diff --git a/src/plugins/built-in/assessmentsOverview/styles.css b/src/plugins/built-in/assessmentsOverview/styles.css
index 985447b2..6e908b7a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/built-in/assessmentsOverview/styles.css
+++ b/src/plugins/built-in/assessmentsOverview/styles.css
@@ -335,6 +335,10 @@
   background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffffff 0%, #fef2f2 100%);
 }
 
+.column-submitted .column-header {
+  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffffff 0%, #fef3c7 100%);
+}
+
 .column-marked .column-header {
   background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffffff 0%, #f0fdf4 100%);
 }
@@ -352,6 +356,10 @@
   background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--background-secondary) 0%, #991b1b 100%);
 }
 
+.dark .column-submitted .column-header {
+  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--background-secondary) 0%, #92400e 100%);
+}
+
 .dark .column-marked .column-header {
   background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--background-secondary) 0%, #065f46 100%);
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/built-in/assessmentsOverview/ui.ts b/src/plugins/built-in/assessmentsOverview/ui.ts
index ab5cf3a5..cb9a3ab6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/built-in/assessmentsOverview/ui.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/built-in/assessmentsOverview/ui.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ export function renderGrid(container: HTMLElement, data: any) {
       'UPCOMING': [] as any[],
       'DUE_SOON': [] as any[],
       'OVERDUE': [] as any[],
+      'SUBMITTED': [] as any[],
       'MARKS_RELEASED': [] as any[]
     };
 
@@ -146,6 +147,12 @@ export function renderGrid(container: HTMLElement, data: any) {
         className: 'column-overdue',
         icon: '🚨'
       },
+      {
+        key: 'SUBMITTED',
+        title: 'Submitted',
+        className: 'column-submitted',
+        icon: '📝'
+      },
       {
         key: 'MARKS_RELEASED',
         title: 'Marked',
@@ -155,14 +162,19 @@ export function renderGrid(container: HTMLElement, data: any) {
     ];
 
     columns.forEach(column => {
+      const assessmentList = statusGroups[column.key as keyof typeof statusGroups];
+      
+      // Skip SUBMITTED column if it's empty
+      if (column.key === 'SUBMITTED' && assessmentList.length === 0) {
+        return;
+      }
+      
       const columnParentEl = document.createElement('div');
       columnParentEl.className = 'kanban-column-parent';
 
       const columnEl = document.createElement('div');
       columnEl.className = `kanban-column ${column.className}`;
       
-      const assessmentList = statusGroups[column.key as keyof typeof statusGroups];
-      
       columnEl.innerHTML = /* html */`
         <div class="column-header">
           <div class="column-title">
diff --git a/src/plugins/built-in/assessmentsOverview/utils.ts b/src/plugins/built-in/assessmentsOverview/utils.ts
index 1b11b1f8..bf8cb2ae 100644
--- a/src/plugins/built-in/assessmentsOverview/utils.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/built-in/assessmentsOverview/utils.ts
@@ -41,19 +41,20 @@ export function determineStatus(item: any): string {
     return 'MARKS_RELEASED';
   }
   
+  // Check if submitted (awaiting marking)
+  if (item.submitted) {
+    return 'SUBMITTED';
+  }
+  
   const now = new Date();
   const due = new Date(item.due);
   
-  // Calculate the difference in days (more precise calculation)
+  // Calculate the difference in days (consistent with formatDate)
   const diffTime = due.getTime() - now.getTime();
-  const diffDays = diffTime / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24);
+  const diffDays = Math.ceil(diffTime / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24));
   
-  // Check if overdue (more than 1 day past due)
-  if (diffDays < -1) {
-    // If it's submitted but still overdue, treat as DUE_SOON since it's awaiting marking
-    if (item.submitted) {
-      return 'DUE_SOON';
-    }
+  // Check if overdue (past due date, but not including today)
+  if (diffDays < 0) {
     return 'OVERDUE';
   }