diff --git a/main/inc/lib/tracking.lib.php b/main/inc/lib/tracking.lib.php
index 0b2d8fe0bd..468e29ca20 100755
--- a/main/inc/lib/tracking.lib.php
+++ b/main/inc/lib/tracking.lib.php
@@ -8118,9 +8118,11 @@ class TrackingCourseLog
     }
 
     /**
+     * @param array    $exclude    Extra fields to be skipped, by ID
+     *
      * @return string
      */
-    public static function display_additional_profile_fields()
+    public static function display_additional_profile_fields($exclude = [])
     {
         // getting all the extra profile fields that are defined by the platform administrator
         $extra_fields = UserManager::get_extra_fields(0, 50, 5, 'ASC');
@@ -8134,6 +8136,10 @@ class TrackingCourseLog
         $return .= '<option value="-">'.get_lang('SelectFieldToAdd').'</option>';
         $extra_fields_to_show = 0;
         foreach ($extra_fields as $key => $field) {
+            // exclude extra profile fields by id
+            if (in_array($field[0], $exclude)) {
+                continue;
+            }
             // show only extra fields that are visible + and can be filtered, added by J.Montoya
             if ($field[6] == 1 && $field[8] == 1) {
                 if (isset($_GET['additional_profile_field']) && $field[0] == $_GET['additional_profile_field']) {
@@ -8692,6 +8698,25 @@ class TrackingCourseLog
                 }
             }
 
+            $data = Session::read('default_additional_user_profile_info');
+            $defaultExtraFieldInfo = Session::read('default_extra_field_info');
+            if (isset($defaultExtraFieldInfo) && isset($data)) {
+                foreach ($data as $clave => $val) {
+                    if (isset($val[$user['user_id']])) {
+                        if (is_array($val[$user['user_id']])) {
+                            $user_row[$defaultExtraFieldInfo[$clave]['variable']] = implode(
+                                ', ',
+                                $val[$user['user_id']]
+                            );
+                        } else {
+                            $user_row[$defaultExtraFieldInfo[$clave]['variable']] = $val[$user['user_id']];
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        $user_row[$defaultExtraFieldInfo[$clave]['variable']] = '';
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
             if (api_get_setting('show_email_addresses') === 'true') {
                 $user_row['email'] = $user['col4'];
             }
@@ -8717,6 +8742,8 @@ class TrackingCourseLog
 
         Session::erase('additional_user_profile_info');
         Session::erase('extra_field_info');
+        Session::erase('default_additional_user_profile_info');
+        Session::erase('default_extra_field_info');
         Session::write('user_id_list', $userIdList);
 
         return $users;
diff --git a/main/install/configuration.dist.php b/main/install/configuration.dist.php
index e14cc6ffcc..b77cab3743 100755
--- a/main/install/configuration.dist.php
+++ b/main/install/configuration.dist.php
@@ -221,6 +221,12 @@ $_configuration['system_stable'] = NEW_VERSION_STABLE;
 //);
 // Course log - Default columns to hide
 //$_configuration['course_log_hide_columns'] = ['columns' => [1, 9]];
+// Course log - User extra fields to show as columns for default
+// For example, to show as a default column the user extra field with id 15 and 37 on site 1:
+// [1 => [15, 37]];
+// Same config plus site 3 and extra fields with id 53 and 55:
+// [1 => [15, 37], 2 => [53, 55]];
+//$_configuration['course_log_default_extra_fields'] = [1 => []];
 // Unoconv binary file
 //$_configuration['unoconv.binaries'] = '/usr/bin/unoconv';
 // Proxy settings for access external services
diff --git a/main/tracking/courseLog.php b/main/tracking/courseLog.php
index 7d6a1a1223..0386614a48 100755
--- a/main/tracking/courseLog.php
+++ b/main/tracking/courseLog.php
@@ -206,6 +206,32 @@ if (isset($_GET['additional_profile_field'])) {
 Session::write('additional_user_profile_info', $userProfileInfo);
 Session::write('extra_field_info', $extra_info);
 
+$defaultExtraFields = [];
+$defaultExtraFieldsFromSettings = [];
+$defaultExtraFieldsFromSettings = api_get_configuration_value('course_log_default_extra_fields');
+if (isset($defaultExtraFieldsFromSettings)) {
+    $default_extra_fields = $defaultExtraFieldsFromSettings;
+    $defaultExtraInfo = [];
+    $defaultUserProfileInfo = [];
+
+    $user_array = [];
+    foreach ($studentList as $key => $item) {
+        $user_array[] = $key;
+    }
+
+    foreach ($default_extra_fields as $fieldId) {
+        // Fetching only the user that are loaded NOT ALL user in the portal.
+        $defaultUserProfileInfo[$fieldId] = TrackingCourseLog::getAdditionalProfileInformationOfFieldByUser(
+            $fieldId,
+            $user_array
+        );
+        $defaultExtraInfo[$fieldId] = UserManager::get_extra_field_information($fieldId);
+    }
+
+    Session::write('default_additional_user_profile_info', $defaultUserProfileInfo);
+    Session::write('default_extra_field_info', $defaultExtraInfo);
+}
+
 Display::display_header($nameTools, 'Tracking');
 
 $actionsLeft = TrackingCourseLog::actionsLeft('users', $sessionId);
@@ -589,7 +615,7 @@ if ($nbStudents > 0) {
         Display::return_icon('export_csv.png', get_lang('ExportAsCSV'), '', ICON_SIZE_SMALL).
         get_lang('ExportAsCSV')
     .' </a>');
-    $extraFieldSelect = TrackingCourseLog::display_additional_profile_fields();
+    $extraFieldSelect = TrackingCourseLog::display_additional_profile_fields($default_extra_fields);
     if (!empty($extraFieldSelect)) {
         $html .= $extraFieldSelect;
     }
@@ -745,6 +771,13 @@ if ($nbStudents > 0) {
             $parameters['additional_profile_field'] = $fieldId;
         }
     }
+    if (isset($default_extra_fields)) {
+        foreach ($defaultExtraInfo as $field) {
+            $table->set_header($counter, $field['display_text'], false);
+            $headers[$field['variable']] = $field['display_text'];
+            $counter++;
+        }
+    }
     $table->set_header($counter, get_lang('Details'), false);
     $headers['Details'] = get_lang('Details');