diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/graphql/utils.js b/client/coral-admin/src/graphql/utils.js
index 407a4e53b..0b7384622 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/graphql/utils.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/graphql/utils.js
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ function showNotification(queue, comment, user) {
   notification.info(text);
 }
 
-export function handleCommentStatusChange(root, comment, {sort, notify, user, activeQueue}) {
+export function handleCommentStatusChange(root, comment, {sort, notify, activeQueue}) {
   let next = root;
   const nextQueues = getCommentQueues(comment);
 
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ export function handleCommentStatusChange(root, comment, {sort, notify, user, ac
     if (notificationShown) {
       return;
     }
-    showNotification(...args);
+    const user = comment.status_history[comment.status_history.length - 1].assigned_by;
+    showNotification(...[...args, user]);
     notificationShown = true;
   };
 
@@ -111,13 +112,13 @@ export function handleCommentStatusChange(root, comment, {sort, notify, user, ac
       if (!queueHasComment(next, queue, comment.id)) {
         next = addCommentToQueue(next, queue, comment, sort);
         if (notify && activeQueue === queue && shouldCommentBeAdded(next, queue, comment, sort)) {
-          showNotificationOnce(queue, comment, user);
+          showNotificationOnce(queue, comment);
         }
       }
     } else if(queueHasComment(next, queue, comment.id)){
       next = removeCommentFromQueue(next, queue, comment.id);
       if (notify && activeQueue === queue) {
-        showNotificationOnce(queue, comment, user);
+        showNotificationOnce(queue, comment);
       }
     }
 
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ export function handleCommentStatusChange(root, comment, {sort, notify, user, ac
       && notify
       && activeQueue === queue
     ) {
-      showNotificationOnce(queue, comment, user);
+      showNotificationOnce(queue, comment);
     }
 
     // TODO: Flagged notification
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Moderation/containers/Moderation.js b/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Moderation/containers/Moderation.js
index 737afdac9..ede004c87 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Moderation/containers/Moderation.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Moderation/containers/Moderation.js
@@ -42,12 +42,13 @@ class ModerationContainer extends Component {
       variables: {
         asset_id: this.props.data.variables.asset_id,
       },
-      updateQuery: (prev, {subscriptionData: {data: {commentStatusChanged: {user, comment}}}}) => {
+      updateQuery: (prev, {subscriptionData: {data: {commentStatusChanged: comment}}}) => {
+        const user = comment.status_history[comment.status_history.length - 1].assigned_by;
+
         const extraParams = this.props.auth.user.id === user.id
           ? {}
           : {
             notify: true,
-            user,
             activeQueue: this.activeTab,
           };
         return handleCommentStatusChange(prev, comment, {
@@ -218,12 +219,14 @@ const COMMENTS_EDITED_SUBSCRIPTION = gql`
 const STATUS_CHANGED_SUBSCRIPTION = gql`
   subscription CommentStatusChanged($asset_id: ID){
     commentStatusChanged(asset_id: $asset_id){
-      user {
-        id
-        username
-      }
-      comment {
-        ...${getDefinitionName(Comment.fragments.comment)}
+      ...${getDefinitionName(Comment.fragments.comment)}
+      status_history {
+        type
+        created_at
+        assigned_by {
+          id
+          username
+        }
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/graph/mutators/comment.js b/graph/mutators/comment.js
index d9dd47a9a..8d01ededf 100644
--- a/graph/mutators/comment.js
+++ b/graph/mutators/comment.js
@@ -346,6 +346,12 @@ const setStatus = async ({user, loaders: {Comments}, pubsub}, {id, status}) => {
   // adjust the affected user's karma in the next tick.
   process.nextTick(adjustKarma(Comments, id, status));
 
+  if (pubsub) {
+
+    // Publish the comment status change via the subscription.
+    pubsub.publish('commentStatusChanged', comment);
+  }
+
   return comment;
 };
 
diff --git a/graph/resolvers/comment_status_history.js b/graph/resolvers/comment_status_history.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2e1676d90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graph/resolvers/comment_status_history.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+const {SEARCH_OTHER_USERS} = require('../../perms/constants');
+
+const CommentStatusHistory = {
+  assigned_by({assigned_by}, _, {user, loaders: {Users}}) {
+    if (user && user.can(SEARCH_OTHER_USERS) && assigned_by != null) {
+      return Users.getByID.load(assigned_by);
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+module.exports = CommentStatusHistory;
diff --git a/graph/resolvers/index.js b/graph/resolvers/index.js
index f2707bcc8..850a2f15a 100644
--- a/graph/resolvers/index.js
+++ b/graph/resolvers/index.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const Action = require('./action');
 const AssetActionSummary = require('./asset_action_summary');
 const Asset = require('./asset');
 const Comment = require('./comment');
+const CommentStatusHistory = require('./comment_status_history');
 const Date = require('./date');
 const FlagActionSummary = require('./flag_action_summary');
 const FlagAction = require('./flag_action');
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ let resolvers = {
   AssetActionSummary,
   Asset,
   Comment,
+  CommentStatusHistory,
   Date,
   FlagActionSummary,
   FlagAction,
diff --git a/graph/resolvers/root_mutation.js b/graph/resolvers/root_mutation.js
index ac2fd729d..f192405cc 100644
--- a/graph/resolvers/root_mutation.js
+++ b/graph/resolvers/root_mutation.js
@@ -31,18 +31,8 @@ const RootMutation = {
   stopIgnoringUser(_, {id}, {mutators: {User}}) {
     return wrapResponse(null)(User.stopIgnoringUser({id}));
   },
-  setCommentStatus(_, {id, status}, {mutators: {Comment}, user, pubsub}) {
-    const response = Comment.setStatus({id, status})
-      .then((comment) => {
-        if (pubsub) {
-
-          // Publish the comment status change via the subscription.
-          pubsub.publish('commentStatusChanged', {user, comment});
-        }
-        return Promise.resolve(comment);
-      });
-
-    return wrapResponse(null)(response);
+  setCommentStatus(_, {id, status}, {mutators: {Comment}}) {
+    return wrapResponse(null)(Comment.setStatus({id, status}));
   },
   addTag(_, {tag}, {mutators: {Tag}}) {
     return wrapResponse(null)(Tag.add(tag));
diff --git a/graph/resolvers/subscription.js b/graph/resolvers/subscription.js
index 8a989cc81..cc98b19da 100644
--- a/graph/resolvers/subscription.js
+++ b/graph/resolvers/subscription.js
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ const Subscription = {
   commentEdited(comment) {
     return comment;
   },
-  commentStatusChanged(data) {
-    return data;
+  commentStatusChanged(comment) {
+    return comment;
   },
 };
 
diff --git a/graph/typeDefs.graphql b/graph/typeDefs.graphql
index 2bd7c0476..d2c927995 100644
--- a/graph/typeDefs.graphql
+++ b/graph/typeDefs.graphql
@@ -247,6 +247,12 @@ type EditInfo {
   editableUntil: Date
 }
 
+type CommentStatusHistory {
+  type: COMMENT_STATUS!
+  created_at: Date!
+  assigned_by: User
+}
+
 # Comment is the base representation of user interaction in Talk.
 type Comment {
 
@@ -286,6 +292,9 @@ type Comment {
   # The current status of a comment.
   status: COMMENT_STATUS!
 
+  # The status history of the comment. Requires the `ADMIN` or `MODERATOR` role.
+  status_history: [CommentStatusHistory!]
+
   # The time when the comment was created
   created_at: Date!
 
@@ -936,16 +945,16 @@ type RootMutation {
 ## Subscriptions
 ################################################################################
 
-# Response to ignoreUser mutation
-type CommentStatusChangedUpdate {
-  user: User
-  comment: Comment
-}
-
 type Subscription {
+
+  # Get an update whenever a comment was added.
   commentAdded(asset_id: ID!): Comment
+
+  # Get an update whenever a comment was edited.
   commentEdited(asset_id: ID): Comment
-  commentStatusChanged(asset_id: ID): CommentStatusChangedUpdate
+
+  # Get an update whenever the status of a comment changed due to a moderator action.
+  commentStatusChanged(asset_id: ID): Comment
 }
 
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/perms/constants.js b/perms/constants.js
index 0b14932f3..37c5c3814 100644
--- a/perms/constants.js
+++ b/perms/constants.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ module.exports = {
   SEARCH_NON_NULL_OR_ACCEPTED_COMMENTS: 'SEARCH_NON_NULL_OR_ACCEPTED_COMMENTS',
   SEARCH_OTHERS_COMMENTS: 'SEARCH_OTHERS_COMMENTS',
   SEARCH_COMMENT_METRICS: 'SEARCH_COMMENT_METRICS',
+  SEARCH_COMMENT_STATUS_HISTORY: 'SEARCH_COMMENT_STATUS_HISTORY',
 
   // subscriptions
   SUBSCRIBE_COMMENT_STATUS: 'SUBSCRIBE_COMMENT_STATUS',
diff --git a/perms/queryReducer.js b/perms/queryReducer.js
index 0e5054788..2bee02110 100644
--- a/perms/queryReducer.js
+++ b/perms/queryReducer.js
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ module.exports = (user, perm) => {
     return check(user, ['ADMIN', 'MODERATOR']);
   case types.SEARCH_COMMENT_METRICS:
     return check(user, ['ADMIN', 'MODERATOR']);
+  case types.SEARCH_COMMENT_STATUS_HISTORY:
+    return check(user, ['ADMIN', 'MODERATOR']);
   default:
     break;
   }