diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/capa_base.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/capa_base.py
index bbd3c47cb0..0a95bbff74 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/capa_base.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/capa_base.py
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ class CapaMixin(ScorableXBlockMixin, CapaFields):
         elif self.showanswer == SHOWANSWER.ANSWERED:
             # NOTE: this is slightly different from 'attempted' -- resetting the problems
             # makes lcp.done False, but leaves attempts unchanged.
-            return self.lcp.done
+            return self.is_correct()
         elif self.showanswer == SHOWANSWER.CLOSED:
             return self.closed()
         elif self.showanswer == SHOWANSWER.FINISHED:
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_capa_module.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_capa_module.py
index 1ee76b179e..ec4e58ff82 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_capa_module.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_capa_module.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ from xblock.scorable import Score
 from . import get_test_system
 from pytz import UTC
 from capa.correctmap import CorrectMap
-from ..capa_base_constants import RANDOMIZATION
+from ..capa_base_constants import RANDOMIZATION, SHOWANSWER
 
 
 class CapaFactory(object):
@@ -458,6 +458,27 @@ class CapaModuleTest(unittest.TestCase):
                                             graceperiod=self.two_day_delta_str)
         self.assertTrue(still_in_grace.answer_available())
 
+    def test_showanswer_answered(self):
+        answer_wrong = CapaFactory.create(
+            showanswer=SHOWANSWER.ANSWERED,
+            max_attempts="1",
+            attempts="0",
+            due=self.tomorrow_str,
+            correct=False
+        )
+        self.assertFalse(answer_wrong.answer_available())
+
+
+        answer_correct = CapaFactory.create(
+            showanswer=SHOWANSWER.ANSWERED,
+            max_attempts="1",
+            attempts="0",
+            due=self.tomorrow_str,
+            correct=True
+        )
+        self.assertTrue(answer_correct.answer_available())
+
+
     @ddt.data('', 'other-value')
     def test_show_correctness_other(self, show_correctness):
         """