diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/open_ended_grading/open_ended_notifications.py b/lms/djangoapps/open_ended_grading/open_ended_notifications.py
index 43259f3e1b..fec893894f 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/open_ended_grading/open_ended_notifications.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/open_ended_grading/open_ended_notifications.py
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ KEY_PREFIX = "open_ended_"
 NOTIFICATION_TYPES = (
     ('student_needs_to_peer_grade', 'peer_grading', 'Peer Grading'),
     ('staff_needs_to_grade', 'staff_grading', 'Staff Grading'),
-    ('new_student_grading_to_view', 'open_ended_problems', 'Problems you have submitted')
+    ('new_student_grading_to_view', 'open_ended_problems', 'Problems you have submitted'),
+    ('flagged_submissions_exist', 'open_ended_flagged_problems', 'Flagged Submissions')
     )
 
 def staff_grading_notifications(course, user):
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/open_ended_grading/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/open_ended_grading/views.py
index 984c544d93..1777f26e2e 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/open_ended_grading/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/open_ended_grading/views.py
@@ -56,12 +56,14 @@ def _reverse_without_slash(url_name, course_id):
 DESCRIPTION_DICT = {
             'Peer Grading': "View all problems that require peer assessment in this particular course.",
             'Staff Grading': "View ungraded submissions submitted by students for the open ended problems in the course.",
-            'Problems you have submitted': "View open ended problems that you have previously submitted for grading." 
+            'Problems you have submitted': "View open ended problems that you have previously submitted for grading.",
+            'Flagged Submissions' : "View submissions that have been flagged by students as inappropriate."
     }
 ALERT_DICT = {
             'Peer Grading': "New submissions to grade",
             'Staff Grading': "New submissions to grade",
-            'Problems you have submitted': "New grades have been returned" 
+            'Problems you have submitted': "New grades have been returned",
+            'Flagged Submissions' : "Submissions have been flagged for review"
     }
 @cache_control(no_cache=True, no_store=True, must_revalidate=True)
 def staff_grading(request, course_id):