diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/course_home_api/dates/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/course_home_api/dates/views.py
index 6c95f82349..0467af8a69 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/course_home_api/dates/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/course_home_api/dates/views.py
@@ -75,13 +75,19 @@ class DatesTabView(RetrieveAPIView):
     def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         course_key_string = kwargs.get('course_key_string')
         course_key = CourseKey.from_string(course_key_string)
+        allow_not_started_courses = request.GET.get('allow_not_started_courses', False)
 
         # Enable NR tracing for this view based on course
         monitoring_utils.set_custom_attribute('course_id', course_key_string)
         monitoring_utils.set_custom_attribute('user_id', request.user.id)
         monitoring_utils.set_custom_attribute('is_staff', request.user.is_staff)
-
-        course = get_course_or_403(request.user, 'load', course_key, check_if_enrolled=False)
+        course = get_course_or_403(
+            request.user,
+            'load',
+            course_key,
+            check_if_enrolled=False,
+            allow_not_started_courses=allow_not_started_courses
+        )
         is_staff = bool(has_access(request.user, 'staff', course_key))
 
         _, request.user = setup_masquerade(
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/courses.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/courses.py
index 0ff6a11a62..bebf3aefca 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/courses.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/courses.py
@@ -94,7 +94,16 @@ def get_course(course_id, depth=0):
     return course
 
 
-def get_course_with_access(user, action, course_key, depth=0, check_if_enrolled=False, check_survey_complete=True, check_if_authenticated=False):  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=line-too-long
+def get_course_with_access(
+    user,
+    action,
+    course_key,
+    depth=0,
+    check_if_enrolled=False,
+    check_survey_complete=True,
+    check_if_authenticated=False,
+    allow_not_started_courses=False,
+):
     """
     Given a course_key, look up the corresponding course block,
     check that the user has the access to perform the specified action
@@ -113,7 +122,15 @@ def get_course_with_access(user, action, course_key, depth=0, check_if_enrolled=
       be plugged in as additional callback checks for different actions.
     """
     course = get_course_by_id(course_key, depth)
-    check_course_access_with_redirect(course, user, action, check_if_enrolled, check_survey_complete, check_if_authenticated)  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=line-too-long
+    check_course_access_with_redirect(
+        course,
+        user,
+        action,
+        check_if_enrolled,
+        check_survey_complete,
+        check_if_authenticated,
+        allow_not_started_courses=allow_not_started_courses
+    )
     return course
 
 
@@ -202,7 +219,15 @@ def check_course_access(
     return non_staff_access_response
 
 
-def check_course_access_with_redirect(course, user, action, check_if_enrolled=False, check_survey_complete=True, check_if_authenticated=False):  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=line-too-long
+def check_course_access_with_redirect(
+    course,
+    user,
+    action,
+    check_if_enrolled=False,
+    check_survey_complete=True,
+    check_if_authenticated=False,
+    allow_not_started_courses=False
+):
     """
     Check that the user has the access to perform the specified action
     on the course (CourseBlock|CourseOverview).
@@ -216,6 +241,9 @@ def check_course_access_with_redirect(course, user, action, check_if_enrolled=Fa
     access_response = check_course_access(course, user, action, check_if_enrolled, check_survey_complete, check_if_authenticated)  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=line-too-long
 
     if not access_response:
+        # StartDateError should be ignored
+        if isinstance(access_response, StartDateError) and allow_not_started_courses:
+            return
         # Redirect if StartDateError
         if isinstance(access_response, StartDateError):
             start_date = strftime_localized(course.start, 'SHORT_DATE')