diff --git a/blocks/myoverview/templates/course-event-list-item.mustache b/blocks/myoverview/templates/course-event-list-item.mustache
index dc6bde495ef..b48f82698d3 100644
--- a/blocks/myoverview/templates/course-event-list-item.mustache
+++ b/blocks/myoverview/templates/course-event-list-item.mustache
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@
         "action": {
             "name": "Submit assignment",
             "url": "https://www.google.com",
-            "itemcount": 1
+            "itemcount": 1,
+            "showitemcount": true
         },
         "icon": {
             "key": "icon",
@@ -54,7 +55,9 @@
             {{#action.actionable}}
                 <a href="{{{action.url}}}">{{action.name}}</a>
                 {{#action.itemcount}}
-                    <span class="tag tag-pill tag-default">{{.}}</span>
+                    {{#action.showitemcount}}
+                        <span class="tag tag-pill tag-default">{{.}}</span>
+                    {{/action.showitemcount}}
                 {{/action.itemcount}}
             {{/action.actionable}}
             {{^action.actionable}}
diff --git a/blocks/myoverview/templates/event-list-item.mustache b/blocks/myoverview/templates/event-list-item.mustache
index 271e7b20d0a..ddce069279b 100644
--- a/blocks/myoverview/templates/event-list-item.mustache
+++ b/blocks/myoverview/templates/event-list-item.mustache
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
         "action": {
             "name": "Submit assignment",
             "url": "https://www.google.com",
-            "itemcount": 1
+            "itemcount": 1,
+            "showitemcount": true
         },
         "icon": {
             "key": "icon",
@@ -59,7 +60,9 @@
                     {{#action.actionable}}
                         <a href="{{{action.url}}}">{{action.name}}</a>
                         {{#action.itemcount}}
-                            <span class="tag tag-pill tag-default">{{.}}</span>
+                            {{#action.showitemcount}}
+                                <span class="tag tag-pill tag-default">{{.}}</span>
+                            {{/action.showitemcount}}
                         {{/action.itemcount}}
                     {{/action.actionable}}
                     {{^action.actionable}}