diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/combined_open_ended_module.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/combined_open_ended_module.py
index e9ce69d2b3..fafcce6991 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/combined_open_ended_module.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/combined_open_ended_module.py
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ ACCEPT_FILE_UPLOAD = False
 #Contains all reasonable bool and case combinations of True
 TRUE_DICT = ["True", True, "TRUE", "true"]
 
+HUMAN_TASK_TYPE = {
+    'selfassessment' : "Self Assessment",
+    'openended' : "External Grader",
+}
+
 class IncorrectMaxScoreError(Exception):
     def __init__(self, msg):
         self.msg = msg
@@ -429,6 +434,15 @@ class CombinedOpenEndedModule(XModule):
         last_correctness = task.is_last_response_correct()
         max_score = task.max_score()
         state = task.state
+        if task_type in HUMAN_TASK_TYPE:
+            human_task_name = HUMAN_TASK_TYPE[task_type]
+        else:
+            human_task_name = task_type
+
+        if state in task.HUMAN_NAMES:
+            human_state = task.HUMAN_NAMES[state]
+        else:
+            human_state = state
         last_response_dict = {
             'response': last_response,
             'score': last_score,
@@ -436,7 +450,8 @@ class CombinedOpenEndedModule(XModule):
             'type': task_type,
             'max_score': max_score,
             'state': state,
-            'human_state': task.HUMAN_NAMES[state],
+            'human_state': human_state,
+            'human_task': human_task_name,
             'correct': last_correctness,
             'min_score_to_attempt': min_score_to_attempt,
             'max_score_to_attempt': max_score_to_attempt,
diff --git a/lms/templates/combined_open_ended_status.html b/lms/templates/combined_open_ended_status.html
index 65d128dadf..1640ae3311 100644
--- a/lms/templates/combined_open_ended_status.html
+++ b/lms/templates/combined_open_ended_status.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
             <div class="statusitem" data-status-number="${i}">
         %endif
 
-            Step ${status['task_number']} (${status['human_state']}) : ${status['score']} / ${status['max_score']}
+            ${status['task_number']}. ${status['human_task']} (${status['human_state']}) : ${status['score']} / ${status['max_score']}
             % if status['state'] == 'initial':
                 <span class="unanswered" id="status"></span>
             % elif status['state'] in ['done', 'post_assessment'] and status['correct'] == 'correct':