diff --git a/course/format/classes/output/local/content/section/cmitem.php b/course/format/classes/output/local/content/section/cmitem.php
index a740748672f..eebfda8bd22 100644
--- a/course/format/classes/output/local/content/section/cmitem.php
+++ b/course/format/classes/output/local/content/section/cmitem.php
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class cmitem implements named_templatable, renderable {
             'extraclasses' => $mod->extraclasses,
             'cmformat' => $item->export_for_template($output),
             'hasinfo' => $hasinfo,
-            'indent' => $mod->indent,
+            'indent' => ($format->uses_indentation()) ? $mod->indent : 0,
         ];
     }
 }
diff --git a/course/format/classes/output/local/state/cm.php b/course/format/classes/output/local/state/cm.php
index 7d7b5e302df..11452a7cdec 100644
--- a/course/format/classes/output/local/state/cm.php
+++ b/course/format/classes/output/local/state/cm.php
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class cm implements renderable {
             'uservisible' => $cm->uservisible,
             'hascmrestrictions' => $this->get_has_restrictions(),
             'modname' => get_string('pluginname', 'mod_' . $cm->modname),
-            'indent' => $cm->indent,
+            'indent' => ($format->uses_indentation()) ? $cm->indent : 0,
             'module' => $cm->modname,
             'plugin' => 'mod_' . $cm->modname,
         ];
diff --git a/course/format/topics/db/upgrade.php b/course/format/topics/db/upgrade.php
index a4c48885b4d..5cdcd636e1e 100644
--- a/course/format/topics/db/upgrade.php
+++ b/course/format/topics/db/upgrade.php
@@ -42,5 +42,16 @@ function xmldb_format_topics_upgrade($oldversion) {
     // Automatically generated Moodle v4.1.0 release upgrade line.
     // Put any upgrade step following this.
 
+    if ($oldversion < 2023030700) {
+        // For sites migrating from 4.0.x or 4.1.x where the indentation was removed,
+        // we are disabling 'indentation' value by default.
+        if ($oldversion >= 2022041900) {
+            set_config('indentation', 0, 'format_topics');
+        } else {
+            set_config('indentation', 1, 'format_topics');
+        }
+        upgrade_plugin_savepoint(true, 2023030700, 'format', 'topics');
+    }
+
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/course/format/topics/lang/en/format_topics.php b/course/format/topics/lang/en/format_topics.php
index eaed84a6e41..9af90f35538 100644
--- a/course/format/topics/lang/en/format_topics.php
+++ b/course/format/topics/lang/en/format_topics.php
@@ -36,3 +36,5 @@ $string['page-course-view-topics-x'] = 'Any course page in topics format';
 $string['hidefromothers'] = 'Hide topic';
 $string['showfromothers'] = 'Show topic';
 $string['privacy:metadata'] = 'The Topics format plugin does not store any personal data.';
+$string['indentation'] = 'Allow indentation on course page';
+$string['indentation_help'] = 'Allow teachers, and other users with the manage activities capability, to indent items on the course page.';
diff --git a/course/format/topics/lib.php b/course/format/topics/lib.php
index a2f5843ef3e..3e099ee003c 100644
--- a/course/format/topics/lib.php
+++ b/course/format/topics/lib.php
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ class format_topics extends core_courseformat\base {
         return true;
     }
 
+    public function uses_indentation(): bool {
+        return (get_config('format_topics', 'indentation')) ? true : false;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the display name of the given section that the course prefers.
      *
diff --git a/course/format/topics/settings.php b/course/format/topics/settings.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6239705b869
--- /dev/null
+++ b/course/format/topics/settings.php
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?php
+// 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/>.
+
+/**
+ * Settings for format_topics
+ *
+ * @package    format_topics
+ * @copyright  2020 Amaia Anabitarte <amaia@moodle.com>
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+
+defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die;
+
+if ($ADMIN->fulltree) {
+    $settings->add(new admin_setting_configcheckbox(
+        'format_topics/indentation',
+        new lang_string('indentation', 'format_topics'),
+        new lang_string('indentation_help', 'format_topics'),
+        1
+    ));
+}
diff --git a/course/format/topics/version.php b/course/format/topics/version.php
index 9815bec1ff5..cf81cef30d1 100644
--- a/course/format/topics/version.php
+++ b/course/format/topics/version.php
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@
 
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
-$plugin->version   = 2022112800;        // The current plugin version (Date: YYYYMMDDXX).
+$plugin->version   = 2023030700;        // The current plugin version (Date: YYYYMMDDXX).
 $plugin->requires  = 2022111800;        // Requires this Moodle version.
 $plugin->component = 'format_topics';    // Full name of the plugin (used for diagnostics).
diff --git a/course/format/weeks/db/upgrade.php b/course/format/weeks/db/upgrade.php
index 59c11c2db0f..81e850d0591 100644
--- a/course/format/weeks/db/upgrade.php
+++ b/course/format/weeks/db/upgrade.php
@@ -42,5 +42,16 @@ function xmldb_format_weeks_upgrade($oldversion) {
     // Automatically generated Moodle v4.1.0 release upgrade line.
     // Put any upgrade step following this.
 
+    if ($oldversion < 2023030700) {
+        // For sites migrating from 4.0.x or 4.1.x where the indentation was removed,
+        // we are disabling 'indentation' value by default.
+        if ($oldversion >= 2022041900) {
+            set_config('indentation', 0, 'format_weeks');
+        } else {
+            set_config('indentation', 1, 'format_weeks');
+        }
+        upgrade_plugin_savepoint(true, 2023030700, 'format', 'weeks');
+    }
+
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/course/format/weeks/lang/en/format_weeks.php b/course/format/weeks/lang/en/format_weeks.php
index a649eb40ac6..4652efc0e7e 100644
--- a/course/format/weeks/lang/en/format_weeks.php
+++ b/course/format/weeks/lang/en/format_weeks.php
@@ -39,3 +39,5 @@ $string['showfromothers'] = 'Show week';
 $string['automaticenddate'] = 'Calculate the end date from the number of sections';
 $string['automaticenddate_help'] = 'If enabled, the end date for the course will be automatically calculated from the number of sections and the course start date.';
 $string['privacy:metadata'] = 'The Weekly format plugin does not store any personal data.';
+$string['indentation'] = 'Allow indentation on course page';
+$string['indentation_help'] = 'Allow teachers, and other users with the manage activities capability, to indent items on the course page.';
diff --git a/course/format/weeks/lib.php b/course/format/weeks/lib.php
index 88d8638dd59..a655ff3a474 100644
--- a/course/format/weeks/lib.php
+++ b/course/format/weeks/lib.php
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ class format_weeks extends core_courseformat\base {
         return true;
     }
 
+    public function uses_indentation(): bool {
+        return (get_config('format_weeks', 'indentation')) ? true : false;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Generate the title for this section page
      * @return string the page title
diff --git a/course/format/weeks/settings.php b/course/format/weeks/settings.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9ffff443c1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/course/format/weeks/settings.php
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?php
+// 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/>.
+
+/**
+ * Settings for format_weeks
+ *
+ * @package    format_weeks
+ * @copyright  2020 Amaia Anabitarte <amaia@moodle.com>
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+
+defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die;
+
+if ($ADMIN->fulltree) {
+    $settings->add(new admin_setting_configcheckbox(
+        'format_weeks/indentation',
+        new lang_string('indentation', 'format_weeks'),
+        new lang_string('indentation_help', 'format_weeks'),
+        1
+    ));
+}
diff --git a/course/format/weeks/version.php b/course/format/weeks/version.php
index 616cea5dddf..0eb6deb81ee 100644
--- a/course/format/weeks/version.php
+++ b/course/format/weeks/version.php
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@
 
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
-$plugin->version   = 2022112800;        // The current plugin version (Date: YYYYMMDDXX).
+$plugin->version   = 2023030700;        // The current plugin version (Date: YYYYMMDDXX).
 $plugin->requires  = 2022111800;        // Requires this Moodle version.
 $plugin->component = 'format_weeks';    // Full name of the plugin (used for diagnostics).
diff --git a/course/tests/behat/course_controls.feature b/course/tests/behat/course_controls.feature
index fddf59a476c..f858d1c9aed 100644
--- a/course/tests/behat/course_controls.feature
+++ b/course/tests/behat/course_controls.feature
@@ -178,3 +178,29 @@ Feature: Course activity controls works as expected
       | courseformat |
       | topics       |
       | weeks        |
+
+  @javascript
+  Scenario Outline: Admins could disable indentation
+    Given the following "courses" exist:
+      | fullname | shortname | format | coursedisplay | numsections | startdate |
+      | Course 1 | C1 | <courseformat> | <coursedisplay> | 5 | 0 |
+    And the following "activities" exist:
+      | activity | name               | intro                     | course | idnumber |
+      | forum    | Test forum name    | Test forum description    | C1     | forum1   |
+    And I log in as "admin"
+    And I am on "Course 1" course homepage with editing mode on
+    And I open "Test forum name" actions menu
+    And "Move right" "link" should be visible
+    And "Move left" "link" should not be visible
+    And I click on "Move right" "link" in the "Test forum name" activity
+    When the following config values are set as admin:
+      | indentation | 0 | format_<courseformat> |
+    And I am on "Course 1" course homepage with editing mode on
+    And I open "Test forum name" actions menu
+    Then "Move right" "link" should not exist
+    And "Move left" "link" should not exist
+
+    Examples:
+      | courseformat |
+      | topics       |
+      | weeks        |
diff --git a/course/tests/externallib_test.php b/course/tests/externallib_test.php
index 3a25d9b0700..a36a867ce5e 100644
--- a/course/tests/externallib_test.php
+++ b/course/tests/externallib_test.php
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
  * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  */
 
+use \core_external\external_api;
+
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
 global $CFG;
@@ -2730,13 +2732,19 @@ class externallib_test extends externallib_advanced_testcase {
         // Expect to receive all the fields.
         $this->assertCount(41, $result['courses'][0]);
         // Check default values for course format topics.
-        $this->assertCount(2, $result['courses'][0]['courseformatoptions']);
+        $this->assertCount(3, $result['courses'][0]['courseformatoptions']);
         foreach ($result['courses'][0]['courseformatoptions'] as $option) {
-            if ($option['name'] == 'hiddensections') {
-                $this->assertEquals(1, $option['value']);
-            } else {
-                $this->assertEquals('coursedisplay', $option['name']);
-                $this->assertEquals(0, $option['value']);
+            switch ($option['name']) {
+                case 'hiddensections':
+                    $this->assertEquals(1, $option['value']);
+                    break;
+                case 'coursedisplay':
+                    $this->assertEquals(0, $option['value']);
+                    break;
+                case 'indentation':
+                    $this->assertEquals(1, $option['value']);
+                    break;
+                default:
             }
         }