diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index f7bca34ea7..72b5876d6a 100755
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ $controller->tpl->assign('navigation_course_links', $controller->return_navigati
 $controller->tpl->assign('notice_block', $controller->return_notice());
 $controller->tpl->assign('main_navigation_block', $controller->return_navigation_links());
 $controller->tpl->assign('help_block', $controller->return_help());
+$controller->tpl->assign('certificates_search_block', $controller->returnCertificatesSearchBlock());
 
 if (api_is_platform_admin() || api_is_drh()) {
     $controller->tpl->assign('skills_block', $controller->return_skills_links());
diff --git a/main/inc/lib/userportal.lib.php b/main/inc/lib/userportal.lib.php
index 3d384ddbf5..0fcba5ec0f 100755
--- a/main/inc/lib/userportal.lib.php
+++ b/main/inc/lib/userportal.lib.php
@@ -1425,4 +1425,37 @@ class IndexManager
     {
         return CourseManager::return_hot_courses();
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Generate the block for show a panel with links to My Certificates and Certificates Search pages
+     * @return string The HTML code for the panel
+     */
+    public function returnCertificatesSearchBlock()
+    {
+        $certificatesItem = Display::tag(
+            'li',
+            Display::url(
+                get_lang('MyCertificates'),
+                api_get_path(WEB_CODE_PATH) . "gradebook/my_certificates.php"
+            )
+        );
+
+        $searchItem = Display::tag(
+            'li',
+            Display::url(
+                get_lang('Search'),
+                api_get_path(WEB_CODE_PATH) . "gradebook/search.php"
+            )
+        );
+
+        return Display::panel(
+            Display::tag(
+                'ul',
+                implode(' ', [$certificatesItem, $searchItem]),
+                ['class' => 'nav nav-pills nav-stacked']
+            ),
+            get_lang('Certificates')
+        );
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/main/template/default/layout/layout_2_col.tpl b/main/template/default/layout/layout_2_col.tpl
index a079c40995..9a7634bc0f 100755
--- a/main/template/default/layout/layout_2_col.tpl
+++ b/main/template/default/layout/layout_2_col.tpl
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
         {# Skills #}
         {{ skills_block }}
 
+        {# Certificates search block #}
+        {{ certificates_search_block }}
+
 		{# Notice #}
 		{{ notice_block }}
 
diff --git a/user_portal.php b/user_portal.php
index de72866d5c..7c3df816a6 100755
--- a/user_portal.php
+++ b/user_portal.php
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ $controller->tpl->assign('course_block', $controller->return_course_block());
 $controller->tpl->assign('navigation_course_links', $controller->return_navigation_links());
 $controller->tpl->assign('search_block', $controller->return_search_block());
 $controller->tpl->assign('classes_block', $controller->return_classes_block());
+$controller->tpl->assign('certificates_search_block', $controller->returnCertificatesSearchBlock());
 
 //if (api_is_platform_admin() || api_is_drh()) {
 $controller->tpl->assign('skills_block', $controller->return_skills_links());