diff --git a/course/format/classes/output/local/content/cm/cmicon.php b/course/format/classes/output/local/content/cm/cmicon.php
index a9a86eb2062..f9363040ddc 100644
--- a/course/format/classes/output/local/content/cm/cmicon.php
+++ b/course/format/classes/output/local/content/cm/cmicon.php
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ class cmicon implements named_templatable, renderable {
         $iconurl = $mod->get_icon_url();
         $iconclass = $iconurl->get_param('filtericon') ? '' : 'nofilter';
         $data = [
+            'uservisible' => $mod->uservisible,
             'url' => $mod->url,
             'icon' => $iconurl,
             'iconclass' => $iconclass,
diff --git a/course/format/templates/local/content/cm/cmicon.mustache b/course/format/templates/local/content/cm/cmicon.mustache
index 324b81ac879..4a77d7a84a3 100644
--- a/course/format/templates/local/content/cm/cmicon.mustache
+++ b/course/format/templates/local/content/cm/cmicon.mustache
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
     Example context (json):
     {
+        "uservisible": true,
         "url": "#",
         "icon": "../../../pix/help.svg",
         "iconclass": "",
@@ -30,10 +31,17 @@
     }
 }}
 {{#url}}
-    <a href="{{url}}"
-        class="activity-icon activityiconcontainer smaller {{purpose}} btn btn-link courseicon align-self-start mr-2"
-        {{#pluginname}}data-toggle="tooltip" title="{{{pluginname}}}" data-placement="top"{{/pluginname}}
-    >
-        <img src="{{{icon}}}" class="activityicon {{iconclass}}" alt="{{{modname}}} icon">
-    </a>
+    {{#uservisible}}
+        <a href="{{url}}"
+            class="activity-icon activityiconcontainer smaller {{purpose}} btn btn-link courseicon align-self-start mr-2"
+            {{#pluginname}}data-toggle="tooltip" title="{{{pluginname}}}" data-placement="top"{{/pluginname}}
+        >
+            <img src="{{{icon}}}" class="activityicon {{iconclass}}" alt="{{{modname}}} icon">
+        </a>
+    {{/uservisible}}
+    {{^uservisible}}
+        <div class="activity-icon activityiconcontainer smaller {{purpose}} courseicon align-self-start mr-2">
+            <img src="{{{icon}}}" class="activityicon {{iconclass}}" alt="{{{modname}}} icon">
+        </div>
+    {{/uservisible}}
 {{/url}}
diff --git a/course/format/tests/behat/activity_icon_tooltip.feature b/course/format/tests/behat/activity_icon_tooltip.feature
index 79d58e37018..383446a7cf7 100644
--- a/course/format/tests/behat/activity_icon_tooltip.feature
+++ b/course/format/tests/behat/activity_icon_tooltip.feature
@@ -39,3 +39,16 @@ Feature: Activity type tooltip.
     Given I am on the "C1" "Course" page logged in as "student1"
     When I hover over the "assign icon" "link" in the "Activity sample 1" "activity"
     Then "body>.tooltip" "css_element" should not exist
+
+  Scenario: Student cannot see the activity icon link if does not have access.
+    Given I am on the "Activity sample 2" "page activity editing" page logged in as "admin"
+    When I expand all fieldsets
+    And I press "Add restriction..."
+    And I click on "Date" "button" in the "Add restriction..." "dialogue"
+    And I set the field "direction" to "until"
+    And I set the field "x[year]" to "2013"
+    And I set the field "x[month]" to "March"
+    And I press "Save and return to course"
+    And I log out
+    And I am on the "C1" "Course" page logged in as "student1"
+    Then "page icon" "link" should not exist in the "Activity sample 2" "activity"