diff --git a/lib/moodlelib.php b/lib/moodlelib.php
index db18276dcfe..f1c4aed04cf 100644
--- a/lib/moodlelib.php
+++ b/lib/moodlelib.php
@@ -2682,6 +2682,13 @@ function require_login($courseorid = NULL, $autologinguest = true, $cm = NULL, $
         }
     }
 
+    // If this is an AJAX request and $setwantsurltome is true then we need to override it and set it to false.
+    // Otherwise the AJAX request URL will be set to $SESSION->wantsurl and events such as self enrolment in the future
+    // risk leading the user back to the AJAX request URL.
+    if ($setwantsurltome && defined('AJAX_SCRIPT') && AJAX_SCRIPT) {
+        $setwantsurltome = false;
+    }
+
     // If the user is not even logged in yet then make sure they are
     if (!isloggedin()) {
         if ($autologinguest and !empty($CFG->guestloginbutton) and !empty($CFG->autologinguests)) {
diff --git a/lib/navigationlib.php b/lib/navigationlib.php
index 45ef60e491a..5d2890c5e28 100644
--- a/lib/navigationlib.php
+++ b/lib/navigationlib.php
@@ -2643,7 +2643,7 @@ class global_navigation_for_ajax extends global_navigation {
                 break;
             case self::TYPE_COURSE :
                 $course = $DB->get_record('course', array('id' => $this->instanceid), '*', MUST_EXIST);
-                require_course_login($course);
+                require_course_login($course, true, null, false, true);
                 $this->page->set_context(get_context_instance(CONTEXT_COURSE, $course->id));
                 $coursenode = $this->add_course($course);
                 $this->add_course_essentials($coursenode, $course);
@@ -2657,7 +2657,7 @@ class global_navigation_for_ajax extends global_navigation {
                         LEFT JOIN {course_sections} cs ON cs.course = c.id
                         WHERE cs.id = ?';
                 $course = $DB->get_record_sql($sql, array($this->instanceid), MUST_EXIST);
-                require_course_login($course);
+                require_course_login($course, true, null, false, true);
                 $this->page->set_context(get_context_instance(CONTEXT_COURSE, $course->id));
                 $coursenode = $this->add_course($course);
                 $this->add_course_essentials($coursenode, $course);
@@ -2674,7 +2674,7 @@ class global_navigation_for_ajax extends global_navigation {
                 $course = $DB->get_record_sql($sql, $params, MUST_EXIST);
                 $modinfo = get_fast_modinfo($course);
                 $cm = $modinfo->get_cm($this->instanceid);
-                require_course_login($course, true, $cm);
+                require_course_login($course, true, $cm, false, true);
                 $this->page->set_context(get_context_instance(CONTEXT_MODULE, $cm->id));
                 $coursenode = $this->load_course($course);
                 if ($course->id == SITEID) {