diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-file-list/gr-file-list.html b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-file-list/gr-file-list.html
index a710b0b1e0..fa984c9887 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-file-list/gr-file-list.html
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-file-list/gr-file-list.html
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ limitations under the License.
               data-path$="[[file.__path]]" tabindex="-1">
               <div class$="[[_computeClass('status', file.__path)]]"
                   tabindex="0"
+                  title$="[[_computeFileStatusLabel(file.status)]]"
                   aria-label$="[[_computeFileStatusLabel(file.status)]]">
               [[_computeFileStatus(file.status)]]
             </div>
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-file-list/gr-file-list.js b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-file-list/gr-file-list.js
index 95615ea800..f54e0583a8 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-file-list/gr-file-list.js
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-file-list/gr-file-list.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     A: 'Added',
     C: 'Copied',
     D: 'Deleted',
+    M: 'Modified',
     R: 'Renamed',
     W: 'Rewritten',
     U: 'Unchanged',
@@ -894,6 +895,12 @@
           rev.description.substring(0, PATCH_DESC_MAX_LENGTH) : '';
     },
 
+    /**
+     * Get a descriptive label for use in the status indicator's tooltip and
+     * ARIA label.
+     * @param {string} status
+     * @return {string}
+     */
     _computeFileStatusLabel(status) {
       const statusCode = this._computeFileStatus(status);
       return FileStatus.hasOwnProperty(statusCode) ?
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-file-list/gr-file-list_test.html b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-file-list/gr-file-list_test.html
index 8e32ea3ddf..88b5f66e3f 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-file-list/gr-file-list_test.html
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-file-list/gr-file-list_test.html
@@ -797,6 +797,11 @@ limitations under the License.
       assert.isTrue(tapSpy.lastCall.args[0].defaultPrevented);
     });
 
+    test('_computeFileStatusLabel', () => {
+      assert.equal(element._computeFileStatusLabel('A'), 'Added');
+      assert.equal(element._computeFileStatusLabel('M'), 'Modified');
+    });
+
     test('_handleFileListTap', () => {
       element._filesByPath = {
         '/COMMIT_MSG': {},