diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8e1f68a7c..8208581f8 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@
    description.  They are now stripped (thanks to Aikido Guy).
  + Fixed bug #856, which prevented filters on missing project from working
    (thanks to Michelle Crane).
+ + Fixed bug #862, which suppressed feedback from the 'denotate' command.
 
 # Untracked Bugs, biggest first.
  + Fixed bug that required the '%YAML' prologue in a YAML import.
diff --git a/src/commands/CmdDenotate.cpp b/src/commands/CmdDenotate.cpp
index 386f254de..40bf77043 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdDenotate.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdDenotate.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ int CmdDenotate::execute (std::string& output)
       if (i->second == pattern)
       {
         match = true;
+        anno = i->second;
         annotations.erase (i);
         task->setAnnotations (annotations);
         break;
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ int CmdDenotate::execute (std::string& output)
         std::string::size_type loc = find (i->second, pattern, sensitive);
         if (loc != std::string::npos)
         {
+          anno = i->second;
           annotations.erase (i);
           task->setAnnotations (annotations);
           break;