diff --git a/app/views/projects/merge_requests/_merge_request.html.haml b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/_merge_request.html.haml
index 2649078307d..5afc87fb6b1 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/merge_requests/_merge_request.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/_merge_request.html.haml
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
     %span.light= "##{merge_request.iid}"
     - if merge_request.assignee
       assigned to #{link_to_member(merge_request.source_project, merge_request.assignee)}
+    - else
+      Work In Progress
     - if merge_request.votes_count > 0
       = render 'votes/votes_inline', votable: merge_request
     - if merge_request.notes.any?