diff --git a/mod/assign/gradingbatchoperationsform.php b/mod/assign/gradingbatchoperationsform.php
index 2ae00a2d4a6..a71e9ce44a3 100644
--- a/mod/assign/gradingbatchoperationsform.php
+++ b/mod/assign/gradingbatchoperationsform.php
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class mod_assign_grading_batch_operations_form extends moodleform {
         $mform->addElement('hidden', 'returnaction', 'grading');
 
         $objs = array();
-        $objs[] =& $mform->createElement('select', 'operation', '', $options);
+        $objs[] =& $mform->createElement('select', 'operation', get_string('chooseoperation', 'assign'), $options);
         $objs[] =& $mform->createElement('submit', 'submit', get_string('go'));
         $mform->addElement('group', 'actionsgrp', get_string('batchoperationsdescription', 'assign'), $objs, ' ', false);
 
diff --git a/mod/assign/lang/en/assign.php b/mod/assign/lang/en/assign.php
index 45fa21a3857..78ae6cab7e6 100644
--- a/mod/assign/lang/en/assign.php
+++ b/mod/assign/lang/en/assign.php
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ $string['batchoperationlock'] = 'lock submissions';
 $string['batchoperationunlock'] = 'unlock submissions';
 $string['batchoperationreverttodraft'] = 'revert submissions to draft';
 $string['changegradewarning'] = 'This assignment has graded submissions and changing the grade will not automatically re-calculate existing submission grades. You must re-grade all existing submissions, if you wish to change the grade.';
+$string['choosegradingaction'] = 'Grading action';
+$string['chooseoperation'] = 'Choose operation';
 $string['comment'] = 'Comment';
 $string['conversionexception'] = 'Could not convert assignment. Exception was: {$a}.';
 $string['configshowrecentsubmissions'] = 'Everyone can see notifications of submissions in recent activity reports.';
diff --git a/mod/assign/locallib.php b/mod/assign/locallib.php
index 9c1da35981f..89a6d717e51 100644
--- a/mod/assign/locallib.php
+++ b/mod/assign/locallib.php
@@ -1838,6 +1838,7 @@ class assign {
         }
 
         $gradingactions = new url_select($links);
+        $gradingactions->set_label(get_string('choosegradingaction', 'assign'));
 
         $gradingmanager = get_grading_manager($this->get_context(), 'mod_assign', 'submissions');