diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/combined_open_ended_module.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/combined_open_ended_module.py
index a73886c7e2..afa5f61b25 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/combined_open_ended_module.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/combined_open_ended_module.py
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ class CombinedOpenEndedModule(XModule):
             'ajax_url': self.system.ajax_url,
             'allow_reset': True,
             'state' : self.state,
+            'task_count' : len(self.task_xml),
+            'task_number' : self.current_task_number,
             }
 
         html = self.system.render_template('combined_open_ended.html', context)
diff --git a/lms/templates/combined_open_ended.html b/lms/templates/combined_open_ended.html
index a00d5b042f..5b6823e809 100644
--- a/lms/templates/combined_open_ended.html
+++ b/lms/templates/combined_open_ended.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<section id="combined-open-ended" class="combined-open-ended" data-ajax-url="${ajax_url}" data-allow_reset="${allow_reset}" data-state="${state}">
+<section id="combined-open-ended" class="combined-open-ended" data-ajax-url="${ajax_url}" data-allow_reset="${allow_reset}" data-state="${state}" data-task-count="${task_count}" data-task-number="${task_number}">
 
     % for item in items:
     <div class="item">${item['content'] | n}</div>