diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/css/combinedopenended/display.scss b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/css/combinedopenended/display.scss
index 7f52cd9623..be86757aee 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/css/combinedopenended/display.scss
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/css/combinedopenended/display.scss
@@ -67,6 +67,35 @@ section.combined-open-ended-status {
      font-size: 1em;
      padding-top: 10px;
   }
+
+    span {
+        &.unanswered {
+          @include inline-block();
+          background: url('../images/unanswered-icon.png') center center no-repeat;
+          height: 14px;
+          position: relative;
+          width: 14px;
+          float: right;
+        }
+
+        &.correct {
+          @include inline-block();
+          background: url('../images/correct-icon.png') center center no-repeat;
+          height: 20px;
+          position: relative;
+          width: 25px;
+          float: right;
+        }
+
+        &.incorrect {
+          @include inline-block();
+          background: url('../images/incorrect-icon.png') center center no-repeat;
+          height: 20px;
+          width: 20px;
+          position: relative;
+          float: right;
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 div.result-container {
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/openendedchild.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/openendedchild.py
index 5fccdee4f6..5d69323e4a 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/openendedchild.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/openendedchild.py
@@ -258,9 +258,9 @@ class OpenEndedChild():
         return correct
 
     def is_last_response_correct(self):
-        score=self.get_score()
+        score=self.get_score()['score']
         correctness = 'correct' if self.is_submission_correct(score) else 'incorrect'
-        return
+        return correctness
 
 
 
diff --git a/lms/templates/combined_open_ended_status.html b/lms/templates/combined_open_ended_status.html
index a653a84d13..34a5dd0d79 100644
--- a/lms/templates/combined_open_ended_status.html
+++ b/lms/templates/combined_open_ended_status.html
@@ -8,15 +8,16 @@
         %endif
 
             Step ${status['task_number']} (${status['human_state']}) : ${status['score']} / ${status['max_score']}
-            % if state == 'initial':
-                <span class="unanswered" style="display:inline;" id="status_${id}">Unanswered</span>
-            % elif state in ['done', 'post_assessment'] and correct == 'correct':
-                <span class="correct" id="status_${id}">Correct</span>
-            % elif state in ['done', 'post_assessment'] and correct == 'incorrect':
-                <span class="incorrect" id="status_${id}">Incorrect</span>
-            % elif state == 'assessing':
-                <span class="grading" id="status_${id}">Submitted for grading</span>
+            % if status['state'] == 'initial':
+                <span class="unanswered" id="status"></span>
+            % elif status['state'] in ['done', 'post_assessment'] and status['correct'] == 'correct':
+                <span class="correct" id="status"></span>
+            % elif status['state'] in ['done', 'post_assessment'] and status['correct'] == 'incorrect':
+                <span class="incorrect" id="status"></span>
+            % elif status['state'] == 'assessing':
+                <span class="grading" id="status"></span>
             % endif
+
             %if status['type']=="openended" and status['state'] in ['done', 'post_assessment']:
                 <div class="show-results">
                     <a href="#" class="show-results-button">Show results from step ${status['task_number']}</a>