diff --git a/mod/scorm/classes/external.php b/mod/scorm/classes/external.php
index 2457ac3c35c..cae7a1c3d69 100644
--- a/mod/scorm/classes/external.php
+++ b/mod/scorm/classes/external.php
@@ -679,6 +679,8 @@ class mod_scorm_external extends external_api {
                         }
                     }
 
+                    $module['protectpackagedownloads'] = get_config('scorm', 'protectpackagedownloads');
+
                     $viewablefields = array('version', 'maxgrade', 'grademethod', 'whatgrade', 'maxattempt', 'forcecompleted',
                                             'forcenewattempt', 'lastattemptlock', 'displayattemptstatus', 'displaycoursestructure',
                                             'sha1hash', 'md5hash', 'revision', 'launch', 'skipview', 'hidebrowse', 'hidetoc', 'nav',
@@ -766,6 +768,8 @@ class mod_scorm_external extends external_api {
                                                                         VALUE_OPTIONAL),
                             'scormtype' => new external_value(PARAM_ALPHA, 'SCORM type', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
                             'reference' => new external_value(PARAM_NOTAGS, 'Reference to the package', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
+                            'protectpackagedownloads' => new external_value(PARAM_BOOL, 'Protect package downloads?',
+                                                                            VALUE_OPTIONAL),
                             'updatefreq' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'Auto-update frequency for remote packages',
                                                                 VALUE_OPTIONAL),
                             'options' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'Additional options', VALUE_OPTIONAL),
diff --git a/mod/scorm/lang/en/scorm.php b/mod/scorm/lang/en/scorm.php
index bd7897b0aaa..49b6ea36ef8 100644
--- a/mod/scorm/lang/en/scorm.php
+++ b/mod/scorm/lang/en/scorm.php
@@ -311,6 +311,8 @@ $string['position_error'] = 'The {$a->tag} tag can\'t be child of {$a->parent} t
 $string['preferencesuser'] = 'Preferences for this report';
 $string['preferencespage'] = 'Preferences just for this page';
 $string['prev'] = 'Previous';
+$string['protectpackagedownloads'] = 'Protect package downloads';
+$string['protectpackagedownloads_desc'] = 'If enabled, SCORM packages can be downloaded only if the user has the course:manageactivities capability. If disabled, SCORM packages can always be downloaded (by mobile or other means).';
 $string['raw'] = 'Raw score';
 $string['regular'] = 'Regular manifest';
 $string['report'] = 'Report';
diff --git a/mod/scorm/lib.php b/mod/scorm/lib.php
index 1e2164ffcc9..bafc6d35d8c 100644
--- a/mod/scorm/lib.php
+++ b/mod/scorm/lib.php
@@ -947,7 +947,9 @@ function scorm_pluginfile($course, $cm, $context, $filearea, $args, $forcedownlo
         // TODO: add any other access restrictions here if needed!
 
     } else if ($filearea === 'package') {
-        if (!has_capability('moodle/course:manageactivities', $context)) {
+        // Check if the global setting for disabling package downloads is enabled.
+        $protectpackagedownloads = get_config('scorm', 'protectpackagedownloads');
+        if ($protectpackagedownloads and !has_capability('moodle/course:manageactivities', $context)) {
             return false;
         }
         $revision = (int)array_shift($args); // Prevents caching problems - ignored here.
diff --git a/mod/scorm/settings.php b/mod/scorm/settings.php
index 5287a3754b0..9dbc57effec 100644
--- a/mod/scorm/settings.php
+++ b/mod/scorm/settings.php
@@ -157,4 +157,7 @@ if ($ADMIN->fulltree) {
 
     $settings->add(new admin_setting_configtext('scorm/apidebugmask', get_string('apidebugmask', 'scorm'), '', '.*'));
 
+    $settings->add(new admin_setting_configcheckbox('scorm/protectpackagedownloads', get_string('protectpackagedownloads', 'scorm'),
+                                                    get_string('protectpackagedownloads_desc', 'scorm'), 0));
+
 }
diff --git a/mod/scorm/version.php b/mod/scorm/version.php
index 09fc251f045..ff2b6caef74 100644
--- a/mod/scorm/version.php
+++ b/mod/scorm/version.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
-$plugin->version   = 2015092200;    // The current module version (Date: YYYYMMDDXX).
+$plugin->version   = 2015092201;    // The current module version (Date: YYYYMMDDXX).
 $plugin->requires  = 2015050500;    // Requires this Moodle version.
 $plugin->component = 'mod_scorm';   // Full name of the plugin (used for diagnostics).
 $plugin->cron      = 300;