diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/branding/tests/test_page.py b/lms/djangoapps/branding/tests/test_page.py
index 9904f79f644f..46f10bd6923a 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/branding/tests/test_page.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/branding/tests/test_page.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.site_configuration.tests.mixins import SiteMixin
 from xmodule.modulestore.tests.django_utils import ModuleStoreTestCase  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=wrong-import-order
 from xmodule.modulestore.tests.factories import CourseFactory  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=wrong-import-order
+from xmodule.course_block import CATALOG_VISIBILITY_ABOUT, CATALOG_VISIBILITY_NONE
 
 FEATURES_WITH_STARTDATE = settings.FEATURES.copy()
 FEATURES_WITH_STARTDATE['DISABLE_START_DATES'] = False
@@ -201,6 +202,20 @@ def setUp(self):
             display_name='Tech Beta Course',
             emit_signals=True,
         )
+        self.course_with_none_visibility = CourseFactory.create(
+            org='MITx',
+            number='1003',
+            catalog_visibility=CATALOG_VISIBILITY_NONE,
+            display_name='Course with "none" catalog visibility',
+            emit_signals=True,
+        )
+        self.course_with_about_visibility = CourseFactory.create(
+            org='MITx',
+            number='1003',
+            catalog_visibility=CATALOG_VISIBILITY_ABOUT,
+            display_name='Course with "about" catalog visibility',
+            emit_signals=True,
+        )
         self.factory = RequestFactory()
 
     @patch('common.djangoapps.student.views.management.render_to_response', RENDER_MOCK)
@@ -300,6 +315,15 @@ def test_course_cards_sorted_by_start_date_disabled(self):
         assert context['courses'][1].id == self.starting_earlier.id
         assert context['courses'][2].id == self.course_with_default_start_date.id
 
+    @patch('lms.djangoapps.courseware.views.views.render_to_response', RENDER_MOCK)
+    def test_invisible_courses_are_not_displayed(self):
+        response = self.client.get(reverse('courses'))
+        ((_template, context), _) = RENDER_MOCK.call_args  # pylint: disable=unpacking-non-sequence
+
+        rendered_ids = [course.id for course in context["courses"]]
+        assert self.course_with_none_visibility.id not in rendered_ids
+        assert self.course_with_about_visibility.id not in rendered_ids
+
 
 class IndexPageProgramsTests(SiteMixin, ModuleStoreTestCase):
     """
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views/views.py
index 79a52db8a0b6..1c57b23d9b11 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views/views.py
@@ -46,7 +46,11 @@
 from rest_framework.throttling import UserRateThrottle
 from token_utils.api import unpack_token_for
 from web_fragments.fragment import Fragment
-from xmodule.course_block import COURSE_VISIBILITY_PUBLIC, COURSE_VISIBILITY_PUBLIC_OUTLINE
+from xmodule.course_block import (
+    COURSE_VISIBILITY_PUBLIC,
+    COURSE_VISIBILITY_PUBLIC_OUTLINE,
+    CATALOG_VISIBILITY_CATALOG_AND_ABOUT,
+)
 from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
 from xmodule.modulestore.exceptions import ItemNotFoundError, NoPathToItem
 from xmodule.tabs import CourseTabList
@@ -288,7 +292,10 @@ def courses(request):
     course_discovery_meanings = getattr(settings, 'COURSE_DISCOVERY_MEANINGS', {})
     set_default_filter = ENABLE_COURSE_DISCOVERY_DEFAULT_LANGUAGE_FILTER.is_enabled()
     if not settings.FEATURES.get('ENABLE_COURSE_DISCOVERY'):
-        courses_list = get_courses(request.user)
+        courses_list = get_courses(
+            request.user,
+            filter_={"catalog_visibility": CATALOG_VISIBILITY_CATALOG_AND_ABOUT},
+        )
 
         if configuration_helpers.get_value("ENABLE_COURSE_SORTING_BY_START_DATE",
                                            settings.FEATURES["ENABLE_COURSE_SORTING_BY_START_DATE"]):