diff --git a/src/applications/phid/view/PHUIHandleView.php b/src/applications/phid/view/PHUIHandleView.php
--- a/src/applications/phid/view/PHUIHandleView.php
+++ b/src/applications/phid/view/PHUIHandleView.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
   private $handleList;
   private $handlePHID;
   private $asTag;
+  private $asText;
   private $useShortName;
   private $showHovercard;
 
@@ -32,6 +33,11 @@
     return $this;
   }
 
+  public function setAsText($as_text) {
+    $this->asText = $as_text;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
   public function setUseShortName($short) {
     $this->useShortName = $short;
     return $this;
@@ -55,6 +61,10 @@
       return $tag;
     }
 
+    if ($this->asText) {
+      return $handle->getLinkName();
+    }
+
     if ($this->useShortName) {
       $name = $handle->getName();
     } else {
diff --git a/src/applications/transactions/storage/PhabricatorModularTransaction.php b/src/applications/transactions/storage/PhabricatorModularTransaction.php
--- a/src/applications/transactions/storage/PhabricatorModularTransaction.php
+++ b/src/applications/transactions/storage/PhabricatorModularTransaction.php
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@
     return parent::getColor();
   }
 
+  public function attachViewer(PhabricatorUser $viewer) {
+    $this->getTransactionImplementation()->setViewer($viewer);
+    return parent::attachViewer($viewer);
+  }
+
   final public function hasChangeDetails() {
     if ($this->getTransactionImplementation()->hasChangeDetailView()) {
       return true;
diff --git a/src/applications/transactions/storage/PhabricatorModularTransactionType.php b/src/applications/transactions/storage/PhabricatorModularTransactionType.php
--- a/src/applications/transactions/storage/PhabricatorModularTransactionType.php
+++ b/src/applications/transactions/storage/PhabricatorModularTransactionType.php
@@ -129,6 +129,18 @@
     return $this->getStorage()->renderHandleLink($object_phid);
   }
 
+  final protected function renderHandle($phid) {
+    $viewer = $this->getViewer();
+    $display = $viewer->renderHandle($phid);
+
+    $rendering_target = $this->getStorage()->getRenderingTarget();
+    if ($rendering_target == PhabricatorApplicationTransaction::TARGET_TEXT) {
+      $display->setAsText(true);
+    }
+
+    return $display;
+  }
+
   final protected function newError($title, $message, $xaction = null) {
     return new PhabricatorApplicationTransactionValidationError(
       $this->getTransactionTypeConstant(),