diff --git a/mod/assign/lang/en/assign.php b/mod/assign/lang/en/assign.php
index 6ecb1e2f110d7..53a5134fead9e 100644
--- a/mod/assign/lang/en/assign.php
+++ b/mod/assign/lang/en/assign.php
@@ -553,6 +553,7 @@
 $string['submittedlate'] = 'Assignment was submitted {$a} late';
 $string['submittedlateshort'] = '{$a} late';
 $string['submitted'] = 'Submitted';
+$string['subpagetitle'] = '{$a->contextname} - {$a->subpage}';
 $string['subplugintype_assignsubmission'] = 'Submission plugin';
 $string['subplugintype_assignsubmission_plural'] = 'Submission plugins';
 $string['subplugintype_assignfeedback'] = 'Feedback plugin';
diff --git a/mod/assign/locallib.php b/mod/assign/locallib.php
index c2a9d0d6d0d7b..4af6984ab5932 100644
--- a/mod/assign/locallib.php
+++ b/mod/assign/locallib.php
@@ -4448,7 +4448,14 @@ protected function view_grader() {
 
         $PAGE->set_pagelayout('embedded');
 
-        $PAGE->set_title($this->get_context()->get_context_name());
+        $courseshortname = $this->get_context()->get_course_context()->get_context_name(false, true);
+        $args = [
+            'contextname' => $this->get_context()->get_context_name(false, true),
+            'subpage' => get_string('grading', 'assign')
+        ];
+        $title = get_string('subpagetitle', 'assign', $args);
+        $title = $courseshortname . ': ' . $title;
+        $PAGE->set_title($title);
 
         $o .= $this->get_renderer()->header();
 
diff --git a/mod/assign/renderer.php b/mod/assign/renderer.php
index 858f9519f6d93..51e57864996bd 100644
--- a/mod/assign/renderer.php
+++ b/mod/assign/renderer.php
@@ -220,13 +220,19 @@ public function render_assign_header(assign_header $header) {
 
         if ($header->subpage) {
             $this->page->navbar->add($header->subpage);
+            $args = ['contextname' => $header->context->get_context_name(false, true), 'subpage' => $header->subpage];
+            $title = get_string('subpagetitle', 'assign', $args);
+        } else {
+            $title = $header->context->get_context_name(false, true);
         }
+        $courseshortname = $header->context->get_course_context()->get_context_name(false, true);
+        $title = $courseshortname . ': ' . $title;
+        $heading = format_string($header->assign->name, false, array('context' => $header->context));
 
-        $this->page->set_title(get_string('pluginname', 'assign'));
+        $this->page->set_title($title);
         $this->page->set_heading($this->page->course->fullname);
 
         $o .= $this->output->header();
-        $heading = format_string($header->assign->name, false, array('context' => $header->context));
         $o .= $this->output->heading($heading);
         if ($header->preface) {
             $o .= $header->preface;
diff --git a/mod/assign/tests/behat/page_titles.feature b/mod/assign/tests/behat/page_titles.feature
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..cee78934c59f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mod/assign/tests/behat/page_titles.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+@mod @mod_assign
+Feature: In an assignment, page titles are informative
+  In order to know I am viewing the correct page
+  The page titles need to reflect the current assignment and action
+
+  Background:
+    Given the following "courses" exist:
+      | fullname | shortname | category | groupmode |
+      | Course 1 | C1 | 0 | 1 |
+    And the following "users" exist:
+      | username | firstname | lastname | email |
+      | teacher1 | Teacher | 1 | teacher1@example.com |
+      | student1 | Student | 1 | student1@example.com |
+    And the following "course enrolments" exist:
+      | user | course | role |
+      | teacher1 | C1 | editingteacher |
+      | student1 | C1 | student |
+    And the following "activities" exist:
+      | activity | course | idnumber | name                 | intro                       | assignsubmission_onlinetext_enabled |
+      | assign   | C1     | ants1    | History of ants      | Tell me the history of ants | 1                                   |
+
+  Scenario: I view an assignment as a student and take an action
+    When I log in as "student1"
+    And I am on "Course 1" course homepage
+    Then I follow "History of ants"
+    And "title[text() = 'C1: History of ants']" "xpath_element" should exist in the "head" "css_element"
+    And I press "Add submission"
+    And "title[text() = 'C1: History of ants - Edit submission']" "xpath_element" should exist in the "head" "css_element"
+
+  Scenario: I view an assignment as a teacher and take an action
+    When I log in as "teacher1"
+    And I am on "Course 1" course homepage
+    Then I follow "History of ants"
+    And "title[text() = 'C1: History of ants']" "xpath_element" should exist in the "head" "css_element"
+    And I navigate to "View all submissions" in current page administration
+    And "title[text() = 'C1: History of ants - Grading']" "xpath_element" should exist in the "head" "css_element"
+    And I click on "Grade" "link" in the "Student 1" "table_row"
+    And "title[text() = 'C1: History of ants - Grading']" "xpath_element" should exist in the "head" "css_element"