diff --git a/app/templates/play/ladder/ladder_tab.jade b/app/templates/play/ladder/ladder_tab.jade
index df72b69af..2c74735eb 100644
--- a/app/templates/play/ladder/ladder_tab.jade
+++ b/app/templates/play/ladder/ladder_tab.jade
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ div#columns.row
         for session, rank in topSessions
           - var myRow = session.get('creator') == me.id
           tr(class=myRow ? "success" : "", data-player-id=session.get('creator'), data-session-id=session.id)
-            td.code-language-cell(style="background-image: url(/images/common/code_languages/" + session.get('submittedCodeLanguage') + "_icon.png)")
+            td.code-language-cell(style="background-image: url(/images/common/code_languages/" + session.get('submittedCodeLanguage') + "_icon.png)" title=capitalize(session.get('submittedCodeLanguage')))
             td.rank-cell= rank + 1
             td.score-cell= Math.round(session.get('totalScore') * 100)
             td.name-col-cell= session.get('creatorName') || "Anonymous"
diff --git a/app/views/play/ladder/LadderTabView.coffee b/app/views/play/ladder/LadderTabView.coffee
index e049b2c26..1780fa057 100644
--- a/app/views/play/ladder/LadderTabView.coffee
+++ b/app/views/play/ladder/LadderTabView.coffee
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ module.exports = class LadderTabView extends CocoView
     ctx.friends = @consolidateFriends()
     ctx.onFacebook = @facebookStatus is 'connected'
     ctx.onGPlus = application.gplusHandler.loggedIn
+    ctx.capitalize = _.string.capitalize
     ctx
 
   generateHistogram: (histogramElement, histogramData, teamName) ->