diff --git a/heat/engine/service_software_config.py b/heat/engine/service_software_config.py
index cfc578759f..4a2e5fd58b 100644
--- a/heat/engine/service_software_config.py
+++ b/heat/engine/service_software_config.py
@@ -275,9 +275,10 @@ class SoftwareConfigService(service.Service):
             status_reasons[output_status_code] = _(
                 'Deployment exited with non-zero status code: %s'
             ) % details.get(output_status_code)
-            event_reason = 'deployment failed (%s)' % status_code
+            event_reason = 'deployment %s failed (%s)' % (deployment_id,
+                                                          status_code)
         else:
-            event_reason = 'deployment succeeded'
+            event_reason = 'deployment %s succeeded' % deployment_id
 
         for output in sd.config.config['outputs'] or []:
             out_key = output['name']
@@ -286,7 +287,7 @@ class SoftwareConfigService(service.Service):
                 if output.get('error_output', False):
                     status = rpc_api.SOFTWARE_DEPLOYMENT_FAILED
                     status_reasons[out_key] = details[out_key]
-                    event_reason = 'deployment failed'
+                    event_reason = 'deployment %s failed' % deployment_id
 
         for out_key in rpc_api.SOFTWARE_DEPLOYMENT_OUTPUTS:
             ov[out_key] = details.get(out_key)
diff --git a/heat/tests/engine/service/test_software_config.py b/heat/tests/engine/service/test_software_config.py
index 84a4fa9834..4529457833 100644
--- a/heat/tests/engine/service/test_software_config.py
+++ b/heat/tests/engine/service/test_software_config.py
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ class SoftwareConfigServiceTest(common.HeatTestCase):
         deployment_id = deployment['id']
         res = self.engine.signal_software_deployment(
             self.ctx, deployment_id, {}, None)
-        self.assertEqual('deployment succeeded', res)
+        self.assertEqual('deployment %s succeeded' % deployment_id, res)
 
         sd = software_deployment_object.SoftwareDeployment.get_by_id(
             self.ctx, deployment_id)
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ class SoftwareConfigServiceTest(common.HeatTestCase):
             deployment_id,
             {'foo': 'bar', 'deploy_status_code': 0},
             None)
-        self.assertEqual('deployment succeeded', result)
+        self.assertEqual('deployment %s succeeded' % deployment_id, result)
         sd = software_deployment_object.SoftwareDeployment.get_by_id(
             self.ctx, deployment_id)
         self.assertEqual('COMPLETE', sd.status)
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ class SoftwareConfigServiceTest(common.HeatTestCase):
                 'deploy_stderr': 'Its gone Pete Tong'
             },
             None)
-        self.assertEqual('deployment failed (-1)', result)
+        self.assertEqual('deployment %s failed (-1)' % deployment_id, result)
         sd = software_deployment_object.SoftwareDeployment.get_by_id(
             self.ctx, deployment_id)
         self.assertEqual('FAILED', sd.status)
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ class SoftwareConfigServiceTest(common.HeatTestCase):
                 'deploy_stderr': 'Its gone Pete Tong'
             },
             None)
-        self.assertEqual('deployment failed', result)
+        self.assertEqual('deployment %s failed' % deployment_id, result)
 
         sd = software_deployment_object.SoftwareDeployment.get_by_id(
             self.ctx, deployment_id)