diff --git a/.upgradenotes/MDL-82490-2024080509320820.yml b/.upgradenotes/MDL-82490-2024080509320820.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2070b225e51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.upgradenotes/MDL-82490-2024080509320820.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+issueNumber: MDL-82490
+notes:
+  core:
+    - message: >-
+        Add set_disabled_option method to url_select to enable or disable an option
+        from its url (the key for the option).
+      type: improved
diff --git a/lib/classes/output/url_select.php b/lib/classes/output/url_select.php
index 3068f443ae9..5d4228c23b1 100644
--- a/lib/classes/output/url_select.php
+++ b/lib/classes/output/url_select.php
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ class url_select implements renderable, templatable {
      */
     public $showbutton = null;
 
+    /**
+     * @var array $disabledoptions array of disabled options
+     */
+    public $disabledoptions = [];
+
     /**
      * Constructor
      * @param array $urls list of options
@@ -108,6 +113,17 @@ class url_select implements renderable, templatable {
         $this->nothing    = $nothing;
         $this->formid     = $formid;
         $this->showbutton = $showbutton;
+        $this->disabledoptions = [];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Disable the option(url).
+     *
+     * @param string $urlkey
+     * @param bool $disabled
+     */
+    public function set_option_disabled(string $urlkey, bool $disabled = true) {
+        $this->disabledoptions[$urlkey] = $disabled;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -189,6 +205,7 @@ class url_select implements renderable, templatable {
                             'name' => $optoption,
                             'value' => $cleanedvalue,
                             'selected' => $this->selected == $optvalue,
+                            'disabled' => $this->disabledoptions[$optvalue] ?? false,
                         ];
                     }
                 }
@@ -198,6 +215,7 @@ class url_select implements renderable, templatable {
                     'name' => $option,
                     'value' => $cleanedvalue,
                     'selected' => $this->selected == $value,
+                    'disabled' => $this->disabledoptions[$value] ?? false,
                 ];
             }
         }
diff --git a/lib/templates/url_select.mustache b/lib/templates/url_select.mustache
index d9c9992ac40..92d21a7d937 100644
--- a/lib/templates/url_select.mustache
+++ b/lib/templates/url_select.mustache
@@ -26,13 +26,18 @@
             "name": "Group 1", "isgroup": true, "options":
             [
                 {"name": "Item 1", "isgroup": false, "value": "1"},
-                {"name": "Item 2", "isgroup": false, "value": "2"}
+                {"name": "Item 2", "isgroup": false, "value": "2"},
+                {"name": "Item 1", "isgroup": false, "value": "3", "disabled": true}
             ]},
             {"name": "Group 2", "isgroup": true, "options":
             [
                 {"name": "Item 3", "isgroup": false, "value": "3"},
                 {"name": "Item 4", "isgroup": false, "value": "4"}
-            ]}],
+            ]},
+            {"name": "Group 3", "isgroup": false, "value":"1"},
+            {"name": "Group 4", "isgroup": false, "value":"1", "disabled": true}
+        ],
+
         "disabled": false,
         "title": "Some cool title"
     }
@@ -54,12 +59,12 @@
                 {{#isgroup}}
                     <optgroup label="{{name}}">
                         {{#options}}
-                            <option value="{{value}}" {{#selected}}selected{{/selected}}>{{{name}}}</option>
+                            <option value="{{value}}" {{#selected}}selected{{/selected}} {{#disabled}}disabled{{/disabled}}>{{{name}}}</option>
                         {{/options}}
                     </optgroup>
                 {{/isgroup}}
                 {{^isgroup}}
-                    <option value="{{value}}" {{#selected}}selected{{/selected}}>{{{name}}}</option>
+                    <option value="{{value}}" {{#selected}}selected{{/selected}} {{#disabled}}disabled{{/disabled}}>{{{name}}}</option>
                 {{/isgroup}}
             {{/options}}
         </select>
diff --git a/lib/tests/outputcomponents_test.php b/lib/tests/outputcomponents_test.php
index 15af70b24c9..94d40347ae7 100644
--- a/lib/tests/outputcomponents_test.php
+++ b/lib/tests/outputcomponents_test.php
@@ -744,6 +744,38 @@ EOF;
         $this->assertTrue(in_array(['name' => 'style', 'value' => $labelstyle], $data->labelattributes));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Test for checking the template context data for the url_select element.
+     * @covers \url_select::disable_option
+     * @covers \url_select::enable_option
+     */
+    public function test_url_select_disabled_options(): void {
+        global $PAGE;
+        $url1 = new \moodle_url("/#a");
+        $url2 = new \moodle_url("/#b");
+        $url3 = new \moodle_url("/#c");
+
+        $urls = [
+            $url1->out() => 'A',
+            $url2->out() => 'B',
+            $url3->out() => 'C',
+        ];
+        $urlselect = new url_select($urls,
+            null,
+            null,
+            'someformid',
+            null);
+        $renderer = $PAGE->get_renderer('core');
+        $urlselect->set_option_disabled($url2->out(), true);
+        $data = $urlselect->export_for_template($renderer);
+        $this->assertFalse($data->options[0]['disabled']);
+        $this->assertTrue($data->options[1]['disabled']);
+        $urlselect->set_option_disabled($url2->out(), false);
+        $data = $urlselect->export_for_template($renderer);
+        $this->assertFalse($data->options[0]['disabled']);
+        $this->assertFalse($data->options[1]['disabled']);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Data provider for test_block_contents_is_fake().
      *