diff --git a/gradebookng/tool/src/java/org/sakaiproject/gradebookng/GradebookNgApplication.properties b/gradebookng/tool/src/java/org/sakaiproject/gradebookng/GradebookNgApplication.properties
index ed36a3b6b6e8..02f89b8c46c0 100644
--- a/gradebookng/tool/src/java/org/sakaiproject/gradebookng/GradebookNgApplication.properties
+++ b/gradebookng/tool/src/java/org/sakaiproject/gradebookng/GradebookNgApplication.properties
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ label.coursegrade.released=Course grade has been released to students.
 label.coursegrade.notreleased=Course grade has not been released to students.
 label.coursegrade.nopermission=-
 
-label.gradeitem.externalAppPrefix=Gradebook Item coming from
+label.gradeitem.externalapplabel=Gradebook Item coming from {0}
 label.gradeitem.released=Gradebook Item has been released and is visible to students.
 label.gradeitem.notreleased=Gradebook Item not released to students.
 label.gradeitem.counted=Gradebook Item is included in the course grade calculation.
diff --git a/gradebookng/tool/src/java/org/sakaiproject/gradebookng/GradebookNgApplication_es.properties b/gradebookng/tool/src/java/org/sakaiproject/gradebookng/GradebookNgApplication_es.properties
index 03f9d07ad07b..880cd301a173 100644
--- a/gradebookng/tool/src/java/org/sakaiproject/gradebookng/GradebookNgApplication_es.properties
+++ b/gradebookng/tool/src/java/org/sakaiproject/gradebookng/GradebookNgApplication_es.properties
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ label.coursegrade.released=La nota del curso ha sido publicada para los estudian
 label.coursegrade.notreleased=La nota del curso no ha sido publicada para los estudiantes.
 label.coursegrade.nopermission=-
 
-label.gradeitem.externalAppPrefix=Elemento de Calificaciones que viene de
+label.gradeitem.externalapplabel=Elemento de Calificaciones que viene de {0}
 label.gradeitem.released=El elemento ha sido publicado y es visible para los estudiantes.
 label.gradeitem.notreleased=El elemento de calificaciones no ha sido publicado para los estudiantes.
 label.gradeitem.counted=El elemento est\u00e1 incluido en el c\u00e1lculo de la nota del curso.
diff --git a/gradebookng/tool/src/java/org/sakaiproject/gradebookng/tool/pages/BasePage.java b/gradebookng/tool/src/java/org/sakaiproject/gradebookng/tool/pages/BasePage.java
index c96b506d4912..9a11d4b2eb32 100644
--- a/gradebookng/tool/src/java/org/sakaiproject/gradebookng/tool/pages/BasePage.java
+++ b/gradebookng/tool/src/java/org/sakaiproject/gradebookng/tool/pages/BasePage.java
@@ -215,16 +215,24 @@ protected void disableLink(final Link<Void> l) {
 	public WebMarkupContainer buildFlagWithPopover(final String componentId, final String message) {
 		final WebMarkupContainer flagWithPopover = new WebMarkupContainer(componentId);
 
-		final String popoverHTML = "<a href='javascript:void(0);' class='gb-popover-close'></a><ul class='gb-popover-notifications'><li class='text-info'>%s</li></ul>";
-		final String wrappedPopoverContent = String.format(popoverHTML, message);
-
 		flagWithPopover.add(new AttributeModifier("data-toggle", "popover"));
 		flagWithPopover.add(new AttributeModifier("data-trigger", "focus"));
 		flagWithPopover.add(new AttributeModifier("data-placement", "bottom"));
 		flagWithPopover.add(new AttributeModifier("data-html", "true"));
-		flagWithPopover.add(new AttributeModifier("data-content", wrappedPopoverContent));
+		flagWithPopover.add(new AttributeModifier("data-content", generatePopoverContent(message)));
 		flagWithPopover.add(new AttributeModifier("tabindex", "0"));
 
 		return flagWithPopover;
 	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Helper to generate content for a Bootstrap popover with close button
+	 */
+	public String generatePopoverContent(final String message) {
+		final String popoverHTML = "<a href='javascript:void(0);' class='gb-popover-close'></a><ul class='gb-popover-notifications'><li class='text-info'>%s</li></ul>";
+		final String wrappedPopoverContent = String.format(popoverHTML, message);
+
+		return wrappedPopoverContent;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/gradebookng/tool/src/java/org/sakaiproject/gradebookng/tool/panels/AssignmentColumnHeaderPanel.java b/gradebookng/tool/src/java/org/sakaiproject/gradebookng/tool/panels/AssignmentColumnHeaderPanel.java
index c724d07606bd..e6bcda5c5ac0 100644
--- a/gradebookng/tool/src/java/org/sakaiproject/gradebookng/tool/panels/AssignmentColumnHeaderPanel.java
+++ b/gradebookng/tool/src/java/org/sakaiproject/gradebookng/tool/panels/AssignmentColumnHeaderPanel.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import org.apache.wicket.markup.html.panel.Panel;
 import org.apache.wicket.model.IModel;
 import org.apache.wicket.model.Model;
+import org.apache.wicket.model.StringResourceModel;
 import org.apache.wicket.spring.injection.annot.SpringBean;
 import org.sakaiproject.gradebookng.business.GbCategoryType;
 import org.sakaiproject.gradebookng.business.GbRole;
@@ -104,7 +105,8 @@ public void onClick() {
 		} else {
 			externalAppFlag.setVisible(true);
 			externalAppFlag.add(new AttributeModifier("data-content",
-					getString("label.gradeitem.externalAppPrefix") + " " + assignment.getExternalAppName()));
+					gradebookPage.generatePopoverContent(new StringResourceModel("label.gradeitem.externalapplabel",
+							null, new Object[] { assignment.getExternalAppName() }).getString())));
 			String iconClass = "icon-sakai";
 			if ("Assignments".equals(assignment.getExternalAppName())) {
 				iconClass = "icon-sakai-assignment-grades";