diff --git a/src/applications/legalpad/xaction/LegalpadDocumentRequireSignatureTransaction.php b/src/applications/legalpad/xaction/LegalpadDocumentRequireSignatureTransaction.php
index ffef42f0ce..2122ff10fa 100644
--- a/src/applications/legalpad/xaction/LegalpadDocumentRequireSignatureTransaction.php
+++ b/src/applications/legalpad/xaction/LegalpadDocumentRequireSignatureTransaction.php
@@ -1,58 +1,58 @@
 <?php
 
 final class LegalpadDocumentRequireSignatureTransaction
   extends LegalpadDocumentTransactionType {
 
   const TRANSACTIONTYPE = 'legalpad:require-signature';
 
   public function generateOldValue($object) {
-    return $object->getRequireSignature();
+    return (int)$object->getRequireSignature();
   }
 
   public function applyInternalEffects($object, $value) {
     $object->setRequireSignature($value);
   }
 
   public function applyExternalEffects($object, $value) {
     if (strlen($value)) {
       $session = new PhabricatorAuthSession();
       queryfx(
         $session->establishConnection('w'),
         'UPDATE %T SET signedLegalpadDocuments = 0',
         $session->getTableName());
     }
   }
 
   public function getTitle() {
     $new = $this->getNewValue();
     if ($new) {
       return pht(
         '%s set the document to require signatures.',
         $this->renderAuthor());
     } else {
       return pht(
         '%s set the document to not require signatures.',
         $this->renderAuthor());
     }
   }
 
   public function getTitleForFeed() {
     $new = $this->getNewValue();
     if ($new) {
       return pht(
         '%s set the document %s to require signatures.',
         $this->renderAuthor(),
         $this->renderObject());
     } else {
       return pht(
         '%s set the document %s to not require signatures.',
         $this->renderAuthor(),
         $this->renderObject());
     }
   }
 
   public function getIcon() {
     return 'fa-pencil-square';
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/applications/legalpad/xaction/LegalpadDocumentSignatureTypeTransaction.php b/src/applications/legalpad/xaction/LegalpadDocumentSignatureTypeTransaction.php
index df9cf60457..0fe42f0a6f 100644
--- a/src/applications/legalpad/xaction/LegalpadDocumentSignatureTypeTransaction.php
+++ b/src/applications/legalpad/xaction/LegalpadDocumentSignatureTypeTransaction.php
@@ -1,29 +1,29 @@
 <?php
 
 final class LegalpadDocumentSignatureTypeTransaction
   extends LegalpadDocumentTransactionType {
 
   const TRANSACTIONTYPE = 'legalpad:signature-type';
 
   public function generateOldValue($object) {
     return $object->getSignatureType();
   }
 
   public function applyInternalEffects($object, $value) {
     $object->setSignatureType($value);
   }
 
   public function getTitle() {
     return pht(
-      '%s set the document signature type.',
+      '%s updated the document signature type.',
       $this->renderAuthor());
   }
 
   public function getTitleForFeed() {
     return pht(
-      '%s set the document signature type for %s.',
+      '%s updated the document signature type for %s.',
       $this->renderAuthor(),
       $this->renderObject());
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/applications/legalpad/xaction/LegalpadDocumentTextTransaction.php b/src/applications/legalpad/xaction/LegalpadDocumentTextTransaction.php
index c17ebc890d..7c28002da2 100644
--- a/src/applications/legalpad/xaction/LegalpadDocumentTextTransaction.php
+++ b/src/applications/legalpad/xaction/LegalpadDocumentTextTransaction.php
@@ -1,60 +1,68 @@
 <?php
 
 final class LegalpadDocumentTextTransaction
   extends LegalpadDocumentTransactionType {
 
   const TRANSACTIONTYPE = 'text';
 
   public function generateOldValue($object) {
     $body = $object->getDocumentBody();
     return $body->getText();
   }
 
   public function applyInternalEffects($object, $value) {
     $body = $object->getDocumentBody();
     $body->setText($value);
     $object->attachDocumentBody($body);
   }
 
   public function getTitle() {
-    return pht(
-      '%s updated the document text.',
-      $this->renderAuthor());
+    $old = $this->getOldValue();
+
+    if (!strlen($old)) {
+      return pht(
+        '%s set the document text.',
+        $this->renderAuthor());
+    } else {
+      return pht(
+        '%s updated the document text.',
+        $this->renderAuthor());
+    }
   }
 
   public function getTitleForFeed() {
     return pht(
       '%s updated the document text for %s.',
       $this->renderAuthor(),
       $this->renderObject());
   }
 
   public function hasChangeDetailView() {
     return true;
   }
 
   public function getMailDiffSectionHeader() {
     return pht('CHANGES TO DOCUMENT TEXT');
   }
 
   public function newChangeDetailView() {
     $viewer = $this->getViewer();
 
     return id(new PhabricatorApplicationTransactionTextDiffDetailView())
       ->setViewer($viewer)
       ->setOldText($this->getOldValue())
       ->setNewText($this->getNewValue());
   }
 
   public function newRemarkupChanges() {
     $changes = array();
 
     $changes[] = $this->newRemarkupChange()
       ->setOldValue($this->getOldValue())
       ->setNewValue($this->getNewValue());
 
     return $changes;
   }
 
 
 }
diff --git a/src/applications/legalpad/xaction/LegalpadDocumentTitleTransaction.php b/src/applications/legalpad/xaction/LegalpadDocumentTitleTransaction.php
index c6a4b5b509..725f4f4d4c 100644
--- a/src/applications/legalpad/xaction/LegalpadDocumentTitleTransaction.php
+++ b/src/applications/legalpad/xaction/LegalpadDocumentTitleTransaction.php
@@ -1,58 +1,75 @@
 <?php
 
 final class LegalpadDocumentTitleTransaction
   extends LegalpadDocumentTransactionType {
 
   const TRANSACTIONTYPE = 'title';
 
   public function generateOldValue($object) {
     return $object->getTitle();
   }
 
   public function applyInternalEffects($object, $value) {
     $object->setTitle($value);
     $body = $object->getDocumentBody();
     $body->setTitle($value);
     $object->attachDocumentBody($body);
   }
 
   public function getTitle() {
-    return pht(
-      '%s renamed this document from %s to %s.',
-      $this->renderAuthor(),
-      $this->renderOldValue(),
-      $this->renderNewValue());
+    $old = $this->getOldValue();
+
+    if (!strlen($old)) {
+      return pht(
+        '%s created this document.',
+        $this->renderAuthor());
+    } else {
+      return pht(
+        '%s renamed this document from %s to %s.',
+        $this->renderAuthor(),
+        $this->renderOldValue(),
+        $this->renderNewValue());
+    }
   }
 
   public function getTitleForFeed() {
-    return pht(
-      '%s renamed document %s from %s to %s.',
-      $this->renderAuthor(),
-      $this->renderObject(),
-      $this->renderOldValue(),
-      $this->renderNewValue());
+    $old = $this->getOldValue();
+
+    if (!strlen($old)) {
+      return pht(
+        '%s created %s.',
+        $this->renderAuthor(),
+        $this->renderObject());
+    } else {
+      return pht(
+        '%s renamed %s from %s to %s.',
+        $this->renderAuthor(),
+        $this->renderObject(),
+        $this->renderOldValue(),
+        $this->renderNewValue());
+    }
   }
 
   public function validateTransactions($object, array $xactions) {
     $errors = array();
 
     if ($this->isEmptyTextTransaction($object->getTitle(), $xactions)) {
       $errors[] = $this->newRequiredError(
         pht('Documents must have a title.'));
     }
 
     $max_length = $object->getColumnMaximumByteLength('title');
     foreach ($xactions as $xaction) {
       $new_value = $xaction->getNewValue();
       $new_length = strlen($new_value);
       if ($new_length > $max_length) {
         $errors[] = $this->newInvalidError(
           pht('The title can be no longer than %s characters.',
           new PhutilNumber($max_length)));
       }
     }
 
     return $errors;
   }
 
 }