diff --git a/src/command.cpp b/src/command.cpp
index d62b4ce1a..24bbcac21 100644
--- a/src/command.cpp
+++ b/src/command.cpp
@@ -762,6 +762,7 @@ std::string handleDone ()
 
       if (taskDiff (before, *task))
       {
+        std::cout << "Task " << before.id << " \"" << before.get ("description") << "\"" << std::endl;
         std::string question = taskDifferences (before, *task) + "Are you sure?";
         if (permission.confirmed (question))
         {
@@ -907,6 +908,7 @@ std::string handleModify ()
 
         if (taskDiff (before, *other))
         {
+          std::cout << "Task " << before.id << " \"" << before.get ("description") << "\"" << std::endl;
           std::string question = taskDifferences (before, *other) + "Are you sure?";
           if (changes && permission.confirmed (question))
           {
@@ -967,6 +969,7 @@ std::string handleAppend ()
 
         if (taskDiff (before, *other))
         {
+          std::cout << "Task " << before.id << " \"" << before.get ("description") << "\"" << std::endl;
           std::string question = taskDifferences (before, *other) + "Are you sure?";
           if (changes && permission.confirmed (question))
           {
@@ -1253,6 +1256,7 @@ std::string handleAnnotate ()
 
     if (taskDiff (before, *task))
     {
+      std::cout << "Task " << before.id << " \"" << before.get ("description") << "\"" << std::endl;
       std::string question = taskDifferences (before, *task) + "Are you sure?";
       if (permission.confirmed (question))
       {
diff --git a/src/util.cpp b/src/util.cpp
index 7ab42aa4c..76ebd1312 100644
--- a/src/util.cpp
+++ b/src/util.cpp
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ std::string taskDifferences (const Task& before, const Task& after)
     out << "  - "
         << *name
         << " was set to '"
-        << after.get (*name)
+        << renderAttribute (*name, after.get (*name))
         << "'\n";
 
   foreach (name, beforeAtts)
@@ -516,12 +516,12 @@ std::string taskDifferences (const Task& before, const Task& after)
       out << "  - "
           << *name
           << " was changed from '"
-          << before.get (*name)
+          << renderAttribute (*name, before.get (*name))
           << "' to '"
-          << after.get (*name)
+          << renderAttribute (*name, after.get (*name))
           << "'\n";
 
-  // Can't just say nothing.
+  // Shouldn't just say nothing.
   if (out.str ().length () == 0)
     out << "  - No changes were made\n";