diff --git a/course/format/lib.php b/course/format/lib.php
index 7f6dfc99288..f0ccf9b1c0a 100644
--- a/course/format/lib.php
+++ b/course/format/lib.php
@@ -860,6 +860,23 @@ abstract class format_base {
     public function get_renderer(moodle_page $page) {
         return $page->get_renderer('format_'. $this->get_format());
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true if the specified section is current
+     *
+     * By default we analyze $course->marker
+     *
+     * @param int|stdClass|section_info $section
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function is_section_current($section) {
+        if (is_object($section)) {
+            $sectionnum = $section->section;
+        } else {
+            $sectionnum = $section;
+        }
+        return ($sectionnum && ($course = $this->get_course()) && $course->marker == $sectionnum);
+    }
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/course/format/renderer.php b/course/format/renderer.php
index ea83ace3053..1856c624fb4 100644
--- a/course/format/renderer.php
+++ b/course/format/renderer.php
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ abstract class format_section_renderer_base extends plugin_renderer_base {
 
         if ($section->section != 0) {
             // Only in the non-general sections.
-            if ($this->is_section_current($section, $course)) {
+            if (course_get_format($course)->is_section_current($section)) {
                 $o = get_accesshide(get_string('currentsection', 'format_'.$course->format));
             }
         }
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ abstract class format_section_renderer_base extends plugin_renderer_base {
             // Only in the non-general sections.
             if (!$section->visible) {
                 $sectionstyle = ' hidden';
-            } else if ($this->is_section_current($section, $course)) {
+            } else if (course_get_format($course)->is_section_current($section)) {
                 $sectionstyle = ' current';
             }
         }
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ abstract class format_section_renderer_base extends plugin_renderer_base {
         if (!$section->visible) {
             $classattr .= ' hidden';
             $linkclasses .= ' dimmed_text';
-        } else if ($this->is_section_current($section, $course)) {
+        } else if (course_get_format($course)->is_section_current($section)) {
             $classattr .= ' current';
         }
 
@@ -760,14 +760,18 @@ abstract class format_section_renderer_base extends plugin_renderer_base {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Is the section passed in the current section? (Note this isn't strictly
-     * a renderering method, but neater here).
+     * Is the section passed in the current section?
+     *
+     * @deprecated since 2.4
+     * @see format_base::is_section_current()
      *
      * @param stdClass $course The course entry from DB
      * @param stdClass $section The course_section entry from the DB
      * @return bool true if the section is current
      */
-    protected function is_section_current($section, $course) {
-        return ($course->marker == $section->section);
+    protected final function is_section_current($section, $course) {
+        debugging('Function format_section_renderer_base::is_section_current() is deprecated. '.
+                'Use course_get_format($course)->is_section_current($section) instead', DEBUG_DEVELOPER);
+        return course_get_format($course)->is_section_current($section);
     }
 }
diff --git a/course/format/upgrade.txt b/course/format/upgrade.txt
index f14a8912052..4c5d1313cc3 100644
--- a/course/format/upgrade.txt
+++ b/course/format/upgrade.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ format.
 * functions get_generic_section_name(), get_all_sections(), add_mod_to_section(), get_all_mods()
   are deprecated. See their phpdocs in lib/deprecatedlib.php on how to replace them
 * Course formats may now have their settings.php file as the most of other plugin types
+* Function format_section_renderer_base::is_section_current() is deprecated, overwrite/use
+  function is_section_current in format class
 
 === 2.3 ===
 
diff --git a/course/format/weeks/lib.php b/course/format/weeks/lib.php
index 8c9a8ddac7f..7c2dd9ba4f7 100644
--- a/course/format/weeks/lib.php
+++ b/course/format/weeks/lib.php
@@ -318,4 +318,24 @@ class format_weeks extends format_base {
 
         return $dates;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true if the specified week is current
+     *
+     * @param int|stdClass|section_info $section
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function is_section_current($section) {
+        if (is_object($section)) {
+            $sectionnum = $section->section;
+        } else {
+            $sectionnum = $section;
+        }
+        if ($sectionnum < 1) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        $timenow = time();
+        $dates = $this->get_section_dates($section);
+        return (($timenow >= $dates->start) && ($timenow < $dates->end));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/course/format/weeks/renderer.php b/course/format/weeks/renderer.php
index a3eb28fe15c..33590fdc87e 100644
--- a/course/format/weeks/renderer.php
+++ b/course/format/weeks/renderer.php
@@ -59,22 +59,4 @@ class format_weeks_renderer extends format_section_renderer_base {
     protected function page_title() {
         return get_string('weeklyoutline');
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Is the section passed in the current section?
-     *
-     * @param stdClass $section The course_section entry from the DB
-     * @param stdClass $course The course entry from DB
-     * @return bool true if the section is current
-     */
-    protected function is_section_current($section, $course) {
-        if ($section->section < 1) {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        $timenow = time();
-        $dates = course_get_format($course)->get_section_dates($section);
-
-        return (($timenow >= $dates->start) && ($timenow < $dates->end));
-    }
 }