diff --git a/mod/assignment/lang/en/assignment.php b/mod/assignment/lang/en/assignment.php
index babff5fab148f..b7f559e8f3b1c 100644
--- a/mod/assignment/lang/en/assignment.php
+++ b/mod/assignment/lang/en/assignment.php
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
 $string['assignmentmailhtml'] = '{$a->teacher} has posted some feedback on your
 assignment submission for \'<i>{$a->assignment}</i>\'<br /><br />
 You can see it appended to your <a href="{$a->url}">assignment submission</a>.';
+$string['assignmentmailsmall'] = '{$a->teacher} has posted some feedback on your
+assignment submission for \'{$a->assignment}\' You can see it appended to your submission';
 $string['assignmentname'] = 'Assignment name';
 $string['assignment:submit'] = 'Submit assignment';
 $string['assignmentsubmission'] = 'Assignment submissions';
diff --git a/mod/assignment/lib.php b/mod/assignment/lib.php
index 4d15f09e4533a..73a50f0501a8a 100644
--- a/mod/assignment/lib.php
+++ b/mod/assignment/lib.php
@@ -2615,7 +2615,7 @@ function assignment_cron () {
             $eventdata->fullmessage      = $posttext;
             $eventdata->fullmessageformat = FORMAT_PLAIN;
             $eventdata->fullmessagehtml  = $posthtml;
-            $eventdata->smallmessage     = $postsubject;
+            $eventdata->smallmessage     = get_string('assignmentmailsmall', 'assignment', $assignmentinfo);
 
             $eventdata->name            = 'assignment_updates';
             $eventdata->component       = 'mod_assignment';