diff --git a/main/install/db_main.sql b/main/install/db_main.sql
index 3c7e959f5b..ba3c321ef5 100755
--- a/main/install/db_main.sql
+++ b/main/install/db_main.sql
@@ -819,6 +819,7 @@ VALUES
 ('enabled_support_pixlr',NULL,'radio','Tools','false','EnabledPixlrTitle','EnabledPixlrComment',NULL,NULL, 0),
 ('show_groups_to_users',NULL,'radio','Platform','true','ShowGroupsToUsersTitle','ShowGroupsToUsersComment',NULL,NULL, 0),
 ('accessibility_font_resize',NULL,'radio','Platform','false','EnableAccessibilityFontResizeTitle','EnableAccessibilityFontResizeComment',NULL,NULL, 1),
+('hide_courses_in_sessions',NULL,'radio', 'Platform','false','HideCoursesInSessionsTitle',	'HideCoursesInSessionsComment','platform',NULL, 1),
 ('chamilo_database_version',NULL,'textfield',NULL, '1.8.8.13860','DokeosDatabaseVersion','', NULL, NULL, 0);
 
 UNLOCK TABLES;
@@ -1078,7 +1079,9 @@ VALUES
 ('show_groups_to_users','true','Yes'),
 ('show_groups_to_users','false','No'),
 ('accessibility_font_resize', 'true', 'Yes'),
-('accessibility_font_resize', 'false', 'No');
+('accessibility_font_resize', 'false', 'No'),
+('hide_courses_in_sessions','true','Yes'),
+('hide_courses_in_sessions','false','No');
 
 UNLOCK TABLES;
 
diff --git a/main/install/migrate-db-1.8.7-1.8.8-pre.sql b/main/install/migrate-db-1.8.7-1.8.8-pre.sql
index d00d9419dc..2b07254a53 100755
--- a/main/install/migrate-db-1.8.7-1.8.8-pre.sql
+++ b/main/install/migrate-db-1.8.7-1.8.8-pre.sql
@@ -84,6 +84,13 @@ INSERT INTO settings_current (variable, subkey, type, category, selected_value,
 INSERT INTO settings_options (variable, value, display_text) VALUES ('pdf_export_watermark_by_course','true','Yes');
 INSERT INTO settings_options (variable, value, display_text) VALUES ('pdf_export_watermark_by_course','false','No');
 
+INSERT INTO settings_current (variable, subkey, type, category, selected_value, title, comment, scope, subkeytext, access_url_changeable) VALUES ('hide_courses_in_sessions',	NULL,'radio',		'Platform',	'false','HideCoursesInSessionsTitle',	'HideCoursesInSessionsComment','platform',NULL, 1);
+INSERT INTO settings_options (variable, value, display_text) VALUES ('hide_courses_in_sessions','true','Yes');
+INSERT INTO settings_options (variable, value, display_text) VALUES ('hide_courses_in_sessions','false','No');
+
+
+
+
 INSERT INTO settings_current (variable, subkey, type, category, selected_value, title, comment, scope, subkeytext, access_url_changeable) VALUES ('pdf_export_watermark_text',		NULL,'textfield',	'Platform',	'',		'PDFExportWatermarkTextTitle','PDFExportWatermarkTextComment','platform',NULL, 	1);
 
 ALTER TABLE personal_agenda ADD PRIMARY KEY (id);
diff --git a/user_portal.php b/user_portal.php
index 843b38f81a..103a5f6419 100755
--- a/user_portal.php
+++ b/user_portal.php
@@ -342,14 +342,16 @@ if (is_array($courses_tree)) {
                     } else {
                         $allowed_time = api_strtotime($date_session_start);
                     }                    
-                    if ($session_now > $allowed_time) { //read only and accesible  
-                        $c = CourseManager :: get_logged_user_course_html($course, $session['details']['id'], 'session_course_item',true);
-                        //$c = CourseManager :: get_logged_user_course_html($course, $session['details']['id'], 'session_course_item',($session['details']['visibility']==3?false:true));
-                        $html_courses_session .= $c[1];
+                    if ($session_now > $allowed_time) { //read only and accesible
+                        if (api_get_setting('hide_courses_in_sessions') == 'false') {  
+                            $c = CourseManager :: get_logged_user_course_html($course, $session['details']['id'], 'session_course_item',true);
+                            //$c = CourseManager :: get_logged_user_course_html($course, $session['details']['id'], 'session_course_item',($session['details']['visibility']==3?false:true));
+                            $html_courses_session .= $c[1];
+                        }
                         $count_courses_session++;
                     }
                 }
-
+                
                 if ($count_courses_session > 0) {
                     echo '<div class="userportal-session-item"><ul class="session_box">';
                         echo '<li class="session_box_title" id="session_'.$session['details']['id'].'" >';
@@ -367,10 +369,13 @@ if (is_array($courses_tree)) {
                             echo '<div style="float:right;"><a href="'.api_get_path(WEB_CODE_PATH).'admin/resume_session.php?id_session='.$session['details']['id'].'">'.Display::return_icon('edit.gif', get_lang('Edit'), array('align' => 'absmiddle')).'</a></div>';
                         }
                         echo '</li>';
-                        echo $html_courses_session;
-
+                        if (api_get_setting('hide_courses_in_sessions') == 'false') {
+                            echo $html_courses_session;
+                        }
                     echo '</ul></div>';
                 }
+                
+                
             }
         } else {
             // All sessions included in.