diff --git a/common/lib/capa/capa/templates/choicegroup.html b/common/lib/capa/capa/templates/choicegroup.html
index 8c30910a9c..17f7efcec4 100644
--- a/common/lib/capa/capa/templates/choicegroup.html
+++ b/common/lib/capa/capa/templates/choicegroup.html
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
         % if status == 'unsubmitted' or show_correctness == 'never':
         <span class="unanswered" style="display:inline-block;" id="status_${id}"></span>
         % elif status == 'correct':
-        <span class="correct" id="status_${id}"></span>
+        <span class="correct" id="status_${id}"><span class="sr">Status: correct</span></span>
         % elif status == 'incorrect':
-        <span class="incorrect" id="status_${id}"></span>
+        <span class="incorrect" id="status_${id}"><span class="sr">Status: incorrect</span></span>
         % elif status == 'incomplete':
-        <span class="incorrect" id="status_${id}"></span>
+        <span class="incorrect" id="status_${id}"><span class="sr">Status: incomplete</span></span>
         % endif
     % endif
     </div>
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
             %>
             % if correctness and not show_correctness=='never':
             class="choicegroup_${correctness}"
-            <span class="sr" aria-describedby="input_${id}_${choice_id}">Status: ${correctness}</span>
             % endif
             % endif
             >
@@ -39,7 +38,22 @@
             checked="true"
             % endif
 
-            /> ${choice_description} </label>
+            /> ${choice_description}
+
+            % if input_type == 'radio' and ( (isinstance(value, basestring) and (choice_id == value))  or  (not isinstance(value, basestring) and choice_id in value) ):
+            <%
+                if status == 'correct':
+                    correctness = 'correct'
+                elif status == 'incorrect':
+                    correctness = 'incorrect'
+                else:
+                    correctness = None
+            %>
+            % if correctness and not show_correctness=='never':
+            <span class="sr" aria-describedby="input_${id}_${choice_id}">Status: ${correctness}</span>
+            % endif
+            % endif
+        </label>
         % endfor
         <span id="answer_${id}"></span>
     </fieldset>