diff --git a/astrid/res/values/strings-updates.xml b/astrid/res/values/strings-updates.xml
index 0bc0cc24e..bff6a83e0 100644
--- a/astrid/res/values/strings-updates.xml
+++ b/astrid/res/values/strings-updates.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     <string name="update_string_request_friendship">%1$s wants to be friends with you</string>
     <string name="update_string_confirmed_friendship">%1$s has confirmed your friendship request</string>
     <string name="update_string_task_created">%1$s created this task</string>
+    <string name="update_string_task_created_global">%1$s created %2$s</string>
     <string name="update_string_task_created_on_list">%1$s added %2$s to this list</string>
     <string name="update_string_task_completed">%1$s completed %2$s. Huzzah!</string>
     <string name="update_string_task_uncompleted">%1$s un-completed %2$s.</string>
@@ -17,5 +18,7 @@
     <string name="update_string_default_comment">%1$s commented: %3$s</string>
     <string name="update_string_task_comment">%1$s Re: %2$s: %3$s</string>
     <string name="update_string_tag_comment">%1$s Re: %2$s: %3$s</string>
+    <string name="update_string_tag_created">%1$s created this list</string>
+    <string name="update_string_tag_created_global">%1$s created the list %2$s</string>
 </resources>
 
diff --git a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/adapter/UpdateAdapter.java b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/adapter/UpdateAdapter.java
index fa36a2ac9..ccde95303 100644
--- a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/adapter/UpdateAdapter.java
+++ b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/adapter/UpdateAdapter.java
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ public class UpdateAdapter extends CursorAdapter {
     private static final String UPDATE_TASK_ASSIGNED = "task_assigned"; //$NON-NLS-1$
     public static final String UPDATE_TASK_COMMENT = "task_comment"; //$NON-NLS-1$
     private static final String UPDATE_TAG_COMMENT = "tag_comment"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+    private static final String UPDATE_TAG_CREATED = "tag_created"; //$NON-NLS-1$
     public static final String FROM_TAG_VIEW = "from_tag"; //$NON-NLS-1$
     public static final String FROM_TASK_VIEW = "from_task"; //$NON-NLS-1$
     public static final String FROM_RECENT_ACTIVITY_VIEW = "from_recent_activity"; //$NON-NLS-1$
@@ -249,6 +250,8 @@ public class UpdateAdapter extends CursorAdapter {
         else if (actionCode.equals(UPDATE_TASK_CREATED)) {
             if (fromView.equals(FROM_TAG_VIEW))
                 commentResource = R.string.update_string_task_created_on_list;
+            else if (fromView.equals(FROM_RECENT_ACTIVITY_VIEW))
+                commentResource = R.string.update_string_task_created_global;
             else
                 commentResource = R.string.update_string_task_created;
         }
@@ -280,6 +283,12 @@ public class UpdateAdapter extends CursorAdapter {
                 commentResource = R.string.update_string_tag_comment;
 
         }
+        else if (actionCode.equals(UPDATE_TAG_CREATED)) {
+            if (fromView.equals(FROM_RECENT_ACTIVITY_VIEW))
+                commentResource = R.string.update_string_tag_created_global;
+            else
+                commentResource = R.string.update_string_tag_created;
+        }
 
         if (commentResource == 0) {
             return Html.fromHtml(String.format("%s %s", userLink, action)); //$NON-NLS-1$