1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/app/helpers/todos_helper.rb b/app/helpers/todos_helper.rb
index 4f5adf623f2..f19e2f9db9c 100644
--- a/app/helpers/todos_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/todos_helper.rb
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ module TodosHelper
 
   def todo_action_name(todo)
     case todo.action
-    when Todo::ASSIGNED then 'assigned you'
-    when Todo::MENTIONED then 'mentioned you on'
+    when Todo::ASSIGNED then todo.self_added? ? 'assigned' : 'assigned you'
+    when Todo::MENTIONED then "mentioned #{todo_action_subject(todo)} on"
     when Todo::BUILD_FAILED then 'The build failed for'
     when Todo::MARKED then 'added a todo for'
-    when Todo::APPROVAL_REQUIRED then 'set you as an approver for'
+    when Todo::APPROVAL_REQUIRED then "set #{todo_action_subject(todo)} as an approver for"
     when Todo::UNMERGEABLE then 'Could not merge'
-    when Todo::DIRECTLY_ADDRESSED then 'directly addressed you on'
+    when Todo::DIRECTLY_ADDRESSED then "directly addressed #{todo_action_subject(todo)} on"
     end
   end
 
@@ -148,6 +148,10 @@ module TodosHelper
 
   private
 
+  def todo_action_subject(todo)
+    todo.self_added? ? 'yourself' : 'you'
+  end
+
   def show_todo_state?(todo)
     (todo.target.is_a?(MergeRequest) || todo.target.is_a?(Issue)) && %w(closed merged).include?(todo.target.state)
   end