diff --git a/admin/settings/courses.php b/admin/settings/courses.php
index cf9b286ea8c..40063a6d2fe 100644
--- a/admin/settings/courses.php
+++ b/admin/settings/courses.php
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ if ($hassiteconfig or has_any_capability($capabilities, $systemcontext)) {
     $temp->add(new admin_setting_configselect('moodlecourse/showreports', new lang_string('showreports'), '', 0,
         array(0 => new lang_string('no'), 1 => new lang_string('yes'))));
 
+    $temp->add(new admin_setting_configcheckbox('moodlecourse/showcourseimages', get_string('showcourseimages'),
+        get_string('showcourseimages_desc'), 1));
+
     // Files and uploads.
     $temp->add(new admin_setting_heading('filesanduploadshdr', new lang_string('filesanduploads'), ''));
 
@@ -155,7 +158,6 @@ if ($hassiteconfig or has_any_capability($capabilities, $systemcontext)) {
 
     $ADMIN->add('courses', $temp);
 
-
     // "courserequests" settingpage.
     $temp = new admin_settingpage('courserequest', new lang_string('courserequest'));
     $temp->add(new admin_setting_configcheckbox('enablecourserequests', new lang_string('enablecourserequests', 'admin'), new lang_string('configenablecourserequests', 'admin'), 0));
diff --git a/lang/en/moodle.php b/lang/en/moodle.php
index 6fbf005401e..b419eb6f148 100644
--- a/lang/en/moodle.php
+++ b/lang/en/moodle.php
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ $string['courseformatdata'] = 'Course format data';
 $string['courseformats'] = 'Course formats';
 $string['courseformatoptions'] = 'Formatting options for {$a}';
 $string['courseformatudpate'] = 'Update format';
+$string['courseheaderimage'] = 'Course header image';
 $string['courseprofiles'] = 'Course profiles';
 $string['coursepreferences'] = 'Course preferences';
 $string['coursegrades'] = 'Course grades';
@@ -1821,6 +1822,8 @@ $string['showallusers'] = 'Show all users';
 $string['showblockcourse'] = 'Show list of courses containing block';
 $string['showcategory'] = 'Show {$a}';
 $string['showchartdata'] = 'Show chart data';
+$string['showcourseimages'] = 'Show course images';
+$string['showcourseimages_desc'] = 'Show the course image or image placeholder in the course header.';
 $string['showcomments'] = 'Show/hide comments';
 $string['showcommentsnonjs'] = 'Show comments';
 $string['showdescription'] = 'Display description on course page';
diff --git a/lib/db/upgrade.php b/lib/db/upgrade.php
index 6ec46a8b503..c51d19403a7 100644
--- a/lib/db/upgrade.php
+++ b/lib/db/upgrade.php
@@ -2565,5 +2565,11 @@ function xmldb_main_upgrade($oldversion) {
         upgrade_main_savepoint(true, 2018101800.00);
     }
 
+    if ($oldversion < 2018101900.01) {
+        // Show course images by default.
+        set_config('showcourseimages', 1, 'moodlecourse');
+        upgrade_main_savepoint(true, 2018101900.01);
+    }
+
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/lib/outputrenderers.php b/lib/outputrenderers.php
index a0748576b64..1379d2c883b 100644
--- a/lib/outputrenderers.php
+++ b/lib/outputrenderers.php
@@ -4141,7 +4141,7 @@ EOD;
     }
 
     public function context_header($headerinfo = null, $headinglevel = 1) {
-        global $DB, $USER, $CFG;
+        global $DB, $USER, $CFG, $COURSE;
         require_once($CFG->dirroot . '/user/lib.php');
         $context = $this->page->context;
         $heading = null;
@@ -4152,6 +4152,14 @@ EOD;
         if (isset($headerinfo['heading'])) {
             $heading = $headerinfo['heading'];
         }
+
+        // Show a course image if enabled.
+        if ($context->contextlevel == CONTEXT_COURSE && get_config('moodlecourse', 'showcourseimages')) {
+            $exporter = new core_course\external\course_summary_exporter($COURSE, ['context' => $context]);
+            $courseinfo = $exporter->export($this);
+            $imagedata = $this->render_from_template('core/course_header_image', $courseinfo);
+        }
+
         // The user context currently has images and buttons. Other contexts may follow.
         if (isset($headerinfo['user']) || $context->contextlevel == CONTEXT_USER) {
             if (isset($headerinfo['user'])) {
diff --git a/lib/templates/course_header_image.mustache b/lib/templates/course_header_image.mustache
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..52ab679b126
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/templates/course_header_image.mustache
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{{!
+    This file is part of Moodle - http://moodle.org/
+
+    Moodle is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    Moodle is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+}}
+{{!
+    @template core/course_header_image
+
+    Example context (json):
+    {
+        "courseimage": "http://domain.name/pluginfile.php/123/course/overviewfiles/kitten.jpg"
+    }
+}}
+<div class="course-header-image-wrapper">
+    <div class="course-header-image rounded w-100 h-100" style='background-image: url("{{{courseimage}}}");'>
+        <div class="sr-only">{{#str}}courseheaderimage, core{{/str}}</div>
+    </div>
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/theme/boost/scss/moodle/course.scss b/theme/boost/scss/moodle/course.scss
index 0bc6d4ca78a..00cc1e6b69c 100644
--- a/theme/boost/scss/moodle/course.scss
+++ b/theme/boost/scss/moodle/course.scss
@@ -1139,6 +1139,15 @@ span.editinstructions {
     opacity: 0.5;
 }
 
+.course-header-image-wrapper {
+    width: 100px;
+    height: 100px;
+    .course-header-image {
+        background-size: cover;
+        background-position: center;
+    }
+}
+
 /**
  * Display sizes:
  * Large displays                   1200        +
diff --git a/theme/boost/style/moodle.css b/theme/boost/style/moodle.css
index 2059e48c87d..1d744934c04 100644
--- a/theme/boost/style/moodle.css
+++ b/theme/boost/style/moodle.css
@@ -12326,6 +12326,13 @@ span.editinstructions {
 .course-being-dragged {
   opacity: 0.5; }
 
+.course-header-image-wrapper {
+  width: 100px;
+  height: 100px; }
+  .course-header-image-wrapper .course-header-image {
+    background-size: cover;
+    background-position: center; }
+
 /**
  * Display sizes:
  * Large displays                   1200        +
diff --git a/theme/bootstrapbase/less/moodle/course.less b/theme/bootstrapbase/less/moodle/course.less
index 9c26f9a228f..0b0dcebc05e 100644
--- a/theme/bootstrapbase/less/moodle/course.less
+++ b/theme/bootstrapbase/less/moodle/course.less
@@ -1124,6 +1124,17 @@ span.editinstructions {
     .opacity(50);
 }
 
+.course-header-image-wrapper {
+    width: 100px;
+    height: 100px;
+    .course-header-image {
+        width: 100%;
+        height: 100%;
+        background-size: cover;
+        background-position: center;
+    }
+}
+
 /**
  * Display sizes:
  * Large displays                   1200        +
diff --git a/theme/bootstrapbase/style/moodle.css b/theme/bootstrapbase/style/moodle.css
index 25b62eded44..4cb1b7c6272 100644
--- a/theme/bootstrapbase/style/moodle.css
+++ b/theme/bootstrapbase/style/moodle.css
@@ -7004,6 +7004,16 @@ span.editinstructions {
   opacity: 0.5;
   filter: alpha(opacity=50);
 }
+.course-header-image-wrapper {
+  width: 100px;
+  height: 100px;
+}
+.course-header-image-wrapper .course-header-image {
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+  background-size: cover;
+  background-position: center;
+}
 /**
  * Display sizes:
  * Large displays                   1200        +
diff --git a/version.php b/version.php
index d10fd0eef92..82f0af37444 100644
--- a/version.php
+++ b/version.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
-$version  = 2018101900.00;              // YYYYMMDD      = weekly release date of this DEV branch.
+$version  = 2018101900.01;              // YYYYMMDD      = weekly release date of this DEV branch.
                                         //         RR    = release increments - 00 in DEV branches.
                                         //           .XX = incremental changes.