diff --git a/app/controllers/request_controller.rb b/app/controllers/request_controller.rb
index 4e22f0e151..35a68c1f1d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/request_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/request_controller.rb
@@ -109,10 +109,6 @@ def details
     long_cache
     @info_request = InfoRequest.find_by_url_title!(params[:url_title])
     return render_hidden if cannot?(:read, @info_request)
-    @columns = %w[
-      id event_type created_at described_state last_described_at
-      calculated_state
-    ]
   end
 
   # Requests similar to this one
diff --git a/app/views/request/details.html.erb b/app/views/request/details.html.erb
index ac0f4489fb..daf2cde3ce 100644
--- a/app/views/request/details.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/request/details.html.erb
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@
           :site_name => site_name, :contact_path => help_contact_path) %>
 </p>
 
-<% columns = ['id', 'event_type', 'created_at', 'described_state', 'calculated_state', 'last_described_at' ] %>
+<% columns = ['id', 'event_type', 'details', 'created_at', 'described_state', 'calculated_state', 'last_described_at' ] %>
 
 <table>
   <thead>
   <tr scope="col">
-  <% for column in @columns%>
+  <% for column in columns %>
     <th><%= column %></th>
   <% end %>
   <th scope="col">link</th>
@@ -39,9 +39,17 @@
 
   <% @info_request.info_request_events.each do |info_request_event| %>
     <tr class="<%= cycle('odd', 'even') %>">
-    <% for column in @columns %>
-      <td data-label="<%= column %>">
-        <%=h info_request_event.send(column) %>&nbsp;
+    <% for column in columns %>
+      <td data-label="<%= column %>"><%
+        if column == 'details'
+          d = info_request_event.params_diff[:new].keys().join(', ')
+        else
+          d = info_request_event.send(column)
+        end
+        if column == 'event_type' and d == 'edit'
+          d = 'edit metadata'
+        end
+        %><%=h d %>&nbsp;
       </td>
     <% end %>
     <td data-label="link">
diff --git a/spec/controllers/request_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/request_controller_spec.rb
index 2fa0495b94..128d8cecc8 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/request_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/request_controller_spec.rb
@@ -2011,17 +2011,6 @@ def send_request
       expect(assigns[:info_request]).to eq(info_request)
     end
 
-    it 'assigns columns' do
-      get :details, params: { url_title: info_request.url_title }
-      expected_columns = %w[id
-                            event_type
-                            created_at
-                            described_state
-                            last_described_at
-                            calculated_state]
-      expect(assigns[:columns]).to eq expected_columns
-    end
-
     context 'when the request is hidden' do
 
       before do
diff --git a/spec/views/request/details.html.erb_spec.rb b/spec/views/request/details.html.erb_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..af47c2cc26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/views/request/details.html.erb_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe "request/details" do
+
+  let(:mock_request) do
+    FactoryBot.create(:info_request, title: "Test request")
+  end
+
+  it "should show the request" do
+    FactoryBot.create(
+      :info_request_event,
+      event_type: 'edit',
+      info_request: mock_request,
+      params: {
+        "allow_new_responses_from": "nobody",
+        "old_allow_new_responses_from": "authority_only"
+      }
+    )
+
+    assign :info_request, mock_request
+    render
+    expect(rendered).to have_content('edit metadata')
+    expect(rendered).to have_content('allow_new_responses_from')
+  end
+end