diff --git a/backup/util/helper/backup_cron_helper.class.php b/backup/util/helper/backup_cron_helper.class.php
index 7c6de1e4182..7e015100588 100644
--- a/backup/util/helper/backup_cron_helper.class.php
+++ b/backup/util/helper/backup_cron_helper.class.php
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
  */
 abstract class backup_cron_automated_helper {
 
-    /** automated backups are active and ready to run */
+    /** Automated backups are active and ready to run */
     const STATE_OK = 0;
-    /** automated backups are disabled and will not be run */
+    /** Automated backups are disabled and will not be run */
     const STATE_DISABLED = 1;
-    /** automated backups are all ready running! */
+    /** Automated backups are all ready running! */
     const STATE_RUNNING = 2;
 
     /** Course automated backup completed successfully */
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ abstract class backup_cron_automated_helper {
     const BACKUP_STATUS_SKIPPED = 3;
     /** Course automated backup had warnings */
     const BACKUP_STATUS_WARNING = 4;
+    /** Course automated backup has yet to be run */
+    const BACKUP_STATUS_NOTYETRUN = 5;
 
     /** Run if required by the schedule set in config. Default. **/
     const RUN_ON_SCHEDULE = 0;
@@ -119,12 +121,13 @@ abstract class backup_cron_automated_helper {
 
             $rs = $DB->get_recordset('course');
             foreach ($rs as $course) {
-                $backupcourse = $DB->get_record('backup_courses', array('courseid'=>$course->id));
+                $backupcourse = $DB->get_record('backup_courses', array('courseid' => $course->id));
                 if (!$backupcourse) {
                     $backupcourse = new stdClass;
                     $backupcourse->courseid = $course->id;
-                    $DB->insert_record('backup_courses',$backupcourse);
-                    $backupcourse = $DB->get_record('backup_courses', array('courseid'=>$course->id));
+                    $backupcourse->laststatus = self::BACKUP_STATUS_NOTYETRUN;
+                    $DB->insert_record('backup_courses', $backupcourse);
+                    $backupcourse = $DB->get_record('backup_courses', array('courseid' => $course->id));
                 }
 
                 // The last backup is considered as successful when OK or SKIPPED.
@@ -228,16 +231,17 @@ abstract class backup_cron_automated_helper {
             $count = backup_cron_automated_helper::get_backup_status_array();
             $haserrors = ($count[self::BACKUP_STATUS_ERROR] != 0 || $count[self::BACKUP_STATUS_UNFINISHED] != 0);
 
-            //Build the message text
-            //Summary
-            $message .= get_string('summary')."\n";
+            // Build the message text.
+            // Summary.
+            $message .= get_string('summary') . "\n";
             $message .= "==================================================\n";
-            $message .= "  ".get_string('courses').": ".array_sum($count)."\n";
-            $message .= "  ".get_string('ok').": ".$count[self::BACKUP_STATUS_OK]."\n";
-            $message .= "  ".get_string('skipped').": ".$count[self::BACKUP_STATUS_SKIPPED]."\n";
-            $message .= "  ".get_string('error').": ".$count[self::BACKUP_STATUS_ERROR]."\n";
-            $message .= "  ".get_string('unfinished').": ".$count[self::BACKUP_STATUS_UNFINISHED]."\n";
-            $message .= "  ".get_string('warning').": ".$count[self::BACKUP_STATUS_WARNING]."\n\n";
+            $message .= '  ' . get_string('courses') . '; ' . array_sum($count) . "\n";
+            $message .= '  ' . get_string('ok') . '; ' . $count[self::BACKUP_STATUS_OK] . "\n";
+            $message .= '  ' . get_string('skipped') . '; ' . $count[self::BACKUP_STATUS_SKIPPED] . "\n";
+            $message .= '  ' . get_string('error') . '; ' . $count[self::BACKUP_STATUS_ERROR] . "\n";
+            $message .= '  ' . get_string('unfinished') . '; ' . $count[self::BACKUP_STATUS_UNFINISHED] . "\n";
+            $message .= '  ' . get_string('warning') . '; ' . $count[self::BACKUP_STATUS_WARNING] . "\n";
+            $message .= '  ' . get_string('backupnotyetrun') . '; ' . $count[self::BACKUP_STATUS_NOTYETRUN]."\n\n";
 
             //Reference
             if ($haserrors) {
@@ -300,7 +304,8 @@ abstract class backup_cron_automated_helper {
             self::BACKUP_STATUS_OK => 0,
             self::BACKUP_STATUS_UNFINISHED => 0,
             self::BACKUP_STATUS_SKIPPED => 0,
-            self::BACKUP_STATUS_WARNING => 0
+            self::BACKUP_STATUS_WARNING => 0,
+            self::BACKUP_STATUS_NOTYETRUN => 0
         );
 
         $statuses = $DB->get_records_sql('SELECT DISTINCT bc.laststatus, COUNT(bc.courseid) AS statuscount FROM {backup_courses} bc GROUP BY bc.laststatus');
diff --git a/lang/en/moodle.php b/lang/en/moodle.php
index a7bcc3066af..3f4ba028be7 100644
--- a/lang/en/moodle.php
+++ b/lang/en/moodle.php
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ $string['backuploglaststatus'] = 'Last execution log';
 $string['backupmissinguserinfoperms'] = 'Note: This backup contains no user data. Exercise and Workshop activities will not be included in the backup, since these modules are not compatible with this type of backup.';
 $string['backupnext'] = 'Next backup';
 $string['backupnonisowarning'] = 'Warning: this backup is from a non-Unicode version of Moodle (pre 1.6).  If this backup contains any non-ISO-8859-1 texts then they may be CORRUPTED if you try to restore them to this Unicode version of Moodle.  See the <a href="http://docs.moodle.org/en/Backup_FAQ">Backup FAQ</a> for more information about how to recover this backup correctly.';
+$string['backupnotyetrun'] = 'Automated backup pending';
 $string['backuporiginalname'] = 'Backup name';
 $string['backuproleassignments'] = 'Backup role assignments for these roles';
 $string['backupsavetohelp'] = 'Full path to the directory where you want to save the backup files<br />(leave blank to save in its course default dir)';
diff --git a/report/backups/index.php b/report/backups/index.php
index 1deaa2dca3d..ca9844544c2 100644
--- a/report/backups/index.php
+++ b/report/backups/index.php
@@ -43,12 +43,13 @@ $table->headspan = array(1, 3, 1, 1);
 $table->attributes = array('class' => 'generaltable backup-report');
 $table->data = array();
 
-$strftimedatetime = get_string("strftimerecent");
-$strerror = get_string("error");
-$strok = get_string("ok");
-$strunfinished = get_string("unfinished");
-$strskipped = get_string("skipped");
-$strwarning = get_string("warning");
+$strftimedatetime = get_string('strftimerecent');
+$strerror = get_string('error');
+$strok = get_string('ok');
+$strunfinished = get_string('unfinished');
+$strskipped = get_string('skipped');
+$strwarning = get_string('warning');
+$strnotyetrun = get_string('backupnotyetrun');
 
 list($select, $join) = context_instance_preload_sql('c.id', CONTEXT_COURSE, 'ctx');
 $sql = "SELECT bc.*, c.fullname $select
@@ -61,22 +62,25 @@ foreach ($rs as $backuprow) {
     // Cache the course context
     context_instance_preload($backuprow);
 
-    // Prepare a cell to display the status of the entry
+    // Prepare a cell to display the status of the entry.
     if ($backuprow->laststatus == backup_cron_automated_helper::BACKUP_STATUS_OK) {
         $status = $strok;
-        $statusclass = 'backup-ok'; // Green
+        $statusclass = 'backup-ok'; // Green.
     } else if ($backuprow->laststatus == backup_cron_automated_helper::BACKUP_STATUS_UNFINISHED) {
         $status = $strunfinished;
-        $statusclass = 'backup-unfinished'; // Red
+        $statusclass = 'backup-unfinished'; // Red.
     } else if ($backuprow->laststatus == backup_cron_automated_helper::BACKUP_STATUS_SKIPPED) {
         $status = $strskipped;
-        $statusclass = 'backup-skipped'; // Green
+        $statusclass = 'backup-skipped'; // Green.
     } else if ($backuprow->laststatus == backup_cron_automated_helper::BACKUP_STATUS_WARNING) {
         $status = $strwarning;
-        $statusclass = 'backup-warning'; // Orange
+        $statusclass = 'backup-warning'; // Orange.
+    } else if ($backuprow->laststatus == backup_cron_automated_helper::BACKUP_STATUS_NOTYETRUN) {
+        $status = $strnotyetrun;
+        $statusclass = 'backup-notyetrun';
     } else {
         $status = $strerror;
-        $statusclass = 'backup-error'; // Red
+        $statusclass = 'backup-error'; // Red.
     }
     $status = new html_table_cell($status);
     $status->attributes = array('class' => $statusclass);
@@ -115,4 +119,4 @@ if (empty($automatedbackupsenabled)) {
 }
 echo html_writer::table($table);
 echo $OUTPUT->box_end();
-echo $OUTPUT->footer();
\ No newline at end of file
+echo $OUTPUT->footer();
diff --git a/theme/base/style/admin.css b/theme/base/style/admin.css
index 6a46a380813..b01e3d96a4b 100644
--- a/theme/base/style/admin.css
+++ b/theme/base/style/admin.css
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #page-admin-report-backups-index .backup-skipped,
 #page-admin-report-backups-index .backup-ok {color: #006400;}
 #page-admin-report-backups-index .backup-warning {color: #ff9900;}
+#page-admin-report-backups-index .backup-notyetrun {color: #006400;}
 
 #page-admin-qbehaviours .disabled {color: gray;}
 #page-admin-qbehaviours th {white-space: normal;}