diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views.py
index 8948601971..ad6ca665a0 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views.py
@@ -535,13 +535,13 @@ def course_about(request, course_id):
 @cache_if_anonymous
 def mktg_course_about(request, course_id):
 
-    coming_soon = False
     try:
         course = get_course_with_access(request.user, course_id, 'see_exists')
     except Http404 as e:
         # if a course does not exist yet, display a coming
         # soon button
-        coming_soon = True
+        return render_to_response('courseware/mktg_coming_soon.html',
+                              {'course_id': course_id})
 
     registered = registered_for_course(course, request.user)
 
@@ -557,8 +557,7 @@ def mktg_course_about(request, course_id):
                               {'course': course,
                                'registered': registered,
                                'course_target': course_target,
-                               'show_courseware_link': show_courseware_link,
-                               'coming_soon': coming_soon})
+                               'show_courseware_link': show_courseware_link})
 
 
 
diff --git a/lms/templates/courseware/mktg_coming_soon.html b/lms/templates/courseware/mktg_coming_soon.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4e1b9185ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/templates/courseware/mktg_coming_soon.html
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<%!
+  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 ${course_id}</title></%block>
+
+<%block name="bodyclass">view-partial-mktgregister</%block>
+
+
+<%block name="headextra">
+  <%include file="../google_analytics.html" />
+</%block>
+
+<%block name="content">
+
+  <script src="${static.url('js/course_info.js')}"></script>
+
+
+  <ul class="list-actions register">
+    <li class="item">
+      <a class="action action-register is-registered" href="#">Coming Soon</a>
+    </li>
+  </ul>
+
+</%block>
diff --git a/lms/templates/courseware/mktg_course_about.html b/lms/templates/courseware/mktg_course_about.html
index d647d92887..1c9e0cb4bb 100644
--- a/lms/templates/courseware/mktg_course_about.html
+++ b/lms/templates/courseware/mktg_course_about.html
@@ -63,9 +63,6 @@
 
   <ul class="list-actions register">
     <li class="item">
-    %if coming_soon:
-      <a class="action action-register is-registered" href="#">Coming Soon</a>
-    %else:
         %if user.is_authenticated():
           %if registered:
             <!-- signed in, registered -->
@@ -78,7 +75,6 @@
         <!-- not signed in -->
             <a class="action action-register is-not-signedin" href="${reverse('register_user')}">Register for <strong>${course.number}</strong></a>
         %endif
-    %endif
     </li>
   </ul>