diff --git a/pkg/models/alert.go b/pkg/models/alert.go
index 39d042c82ac..fa3f40f6069 100644
--- a/pkg/models/alert.go
+++ b/pkg/models/alert.go
@@ -71,14 +71,24 @@ type HeartBeatCommand struct {
 }
 
 type AlertChange struct {
-	Id      int64     `json:"id"`
-	OrgId   int64     `json:"-"`
-	AlertId int64     `json:"alertId"`
-	Type    string    `json:"type"`
-	Created time.Time `json:"created"`
+	Id               int64            `json:"id"`
+	OrgId            int64            `json:"-"`
+	AlertId          int64            `json:"alertId"`
+	UpdatedBy        int64            `json:"updatedBy"`
+	NewAlertSettings *simplejson.Json `json:"newAlertSettings"`
+	Type             string           `json:"type"`
+	Created          time.Time        `json:"created"`
 }
 
 // Commands
+type CreateAlertChangeCommand struct {
+	OrgId            int64
+	AlertId          int64
+	UpdatedBy        int64
+	NewAlertSettings *simplejson.Json
+	Type             string
+}
+
 type SaveAlertsCommand struct {
 	DashboardId int64
 	UserId      int64
diff --git a/pkg/services/sqlstore/alert.go b/pkg/services/sqlstore/alert.go
index 9d92f0ebb47..1b600bfb098 100644
--- a/pkg/services/sqlstore/alert.go
+++ b/pkg/services/sqlstore/alert.go
@@ -152,7 +152,14 @@ func DeleteAlertDefinition(dashboardId int64, sess *xorm.Session) error {
 
 		sqlog.Debug("Alert deleted (due to dashboard deletion)", "name", alert.Name, "id", alert.Id)
 
-		if err := SaveAlertChange("DELETED", alert, sess); err != nil {
+		cmd := &m.CreateAlertChangeCommand{
+			Type:             "DELETED",
+			UpdatedBy:        1,
+			AlertId:          alert.Id,
+			OrgId:            alert.OrgId,
+			NewAlertSettings: alert.Settings,
+		}
+		if err := SaveAlertChange(cmd, sess); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
@@ -167,15 +174,15 @@ func SaveAlerts(cmd *m.SaveAlertsCommand) error {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		upsertAlerts(alerts, cmd.Alerts, sess)
-		deleteMissingAlerts(alerts, cmd.Alerts, sess)
+		upsertAlerts(alerts, cmd, sess)
+		deleteMissingAlerts(alerts, cmd, sess)
 
 		return nil
 	})
 }
 
-func upsertAlerts(alerts []*m.Alert, posted []*m.Alert, sess *xorm.Session) error {
-	for _, alert := range posted {
+func upsertAlerts(alerts []*m.Alert, cmd *m.SaveAlertsCommand, sess *xorm.Session) error {
+	for _, alert := range cmd.Alerts {
 		update := false
 		var alertToUpdate *m.Alert
 
@@ -198,7 +205,13 @@ func upsertAlerts(alerts []*m.Alert, posted []*m.Alert, sess *xorm.Session) erro
 				}
 
 				sqlog.Debug("Alert updated", "name", alert.Name, "id", alert.Id)
-				SaveAlertChange("UPDATED", alert, sess)
+				SaveAlertChange(&m.CreateAlertChangeCommand{
+					OrgId:            alert.OrgId,
+					AlertId:          alert.Id,
+					NewAlertSettings: alert.Settings,
+					UpdatedBy:        cmd.UserId,
+					Type:             "UPDATED",
+				}, sess)
 			}
 
 		} else {
@@ -211,18 +224,24 @@ func upsertAlerts(alerts []*m.Alert, posted []*m.Alert, sess *xorm.Session) erro
 			}
 
 			sqlog.Debug("Alert inserted", "name", alert.Name, "id", alert.Id)
-			SaveAlertChange("CREATED", alert, sess)
+			SaveAlertChange(&m.CreateAlertChangeCommand{
+				OrgId:            alert.OrgId,
+				AlertId:          alert.Id,
+				NewAlertSettings: alert.Settings,
+				UpdatedBy:        cmd.UserId,
+				Type:             "CREATED",
+			}, sess)
 		}
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
-func deleteMissingAlerts(alerts []*m.Alert, posted []*m.Alert, sess *xorm.Session) error {
+func deleteMissingAlerts(alerts []*m.Alert, cmd *m.SaveAlertsCommand, sess *xorm.Session) error {
 	for _, missingAlert := range alerts {
 		missing := true
 
-		for _, k := range posted {
+		for _, k := range cmd.Alerts {
 			if missingAlert.PanelId == k.PanelId {
 				missing = false
 				break
@@ -237,7 +256,13 @@ func deleteMissingAlerts(alerts []*m.Alert, posted []*m.Alert, sess *xorm.Sessio
 
 			sqlog.Debug("Alert deleted", "name", missingAlert.Name, "id", missingAlert.Id)
 
-			err = SaveAlertChange("DELETED", missingAlert, sess)
+			SaveAlertChange(&m.CreateAlertChangeCommand{
+				OrgId:            missingAlert.OrgId,
+				AlertId:          missingAlert.Id,
+				NewAlertSettings: missingAlert.Settings,
+				UpdatedBy:        cmd.UserId,
+				Type:             "DELETED",
+			}, sess)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/services/sqlstore/alert_rule_changes.go b/pkg/services/sqlstore/alert_rule_changes.go
index 367df796597..5bc6def2a07 100644
--- a/pkg/services/sqlstore/alert_rule_changes.go
+++ b/pkg/services/sqlstore/alert_rule_changes.go
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ func GetAlertRuleChanges(query *m.GetAlertChangesQuery) error {
 					  alert_change.org_id,
 					  alert_change.alert_id,
 					  alert_change.type,
-					  alert_change.created
+					  alert_change.created,
+					  alert_change.new_alert_settings,
+					  alert_change.updated_by
 					  FROM alert_change
 					  `)
 
@@ -48,12 +50,14 @@ func GetAlertRuleChanges(query *m.GetAlertChangesQuery) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func SaveAlertChange(change string, alert *m.Alert, sess *xorm.Session) error {
+func SaveAlertChange(cmd *m.CreateAlertChangeCommand, sess *xorm.Session) error {
 	_, err := sess.Insert(&m.AlertChange{
-		OrgId:   alert.OrgId,
-		Type:    change,
-		Created: time.Now(),
-		AlertId: alert.Id,
+		OrgId:            cmd.OrgId,
+		Type:             cmd.Type,
+		Created:          time.Now(),
+		AlertId:          cmd.AlertId,
+		NewAlertSettings: cmd.NewAlertSettings,
+		UpdatedBy:        cmd.UpdatedBy,
 	})
 
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/services/sqlstore/alert_rule_changes_test.go b/pkg/services/sqlstore/alert_rule_changes_test.go
index 0e0ca253ca6..ae53b7f6dc6 100644
--- a/pkg/services/sqlstore/alert_rule_changes_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/sqlstore/alert_rule_changes_test.go
@@ -69,10 +69,16 @@ func TestAlertRuleChangesDataAccess(t *testing.T) {
 
 			Convey("add 4 updates", func() {
 				sess := x.NewSession()
-				SaveAlertChange("UPDATED", items[0], sess)
-				SaveAlertChange("UPDATED", items[0], sess)
-				SaveAlertChange("UPDATED", items[0], sess)
-				SaveAlertChange("UPDATED", items[0], sess)
+				updateCmd := m.CreateAlertChangeCommand{
+					AlertId:   items[0].Id,
+					OrgId:     items[0].OrgId,
+					UpdatedBy: 1,
+				}
+
+				SaveAlertChange(&updateCmd, sess)
+				SaveAlertChange(&updateCmd, sess)
+				SaveAlertChange(&updateCmd, sess)
+				SaveAlertChange(&updateCmd, sess)
 				sess.Commit()
 
 				Convey("query for max one change", func() {
diff --git a/pkg/services/sqlstore/migrations/alert_mig.go b/pkg/services/sqlstore/migrations/alert_mig.go
index cc8be46f52e..25e6ecd9e87 100644
--- a/pkg/services/sqlstore/migrations/alert_mig.go
+++ b/pkg/services/sqlstore/migrations/alert_mig.go
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ func addAlertMigrations(mg *Migrator) {
 			{Name: "org_id", Type: DB_BigInt, Nullable: false},
 			{Name: "type", Type: DB_NVarchar, Length: 50, Nullable: false},
 			{Name: "created", Type: DB_DateTime, Nullable: false},
+			{Name: "updated_by", Type: DB_BigInt, Nullable: false},
+			{Name: "new_alert_settings", Type: DB_Text, Nullable: false},
 		},
 	}