diff --git a/beets/ui/commands.py b/beets/ui/commands.py
index 6ab8d7973..c3016fac7 100644
--- a/beets/ui/commands.py
+++ b/beets/ui/commands.py
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ def show_change(cur_artist, cur_album, match):
     # Tracks.
     pairs = match.mapping.items()
     pairs.sort(key=lambda (_, track_info): track_info.index)
+    max_title_len = max([len(item.title) for item, track_info in pairs])
     for item, track_info in pairs:
         # Get displayable LHS and RHS values.
         cur_track = unicode(item.track)
@@ -205,13 +206,14 @@ def show_change(cur_artist, cur_album, match):
             cur_title = displayable_path(os.path.basename(item.path))
 
         if cur_title != new_title:
-            lhs, rhs = cur_title, new_title
+            pad = ' ' * (max_title_len - len(item.title) + 1)
+            lhs, rhs = cur_title + pad, new_title
             if tracks_differ:
                 lhs += u' (%s)' % cur_track
                 rhs += u' (%s)' % new_track
             print_(u" * %s -> %s" % (lhs, rhs))
         else:
-            line = u' * %s' % item.title
+            line = u' * %s' % item.title.ljust(max_title_len + 1)
             display = False
             if tracks_differ:
                 display = True
diff --git a/test/test_ui.py b/test/test_ui.py
index d061ec918..710780b34 100644
--- a/test/test_ui.py
+++ b/test/test_ui.py
@@ -688,12 +688,12 @@ class ShowChangeTest(_common.TestCase):
     def test_item_data_change(self):
         self.items[0].title = 'different'
         msg = self._show_change()
-        self.assertTrue('different -> the title' in msg)
+        self.assertTrue('different  -> the title' in msg)
 
     def test_item_data_change_with_unicode(self):
         self.items[0].title = u'caf\xe9'
         msg = self._show_change()
-        self.assertTrue(u'caf\xe9 -> the title' in msg.decode('utf8'))
+        self.assertTrue(u'caf\xe9  -> the title' in msg.decode('utf8'))
 
     def test_album_data_change_with_unicode(self):
         msg = self._show_change(cur_artist=u'caf\xe9',
@@ -703,14 +703,14 @@ class ShowChangeTest(_common.TestCase):
     def test_item_data_change_title_missing(self):
         self.items[0].title = ''
         msg = self._show_change()
-        self.assertTrue('file.mp3 -> the title' in msg)
+        self.assertTrue('file.mp3  -> the title' in msg)
 
     def test_item_data_change_title_missing_with_unicode_filename(self):
         self.items[0].title = ''
         self.items[0].path = u'/path/to/caf\xe9.mp3'.encode('utf8')
         msg = self._show_change().decode('utf8')
-        self.assertTrue(u'caf\xe9.mp3 -> the title' in msg
-                        or u'caf.mp3 ->' in msg)
+        self.assertTrue(u'caf\xe9.mp3  -> the title' in msg
+                        or u'caf.mp3  ->' in msg)
 
 class PathFormatTest(_common.TestCase):
     def test_custom_paths_prepend(self):