diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/peergrading/peer_grading_problem.coffee b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/peergrading/peer_grading_problem.coffee
index 5770238649..63c58e1766 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/peergrading/peer_grading_problem.coffee
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/peergrading/peer_grading_problem.coffee
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ class @PeerGradingProblem
     @prompt_container = $('.prompt-container')
     @rubric_container = $('.rubric-container')
     @flag_student_container = $('.flag-student-container')
+    @answer_unknown_container = $('.answer-unknown-container')
     @calibration_panel = $('.calibration-panel')
     @grading_panel = $('.grading-panel')
     @content_panel = $('.content-panel')
@@ -208,6 +209,7 @@ class @PeerGradingProblem
     @interstitial_page_button = $('.interstitial-page-button')
     @calibration_interstitial_page_button = $('.calibration-interstitial-page-button')
     @flag_student_checkbox = $('.flag-checkbox')
+    @answer_unknown_checkbox = $('.answer-unknown-checkbox')
     @collapse_question()
 
     Collapsible.setCollapsibles(@content_panel)
@@ -262,6 +264,7 @@ class @PeerGradingProblem
       submission_key: @submission_key_input.val()
       feedback: @feedback_area.val()
       submission_flagged: @flag_student_checkbox.is(':checked')
+      answer_unknown: @answer_unknown_checkbox.is(':checked')
     return data
 
 
@@ -360,6 +363,8 @@ class @PeerGradingProblem
       @calibration_panel.find('.grading-text').hide()
       @grading_panel.find('.grading-text').hide()
       @flag_student_container.hide()
+      @answer_unknown_container.hide()
+
       @feedback_area.val("")
 
       @submit_button.unbind('click')
@@ -388,6 +393,7 @@ class @PeerGradingProblem
       @calibration_panel.find('.grading-text').show()
       @grading_panel.find('.grading-text').show()
       @flag_student_container.show()
+      @answer_unknown_container.show()
       @feedback_area.val("")
 
       @submit_button.unbind('click')
diff --git a/lms/templates/peer_grading/peer_grading_problem.html b/lms/templates/peer_grading/peer_grading_problem.html
index 9468b594a2..853fa750e8 100644
--- a/lms/templates/peer_grading/peer_grading_problem.html
+++ b/lms/templates/peer_grading/peer_grading_problem.html
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
           <textarea name="feedback" placeholder="Feedback for student"
                     class="feedback-area" cols="70" ></textarea>
           <p class="flag-student-container">Flag this submission for review by course staff (use if the submission contains inappropriate content): <input type="checkbox" class="flag-checkbox" value="student_is_flagged"></p>
+          <p class="answer-unknown-container">I do not know how to grade this question: <input type="checkbox" class="answer-unknown-checkbox" value="answer_is_unknown"></p>
         </div>