.updated_msg')
       else
         redirect_to admin_custom_emojis_path, notice: I18n.t('admin.custom_emojis.update_failed_msg')
@@ -38,7 +40,8 @@ def update
 
     def destroy
       authorize @custom_emoji, :destroy?
-      @custom_emoji.destroy
+      @custom_emoji.destroy!
+      log_action :destroy, @custom_emoji
       redirect_to admin_custom_emojis_path, notice: I18n.t('admin.custom_emojis.destroyed_msg')
     end
 
@@ -49,6 +52,7 @@ def copy
       emoji.image = @custom_emoji.image
 
       if emoji.save
+        log_action :create, emoji
         flash[:notice] = I18n.t('admin.custom_emojis.copied_msg')
       else
         flash[:alert] = I18n.t('admin.custom_emojis.copy_failed_msg')
diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/domain_blocks_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/domain_blocks_controller.rb
index e383dc8314d5c..64de2cbf0cfd0 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/domain_blocks_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/domain_blocks_controller.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ def create
 
       if @domain_block.save
         DomainBlockWorker.perform_async(@domain_block.id)
+        log_action :create, @domain_block
         redirect_to admin_domain_blocks_path, notice: I18n.t('admin.domain_blocks.created_msg')
       else
         render :new
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ def show
     def destroy
       authorize @domain_block, :destroy?
       UnblockDomainService.new.call(@domain_block, retroactive_unblock?)
+      log_action :destroy, @domain_block
       redirect_to admin_domain_blocks_path, notice: I18n.t('admin.domain_blocks.destroyed_msg')
     end
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/email_domain_blocks_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/email_domain_blocks_controller.rb
index d05035b8ff1c9..9fe85064e34e3 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/email_domain_blocks_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/email_domain_blocks_controller.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ def create
       @email_domain_block = EmailDomainBlock.new(resource_params)
 
       if @email_domain_block.save
+        log_action :create, @email_domain_block
         redirect_to admin_email_domain_blocks_path, notice: I18n.t('admin.email_domain_blocks.created_msg')
       else
         render :new
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ def create
     def destroy
       authorize @email_domain_block, :destroy?
       @email_domain_block.destroy!
+      log_action :destroy, @email_domain_block
       redirect_to admin_email_domain_blocks_path, notice: I18n.t('admin.email_domain_blocks.destroyed_msg')
     end
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/reported_statuses_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/reported_statuses_controller.rb
index 4f66ce708ae2e..535bd11d487d2 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/reported_statuses_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/reported_statuses_controller.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class ReportedStatusesController < BaseController
     def create
       authorize :status, :update?
 
-      @form         = Form::StatusBatch.new(form_status_batch_params)
+      @form         = Form::StatusBatch.new(form_status_batch_params.merge(current_account: current_account))
       flash[:alert] = I18n.t('admin.statuses.failed_to_execute') unless @form.save
 
       redirect_to admin_report_path(@report)
@@ -16,13 +16,15 @@ def create
 
     def update
       authorize @status, :update?
-      @status.update(status_params)
+      @status.update!(status_params)
+      log_action :update, @status
       redirect_to admin_report_path(@report)
     end
 
     def destroy
       authorize @status, :destroy?
       RemovalWorker.perform_async(@status.id)
+      log_action :destroy, @status
       render json: @status
     end
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/statuses_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/statuses_controller.rb
index b54a9b8247649..5d4325f574424 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/statuses_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/statuses_controller.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def index
     def create
       authorize :status, :update?
 
-      @form         = Form::StatusBatch.new(form_status_batch_params)
+      @form         = Form::StatusBatch.new(form_status_batch_params.merge(current_account: current_account))
       flash[:alert] = I18n.t('admin.statuses.failed_to_execute') unless @form.save
 
       redirect_to admin_account_statuses_path(@account.id, current_params)
@@ -34,13 +34,15 @@ def create
 
     def update
       authorize @status, :update?
-      @status.update(status_params)
+      @status.update!(status_params)
+      log_action :update, @status
       redirect_to admin_account_statuses_path(@account.id, current_params)
     end
 
     def destroy
       authorize @status, :destroy?
       RemovalWorker.perform_async(@status.id)
+      log_action :destroy, @status
       render json: @status
     end
 
diff --git a/app/helpers/admin/action_logs_helper.rb b/app/helpers/admin/action_logs_helper.rb
index 0b627501f0f97..c7e2d5091fe06 100644
--- a/app/helpers/admin/action_logs_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/admin/action_logs_helper.rb
@@ -8,9 +8,48 @@ def linkable_log_target(record)
     when 'User'
       link_to "@#{record.account.acct}", admin_account_path(record.account_id)
     when 'CustomEmoji'
-      [":#{record.shortcode}:", record.domain].compact.join('@')
+      ":#{record.shortcode}:"
     when 'Report'
       link_to "##{record.id}", admin_report_path(record)
+    when 'DomainBlock', 'EmailDomainBlock'
+      link_to record.domain, "https://#{record.domain}"
+    when 'Status'
+      link_to ActivityPub::TagManager.instance.uri_for(record), TagManager.instance.url_for(record)
     end
   end
+
+  def log_target_from_history(type, attributes)
+    case type
+    when 'CustomEmoji'
+      ":#{attributes['shortcode']}:"
+    when 'DomainBlock', 'EmailDomainBlock'
+      link_to attributes['domain'], "https://#{attributes['domain']}"
+    when 'Status'
+      tmp_status = Status.new(attributes)
+      link_to ActivityPub::TagManager.instance.uri_for(tmp_status), TagManager.instance.url_for(tmp_status)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def relevant_log_changes(log)
+    if log.target_type == 'CustomEmoji' && [:enable, :disable, :destroy].include?(log.action)
+      log.recorded_changes.slice('domain')
+    elsif log.target_type == 'CustomEmoji' && log.action == :update
+      log.recorded_changes.slice('domain', 'visible_in_picker')
+    elsif log.target_type == 'User' && [:promote, :demote].include?(log.action)
+      log.recorded_changes.slice('moderator', 'admin')
+    elsif log.target_type == 'DomainBlock'
+      log.recorded_changes.slice('severity', 'reject_media')
+    elsif log.target_type == 'Status' && log.action == :update
+      log.recorded_changes.slice('sensitive')
+    end
+  end
+
+  def log_extra_attributes(hash)
+    safe_join(hash.to_a.map { |key, value| safe_join([content_tag(:span, key, class: 'diff-key'), '=', log_change(value)]) }, ' ')
+  end
+
+  def log_change(val)
+    return content_tag(:span, val, class: 'diff-neutral') unless val.is_a?(Array)
+    safe_join([content_tag(:span, val.first, class: 'diff-old'), content_tag(:span, val.last, class: 'diff-new')], '→')
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/admin.scss b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/admin.scss
index a29428ce626e3..8f472dd7a692d 100644
--- a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/admin.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/admin.scss
@@ -357,9 +357,12 @@
   padding: 14px;
   color: $ui-secondary-color;
   line-height: 20px;
+  height: 60vh;
+  overflow: auto;
 
   li {
     line-height: 140%;
+    white-space: nowrap;
   }
 
   .user {
@@ -382,4 +385,20 @@
       color: inherit;
     }
   }
+
+  .extras {
+    color: $ui-primary-color;
+  }
+
+  .diff-old {
+    color: $error-red;
+  }
+
+  .diff-neutral {
+    color: $ui-secondary-color;
+  }
+
+  .diff-new {
+    color: $success-green;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/app/models/admin/action_log.rb b/app/models/admin/action_log.rb
index 46b56876017ea..0f7047bbe0e4f 100644
--- a/app/models/admin/action_log.rb
+++ b/app/models/admin/action_log.rb
@@ -3,16 +3,19 @@
 #
 # Table name: admin_action_logs
 #
-#  id          :integer          not null, primary key
-#  account_id  :integer
-#  action      :string           default(""), not null
-#  target_type :string
-#  target_id   :integer
-#  created_at  :datetime         not null
-#  updated_at  :datetime         not null
+#  id               :integer          not null, primary key
+#  account_id       :integer
+#  action           :string           default(""), not null
+#  target_type      :string
+#  target_id        :integer
+#  recorded_changes :text             default(""), not null
+#  created_at       :datetime         not null
+#  updated_at       :datetime         not null
 #
 
 class Admin::ActionLog < ApplicationRecord
+  serialize :recorded_changes
+
   belongs_to :account, required: true
   belongs_to :target, required: true, polymorphic: true
 
@@ -22,7 +25,30 @@ def action
     super.to_sym
   end
 
+  def decorative_action
+    if action == :create && %w(DomainBlock EmailDomainBlock).include?(target_type)
+      :block
+    elsif action == :destroy && %w(DomainBlock EmailDomainBlock).include?(target_type)
+      :unblock
+    else
+      action
+    end
+  end
+
   def destructive?
-    [:silence, :disable, :suspend].include?(action)
+    [:silence, :disable, :suspend, :block].include?(decorative_action)
+  end
+
+  before_validation :set_changes
+
+  private
+
+  def set_changes
+    case action
+    when :destroy, :create
+      self.recorded_changes = target.attributes
+    when :update, :promote, :demote
+      self.recorded_changes = target.previous_changes
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/form/status_batch.rb b/app/models/form/status_batch.rb
index a97b4aa2865d9..4f08a30497321 100644
--- a/app/models/form/status_batch.rb
+++ b/app/models/form/status_batch.rb
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 
 class Form::StatusBatch
   include ActiveModel::Model
+  include AccountableConcern
 
-  attr_accessor :status_ids, :action
+  attr_accessor :status_ids, :action, :current_account
 
   ACTION_TYPE = %w(nsfw_on nsfw_off delete).freeze
 
@@ -20,11 +21,14 @@ def save
 
   def change_sensitive(sensitive)
     media_attached_status_ids = MediaAttachment.where(status_id: status_ids).pluck(:status_id)
+
     ApplicationRecord.transaction do
       Status.where(id: media_attached_status_ids).find_each do |status|
         status.update!(sensitive: sensitive)
+        log_action :update, status
       end
     end
+
     true
   rescue ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid
     false
@@ -33,7 +37,9 @@ def change_sensitive(sensitive)
   def delete_statuses
     Status.where(id: status_ids).find_each do |status|
       RemovalWorker.perform_async(status.id)
+      log_action :destroy, status
     end
+
     true
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/admin/action_logs/_action_log.html.haml b/app/views/admin/action_logs/_action_log.html.haml
index fd78250da44eb..ff6c4e9ae1e5e 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/action_logs/_action_log.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/action_logs/_action_log.html.haml
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 %li
   %time= l action_log.created_at
   %span.user= action_log.account.username
-  %span.action{ class: action_log.destructive? ? 'destructive' : '' }= action_log.action
-  %span.target= linkable_log_target action_log.target
+  %span.action{ class: action_log.destructive? ? 'destructive' : '' }= action_log.decorative_action
+  %span.target
+    - if action_log.target
+      = linkable_log_target action_log.target
+    - else
+      = log_target_from_history action_log.target_type, action_log.recorded_changes
+  %span.extras= log_extra_attributes relevant_log_changes(action_log)
diff --git a/db/migrate/20171119172437_create_admin_action_logs.rb b/db/migrate/20171119172437_create_admin_action_logs.rb
index 25753f2b8435f..0c2b6c623d1c9 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20171119172437_create_admin_action_logs.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20171119172437_create_admin_action_logs.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ def change
       t.belongs_to :account, foreign_key: { on_delete: :cascade }
       t.string :action, null: false, default: ''
       t.references :target, polymorphic: true
+      t.text :recorded_changes, null: false, default: ''
 
       t.timestamps
     end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index b242269a5f9b9..77f6a2d107e2a 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
     t.string "action", default: "", null: false
     t.string "target_type"
     t.bigint "target_id"
+    t.text "recorded_changes", default: "", null: false
     t.datetime "created_at", null: false
     t.datetime "updated_at", null: false
     t.index ["account_id"], name: "index_admin_action_logs_on_account_id"