diff --git a/lang/en/question.php b/lang/en/question.php
index 48a68b7a39a..8fdab4fbe95 100644
--- a/lang/en/question.php
+++ b/lang/en/question.php
@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@ $string['showmaxmarkonly'] = 'Show max mark only';
 $string['showquestiontext'] = 'Show question text in the question list';
 $string['shown'] = 'Shown';
 $string['shownumpartscorrect'] = 'Show the number of correct responses';
+$string['shownumpartscorrectwhenfinished'] = 'Show the number of correct responses once the question has finished';
 $string['specificfeedback'] = 'Specific feedback';
 $string['started'] = 'Started';
 $string['state'] = 'State';
diff --git a/question/type/edit_question_form.php b/question/type/edit_question_form.php
index f8e21a17e34..a0c80c4be94 100644
--- a/question/type/edit_question_form.php
+++ b/question/type/edit_question_form.php
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ abstract class question_edit_form extends question_wizard_form {
             if ($withshownumpartscorrect && $feedbackname == 'partiallycorrectfeedback') {
                 $mform->addElement('advcheckbox', 'shownumcorrect',
                         get_string('options', 'question'),
-                        get_string('shownumpartscorrect', 'question'));
+                        get_string('shownumpartscorrectwhenfinished', 'question'));
             }
         }
     }