diff --git a/src/ploneintranet/workspace/browser/viewlets.py b/src/ploneintranet/workspace/browser/viewlets.py
index 7694b21..49ed17a 100644
--- a/src/ploneintranet/workspace/browser/viewlets.py
+++ b/src/ploneintranet/workspace/browser/viewlets.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 from plone import api
 from plone.app.layout.viewlets import ViewletBase
 
+from ploneintranet.workspace.browser.forms import particip_vocab
+
 
 class JoinViewlet(ViewletBase):
     """ Allows users to join a self-joining workspace """
@@ -56,4 +58,6 @@ def visible(self):
         return url.endswith('@@sharing')
 
     def participant_policy(self):
-        return self.context.participant_policy.title()
+        key = self.context.participant_policy
+        term = particip_vocab.by_value.get(key)
+        return term.title
diff --git a/src/ploneintranet/workspace/tests/test_viewlets.py b/src/ploneintranet/workspace/tests/test_viewlets.py
index 9d4e7a2..0d6f9bf 100644
--- a/src/ploneintranet/workspace/tests/test_viewlets.py
+++ b/src/ploneintranet/workspace/tests/test_viewlets.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 from collective.workspace.interfaces import IWorkspace
 from plone import api
 
+from ploneintranet.workspace.browser.forms import particip_vocab
 from ploneintranet.workspace.browser.viewlets import JoinViewlet
+from ploneintranet.workspace.browser.viewlets import SharingViewlet
 from ploneintranet.workspace.tests.base import BaseTestCase
 
 
@@ -56,3 +58,24 @@ def test_viewlet(self):
         viewlet = JoinViewlet(self.folder, self.request, None, None)
         url = "%s/%s" % (self.workspace.absolute_url(), "joinme")
         self.assertEqual(viewlet.join_url(), url)
+
+
+class TestSharingViewlet(BaseTestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestSharingViewlet, self).setUp()
+        self.portal = self.layer["portal"]
+        self.request = self.layer["request"]
+
+        self.login_as_portal_owner()
+        self.workspace = api.content.create(
+            self.portal,
+            "ploneintranet.workspace.workspacefolder",
+            "demo-workspace",
+            title="Demo Workspace")
+
+    def test_viewlet_message_is_correct(self):
+        viewlet = SharingViewlet(self.workspace, self.request, None, None)
+        key = self.workspace.participant_policy
+        term = particip_vocab.by_value.get(key)
+        self.assertEqual(viewlet.participant_policy(), term.title)