diff --git a/mod/assign/gradingtable.php b/mod/assign/gradingtable.php
index 7b06c579ab0..1fbc31f68e2 100644
--- a/mod/assign/gradingtable.php
+++ b/mod/assign/gradingtable.php
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ class assign_grading_table extends table_sql implements renderable {
         $this->get_group_and_submission($row->id, $group, $submission, -1);
         if ($submission && $submission->timemodified && $submission->status != ASSIGN_SUBMISSION_STATUS_NEW) {
             $o = userdate($submission->timemodified);
-        } else if ($row->timesubmitted) {
+        } else if ($row->timesubmitted && $row->status != ASSIGN_SUBMISSION_STATUS_NEW) {
             $o = userdate($row->timesubmitted);
         }
 
@@ -937,11 +937,16 @@ class assign_grading_table extends table_sql implements renderable {
             $status = $row->status;
         }
 
+        $displaystatus = $status;
+        if ($displaystatus == 'new') {
+            $displaystatus = '';
+        }
+
         if ($this->assignment->is_any_submission_plugin_enabled()) {
 
-            $o .= $this->output->container(get_string('submissionstatus_' . $status, 'assign'),
-                                           array('class'=>'submissionstatus' .$status));
-            if ($due && $timesubmitted > $due) {
+            $o .= $this->output->container(get_string('submissionstatus_' . $displaystatus, 'assign'),
+                                           array('class'=>'submissionstatus' .$displaystatus));
+            if ($due && $timesubmitted > $due && $status != ASSIGN_SUBMISSION_STATUS_NEW) {
                 $usertime = format_time($timesubmitted - $due);
                 $latemessage = get_string('submittedlateshort',
                                           'assign',
@@ -957,7 +962,7 @@ class assign_grading_table extends table_sql implements renderable {
             if (!$instance->markingworkflow) {
                 if ($row->grade !== null && $row->grade >= 0) {
                     $o .= $this->output->container(get_string('graded', 'assign'), 'submissiongraded');
-                } else if (!$timesubmitted) {
+                } else if (!$timesubmitted || $status == ASSIGN_SUBMISSION_STATUS_NEW) {
                     $now = time();
                     if ($due && ($now > $due)) {
                         $overduestr = get_string('overdue', 'assign', format_time($now - $due));
diff --git a/mod/assign/renderer.php b/mod/assign/renderer.php
index 4104e519f98..a4f7c993a3a 100644
--- a/mod/assign/renderer.php
+++ b/mod/assign/renderer.php
@@ -672,7 +672,13 @@ class mod_assign_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
         if ($submission) {
             $row = new html_table_row();
             $cell1 = new html_table_cell(get_string('timemodified', 'assign'));
-            $cell2 = new html_table_cell(userdate($submission->timemodified));
+
+            if ($submission->status != ASSIGN_SUBMISSION_STATUS_NEW) {
+                $cell2 = new html_table_cell(userdate($submission->timemodified));
+            } else {
+                $cell2 = new html_table_cell('-');
+            }
+
             $row->cells = array($cell1, $cell2);
             $t->data[] = $row;
 
diff --git a/mod/assign/tests/locallib_test.php b/mod/assign/tests/locallib_test.php
index 5b5ba635266..01f2b8020f4 100644
--- a/mod/assign/tests/locallib_test.php
+++ b/mod/assign/tests/locallib_test.php
@@ -229,6 +229,49 @@ class mod_assign_locallib_testcase extends mod_assign_base_testcase {
         $this->assertContains(get_string('submittedlateshort', 'assign', format_time(2*24*60*60 + $difftime)), $output);
     }
 
+    public function test_gradingtable_status_rendering() {
+        global $PAGE;
+
+        // Setup the assignment.
+        $this->create_extra_users();
+        $this->setUser($this->editingteachers[0]);
+        $time = time();
+        $assign = $this->create_instance(array(
+            'assignsubmission_onlinetext_enabled' => 1,
+            'duedate' => $time - 4 * 24 * 60 * 60,
+         ));
+        $PAGE->set_url(new moodle_url('/mod/assign/view.php', array(
+            'id' => $assign->get_course_module()->id,
+            'action' => 'grading',
+        )));
+
+        // Check that the assignment is late.
+        $gradingtable = new assign_grading_table($assign, 1, '', 0, true);
+        $output = $assign->get_renderer()->render($gradingtable);
+        $this->assertContains(get_string('submissionstatus_', 'assign'), $output);
+        $difftime = time() - $time;
+        $this->assertContains(get_string('overdue', 'assign', format_time(4 * 24 * 60 * 60 + $difftime)), $output);
+
+        // Simulate a student viewing the assignment without submitting.
+        $this->setUser($this->students[0]);
+        $submission = $assign->get_user_submission($this->students[0]->id, true);
+        $submission->status = ASSIGN_SUBMISSION_STATUS_NEW;
+        $assign->testable_update_submission($submission, $this->students[0]->id, true, false);
+        $submittedtime = time();
+
+        // Verify output.
+        $this->setUser($this->editingteachers[0]);
+        $gradingtable = new assign_grading_table($assign, 1, '', 0, true);
+        $output = $assign->get_renderer()->render($gradingtable);
+        $difftime = $submittedtime - $time;
+        $this->assertContains(get_string('overdue', 'assign', format_time(4 * 24 * 60 * 60 + $difftime)), $output);
+
+        $document = new DOMDocument();
+        $document->loadHTML($output);
+        $xpath = new DOMXPath($document);
+        $this->assertEquals('', $xpath->evaluate('string(//td[@id="mod_assign_grading_r0_c8"])'));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Check that group submission information is rendered correctly in the
      * grading table.