diff --git a/course/externallib.php b/course/externallib.php
index 999f71adaea..32214693cbe 100644
--- a/course/externallib.php
+++ b/course/externallib.php
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ class core_course_external extends external_api {
             //retrieve sections
             $modinfo = get_fast_modinfo($course);
             $sections = $modinfo->get_section_info_all();
+            $coursenumsections = course_get_format($course)->get_course()->numsections;
 
             //for each sections (first displayed to last displayed)
             $modinfosections = $modinfo->get_sections();
@@ -201,6 +202,7 @@ class core_course_external extends external_api {
                         external_format_text($section->summary, $section->summaryformat,
                                 $context->id, 'course', 'section', $section->id, $options);
                 $sectionvalues['section'] = $section->section;
+                $sectionvalues['hiddenbynumsections'] = $section->section > $coursenumsections ? 1 : 0;
                 $sectioncontents = array();
 
                 //for each module of the section
@@ -329,6 +331,8 @@ class core_course_external extends external_api {
                     'summary' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'Section description'),
                     'summaryformat' => new external_format_value('summary'),
                     'section' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'Section number inside the course', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
+                    'hiddenbynumsections' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'Whether is a section hidden in the course format',
+                                                                VALUE_OPTIONAL),
                     'modules' => new external_multiple_structure(
                             new external_single_structure(
                                 array(
diff --git a/course/upgrade.txt b/course/upgrade.txt
index b9309b15b7a..047e0be2083 100644
--- a/course/upgrade.txt
+++ b/course/upgrade.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ information provided here is intended especially for developers.
 === 3.2 ===
 
  * External function core_course_external::get_course_contents now returns the section's number in the course (new section field).
+ * External function core_course_external::get_course_contents now returns if a section is hidden in the course format.
  * External functions that were returning file information now return the following file fields:
    filename, filepath, mimetype, filesize, timemodified and fileurl.
    Those fields are now marked as VALUE_OPTIONAL for backwards compatibility.
diff --git a/version.php b/version.php
index 24a6eac8fee..674abc884a5 100644
--- a/version.php
+++ b/version.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
-$version  = 2016110801.02;              // YYYYMMDD      = weekly release date of this DEV branch.
+$version  = 2016111000.00;              // YYYYMMDD      = weekly release date of this DEV branch.
                                         //         RR    = release increments - 00 in DEV branches.
                                         //           .XX = incremental changes.