diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d17ede9b..c943cc5c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -614,12 +614,14 @@ The best way to diff adjacent versions is to get PaperTrail to do it for you.  I
 
 ```ruby
 >> widget = Widget.create :name => 'Bob'
->> widget.versions.last.changeset                # {}
+>> widget.versions.last.changeset                # {'name' => [nil, 'Bob']}
 >> widget.update_attributes :name => 'Robert'
 >> widget.versions.last.changeset                # {'name' => ['Bob', 'Robert']}
+>> widget.destroy
+>> widget.versions.last.changeset                # {}
 ```
 
-Note PaperTrail only stores the changes for updates; there's no point storing them for created or destroyed objects.
+Note PaperTrail only stores the changes for creation and updates; it doesn't store anything when an object is destroyed.
 
 Please be aware that PaperTrail doesn't use diffs internally.  When I designed PaperTrail I wanted simplicity and robustness so I decided to make each version of an object self-contained.  A version stores all of its object's data, not a diff from the previous version.  This means you can delete any version without affecting any other.
 
diff --git a/lib/paper_trail/has_paper_trail.rb b/lib/paper_trail/has_paper_trail.rb
index a98b36a1..153ec726 100644
--- a/lib/paper_trail/has_paper_trail.rb
+++ b/lib/paper_trail/has_paper_trail.rb
@@ -149,7 +149,17 @@ module PaperTrail
 
       def record_create
         if switched_on?
-          send(self.class.versions_association_name).create merge_metadata(:event => 'create', :whodunnit => PaperTrail.whodunnit)
+          data = {
+            :event     => 'create',
+            :whodunnit => PaperTrail.whodunnit
+          }
+
+          if changed_notably? and version_class.column_names.include?('object_changes')
+            # The double negative (reject, !include?) preserves the hash structure of self.changes.
+            data[:object_changes] = self.changes.reject { |k, _| !notably_changed.include?(k) }.to_yaml
+          end
+
+          send(self.class.versions_association_name).create merge_metadata(data)
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/test/unit/model_test.rb b/test/unit/model_test.rb
index daa1e9f6..485005eb 100644
--- a/test/unit/model_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/model_test.rb
@@ -143,12 +143,19 @@ class HasPaperTrailModelTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
         assert @widget.live?
       end
 
-      should 'not have changes' do
-        assert_equal Hash.new, @widget.versions.last.changeset
+      should 'have changes' do
+        changes = {
+          'name'       => [nil, 'Henry'],
+          'created_at' => [nil, @widget.created_at],
+          'updated_at' => [nil, @widget.updated_at],
+          'id'         => [nil, 1]
+        }
+
+        assert_equal changes, @widget.versions.last.changeset
       end
 
       context 'and then updated without any changes' do
-        setup { @widget.save }
+        setup { @widget.touch }
 
         should 'not have a new version' do
           assert_equal 1, @widget.versions.length