diff --git a/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectBoardDeleteController.php b/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectBoardDeleteController.php
index 31302ce8d8..019bc65228 100644
--- a/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectBoardDeleteController.php
+++ b/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectBoardDeleteController.php
@@ -42,10 +42,17 @@ final class PhabricatorProjectBoardDeleteController
     }
 
     $column_phid = $column->getPHID();
-
     $view_uri = $this->getApplicationURI(
       '/board/'.$this->projectID.'/column/'.$this->id.'/');
 
+    if ($column->isDefaultColumn()) {
+      return $this->newDialog()
+        ->setTitle(pht('Can Not Hide Default Column'))
+        ->appendParagraph(
+          pht('You can not hide the default/backlog column on a board.'))
+        ->addCancelButton($view_uri, pht('Okay'));
+    }
+
     if ($request->isFormPost()) {
       if ($column->isHidden()) {
         $new_status = PhabricatorProjectColumn::STATUS_ACTIVE;
diff --git a/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectBoardEditController.php b/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectBoardEditController.php
index 5520f126b3..af674898e3 100644
--- a/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectBoardEditController.php
+++ b/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectBoardEditController.php
@@ -111,9 +111,11 @@ final class PhabricatorProjectBoardEditController
     if ($is_new) {
       $title = pht('Create Column');
       $submit = pht('Create Column');
+      $crumb_text = pht('Create Column');
     } else {
-      $title = pht('Edit %s', $column->getName());
+      $title = pht('Edit %s', $column->getDisplayName());
       $submit = pht('Save Column');
+      $crumb_text = pht('Edit');
     }
 
     $form->appendChild(
@@ -125,7 +127,14 @@ final class PhabricatorProjectBoardEditController
     $crumbs->addTextCrumb(
       pht('Board'),
       $this->getApplicationURI('board/'.$project->getID().'/'));
-    $crumbs->addTextCrumb($title);
+
+    if (!$is_new) {
+      $crumbs->addTextCrumb(
+        $column->getDisplayName(),
+        $view_uri);
+    }
+
+    $crumbs->addTextCrumb($crumb_text);
 
     $form_box = id(new PHUIObjectBoxView())
       ->setHeaderText($title)
diff --git a/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectBoardViewController.php b/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectBoardViewController.php
index 81aa482db6..f0450aa6b8 100644
--- a/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectBoardViewController.php
+++ b/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectBoardViewController.php
@@ -175,9 +175,7 @@ final class PhabricatorProjectBoardViewController
         ->setHeader($column->getDisplayName())
         ->setHeaderColor($column->getHeaderColor());
 
-      if (!$column->isDefaultColumn()) {
-        $panel->setEditURI($board_uri.'column/'.$column->getID().'/');
-      }
+      $panel->setEditURI($board_uri.'column/'.$column->getID().'/');
 
       $panel->setHeaderAction(id(new PHUIIconView())
         ->setIconFont('fa-plus')
diff --git a/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectColumnDetailController.php b/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectColumnDetailController.php
index d86c01741f..ae519c70cb 100644
--- a/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectColumnDetailController.php
+++ b/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectColumnDetailController.php
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ final class PhabricatorProjectColumnDetailController
       ->setObjectPHID($column->getPHID())
       ->setTransactions($xactions);
 
-    $title = pht('%s', $column->getName());
+    $title = pht('%s', $column->getDisplayName());
     $crumbs = $this->buildApplicationCrumbs();
     $crumbs->addTextCrumb(
       pht('Board'),
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ final class PhabricatorProjectColumnDetailController
 
     $header = id(new PHUIHeaderView())
       ->setUser($viewer)
-      ->setHeader($column->getName())
+      ->setHeader($column->getDisplayName())
       ->setPolicyObject($column);
 
     if ($column->isHidden()) {
@@ -119,13 +119,15 @@ final class PhabricatorProjectColumnDetailController
         ->setDisabled(!$can_edit)
         ->setWorkflow(!$can_edit));
 
+    $can_hide = ($can_edit && !$column->isDefaultColumn());
+
     if (!$column->isHidden()) {
       $actions->addAction(
         id(new PhabricatorActionView())
           ->setName(pht('Hide Column'))
           ->setIcon('fa-eye-slash')
           ->setHref($this->getApplicationURI($base_uri.'delete/'.$id.'/'))
-          ->setDisabled(!$can_edit)
+          ->setDisabled(!$can_hide)
           ->setWorkflow(true));
     } else {
       $actions->addAction(
@@ -133,7 +135,7 @@ final class PhabricatorProjectColumnDetailController
           ->setName(pht('Show Column'))
           ->setIcon('fa-eye')
           ->setHref($this->getApplicationURI($base_uri.'delete/'.$id.'/'))
-          ->setDisabled(!$can_edit)
+          ->setDisabled(!$can_hide)
           ->setWorkflow(true));
     }
 
diff --git a/src/applications/project/editor/PhabricatorProjectColumnTransactionEditor.php b/src/applications/project/editor/PhabricatorProjectColumnTransactionEditor.php
index 5107f400cf..7524eecfc5 100644
--- a/src/applications/project/editor/PhabricatorProjectColumnTransactionEditor.php
+++ b/src/applications/project/editor/PhabricatorProjectColumnTransactionEditor.php
@@ -81,7 +81,10 @@ final class PhabricatorProjectColumnTransactionEditor
           $object->getName(),
           $xactions);
 
-        if ($missing) {
+        // The default "Backlog" column is allowed to be unnamed, which
+        // means we use the default name.
+
+        if ($missing && !$object->isDefaultColumn()) {
           $error = new PhabricatorApplicationTransactionValidationError(
             $type,
             pht('Required'),
diff --git a/src/applications/project/storage/PhabricatorProjectColumn.php b/src/applications/project/storage/PhabricatorProjectColumn.php
index 9f9d8940e9..8b7d79dc7b 100644
--- a/src/applications/project/storage/PhabricatorProjectColumn.php
+++ b/src/applications/project/storage/PhabricatorProjectColumn.php
@@ -50,10 +50,16 @@ final class PhabricatorProjectColumn
   }
 
   public function getDisplayName() {
+    $name = $this->getName();
+    if (strlen($name)) {
+      return $name;
+    }
+
     if ($this->isDefaultColumn()) {
       return pht('Backlog');
     }
-    return $this->getName();
+
+    return pht('Unnamed Column');
   }
 
   public function getHeaderColor() {
diff --git a/src/applications/project/storage/PhabricatorProjectColumnTransaction.php b/src/applications/project/storage/PhabricatorProjectColumnTransaction.php
index 4fdd8d2de6..71fc47279e 100644
--- a/src/applications/project/storage/PhabricatorProjectColumnTransaction.php
+++ b/src/applications/project/storage/PhabricatorProjectColumnTransaction.php
@@ -21,16 +21,27 @@ final class PhabricatorProjectColumnTransaction
 
     switch ($this->getTransactionType()) {
       case PhabricatorProjectColumnTransaction::TYPE_NAME:
-        if (!strlen($old)) {
+        if ($old === null) {
           return pht(
             '%s created this column.',
             $author_handle);
         } else {
-          return pht(
-            '%s renamed this column from "%s" to "%s".',
-            $author_handle,
-            $old,
-            $new);
+          if (!strlen($old)) {
+            return pht(
+              '%s named this column "%s".',
+              $author_handle,
+              $new);
+          } else if (strlen($new)) {
+            return pht(
+              '%s renamed this column from "%s" to "%s".',
+              $author_handle,
+              $old,
+              $new);
+          } else {
+            return pht(
+              '%s removed the custom name of this column.',
+              $author_handle);
+          }
         }
       case PhabricatorProjectColumnTransaction::TYPE_STATUS:
         switch ($new) {