diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/verify_student/tests/test_views.py b/lms/djangoapps/verify_student/tests/test_views.py
index cc52b1afbd..f7fb6870e0 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/verify_student/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/verify_student/tests/test_views.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.test.client import Client, RequestFactory
 from django.test.utils import override_settings
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
 from mock import Mock, patch
 from nose.plugins.attrib import attr
 from opaque_keys.edx.keys import CourseKey
@@ -1623,8 +1624,11 @@ class TestSubmitPhotosForVerification(TestCase):
         """
         if expect_email:
             # Verify that photo submission confirmation email was sent
+            subject = _("{platform_name} ID Verification Photos Received").format(
+                platform_name=settings.PLATFORM_NAME
+            )
             self.assertEqual(len(mail.outbox), 1)
-            self.assertEqual("Verification photos received", mail.outbox[0].subject)
+            self.assertEqual(subject, mail.outbox[0].subject)
         else:
             # Verify that photo submission confirmation email was not sent
             self.assertEqual(len(mail.outbox), 0)
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/verify_student/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/verify_student/views.py
index 6a1fe674fe..0c836b7367 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/verify_student/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/verify_student/views.py
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ class SubmitPhotosView(View):
             'platform_name': configuration_helpers.get_value("PLATFORM_NAME", settings.PLATFORM_NAME)
         }
 
-        subject = _("Verification photos received")
+        subject = _("{platform_name} ID Verification Photos Received").format(platform_name=context['platform_name'])
         message = render_to_string('emails/photo_submission_confirmation.txt', context)
         from_address = configuration_helpers.get_value('email_from_address', settings.DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL)
         to_address = user.email
diff --git a/lms/templates/emails/photo_submission_confirmation.txt b/lms/templates/emails/photo_submission_confirmation.txt
index 028af4f22a..d54c7866df 100644
--- a/lms/templates/emails/photo_submission_confirmation.txt
+++ b/lms/templates/emails/photo_submission_confirmation.txt
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 ${_("Hi {full_name},").format(full_name=full_name)}
 
 ${_("Thanks for submitting your photos!")}
-
-${_("We've received your information and the verification process has begun. You can check the status of the verification process on your dashboard.")}
+${_("We've received your information and the ID verification process has begun."
+"Check for an email from us in the next few days to confirm whether your verification was successful."
+"You can also check the status of the verification process on your dashboard.")}
 
 ${_("Thank you,")}
-
 ${_("The {platform_name} team").format(platform_name=platform_name)}