diff --git a/src/notification-preferences/NotificationCoursesDropdown.jsx b/src/notification-preferences/NotificationCoursesDropdown.jsx
index e0eb575..22f3756 100644
--- a/src/notification-preferences/NotificationCoursesDropdown.jsx
+++ b/src/notification-preferences/NotificationCoursesDropdown.jsx
@@ -60,7 +60,11 @@ const NotificationCoursesDropdown = () => {
             ))}
           </Dropdown.Menu>
         </Dropdown>
-        <span className="x-small text-gray-500">{intl.formatMessage(messages.notificationDropdownApplies)}</span>
+        <span className="x-small text-gray-500">
+          {selectedCourse?.name === 'Account'
+            ? intl.formatMessage(messages.notificationDropdownApplies)
+            : intl.formatMessage(messages.notificationCourseDropdownApplies)}
+        </span>
       </div>
     )
   );
diff --git a/src/notification-preferences/data/reducers.test.js b/src/notification-preferences/data/reducers.test.js
index 7340d38..697b7fe 100644
--- a/src/notification-preferences/data/reducers.test.js
+++ b/src/notification-preferences/data/reducers.test.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ describe('notification-preferences reducer', () => {
     );
     expect(result.courses).toEqual({
       status: SUCCESS_STATUS,
-      courses: [{ id: 'account', name: 'Account' }],
+      courses: [{ id: '', name: 'Account' }],
       pagination: data.pagination,
     });
   });
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ describe('notification-preferences reducer', () => {
     expect(result.courses).toEqual({
       status,
       courses: [{
-        id: 'account',
+        id: '',
         name: 'Account',
       }],
       pagination: {},
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ describe('notification-preferences reducer', () => {
     expect(result.preferences).toEqual({
       status: SUCCESS_STATUS,
       updatePreferenceStatus: SUCCESS_STATUS,
-      selectedCourse: 'account',
+      selectedCourse: '',
       ...preferenceData,
     });
   });
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ describe('notification-preferences reducer', () => {
     );
     expect(result.preferences).toEqual({
       status,
-      selectedCourse: 'account',
+      selectedCourse: '',
       preferences: [],
       apps: [],
       nonEditable: {},
diff --git a/src/notification-preferences/messages.js b/src/notification-preferences/messages.js
index e406a1e..1832faa 100644
--- a/src/notification-preferences/messages.js
+++ b/src/notification-preferences/messages.js
@@ -115,6 +115,11 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
     defaultMessage: 'Applies to all courses',
     description: 'Dropdown applies to all courses',
   },
+  notificationCourseDropdownApplies: {
+    id: 'notification.dropdown.course.applies',
+    defaultMessage: 'Overrides account-wide settings',
+    description: 'Dropdown applies to specific course',
+  },
 });
 
 export default messages;