diff --git a/common/djangoapps/track/contexts.py b/common/djangoapps/track/contexts.py
index 531b62b385..db7923b1b8 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/track/contexts.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/track/contexts.py
@@ -12,26 +12,27 @@ from openedx.core.lib.request_utils import COURSE_REGEX
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def course_context_from_url(url):
+def course_context_from_url(url, course_id_string=None):
     """
-    Extracts the course_context from the given `url` and passes it on to
-    `course_context_from_course_id()`.
+    If course_id_string string is not present, extracts it from the given `url`. Either way, then passes
+    it on to `course_context_from_course_id()`.
     """
     url = url or ''
-
-    match = COURSE_REGEX.match(url)
     course_id = None
-    if match:
-        course_id_string = match.group('course_id')
-        try:
-            course_id = CourseKey.from_string(course_id_string)
-        except InvalidKeyError:
-            log.warning(
-                'unable to parse course_id "{course_id}"'.format(
-                    course_id=course_id_string
-                ),
-                exc_info=True
-            )
+
+    if course_id_string is None:
+        match = COURSE_REGEX.match(url)
+        if match:
+            course_id_string = match.group('course_id')
+    try:
+        course_id = CourseKey.from_string(course_id_string)
+    except InvalidKeyError:
+        log.warning(
+            'unable to parse course_id "{course_id}"'.format(
+                course_id=course_id_string
+            ),
+            exc_info=True
+        )
 
     return course_context_from_course_id(course_id)
 
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/track/views/__init__.py b/common/djangoapps/track/views/__init__.py
index 2d3deb3bde..9021183224 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/track/views/__init__.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/track/views/__init__.py
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ def user_track(request):
     """
     Log when POST call to "event" URL is made by a user.
 
-    GET or POST call should provide "event_type", "event", and "page" arguments.
+    GET or POST call should provide "event_type", "event", and "page" arguments. It may optionally provide
+    a "courserun_key" argument (otherwise may be extracted from the page).
     """
     try:
         username = request.user.username
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ def user_track(request):
 
     name = _get_request_value(request, 'event_type')
     data = _get_request_value(request, 'event', {})
+    course_id_string = _get_request_value(request, 'courserun_key', None)
     page = _get_request_value(request, 'page')
 
     if isinstance(data, str) and len(data) > 0:
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ def user_track(request):
         except ValueError:
             pass
 
-    context_override = contexts.course_context_from_url(page)
+    context_override = contexts.course_context_from_url(page, course_id_string)
     context_override['username'] = username
     context_override['event_source'] = 'browser'
     context_override['page'] = page
diff --git a/common/static/js/src/logger.js b/common/static/js/src/logger.js
index 2eb0710148..c031b55e0e 100644
--- a/common/static/js/src/logger.js
+++ b/common/static/js/src/logger.js
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
                 return sendRequest({
                     event_type: eventType,
                     event: JSON.stringify(data),
+                    courserun_key: $$course_id,
                     page: window.location.href
                 }, requestOptions);
             },