diff --git a/docs/swagger.yaml b/docs/swagger.yaml
index b697b8bb1a..e5e2246288 100644
--- a/docs/swagger.yaml
+++ b/docs/swagger.yaml
@@ -2196,6 +2196,9 @@ paths:
                 * `"timestamp"`: generated from the `start` timestamp
                 * `"empty"`: no start date is specified
             * pacing: Course pacing. Possible values: instructor, self
+            * certificate_available_date (optional): Date the certificate will be available,
+              in ISO 8601 notation if the `certificates.auto_certificate_generation`
+              waffle switch is enabled
 
             Deprecated fields:
 
@@ -2240,7 +2243,8 @@ paths:
                     "start": "2015-07-17T12:00:00Z",
                     "start_display": "July 17, 2015",
                     "start_type": "timestamp",
-                    "pacing": "instructor"
+                    "pacing": "instructor",
+                    "certificate_available_date": "2015-08-14T00:00:00Z"
                 }
       parameters: []
       responses:
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/course_api/serializers.py b/lms/djangoapps/course_api/serializers.py
index d9188a51c4..dbf4736d4e 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/course_api/serializers.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/course_api/serializers.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from django.urls import reverse
 from edx_django_utils import monitoring as monitoring_utils
 from rest_framework import serializers
 
+from lms.djangoapps.certificates.api import can_show_certificate_available_date_field
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.content.course_overviews.models import \
     CourseOverview  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=unused-import
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.models.course_details import CourseDetails
@@ -159,6 +160,16 @@ class CourseDetailSerializer(CourseSerializer):  # pylint: disable=abstract-meth
         # from the CourseOverview object in SQL.
         return CourseDetails.fetch_about_attribute(course_overview.id, 'overview')
 
+    def to_representation(self, instance):
+        """
+        Get the `certificate_available_date` in response
+        if the `certificates.auto_certificate_generation` waffle switch is enabled
+        """
+        response = super().to_representation(instance)
+        if can_show_certificate_available_date_field(instance):
+            response['certificate_available_date'] = instance.certificate_available_date
+        return response
+
 
 class CourseKeySerializer(serializers.BaseSerializer):  # pylint:disable=abstract-method
     """
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/course_api/tests/mixins.py b/lms/djangoapps/course_api/tests/mixins.py
index 2434443e87..2940826c68 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/course_api/tests/mixins.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/course_api/tests/mixins.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class CourseApiFactoryMixin:
             end=end,
             enrollment_start=datetime(2015, 6, 15, 0, 0, 0),
             enrollment_end=datetime(2015, 7, 15, 0, 0, 0),
+            certificate_available_date=datetime(2015, 8, 14, 0, 0, 0),
             emit_signals=True,
             **kwargs
         )
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/course_api/tests/test_serializers.py b/lms/djangoapps/course_api/tests/test_serializers.py
index 045f399f4e..4ee5e10265 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/course_api/tests/test_serializers.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/course_api/tests/test_serializers.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Test data created by CourseSerializer and CourseDetailSerializer
 
 
 from datetime import datetime
-from unittest import TestCase
+from unittest import TestCase, mock
 
 import ddt
 from opaque_keys.edx.locator import CourseLocator
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from xmodule.course_block import DEFAULT_START_DATE
 from xmodule.modulestore.tests.django_utils import TEST_DATA_MONGO_AMNESTY_MODULESTORE, ModuleStoreTestCase
 from xmodule.modulestore.tests.factories import check_mongo_calls
 
+from lms.djangoapps.certificates.api import can_show_certificate_available_date_field
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.content.course_overviews.models import CourseOverview
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.models.course_details import CourseDetails
 
@@ -166,6 +167,32 @@ class TestCourseDetailSerializer(TestCourseSerializer):  # lint-amnesty, pylint:
         overview_template = about_descriptor.get_template('overview.yaml')
         self.expected_data['overview'] = overview_template.get('data')
 
+    # override test case
+    @mock.patch(
+        "lms.djangoapps.certificates.api.can_show_certificate_available_date_field",
+        mock.Mock(return_value=[True, False])
+    )
+    def test_basic(self):
+        """
+        Overridden from Test CourseDetailSerializer to
+        test certificate_available_date according to waffle
+        switch `certificates.auto_certificate_generation`
+        from CourseDetailSerializer serializer class.
+        """
+        course = self.create_course()
+        CourseDetails.update_about_video(course, 'test_youtube_id', self.staff_user.id)
+        course_overview = CourseOverview.get_from_id(course.id)
+        with check_mongo_calls(self.expected_mongo_calls):
+            result = self._get_result(course)
+        if can_show_certificate_available_date_field(course_overview):
+            self.expected_data['certificate_available_date'] = '2015-08-14T00:00:00Z'
+            result['certificate_available_date'] = (
+                result['certificate_available_date'].strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')
+                if isinstance(result['certificate_available_date'], datetime)
+                else None
+            )
+        self.assertDictEqual(result, self.expected_data)
+
 
 class TestCourseKeySerializer(TestCase):  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=missing-class-docstring
 
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/course_api/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/course_api/views.py
index cee7d7cbb9..fbb8517cf0 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/course_api/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/course_api/views.py
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ class CourseDetailView(DeveloperErrorViewMixin, RetrieveAPIView):
             * `"timestamp"`: generated from the `start` timestamp
             * `"empty"`: no start date is specified
         * pacing: Course pacing. Possible values: instructor, self
+        * certificate_available_date (optional): Date the certificate will be available,
+            in ISO 8601 notation if the `certificates.auto_certificate_generation`
+            waffle switch is enabled
 
         Deprecated fields:
 
@@ -103,7 +106,8 @@ class CourseDetailView(DeveloperErrorViewMixin, RetrieveAPIView):
                 "start": "2015-07-17T12:00:00Z",
                 "start_display": "July 17, 2015",
                 "start_type": "timestamp",
-                "pacing": "instructor"
+                "pacing": "instructor",
+                "certificate_available_date": "2015-08-14T00:00:00Z"
             }
     """