diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/build.js b/app/assets/javascripts/build.js
index baa91e221e8..2725ddcf465 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/build.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/build.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     Build.state = null;
 
-    function Build(page_url, build_url, build_status, state1) {
+    function Build(page_url, build_url, build_status, build_stage, build_name, state1) {
       this.page_url = page_url;
       this.build_url = build_url;
       this.build_status = build_status;
@@ -17,7 +17,12 @@
       clearInterval(Build.interval);
       this.bp = Breakpoints.get();
       $('.js-build-sidebar').niceScroll();
+
+      this.populateJobDropdown(build_stage);
+      this.updateStageDropdownText(build_stage);
+      this.updateJobDropdownText(build_name);
       this.hideSidebar();
+
       $(document).off('click', '.js-sidebar-build-toggle').on('click', '.js-sidebar-build-toggle', this.toggleSidebar);
       $(window).off('resize.build').on('resize.build', this.hideSidebar);
       $(document).on('click', '.stage-item', this.updateDropdown);
@@ -139,10 +144,19 @@
       $('.build-job[data-stage="' + stage + '"]').show();
     };
 
+    Build.prototype.updateStageDropdownText = function(stage) {
+      $('.stage-selection').text(stage);
+      this.updateJobDropdownText('-');
+    };
+
+    Build.prototype.updateJobDropdownText = function(name) {
+      $('.build-selection').text(name);
+    };
+
     Build.prototype.updateDropdown = function(e) {
       e.preventDefault();
       var stage = e.target.text;
-      $('.stage-selection').text(stage);
+      this.updateStageDropdownText(stage);
       this.populateJobDropdown(stage);
     };
 
diff --git a/app/views/projects/builds/show.html.haml b/app/views/projects/builds/show.html.haml
index 2302aa2d1e7..5f7c66e4dd2 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/builds/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/builds/show.html.haml
@@ -82,4 +82,4 @@
 = render "sidebar"
 
 :javascript
-  new Build("#{namespace_project_build_url(@project.namespace, @project, @build)}", "#{namespace_project_build_url(@project.namespace, @project, @build, :json)}", "#{@build.status}", "#{trace_with_state[:state]}")
+  new Build("#{namespace_project_build_url(@project.namespace, @project, @build)}", "#{namespace_project_build_url(@project.namespace, @project, @build, :json)}", "#{@build.status}", "#{@build.stage}", "#{@build.name}", "#{trace_with_state[:state]}")