diff --git a/src/applications/maniphest/editor/ManiphestTransactionEditor.php b/src/applications/maniphest/editor/ManiphestTransactionEditor.php
--- a/src/applications/maniphest/editor/ManiphestTransactionEditor.php
+++ b/src/applications/maniphest/editor/ManiphestTransactionEditor.php
@@ -371,20 +371,22 @@
         $new = $unblock_xaction->getNewValue();
 
         foreach ($blocked_tasks as $blocked_task) {
-          $unblock_xactions = array();
-
-          $unblock_xactions[] = id(new ManiphestTransaction())
+          $parent_xaction = id(new ManiphestTransaction())
             ->setTransactionType(ManiphestTransaction::TYPE_UNBLOCK)
             ->setOldValue(array($object->getPHID() => $old))
             ->setNewValue(array($object->getPHID() => $new));
 
+          if ($this->getIsNewObject()) {
+            $parent_xaction->setMetadataValue('blocker.new', true);
+          }
+
           id(new ManiphestTransactionEditor())
             ->setActor($this->getActor())
             ->setActingAsPHID($this->getActingAsPHID())
             ->setContentSource($this->getContentSource())
             ->setContinueOnNoEffect(true)
             ->setContinueOnMissingFields(true)
-            ->applyTransactions($blocked_task, $unblock_xactions);
+            ->applyTransactions($blocked_task, array($parent_xaction));
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/applications/maniphest/storage/ManiphestTransaction.php b/src/applications/maniphest/storage/ManiphestTransaction.php
--- a/src/applications/maniphest/storage/ManiphestTransaction.php
+++ b/src/applications/maniphest/storage/ManiphestTransaction.php
@@ -167,6 +167,21 @@
     return parent::shouldHide();
   }
 
+  public function shouldHideForFeed() {
+    switch ($this->getTransactionType()) {
+      case self::TYPE_UNBLOCK:
+        // Hide "alice created X, a task blocking Y." from feed because it
+        // will almost always appear adjacent to "alice created Y".
+        $is_new = $this->getMetadataValue('blocker.new');
+        if ($is_new) {
+          return true;
+        }
+        break;
+    }
+
+    return parent::shouldHideForFeed();
+  }
+
   public function getActionStrength() {
     switch ($this->getTransactionType()) {
       case self::TYPE_TITLE:
@@ -479,7 +494,12 @@
         $old_name = ManiphestTaskStatus::getTaskStatusName($old_status);
         $new_name = ManiphestTaskStatus::getTaskStatusName($new_status);
 
-        if ($old_closed && !$new_closed) {
+        if ($this->getMetadataValue('blocker.new')) {
+          return pht(
+            '%s created blocking task %s.',
+            $this->renderHandleLink($author_phid),
+            $this->renderHandleLink($blocker_phid));
+        } else if ($old_closed && !$new_closed) {
           return pht(
             '%s reopened blocking task %s as "%s".',
             $this->renderHandleLink($author_phid),