diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list/gr-change-list.js b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list/gr-change-list.js
index 708a730c01..0ce6225465 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list/gr-change-list.js
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list/gr-change-list.js
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@
 
     _computeItemNeedsReview(account, change, showReviewedState) {
       return showReviewedState && !change.reviewed &&
+          !change.work_in_progress &&
           this.changeIsOpen(change.status) &&
           (!account || account._account_id != change.owner._account_id);
     },
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list/gr-change-list_test.html b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list/gr-change-list_test.html
index d20d40a9b3..d5b9aa96b3 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list/gr-change-list_test.html
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list/gr-change-list_test.html
@@ -231,11 +231,17 @@ limitations under the License.
           status: 'ABANDONED',
           owner: {_account_id: 0},
         },
+        {
+          _number: 4,
+          status: 'NEW',
+          work_in_progress: true,
+          owner: {_account_id: 0},
+        },
       ];
       flushAsynchronousOperations();
       let elementItems = Polymer.dom(element.root).querySelectorAll(
           'gr-change-list-item');
-      assert.equal(elementItems.length, 4);
+      assert.equal(elementItems.length, 5);
       for (let i = 0; i < elementItems.length; i++) {
         assert.isFalse(elementItems[i].hasAttribute('needs-review'));
       }
@@ -243,20 +249,22 @@ limitations under the License.
       element.showReviewedState = true;
       elementItems = Polymer.dom(element.root).querySelectorAll(
           'gr-change-list-item');
-      assert.equal(elementItems.length, 4);
+      assert.equal(elementItems.length, 5);
       assert.isFalse(elementItems[0].hasAttribute('needs-review'));
       assert.isTrue(elementItems[1].hasAttribute('needs-review'));
       assert.isFalse(elementItems[2].hasAttribute('needs-review'));
       assert.isFalse(elementItems[3].hasAttribute('needs-review'));
+      assert.isFalse(elementItems[4].hasAttribute('needs-review'));
 
       element.account = {_account_id: 42};
       elementItems = Polymer.dom(element.root).querySelectorAll(
           'gr-change-list-item');
-      assert.equal(elementItems.length, 4);
+      assert.equal(elementItems.length, 5);
       assert.isFalse(elementItems[0].hasAttribute('needs-review'));
       assert.isTrue(elementItems[1].hasAttribute('needs-review'));
       assert.isFalse(elementItems[2].hasAttribute('needs-review'));
       assert.isFalse(elementItems[3].hasAttribute('needs-review'));
+      assert.isFalse(elementItems[4].hasAttribute('needs-review'));
     });
 
     test('no changes', () => {