diff --git a/user/index.php b/user/index.php
index ab1bccc1b40..61ce1c08d7c 100644
--- a/user/index.php
+++ b/user/index.php
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@
                 $user = make_context_subobj($user);
                 if ( !empty($user->hidden) ) {
                 // if the assignment is hidden, display icon
-                    $hidden = " <img src=\"{$CFG->pixpath}/t/hide.gif\" alt=\"".get_string('hiddenassign')."\" class=\"hide-show-image\"/>";
+                    $hidden = " <img src=\"{$CFG->pixpath}/t/show.gif\" title=\"".get_string('userhashiddenassignments', 'role')."\" alt=\"".get_string('hiddenassign')."\" class=\"hide-show-image\"/>";
                 } else {
                     $hidden = '';
                 }