diff --git a/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_main.php b/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_main.php
index 6b2e9266b3..0343c2f631 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_main.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_main.php
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ function mcp_delete_topic($topic_ids, $is_soft = false, $soft_delete_reason = ''
 					$return = $phpbb_content_visibility->set_topic_visibility(ITEM_DELETED, $topic_id, $row['forum_id'], $user->data['user_id'], time(), $soft_delete_reason);
 					if (!empty($return))
 					{
-						add_log('mod', $row['forum_id'], $topic_id, 'LOG_SOFTDELETE_TOPIC', $row['topic_title'], $row['topic_first_poster_name']);
+						add_log('mod', $row['forum_id'], $topic_id, 'LOG_SOFTDELETE_TOPIC', $row['topic_title'], $row['topic_first_poster_name'], $soft_delete_reason);
 					}
 				}
 				else
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ function mcp_delete_post($post_ids, $is_soft = false, $soft_delete_reason = '',
 		foreach ($approve_log as $row)
 		{
 			$post_username = ($row['poster_id'] == ANONYMOUS && !empty($row['post_username'])) ? $row['post_username'] : $row['username'];
-			add_log('mod', $row['forum_id'], $row['topic_id'], 'LOG_SOFTDELETE_POST', $row['post_subject'], $post_username);
+			add_log('mod', $row['forum_id'], $row['topic_id'], 'LOG_SOFTDELETE_POST', $row['post_subject'], $post_username, $soft_delete_reason);
 		}
 
 		$topic_id = $request->variable('t', 0);
diff --git a/phpBB/language/en/acp/common.php b/phpBB/language/en/acp/common.php
index 6f6a5f901f..66dc09b071 100644
--- a/phpBB/language/en/acp/common.php
+++ b/phpBB/language/en/acp/common.php
@@ -556,8 +556,8 @@ $lang = array_merge($lang, array(
 	'LOG_REPORT_CLOSED'			=> '<strong>Closed report</strong><br />» %s',
 	'LOG_REPORT_DELETED'		=> '<strong>Deleted report</strong><br />» %s',
 	'LOG_RESTORE_TOPIC'			=> '<strong>Restored topic “%1$s” written by</strong><br />» %2$s',
-	'LOG_SOFTDELETE_POST'		=> '<strong>Soft deleted post “%1$s” written by</strong><br />» %2$s',
-	'LOG_SOFTDELETE_TOPIC'		=> '<strong>Soft deleted topic “%1$s” written by</strong><br />» %2$s',
+	'LOG_SOFTDELETE_POST'		=> '<strong>Soft deleted post “%1$s” written by “%2$s”</strong><br />» %3$s',
+	'LOG_SOFTDELETE_TOPIC'		=> '<strong>Soft deleted topic “%1$s” written by “%2$s”</strong><br />» %3$s',
 	'LOG_SPLIT_DESTINATION'		=> '<strong>Moved split posts</strong><br />» to %s',
 	'LOG_SPLIT_SOURCE'			=> '<strong>Split posts</strong><br />» from %s',