diff --git a/mercurial/obsutil.py b/mercurial/obsutil.py
--- a/mercurial/obsutil.py
+++ b/mercurial/obsutil.py
@@ -308,6 +308,8 @@
 # logic around storing and using effect flags
 EFFECTFLAGFIELD = "ef1"
 
+DESCCHANGED = 1 << 0 # action changed the description
+
 def geteffectflag(relation):
     """ From an obs-marker relation, compute what changed between the
     predecessor and the successor.
@@ -316,6 +318,11 @@
 
     source = relation[0]
 
+    for changectx in relation[1]:
+        # Check if description has changed
+        if changectx.description() != source.description():
+            effects |= DESCCHANGED
+
     return effects
 
 def getobsoleted(repo, tr):
diff --git a/tests/test-obsmarkers-effectflag.t b/tests/test-obsmarkers-effectflag.t
--- a/tests/test-obsmarkers-effectflag.t
+++ b/tests/test-obsmarkers-effectflag.t
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 check result
 
   $ hg debugobsolete --rev .
-  471f378eab4c5e25f6c77f785b27c936efb22874 fdf9bde5129a28d4548fadd3f62b265cdd3b7a2e 0 (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'user': 'test'}
+  471f378eab4c5e25f6c77f785b27c936efb22874 fdf9bde5129a28d4548fadd3f62b265cdd3b7a2e 0 (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '1', 'user': 'test'}
 
 amend touching the user only
 ----------------------------
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
 
   $ hg debugobsolete --rev .
   3b12912003b4e7aa6df6cded86255006c3c29d27 0 {fad47e5bd78e6aa4db1b5a0a1751bc12563655ff} (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'user': 'test'}
-  fad47e5bd78e6aa4db1b5a0a1751bc12563655ff a94e0fd5f1c81d969381a76eb0d37ce499a44fae 0 (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '0', 'user': 'test'}
+  fad47e5bd78e6aa4db1b5a0a1751bc12563655ff a94e0fd5f1c81d969381a76eb0d37ce499a44fae 0 (Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000) {'ef1': '1', 'user': 'test'}
 
 rebase not touching the diff
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