diff --git a/gui/default/assets/lang/lang-en.json b/gui/default/assets/lang/lang-en.json
index 50d5538b8..9fda14dd4 100644
--- a/gui/default/assets/lang/lang-en.json
+++ b/gui/default/assets/lang/lang-en.json
@@ -499,10 +499,14 @@
     "Your SMS app should open to let you choose the recipient and send it from your own number.": "Your SMS app should open to let you choose the recipient and send it from your own number.",
     "Your email app should open to let you choose the recipient and send it from your own address.": "Your email app should open to let you choose the recipient and send it from your own address.",
     "days": "days",
+    "deleted": "deleted",
     "directories": "directories",
+    "file": "file",
     "files": "files",
+    "folder": "folder",
     "full documentation": "full documentation",
     "items": "items",
+    "modified": "modified",
     "seconds": "seconds",
     "theme-name-black": "Black",
     "theme-name-dark": "Dark",
diff --git a/gui/default/syncthing/device/globalChangesModalView.html b/gui/default/syncthing/device/globalChangesModalView.html
index 531ee94b5..d1dfb8e6d 100644
--- a/gui/default/syncthing/device/globalChangesModalView.html
+++ b/gui/default/syncthing/device/globalChangesModalView.html
@@ -17,8 +17,16 @@
           <tr ng-repeat="changeEvent in globalChangeEvents">
             <td ng-if="changeEvent.data.modifiedBy">{{friendlyNameFromShort(changeEvent.data.modifiedBy)}}</td>
             <td ng-if="!changeEvent.data.modifiedBy"><span translate>Unknown</span></td>
-            <td>{{changeEvent.data.action}}</td>
-            <td>{{changeEvent.data.type}}</td>
+            <td ng-switch="changeEvent.data.action">
+              <span ng-switch-when="modified" translate>modified</span>
+              <span ng-switch-when="deleted" translate>deleted</span>
+              <span ng-switch-default>{{changeEvent.data.action}}</span>
+            </td>
+            <td ng-switch="changeEvent.data.type">
+              <span ng-switch-when="file" translate>file</span>
+              <span ng-switch-when="folder" translate>folder</span>
+              <span ng-switch-default>{{changeEvent.data.type}}</span>
+            </td>
             <td class="no-overflow-ellipse">{{folderLabel(changeEvent.data.folder)}}</td>
             <td class="file-path no-overflow-ellipse">{{changeEvent.data.path}}</td>
             <td class="no-overflow-ellipse">{{changeEvent.time | date:"yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"}}</td>