diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/courses.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/courses.py
index eb7d690116..b63828eba5 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/courses.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/courses.py
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@ def get_course_info_section(request, course, section_key):
 
     loc = Location(course.location.tag, course.location.org, course.location.course, 'course_info', section_key)
 
+    log.debug("in get_course_info, static_asset_path=%s" % course.lms.static_asset_path)
+
     # Use an empty cache
     model_data_cache = ModelDataCache([], course.id, request.user)
     info_module = get_module(
@@ -204,7 +206,8 @@ def get_course_info_section(request, course, section_key):
         loc,
         model_data_cache,
         course.id,
-        wrap_xmodule_display=False
+        wrap_xmodule_display=False,
+        static_asset_path=course.lms.static_asset_path
     )
 
     html = ''
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/module_render.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/module_render.py
index ba4654ce9c..981ccde441 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/module_render.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/module_render.py
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ def toc_for_course(user, request, course, active_chapter, active_section, model_
 
 def get_module(user, request, location, model_data_cache, course_id,
                position=None, not_found_ok=False, wrap_xmodule_display=True,
-               grade_bucket_type=None, depth=0):
+               grade_bucket_type=None, depth=0,
+               static_asset_path=''):
     """
     Get an instance of the xmodule class identified by location,
     setting the state based on an existing StudentModule, or creating one if none
@@ -141,6 +142,10 @@ def get_module(user, request, location, model_data_cache, course_id,
                                 position within module
       - depth                 : number of levels of descendents to cache when loading this module.
                                 None means cache all descendents
+      - static_asset_path     : static asset path to use (overrides descriptor's value); needed
+                                by get_course_info_section, because info section modules
+                                do not have a course as the parent module, and thus do not
+                                inherit this lms key value.
 
     Returns: xmodule instance, or None if the user does not have access to the
     module.  If there's an error, will try to return an instance of ErrorModule
@@ -152,7 +157,8 @@ def get_module(user, request, location, model_data_cache, course_id,
         return get_module_for_descriptor(user, request, descriptor, model_data_cache, course_id,
                                          position=position,
                                          wrap_xmodule_display=wrap_xmodule_display,
-                                         grade_bucket_type=grade_bucket_type)
+                                         grade_bucket_type=grade_bucket_type,
+                                         static_asset_path=static_asset_path)
     except ItemNotFoundError:
         if not not_found_ok:
             log.exception("Error in get_module")
@@ -179,7 +185,8 @@ def get_xqueue_callback_url_prefix(request):
 
 
 def get_module_for_descriptor(user, request, descriptor, model_data_cache, course_id,
-                              position=None, wrap_xmodule_display=True, grade_bucket_type=None):
+                              position=None, wrap_xmodule_display=True, grade_bucket_type=None,
+                              static_asset_path=''):
     """
     Implements get_module, extracting out the request-specific functionality.
 
@@ -194,12 +201,14 @@ def get_module_for_descriptor(user, request, descriptor, model_data_cache, cours
 
     return get_module_for_descriptor_internal(user, descriptor, model_data_cache, course_id,
                                               track_function, xqueue_callback_url_prefix,
-                                              position, wrap_xmodule_display, grade_bucket_type)
+                                              position, wrap_xmodule_display, grade_bucket_type,
+                                              static_asset_path)
 
 
 def get_module_for_descriptor_internal(user, descriptor, model_data_cache, course_id,
                                        track_function, xqueue_callback_url_prefix,
-                                       position=None, wrap_xmodule_display=True, grade_bucket_type=None):
+                                       position=None, wrap_xmodule_display=True, grade_bucket_type=None,
+                                       static_asset_path=''):
     """
     Actually implement get_module, without requiring a request.
 
@@ -282,7 +291,8 @@ def get_module_for_descriptor_internal(user, descriptor, model_data_cache, cours
         # inner_get_module, not the parent's callback.  Add it as an argument....
         return get_module_for_descriptor_internal(user, descriptor, model_data_cache, course_id,
                                                   track_function, make_xqueue_callback,
-                                                  position, wrap_xmodule_display, grade_bucket_type)
+                                                  position, wrap_xmodule_display, grade_bucket_type,
+                                                  static_asset_path)
 
     def xblock_model_data(descriptor):
         return DbModel(
@@ -349,7 +359,7 @@ def get_module_for_descriptor_internal(user, descriptor, model_data_cache, cours
             static_replace.replace_static_urls,
             data_directory=getattr(descriptor, 'data_dir', None),
             course_id=course_id,
-            static_asset_path=descriptor.lms.static_asset_path,
+            static_asset_path=static_asset_path or descriptor.lms.static_asset_path,
         ),
         replace_course_urls=partial(
             static_replace.replace_course_urls,
@@ -409,7 +419,7 @@ def get_module_for_descriptor_internal(user, descriptor, model_data_cache, cours
         _get_html,
         getattr(descriptor, 'data_dir', None),
         course_id=course_id,
-        static_asset_path=descriptor.lms.static_asset_path
+        static_asset_path=static_asset_path or descriptor.lms.static_asset_path
     )
 
     # Allow URLs of the form '/course/' refer to the root of multicourse directory