diff --git a/course/externallib.php b/course/externallib.php
index 27733fcf52e..469cb1cf1ec 100644
--- a/course/externallib.php
+++ b/course/externallib.php
@@ -2398,6 +2398,7 @@ class core_course_external extends external_api {
                 'showgrades' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, '1 if grades are shown, otherwise 0', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
                 'newsitems' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'Number of recent items appearing on the course page', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
                 'startdate' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'Timestamp when the course start', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
+                'enddate' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'Timestamp when the course end', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
                 'maxbytes' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'Largest size of file that can be uploaded into', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
                 'showreports' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'Are activity report shown (yes = 1, no =0)', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
                 'visible' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, '1: available to student, 0:not available', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
@@ -3025,7 +3026,7 @@ class core_course_external extends external_api {
                 continue;
             }
             // Return information for any user that can access the course.
-            $coursefields = array('format', 'showgrades', 'newsitems', 'startdate', 'maxbytes', 'showreports', 'visible',
+            $coursefields = array('format', 'showgrades', 'newsitems', 'startdate', 'enddate', 'maxbytes', 'showreports', 'visible',
                 'groupmode', 'groupmodeforce', 'defaultgroupingid', 'enablecompletion', 'completionnotify', 'lang', 'theme',
                 'marker');
 
diff --git a/course/tests/externallib_test.php b/course/tests/externallib_test.php
index 9d0cb22fc25..52e6d7551d1 100644
--- a/course/tests/externallib_test.php
+++ b/course/tests/externallib_test.php
@@ -2001,16 +2001,16 @@ class core_course_externallib_testcase extends externallib_advanced_testcase {
         $result = external_api::clean_returnvalue(core_course_external::get_courses_by_field_returns(), $result);
         $this->assertCount(3, $result['courses']);
         // Expect to receive all the fields.
-        $this->assertCount(36, $result['courses'][0]);
-        $this->assertCount(36, $result['courses'][1]);
-        $this->assertCount(36, $result['courses'][2]);
+        $this->assertCount(37, $result['courses'][0]);
+        $this->assertCount(37, $result['courses'][1]);
+        $this->assertCount(37, $result['courses'][2]);
 
         $result = core_course_external::get_courses_by_field('id', $course1->id);
         $result = external_api::clean_returnvalue(core_course_external::get_courses_by_field_returns(), $result);
         $this->assertCount(1, $result['courses']);
         $this->assertEquals($course1->id, $result['courses'][0]['id']);
         // Expect to receive all the fields.
-        $this->assertCount(36, $result['courses'][0]);
+        $this->assertCount(37, $result['courses'][0]);
 
         $result = core_course_external::get_courses_by_field('id', $course2->id);
         $result = external_api::clean_returnvalue(core_course_external::get_courses_by_field_returns(), $result);
@@ -2052,15 +2052,15 @@ class core_course_externallib_testcase extends externallib_advanced_testcase {
         $result = core_course_external::get_courses_by_field();
         $result = external_api::clean_returnvalue(core_course_external::get_courses_by_field_returns(), $result);
         $this->assertCount(2, $result['courses']);
-        $this->assertCount(29, $result['courses'][0]);
-        $this->assertCount(29, $result['courses'][1]);
+        $this->assertCount(30, $result['courses'][0]);
+        $this->assertCount(30, $result['courses'][1]);
 
         $result = core_course_external::get_courses_by_field('id', $course1->id);
         $result = external_api::clean_returnvalue(core_course_external::get_courses_by_field_returns(), $result);
         $this->assertCount(1, $result['courses']);
         $this->assertEquals($course1->id, $result['courses'][0]['id']);
         // Expect to receive all the files that a student can see.
-        $this->assertCount(29, $result['courses'][0]);
+        $this->assertCount(30, $result['courses'][0]);
 
         // Check default filters.
         $filters = $result['courses'][0]['filters'];
@@ -2105,7 +2105,7 @@ class core_course_externallib_testcase extends externallib_advanced_testcase {
         $result = core_course_external::get_courses_by_field();
         $result = external_api::clean_returnvalue(core_course_external::get_courses_by_field_returns(), $result);
         $this->assertCount(2, $result['courses']);
-        $this->assertCount(29, $result['courses'][0]);  // Site course.
+        $this->assertCount(30, $result['courses'][0]);  // Site course.
         $this->assertCount(13, $result['courses'][1]);  // Only public information, not enrolled.
 
         $result = core_course_external::get_courses_by_field('id', $course1->id);
diff --git a/course/upgrade.txt b/course/upgrade.txt
index 1c53aa75916..3e05828df4d 100644
--- a/course/upgrade.txt
+++ b/course/upgrade.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ information provided here is intended especially for developers.
 === 3.3 ===
 
  * External function core_course_external::get_courses_by_field now returns the course filters list and status.
+ * External function core_course_external::get_courses_by_field now returns the end date of the course.
  * External function core_course_external::get_course_contents now return the following additional file fields:
    - mimetype (the file mime type)
    - isexternalfile (if is a file reference to a external repository)