diff --git a/beets/ui/commands.py b/beets/ui/commands.py
index 39501f361..4b756b5c8 100644
--- a/beets/ui/commands.py
+++ b/beets/ui/commands.py
@@ -1427,11 +1427,16 @@ def move_items(lib, dest, query, copy, album, pretend):
     """
     items, albums = _do_query(lib, query, album, False)
     objs = albums if album else items
+    isitemmoved = lambda item: item.path != item.destination(basedir=dest)
+    isalbummoved = lambda album: any(isitemmoved(i) for i in album.items())
+    objs = [o for o in objs if (isalbummoved if album else isitemmoved)(o)]
 
     action = 'Copying' if copy else 'Moving'
     entity = 'album' if album else 'item'
     log.info(u'{0} {1} {2}{3}.', action, len(objs), entity,
-             's' if len(objs) > 1 else '')
+             's' if len(objs) != 1 else '')
+    if len(objs) == 0:
+        return
     if pretend:
         if album:
             show_path_changes([(item.path, item.destination(basedir=dest))
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 50699cadd..bc15bef29 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ Fixes:
   generated ``.m3u`` files beforehand either.). If this is an issue for you, you
   might want to take a look at the ``raw`` config option of the
   :doc:`/plugins/play`. :bug:`1785`, :bug:`1600`
+* The :ref:`move-cmd` command does not display files whose path does not change
+  anymore. :bug:`1583`
 
 
 
diff --git a/docs/reference/cli.rst b/docs/reference/cli.rst
index f39dad393..5eb440316 100644
--- a/docs/reference/cli.rst
+++ b/docs/reference/cli.rst
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ anywhere in your filesystem. The ``-c`` option copies files instead of moving
 them. As with other commands, the ``-a`` option matches albums instead of items.
 
 To perform a "dry run", just use the ``-p`` (for "pretend") flag. This will
-show you all how the files would be moved but won't actually change anything
+show you a list of files that would be moved but won't actually change anything
 on disk.
 
 .. _update-cmd: