diff --git a/config/alfresco/messages/webclient.properties b/config/alfresco/messages/webclient.properties
index fa92b5fa81..b610f14511 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/messages/webclient.properties
+++ b/config/alfresco/messages/webclient.properties
@@ -968,6 +968,9 @@ reassign_workitem_title=Reassign Work Item
 reassign_workitem_desc=This dialog allows you to reassign a work item.
 reassign_select_user=Select the user to assign the work item to, then press OK.
 error_reassign_workitem=Unable to reassign the work item due to system error:
+part_of_workflow=Part of Workflow
+initiated_by=Initiated by
+start_date=Start date
 
 # Admin Console messages
 title_admin_console=Administration Console
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/bean/workflow/ManageWorkItemDialog.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/bean/workflow/ManageWorkItemDialog.java
index 05842b6c22..13ca8898e9 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/bean/workflow/ManageWorkItemDialog.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/bean/workflow/ManageWorkItemDialog.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import org.alfresco.repo.workflow.WorkflowModel;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.dictionary.TypeDefinition;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ChildAssociationRef;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.workflow.WorkflowInstance;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.workflow.WorkflowService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.workflow.WorkflowTask;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.workflow.WorkflowTaskDefinition;
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ public class ManageWorkItemDialog extends BaseDialogBean
    protected WorkflowService workflowService;
    protected Node workItemNode;
    protected WorkflowTask workItem;
+   protected WorkflowInstance workflowInstance;
    protected WorkflowTransition[] transitions;
    protected List<Node> resources;
    protected WorkItemCompleteResolver completeResolver = new WorkItemCompleteResolver();
@@ -73,6 +75,9 @@ public class ManageWorkItemDialog extends BaseDialogBean
          WorkflowTaskDefinition taskDef = this.workItem.definition;
          this.workItemNode = new TransientNode(taskDef.metadata.getName(),
                   "task_" + System.currentTimeMillis(), this.workItem.properties);
+         
+         // get access to the workflow instance for the work item
+         this.workflowInstance = this.workItem.path.instance;
       }
    }
    
@@ -313,6 +318,16 @@ public class ManageWorkItemDialog extends BaseDialogBean
       return this.workItemNode;
    }
    
+   /**
+    * Returns the WorkflowInstance that the current task belongs to
+    * 
+    * @return The workflow instance
+    */
+   public WorkflowInstance getWorkflowInstance()
+   {
+      return this.workflowInstance;
+   }
+   
    /**
     * Returns the action group the current task uses for the workflow package
     * 
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/ui/repo/component/UIWorkflowSummary.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/ui/repo/component/UIWorkflowSummary.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..304bcfaec3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/ui/repo/component/UIWorkflowSummary.java
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+package org.alfresco.web.ui.repo.component;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.ResourceBundle;
+
+import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;
+import javax.faces.context.ResponseWriter;
+import javax.faces.el.ValueBinding;
+
+import org.alfresco.model.ContentModel;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeService;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.workflow.WorkflowInstance;
+import org.alfresco.web.app.Application;
+import org.alfresco.web.bean.repository.Repository;
+import org.alfresco.web.ui.common.component.SelfRenderingComponent;
+
+/**
+ * JSF component that displays summary information about a workflow.
+ * 
+ * @author gavinc
+ */
+public class UIWorkflowSummary extends SelfRenderingComponent
+{
+   protected WorkflowInstance value = null;
+   
+   // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+   // Component Impl 
+
+   @Override
+   public String getFamily()
+   {
+      return "org.alfresco.faces.Workflow";
+   }
+   
+   @Override
+   public void restoreState(FacesContext context, Object state)
+   {
+      Object values[] = (Object[])state;
+      // standard component attributes are restored by the super class
+      super.restoreState(context, values[0]);
+      this.value = (WorkflowInstance)values[1];
+   }
+   
+   @Override
+   public Object saveState(FacesContext context)
+   {
+      Object values[] = new Object[8];
+      // standard component attributes are saved by the super class
+      values[0] = super.saveState(context);
+      values[1] = this.value;
+      return values;
+   }
+   
+   @Override
+   @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+   public void encodeBegin(FacesContext context) throws IOException
+   {
+      if (!isRendered()) return;
+      
+      WorkflowInstance wi = getValue();
+      
+      if (wi != null)
+      {
+         ResponseWriter out = context.getResponseWriter();
+         ResourceBundle bundle = Application.getBundle(context);
+         SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat(bundle.getString("date_pattern"));
+         
+         // output surrounding table and style if necessary
+         out.write("<table");
+         if (this.getAttributes().get("style") != null)
+         {
+            out.write(" style=\"");
+            out.write((String)this.getAttributes().get("style"));
+            out.write("\"");
+         }
+         if (this.getAttributes().get("styleClass") != null)
+         {
+            out.write(" class=\"");
+            out.write((String)this.getAttributes().get("styleClass"));
+            out.write("\"");
+         }
+         out.write(">");
+         
+         // output the title and description
+         out.write("<tr><td>");
+         out.write(bundle.getString("title"));
+         out.write(":</td><td>");
+         out.write(wi.definition.title);
+         out.write("</td></tr><tr><td>");
+         out.write(bundle.getString("description"));
+         out.write(":</td><td>");
+         out.write(wi.definition.description);
+         out.write("</td></tr><tr><td>");
+         out.write(bundle.getString("initiated_by"));
+         out.write(":</td><td>");
+         if (wi.initiator != null)
+         {
+            NodeService nodeService = Repository.getServiceRegistry(
+                  context).getNodeService();
+            String userName = (String)nodeService.getProperty(
+                  wi.initiator, ContentModel.PROP_USERNAME);
+            out.write(userName);
+         }
+         out.write("</td></tr><tr><td>");
+         out.write(bundle.getString("start_date"));
+         out.write(":</td><td>");
+         if (wi.startDate != null)
+         {
+            out.write(format.format(wi.startDate));
+         }
+         out.write("</td></tr><tr><td>");
+         out.write(bundle.getString("due_date"));
+         out.write(":</td><td>");
+         if (wi.endDate != null)
+         {
+            out.write(format.format(wi.endDate));
+         }
+         out.write("</td></tr></table>");
+      }
+   }
+
+   @Override
+   public void encodeEnd(FacesContext context) throws IOException
+   {
+      if (!isRendered()) return;
+   }
+   
+   @Override
+   public boolean getRendersChildren()
+   {
+      return false;
+   }
+   
+   // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+   // Strongly typed component property accessors
+
+   /**
+    * Returns the workflow instance this component is showing information on
+    *
+    * @return The workflow instance
+    */
+   public WorkflowInstance getValue()
+   {
+      ValueBinding vb = getValueBinding("value");
+      if (vb != null)
+      {
+         this.value = (WorkflowInstance)vb.getValue(getFacesContext());
+      }
+      
+      return this.value;
+   }
+
+   /**
+    * Sets the workflow instance to show the summary for
+    *
+    * @param value The workflow instance
+    */
+   public void setValue(WorkflowInstance value)
+   {
+      this.value = value;
+   }
+}
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/ui/repo/tag/WorkflowSummaryTag.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/ui/repo/tag/WorkflowSummaryTag.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b12ef2411f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/ui/repo/tag/WorkflowSummaryTag.java
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 Alfresco, Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Mozilla Public License version 1.1 
+ * with a permitted attribution clause. You may obtain a
+ * copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.alfresco.org/legal/license.txt
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND,
+ * either express or implied. See the License for the specific
+ * language governing permissions and limitations under the
+ * License.
+ */
+package org.alfresco.web.ui.repo.tag;
+
+import javax.faces.component.UIComponent;
+
+import org.alfresco.web.ui.common.tag.HtmlComponentTag;
+
+/**
+ * Tag that allows the workflow summary component to be placed on a JSP page
+ * 
+ * @author gavinc
+ */
+public class WorkflowSummaryTag extends HtmlComponentTag
+{
+   /**
+    * @see javax.faces.webapp.UIComponentTag#getComponentType()
+    */
+   public String getComponentType()
+   {
+      return "org.alfresco.faces.Workflow";
+   }
+
+   /**
+    * @see javax.faces.webapp.UIComponentTag#getRendererType()
+    */
+   public String getRendererType()
+   {
+      return null;
+   }
+   
+   /**
+    * @see javax.faces.webapp.UIComponentTag#setProperties(javax.faces.component.UIComponent)
+    */
+   protected void setProperties(UIComponent component)
+   {
+      super.setProperties(component);
+      
+      setStringProperty(component, "value", this.value);
+   }
+   
+   /**
+    * @see org.alfresco.web.ui.common.tag.HtmlComponentTag#release()
+    */
+   public void release()
+   {
+      super.release();
+      this.value = null;
+   }
+   
+   /**
+    * Set the value (binding to the list of user/group data)
+    *
+    * @param value     the value
+    */
+   public void setValue(String value)
+   {
+      this.value = value;
+   }
+   
+   /** the value (binding to the workflow instance) */
+   private String value;
+}
diff --git a/source/web/WEB-INF/repo.tld b/source/web/WEB-INF/repo.tld
index 55b9930f2e..9cbb8bfa2b 100644
--- a/source/web/WEB-INF/repo.tld
+++ b/source/web/WEB-INF/repo.tld
@@ -1614,4 +1614,50 @@
       </attribute>
    </tag>
    
+   <tag>
+      <name>workflowSummary</name>
+      <tag-class>org.alfresco.web.ui.repo.tag.WorkflowSummaryTag</tag-class>
+      <body-content>JSP</body-content>
+      
+      <description>
+         Shows summary information of a workflow instance.
+      </description>
+      
+      <attribute>
+         <name>id</name>
+         <required>false</required>
+         <rtexprvalue>true</rtexprvalue>
+      </attribute>
+      
+      <attribute>
+         <name>value</name>
+         <required>true</required>
+         <rtexprvalue>true</rtexprvalue>
+      </attribute>
+      
+      <attribute>
+         <name>binding</name>
+         <required>false</required>
+         <rtexprvalue>true</rtexprvalue>
+      </attribute>
+      
+      <attribute>
+         <name>rendered</name>
+         <required>false</required>
+         <rtexprvalue>true</rtexprvalue>
+      </attribute>
+      
+      <attribute>
+         <name>style</name>
+         <required>false</required>
+         <rtexprvalue>true</rtexprvalue>
+      </attribute>
+      
+      <attribute>
+         <name>styleClass</name>
+         <required>false</required>
+         <rtexprvalue>true</rtexprvalue>
+      </attribute>
+   </tag>
+   
 </taglib>
diff --git a/source/web/css/main.css b/source/web/css/main.css
index dc8bd137bd..9e3053357c 100644
--- a/source/web/css/main.css
+++ b/source/web/css/main.css
@@ -528,3 +528,14 @@ a.topToolbarLinkHighlight, a.topToolbarLinkHighlight:link, a.topToolbarLinkHighl
    border-style: solid;
    border-color: #AAAAAA;
 }
+
+.workflowSummary
+{
+   margin-left: 6px;
+}
+
+.workflowSummary td
+{
+   padding-right: 9px;
+   padding-top: 4px;
+}
diff --git a/source/web/jsp/workflow/manage-workitem-dialog.jsp b/source/web/jsp/workflow/manage-workitem-dialog.jsp
index 048aa785e4..dc9bb63f80 100644
--- a/source/web/jsp/workflow/manage-workitem-dialog.jsp
+++ b/source/web/jsp/workflow/manage-workitem-dialog.jsp
@@ -110,3 +110,12 @@
    <%-- Put the package actions here --%>
    
 </a:panel>
+
+<h:outputText styleClass="paddingRow" value="&nbsp;" escape="false" />
+
+<a:panel id="workflow-summary-panel" label="#{msg.part_of_workflow}"
+         border="white" bgcolor="white" titleBorder="blue" titleBgcolor="#D3E6FE" styleClass="mainSubTitle">
+
+   <r:workflowSummary value="#{DialogManager.bean.workflowInstance}" styleClass="workflowSummary" />
+
+</a:panel>
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