diff --git a/mod/quiz/lang/en/quiz.php b/mod/quiz/lang/en/quiz.php
index a10474f141b..680437f19b3 100644
--- a/mod/quiz/lang/en/quiz.php
+++ b/mod/quiz/lang/en/quiz.php
@@ -407,6 +407,7 @@ $string['gradesdeleted'] = 'Quiz grades deleted';
 $string['gradesofar'] = '{$a->method}: {$a->mygrade} / {$a->quizgrade}.';
 $string['gradetopassnotset'] = 'This quiz does not yet have a grade to pass set. It may be set in the Grade section of the quiz settings.';
 $string['gradetopassmustbeset'] = 'Grade to pass cannot be zero as this quiz has its completion method set to require passing grade. Please set a non-zero value.';
+$string['gradetopassoutof'] = 'Grade to pass: {$a->grade} out of {$a->maxgrade}';
 $string['gradingdetails'] = 'Marks for this submission: {$a->raw}/{$a->max}.';
 $string['gradingdetailsadjustment'] = 'With previous penalties this gives <strong>{$a->cur}/{$a->max}</strong>.';
 $string['gradingdetailspenalty'] = 'This submission attracted a penalty of {$a}.';
diff --git a/mod/quiz/tests/behat/info_page.feature b/mod/quiz/tests/behat/info_page.feature
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3a9d45cef7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mod/quiz/tests/behat/info_page.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+@mod @mod_quiz
+Feature: Display of information before starting a quiz
+  As a student
+  In order to start a quiz with confidence
+  I need information about the quiz settings before I start an attempt
+
+  Background:
+    Given the following "users" exist:
+      | username | firstname | lastname | email               |
+      | student  | Student   | One      | student@example.com |
+    And the following "courses" exist:
+      | fullname | shortname | category |
+      | Course 1 | C1        | 0        |
+    And the following "course enrolments" exist:
+      | user     | course | role    |
+      | student  | C1     | student |
+    And the following "question categories" exist:
+      | contextlevel | reference | name           |
+      | Course       | C1        | Test questions |
+    And the following "questions" exist:
+      | questioncategory | qtype       | name  | questiontext               |
+      | Test questions   | truefalse   | TF1   | Text of the first question |
+
+  Scenario: Check the pass grade is displayed
+    Given the following "activities" exist:
+      | activity   | name   | intro              | course | idnumber | gradepass |
+      | quiz       | Quiz 1 | Quiz 1 description | C1     | quiz1    | 60.00     |
+    And quiz "Quiz 1" contains the following questions:
+      | question | page |
+      | TF1      | 1    |
+    When I am on the "Quiz 1" "mod_quiz > View" page logged in as "student"
+    Then I should see "Grade to pass: 60.00 out of 100.00"
diff --git a/mod/quiz/view.php b/mod/quiz/view.php
index 4f8c0861b07..a8137c9b613 100644
--- a/mod/quiz/view.php
+++ b/mod/quiz/view.php
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ if (!$canpreview) {
 $mygradeoverridden = false;
 $gradebookfeedback = '';
 
+$item = null;
+
 $grading_info = grade_get_grades($course->id, 'mod', 'quiz', $quiz->id, $USER->id);
 if (!empty($grading_info->items)) {
     $item = $grading_info->items[0];
@@ -185,6 +187,13 @@ if ($quiz->attempts != 1) {
             quiz_get_grading_option_name($quiz->grademethod));
 }
 
+if ($item && $item->gradepass) {
+    $a = new stdClass();
+    $a->grade = quiz_format_grade($quiz, $item->gradepass);
+    $a->maxgrade = quiz_format_grade($quiz, $quiz->grade);
+    $viewobj->infomessages[] = get_string('gradetopassoutof', 'quiz', $a);
+}
+
 // Determine wheter a start attempt button should be displayed.
 $viewobj->quizhasquestions = $quizobj->has_questions();
 $viewobj->preventmessages = array();