diff --git a/rhodecode/api/views/pull_request_api.py b/rhodecode/api/views/pull_request_api.py
--- a/rhodecode/api/views/pull_request_api.py
+++ b/rhodecode/api/views/pull_request_api.py
@@ -408,6 +408,8 @@ def comment_pull_request(request, apiuse
         line_no=None,
         status_change=(ChangesetStatus.get_status_lbl(status)
                        if status and allowed_to_change_status else None),
+        status_change_type=(status
+                            if status and allowed_to_change_status else None),
         closing_pr=False,
         renderer=renderer
     )
diff --git a/rhodecode/api/views/repo_api.py b/rhodecode/api/views/repo_api.py
--- a/rhodecode/api/views/repo_api.py
+++ b/rhodecode/api/views/repo_api.py
@@ -1363,9 +1363,11 @@ def comment_commit(
     try:
         rc_config = SettingsModel().get_all_settings()
         renderer = rc_config.get('rhodecode_markup_renderer', 'rst')
-
+        status_change_label = ChangesetStatus.get_status_lbl(status)
         comm = ChangesetCommentsModel().create(
-            message, repo, user, revision=commit_id, status_change=status,
+            message, repo, user, revision=commit_id,
+            status_change=status_change_label,
+            status_change_type=status,
             renderer=renderer)
         if status:
             # also do a status change
diff --git a/rhodecode/controllers/changeset.py b/rhodecode/controllers/changeset.py
--- a/rhodecode/controllers/changeset.py
+++ b/rhodecode/controllers/changeset.py
@@ -351,7 +351,8 @@ class ChangesetController(BaseRepoContro
                 f_path=request.POST.get('f_path'),
                 line_no=request.POST.get('line'),
                 status_change=(ChangesetStatus.get_status_lbl(status)
-                               if status else None)
+                               if status else None),
+                status_change_type=status
             )
             # get status if set !
             if status:
diff --git a/rhodecode/controllers/pullrequests.py b/rhodecode/controllers/pullrequests.py
--- a/rhodecode/controllers/pullrequests.py
+++ b/rhodecode/controllers/pullrequests.py
@@ -762,6 +762,8 @@ class PullrequestsController(BaseRepoCon
             line_no=request.POST.get('line'),
             status_change=(ChangesetStatus.get_status_lbl(status)
                            if status and allowed_to_change_status else None),
+            status_change_type=(status
+                                if status and allowed_to_change_status else None),
             closing_pr=close_pr
         )
 
diff --git a/rhodecode/model/comment.py b/rhodecode/model/comment.py
--- a/rhodecode/model/comment.py
+++ b/rhodecode/model/comment.py
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ class ChangesetCommentsModel(BaseModel):
         return global_renderer
 
     def create(self, text, repo, user, revision=None, pull_request=None,
-               f_path=None, line_no=None, status_change=None, closing_pr=False,
+               f_path=None, line_no=None, status_change=None,
+               status_change_type=None, closing_pr=False,
                send_email=True, renderer=None):
         """
         Creates new comment for commit or pull request.
@@ -96,7 +97,8 @@ class ChangesetCommentsModel(BaseModel):
         :param pull_request:
         :param f_path:
         :param line_no:
-        :param status_change:
+        :param status_change: Label for status change
+        :param status_change_type: type of status change
         :param closing_pr:
         :param send_email:
         """
@@ -144,6 +146,7 @@ class ChangesetCommentsModel(BaseModel):
             'renderer_type': renderer,
             'repo_name': repo.repo_name,
             'status_change': status_change,
+            'status_change_type': status_change_type,
             'comment_body': text,
             'comment_file': f_path,
             'comment_line': line_no,
diff --git a/rhodecode/model/pull_request.py b/rhodecode/model/pull_request.py
--- a/rhodecode/model/pull_request.py
+++ b/rhodecode/model/pull_request.py
@@ -854,6 +854,7 @@ class PullRequestModel(BaseModel):
             f_path=None,
             line_no=None,
             status_change=ChangesetStatus.get_status_lbl(status),
+            status_change_type=status,
             closing_pr=True
         )
 
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/email_templates/base.mako b/rhodecode/templates/email_templates/base.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/email_templates/base.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/email_templates/base.mako
@@ -1,5 +1,30 @@
 ## -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
+## helpers
+<%def name="tag_button(text, tag_type=None)">
+    <%
+    color_scheme = {
+        'default': 'border:1px solid #979797;color:#666666;background-color:#f9f9f9',
+        'approved': 'border:1px solid #0ac878;color:#0ac878;background-color:#f9f9f9',
+        'rejected': 'border:1px solid #e85e4d;color:#e85e4d;background-color:#f9f9f9',
+        'under_review': 'border:1px solid #ffc854;color:#ffc854;background-color:#f9f9f9',
+    }
+    %>
+    <pre style="display:inline;border-radius:2px;font-size:12px;padding:.2em;${color_scheme.get(tag_type, color_scheme['default'])}">${text}</pre>
+</%def>
+
+<%def name="status_text(text, tag_type=None)">
+    <%
+    color_scheme = {
+        'default': 'color:#666666',
+        'approved': 'color:#0ac878',
+        'rejected': 'color:#e85e4d',
+        'under_review': 'color:#ffc854',
+    }
+    %>
+    <span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:12px;padding:.2em;${color_scheme.get(tag_type, color_scheme['default'])}">${text}</span>
+</%def>
+
 ## headers we additionally can set for email
 <%def name="headers()" filter="n,trim"></%def>
 
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/email_templates/commit_comment.mako b/rhodecode/templates/email_templates/commit_comment.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/email_templates/commit_comment.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/email_templates/commit_comment.mako
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 <%inherit file="base.mako"/>
-
+<%namespace name="base" file="base.mako"/>
 
 <%def name="subject()" filter="n,trim">
 <%
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ data = {
     <tr><td style="padding-right:20px;">${_('Description')}</td><td>${h.urlify_commit_message(commit.message, repo_name)}</td></tr>
 
     % if status_change:
-        <tr><td style="padding-right:20px;">${_('Status')}</td><td>${_('The commit status was changed to')}: ${status_change}.</td></tr>
+        <tr><td style="padding-right:20px;">${_('Status')}</td><td>${_('The commit status was changed to')}: ${base.status_text(status_change, tag_type=status_change_type)}</td></tr>
     % endif
     <tr><td style="padding-right:20px;">${(_('Comment on line: %(comment_line)s') if comment_file else _('Comment')) % data}</td><td style="line-height:1.2em;">${h.render(comment_body, renderer=renderer_type, mentions=True)}</td></tr>
 </table>
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/email_templates/pull_request_comment.mako b/rhodecode/templates/email_templates/pull_request_comment.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/email_templates/pull_request_comment.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/email_templates/pull_request_comment.mako
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ## -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 <%inherit file="base.mako"/>
+<%namespace name="base" file="base.mako"/>
 
 
 <%def name="subject()" filter="n,trim">
@@ -90,5 +91,8 @@ data = {
     </h4>
     </td></tr>
     <tr><td style="padding-right:20px;padding-top:15px;">${_('Source')}</td><td style="padding-top:15px;"><a style="color:#427cc9;text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer" href="${pr_source_repo_url}">${pr_source_repo.repo_name}</a></td></tr>
+    % if status_change:
+        <tr><td style="padding-right:20px;">${_('Submitted status')}</td><td>${base.status_text(status_change, tag_type=status_change_type)}</td></tr>
+    % endif
     <tr><td style="padding-right:20px;">${(_('Comment on line: %(comment_line)s') if comment_file else _('Comment')) % data}</td><td style="line-height:1.2em;">${h.render(comment_body, renderer=renderer_type, mentions=True)}</td></tr>
 </table>
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/email_templates/pull_request_review.mako b/rhodecode/templates/email_templates/pull_request_review.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/email_templates/pull_request_review.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/email_templates/pull_request_review.mako
@@ -1,26 +1,37 @@
 ## -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 <%inherit file="base.mako"/>
+<%namespace name="base" file="base.mako"/>
 
 <%def name="subject()" filter="n,trim">
-    ${_('%(user)s wants you to review pull request #%(pr_url)s: "%(pr_title)s"') % {
-     'user': h.person(user),
-     'pr_title': pull_request.title,
-     'pr_url': pull_request.pull_request_id
-     } |n}
+<%
+data = {
+    'user': h.person(user),
+    'pr_id': pull_request.pull_request_id,
+    'pr_title': pull_request.title,
+}
+%>
+
+${_('%(user)s wants you to review pull request #%(pr_id)s: "%(pr_title)s"') % data |n}
 </%def>
 
 
 <%def name="body_plaintext()" filter="n,trim">
+<%
+data = {
+    'user': h.person(user),
+    'pr_id': pull_request.pull_request_id,
+    'pr_title': pull_request.title,
+    'source_ref_type': pull_request.source_ref_parts.type,
+    'source_ref_name': pull_request.source_ref_parts.name,
+    'target_ref_type': pull_request.target_ref_parts.type,
+    'target_ref_name': pull_request.target_ref_parts.name,
+    'repo_url': pull_request_source_repo_url
+}
+%>
 ${self.subject()}
 
 
-${h.literal(_('Pull request from %(source_ref_type)s:%(source_ref_name)s of %(repo_url)s into %(target_ref_type)s:%(target_ref_name)s') % {
-   'source_ref_type': pull_request.source_ref_parts.type,
-   'source_ref_name': pull_request.source_ref_parts.name,
-   'target_ref_type': pull_request.target_ref_parts.type,
-   'target_ref_name': pull_request.target_ref_parts.name,
-   'repo_url': pull_request_source_repo_url
-})}
+${h.literal(_('Pull request from %(source_ref_type)s:%(source_ref_name)s of %(repo_url)s into %(target_ref_type)s:%(target_ref_name)s') % data)}
 
 
 * ${_('Link')}: ${pull_request_url}
@@ -42,20 +53,33 @@
 
 ${self.plaintext_footer()}
 </%def>
-
+<%
+data = {
+    'user': h.person(user),
+    'pr_id': pull_request.pull_request_id,
+    'pr_title': pull_request.title,
+    'source_ref_type': pull_request.source_ref_parts.type,
+    'source_ref_name': pull_request.source_ref_parts.name,
+    'target_ref_type': pull_request.target_ref_parts.type,
+    'target_ref_name': pull_request.target_ref_parts.name,
+    'repo_url': pull_request_source_repo_url,
+    'source_repo_url': h.link_to(pull_request_source_repo.repo_name, pull_request_source_repo_url),
+    'target_repo_url': h.link_to(pull_request_target_repo.repo_name, pull_request_target_repo_url)
+}
+%>
 <table style="text-align:left;vertical-align:middle;">
-    <tr><td colspan="2" style="width:100%;padding-bottom:15px;border-bottom:1px solid #dbd9da;"><h4><a href="${pull_request_url}" style="color:#427cc9;text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer">${_('%(user)s wants you to review pull request #%(pr_id)s: "%(pr_title)s".') % { 'user': h.person(user), 'pr_title': pull_request.title, 'pr_id': pull_request.pull_request_id } }</a></h4></td></tr>
+    <tr><td colspan="2" style="width:100%;padding-bottom:15px;border-bottom:1px solid #dbd9da;"><h4><a href="${pull_request_url}" style="color:#427cc9;text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer">${_('%(user)s wants you to review pull request #%(pr_id)s: "%(pr_title)s".') % data }</a></h4></td></tr>
     <tr><td style="padding-right:20px;padding-top:15px;">${_('Title')}</td><td style="padding-top:15px;">${pull_request.title}</td></tr>
-    <tr><td style="padding-right:20px;">${_('Source')}</td><td><pre style="display:inline;border-radius:2px;color:#666666;font-size:12px;background-color:#f9f9f9;padding:.2em;border:1px solid #979797;">${pull_request.source_ref_parts.name}</pre>${h.literal(_('%(source_ref_type)s of %(source_repo_url)s') % {'source_ref_type': pull_request.source_ref_parts.type, 'source_repo_url': h.link_to(pull_request_source_repo.repo_name, pull_request_source_repo_url)})}</td></tr>
-    <tr><td style="padding-right:20px;">${_('Target')}</td><td><pre style="display:inline;border-radius:2px;color:#666666;font-size:12px;background-color:#f9f9f9;padding:.2em;border:1px solid #979797;">${pull_request.target_ref_parts.name}</pre>${h.literal(_('%(target_ref_type)s of %(target_repo_url)s') % {'target_ref_type': pull_request.target_ref_parts.type, 'target_repo_url': h.link_to(pull_request_target_repo.repo_name, pull_request_target_repo_url)})}</td></tr>
+    <tr><td style="padding-right:20px;">${_('Source')}</td><td>${base.tag_button(pull_request.source_ref_parts.name)} ${h.literal(_('%(source_ref_type)s of %(source_repo_url)s') % data)}</td></tr>
+    <tr><td style="padding-right:20px;">${_('Target')}</td><td>${base.tag_button(pull_request.target_ref_parts.name)} ${h.literal(_('%(target_ref_type)s of %(target_repo_url)s') % data)}</td></tr>
     <tr><td style="padding-right:20px;">${_('Description')}</td><td style="white-space:pre-wrap">${pull_request.description}</td></tr>
     <tr><td style="padding-right:20px;">${ungettext('%(num)s Commit', '%(num)s Commits', len(pull_request_commits)) % {'num': len(pull_request_commits)}}</td>
         <td><ol style="margin:0 0 0 1em;padding:0;text-align:left;">
-% for commit_id, message in pull_request_commits:
-<li style="margin:0 0 1em;"><pre style="margin:0 0 .5em">${h.short_id(commit_id)}</pre>
-    ${h.chop_at_smart(message, '\n', suffix_if_chopped='...')}
-</li>
-% endfor
+            % for commit_id, message in pull_request_commits:
+            <li style="margin:0 0 1em;"><pre style="margin:0 0 .5em">${h.short_id(commit_id)}</pre>
+                ${h.chop_at_smart(message, '\n', suffix_if_chopped='...')}
+            </li>
+            % endfor
         </ol></td>
     </tr>
 </table>