diff --git a/mod/assign/locallib.php b/mod/assign/locallib.php
index 8e01a7dcb5e30..3fea27b7747ed 100644
--- a/mod/assign/locallib.php
+++ b/mod/assign/locallib.php
@@ -7733,7 +7733,9 @@ public function add_grade_form_elements(MoodleQuickForm $mform, stdClass $data,
             $gradingstatus = $this->get_grading_status($userid);
             if ($gradingstatus != ASSIGN_MARKING_WORKFLOW_STATE_RELEASED) {
                 if ($grade->grade && $grade->grade != -1) {
-                    $assigngradestring = html_writer::span(grade_floatval($grade->grade), 'currentgrade');
+                    $assigngradestring = html_writer::span(
+                        make_grades_menu($settings->grade)[grade_floatval($grade->grade)], 'currentgrade'
+                    );
                     $label = get_string('currentassigngrade', 'assign');
                     $mform->addElement('static', 'currentassigngrade', $label, $assigngradestring);
                 }