diff --git a/src/core/features/courses/pages/dashboard/dashboard.html b/src/core/features/courses/pages/dashboard/dashboard.html
index ee62e3917..af35bb746 100644
--- a/src/core/features/courses/pages/dashboard/dashboard.html
+++ b/src/core/features/courses/pages/dashboard/dashboard.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     </ion-refresher>
 
     <core-loading [hideUntil]="loaded">
-        <ion-list class="list-item-limited-width">
+        <ion-list class="list-item-limited-width" *ngIf="hasMainBlocks">
             <ng-container *ngFor="let block of blocks">
                 <core-block *ngIf="block.visible" [block]="block" contextLevel="user" [instanceId]="userId"></core-block>
             </ng-container>
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         <core-block-side-blocks-button slot="fixed" *ngIf="hasSideBlocks" contextLevel="user" [instanceId]="userId">
         </core-block-side-blocks-button>
 
-        <core-empty-box *ngIf="blocks.length == 0" icon="fas-cubes" [message]="'core.course.nocontentavailable' | translate">
+        <core-empty-box *ngIf="!hasMainBlocks" icon="fas-cubes" [message]="'core.course.nocontentavailable' | translate">
         </core-empty-box>
     </core-loading>
 </ion-content>
diff --git a/src/core/features/courses/pages/dashboard/dashboard.ts b/src/core/features/courses/pages/dashboard/dashboard.ts
index 53234e327..45f58a4f1 100644
--- a/src/core/features/courses/pages/dashboard/dashboard.ts
+++ b/src/core/features/courses/pages/dashboard/dashboard.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export class CoreCoursesDashboardPage implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
     @ViewChildren(CoreBlockComponent) blocksComponents?: QueryList<CoreBlockComponent>;
 
+    hasMainBlocks = false;
     hasSideBlocks = false;
     searchEnabled = false;
     downloadCourseEnabled = false;
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ export class CoreCoursesDashboardPage implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
                 this.blocks = blocks.mainBlocks;
 
+                this.hasMainBlocks = CoreBlockDelegate.hasSupportedBlock(blocks.mainBlocks);
                 this.hasSideBlocks = CoreBlockDelegate.hasSupportedBlock(blocks.sideBlocks);
             } catch (error) {
                 CoreDomUtils.showErrorModal(error);