diff --git a/src/core/course/pages/section/section.html b/src/core/course/pages/section/section.html
index 16a95b37b..496249479 100644
--- a/src/core/course/pages/section/section.html
+++ b/src/core/course/pages/section/section.html
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
                 <core-navbar-buttons>
                     <core-context-menu>
                         <core-context-menu-item *ngIf="displayEnableDownload" [priority]="2000" [content]="'core.settings.enabledownloadsection' | translate" (action)="toggleDownload()" [iconAction]="downloadEnabledIcon"></core-context-menu-item>
-                        <core-context-menu-item [priority]="1900" [content]="prefetchCourseData.title | translate" (action)="prefetchCourse()" [iconAction]="prefetchCourseData.prefetchCourseIcon" [closeOnClick]="false"></core-context-menu-item>
+                        <core-context-menu-item [hidden]="!downloadCourseEnabled" [priority]="1900" [content]="prefetchCourseData.title | translate" (action)="prefetchCourse()" [iconAction]="prefetchCourseData.prefetchCourseIcon" [closeOnClick]="false"></core-context-menu-item>
                     </core-context-menu>
                 </core-navbar-buttons>
                 <ion-content>
diff --git a/src/core/course/pages/section/section.ts b/src/core/course/pages/section/section.ts
index 27f983028..d5fcd1ad9 100644
--- a/src/core/course/pages/section/section.ts
+++ b/src/core/course/pages/section/section.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ export class CoreCourseSectionPage implements OnDestroy {
         prefetchCourseIcon: 'spinner',
         title: 'core.course.downloadcourse'
     };
+    downloadCourseEnabled: boolean;
     moduleId: number;
     displayEnableDownload: boolean;
     displayRefresher: boolean;
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ export class CoreCourseSectionPage implements OnDestroy {
         // Get the title to display. We dont't have sections yet.
         this.title = courseFormatDelegate.getCourseTitle(this.course);
         this.displayEnableDownload = courseFormatDelegate.displayEnableDownload(this.course);
+        this.downloadCourseEnabled = !this.coursesProvider.isDownloadCourseDisabledInSite();
 
         this.completionObserver = eventsProvider.on(CoreEventsProvider.COMPLETION_MODULE_VIEWED, (data) => {
             if (data && data.courseId == this.course.id) {
@@ -82,12 +84,14 @@ export class CoreCourseSectionPage implements OnDestroy {
             }
         });
 
-        // Listen for changes in course status.
-        this.courseStatusObserver = eventsProvider.on(CoreEventsProvider.COURSE_STATUS_CHANGED, (data) => {
-            if (data.courseId == this.course.id) {
-                this.updateCourseStatus(data.status);
-            }
-        }, sitesProvider.getCurrentSiteId());
+        if (this.downloadCourseEnabled) {
+            // Listen for changes in course status.
+            this.courseStatusObserver = eventsProvider.on(CoreEventsProvider.COURSE_STATUS_CHANGED, (data) => {
+                if (data.courseId == this.course.id) {
+                    this.updateCourseStatus(data.status);
+                }
+            }, sitesProvider.getCurrentSiteId());
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -103,6 +107,11 @@ export class CoreCourseSectionPage implements OnDestroy {
         this.loadData().finally(() => {
             this.dataLoaded = true;
 
+            if (!this.downloadCourseEnabled) {
+                // Cannot download the whole course, stop.
+                return;
+            }
+
             // Determine the course prefetch status.
             this.determineCoursePrefetchIcon().then(() => {
                 if (this.prefetchCourseData.prefetchCourseIcon == 'spinner') {
diff --git a/src/core/courses/components/course-progress/course-progress.html b/src/core/courses/components/course-progress/course-progress.html
index 2560cc0a8..73002477a 100644
--- a/src/core/courses/components/course-progress/course-progress.html
+++ b/src/core/courses/components/course-progress/course-progress.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     <ion-item tappable text-wrap detail-none (click)="openCourse(course)" [title]="course.fullname" class="core-course-link">
         <h2><core-format-text [text]="course.fullname"></core-format-text></h2>
 
-        <div class="core-button-spinner">
+        <div class="core-button-spinner" *ngIf="downloadCourseEnabled">
             <!-- Download course. -->
             <button *ngIf="prefetchCourseData.prefetchCourseIcon != 'spinner'" ion-button icon-only clear color="dark" (click)="prefetchCourse($event)" [attr.aria-label]="prefetchCourseData.title | translate">
                 <ion-icon [name]="prefetchCourseData.prefetchCourseIcon"></ion-icon>
diff --git a/src/core/courses/components/course-progress/course-progress.ts b/src/core/courses/components/course-progress/course-progress.ts
index e8984217c..3a8256624 100644
--- a/src/core/courses/components/course-progress/course-progress.ts
+++ b/src/core/courses/components/course-progress/course-progress.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { NavController } from 'ionic-angular';
 import { CoreEventsProvider } from '@providers/events';
 import { CoreSitesProvider } from '@providers/sites';
 import { CoreDomUtilsProvider } from '@providers/utils/dom';
+import { CoreCoursesProvider } from '@core/courses/providers/courses';
 import { CoreCourseFormatDelegate } from '@core/course/providers/format-delegate';
 import { CoreCourseProvider } from '@core/course/providers/course';
 import { CoreCourseHelperProvider } from '@core/course/providers/helper';
@@ -41,25 +42,56 @@ export class CoreCoursesCourseProgressComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         prefetchCourseIcon: 'spinner',
         title: 'core.course.downloadcourse'
     };
+    downloadCourseEnabled: boolean;
 
     protected isDestroyed = false;
     protected courseStatusObserver;
+    protected siteUpdatedObserver;
 
     constructor(@Optional() private navCtrl: NavController, private courseHelper: CoreCourseHelperProvider,
             private courseFormatDelegate: CoreCourseFormatDelegate, private domUtils: CoreDomUtilsProvider,
-            private courseProvider: CoreCourseProvider, eventsProvider: CoreEventsProvider, sitesProvider: CoreSitesProvider) {
-        // Listen for status change in course.
-        this.courseStatusObserver = eventsProvider.on(CoreEventsProvider.COURSE_STATUS_CHANGED, (data) => {
-            if (data.courseId == this.course.id) {
-                this.updateCourseStatus(data.status);
-            }
-        }, sitesProvider.getCurrentSiteId());
-    }
+            private courseProvider: CoreCourseProvider, private eventsProvider: CoreEventsProvider,
+            private sitesProvider: CoreSitesProvider, private coursesProvider: CoreCoursesProvider) { }
 
     /**
      * Component being initialized.
      */
     ngOnInit(): void {
+        this.downloadCourseEnabled = !this.coursesProvider.isDownloadCourseDisabledInSite();
+
+        if (this.downloadCourseEnabled) {
+            this.initPrefetchCourse();
+        }
+
+        // Refresh the enabled flag if site is updated.
+        this.siteUpdatedObserver = this.eventsProvider.on(CoreEventsProvider.SITE_UPDATED, () => {
+            const wasEnabled = this.downloadCourseEnabled;
+
+            this.downloadCourseEnabled = !this.coursesProvider.isDownloadCourseDisabledInSite();
+
+            if (!wasEnabled && this.downloadCourseEnabled) {
+                // Download course is enabled now, initialize it.
+                this.initPrefetchCourse();
+            }
+        }, this.sitesProvider.getCurrentSiteId());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Initialize prefetch course.
+     */
+    initPrefetchCourse(): void {
+        if (typeof this.courseStatusObserver != 'undefined') {
+            // Already initialized.
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Listen for status change in course.
+        this.courseStatusObserver = this.eventsProvider.on(CoreEventsProvider.COURSE_STATUS_CHANGED, (data) => {
+            if (data.courseId == this.course.id) {
+                this.updateCourseStatus(data.status);
+            }
+        }, this.sitesProvider.getCurrentSiteId());
+
         // Determine course prefetch icon.
         this.courseHelper.getCourseStatusIconAndTitle(this.course.id).then((data) => {
             this.prefetchCourseData.prefetchCourseIcon = data.icon;
@@ -81,6 +113,7 @@ export class CoreCoursesCourseProgressComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
                 }
             }
         });
+
     }
 
     /**
@@ -126,8 +159,7 @@ export class CoreCoursesCourseProgressComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     ngOnDestroy(): void {
         this.isDestroyed = true;
 
-        if (this.courseStatusObserver) {
-            this.courseStatusObserver.off();
-        }
+        this.siteUpdatedObserver && this.siteUpdatedObserver.off();
+        this.courseStatusObserver && this.courseStatusObserver.off();
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/core/courses/pages/course-preview/course-preview.html b/src/core/courses/pages/course-preview/course-preview.html
index 4c477b0ce..450803de9 100644
--- a/src/core/courses/pages/course-preview/course-preview.html
+++ b/src/core/courses/pages/course-preview/course-preview.html
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
             <ion-item *ngIf="!isEnrolled && !selfEnrolInstances.length && !paypalEnabled">
                 <p>{{ 'core.courses.notenrollable' | translate }}</p>
             </ion-item>
-            <a ion-item *ngIf="canAccessCourse" (click)="prefetchCourse()" detail-none [attr.aria-label]="prefetchCourseData.title | translate">
+            <a ion-item *ngIf="canAccessCourse && downloadCourseEnabled" (click)="prefetchCourse()" detail-none [attr.aria-label]="prefetchCourseData.title | translate">
                 <ion-icon *ngIf="prefetchCourseData.prefetchCourseIcon != 'spinner'" [name]="prefetchCourseData.prefetchCourseIcon" item-start></ion-icon>
                 <ion-spinner *ngIf="prefetchCourseData.prefetchCourseIcon == 'spinner'" item-start></ion-spinner>
                 <h2>{{ 'core.course.downloadcourse' | translate }}</h2>
diff --git a/src/core/courses/pages/course-preview/course-preview.ts b/src/core/courses/pages/course-preview/course-preview.ts
index ea7454906..c32b2c093 100644
--- a/src/core/courses/pages/course-preview/course-preview.ts
+++ b/src/core/courses/pages/course-preview/course-preview.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ export class CoreCoursesCoursePreviewPage implements OnDestroy {
         prefetchCourseIcon: 'spinner',
         title: 'core.course.downloadcourse'
     };
+    downloadCourseEnabled: boolean;
 
     protected guestWSAvailable: boolean;
     protected isGuestEnabled = false;
@@ -67,16 +68,20 @@ export class CoreCoursesCoursePreviewPage implements OnDestroy {
             private translate: TranslateService, private eventsProvider: CoreEventsProvider,
             private courseOptionsDelegate: CoreCourseOptionsDelegate, private courseHelper: CoreCourseHelperProvider,
             private courseProvider: CoreCourseProvider) {
+
         this.course = navParams.get('course');
         this.isMobile = appProvider.isMobile();
         this.isDesktop = appProvider.isDesktop();
+        this.downloadCourseEnabled = !this.coursesProvider.isDownloadCourseDisabledInSite();
 
-        // Listen for status change in course.
-        this.courseStatusObserver = eventsProvider.on(CoreEventsProvider.COURSE_STATUS_CHANGED, (data) => {
-            if (data.courseId == this.course.id) {
-                this.updateCourseStatus(data.status);
-            }
-        }, sitesProvider.getCurrentSiteId());
+        if (this.downloadCourseEnabled) {
+            // Listen for status change in course.
+            this.courseStatusObserver = this.eventsProvider.on(CoreEventsProvider.COURSE_STATUS_CHANGED, (data) => {
+                if (data.courseId == this.course.id) {
+                    this.updateCourseStatus(data.status);
+                }
+            }, this.sitesProvider.getCurrentSiteId());
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -101,6 +106,11 @@ export class CoreCoursesCoursePreviewPage implements OnDestroy {
         });
 
         this.getCourse().finally(() => {
+            if (!this.downloadCourseEnabled) {
+                // Cannot download the whole course, stop.
+                return;
+            }
+
             // Determine course prefetch icon.
             this.courseHelper.getCourseStatusIconAndTitle(this.course.id).then((data) => {
                 this.prefetchCourseData.prefetchCourseIcon = data.icon;
diff --git a/src/core/courses/pages/my-courses/my-courses.html b/src/core/courses/pages/my-courses/my-courses.html
index 11b3f0529..25d1308d0 100644
--- a/src/core/courses/pages/my-courses/my-courses.html
+++ b/src/core/courses/pages/my-courses/my-courses.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
                 <ion-icon name="search"></ion-icon>
             </button>
             <core-context-menu>
-                <core-context-menu-item [hidden]="!courses || courses.length < 2" [priority]="800" [content]="'core.courses.downloadcourses' | translate" (action)="prefetchCourses()" [iconAction]="prefetchCoursesData.icon" [closeOnClick]="false" [badge]="prefetchCoursesData.badge"></core-context-menu-item>
+                <core-context-menu-item [hidden]="!downloadAllCoursesEnabled || !courses || courses.length < 2" [priority]="800" [content]="'core.courses.downloadcourses' | translate" (action)="prefetchCourses()" [iconAction]="prefetchCoursesData.icon" [closeOnClick]="false" [badge]="prefetchCoursesData.badge"></core-context-menu-item>
                 <core-context-menu-item [hidden]="!courses || courses.length <= 5" [priority]="700" [content]="'core.courses.filtermycourses' | translate" (action)="switchFilter()" [iconAction]="'funnel'"></core-context-menu-item>
             </core-context-menu>
         </ion-buttons>
diff --git a/src/core/courses/pages/my-courses/my-courses.ts b/src/core/courses/pages/my-courses/my-courses.ts
index f59d1051b..da0bd3dae 100644
--- a/src/core/courses/pages/my-courses/my-courses.ts
+++ b/src/core/courses/pages/my-courses/my-courses.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export class CoreCoursesMyCoursesPage implements OnDestroy {
     showFilter = false;
     coursesLoaded = false;
     prefetchCoursesData: any = {};
+    downloadAllCoursesEnabled: boolean;
 
     protected prefetchIconInitialized = false;
     protected myCoursesObserver;
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ export class CoreCoursesMyCoursesPage implements OnDestroy {
      */
     ionViewDidLoad(): void {
         this.searchEnabled = !this.coursesProvider.isSearchCoursesDisabledInSite();
+        this.downloadAllCoursesEnabled = !this.coursesProvider.isDownloadCoursesDisabledInSite();
 
         this.fetchCourses().finally(() => {
             this.coursesLoaded = true;
@@ -62,8 +64,17 @@ export class CoreCoursesMyCoursesPage implements OnDestroy {
             this.fetchCourses();
         }, this.sitesProvider.getCurrentSiteId());
 
+        // Refresh the enabled flags if site is updated.
         this.siteUpdatedObserver = this.eventsProvider.on(CoreEventsProvider.SITE_UPDATED, () => {
+            const wasEnabled = this.downloadAllCoursesEnabled;
+
             this.searchEnabled = !this.coursesProvider.isSearchCoursesDisabledInSite();
+            this.downloadAllCoursesEnabled = !this.coursesProvider.isDownloadCoursesDisabledInSite();
+
+            if (!wasEnabled && this.downloadAllCoursesEnabled && this.coursesLoaded) {
+                // Download all courses is enabled now, initialize it.
+                this.initPrefetchCoursesIcon();
+            }
         }, this.sitesProvider.getCurrentSiteId());
     }
 
@@ -176,7 +187,7 @@ export class CoreCoursesMyCoursesPage implements OnDestroy {
      * Initialize the prefetch icon for the list of courses.
      */
     protected initPrefetchCoursesIcon(): void {
-        if (this.prefetchIconInitialized) {
+        if (this.prefetchIconInitialized || !this.downloadAllCoursesEnabled) {
             // Already initialized.
             return;
         }
diff --git a/src/core/courses/pages/my-overview/my-overview.html b/src/core/courses/pages/my-overview/my-overview.html
index a6a5e8481..8771c672a 100644
--- a/src/core/courses/pages/my-overview/my-overview.html
+++ b/src/core/courses/pages/my-overview/my-overview.html
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
                                 <ion-option value="past">{{ 'core.courses.past' | translate }}</ion-option>
                             </ion-select>
                             <!-- Download all courses. -->
-                            <div *ngIf="courses[courses.selected] && courses[courses.selected].length > 1" class="core-button-spinner" float-end>
+                            <div *ngIf="downloadAllCoursesEnabled && courses[courses.selected] && courses[courses.selected].length > 1" class="core-button-spinner" float-end>
                                 <button *ngIf="prefetchCoursesData[courses.selected].icon && prefetchCoursesData[courses.selected].icon != 'spinner'" ion-button icon-only clear color="dark" (click)="prefetchCourses()">
                                     <ion-icon [name]="prefetchCoursesData[courses.selected].icon"></ion-icon>
                                 </button>
diff --git a/src/core/courses/pages/my-overview/my-overview.ts b/src/core/courses/pages/my-overview/my-overview.ts
index b24c5b184..956267823 100644
--- a/src/core/courses/pages/my-overview/my-overview.ts
+++ b/src/core/courses/pages/my-overview/my-overview.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 import { Component, OnDestroy } from '@angular/core';
 import { IonicPage, NavController } from 'ionic-angular';
+import { CoreEventsProvider } from '@providers/events';
 import { CoreSitesProvider } from '@providers/sites';
 import { CoreDomUtilsProvider } from '@providers/utils/dom';
 import { CoreCoursesProvider } from '../../providers/courses';
@@ -64,20 +65,38 @@ export class CoreCoursesMyOverviewPage implements OnDestroy {
         past: {},
         future: {}
     };
+    downloadAllCoursesEnabled: boolean;
 
     protected prefetchIconsInitialized = false;
     protected isDestroyed;
+    protected updateSiteObserver;
 
     constructor(private navCtrl: NavController, private coursesProvider: CoreCoursesProvider,
             private domUtils: CoreDomUtilsProvider, private myOverviewProvider: CoreCoursesMyOverviewProvider,
             private courseHelper: CoreCourseHelperProvider, private sitesProvider: CoreSitesProvider,
-            private siteHomeProvider: CoreSiteHomeProvider, private courseOptionsDelegate: CoreCourseOptionsDelegate) { }
+            private siteHomeProvider: CoreSiteHomeProvider, private courseOptionsDelegate: CoreCourseOptionsDelegate,
+            private eventsProvider: CoreEventsProvider) {
+    }
 
     /**
      * View loaded.
      */
     ionViewDidLoad(): void {
         this.searchEnabled = !this.coursesProvider.isSearchCoursesDisabledInSite();
+        this.downloadAllCoursesEnabled = !this.coursesProvider.isDownloadCoursesDisabledInSite();
+
+        // Refresh the enabled flags if site is updated.
+        this.updateSiteObserver = this.eventsProvider.on(CoreEventsProvider.SITE_UPDATED, () => {
+            const wasEnabled = this.downloadAllCoursesEnabled;
+
+            this.searchEnabled = !this.coursesProvider.isSearchCoursesDisabledInSite();
+            this.downloadAllCoursesEnabled = !this.coursesProvider.isDownloadCoursesDisabledInSite();
+
+            if (!wasEnabled && this.downloadAllCoursesEnabled && this.courses.loaded) {
+                // Download all courses is enabled now, initialize it.
+                this.initPrefetchCoursesIcons();
+            }
+        });
 
         // Decide which tab to load first.
         this.siteHomeProvider.isAvailable().then((enabled) => {
@@ -378,7 +397,7 @@ export class CoreCoursesMyOverviewPage implements OnDestroy {
      * Initialize the prefetch icon for selected courses.
      */
     protected initPrefetchCoursesIcons(): void {
-        if (this.prefetchIconsInitialized) {
+        if (this.prefetchIconsInitialized || !this.downloadAllCoursesEnabled) {
             // Already initialized.
             return;
         }
@@ -410,5 +429,6 @@ export class CoreCoursesMyOverviewPage implements OnDestroy {
      */
     ngOnDestroy(): void {
         this.isDestroyed = true;
+        this.updateSiteObserver && this.updateSiteObserver.off();
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/core/courses/providers/courses.ts b/src/core/courses/providers/courses.ts
index 84a8ba485..8f825e8a3 100644
--- a/src/core/courses/providers/courses.ts
+++ b/src/core/courses/providers/courses.ts
@@ -120,6 +120,54 @@ export class CoreCoursesProvider {
         });
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Check if download a whole course is disabled in a certain site.
+     *
+     * @param {string} [siteId] Site Id. If not defined, use current site.
+     * @return {Promise<boolean>} Promise resolved with true if disabled, rejected or resolved with false otherwise.
+     */
+    isDownloadCourseDisabled(siteId?: string): Promise<boolean> {
+        return this.sitesProvider.getSite(siteId).then((site) => {
+            return this.isDownloadCoursesDisabledInSite(site);
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check if download a whole course is disabled in a certain site.
+     *
+     * @param {CoreSite} [site] Site. If not defined, use current site.
+     * @return {boolean} Whether it's disabled.
+     */
+    isDownloadCourseDisabledInSite(site?: CoreSite): boolean {
+        site = site || this.sitesProvider.getCurrentSite();
+
+        return site.isFeatureDisabled('NoDelegate_CoreCourseDownload');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check if download all courses is disabled in a certain site.
+     *
+     * @param {string} [siteId] Site Id. If not defined, use current site.
+     * @return {Promise<boolean>} Promise resolved with true if disabled, rejected or resolved with false otherwise.
+     */
+    isDownloadCoursesDisabled(siteId?: string): Promise<boolean> {
+        return this.sitesProvider.getSite(siteId).then((site) => {
+            return this.isDownloadCoursesDisabledInSite(site);
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check if download all courses is disabled in a certain site.
+     *
+     * @param {CoreSite} [site] Site. If not defined, use current site.
+     * @return {boolean} Whether it's disabled.
+     */
+    isDownloadCoursesDisabledInSite(site?: CoreSite): boolean {
+        site = site || this.sitesProvider.getCurrentSite();
+
+        return site.isFeatureDisabled('NoDelegate_CoreCoursesDownload');
+    }
+
     /**
      * Check if My Courses is disabled in a certain site.
      *