diff --git a/phpBB/docs/CHANGELOG.html b/phpBB/docs/CHANGELOG.html
index a91ecc3bcb..25f4f04158 100644
--- a/phpBB/docs/CHANGELOG.html
+++ b/phpBB/docs/CHANGELOG.html
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@
 		<li>[Fix] Correctly add user to a group making it a default one. (Bug #48345 - Patch by rxu)</li>
 		<li>[Fix] Add log entry when copying forum permissions.</li>
 		<li>[Fix] Min/max characters per posts also affects polls option (Bug #47295 - Patch by nickvergessen)</li>
+		<li>[Fix] Correctly log action when users request to join a group (Bug #37585 - Patch by nickvergessen)</li>
 		<li>[Fix] Do not try to create thumbnails for images we cannot open properly. (Bug #48695)</li>
 		<li>[Change] Change the data format of the default file ACM to be more secure from tampering and have better performance.</li>
 		<li>[Change] Add index on log_time to the log table to prevent slowdown on boards with many log entries. (Bug #44665 - Patch by bantu)</li>
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/functions_user.php b/phpBB/includes/functions_user.php
index 324be2b1ed..ca6aae2540 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/functions_user.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/functions_user.php
@@ -2793,7 +2793,7 @@ function group_user_add($group_id, $user_id_ary = false, $username_ary = false,
 		$group_name = get_group_name($group_id);
 	}
 
-	$log = ($leader) ? 'LOG_MODS_ADDED' : 'LOG_USERS_ADDED';
+	$log = ($leader) ? 'LOG_MODS_ADDED' : (($pending) ? 'LOG_USERS_PENDING' : 'LOG_USERS_ADDED');
 
 	add_log('admin', $log, $group_name, implode(', ', $username_ary));
 
diff --git a/phpBB/language/en/acp/common.php b/phpBB/language/en/acp/common.php
index 7225d3114f..9a9b89652a 100644
--- a/phpBB/language/en/acp/common.php
+++ b/phpBB/language/en/acp/common.php
@@ -570,8 +570,9 @@ $lang = array_merge($lang, array(
 	'LOG_GROUP_REMOVE'		=> '<strong>Members removed from usergroup</strong> %1$s<br />» %2$s',
 	'LOG_GROUP_UPDATED'		=> '<strong>Usergroup details updated</strong><br />» %s',
 	'LOG_MODS_ADDED'		=> '<strong>Added new leaders to usergroup</strong> %1$s<br />» %2$s',
-	'LOG_USERS_APPROVED'	=> '<strong>Users approved in usergroup</strong> %1$s<br />» %2$s',
 	'LOG_USERS_ADDED'		=> '<strong>Added new members to usergroup</strong> %1$s<br />» %2$s',
+	'LOG_USERS_APPROVED'	=> '<strong>Users approved in usergroup</strong> %1$s<br />» %2$s',
+	'LOG_USERS_PENDING'		=> '<strong>Users requested to join group “%1$s” and need to be approved</strong><br />» %2$s',
 
 	'LOG_IMAGESET_ADD_DB'			=> '<strong>Added new imageset to database</strong><br />» %s',
 	'LOG_IMAGESET_ADD_FS'			=> '<strong>Add new imageset on filesystem</strong><br />» %s',