diff --git a/lms/static/coffee/src/open_ended/open_ended.coffee b/lms/static/coffee/src/open_ended/open_ended.coffee
index 45de3a4fcc..558d712c46 100644
--- a/lms/static/coffee/src/open_ended/open_ended.coffee
+++ b/lms/static/coffee/src/open_ended/open_ended.coffee
@@ -23,26 +23,34 @@ class OpenEnded
     parent_tr = $(event.target).parent().parent()
     tr_children = parent_tr.children()
     action_type = "unflag"
-    submission_id = tr_children[4].innerText
-    student_id = tr_children[5].innerText
-    @post('take_action_on_flags', {'submission_id' : submission_id, 'student_id' : student_id, 'action_type' : action_type}, @handle_after_action)
+    submission_id = tr_children[5].innerText
+    student_id = tr_children[6].innerText
+    callback_func = @after_action_wrapper($(event.target), action_type)
+    @post('take_action_on_flags', {'submission_id' : submission_id, 'student_id' : student_id, 'action_type' : action_type}, callback_func)
 
   ban: (event) =>
     event.preventDefault()
     parent_tr = $(event.target).parent().parent()
     tr_children = parent_tr.children()
     action_type = "ban"
-    submission_id = tr_children[4].innerText
-    student_id = tr_children[5].innerText
-    @post('take_action_on_flags', {'submission_id' : submission_id, 'student_id' : student_id, 'action_type' : action_type}, @handle_after_action)
+    submission_id = tr_children[5].innerText
+    student_id = tr_children[6].innerText
+    callback_func = @after_action_wrapper($(event.target), action_type)
+    @post('take_action_on_flags', {'submission_id' : submission_id, 'student_id' : student_id, 'action_type' : action_type}, callback_func)
 
   post: (cmd, data, callback) ->
       # if this post request fails, the error callback will catch it
       $.post(@ajax_url + cmd, data, callback)
         .error => callback({success: false, error: "Error occured while performing this operation"})
 
+  after_action_wrapper: (target, action_type) ->
+    return @handle_after_action
+
   handle_after_action: (data) ->
-    @gentle_alert data.data
+    tr_parent = target.parent().parent()
+    tr_children = tr_parent.children()
+    action_taken = tr_children[4].children()[0]
+    action_taken.replaceWith('<div class="action-taken">#{action_type} done for student.</div>')
 
   gentle_alert: (msg) =>
     if $('.message-container').length
diff --git a/lms/templates/open_ended_problems/open_ended_flagged_problems.html b/lms/templates/open_ended_problems/open_ended_flagged_problems.html
index 9265ad4663..ec892da43c 100644
--- a/lms/templates/open_ended_problems/open_ended_flagged_problems.html
+++ b/lms/templates/open_ended_problems/open_ended_flagged_problems.html
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@
                 <td>
                     <a href="#ban" class="ban-button action-button" data-action-type="ban">Ban</a>
                 </td>
+                <td>
+                    <div class="action-taken"></div>
+                </td>
                 <td style="display:none;">
                     ${problem['submission_id']}
                 </td>