diff --git a/course/view.php b/course/view.php
index 82f22518f6b..fb8ab4f9b72 100644
--- a/course/view.php
+++ b/course/view.php
@@ -259,19 +259,25 @@ if ($PAGE->user_allowed_editing()) {
     $PAGE->set_button($buttons);
 }
 
+$editingtitle = '';
+if ($PAGE->user_is_editing()) {
+    // Append this to the page title's lang string to get its equivalent when editing mode is turned on.
+    $editingtitle = 'editing';
+}
+
 // If viewing a section, make the title more specific.
 if ($section && $section > 0 && course_format_uses_sections($course->format)) {
     $sectionname = get_string('sectionname', "format_$course->format");
     $sectiontitle = get_section_name($course, $section);
     $PAGE->set_title(
         get_string(
-            'coursesectiontitle',
+            'coursesectiontitle' . $editingtitle,
             'moodle',
             ['course' => $course->fullname, 'sectiontitle' => $sectiontitle, 'sectionname' => $sectionname]
         )
     );
 } else {
-    $PAGE->set_title(get_string('coursetitle', 'moodle', ['course' => $course->fullname]));
+    $PAGE->set_title(get_string('coursetitle' . $editingtitle, 'moodle', ['course' => $course->fullname]));
 }
 
 // Add bulk editing control.
diff --git a/lang/en/moodle.php b/lang/en/moodle.php
index 163fab0c05b..0b936f5af69 100644
--- a/lang/en/moodle.php
+++ b/lang/en/moodle.php
@@ -418,7 +418,8 @@ $string['courserestore'] = 'Course restore';
 $string['coursereuse'] = 'Course reuse';
 $string['courses'] = 'Courses';
 $string['coursesectionsummaries'] = 'Course section summaries';
-$string['coursesectiontitle'] = 'Course: {$a->course}, {$a->sectionname}: {$a->sectiontitle}';
+$string['coursesectiontitle'] = '{$a->sectionname}: {$a->sectiontitle} | {$a->course}';
+$string['coursesectiontitleediting'] = 'Edit {$a->sectionname}: {$a->sectiontitle} | {$a->course}';
 $string['coursesettings'] = 'Course default settings';
 $string['coursesmovedout'] = 'Courses moved out from {$a}';
 $string['coursespending'] = 'Courses pending approval';
@@ -432,6 +433,7 @@ $string['coursestart'] = 'Course start';
 $string['coursesummary'] = 'Course summary';
 $string['coursesummary_help'] = 'A short description of your course. The content you add here is searchable.';
 $string['coursetitle'] = 'Course: {$a->course}';
+$string['coursetitleediting'] = 'Edit course: {$a->course}';
 $string['courseupdates'] = 'Course updates';
 $string['coursevisibility'] = 'Course visibility';
 $string['coursevisibility_help'] = '* Show: The course appears in the list of courses and students can access it.