diff --git a/main/admin/course_export.php b/main/admin/course_export.php
index c215ae326a..f2283a3fac 100755
--- a/main/admin/course_export.php
+++ b/main/admin/course_export.php
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ if (isset($_POST['formSent']) && $_POST['formSent']) {
             'CourseCategoryName',
             'Teacher',
             'Language',
+            'Visibility',
         ];
         if ($includeUsers) {
             $listToExport[0][] = 'Users';
@@ -88,6 +89,8 @@ if (isset($_POST['formSent']) && $_POST['formSent']) {
             }
             $dataToExport['tutor_name'] = str_replace(';', ',', $course['tutor_name']);
             $dataToExport['course_language'] = str_replace(';', ',', $course['course_language']);
+            $dataToExport['visibility'] = str_replace(';', ',', $course['visibility']);
+
             if ($includeUsers) {
                 $dataToExport['students'] = '';
                 $dataToExport['teachers'] = '';
diff --git a/main/admin/course_import.php b/main/admin/course_import.php
index e546bdc30b..cae08a1b98 100755
--- a/main/admin/course_import.php
+++ b/main/admin/course_import.php
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ function save_courses_data($courses)
         $params['user_id'] = $creatorId;
         $addMeAsTeacher = isset($_POST['add_me_as_teacher']) ? $_POST['add_me_as_teacher'] : false;
         $params['add_user_as_teacher'] = $addMeAsTeacher;
+        if (isset($course['Visibility'])) {
+            $params['visibility'] = $course['Visibility'];
+        }
 
         // Check if there is a course template stated for this course. In that case, we check if that code exists in DB:
         if (array_key_exists('CourseTemplate', $course) && $course['CourseTemplate'] != '') {
@@ -267,10 +270,10 @@ $form->display();
 
 <blockquote>
 <pre>
-<strong>Code</strong>;<strong>Title</strong>;<strong>CourseCategory</strong>;<strong>CourseCategoryName</strong>;Teacher;Language;CourseTemplate;CloneHomepageTools
-BIO0015;Biology;BIO;Science;teacher1;english;TEMPLATE1;true
-BIO0016;Maths;MATH;Engineerng;teacher2|teacher3;english;;
-BIO0017;Language;LANG;;;english;;
+<strong>Code</strong>;<strong>Title</strong>;<strong>CourseCategory</strong>;<strong>CourseCategoryName</strong>;Teacher;Language;Visibility;CourseTemplate;CloneHomepageTools
+BIO0015;Biology;BIO;Science;teacher1;english;1;TEMPLATE1;true
+BIO0016;Maths;MATH;Engineerng;teacher2|teacher3;english;1;;
+BIO0017;Language;LANG;;;english;1;;
 </pre>
     </blockquote>
 
diff --git a/main/admin/course_update_import.php b/main/admin/course_update_import.php
index 920cfa6412..64368339c9 100644
--- a/main/admin/course_update_import.php
+++ b/main/admin/course_update_import.php
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ api_protect_admin_script();
  */
 function generateCsvModel(array $fields): string
 {
-    $headerCsv = "<strong>Code</strong>;Title;CourseCategory;Language;";
+    $headerCsv = "<strong>Code</strong>;Title;CourseCategory;Language;Visibility;";
 
-    $exampleCsv = "<b>COURSE001</b>;Introduction to Biology;BIO;english;";
+    $exampleCsv = "<b>COURSE001</b>;Introduction to Biology;BIO;english;1;";
 
     foreach ($fields as $field) {
         $fieldType = (int) $field['field_type'];
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ function generateXmlModel(array $fields): string
     $modelXml .= "        &lt;Title&gt;Introduction to Biology&lt;/Title&gt;\n";
     $modelXml .= "        &lt;CourseCategory&gt;BIO&lt;/CourseCategory&gt;\n";
     $modelXml .= "        &lt;Language&gt;english&lt;/Language&gt;\n";
+    $modelXml .= "        &lt;Visibility&gt;1&lt;/Visibility&gt;\n";
     foreach ($fields as $field) {
         switch ($field['field_type']) {
             case ExtraField::FIELD_TYPE_CHECKBOX:
@@ -102,12 +103,19 @@ function validateCourseData(array $courses): array
 function updateCourse(array $courseData, int $courseId): void
 {
     $courseTable = Database::get_main_table(TABLE_MAIN_COURSE);
-    $params = [
-        'title' => $courseData['Title'],
-        'course_language' => $courseData['Language'],
-        'category_code' => $courseData['CourseCategory'],
-        'visual_code' => $courseData['Code'],
-    ];
+    $params = [];
+    if (isset($courseData['Title'])) {
+        $params['title'] = $courseData['Title'];
+    }
+    if (isset($courseData['Language'])) {
+        $params['course_language'] = $courseData['Language'];
+    }
+    if (isset($courseData['CourseCategory'])) {
+        $params['category_code'] = $courseData['CourseCategory'];
+    }
+    if (isset($courseData['Visibility'])) {
+        $params['visibility'] = $courseData['Visibility'];
+    }
     Database::update($courseTable, $params, ['id = ?' => $courseId]);
     $courseData['code'] = $courseData['Code'];
     $courseData['item_id'] = $courseId;