diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views.py
index 385b27e7f1..21bd2281ec 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views.py
@@ -531,6 +531,26 @@ def course_about(request, course_id):
                                'registered': registered,
                                'course_target': course_target,
                                'show_courseware_link': show_courseware_link})
+@ensure_csrf_cookie
+@cache_if_anonymous
+def mktg_course_about(request, course_id):
+    course = get_course_with_access(request.user, course_id, 'see_exists')
+    registered = registered_for_course(course, request.user)
+
+    if has_access(request.user, course, 'load'):
+        course_target = reverse('info', args=[course.id])
+    else:
+        course_target = reverse('about_course', args=[course.id])
+
+    show_courseware_link = (has_access(request.user, course, 'load') or
+                            settings.MITX_FEATURES.get('ENABLE_LMS_MIGRATION'))
+
+    return render_to_response('courseware/mktg_course_about.html',
+                              {'course': course,
+                               'registered': registered,
+                               'course_target': course_target,
+                               'show_courseware_link': show_courseware_link})
+
 
 
 @ensure_csrf_cookie
diff --git a/lms/static/sass/_shame.scss b/lms/static/sass/_shame.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d40b1d3fc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/static/sass/_shame.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+// edX LMS - shame
+// shame file - used for any bad-form/orphaned scss that knowingly violate edX FED architecture/standards (see - http://csswizardry.com/2013/04/shame-css/)
+// ====================
+
+// marketing site - registration iframe band-aid (poor form enough to isolate out)
+.view-partial-mktgregister {
+  background: transparent;
+
+  // dimensions needed for course about page on marketing site
+  .wrapper-view {
+    overflow: hidden;
+  }
+
+  // button elements - not a better place to put these, sadly
+  .btn {
+    display: block;
+    padding: $baseline/2 $baseline*2.5;
+    text-transform: lowercase;
+    color: $white !important;
+    letter-spacing: 0.1rem;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    text-align: center;
+    border: none !important;
+    text-shadow: none;
+    letter-spacing: 0.1rem;
+    font-size: 17px;
+    font-weight: 300;
+    box-shadow: 0 !important;
+
+    strong {
+      font-weight: 400;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .btn-primary {
+    @extend .btn;
+    @include linear-gradient($m-blue-s1 5%, $m-blue-d1 95%);
+
+    // no hover state conventions to follow from marketing :/
+    &:hover, &:active {
+
+    }
+  }
+
+  .btn-secondary {
+    @extend .btn;
+    @include linear-gradient($m-gray 5%, $m-gray-d1 95%);
+
+    // no hover state conventions to follow from marketing :/
+    &:hover, &:active {
+
+    }
+  }
+
+  // nav list
+  .list-actions {
+    list-style: none;
+    margin: 0;
+    padding: 0;
+
+    .item {
+      margin: 0;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // register actions
+  .action {
+
+  }
+
+  // not registered (default)
+  .action-register {
+    @extend .btn-primary;
+  }
+
+  // not signed in
+  .is-not-signedin {
+    @extend .btn-primary;
+  }
+
+  // already registered
+  .is-registered {
+    @extend .btn-secondary;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lms/static/sass/application.scss b/lms/static/sass/application.scss
index df93032045..6a1ef8743e 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/application.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/application.scss
@@ -34,3 +34,5 @@
 
 @import 'discussion';
 @import 'news';
+
+@import 'shame';
diff --git a/lms/templates/courseware/course_about.html b/lms/templates/courseware/course_about.html
index dc1dc17532..cc22e37848 100644
--- a/lms/templates/courseware/course_about.html
+++ b/lms/templates/courseware/course_about.html
@@ -204,5 +204,4 @@
   </div>
 %endif
 
-
 <%include file="../video_modal.html" />
diff --git a/lms/templates/courseware/mktg_course_about.html b/lms/templates/courseware/mktg_course_about.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dc90b4e98c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/templates/courseware/mktg_course_about.html
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+<%!
+  from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
+  from courseware.courses import course_image_url, get_course_about_section
+  from courseware.access import has_access
+%>
+<%namespace name='static' file='../static_content.html'/>
+
+<%inherit file="../mktg_iframe.html" />
+
+<%block name="title"><title>About ${course.number}</title></%block>
+
+<%block name="bodyclass">view-partial-mktgregister</%block>
+
+
+<%block name="headextra">
+  <%include file="../google_analytics.html" />
+</%block>
+
+<%block name="js_extra">
+  % if not registered:
+      %if user.is_authenticated():
+        ## If the user is authenticated, clicking the enroll button just submits a form
+        <script type="text/javascript">
+          (function() {
+            $('.register').click(function(e) {
+              (e).preventDefault();
+              $('#class_enroll_form').submit();
+            });
+
+            $(document).delegate('#class_enroll_form', 'ajax:success', function(data, json, xhr) {
+              if(json.success) {
+                location.href="${reverse('dashboard')}";
+              }else{
+              $('#register_message').html('<p class="inline-error">' + json.error + "</p>");
+              }
+            });
+          })(this)
+        </script>
+      %else:
+        ## If the user is not authenticated, clicking the enroll button pops up the register
+        ## field. We also slip in the registration fields into the login/register fields so
+        ## the user is automatically registered after logging in / registering
+        <script type="text/javascript">
+          (function() {
+           $(".register").click(function() {
+              if ($(".login_form .enroll_fieldset").length === 0) {
+                $(".login_form").append( $(".enroll_fieldset").first().clone() );
+              }
+              if ($(".register_form .enroll_fieldset").length === 0) {
+                $(".register_form").append( $(".enroll_fieldset").first().clone() );
+              }
+            });
+          })(this)
+        </script>
+      %endif
+    %endif
+</%block>
+
+<%block name="content">
+
+  <script src="${static.url('js/course_info.js')}"></script>
+
+
+  <ul class="list-actions register">
+    <li class="item">
+      %if user.is_authenticated():
+        %if registered:
+          <!-- signed in, registered -->
+          <a class="action action-register is-registered" href="${course_target}">Registered for <strong>${course.number}</strong></a>
+        %else:
+        <!-- signed in, not registered -->
+          <a href="" class="action action-register register">Register for ${course.number}</a> <div id="register_message"></div>
+        %endif
+      %else:
+      <!-- not signed in -->
+          <a class="action action-register is-not-signedin" href="${reverse('register_user')}">Register for <strong>${course.number}</strong></a>
+      %endif
+    </li>
+  </ul>
+
+
+%if not registered:
+  <div style="display: none;">
+    <form id="class_enroll_form" method="post" data-remote="true" action="${reverse('change_enrollment')}">
+      <fieldset class="enroll_fieldset">
+        <input name="course_id" type="hidden" value="${course.id}">
+        <input name="enrollment_action" type="hidden" value="enroll">
+        <input type="hidden" name="csrfmiddlewaretoken" value="${ csrf_token }">
+      </fieldset>
+      <div class="submit">
+
+        <button type="submit" name="class_enroll_form_submit" id="class_enroll_form-submit" value="enroll">Enroll</button>
+
+      </div>
+    </form>
+  </div>
+%endif
+</%block>
diff --git a/lms/templates/main.html b/lms/templates/main.html
index 42d5a71228..02e3c9fa46 100644
--- a/lms/templates/main.html
+++ b/lms/templates/main.html
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@
 <html>
 <head>
   <%block name="title"><title>edX</title></%block>
+  <script type="text/javascript">
+  /* immediately break out of an iframe if coming
+     from the marketing website */
+  (function(window) {
+    if (window.location !== window.top.location) {
+      window.top.location = window.location;
+    }
+  })(this);
+  </script>
 
   <link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="${static.url('images/favicon.ico')}" />
 
diff --git a/lms/templates/mktg_iframe.html b/lms/templates/mktg_iframe.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d37264825a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/templates/mktg_iframe.html
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<%namespace name='static' file='static_content.html'/>
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+<head>
+  <%block name="title"></%block>
+
+  <link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="${static.url('images/favicon.ico')}" />
+  <meta name="path_prefix" content="${MITX_ROOT_URL}" />
+  <meta name="google-site-verification" content="_mipQ4AtZQDNmbtOkwehQDOgCxUUV2fb_C0b6wbiRHY" />
+
+  <%static:css group='application'/>
+  <%static:js group='main_vendor'/>
+
+  <!--[if IE]>
+    <script src="${static.url('js/html5shiv.js')}"></script>
+  <![endif]-->
+
+  <!--[if lte IE 9]>
+    <%static:css group='ie-fixes'/>
+  <![endif]-->
+
+  <%block name="headextra"/>
+
+  % if not course:
+  <%include file="google_analytics.html" />
+  % endif
+</head>
+
+<body class="<%block name='bodyclass'></%block>">
+
+  <!-- view -->
+  <div class="wrapper wrapper-view">
+
+    <%block name="content"></%block>
+  </div>
+
+  <%block name="js_extra"></%block>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/lms/urls.py b/lms/urls.py
index 49dae19d58..e1150169c7 100644
--- a/lms/urls.py
+++ b/lms/urls.py
@@ -185,6 +185,10 @@ if settings.COURSEWARE_ENABLED:
         #About the course
         url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/about$',
             'courseware.views.course_about', name="about_course"),
+        #View for mktg site
+        url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/mktg-about$',
+            'courseware.views.mktg_course_about', name="mktg_about_course"),
+
 
         #Inside the course
         url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/$',