diff --git a/src/core/features/search/components/global-search-result/global-search-result.html b/src/core/features/search/components/global-search-result/global-search-result.html
index 2e6304296..46c186d82 100644
--- a/src/core/features/search/components/global-search-result/global-search-result.html
+++ b/src/core/features/search/components/global-search-result/global-search-result.html
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@
             <core-format-text [text]="result.title"></core-format-text>
         </h3>
         <core-format-text *ngIf="result.content && !result.course && !result.user" [text]="result.content"></core-format-text>
-        <div *ngIf="result.context" class="flex-row">
-            <div *ngIf="result.context.courseName" class="result-context">
+        <div *ngIf="renderedContext" class="flex-row">
+            <div *ngIf="renderedContext.courseName" class="result-context">
                 <ion-icon name="fas-graduation-cap" aria-hidden="true"></ion-icon>
-                <core-format-text [text]="result.context.courseName"></core-format-text>
+                <core-format-text [text]="renderedContext.courseName"></core-format-text>
             </div>
-            <div *ngIf="result.context.userName" class="result-context">
+            <div *ngIf="renderedContext.userName" class="result-context">
                 <ion-icon name="fas-user" aria-hidden="true"></ion-icon>
-                <span>{{ 'core.search.resultby' | translate: { $a: result.context.userName } }}</span>
+                <span>{{ 'core.search.resultby' | translate: { $a: renderedContext.userName } }}</span>
             </div>
         </div>
     </ion-label>
diff --git a/src/core/features/search/components/global-search-result/global-search-result.ts b/src/core/features/search/components/global-search-result/global-search-result.ts
index 8b952b009..437dc3b72 100644
--- a/src/core/features/search/components/global-search-result/global-search-result.ts
+++ b/src/core/features/search/components/global-search-result/global-search-result.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 
 import { Component, Input, Output, EventEmitter, OnChanges } from '@angular/core';
-import { CoreSearchGlobalSearchResult } from '@features/search/services/global-search';
+import { CoreSearchGlobalSearchResult, CoreSearchGlobalSearchResultContext } from '@features/search/services/global-search';
 
 @Component({
     selector: 'core-search-global-search-result',
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ import { CoreSearchGlobalSearchResult } from '@features/search/services/global-s
 export class CoreSearchGlobalSearchResultComponent implements OnChanges {
 
     @Input() result!: CoreSearchGlobalSearchResult;
+    @Input() showCourse?: boolean;
+
+    renderedContext: CoreSearchGlobalSearchResultContext | null = null;
     renderedIcon: string | null = null;
 
     @Output() onClick = new EventEmitter();
@@ -31,9 +34,25 @@ export class CoreSearchGlobalSearchResultComponent implements OnChanges {
      * @inheritdoc
      */
     ngOnChanges(): void {
+        this.renderedContext = this.computeRenderedContext();
         this.renderedIcon = this.computeRenderedIcon();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Calculate the value of the context to render.
+     *
+     * @returns Rendered context.
+     */
+    private computeRenderedContext(): CoreSearchGlobalSearchResultContext | null {
+        const context = this.result.context ?? {};
+
+        if (this.showCourse === false) {
+            delete context.courseName;
+        }
+
+        return Object.keys(context).length > 0 ? context : null;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Calculate the value of the icon to render.
      *
diff --git a/src/core/features/search/stories/global-search-result.stories.ts b/src/core/features/search/stories/global-search-result.stories.ts
index 125f4666b..8bc43c2bd 100644
--- a/src/core/features/search/stories/global-search-result.stories.ts
+++ b/src/core/features/search/stories/global-search-result.stories.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ interface Args {
     module: 'forum-activity' | 'forum-post' | 'assign' | 'none';
     courseContext: boolean;
     userContext: boolean;
+    showCourse: boolean;
 }
 
 export default <Meta<Args>> {
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ export default <Meta<Args>> {
         module: 'none',
         courseContext: false,
         userContext: false,
+        showCourse: true,
     },
     parameters: {
         design: {
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@ export default <Meta<Args>> {
     },
 };
 
-const Template = story<Args>(({ image, courseContext, userContext, module, ...args }) => {
+const Template = story<Args>(({ image, courseContext, userContext, module, showCourse, ...args }) => {
     const result: CoreSearchGlobalSearchResult = {
         ...args,
         id: 1,
@@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ const Template = story<Args>(({ image, courseContext, userContext, module, ...ar
 
     return {
         component: CoreSearchGlobalSearchResultComponent,
-        props: { result },
+        props: { result, showCourse },
     };
 });