diff --git a/BrainPortal/app/models/background_activity/duplicate_task.rb b/BrainPortal/app/models/background_activity/duplicate_task.rb
index c7f8a179c..f32c731d1 100644
--- a/BrainPortal/app/models/background_activity/duplicate_task.rb
+++ b/BrainPortal/app/models/background_activity/duplicate_task.rb
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ class BackgroundActivity::DuplicateTask < BackgroundActivity
 
   Revision_info=CbrainFileRevision[__FILE__] #:nodoc:
 
+  def pretty_name
+    dest_name = Bourreau.find_by_id(self.options[:dup_bourreau_id])&.name.presence
+    [super, dest_name].compact.join(" to ")
+  end
+
   def process(item)
     task         = CbrainTask.real_tasks.find(item)
     new_bid      = options[:dup_bourreau_id].presence || task.bourreau_id
diff --git a/BrainPortal/app/models/background_activity/move_file.rb b/BrainPortal/app/models/background_activity/move_file.rb
index aa3517d81..01f6c0f35 100644
--- a/BrainPortal/app/models/background_activity/move_file.rb
+++ b/BrainPortal/app/models/background_activity/move_file.rb
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ class BackgroundActivity::MoveFile < BackgroundActivity
   validates_bac_presence_of_option         :dest_data_provider_id
   validates_dynamic_bac_presence_of_option :userfile_custom_filter_id
 
+  def pretty_name
+    dp_id   = self.options[:dest_data_provider_id]
+    dp      = DataProvider.find_by_id(dp_id)
+    dp_name = dp&.name || "##{dp_id}"
+    self.class.to_s.demodulize.underscore.humanize + " to #{dp_name}"
+  end
+
   # Helper for scheduling a move of the files immediately.
   def self.setup!(user_id, userfile_ids, remote_resource_id, dest_data_provider_id, options={})
     ba         = self.local_new(user_id, userfile_ids, remote_resource_id)
diff --git a/BrainPortal/app/models/background_activity/sync_file.rb b/BrainPortal/app/models/background_activity/sync_file.rb
index 59a50429f..f18b3e3e4 100644
--- a/BrainPortal/app/models/background_activity/sync_file.rb
+++ b/BrainPortal/app/models/background_activity/sync_file.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ class BackgroundActivity::SyncFile < BackgroundActivity
 
   validates_dynamic_bac_presence_of_option :userfile_custom_filter_id
 
+  def pretty_name # removeme
+    super + " to cache"
+  end
+
   # Helper for scheduling a mass sync_to_cache immediately.
   def self.setup!(user_id, userfile_ids, remote_resource_id=nil)
     ba         = self.local_new(user_id, userfile_ids, remote_resource_id)
diff --git a/BrainPortal/spec/models/background_activity_spec.rb b/BrainPortal/spec/models/background_activity_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7418a1469
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BrainPortal/spec/models/background_activity_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+
+#
+# CBRAIN Project
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2008-2012
+# The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning
+# McGill University
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+# spec/models/background_activity/duplicate_task_spec.rb
+
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe BackgroundActivity::DuplicateTask, type: :model do
+  describe "#pretty_name" do
+    # Setup the parent class method stub
+    before do
+      allow_any_instance_of(BackgroundActivity).to receive(:pretty_name).and_return("Duplicate Task")
+    end
+
+    context "when destination bourreau exists" do
+      let(:options) { { dup_bourreau_id: 123 } }
+      let(:activity) { described_class.new(options: options) }
+      let(:bourreau) { instance_double(Bourreau, name: "Test Bourreau") }
+
+      before do
+        allow(Bourreau).to receive(:find_by_id).with(123).and_return(bourreau)
+      end
+
+      it "appends the bourreau name to the parent's pretty_name" do
+        expect(activity.pretty_name).to eq("Duplicate Task to Test Bourreau")
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when destination bourreau is not found" do
+      let(:options) { { dup_bourreau_id: 123 } }
+      let(:activity) { described_class.new(options: options) }
+
+      before do
+        allow(Bourreau).to receive(:find_by_id).with(123).and_return(nil)
+      end
+
+      it "returns just the parent's pretty_name" do
+        expect(activity.pretty_name).to eq("Duplicate Task")
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when dup_bourreau_id is nil" do
+      let(:options) { { dup_bourreau_id: nil } }
+      let(:activity) { described_class.new(options: options) }
+
+      before do
+        # We don't expect find_by_id to be called at all with nil
+        # Or if it does, we need to allow it to be called with nil
+        allow(Bourreau).to receive(:find_by_id).with(nil).and_return(nil)
+      end
+
+      it "returns just the parent's pretty_name" do
+        expect(activity.pretty_name).to eq("Duplicate Task")
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when bourreau has no name (empty string)" do
+      let(:options) { { dup_bourreau_id: 123 } }
+      let(:activity) { described_class.new(options: options) }
+      let(:bourreau) { instance_double(Bourreau, name: "") }
+
+      before do
+        allow(Bourreau).to receive(:find_by_id).with(123).and_return(bourreau)
+      end
+
+      it "returns just the parent's pretty_name" do
+        expect(activity.pretty_name).to eq("Duplicate Task")
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end