diff --git a/hgext/histedit.py b/hgext/histedit.py
--- a/hgext/histedit.py
+++ b/hgext/histedit.py
@@ -695,14 +695,12 @@ def movebookmarks(ui, repo, replacemap, 
             return
         while new in replacemap:
             new = replacemap[new]
-        ui.note(_('histedit:  %s to %s\n') % (node.short(old),
-                                              node.short(new)))
         octx = repo[old]
         marks = octx.bookmarks()
         if marks:
-            ui.note(_('histedit:     moving bookmarks %s\n') %
-                      ', '.join(marks))
             for mark in marks:
+                ui.note(_('histedit: moving bookmarks %s from %s to %s\n')
+                        % (mark, octx, node.short(new)))
                 repo._bookmarks[mark] = new
             bookmarks.write(repo)
 
diff --git a/tests/test-histedit-bookmark-motion.t b/tests/test-histedit-bookmark-motion.t
--- a/tests/test-histedit-bookmark-motion.t
+++ b/tests/test-histedit-bookmark-motion.t
@@ -85,16 +85,12 @@
   > EOF
   $ hg histedit 1 --commands commands.txt --verbose | grep histedit
   histedit: Should update metadata for the following changes:
-  histedit:  055a42cdd887 to ae467701c500
-  histedit:     moving bookmarks three
-  histedit:  177f92b77385 to d36c0562f908
-  histedit:     moving bookmarks also-two, two
-  histedit:  652413bf663e to 0efacef7cb48
-  histedit:     moving bookmarks five
-  histedit:  d2ae7f538514 to cb9a9f314b8b
-  histedit:     moving bookmarks will-move-backwards
-  histedit:  e860deea161a to ae467701c500
-  histedit:     moving bookmarks four
+  histedit: moving bookmarks three from 055a42cdd887 to ae467701c500
+  histedit: moving bookmarks also-two from 177f92b77385 to d36c0562f908
+  histedit: moving bookmarks two from 177f92b77385 to d36c0562f908
+  histedit: moving bookmarks five from 652413bf663e to 0efacef7cb48
+  histedit: moving bookmarks will-move-backwards from d2ae7f538514 to cb9a9f314b8b
+  histedit: moving bookmarks four from e860deea161a to ae467701c500
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/r/.hg/strip-backup/d2ae7f538514-backup.hg (glob)
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/r/.hg/strip-backup/34a9919932c1-backup.hg (glob)
   $ hg log --graph
@@ -147,11 +143,9 @@
   > EOF
   $ hg histedit 1 --commands commands.txt --verbose | grep histedit
   histedit: Should update metadata for the following changes:
-  histedit:  0efacef7cb48 to 1be9c35b4cb2
-  histedit:     moving bookmarks five
-  histedit:  0efacef7cb48 to 7c044e3e33a9
-  histedit:  ae467701c500 to 1be9c35b4cb2
-  histedit:     moving bookmarks four, three
+  histedit: moving bookmarks five from 0efacef7cb48 to 1be9c35b4cb2
+  histedit: moving bookmarks four from ae467701c500 to 1be9c35b4cb2
+  histedit: moving bookmarks three from ae467701c500 to 1be9c35b4cb2
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/r/.hg/strip-backup/ae467701c500-backup.hg (glob)
 
 We expect 'five' to stay at tip, since the tipmost bookmark is most