diff --git a/public/cohort/lib.php b/public/cohort/lib.php
index 3d7ef7195ac..c0403b59e55 100644
--- a/public/cohort/lib.php
+++ b/public/cohort/lib.php
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ function cohort_can_view_cohort($cohortorid, $currentcontext) {
         $cohort = $cohortorid;
     }
 
-    if ($cohort && in_array($cohort->contextid, $currentcontext->get_parent_context_ids())) {
+    if ($cohort && in_array($cohort->contextid, $currentcontext->get_parent_context_ids(true))) {
         if ($cohort->visible) {
             return true;
         }
diff --git a/public/cohort/tests/lib_test.php b/public/cohort/tests/lib_test.php
index ef50c134458..c7c747a48c5 100644
--- a/public/cohort/tests/lib_test.php
+++ b/public/cohort/tests/lib_test.php
@@ -943,6 +943,21 @@ final class lib_test extends \advanced_testcase {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Test whether user can view cohort
+     *
+     * @covers ::cohort_can_view_cohort
+     */
+    public function test_cohort_can_view_cohort(): void {
+        $this->resetAfterTest();
+        $this->setAdminUser();
+
+        $context = \context_system::instance();
+        $cohort = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_cohort(['contextid' => $context->id]);
+
+        $this->assertTrue(cohort_can_view_cohort($cohort, $context));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Test the behaviour of cohort_get_cohort().
      *