diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 43f8f522f41d9ec9473629672a8548c42e7defeb..268b29b9fb243ee22b3e05881980bd4c34afb120 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ v 8.10.0 (unreleased)
   - ObjectRenderer retrieve renderer content using Rails.cache.read_multi
   - Better caching of git calls on ProjectsController#show.
   - Avoid to retrieve MR closes_issues as much as possible.
+  - Hide project name in project activities !5068 (winniehell)
   - Add API endpoint for a group issues !4520 (mahcsig)
   - Add Bugzilla integration !4930 (iamtjg)
   - Instrument Rinku usage
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/events.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/events.scss
index a2145956eb58abd39d89dc7a2a74a23045f20669..5c336bb1c7e1b6403f0bee866d94365006b8d08a 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/events.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/events.scss
@@ -176,3 +176,11 @@
     }
   }
 }
+
+// hide event scope (namespace + project) where it is not necessary
+.project-activity {
+  .event-scope {
+    display: none;
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/app/views/events/_event_scope.html.haml b/app/views/events/_event_scope.html.haml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8f7da7d8c4ffa203984affadd7127cfbb450c48a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/events/_event_scope.html.haml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+%span.event-scope
+  = event_preposition(event)
+  - if event.project
+    = link_to_project event.project
+  - else
+    = event.project_name
+
diff --git a/app/views/events/event/_common.html.haml b/app/views/events/event/_common.html.haml
index 2e2403347c1b5b37451871faab4c8733b0f4f667..bba6e0d2c2014d8fe871162c5fcd5799c40cab3c 100644
--- a/app/views/events/event/_common.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/events/event/_common.html.haml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .event-title
   %span.author_name= link_to_author event
-  %span.event_label{class: event.action_name}
+  %span{class: event.action_name}
   - if event.target
     = event.action_name
     %strong
@@ -10,12 +10,7 @@
   - else
     = event_action_name(event)
 
-  = event_preposition(event)
-
-  - if event.project
-    = link_to_project event.project
-  - else
-    = event.project_name
+  = render "events/event_scope", event: event
 
 - if event.target.respond_to?(:title)
   .event-body
diff --git a/app/views/events/event/_created_project.html.haml b/app/views/events/event/_created_project.html.haml
index 5a2a469ba6226e9d2e48b3dddda72f969877cd7e..aba64dd17d0efc9ba4d760f26214fd47e605b6b9 100644
--- a/app/views/events/event/_created_project.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/events/event/_created_project.html.haml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .event-title
   %span.author_name= link_to_author event
-  %span.event_label{class: event.action_name}
+  %span{class: event.action_name}
     = event_action_name(event)
 
   - if event.project
diff --git a/app/views/events/event/_note.html.haml b/app/views/events/event/_note.html.haml
index 830fec0b4ab8e791d233ecb0f97cec7cb8fa2717..f08c96df309c9c68fa33091ea7578e34f38547da 100644
--- a/app/views/events/event/_note.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/events/event/_note.html.haml
@@ -1,14 +1,9 @@
 .event-title
   %span.author_name= link_to_author event
-  %span.event_label
-    = event.action_name
-    = event_note_title_html(event)
-    at
+  = event.action_name
+  = event_note_title_html(event)
 
-  - if event.project
-    = link_to_project event.project
-  - else
-    = event.project_name
+  = render "events/event_scope", event: event
 
 .event-body
   .event-note
diff --git a/app/views/events/event/_push.html.haml b/app/views/events/event/_push.html.haml
index ea54ef226ec046deaefbdccfdb355a2c6d34fdc7..44fff49d99c20133b188601eacf6d1e51cb5e8f1 100644
--- a/app/views/events/event/_push.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/events/event/_push.html.haml
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 
 .event-title
   %span.author_name= link_to_author event
-  %span.event_label.pushed #{event.action_name} #{event.ref_type}
+  %span.pushed #{event.action_name} #{event.ref_type}
   - if event.rm_ref?
     %strong= event.ref_name
   - else
     %strong
       = link_to event.ref_name, namespace_project_commits_path(project.namespace, project, event.ref_name), title: h(event.target_title)
-  at
-  = link_to_project project
+
+  = render "events/event_scope", event: event
 
 - if event.push_with_commits?
   .event-body
diff --git a/app/views/projects/_activity.html.haml b/app/views/projects/_activity.html.haml
index 48b0dd6b12142c132cea9a6549e73ca0f3e64d37..ac50ce83f6afcf9eb012ab1a2f1930901854d64f 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/_activity.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/_activity.html.haml
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
         %i.fa.fa-rss
 
   = render 'shared/event_filter'
-.content_list{:"data-href" => activity_project_path(@project)}
+
+.content_list.project-activity{:"data-href" => activity_project_path(@project)}
 = spinner
 
 :javascript