diff --git a/fix/fix-api/src/main/java/org/marketcetera/fix/FixSessionStatus.java b/fix/fix-api/src/main/java/org/marketcetera/fix/FixSessionStatus.java
index ae6f534b18..d83bf2f6ef 100644
--- a/fix/fix-api/src/main/java/org/marketcetera/fix/FixSessionStatus.java
+++ b/fix/fix-api/src/main/java/org/marketcetera/fix/FixSessionStatus.java
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
 
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+
 /* $License$ */
 
 /**
@@ -95,12 +97,37 @@ public boolean isLoggedOn()
      * @return a <code>String</code> value
      */
     public String getHumanReadable()
+    {
+        return humanReadableName;
+    }
+    /**
+     * Generate a human readable version of the value.
+     *
+     * @return a <code>String</code> value
+     */
+    private String generateHumanReadable()
     {
         String name = name();
         name = name.toLowerCase();
         name = name.replaceAll("_"," ");
+        StringBuilder output = new StringBuilder();
+        for(String component : name.split(" ")) {
+            output.append(StringUtils.capitalize(component)).append(" ");
+        }
+        name = StringUtils.trim(output.toString());
         return name;
     }
+    /**
+     * Create a new FixSessionStatus instance.
+     */
+    private FixSessionStatus()
+    {
+        humanReadableName = generateHumanReadable();
+    }
+    /**
+     * stored human-readable version of the status
+     */
+    private final String humanReadableName;
     /**
      * contains the statuses that indicate if a session is started or not
      */
diff --git a/photon/src/main/java/org/marketcetera/ui/fix/view/FixSessionView.java b/photon/src/main/java/org/marketcetera/ui/fix/view/FixSessionView.java
index eccb1f8bee..3801ee9244 100644
--- a/photon/src/main/java/org/marketcetera/ui/fix/view/FixSessionView.java
+++ b/photon/src/main/java/org/marketcetera/ui/fix/view/FixSessionView.java
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
 import javafx.scene.control.Label;
 import javafx.scene.control.MenuItem;
 import javafx.scene.control.SelectionMode;
+import javafx.scene.control.TableCell;
 import javafx.scene.control.TableColumn;
 import javafx.scene.control.TableView;
 import javafx.scene.control.Tooltip;
@@ -277,6 +278,7 @@ private void initializeColumns()
         hostIdTableColumn.setCellValueFactory(new PropertyValueFactory<>("hostId"));
         statusTableColumn = new TableColumn<>("Status");
         statusTableColumn.setCellValueFactory(new PropertyValueFactory<>("status"));
+        statusTableColumn.setCellFactory(tableColumn -> renderFixSessionStatusCell(tableColumn));
         senderSequenceNumberTableColumn = new TableColumn<>("Sender Seq Num");
         senderSequenceNumberTableColumn.setCellValueFactory(new PropertyValueFactory<>("senderSeqNum"));
         targetSequenceNumberTableColumn = new TableColumn<>("Target Seq Num");
@@ -288,6 +290,30 @@ private void initializeColumns()
         fixSessionsTable.getColumns().add(senderSequenceNumberTableColumn);
         fixSessionsTable.getColumns().add(targetSequenceNumberTableColumn);
     }
+    /**
+     * Render the given column as a FIX status cell.
+     *
+     * @param inTableColumn a <code>TableColumn&lt;DisplayFixSession,FixSessionStatus&gt;</code> value
+     * @return a <code>TableCell&lt;DisplayFixSession,FixSessionStatus&gt;</code> value
+     */
+    protected TableCell<DisplayFixSession,FixSessionStatus> renderFixSessionStatusCell(TableColumn<DisplayFixSession,FixSessionStatus> inTableColumn)
+    {
+        TableCell<DisplayFixSession,FixSessionStatus> tableCell = new TableCell<>() {
+            @Override
+            protected void updateItem(FixSessionStatus inItem,
+                                      boolean isEmpty)
+            {
+                super.updateItem(inItem,
+                                 isEmpty);
+                this.setText(null);
+                this.setGraphic(null);
+                if(!isEmpty && inItem != null){
+                    this.setText(inItem.getHumanReadable());
+                }
+            }
+        };
+        return tableCell;
+    }
     /**
      * Perform the context menu session action according to the given parameters.
      *