diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views/views.py
index 51d9bb4d5e..085e9e5a19 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views/views.py
@@ -1636,6 +1636,7 @@ def render_xblock(request, usage_key_string, check_if_enrolled=True, disable_sta
         context = {
             'fragment': fragment,
             'course': course,
+            'block': block,
             'disable_accordion': True,
             'allow_iframing': True,
             'disable_header': True,
diff --git a/lms/templates/courseware/courseware-chromeless.html b/lms/templates/courseware/courseware-chromeless.html
index 053fef73a7..1d0d401726 100644
--- a/lms/templates/courseware/courseware-chromeless.html
+++ b/lms/templates/courseware/courseware-chromeless.html
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ ${HTML(fragment.foot_html())}
     <nav class="nav-utilities ${"has-utility-calculator" if course.show_calculator else ""}" aria-label="${_('Course Utilities')}">
       ## Utility: Notes
       % if edx_notes_enabled:
-        <%include file="/edxnotes/toggle_notes.html" args="course=course"/>
+        <%include file="/edxnotes/toggle_notes.html" args="course=course, block=block"/>
       % endif
 
       ## Utility: Calc
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ ${HTML(fragment.foot_html())}
   % endif
 % else:
   % if edx_notes_enabled:
-    <%include file="/edxnotes/toggle_notes.html" args="course=course"/>
+    <%include file="/edxnotes/toggle_notes.html" args="course=course, block=block"/>
   % endif
 % endif
 
diff --git a/lms/templates/courseware/courseware.html b/lms/templates/courseware/courseware.html
index 28e3e5893e..eb94fab17c 100644
--- a/lms/templates/courseware/courseware.html
+++ b/lms/templates/courseware/courseware.html
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ ${HTML(fragment.foot_html())}
     <nav class="nav-utilities ${"has-utility-calculator" if course.show_calculator else ""}" aria-label="${_('Course Utilities')}">
       ## Utility: Notes
       % if is_edxnotes_enabled(course, request.user):
-        <%include file="/edxnotes/toggle_notes.html" args="course=course"/>
+        <%include file="/edxnotes/toggle_notes.html" args="course=course, block=course"/>
       % endif
 
       ## Utility: Calc
diff --git a/lms/templates/edxnotes/toggle_notes.html b/lms/templates/edxnotes/toggle_notes.html
index 0c0fc3b928..9d465edba7 100644
--- a/lms/templates/edxnotes/toggle_notes.html
+++ b/lms/templates/edxnotes/toggle_notes.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<%page args="course" expression_filter="h"/>
+<%page args="course, block" expression_filter="h"/>
 <%!
 from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
 from django.urls import reverse
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from openedx.core.djangolib.js_utils import dump_js_escaped_json, js_escaped_str
 <%namespace name='static' file='/static_content.html'/>
 
 <%
-  edxnotes_visibility = course.edxnotes_visibility
+  edxnotes_visibility = getattr(block, 'edxnotes_visibility', course.edxnotes_visibility)
   edxnotes_visibility_url = reverse("edxnotes_visibility", kwargs={"course_id": course.id})
   if is_learning_mfe is UNDEFINED:
     hide_ui = False
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/course_overviews/models.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/course_overviews/models.py
index 9f2a0ef43d..fd9ec49037 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/course_overviews/models.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/course_overviews/models.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from model_utils.models import TimeStampedModel
 from opaque_keys.edx.django.models import CourseKeyField, UsageKeyField
 from simple_history.models import HistoricalRecords
 
+from lms.djangoapps.courseware.model_data import FieldDataCache
 from lms.djangoapps.discussion import django_comment_client
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.catalog.models import CatalogIntegration
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.lang_pref.api import get_closest_released_language
@@ -844,6 +845,23 @@ class CourseOverview(TimeStampedModel):
         """
         return modulestore().get_course(self.id)
 
+    def bind_course_for_student(self, request):
+        """
+        Bind user-specific field data to the Course XBlock.
+
+        By default, the retrieved course XBlock is "unbound" - it means that any field from the `user_info` scope
+        (like `edxnotes_visibility`) returns its default value.
+        """
+        # Delay import until here to avoid circular dependency.
+        from lms.djangoapps.courseware.block_render import get_block_for_descriptor
+        get_block_for_descriptor(
+            request.user,
+            request,
+            self._original_course,
+            FieldDataCache([self._original_course], self._original_course.id, request.user),
+            self._original_course.id,
+        )
+
     @property
     def allow_public_wiki_access(self):
         """
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/courseware_api/views.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/courseware_api/views.py
index 5ae28fe54d..8ee882abe3 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/courseware_api/views.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/courseware_api/views.py
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ class CoursewareMeta:
             staff_access=original_user_is_staff,
         )
         self.request.user = self.effective_user
+        self.overview.bind_course_for_student(self.request)
         self.enrollment_object = CourseEnrollment.get_enrollment(self.effective_user, self.course_key,
                                                                  select_related=['celebration', 'user__celebration'])