diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/css/combinedopenended/display.scss b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/css/combinedopenended/display.scss
index e15a34453a..5ac7066c6d 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/css/combinedopenended/display.scss
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/css/combinedopenended/display.scss
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ section.combined-open-ended {
   .status-container
   {
       float:right;
-      width:30%;
+      width:40%;
   }
   .item-container
   {
       float:left;
-      width: 63%;
+      width: 53%;
   }
 
   &:after
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ section.open-ended-child, section.combined-open-ended-status {
     }
 
     .feedback-on-feedback {
-        height: 100px;
-        width: 150px;
+        height: 150px;
+        width: 250px;
         margin-right: 0px;
     }
 
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/combinedopenended/display.coffee b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/combinedopenended/display.coffee
index 2c8cbcda4b..e868186bde 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/combinedopenended/display.coffee
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/combinedopenended/display.coffee
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ class @CombinedOpenEnded
     @child_state = @el.data('state')
     @child_type = @el.data('child-type')
     if @child_type=="openended"
-      @reload_button = @$('.reload-button')
       @skip_button = @$('.skip-button')
       @skip_button.click @skip_post_assessment
 
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ class @CombinedOpenEnded
     @next_problem_button.hide()
     @hint_area.attr('disabled', false)
     if @child_type=="openended"
-      @reload_button.hide()
       @skip_button.hide()
     if @child_state == 'initial'
       @answer_area.attr("disabled", false)
@@ -70,10 +68,9 @@ class @CombinedOpenEnded
       @submit_button.click @save_assessment
       if @child_type == "openended"
         @submit_button.hide()
-        @reload_button.show()
+        @queueing()
     else if @child_state == 'post_assessment'
       if @child_type=="openended"
-        @reload_button.hide()
         @skip_button.show()
         @skip_post_assessment()
       @answer_area.attr("disabled", true)
@@ -237,4 +234,18 @@ class @CombinedOpenEnded
       @el.find('.open-ended-alert').remove()
     alert_elem = "<div class='open-ended-alert'>" + msg + "</div>"
     @el.find('.open-ended-action').after(alert_elem)
-    @el.find('.open-ended-alert').css(opacity: 0).animate(opacity: 1, 700)
\ No newline at end of file
+    @el.find('.open-ended-alert').css(opacity: 0).animate(opacity: 1, 700)
+
+  queueing: =>
+    if @child_state=="assessing" and @child_type=="openended"
+      if window.queuePollerID # Only one poller 'thread' per Problem
+        window.clearTimeout(window.queuePollerID)
+      window.queuePollerID = window.setTimeout(@poll, 10000)
+
+  poll: =>
+    $.postWithPrefix "#{@ajax_url}/check_for_score", (response) =>
+      if response.state == "done" or response.state=="post_assessment"
+        delete window.queuePollerID
+        location.reload()
+      else
+        window.queuePollerID = window.setTimeout(@poll, 10000)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/open_ended_module.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/open_ended_module.py
index 46b6f7e838..ba1c68511f 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/open_ended_module.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/open_ended_module.py
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ class OpenEndedModule(openendedchild.OpenEndedChild):
         return correct
 
     def format_feedback_with_evaluation(self,feedback):
-        context={'msg' : feedback, 'id' : "1", 'rows' : 30, 'cols' : 30}
+        context={'msg' : feedback, 'id' : "1", 'rows' : 50, 'cols' : 50}
         html= render_to_string('open_ended_evaluation.html', context)
         return html
 
@@ -424,6 +424,7 @@ class OpenEndedModule(openendedchild.OpenEndedChild):
             'score_update': self.update_score,
             'save_post_assessment' : self.message_post,
             'skip_post_assessment' : self.skip_post_assessment,
+            'check_for_score' : self.check_for_score,
             }
 
         if dispatch not in handlers:
@@ -438,6 +439,10 @@ class OpenEndedModule(openendedchild.OpenEndedChild):
             })
         return json.dumps(d, cls=ComplexEncoder)
 
+    def check_for_score(self, get, system):
+        state = self.state
+        return {'state' : state}
+
     def save_answer(self, get, system):
         if self.attempts > self.max_attempts:
             # If too many attempts, prevent student from saving answer and
diff --git a/lms/templates/open_ended.html b/lms/templates/open_ended.html
index b0ef0be51a..c1c7288d9e 100644
--- a/lms/templates/open_ended.html
+++ b/lms/templates/open_ended.html
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 
   <span id="answer_${id}"></span>
 
-  <input name="reload" class="reload-button" type="button" value="Recheck for Feedback" onclick="document.location.reload(true);" />
   <div class="external-grader-message">
      ${msg|n}
   </div>