diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/testutils.py b/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/testutils.py
index 1f1c93ad5d..194d0230cc 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/testutils.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/testutils.py
@@ -71,13 +71,13 @@ class MobileAPITestCase(ModuleStoreTestCase, APITestCase):
         self.login()
         self.enroll(course_id)
 
-    def api_response(self, reverse_args=None, expected_response_code=200, **kwargs):
+    def api_response(self, reverse_args=None, expected_response_code=200, qargs={}, **kwargs):
         """
         Helper method for calling endpoint, verifying and returning response.
         If expected_response_code is None, doesn't verify the response' status_code.
         """
         url = self.reverse_url(reverse_args, **kwargs)
-        response = self.url_method(url, **kwargs)
+        response = self.url_method(url, qargs=qargs, **kwargs)
         if expected_response_code is not None:
             self.assertEqual(response.status_code, expected_response_code)
         return response
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ class MobileAPITestCase(ModuleStoreTestCase, APITestCase):
             reverse_args.update({'username': kwargs.get('username', self.user.username)})
         return reverse(self.REVERSE_INFO['name'], kwargs=reverse_args)
 
-    def url_method(self, url, **kwargs):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+    def url_method(self, url, qargs={}, **kwargs):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
         """Base implementation that returns response from the GET method of the URL."""
-        return self.client.get(url)
+        return self.client.get(url, qargs)
 
 
 class MobileAuthTestMixin(object):
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/users/tests.py b/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/users/tests.py
index 5038867bf0..d32530ebef 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/users/tests.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/users/tests.py
@@ -270,6 +270,35 @@ class TestUserEnrollmentApi(UrlResetMixin, MobileAPITestCase, MobileAuthUserTest
         self.assertIn('/api/discussion/v1/courses/{}'.format(self.course.id), response_discussion_url)
 
 
+    def test_org_query(self):
+        self.login()
+
+        # Create list of courses with various organizations
+        courses = [
+            CourseFactory.create(org='edX', mobile_available=True),
+            CourseFactory.create(org='edX', mobile_available=True),
+            CourseFactory.create(org='edX', mobile_available=True, visible_to_staff_only=True),
+            CourseFactory.create(org='Proversity.org', mobile_available=True),
+            CourseFactory.create(org='MITx', mobile_available=True),
+            CourseFactory.create(org='HarvardX', mobile_available=True),
+        ]
+
+        # Enroll in all the courses
+        for course in courses:
+            self.enroll(course.id)
+
+        response = self.api_response(qargs={'org':'edX'})
+
+        # Verify only edX courses are returned
+        self.assertEqual(len(response.data), 3)
+        for course_index in range(3):
+            result = response.data[course_index]['course']
+            self.assertEqual(result['org'], 'edX')
+
+        # Verify most recently enrolled course is staff only but still returned
+        self.assertFalse(response.data[0]['course']['courseware_access']['has_access'])
+
+
 @attr('shard_2')
 class CourseStatusAPITestCase(MobileAPITestCase):
     """