diff --git a/course/format/lams/format.php b/course/format/lams/format.php
index de01892fe14..2ffbe6b1009 100644
--- a/course/format/lams/format.php
+++ b/course/format/lams/format.php
@@ -238,17 +238,19 @@ while ($section <= $course->numsections) {
 
         $currenttopic = ($course->marker == $section);
 
+        $currenttext = '';
         if (!$thissection->visible) {
             $sectionstyle = ' hidden';
         } else if ($currenttopic) {
             $sectionstyle = ' current';
+            $currenttext = get_accesshide(get_string('currenttopic','access'));
         } else {
             $sectionstyle = '';
         }
 
         echo '<tr id="section-'.$section.'" class="section main'.$sectionstyle.'">';
 
-        echo '<td class="left side">&nbsp;</td>';
+        echo '<td class="left side">&nbsp;'.$currenttext.'</td>';
 
         echo '<td class="content">';
         if (!has_capability('moodle/course:viewhiddensections', $context) and !$thissection->visible) {   // Hidden for students
diff --git a/course/format/topics/format.php b/course/format/topics/format.php
index d0befec1b82..3ed252480bc 100644
--- a/course/format/topics/format.php
+++ b/course/format/topics/format.php
@@ -171,16 +171,18 @@
 
             $currenttopic = ($course->marker == $section);
 
+            $currenttext = '';
             if (!$thissection->visible) {
                 $sectionstyle = ' hidden';
             } else if ($currenttopic) {
                 $sectionstyle = ' current';
+                $currenttext = get_accesshide(get_string('currenttopic','access'));
             } else {
                 $sectionstyle = '';
             }
 
             echo '<tr id="section-'.$section.'" class="section main'.$sectionstyle.'">';
-            echo '<td class="left side">'.$section.'</td>';
+            echo '<td class="left side">'.$currenttext.$section.'</td>';
 
             echo '<td class="content">';
             if (!has_capability('moodle/course:viewhiddensections', $context) and !$thissection->visible) {   // Hidden for students
diff --git a/course/format/weeks/format.php b/course/format/weeks/format.php
index 8a0b3afd35d..7e336806a75 100644
--- a/course/format/weeks/format.php
+++ b/course/format/weeks/format.php
@@ -162,19 +162,20 @@
 
             $currentweek = (($weekdate <= $timenow) && ($timenow < $nextweekdate));
 
+            $currenttext = '';
             if (!$thissection->visible) {
                 $sectionstyle = ' hidden';
             } else if ($currentweek) {
                 $sectionstyle = ' current';
+                $currenttext = get_accesshide(get_string('currentweek','access'));
             } else {
                 $sectionstyle = '';
             }
 
             echo '<tr id="section-'.$section.'" class="section main'.$sectionstyle.'">';
-            echo '<td class="left side">&nbsp;</td>';
+            echo '<td class="left side">&nbsp;'.$currenttext.'</td>';
 
             $weekperiod = $weekday.' - '.$endweekday;
-            
 
             echo '<td class="content">';
             if (!has_capability('moodle/course:viewhiddensections', $context) and !$thissection->visible) {   // Hidden for students
diff --git a/course/format/weekscss/format.php b/course/format/weekscss/format.php
index 3168314045d..7e06380ad4a 100644
--- a/course/format/weekscss/format.php
+++ b/course/format/weekscss/format.php
@@ -190,10 +190,12 @@
 
             $currentweek = (($weekdate <= $timenow) && ($timenow < $nextweekdate));
 
+            $currenttext = '';
             if (!$thissection->visible) {
                 $sectionstyle = ' hidden';
             } else if ($currentweek) {
                 $sectionstyle = ' current';
+                $currenttext = get_accesshide(get_string('currentweek','access'));
             } else {
                 $sectionstyle = '';
             }
@@ -201,7 +203,7 @@
             echo '<li id="section-'.$section.'" class="section main'.$sectionstyle.'" >'; //'<div class="left side">&nbsp;</div>';
 
             // Note, 'right side' is BEFORE content.
-            echo '<div class="right side">';
+            echo '<div class="right side">'.$currenttext;
             
             if ($displaysection == $section) {
                 echo '<a href="view.php?id='.$course->id.'&amp;week=0#section-'.$section.'" title="'.$strshowallweeks.'">'.
diff --git a/lang/en_utf8/access.php b/lang/en_utf8/access.php
index 88f3f2860d4..a1367105477 100644
--- a/lang/en_utf8/access.php
+++ b/lang/en_utf8/access.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?PHP // $Id$ 
       // access.php - created with Moodle 1.7 beta + (2006101003)
-
+      // Accessibility, usability and navigation language file.
 
 $string['access'] = 'Accessibility';
 $string['accesshelp'] = 'Accessibility help';
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ $string['accessstatement'] = 'Accessibility statement';
 $string['activitynext'] = 'Next activity';
 $string['activityprev'] = 'Previous activity';
 $string['breadcrumb'] = 'Breadcrumb trail';
+$string['currentweek'] = 'Current week ';
+$string['currenttopic'] = 'Current topic ';
 $string['monthnext'] = 'Next month';
 $string['monthprev'] = 'Previous month';
 $string['showhideblock'] = 'Show or hide block';