diff --git a/main/auth/courses.php b/main/auth/courses.php
index a62c393c62..706f5decdb 100755
--- a/main/auth/courses.php
+++ b/main/auth/courses.php
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ $limit = getLimitArray();
 // Section for the tabs.
 $this_section = SECTION_COURSES;
 
-// Access rights: anonymous users can't do anything useful here.
-api_block_anonymous_users();
+if (api_get_configuration_value('course_catalog_published') !== 'true') {
+    // Access rights: anonymous users can't do anything useful here.
+    api_block_anonymous_users();
+}
 
 $user_can_view_page = false;
 
diff --git a/main/auth/courses_controller.php b/main/auth/courses_controller.php
index a705034758..026ec09e91 100755
--- a/main/auth/courses_controller.php
+++ b/main/auth/courses_controller.php
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class CoursesController
 
         // render to the view
         $this->view->set_data($data);
-        $this->view->set_layout('layout');
+        $this->view->set_layout('catalog_layout');
         $this->view->set_template('courses_list');
         $this->view->render();
     }
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class CoursesController
 
         // render to the view
         $this->view->set_data($data);
-        $this->view->set_layout('layout');
+        $this->view->set_layout('catalog_layout');
         $this->view->set_template('categories_list');
         $this->view->render();
     }
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class CoursesController
 
         // render to the view
         $this->view->set_data($data);
-        $this->view->set_layout('layout');
+        $this->view->set_layout('catalog_layout');
         $this->view->set_template('courses_categories');
         $this->view->render();
     }
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ class CoursesController
 
         // render to the view
         $this->view->set_data($data);
-        $this->view->set_layout('layout');
+        $this->view->set_layout('catalog_layout');
         $this->view->set_template('courses_categories');
         $this->view->render();
     }
diff --git a/main/template/default/auth/catalog_layout.php b/main/template/default/auth/catalog_layout.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..62a22ebe9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/template/default/auth/catalog_layout.php
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+/* For licensing terms, see /license.txt */
+/**
+ * Layout (principal view) used for structuring course/session catalog
+ * @author Angel Fernando Quiroz Campos <angel.quiroz@beeznest.com>
+ * @package chamilo.auth
+ */
+
+if (api_get_configuration_value('course_catalog_published') !== 'true') {
+    // Acces rights: anonymous users can't do anything usefull here.
+    api_block_anonymous_users();
+}
+
+// Header
+Display::display_header('');
+
+// Display
+echo $content;
+
+// Footer
+Display::display_footer();