diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Sku/Product.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Sku/Product.pm
index 0e6227c32..d6d8559fb 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Sku/Product.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Sku/Product.pm
@@ -1554,6 +1554,11 @@ sub view {
             },
         );
         $var{buy_button}      = WebGUI::Form::submit($session, { value => $i18n->get('add to cart') } );
+        $var{inStock} = 1;
+    }
+    else {
+        $var{in_stock} = 0;
+        $var{no_stock_message} = $i18n->get('out of stock');
     }
     if ($self->canEdit) {
         $var{'addvariant_url'}   = $self->getUrl('func=editVariant');
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Help/Asset_Product.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Help/Asset_Product.pm
index 1129bc7a9..6fbb9e837 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Help/Asset_Product.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Help/Asset_Product.pm
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ our $HELP = {
                     { 'name' => 'variant_quantity' },
                 ]
             },
+            { 'name' => 'in_stock' },
+            { 'name' => 'no_stock_message' },
             { 'name' => 'buy_form_header' },
             { 'name' => 'buy_form_options' },
             { 'name' => 'buy_form_button' },
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Product.pm b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Product.pm
index d73a92167..58dd37023 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Product.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Product.pm
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ be useful, others may not.|,
 	},
 
 	'buy_form_options' => {
-		message => q|A dropdown list of available variants for this product.|,
+		message => q|A dropdown list of available variants for this product.  Only products with a quantity greater than zero are listed.|,
 		lastUpdated => 1210611784,
 	},
 
@@ -779,6 +779,22 @@ be useful, others may not.|,
 		lastUpdated => 1210611784,
 	},
 
+	'in_stock' => {
+		message => q|A boolean which says whether or not there are available variants of this product for sale|,
+		lastUpdated => 1212787075,
+	},
+
+	'no_stock_message' => {
+		message => q|An internationalized message saying that there are no variants of this product available for sale.|,
+		lastUpdated => 1210611784,
+	},
+
+	'out of stock' => {
+		message => q|Out of stock|,
+		lastUpdated => 1210611784,
+        context => q|Message displayed to the user when there is no inventory available for sale for a product.|,
+	},
+
 	'options' => {
 		message => q|Options|,
 		lastUpdated => 1211168603,