diff --git a/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/web/planner/TaskElementAdapter.java b/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/web/planner/TaskElementAdapter.java
index 89b7c2f83..9ece3fe7a 100644
--- a/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/web/planner/TaskElementAdapter.java
+++ b/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/web/planner/TaskElementAdapter.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import static org.navalplanner.web.I18nHelper._;
 import java.math.BigDecimal;
 import java.math.RoundingMode;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Date;
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ import org.navalplanner.business.labels.entities.Label;
 import org.navalplanner.business.orders.daos.IOrderElementDAO;
 import org.navalplanner.business.orders.entities.Order;
 import org.navalplanner.business.orders.entities.OrderElement;
+import org.navalplanner.business.orders.entities.OrderStatusEnum;
 import org.navalplanner.business.planner.daos.IResourceAllocationDAO;
 import org.navalplanner.business.planner.daos.ITaskElementDAO;
 import org.navalplanner.business.planner.entities.Dependency;
@@ -476,6 +478,7 @@ public class TaskElementAdapter implements ITaskElementAdapter {
             result.append(_("Hours invested") + ": ").append(
                     getHoursAdvancePercentage().multiply(new BigDecimal(100)))
                     .append("% <br/>");
+            result.append(_("State")  +": ").append(getOrderState());
             String labels = buildLabelsText();
             if (!labels.equals("")) {
                 result.append("<div class='tooltip-labels'>" + _("Labels")
@@ -484,6 +487,29 @@ public class TaskElementAdapter implements ITaskElementAdapter {
             return result.toString();
         }
 
+        private String getOrderState() {
+            String cssClass;
+            OrderStatusEnum state = taskElement.getOrderElement().getOrder().getState();
+
+            if(Arrays.asList(OrderStatusEnum.ACCEPTED,
+                    OrderStatusEnum.OFFERED,OrderStatusEnum.STARTED,
+                    OrderStatusEnum.SUBCONTRACTED_PENDING_ORDER)
+                    .contains(state)) {
+                if(taskElement.getAssignedStatus() == "assigned") {
+                    cssClass="order-open-assigned";
+                }
+                else {
+                    cssClass="order-open-unassigned";
+                }
+            }
+            else {
+                cssClass="order-closed";
+            }
+            return "<font class='" + cssClass + "'>"
+                + state.toString()
+                + "</font>";
+        }
+
         @Override
         public List<Constraint<Date>> getStartConstraints() {
             if (taskElement instanceof Task) {
diff --git a/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/webapp/common/css/navalplan_zk.css b/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/webapp/common/css/navalplan_zk.css
index d2af259b8..738991007 100644
--- a/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/webapp/common/css/navalplan_zk.css
+++ b/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/webapp/common/css/navalplan_zk.css
@@ -1316,3 +1316,14 @@ tr.z-tree-row-seld td.z-row-inner {
 tr.z-tree-row-seld .z-row-cnt {
     color: #FFFFFF;
 }
+
+/* color code for order state */
+.order-open-unassigned {
+    color: #AACCEE;
+}
+.order-open-assigned {
+    color: #007BBE;
+}
+.order-closed {
+    color: #000000;
+}