diff --git a/ietf/liaisons/admin.py b/ietf/liaisons/admin.py
index d0626aa54..23956e37d 100644
--- a/ietf/liaisons/admin.py
+++ b/ietf/liaisons/admin.py
@@ -1,10 +1,19 @@
 from django.contrib import admin
+from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 
 from ietf.liaisons.models import LiaisonStatement
 
+
 class LiaisonStatementAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     list_display = ['id', 'title', 'from_name', 'to_name', 'submitted', 'purpose', 'related_to']
     list_display_links = ['id', 'title']
     ordering = ('title', )
-    raw_id_fields = ('from_contact', 'related_to', 'from_group', 'to_group', 'attachments')
+    raw_id_fields = ('from_contact', 'attachments')
+    filter_horizontal = ('from_groups', 'to_groups')
+
+    def related_to(self, obj):
+        return '<br />'.join(['<a href="%s">%s</a>' % (reverse('admin:liaisons_liaisonstatement_change', None, (i.target.id, )), str(i.target)) for i in obj.source_of_set.select_related('target').all()])
+    related_to.allow_tags = True
+
+
 admin.site.register(LiaisonStatement, LiaisonStatementAdmin)
diff --git a/ietf/liaisons/forms.py b/ietf/liaisons/forms.py
index fcb77862e..d17918d27 100644
--- a/ietf/liaisons/forms.py
+++ b/ietf/liaisons/forms.py
@@ -497,6 +497,7 @@ class SearchLiaisonForm(forms.Form):
         results = LiaisonStatement.objects.filter(state__slug='approved').extra(
             select={
                 '_submitted': 'SELECT time FROM liaisons_liaisonstatementevent WHERE liaisons_liaisonstatement.id = liaisons_liaisonstatementevent.statement_id AND liaisons_liaisonstatementevent.type_id = "submit"',
+                '_awaiting_action': 'SELECT count(*) FROM liaisons_liaisonstatement_tags WHERE liaisons_liaisonstatement.id = liaisons_liaisonstatement_tags.liaisonstatement_id AND liaisons_liaisonstatement_tags.liaisonstatementtagname_id = "required"',
                 'from_concat': 'SELECT GROUP_CONCAT(name SEPARATOR ", ") FROM group_group JOIN liaisons_liaisonstatement_from_groups WHERE liaisons_liaisonstatement.id = liaisons_liaisonstatement_from_groups.liaisonstatement_id AND liaisons_liaisonstatement_from_groups.group_id = group_group.id',
                 'to_concat': 'SELECT GROUP_CONCAT(name SEPARATOR ", ") FROM group_group JOIN liaisons_liaisonstatement_to_groups WHERE liaisons_liaisonstatement.id = liaisons_liaisonstatement_to_groups.liaisonstatement_id AND liaisons_liaisonstatement_to_groups.group_id = group_group.id',
             })
diff --git a/ietf/liaisons/models.py b/ietf/liaisons/models.py
index 572d1488f..7eb94c940 100644
--- a/ietf/liaisons/models.py
+++ b/ietf/liaisons/models.py
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ class LiaisonStatement(models.Model):
     def action_taken(self):
         return bool(self.tags.filter(slug='taken').count())
 
+    @property
+    def awaiting_action(self):
+        if getattr(self, '_awaiting_action', None) != None:
+            return bool(self._awaiting_action)
+        return bool(self.tags.filter(slug='awaiting').count())
+
 
 class LiaisonStatementAttachments(models.Model):
     statement = models.ForeignKey(LiaisonStatement)
diff --git a/ietf/templates/liaisons/liaison_table.html b/ietf/templates/liaisons/liaison_table.html
index ca03884f7..d2e5f303b 100644
--- a/ietf/templates/liaisons/liaison_table.html
+++ b/ietf/templates/liaisons/liaison_table.html
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     {% endif %}
   </td>
   <td>
+    {% if liaison.awaiting_action %}<span class="awaiting">Action needed</span>{% endif %}
     {{ liaison.deadline|default:"-"|date:"Y-m-d" }}
   </td>
   <td>
diff --git a/ietf/templates/liaisons/overview.html b/ietf/templates/liaisons/overview.html
index 7953e1888..164c90270 100644
--- a/ietf/templates/liaisons/overview.html
+++ b/ietf/templates/liaisons/overview.html
@@ -38,8 +38,25 @@
 <script type="text/javascript">
 $(document).ready(function() 
     { 
+        var widgetIETF = {css: ["evenrow", "oddrow"]};
+        $.tablesorter.addWidget({ 
+            id: "ietf",
+            format: function(table) {
+                var $tr, row = -1, odd;
+                $("tr:visible", table.tBodies[0]).each(function (i) {
+                    $tr = $(this);
+                    if (!$tr.hasClass(table.config.cssChildRow)) row++;
+                    odd = (row % 2 == 0);
+                    $tr.removeClass(
+                    widgetIETF.css[odd ? 0 : 1]).addClass(
+                    widgetIETF.css[odd ? 1 : 0])
+                });
+            }
+        });
+
         $("#LiaisonListTable").tablesorter({
-            sortList: [[0, 1]]
+            sortList: [[0, 1]],
+            widgets: ["ietf"]
         });
     } 
 ); 
diff --git a/static/css/liaisons.css b/static/css/liaisons.css
index fab247b4e..afa3804fd 100644
--- a/static/css/liaisons.css
+++ b/static/css/liaisons.css
@@ -104,6 +104,16 @@ th.headerSortDown {
     background-image: url(/images/sort-header-filled.png);
 }
 
+td span.awaiting {
+    background-color: #ffcc33;
+    border-radius: 3px;
+    float: right;
+    width: 35px;
+    padding: 4px 8px;
+    text-align: center;
+    font-size: 10px;
+}
+
 .noActionTaken, .actionTaken { padding: 2px 5px; }
 .actionTaken { border: 1px solid green; background-color: #ccffbb; }
 .noActionTaken { border: 1px solid red; background-color: #ffccbb; }