diff --git src/bp-groups/bp-groups-functions.php src/bp-groups/bp-groups-functions.php
index c83e743..7f76462 100644
--- src/bp-groups/bp-groups-functions.php
+++ src/bp-groups/bp-groups-functions.php
@@ -186,7 +186,9 @@ function groups_edit_base_group_details( $group_id, $group_name, $group_desc, $n
 	if ( empty( $group_name ) || empty( $group_desc ) )
 		return false;
 
-	$group              = groups_get_group( array( 'group_id' => $group_id ) );
+	$group     = groups_get_group( array( 'group_id' => $group_id ) );
+	$old_group = clone $group;
+
 	$group->name        = $group_name;
 	$group->description = $group_desc;
 
@@ -194,7 +196,7 @@ function groups_edit_base_group_details( $group_id, $group_name, $group_desc, $n
 		return false;
 
 	if ( $notify_members ) {
-		groups_notification_group_updated( $group->id );
+		groups_notification_group_updated( $group->id, $old_group );
 	}
 
 	do_action( 'groups_details_updated', $group->id );
diff --git src/bp-groups/bp-groups-notifications.php src/bp-groups/bp-groups-notifications.php
index c4b1a48..587cca0 100644
--- src/bp-groups/bp-groups-notifications.php
+++ src/bp-groups/bp-groups-notifications.php
@@ -21,10 +21,37 @@ if ( !defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
  * @since BuddyPress (1.0.0)
  *
  * @param int $group_id ID of the group.
+ * @param BP_Groups_Group $old_group Group before new details were saved.
  */
-function groups_notification_group_updated( $group_id = 0 ) {
+function groups_notification_group_updated( $group_id = 0, $old_group = null ) {
+
+	$group = groups_get_group( array( 'group_id' => $group_id ) );
+
+	if ( is_a( $old_group, 'BP_Groups_Group' ) ) {
+		$changed = array();
+
+		if ( $group->name !== $old_group->name ) {
+			$changed[] = sprintf(
+				__( '* Name changed from "%s" to "%s"', 'buddypress' ),
+				$old_group->name,
+				$group->name
+			);
+		}
+
+		if ( $group->description !== $old_group->description ) {
+			$changed[] = sprintf(
+				__( '* Description changed from "%s" to "%s"', 'buddypress' ),
+				$old_group->description,
+				$group->description
+			);
+		}
+	}
+
+	$changed_text = '';
+	if ( ! empty( $changed ) ) {
+		$changed_text = "\n\n" . implode( "\n", $changed );
+	}
 
-	$group    = groups_get_group( array( 'group_id' => $group_id ) );
 	$subject  = bp_get_email_subject( array( 'text' => __( 'Group Details Updated', 'buddypress' ) ) );
 	$user_ids = BP_Groups_Member::get_group_member_ids( $group->id );
 
@@ -45,12 +72,12 @@ function groups_notification_group_updated( $group_id = 0 ) {
 		$settings_link = bp_core_get_user_domain( $user_id ) . $settings_slug . '/notifications/';
 
 		$message = sprintf( __(
-'Group details for the group "%1$s" were updated:
+'Group details for the group "%1$s" were updated: %2$s
 
-To view the group: %2$s
+To view the group: %3$s
 
 ---------------------
-', 'buddypress' ), $group->name, $group_link );
+', 'buddypress' ), $group->name, $changed_text, $group_link );
 
 		$message .= sprintf( __( 'To disable these notifications please log in and go to: %s', 'buddypress' ), $settings_link );