diff --git a/src/core/block/components/course-blocks/core-block-course-blocks.html b/src/core/block/components/course-blocks/core-block-course-blocks.html
index 47494de17..52b424c11 100644
--- a/src/core/block/components/course-blocks/core-block-course-blocks.html
+++ b/src/core/block/components/course-blocks/core-block-course-blocks.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     <ng-content></ng-content>
 </div>
 
-<div *ngIf="blocks && blocks.length > 0" [class.core-hide-blocks]="hideBlocks" class="core-course-blocks-side">
+<div *ngIf="blocks && blocks.length > 0 && !hideBlocks" [class.core-hide-blocks]="hideBottomBlocks" class="core-course-blocks-side">
     <core-loading [hideUntil]="dataLoaded" class="core-loading-center">
         <ion-list>
             <!-- Course blocks. -->
diff --git a/src/core/block/components/course-blocks/course-blocks.ts b/src/core/block/components/course-blocks/course-blocks.ts
index a95a77178..69ca7adc9 100644
--- a/src/core/block/components/course-blocks/course-blocks.ts
+++ b/src/core/block/components/course-blocks/course-blocks.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export class CoreBlockCourseBlocksComponent implements OnInit {
 
     @Input() courseId: number;
     @Input() hideBlocks = false;
+    @Input() hideBottomBlocks = false;
     @Input() downloadEnabled: boolean;
 
     @ViewChildren(CoreBlockComponent) blocksComponents: QueryList<CoreBlockComponent>;
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ export class CoreBlockCourseBlocksComponent implements OnInit {
      * Component being initialized.
      */
     ngOnInit(): void {
+        this.element.classList.add('core-no-blocks');
         this.loadContent().finally(() => {
             this.dataLoaded = true;
         });
@@ -89,7 +91,7 @@ export class CoreBlockCourseBlocksComponent implements OnInit {
 
             this.blocks = [];
         }).finally(() => {
-            if (this.blocks.length > 0) {
+            if (!this.hideBlocks && this.blocks.length > 0) {
                 this.element.classList.add('core-has-blocks');
                 this.element.classList.remove('core-no-blocks');
 
diff --git a/src/core/course/components/format/core-course-format.html b/src/core/course/components/format/core-course-format.html
index 8ce6d7b62..638720e4e 100644
--- a/src/core/course/components/format/core-course-format.html
+++ b/src/core/course/components/format/core-course-format.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     </core-context-menu>
 </core-navbar-buttons>
 
-<core-block-course-blocks [courseId]="course.id" [hideBlocks]="selectedSection && selectedSection.id == allSectionsId && canLoadMore" [downloadEnabled]="downloadEnabled">
+<core-block-course-blocks [courseId]="course.id" [hideBottomBlocks]="selectedSection && selectedSection.id == allSectionsId && canLoadMore" [hideBlocks]="!displayBlocks" [downloadEnabled]="downloadEnabled">
     <!-- Default course format. -->
     <core-dynamic-component [component]="courseFormatComponent" [data]="data">
         <core-loading [hideUntil]="loaded">
diff --git a/src/core/course/components/format/format.ts b/src/core/course/components/format/format.ts
index a5e46d2b5..cc7bab957 100644
--- a/src/core/course/components/format/format.ts
+++ b/src/core/course/components/format/format.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ export class CoreCourseFormatComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
     data: any = {};
 
     displaySectionSelector: boolean;
+    displayBlocks: boolean;
     selectedSection: any;
     previousSection: any;
     nextSection: any;
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ export class CoreCourseFormatComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
      */
     ngOnInit(): void {
         this.displaySectionSelector = this.cfDelegate.displaySectionSelector(this.course);
+        this.displayBlocks = this.cfDelegate.displayBlocks(this.course);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/core/course/formats/singleactivity/providers/handler.ts b/src/core/course/formats/singleactivity/providers/handler.ts
index c9edd07db..a01597c70 100644
--- a/src/core/course/formats/singleactivity/providers/handler.ts
+++ b/src/core/course/formats/singleactivity/providers/handler.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,16 @@ export class CoreCourseFormatSingleActivityHandler implements CoreCourseFormatHa
         return false;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Whether the option blocks should be displayed. Defaults to true.
+     *
+     * @param course The course to check.
+     * @return Whether it can display blocks.
+     */
+    displayBlocks(course: any): boolean {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the title to use in course page. If not defined, course displayname or fullname.
      * This function will be called without sections first, and then call it again when the sections are retrieved.
diff --git a/src/core/course/providers/default-format.ts b/src/core/course/providers/default-format.ts
index df3e7f401..bbf673151 100644
--- a/src/core/course/providers/default-format.ts
+++ b/src/core/course/providers/default-format.ts
@@ -65,6 +65,16 @@ export class CoreCourseFormatDefaultHandler implements CoreCourseFormatHandler {
         return true;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Whether the option blocks should be displayed. Defaults to true.
+     *
+     * @param course The course to check.
+     * @return Whether it can display blocks.
+     */
+    displayBlocks(course: any): boolean {
+        return true;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Whether the option to enable section/module download should be displayed. Defaults to true.
      *
diff --git a/src/core/course/providers/format-delegate.ts b/src/core/course/providers/format-delegate.ts
index 87279b01e..ceee5af13 100644
--- a/src/core/course/providers/format-delegate.ts
+++ b/src/core/course/providers/format-delegate.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@ export interface CoreCourseFormatHandler extends CoreDelegateHandler {
      */
     canViewAllSections?(course: any): boolean;
 
+    /**
+     * Whether the option blocks should be displayed. Defaults to true.
+     *
+     * @param course The course to check.
+     * @return Whether it can display blocks.
+     */
+    displayBlocks?(course: any): boolean;
+
     /**
      * Whether the option to enable section/module download should be displayed. Defaults to true.
      *
@@ -191,6 +199,16 @@ export class CoreCourseFormatDelegate extends CoreDelegate {
         return this.executeFunctionOnEnabled(course.format, 'canViewAllSections', [course]);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Whether the option blocks should be displayed. Defaults to true.
+     *
+     * @param course The course to check.
+     * @return Whether it can display blocks.
+     */
+    displayBlocks?(course: any): boolean {
+        return this.executeFunctionOnEnabled(course.format, 'displayBlocks', [course]);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Whether the option to enable section/module download should be displayed. Defaults to true.
      *