diff --git a/grade/report/singleview/classes/local/screen/grade.php b/grade/report/singleview/classes/local/screen/grade.php
index 567d202e7d6..9984d647aec 100644
--- a/grade/report/singleview/classes/local/screen/grade.php
+++ b/grade/report/singleview/classes/local/screen/grade.php
@@ -301,7 +301,9 @@ class grade extends tablelike implements selectable_items, filterable_items {
      * @return string
      */
     public function heading(): string {
-        return get_string('gradeitem', 'gradereport_singleview', $this->item->get_name());
+        global $PAGE;
+        $headinglangstring = $PAGE->user_is_editing() ? 'gradeitemedit' : 'gradeitem';
+        return get_string($headinglangstring, 'gradereport_singleview', $this->item->get_name());
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/grade/report/singleview/classes/local/screen/user.php b/grade/report/singleview/classes/local/screen/user.php
index 1688f18bead..76a7a4c2aa6 100644
--- a/grade/report/singleview/classes/local/screen/user.php
+++ b/grade/report/singleview/classes/local/screen/user.php
@@ -302,7 +302,9 @@ class user extends tablelike implements selectable_items {
      * @return string
      */
     public function heading(): string {
-        return get_string('gradeuser', 'gradereport_singleview', fullname($this->item));
+        global $PAGE;
+        $headinglangstring = $PAGE->user_is_editing() ? 'gradeuseredit' : 'gradeuser';
+        return get_string($headinglangstring, 'gradereport_singleview', fullname($this->item));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/grade/report/singleview/lang/en/gradereport_singleview.php b/grade/report/singleview/lang/en/gradereport_singleview.php
index 8abc112d353..8bed4520065 100644
--- a/grade/report/singleview/lang/en/gradereport_singleview.php
+++ b/grade/report/singleview/lang/en/gradereport_singleview.php
@@ -44,8 +44,10 @@ $string['excludenonegrades'] = 'Exclude none';
 $string['eventgradereportviewed'] = 'Grade single view report viewed.';
 $string['feedbackfor'] = 'Feedback for {$a}';
 $string['gradefor'] = 'Grade for {$a}';
-$string['gradeitem'] = 'Grade item: {$a}';
-$string['gradeuser'] = 'Grade user: {$a}';
+$string['gradeitem'] = 'Viewing grades for {$a}';
+$string['gradeitemedit'] = 'Editing grades for {$a}';
+$string['gradeuser'] = 'Viewing {$a}\'s grades';
+$string['gradeuseredit'] = 'Editing {$a}\'s grades';
 $string['gotonextreport'] = 'Go to next user report';
 $string['gotopreviousreport'] = 'Go to previous user report';
 $string['noscreens'] = 'Could not find a suitable single view screen.';