diff --git a/src/core/course/components/format/core-course-format.html b/src/core/course/components/format/core-course-format.html
index 4b244729d..0094c019a 100644
--- a/src/core/course/components/format/core-course-format.html
+++ b/src/core/course/components/format/core-course-format.html
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 
 <!-- Template to render a section. -->
 <ng-template #sectionTemplate let-section="section">
-    <section ion-list *ngIf="section.hasContent && section.id != allSectionsId">
+    <section ion-list *ngIf="!section.hiddenbynumsections && section.id != allSectionsId">
         <!-- Title is only displayed when viewing all sections. -->
         <ion-item-divider text-wrap color="light" *ngIf="selectedSection.id == allSectionsId && section.name">
             <core-format-text [text]="section.name"></core-format-text>
diff --git a/src/core/course/components/format/format.ts b/src/core/course/components/format/format.ts
index 87f516cd1..57e16e51a 100644
--- a/src/core/course/components/format/format.ts
+++ b/src/core/course/components/format/format.ts
@@ -262,14 +262,14 @@ export class CoreCourseFormatComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
 
             let j;
             for (j = i - 1; j >= 1; j--) {
-                if (this.sections[j].uservisible !== false && this.sections[j].hasContent) {
+                if (this.sections[j].uservisible !== false && !this.sections[j].hiddenbynumsections) {
                     break;
                 }
             }
             this.previousSection = j >= 1 ? this.sections[j] : null;
 
             for (j = i + 1; j < this.sections.length; j++) {
-                if (this.sections[j].uservisible !== false && this.sections[j].hasContent) {
+                if (this.sections[j].uservisible !== false && !this.sections[j].hiddenbynumsections) {
                     break;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/core/course/pages/section-selector/section-selector.html b/src/core/course/pages/section-selector/section-selector.html
index a1d6acde4..a3076b1a1 100644
--- a/src/core/course/pages/section-selector/section-selector.html
+++ b/src/core/course/pages/section-selector/section-selector.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 </ion-header>
 <ion-content>
     <ng-container *ngFor="let section of sections">
-        <a ion-item *ngIf="section.hasContent" text-wrap (click)="selectSection(section)" [class.core-primary-item]="selected.id == section.id" [class.item-dimmed]="section.visible === 0 || section.uservisible === false" detail-none>
+        <a ion-item *ngIf="!section.hiddenbynumsections" text-wrap (click)="selectSection(section)" [class.core-primary-item]="selected.id == section.id" [class.item-dimmed]="section.visible === 0 || section.uservisible === false" detail-none>
             <core-icon name="fa-folder" item-start></core-icon>
             <h2><core-format-text [text]="section.formattedName || section.name"></core-format-text></h2>
             <ion-badge color="secondary" *ngIf="section.visible === 0 && section.uservisible !== false">{{ 'core.course.hiddenfromstudents' | translate }}</ion-badge>