diff --git a/sequencer.c b/sequencer.c
index 7354ca3e6f..d3e0b48bae 100644
--- a/sequencer.c
+++ b/sequencer.c
@@ -1769,6 +1769,10 @@ static int pick_commits(struct todo_list *todo_list, struct replay_opts *opts)
 			unlink(rebase_path_amend());
 		}
 		if (item->command <= TODO_SQUASH) {
+			if (is_rebase_i(opts))
+				setenv("GIT_REFLOG_ACTION", reflog_message(opts,
+					command_to_string(item->command), NULL),
+					1);
 			res = do_pick_commit(item->command, item->commit,
 					opts, is_final_fixup(todo_list));
 			if (item->command == TODO_EDIT) {