diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__file/gencode-local b/cdist/conf/type/__file/gencode-local
index 087011c4..99456c5b 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__file/gencode-local
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__file/gencode-local
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ if [ "$state_should" = "present" -o "$state_should" = "exists" ]; then
 
          if [ "$local_cksum" != "$remote_cksum" ]; then
             echo "$__remote_copy" "$source" "${__target_host}:${destination}"
+            echo "copy" >> "$__object/notifications"
          fi
       else
          echo "Source \"$source\" does not exist." >&2
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__file/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__file/gencode-remote
index 8b03e919..fa2adc6f 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__file/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__file/gencode-remote
@@ -38,17 +38,20 @@ case "$state_should" in
       # Group
       if [ -f "$__object/parameter/group" ]; then
          echo chgrp \"$(cat "$__object/parameter/group")\" \"$destination\"
+         echo "chgrp" >> "$__object/notifications"
       fi
 
       # Owner
       if [ -f "$__object/parameter/owner" ]; then
          echo chown \"$(cat "$__object/parameter/owner")\" \"$destination\"
+         echo "chown" >> "$__object/notifications"
       fi
 
       # Mode - needs to happen last as a chown/chgrp can alter mode by
       # clearing S_ISUID and S_ISGID bits (see chown(2))
       if [ -f "$__object/parameter/mode" ]; then
          echo chmod \"$(cat "$__object/parameter/mode")\" \"$destination\"
+         echo "chmod" >> "$__object/notifications"
       fi
    ;;
 
@@ -56,6 +59,7 @@ case "$state_should" in
 
       if [ "$exists" = "yes" ]; then
          echo rm -f \"$destination\"
+         echo "removal" >> "$__object/notifications"
       fi
 
    ;;