diff --git a/admin/tool/dataprivacy/classes/expired_contexts_manager.php b/admin/tool/dataprivacy/classes/expired_contexts_manager.php
index 90e7b2a730d..7672da340a6 100644
--- a/admin/tool/dataprivacy/classes/expired_contexts_manager.php
+++ b/admin/tool/dataprivacy/classes/expired_contexts_manager.php
@@ -920,9 +920,17 @@ class expired_contexts_manager {
      * @return  bool
      */
     protected static function is_course_context_expired_or_unprotected_for_user(\context $context, \stdClass $user) {
-        $expiryrecords = self::get_nested_expiry_info_for_courses($context->path);
 
-        $info = $expiryrecords[$context->path]->info;
+        if ($context->get_course_context()->instanceid == SITEID) {
+            // The is an activity in the site course (front page).
+            $purpose = data_registry::get_effective_contextlevel_value(CONTEXT_SYSTEM, 'purpose');
+            $info = static::get_expiry_info($purpose);
+
+        } else {
+            $expiryrecords = self::get_nested_expiry_info_for_courses($context->path);
+            $info = $expiryrecords[$context->path]->info;
+        }
+
         if ($info->is_fully_expired()) {
             // This context is fully expired.
             return true;
diff --git a/admin/tool/dataprivacy/tests/expired_contexts_test.php b/admin/tool/dataprivacy/tests/expired_contexts_test.php
index 08ffb80067a..6deb9192b81 100644
--- a/admin/tool/dataprivacy/tests/expired_contexts_test.php
+++ b/admin/tool/dataprivacy/tests/expired_contexts_test.php
@@ -2222,6 +2222,40 @@ class tool_dataprivacy_expired_contexts_testcase extends advanced_testcase {
         $this->assertTrue(expired_contexts_manager::is_context_expired_or_unprotected_for_user($blockcontext, $user));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Test the is_context_expired functions when supplied with the front page course.
+     */
+    public function test_is_context_expired_frontpage() {
+        $this->resetAfterTest();
+
+        $purposes = $this->setup_basics('PT1H', 'PT1H', 'P1D');
+
+        $frontcourse = get_site();
+        $frontcoursecontext = \context_course::instance($frontcourse->id);
+
+        $sitenews = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_module('forum', ['course' => $frontcourse->id]);
+        $cm = get_coursemodule_from_instance('forum', $sitenews->id);
+        $sitenewscontext = \context_module::instance($cm->id);
+
+        $user = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_user(['lastaccess' => time() - YEARSECS]);
+
+        $this->assertFalse(expired_contexts_manager::is_context_expired($frontcoursecontext));
+        $this->assertFalse(expired_contexts_manager::is_context_expired($sitenewscontext));
+
+        $this->assertTrue(expired_contexts_manager::is_context_expired_or_unprotected_for_user($frontcoursecontext, $user));
+        $this->assertTrue(expired_contexts_manager::is_context_expired_or_unprotected_for_user($sitenewscontext, $user));
+
+        // Protecting the course contextlevel does not impact the front page.
+        $purposes->course->set('protected', 1)->save();
+        $this->assertTrue(expired_contexts_manager::is_context_expired_or_unprotected_for_user($frontcoursecontext, $user));
+        $this->assertTrue(expired_contexts_manager::is_context_expired_or_unprotected_for_user($sitenewscontext, $user));
+
+        // Protecting the system contextlevel affects the front page, too.
+        $purposes->system->set('protected', 1)->save();
+        $this->assertFalse(expired_contexts_manager::is_context_expired_or_unprotected_for_user($frontcoursecontext, $user));
+        $this->assertFalse(expired_contexts_manager::is_context_expired_or_unprotected_for_user($sitenewscontext, $user));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Test the is_context_expired functions when supplied with an expired course.
      */