diff --git a/lib/accesslib.php b/lib/accesslib.php
index ed501689f5d..6eca1190d9b 100644
--- a/lib/accesslib.php
+++ b/lib/accesslib.php
@@ -545,6 +545,62 @@ function has_all_capabilities(array $capabilities, context $context, $user = nul
     return true;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Is course creator going to have capability in a new course?
+ *
+ * This is intended to be used in enrolment plugins before or during course creation,
+ * do not use after the course is fully created.
+ *
+ * @category access
+ *
+ * @param string $capability the name of the capability to check.
+ * @param context $context course or category context where is course going to be created
+ * @param integer|stdClass $user A user id or object. By default (null) checks the permissions of the current user.
+ * @return boolean true if the user will have this capability.
+ *
+ * @throws coding_exception if different type of course submitted
+ */
+function will_have_course_capability($capability, context $context, $user = null) {
+    global $CFG;
+
+    if ($context->contextlevel != CONTEXT_COURSE and $context->contextlevel != CONTEXT_COURSECAT) {
+        throw new coding_exception('Only course or course category context expected');
+    }
+
+    if (has_capability($capability, $context, $user)) {
+        // User already has the capability, it could be only removed if CAP_PROHIBIT
+        // was involved here, but we ignore that.
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    if (!has_capability('moodle/course:create', $context, $user)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!enrol_is_enabled('manual')) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (empty($CFG->creatornewroleid)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if ($context->contextlevel == CONTEXT_COURSE) {
+        if (is_viewing($context, $user, 'moodle/role:assign') or is_enrolled($context, $user, 'moodle/role:assign')) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (has_capability('moodle/course:view', $context, $user) and has_capability('moodle/role:assign', $context, $user)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Most likely they will be enrolled after the course creation is finished,
+    // does the new role have the required capability?
+    list($neededroles, $forbiddenroles) = get_roles_with_cap_in_context($context, $capability);
+    return isset($neededroles[$CFG->creatornewroleid]);
+}
+
 /**
  * Check if the user is an admin at the site level.
  *
diff --git a/lib/tests/accesslib_test.php b/lib/tests/accesslib_test.php
index 863cfc3e8cc..c9c8bd8f6fe 100644
--- a/lib/tests/accesslib_test.php
+++ b/lib/tests/accesslib_test.php
@@ -1493,6 +1493,131 @@ class accesslib_testcase extends advanced_testcase {
         $this->assertFalse(has_all_capabilities($sca, $coursecontext, 0));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Test if course creator future capability lookup works.
+     */
+    public function test_will_have_course_capability() {
+        global $DB, $CFG, $USER;
+
+        $this->resetAfterTest();
+
+        $category = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_category();
+        $course = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_course(array('category'=>$category->id));
+
+        $syscontext = context_system::instance();
+        $categorycontext = context_coursecat::instance($category->id);
+        $coursecontext = context_course::instance($course->id);
+        $studentrole = $DB->get_record('role', array('shortname'=>'student'), '*', MUST_EXIST);
+        $teacherrole = $DB->get_record('role', array('shortname'=>'editingteacher'), '*', MUST_EXIST);
+        $creatorrole = $DB->get_record('role', array('shortname'=>'coursecreator'), '*', MUST_EXIST);
+        $managerrole = $DB->get_record('role', array('shortname'=>'manager'), '*', MUST_EXIST);
+
+        $this->assertEquals($teacherrole->id, $CFG->creatornewroleid);
+
+        $creator = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_user();
+        $manager = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_user();
+        role_assign($managerrole->id, $manager->id, $categorycontext);
+
+        $this->assertFalse(has_capability('moodle/course:view', $categorycontext, $creator));
+        $this->assertFalse(has_capability('moodle/role:assign', $categorycontext, $creator));
+        $this->assertFalse(has_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $categorycontext, $creator));
+        $this->assertFalse(has_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $coursecontext, $creator));
+        $this->assertFalse(will_have_course_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $categorycontext, $creator));
+        $this->assertFalse(will_have_course_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $coursecontext, $creator));
+
+        $this->assertTrue(has_capability('moodle/role:assign', $categorycontext, $manager));
+        $this->assertTrue(has_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $categorycontext, $manager));
+        $this->assertTrue(has_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $coursecontext, $manager));
+        $this->assertTrue(will_have_course_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $categorycontext, $manager->id));
+        $this->assertTrue(will_have_course_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $coursecontext, $manager->id));
+
+        $this->assertEquals(0, $USER->id);
+        $this->assertFalse(has_capability('moodle/course:view', $categorycontext));
+        $this->assertFalse(has_capability('moodle/role:assign', $categorycontext));
+        $this->assertFalse(has_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $categorycontext));
+        $this->assertFalse(has_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $coursecontext));
+        $this->assertFalse(will_have_course_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $categorycontext));
+        $this->assertFalse(will_have_course_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $coursecontext));
+
+        $this->setUser($manager);
+        $this->assertTrue(has_capability('moodle/role:assign', $categorycontext));
+        $this->assertTrue(has_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $categorycontext));
+        $this->assertTrue(has_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $coursecontext));
+        $this->assertTrue(will_have_course_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $categorycontext));
+        $this->assertTrue(will_have_course_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $coursecontext));
+
+        $this->setAdminUser();
+        $this->assertTrue(has_capability('moodle/role:assign', $categorycontext));
+        $this->assertTrue(has_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $categorycontext));
+        $this->assertTrue(has_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $coursecontext));
+        $this->assertTrue(will_have_course_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $categorycontext));
+        $this->assertTrue(will_have_course_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $coursecontext));
+        $this->setUser(0);
+
+        role_assign($creatorrole->id, $creator->id, $categorycontext);
+
+        $this->assertFalse(has_capability('moodle/role:assign', $categorycontext, $creator));
+        $this->assertFalse(has_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $categorycontext, $creator));
+        $this->assertFalse(has_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $coursecontext, $creator));
+        $this->assertTrue(will_have_course_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $categorycontext, $creator));
+        $this->assertTrue(will_have_course_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $coursecontext, $creator));
+
+        $this->setUser($creator);
+        $this->assertFalse(has_capability('moodle/role:assign', $categorycontext, null));
+        $this->assertFalse(has_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $categorycontext, null));
+        $this->assertFalse(has_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $coursecontext, null));
+        $this->assertTrue(will_have_course_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $categorycontext, null));
+        $this->assertTrue(will_have_course_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $coursecontext, null));
+        $this->setUser(0);
+
+        set_config('creatornewroleid', $studentrole->id);
+
+        $this->assertFalse(has_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $categorycontext, $creator));
+        $this->assertFalse(has_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $coursecontext, $creator));
+        $this->assertFalse(will_have_course_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $categorycontext, $creator));
+        $this->assertFalse(will_have_course_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $coursecontext, $creator));
+
+        set_config('creatornewroleid', $teacherrole->id);
+
+        role_change_permission($managerrole->id, $categorycontext, 'moodle/course:visibility', CAP_PREVENT);
+        role_assign($creatorrole->id, $manager->id, $categorycontext);
+
+        $this->assertTrue(has_capability('moodle/course:view', $categorycontext, $manager));
+        $this->assertTrue(has_capability('moodle/course:view', $coursecontext, $manager));
+        $this->assertTrue(has_capability('moodle/role:assign', $categorycontext, $manager));
+        $this->assertTrue(has_capability('moodle/role:assign', $coursecontext, $manager));
+        $this->assertFalse(has_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $categorycontext, $manager));
+        $this->assertFalse(has_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $coursecontext, $manager));
+        $this->assertFalse(will_have_course_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $categorycontext, $manager));
+        $this->assertFalse(will_have_course_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $coursecontext, $manager));
+
+        role_change_permission($managerrole->id, $categorycontext, 'moodle/course:view', CAP_PREVENT);
+        $this->assertTrue(has_capability('moodle/role:assign', $categorycontext, $manager));
+        $this->assertFalse(has_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $categorycontext, $manager));
+        $this->assertFalse(has_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $coursecontext, $manager));
+        $this->assertTrue(will_have_course_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $categorycontext, $manager));
+        $this->assertTrue(will_have_course_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $coursecontext, $manager));
+
+        $this->getDataGenerator()->enrol_user($manager->id, $course->id, 0);
+
+        $this->assertTrue(has_capability('moodle/role:assign', $categorycontext, $manager));
+        $this->assertTrue(has_capability('moodle/role:assign', $coursecontext, $manager));
+        $this->assertTrue(is_enrolled($coursecontext, $manager));
+        $this->assertFalse(has_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $categorycontext, $manager));
+        $this->assertFalse(has_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $coursecontext, $manager));
+        $this->assertTrue(will_have_course_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $categorycontext, $manager));
+        $this->assertFalse(will_have_course_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $coursecontext, $manager));
+
+        // Test problems.
+
+        try {
+            will_have_course_capability('moodle/course:visibility', $syscontext, $creator);
+            $this->fail('Exception expected when non course/category contet passed to will_have_course_capability()');
+        } catch (moodle_exception $e) {
+            $this->assertInstanceOf('coding_exception', $e);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Test require_capability() exceptions.
      * @return void