diff --git a/rhodecode/controllers/pullrequests.py b/rhodecode/controllers/pullrequests.py
--- a/rhodecode/controllers/pullrequests.py
+++ b/rhodecode/controllers/pullrequests.py
@@ -339,9 +339,12 @@ class PullrequestsController(BaseRepoCon
 
         status = request.POST.get('changeset_status')
         change_status = request.POST.get('change_changeset_status')
-
+        text = request.POST.get('text')
+        if status and change_status:
+            text = text or (_('Status change -> %s')
+                            % ChangesetStatus.get_status_lbl(status))
         comm = ChangesetCommentsModel().create(
-            text=request.POST.get('text'),
+            text=text,
             repo=c.rhodecode_db_repo.repo_id,
             user=c.rhodecode_user.user_id,
             pull_request=pull_request_id,