diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-item/gr-change-list-item.html b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-item/gr-change-list-item.html
index 9a3fc03dc4..8c152b6ce6 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-item/gr-change-list-item.html
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-item/gr-change-list-item.html
@@ -165,8 +165,9 @@ limitations under the License.
         hidden$="[[isColumnHidden('Assignee', visibleChangeTableColumns)]]">
       <template is="dom-if" if="[[change.assignee]]">
         <gr-account-link
+            id="assigneeAccountLink"
             account="[[change.assignee]]"
-            additional-text="[[_computeAccountStatusString(change.owner)]]"></gr-account-link>
+            additional-text="[[_computeAccountStatusString(change.assignee)]]"></gr-account-link>
       </template>
       <template is="dom-if" if="[[!change.assignee]]">
         <span class="placeholder">--</span>
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-item/gr-change-list-item_test.html b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-item/gr-change-list-item_test.html
index aaad362785..3637653d53 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-item/gr-change-list-item_test.html
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-item/gr-change-list-item_test.html
@@ -182,10 +182,13 @@ limitations under the License.
       element.change = {
         assignee: {
           name: 'test',
+          status: 'test',
         },
       };
       flushAsynchronousOperations();
       assert.isOk(element.$$('.assignee gr-account-link'));
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(element.root)
+          .querySelector('#assigneeAccountLink').additionalText, '(test)');
     });
 
     test('_computeAccountStatusString', () => {