diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/api.py b/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
index 3ca6057ec..4dc998cee 100644
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
@@ -1418,12 +1418,30 @@ class ApiController(RedditController):
                    how = VOneOf('how', ('yes','no','admin','special')))
     def POST_distinguish(self, form, jquery, thing, how):
         if not thing:return
+
+        log_modaction = True
+        log_kw = {}
+        original = thing.distinguished if hasattr(thing, 'distinguished') else 'no'
+        if how == original:
+            log_modaction = False   # Distinguish unchanged
+        elif how in ('admin', 'special'):
+            log_modaction = False   # Add admin/special
+        elif original in ('admin', 'special') and how == 'no':
+            log_modaction = False  # Remove admin/special
+        elif how == 'no':
+            log_kw['details'] = 'remove'    # yes --> no
+        else:
+            pass    # no --> yes
+
         thing.distinguished = how
         thing._commit()
         wrapper = default_thing_wrapper(expand_children = True)
         w = wrap_links(thing, wrapper)
         jquery(".content").replace_things(w, True, True)
         jquery(".content .link .rank").hide()
+        if log_modaction:
+            sr = thing.subreddit_slow
+            ModAction.create(sr, c.user, 'distinguish', target=thing, **log_kw)
 
     @noresponse(VUser(),
                 VModhash(),
diff --git a/r2/r2/models/modaction.py b/r2/r2/models/modaction.py
index aa334dcf5..ba9794959 100644
--- a/r2/r2/models/modaction.py
+++ b/r2/r2/models/modaction.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class ModAction(tdb_cassandra.UuidThing, Printable):
     actions = ('banuser', 'unbanuser', 'removelink', 'approvelink', 
                'removecomment', 'approvecomment', 'addmoderator',
                'removemoderator', 'addcontributor', 'removecontributor',
-               'editsettings', 'editflair')
+               'editsettings', 'editflair', 'distinguish')
 
     _menu = {'banuser': _('ban user'),
              'unbanuser': _('unban user'),
@@ -39,20 +39,22 @@ class ModAction(tdb_cassandra.UuidThing, Printable):
              'addcontributor': _('add contributor'),
              'removecontributor': _('remove contributor'),
              'editsettings': _('edit settings'),
-             'editflair': _('edit user flair')}
+             'editflair': _('edit user flair'),
+             'distinguish': _('distinguish')}
 
     _text = {'banuser': _('banned'),
              'unbanuser': _('unbanned'),
-             'removelink': _('removed post'),
-             'approvelink': _('approved post'),
-             'removecomment': _('removed comment'),
-             'approvecomment': _('approved comment'),                    
+             'removelink': _('removed'),
+             'approvelink': _('approved'),
+             'removecomment': _('removed'),
+             'approvecomment': _('approved'),                    
              'addmoderator': _('added moderator'),
              'removemoderator': _('removed moderator'),
              'addcontributor': _('added approved contributor'),
              'removecontributor': _('removed approved contributor'),
              'editsettings': _('edited settings'),
-             'editflair': _('edited user flair')}
+             'editflair': _('edited user flair'),
+             'distinguish': _('distinguished')}
 
     _details_text = {# approve comment/link
                      'unspam': _('unspam'),
@@ -224,9 +226,11 @@ class ModAction(tdb_cassandra.UuidThing, Printable):
                     short_title = title[:TITLE_MAX_WIDTH] + '...'
                 else:
                     short_title = title
-                text = '"%(title)s" %(by)s %(author)s' % {'title': short_title, 
-                                                          'by': _('by'),
-                                                          'author': author.name}
+                text = '%(link)s "%(title)s" %(by)s %(author)s' % {
+                        'link': _('link'),
+                        'title': short_title, 
+                        'by': _('by'),
+                        'author': author.name}
                 path = target.make_permalink(subreddits[target.sr_id])
                 target_links[fullname] = (text, path, title)
             elif isinstance(target, Comment):
@@ -237,10 +241,12 @@ class ModAction(tdb_cassandra.UuidThing, Printable):
                     short_title = title[:TITLE_MAX_WIDTH] + '...'
                 else:
                     short_title = title
-                text = '%(by)s %(author)s %(on)s "%(title)s"' % {'by': _('by'),
-                                                         'author': author.name,
-                                                         'on': _('on'),
-                                                         'title': short_title}
+                text = '%(comment)s %(by)s %(author)s %(on)s "%(title)s"' % {
+                        'comment': _('comment'),
+                        'by': _('by'),
+                        'author': author.name,
+                        'on': _('on'),
+                        'title': short_title}
                 path = target.make_permalink(link, subreddits[link.sr_id])
                 target_links[fullname] = (text, path, title)
             elif isinstance(target, Account):
diff --git a/r2/r2/public/static/css/reddit.css b/r2/r2/public/static/css/reddit.css
index 75631f1f2..0c3aecafe 100644
--- a/r2/r2/public/static/css/reddit.css
+++ b/r2/r2/public/static/css/reddit.css
@@ -5009,7 +5009,8 @@ tr.gold-accent + tr > td {
 .modactions.addcontributor,
 .modactions.removecontributor,
 .modactions.editsettings,
-.modactions.editflair {
+.modactions.editflair,
+.modactions.distinguish {
     height: 16px;
     width: 16px;
     display: block;
@@ -5053,3 +5054,6 @@ tr.gold-accent + tr > td {
 .modactions.editflair {
     background-image: url(../modactions_editflair.png); /* SPRITE */
 }
+.modactions.distinguish {
+    background-image: url(../modactions_distinguish.png); /* SPRITE */
+}
diff --git a/r2/r2/public/static/modactions_distinguish.png b/r2/r2/public/static/modactions_distinguish.png
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..6e0015df4
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