diff --git a/common/lib/capa/capa/inputtypes.py b/common/lib/capa/capa/inputtypes.py
index 5092e5c378..ea60b3b7bd 100644
--- a/common/lib/capa/capa/inputtypes.py
+++ b/common/lib/capa/capa/inputtypes.py
@@ -307,7 +307,18 @@ def filesubmission(element, value, status, render_template, msg=''):
     Upload a single file (e.g. for programming assignments)
     '''
     eid = element.get('id')
-    context = { 'id': eid, 'state': status, 'msg': msg, 'value': value, }
+
+    # Check if problem has been queued
+    queued = '' 
+    queue_len = 0
+    if status == 'incomplete': # Flag indicating that the problem has been queued, 'msg' is length of queue
+        queued = 'true'
+        queue_len = msg
+        msg = 'Submitted to grader. (Queue length: %s)' % queue_len 
+
+    context = { 'id': eid, 'state': status, 'msg': msg, 'value': value, 
+                'queued': queued, 'queue_len': queue_len
+              }
     html = render_template("filesubmission.html", context)
     return etree.XML(html) 
 
@@ -329,10 +340,18 @@ def textbox(element, value, status, render_template, msg=''):
     hidden = element.get('hidden', '')	 # if specified, then textline is hidden and id is stored in div of name given by hidden
 
     if not value: value = element.text	 # if no student input yet, then use the default input given by the problem
+    
+    # Check if problem has been queued
+    queued = '' 
+    queue_len = 0
+    if status == 'incomplete': # Flag indicating that the problem has been queued, 'msg' is length of queue
+        queued = 'true'
+        queue_len = msg
+        msg = 'Submitted to grader. (Queue length: %s)' % queue_len 
 
     # For CodeMirror
-    mode = element.get('mode')	or 'python' # mode, eg "python" or "xml"
-    linenumbers = element.get('linenumbers','true')	 # for CodeMirror
+    mode = element.get('mode','python') 
+    linenumbers = element.get('linenumbers','true')
     tabsize = element.get('tabsize','4')
     tabsize = int(tabsize)
 
@@ -340,6 +359,7 @@ def textbox(element, value, status, render_template, msg=''):
                'mode': mode, 'linenumbers': linenumbers,
                'rows': rows, 'cols': cols,
                'hidden': hidden, 'tabsize': tabsize,
+               'queued': queued, 'queue_len': queue_len,
                }
     html = render_template("textbox.html", context)
     try:
diff --git a/common/lib/capa/capa/responsetypes.py b/common/lib/capa/capa/responsetypes.py
index 66212f1e87..25b99fc00a 100644
--- a/common/lib/capa/capa/responsetypes.py
+++ b/common/lib/capa/capa/responsetypes.py
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ class CodeResponse(LoncapaResponse):
                     'processor': self.code,
                     }
         
-        # Submit request
+        # Submit request. When successful, 'msg' is the prior length of the queue
         if is_file(submission):
             contents.update({'edX_student_response': submission.name})
             (error, msg) = qinterface.send_to_queue(header=xheader,
@@ -914,8 +914,11 @@ class CodeResponse(LoncapaResponse):
             cmap.set(self.answer_id, queuekey=None,
                      msg='Unable to deliver your submission to grader. (Reason: %s.) Please try again later.' % msg)
         else:
-            # Non-null CorrectMap['queuekey'] indicates that the problem has been queued 
-            cmap.set(self.answer_id, queuekey=queuekey, msg='Submitted to grader. (Queue length: %s)' % msg)
+            # Queueing mechanism flags:
+            #   1) Backend: Non-null CorrectMap['queuekey'] indicates that the problem has been queued
+            #   2) Frontend: correctness='incomplete' eventually trickles down through inputtypes.textbox 
+            #       and .filesubmission to inform the browser to poll the LMS
+            cmap.set(self.answer_id, queuekey=queuekey, correctness='incomplete', msg=msg)
 
         return cmap
 
diff --git a/common/lib/capa/capa/templates/filesubmission.html b/common/lib/capa/capa/templates/filesubmission.html
index ff9fc992fd..09bc287923 100644
--- a/common/lib/capa/capa/templates/filesubmission.html
+++ b/common/lib/capa/capa/templates/filesubmission.html
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
     % elif state == 'incomplete':
     <span class="incorrect" id="status_${id}"></span>
     % endif
+    % if queued:
+    <span class="xqueue" id="${id}" >${queue_len}</span>
+    % endif
     <span class="debug">(${state})</span>
     <br/>
     <span class="message">${msg|n}</span>
diff --git a/common/lib/capa/capa/templates/textbox.html b/common/lib/capa/capa/templates/textbox.html
index f201bd6947..f31b98b580 100644
--- a/common/lib/capa/capa/templates/textbox.html
+++ b/common/lib/capa/capa/templates/textbox.html
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
   % if hidden:
       <div style="display:none;" name="${hidden}" inputid="input_${id}" />
   % endif
+  % if queued:
+    <span class="xqueue" id="${id}" >${queue_len}</span>
+  % endif
   <br/>
   <span class="debug">(${state})</span>
   <br/>
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/css/capa/display.scss b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/css/capa/display.scss
index 2088e8baa3..6b1c32ae65 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/css/capa/display.scss
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/css/capa/display.scss
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ padding-left: flex-gutter(9);
   }
 }
 
+
+
 div {
   p.status {
     text-indent: -9999px;
@@ -64,6 +66,16 @@ div {
     }
   }
 
+  &.processing {
+    p.status {
+      @include inline-block();
+      background: url('../images/spinner.gif') center center no-repeat;
+      height: 20px;
+      width: 20px;
+      text-indent: -9999px;
+    }
+  }
+
   &.correct, &.ui-icon-check {
     p.status {
       @include inline-block();
@@ -134,6 +146,15 @@ div {
       width: 14px;
     }
 
+    &.processing, &.ui-icon-check {
+      @include inline-block();
+      background: url('../images/spinner.gif') center center no-repeat;
+      height: 20px;
+      position: relative;
+      top: 6px;
+      width: 25px;
+    }
+
     &.correct, &.ui-icon-check {
       @include inline-block();
       background: url('../images/correct-icon.png') center center no-repeat;
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/capa/display.coffee b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/capa/display.coffee
index 18bec8a7d1..ae589b8b04 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/capa/display.coffee
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/capa/display.coffee
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ class @Problem
   bind: =>
     MathJax.Hub.Queue ["Typeset", MathJax.Hub]
     window.update_schematics()
-    @inputs = @$("[id^=input_#{@element_id.replace(/problem_/, '')}_]")
+
+    problem_prefix = @element_id.replace(/problem_/,'')
+    @inputs = @$("[id^=input_#{problem_prefix}_]")
+    
     @$('section.action input:button').click @refreshAnswers
     @$('section.action input.check').click @check_fd
     #@$('section.action input.check').click @check
@@ -26,15 +29,37 @@ class @Problem
         @el.attr progress: response.progress_status
         @el.trigger('progressChanged')
 
+  queueing: =>
+    @queued_items = @$(".xqueue")
+    if @queued_items.length > 0
+      if window.queuePollerID # Only one poller 'thread' per Problem
+        window.clearTimeout(window.queuePollerID)
+      window.queuePollerID = window.setTimeout(@poll, 100)
+
+  poll: =>
+    $.postWithPrefix "#{@url}/problem_get", (response) =>
+      @el.html(response.html)
+      @executeProblemScripts()
+      @bind()
+
+      @queued_items = @$(".xqueue")
+      if @queued_items.length == 0 
+        delete window.queuePollerID
+      else
+        # TODO: Dynamically adjust timeout interval based on @queued_items.value
+        window.queuePollerID = window.setTimeout(@poll, 1000)
+
   render: (content) ->
     if content
       @el.html(content)
       @bind()
+      @queueing()
     else
       $.postWithPrefix "#{@url}/problem_get", (response) =>
         @el.html(response.html)
         @executeProblemScripts()
         @bind()
+        @queueing()
 
   executeProblemScripts: ->
     @el.find(".script_placeholder").each (index, placeholder) ->
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/sequence/display.coffee b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/sequence/display.coffee
index 0b17111d81..832a5ec7eb 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/sequence/display.coffee
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/sequence/display.coffee
@@ -91,6 +91,13 @@ class @Sequence
     event.preventDefault()
     new_position = $(event.target).data('element')
     Logger.log "seq_goto", old: @position, new: new_position, id: @id
+
+    # On Sequence chage, destroy any existing polling thread 
+    #   for queued submissions, see ../capa/display.coffee
+    if window.queuePollerID
+      window.clearTimeout(window.queuePollerID)
+      delete window.queuePollerID
+
     @render new_position
 
   next: (event) =>
diff --git a/common/static/images/spinner.gif b/common/static/images/spinner.gif
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b2f94cd12c
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