diff --git a/grade/report/singleview/classes/local/screen/grade.php b/grade/report/singleview/classes/local/screen/grade.php
index db774a0d71c..05b7db1ed8d 100644
--- a/grade/report/singleview/classes/local/screen/grade.php
+++ b/grade/report/singleview/classes/local/screen/grade.php
@@ -215,7 +215,6 @@ class grade extends tablelike implements selectable_items, filterable_items {
 
         $item->imagealt = $fullname;
         $url = new moodle_url("/user/view.php", ['id' => $item->id, 'course' => $this->courseid]);
-        $iconstring = get_string('filtergrades', 'gradereport_singleview', $fullname);
         $grade->label = $fullname;
         $userpic = $OUTPUT->user_picture($item, ['link' => false, 'visibletoscreenreaders' => false]);
 
@@ -223,8 +222,7 @@ class grade extends tablelike implements selectable_items, filterable_items {
 
         $line = [
             html_writer::link($url, $userpic . $fullname),
-            $OUTPUT->action_icon($this->format_link('user', $item->id), new pix_icon('t/editstring', ''), null,
-                    ['title' => $iconstring, 'aria-label' => $iconstring]),
+            $this->get_user_action_menu($item),
             $formatteddefinition['finalgrade'],
             $this->item_range(),
             $formatteddefinition['feedback'],
@@ -382,4 +380,25 @@ class grade extends tablelike implements selectable_items, filterable_items {
         }
         return parent::process($data);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the action menu HTML for the user item.
+     *
+     * @param \stdClass $user
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    private function get_user_action_menu(\stdClass $user) {
+        global $OUTPUT;
+
+        $menuitems = [];
+        $url = new moodle_url($this->format_link('user', $user->id));
+        $title = get_string('showallgrades', 'core_grades');
+        $menuitems[] = new \action_menu_link_secondary($url, null, $title);
+        $menu = new \action_menu($menuitems);
+        $icon = $OUTPUT->pix_icon('i/moremenu', get_string('actions'));
+        $menu->set_menu_trigger($icon);
+        $menu->set_menu_left();
+
+        return $OUTPUT->render($menu);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/grade/report/singleview/classes/local/screen/user.php b/grade/report/singleview/classes/local/screen/user.php
index 1cabbbbf108..5c83736211a 100644
--- a/grade/report/singleview/classes/local/screen/user.php
+++ b/grade/report/singleview/classes/local/screen/user.php
@@ -170,8 +170,6 @@ class user extends tablelike implements selectable_items {
              $lockicon = $OUTPUT->pix_icon('t/locked', 'grade is locked');
         }
 
-        $iconstring = get_string('filtergrades', 'gradereport_singleview', $item->get_name());
-
         // Create a fake gradetreeitem so we can call get_element_header().
         // The type logic below is from grade_category->_get_children_recursion().
         $gradetreeitem = [];
@@ -190,8 +188,7 @@ class user extends tablelike implements selectable_items {
 
         $line = [
             $this->format_icon($item) . $lockicon . $itemlabel,
-            $OUTPUT->action_icon($this->format_link('grade', $item->id), new pix_icon('t/editstring', ''), null,
-                    ['title' => $iconstring, 'aria-label' => $iconstring]),
+            $this->get_item_action_menu($item),
             $this->category($item),
             $formatteddefinition['finalgrade'],
             new range($item),
@@ -236,6 +233,27 @@ class user extends tablelike implements selectable_items {
         return $this->structure->get_element_icon($element);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Return the action menu HTML for the grade item.
+     *
+     * @param grade_item $item
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    private function get_item_action_menu(grade_item $item) {
+        global $OUTPUT;
+
+        $menuitems = [];
+        $url = new moodle_url($this->format_link('grade', $item->id));
+        $title = get_string('showallgrades', 'core_grades');
+        $menuitems[] = new \action_menu_link_secondary($url, null, $title);
+        $menu = new \action_menu($menuitems);
+        $icon = $OUTPUT->pix_icon('i/moremenu', get_string('actions'));
+        $menu->set_menu_trigger($icon);
+        $menu->set_menu_left();
+
+        return $OUTPUT->render($menu);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Helper to get the category for an item.
      *
diff --git a/grade/report/singleview/lang/en/deprecated.txt b/grade/report/singleview/lang/en/deprecated.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d3a25488b05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/grade/report/singleview/lang/en/deprecated.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+filtergrades,gradereport_singleview
diff --git a/grade/report/singleview/lang/en/gradereport_singleview.php b/grade/report/singleview/lang/en/gradereport_singleview.php
index d90cd67a5e7..08e40ee08f3 100644
--- a/grade/report/singleview/lang/en/gradereport_singleview.php
+++ b/grade/report/singleview/lang/en/gradereport_singleview.php
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ $string['excludefor'] = 'Exclude for {$a}';
 $string['excludenone'] = 'Do not exclude any grades';
 $string['eventgradereportviewed'] = 'Grade single view report viewed.';
 $string['feedbackfor'] = 'Feedback for {$a}';
-$string['filtergrades'] = 'Show grades for {$a}.';
 $string['gradefor'] = 'Grade for {$a}';
 $string['gradeitem'] = 'Grade item: {$a}';
 $string['gradeuser'] = 'Grade user: {$a}';
@@ -74,3 +73,6 @@ $string['selectgradeinstructions'] = 'Select items to grade...';
 $string['selectgradeitemlink'] = 'Click to select a grade item';
 $string['whattoview'] = 'What would you like to view';
 $string['whattoviewselect'] = 'Select to view by users or grade items';
+
+// Deprecated since Moodle 4.1.
+$string['filtergrades'] = 'Show grades for {$a}.';
diff --git a/lang/en/grades.php b/lang/en/grades.php
index 4ee334f74b4..eaf9a4ec596 100644
--- a/lang/en/grades.php
+++ b/lang/en/grades.php
@@ -774,6 +774,7 @@ $string['rangedecimals'] = 'Range decimal places';
 $string['rangedecimals_help'] = 'The number of decimal places to display for the range.';
 $string['showactivityicons'] = 'Show activity icons';
 $string['showactivityicons_help'] = 'If enabled, activity icons are shown next to activity names.';
+$string['showallgrades'] = 'Show all grades';
 $string['showallhidden'] = 'Show hidden';
 $string['showallstudents'] = 'Show all Students';
 $string['showaverages'] = 'Show column averages';