diff --git a/mod/assign/lang/en/assign.php b/mod/assign/lang/en/assign.php
index 47b6d897667..5b2438b1e26 100644
--- a/mod/assign/lang/en/assign.php
+++ b/mod/assign/lang/en/assign.php
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ $string['nousersselected'] = 'No users selected';
 $string['numberofdraftsubmissions'] = 'Drafts';
 $string['numberofparticipants'] = 'Participants';
 $string['numberofsubmittedassignments'] = 'Submitted';
+$string['numberofsubmissionsneedgrading'] = 'Needs grading';
 $string['offline'] = 'No online submissions required';
 $string['overdue'] = '<font color="red">Assignment is overdue by: {$a}</font>';
 $string['outlinegrade'] = 'Grade: {$a}';
diff --git a/mod/assign/locallib.php b/mod/assign/locallib.php
index 85ff77eb95e..2fc41952b0f 100644
--- a/mod/assign/locallib.php
+++ b/mod/assign/locallib.php
@@ -967,6 +967,27 @@ class assign {
         return count_enrolled_users($this->context, "mod/assign:submit", $currentgroup);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Load a count of users submissions in the current module that require grading
+     * This means the submission modification time is more recent than the
+     * grading modification time.
+     *
+     * @return int number of matching submissions
+     */
+    public function count_submissions_need_grading() {
+        global $DB;
+
+        $params = array($this->get_course_module()->instance);
+
+        return $DB->count_records_sql("SELECT COUNT('x')
+                                       FROM {assign_submission} s
+                                       LEFT JOIN {assign_grades} g ON s.assignment = g.assignment AND s.userid = g.userid
+                                       WHERE s.assignment = ?
+                                           AND s.timemodified IS NOT NULL
+                                           AND (s.timemodified > g.timemodified OR g.timemodified IS NULL)",
+                                       $params);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Load a count of users enrolled in the current course with the specified permission and group (optional)
      *
@@ -2091,7 +2112,8 @@ class assign {
                                                             $this->is_any_submission_plugin_enabled(),
                                                             $this->count_submissions_with_status(ASSIGN_SUBMISSION_STATUS_SUBMITTED),
                                                             $this->get_instance()->duedate,
-                                                            $this->get_course_module()->id
+                                                            $this->get_course_module()->id,
+                                                            $this->count_submissions_need_grading()
                                                             ));
         }
         $grade = $this->get_user_grade($USER->id, false);
diff --git a/mod/assign/renderable.php b/mod/assign/renderable.php
index cb1daf93bf0..5e710a45125 100644
--- a/mod/assign/renderable.php
+++ b/mod/assign/renderable.php
@@ -405,6 +405,8 @@ class assign_grading_summary implements renderable {
     var $submissionsenabled = false;
     /** @var int submissionssubmittedcount - The number of submissions in submitted status */
     var $submissionssubmittedcount = 0;
+    /** @var int submissionsneedgradingcount - The number of submissions that need grading */
+    var $submissionsneedgradingcount = 0;
     /** @var int duedate - The assignment due date (if one is set) */
     var $duedate = 0;
     /** @var int coursemoduleid - The assignment course module id */
@@ -421,7 +423,9 @@ class assign_grading_summary implements renderable {
      * @param int $duedate
      * @param int $coursemoduleid
      */
-    public function __construct($participantcount, $submissiondraftsenabled, $submissiondraftscount, $submissionsenabled, $submissionssubmittedcount, $duedate, $coursemoduleid) {
+    public function __construct($participantcount, $submissiondraftsenabled, $submissiondraftscount,
+                                $submissionsenabled, $submissionssubmittedcount,
+                                $duedate, $coursemoduleid, $submissionsneedgradingcount) {
         $this->participantcount = $participantcount;
         $this->submissiondraftsenabled = $submissiondraftsenabled;
         $this->submissiondraftscount = $submissiondraftscount;
@@ -429,6 +433,7 @@ class assign_grading_summary implements renderable {
         $this->submissionssubmittedcount = $submissionssubmittedcount;
         $this->duedate = $duedate;
         $this->coursemoduleid = $coursemoduleid;
+        $this->submissionsneedgradingcount = $submissionsneedgradingcount;
     }
 
 
diff --git a/mod/assign/renderer.php b/mod/assign/renderer.php
index ab3af8a60b7..8ffe18f27e4 100644
--- a/mod/assign/renderer.php
+++ b/mod/assign/renderer.php
@@ -248,6 +248,8 @@ class mod_assign_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
         if ($summary->submissionsenabled) {
             $this->add_table_row_tuple($t, get_string('numberofsubmittedassignments', 'assign'),
                                        $summary->submissionssubmittedcount);
+            $this->add_table_row_tuple($t, get_string('numberofsubmissionsneedgrading', 'assign'),
+                                       $summary->submissionsneedgradingcount);
         }
 
         $time = time();