diff --git a/lib/icinga/checkable-check.cpp b/lib/icinga/checkable-check.cpp
index b50afdefd..638e375a2 100644
--- a/lib/icinga/checkable-check.cpp
+++ b/lib/icinga/checkable-check.cpp
@@ -448,13 +448,13 @@ Checkable::ProcessingResult Checkable::ProcessCheckResult(const CheckResult::Ptr
 	if (hardChange || (is_volatile && !(IsStateOK(old_state) && IsStateOK(new_state)))) {
 		OnStateChange(this, cr, StateTypeHard, origin);
 		Log(LogNotice, "Checkable")
-			<< "State Change: Checkable '" << GetName() << "' hard state change from " << old_state_str << " to " << new_state_str << " detected." << (is_volatile ? " Checkable is volatile." : "");
+			<< "State Change: Checkable '" << GetName() << "' hard state change from " << old_state_str << (old_cr ? "" : " (pending)") << " to " << new_state_str << " detected." << (is_volatile ? " Checkable is volatile." : "");
 	}
 	/* Whether a state change happened or the state type is SOFT (must be logged too). */
 	else if (stateChange || GetStateType() == StateTypeSoft) {
 		OnStateChange(this, cr, StateTypeSoft, origin);
 		Log(LogNotice, "Checkable")
-			<< "State Change: Checkable '" << GetName() << "' soft state change from " << old_state_str << " to " << new_state_str << " detected.";
+			<< "State Change: Checkable '" << GetName() << "' soft state change from " << old_state_str << (old_cr ? "" : " (pending)") << " to " << new_state_str << " detected.";
 	}
 
 	if (GetStateType() == StateTypeSoft || hardChange || recovery ||