diff --git a/frontend/src/components/FileUploader.js b/frontend/src/components/FileUploader.js
index 6239e4bc19..9d8455527e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/FileUploader.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/FileUploader.js
@@ -78,6 +78,30 @@ Dropzone.propTypes = {
   id: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
 };
 
+export const getStatus = (status) => {
+  switch (status) {
+    case 'UPLOADING':
+      return 'Uploading';
+    case 'UPLOADED':
+      return 'Uploaded';
+    case 'UPLOAD_FAILED':
+      return 'Upload Failed';
+    case 'SCANNING_QUEUED':
+      return 'Scanning';
+    case 'QUEUEING_FAILED':
+      return 'Upload Failed';
+    case 'SCANNING':
+      return 'Scanning';
+    case 'APPROVED':
+      return 'Approved';
+    case 'REJECTED':
+      return 'Rejected';
+    default:
+      break;
+  }
+  return 'Upload Failed';
+};
+
 const FileTable = ({ onFileRemoved, files }) => (
   <div className="files-table--container margin-top-2">
     <table className="files-table">
@@ -106,7 +130,7 @@ const FileTable = ({ onFileRemoved, files }) => (
               {`${(file.fileSize / 1000).toFixed(1)} KB`}
             </td>
             <td>
-              {file.status}
+              {getStatus(file.status)}
             </td>
             <td>
               <Button
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/__tests__/FileUploader.js b/frontend/src/components/__tests__/FileUploader.js
index c7b52c3082..7fe1a9f4cd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/__tests__/FileUploader.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/__tests__/FileUploader.js
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ import {
   render, fireEvent, waitFor, act, screen,
 } from '@testing-library/react';
 import * as fileFetcher from '../../fetchers/File';
-
-import FileUploader from '../FileUploader';
+import FileUploader, { getStatus } from '../FileUploader';
 
 describe('FileUploader', () => {
   jest.spyOn(fileFetcher, 'default').mockImplementation(() => Promise.resolve());
@@ -73,4 +72,25 @@ describe('FileUploader', () => {
 
     expect(mockOnChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith([file('fileOne')]);
   });
+  describe('getStatus tests', () => {
+    it('returns the correct statuses', () => {
+      let got;
+      got = getStatus('UPLOADING');
+      expect(got).toBe('Uploading');
+      got = getStatus('UPLOADED');
+      expect(got).toBe('Uploaded');
+      got = getStatus('UPLOAD_FAILED');
+      expect(got).toBe('Upload Failed');
+      got = getStatus('QUEUING_FAILED');
+      expect(got).toBe('Upload Failed');
+      got = getStatus('SCANNING_QUEUED');
+      expect(got).toBe('Scanning');
+      got = getStatus('SCANNING');
+      expect(got).toBe('Scanning');
+      got = getStatus('APPROVED');
+      expect(got).toBe('Approved');
+      got = getStatus('REJECTED');
+      expect(got).toBe('Rejected');
+    });
+  });
 });