diff --git a/scripts/langindex.json b/scripts/langindex.json
index 9ff84ef4b..fbe4bd714 100644
--- a/scripts/langindex.json
+++ b/scripts/langindex.json
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@
   "addon.badges.recipientdetails": "badges",
   "addon.block_activitymodules.pluginname": "block_activity_modules",
   "addon.block_myoverview.all": "block_myoverview",
+  "addon.block_myoverview.favourites": "block_myoverview",
   "addon.block_myoverview.future": "block_myoverview",
+  "addon.block_myoverview.hiddencourses": "block_myoverview",
   "addon.block_myoverview.inprogress": "block_myoverview",
   "addon.block_myoverview.lastaccessed": "block_myoverview",
   "addon.block_myoverview.morecourses": "block_myoverview",
-  "addon.block_myoverview.nocoursesfuture": "block_myoverview",
-  "addon.block_myoverview.nocoursesinprogress": "block_myoverview",
-  "addon.block_myoverview.nocoursespast": "block_myoverview",
+  "addon.block_myoverview.nocourses": "block_myoverview",
   "addon.block_myoverview.past": "block_myoverview",
   "addon.block_myoverview.pluginname": "block_myoverview",
   "addon.block_myoverview.title": "block_myoverview",
diff --git a/src/addon/block/myoverview/components/myoverview/addon-block-myoverview.html b/src/addon/block/myoverview/components/myoverview/addon-block-myoverview.html
index aad7b8ca0..40e1441c6 100644
--- a/src/addon/block/myoverview/components/myoverview/addon-block-myoverview.html
+++ b/src/addon/block/myoverview/components/myoverview/addon-block-myoverview.html
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
                 <ion-option value="inprogress">{{ 'addon.block_myoverview.inprogress' | translate }}</ion-option>
                 <ion-option value="future">{{ 'addon.block_myoverview.future' | translate }}</ion-option>
                 <ion-option value="past">{{ 'addon.block_myoverview.past' | translate }}</ion-option>
+                <ion-option value="favourite" *ngIf="showFavourite">{{ 'addon.block_myoverview.favourites' | translate }}</ion-option>
+                <ion-option value="hidden" *ngIf="showHidden">{{ 'addon.block_myoverview.hiddencourses' | translate }}</ion-option>
             </ion-select>
         </ion-col>
         <!-- "Sort" selector. -->
@@ -35,11 +37,7 @@
             <ion-spinner *ngIf="!prefetchCoursesData[selectedFilter].icon || prefetchCoursesData[selectedFilter].icon == 'spinner'"></ion-spinner>
         </ion-col>
     </div>
-    <ng-container *ngIf="courses[selectedFilter].length == 0">
-        <core-empty-box *ngIf="selectedFilter == 'inprogress'" image="assets/img/icons/courses.svg" [message]="'addon.block_myoverview.nocoursesinprogress' | translate"></core-empty-box>
-        <core-empty-box *ngIf="selectedFilter == 'future'" image="assets/img/icons/courses.svg" [message]="'addon.block_myoverview.nocoursesfuture' | translate"></core-empty-box>
-        <core-empty-box *ngIf="selectedFilter == 'past'" image="assets/img/icons/courses.svg" [message]="'addon.block_myoverview.nocoursespast' | translate"></core-empty-box>
-    </ng-container>
+    <core-empty-box *ngIf="courses[selectedFilter].length == 0" image="assets/img/icons/courses.svg" [message]="'addon.block_myoverview.nocourses' | translate"></core-empty-box>
 
     <!-- Filter courses. -->
     <ion-searchbar #searchbar *ngIf="showFilter" [(ngModel)]="courses.filter" (ionInput)="filterChanged($event)" (ionCancel)="filterChanged()" [placeholder]="'core.courses.filtermycourses' | translate">
diff --git a/src/addon/block/myoverview/components/myoverview/myoverview.ts b/src/addon/block/myoverview/components/myoverview/myoverview.ts
index 244a72117..47bee2553 100644
--- a/src/addon/block/myoverview/components/myoverview/myoverview.ts
+++ b/src/addon/block/myoverview/components/myoverview/myoverview.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ export class AddonBlockMyOverviewComponent extends CoreBlockBaseComponent implem
         all: [],
         past: [],
         inprogress: [],
-        future: []
+        future: [],
+        favourite: [],
+        hidden: []
     };
     selectedFilter = 'inprogress';
     sort = 'title';
@@ -51,9 +53,13 @@ export class AddonBlockMyOverviewComponent extends CoreBlockBaseComponent implem
         all: {},
         inprogress: {},
         past: {},
-        future: {}
+        future: {},
+        favourite: {},
+        hidden: {}
     };
     showFilter = false;
+    showFavourite = false;
+    showHidden = false;
     showSelectorFilter = false;
     showSortFilter = false;
 
@@ -162,8 +168,10 @@ export class AddonBlockMyOverviewComponent extends CoreBlockBaseComponent implem
 
             this.courses.filter = '';
             this.showFilter = false;
-            this.showSelectorFilter = this.courses.past.length > 0 || this.courses.future.length > 0 || (courses.length > 0 &&
+            this.showSelectorFilter = courses.length > 0 && (this.courses.past.length > 0 || this.courses.future.length > 0 ||
                 typeof courses[0].enddate != 'undefined');
+            this.showHidden = this.showSelectorFilter && typeof courses[0].hidden != 'undefined';
+            this.showFavourite = this.showSelectorFilter && typeof courses[0].isfavourite != 'undefined';
             if (!this.showSelectorFilter) {
                 // No selector, show all.
                 this.selectedFilter = 'all';
@@ -276,22 +284,34 @@ export class AddonBlockMyOverviewComponent extends CoreBlockBaseComponent implem
             }
         }
 
-        this.courses.all = courses;
+        this.courses.all = [];
         this.courses.past = [];
         this.courses.inprogress = [];
         this.courses.future = [];
+        this.courses.favourite = [];
+        this.courses.hidden = [];
 
         const today = moment().unix();
         courses.forEach((course) => {
-            if ((course.enddate && course.enddate < today) || course.completed) {
-                // Courses that have already ended.
-                this.courses.past.push(course);
-            } else if (course.startdate > today) {
-                // Courses that have not started yet.
-                this.courses.future.push(course);
-            } else {
-                // Courses still in progress.
-                this.courses.inprogress.push(course);
+            if (course.hidden) {
+                this.courses.hidden.push(course);
+            } else  {
+                this.courses.all.push(course);
+
+                if ((course.enddate && course.enddate < today) || course.completed) {
+                    // Courses that have already ended.
+                    this.courses.past.push(course);
+                } else if (course.startdate > today) {
+                    // Courses that have not started yet.
+                    this.courses.future.push(course);
+                } else {
+                    // Courses still in progress.
+                    this.courses.inprogress.push(course);
+                }
+
+                if (course.isfavourite) {
+                    this.courses.favourite.push(course);
+                }
             }
         });
     }
diff --git a/src/addon/block/myoverview/lang/en.json b/src/addon/block/myoverview/lang/en.json
index 64d436ecd..7b670bf03 100644
--- a/src/addon/block/myoverview/lang/en.json
+++ b/src/addon/block/myoverview/lang/en.json
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
     "all": "All",
     "future": "Future",
     "inprogress": "In progress",
+    "favourites" : "Starred",
+    "hiddencourses": "Hidden",
     "lastaccessed": "Last accessed",
     "morecourses": "More courses",
-    "nocoursesfuture": "No future courses",
-    "nocoursesinprogress": "No in progress courses",
-    "nocoursespast": "No past courses",
+    "nocourses": "No courses",
     "past": "Past",
     "pluginname": "Course Overview",
     "title": "Title"
diff --git a/src/assets/lang/en.json b/src/assets/lang/en.json
index 9f4093645..d5a2e6427 100644
--- a/src/assets/lang/en.json
+++ b/src/assets/lang/en.json
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@
     "addon.badges.recipientdetails": "Recipient details",
     "addon.block_activitymodules.pluginname": "Activities",
     "addon.block_myoverview.all": "All",
+    "addon.block_myoverview.favourites": "Starred",
     "addon.block_myoverview.future": "Future",
+    "addon.block_myoverview.hiddencourses": "Hidden",
     "addon.block_myoverview.inprogress": "In progress",
     "addon.block_myoverview.lastaccessed": "Last accessed",
     "addon.block_myoverview.morecourses": "More courses",
-    "addon.block_myoverview.nocoursesfuture": "No future courses",
-    "addon.block_myoverview.nocoursesinprogress": "No in progress courses",
-    "addon.block_myoverview.nocoursespast": "No past courses",
+    "addon.block_myoverview.nocourses": "No courses",
     "addon.block_myoverview.past": "Past",
     "addon.block_myoverview.pluginname": "Course Overview",
     "addon.block_myoverview.title": "Title",
diff --git a/src/core/block/components/block/block.scss b/src/core/block/components/block/block.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a4b20515
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/block/components/block/block.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+ion-app.app-root core-block {
+  position: relative;
+
+  core-loading.core-loading-center {
+    display: block;
+
+    .core-loading-container {
+        margin-top: 10px;
+        position: relative;
+    }
+  }
+
+  core-empty-box .core-empty-box {
+    position: relative;
+    z-index: initial;
+    @include position(initial, initial, null, initial);
+    height: auto;
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/core/courses/components/course-progress/core-courses-course-progress.html b/src/core/courses/components/course-progress/core-courses-course-progress.html
index ca7d88f2a..01db00893 100644
--- a/src/core/courses/components/course-progress/core-courses-course-progress.html
+++ b/src/core/courses/components/course-progress/core-courses-course-progress.html
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <ion-card [attr.course-color]="course.id % 10">
     <div (click)="openCourse(course)" class="core-course-thumb" [class.core-course-color-img]="course.imageThumb">
         <img *ngIf="course.imageThumb" [src]="course.imageThumb" core-external-content alt=""/>
+        <core-icon name="fa-star" *ngIf="course.isfavourite"></core-icon>
     </div>
     <ion-item tappable text-wrap detail-none (click)="openCourse(course)" [title]="course.displayname || course.fullname" class="core-course-link" [class.item-disabled]="course.visible == 0">
         <h2><core-format-text [text]="course.displayname || course.fullname"></core-format-text></h2>
diff --git a/src/core/courses/components/course-progress/course-progress.scss b/src/core/courses/components/course-progress/course-progress.scss
index ce16ecd9b..e99d46143 100644
--- a/src/core/courses/components/course-progress/course-progress.scss
+++ b/src/core/courses/components/course-progress/course-progress.scss
@@ -29,6 +29,16 @@ ion-app.app-root core-courses-course-progress {
                 bottom: 0;
                 margin: auto;
             }
+
+            ion-icon {
+                position: absolute;
+                @include position(0, null, null, 0);
+                padding: 16px;
+                color: $gray-darker;
+                 -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.5px;
+                 -webkit-text-stroke-color: $gray-lighter;
+                font-size: 16px;
+            }
         }
 
         .core-course-link {