diff --git a/src/components/NavigationBar/data/__factories__/navigationBar.factory.js b/src/components/NavigationBar/data/__factories__/navigationBar.factory.js
index 2c4b254a..172bcd83 100644
--- a/src/components/NavigationBar/data/__factories__/navigationBar.factory.js
+++ b/src/components/NavigationBar/data/__factories__/navigationBar.factory.js
@@ -8,15 +8,17 @@ Factory.define('navigationBar')
   .attr('celebrations', null, {
     first_section: false, streak_discount_enabled: false, streak_length_to_celebrate: null, weekly_goal: false,
   })
-  .attr('course_access', null, {
+  .option('hasCourseAccess', null, true)
+
+  .attr('course_access', ['hasCourseAccess'], (hasCourseAccess) => ({
     additional_context_user_message: null,
     developer_message: null,
     error_code: null,
-    has_access: true,
+    has_access: hasCourseAccess,
     user_fragment: null,
     user_message: null,
-  })
-  .sequence('course_id', (idx) => `course-v1-${idx}`)
+  }))
+  .option('course_id', null, 'course-v1:edX+DemoX+Demo_Course')
   .attr('is_enrolled', null, false)
   .attr('is_self_paced', null, false)
   .attr('is_staff', null, true)
@@ -25,9 +27,7 @@ Factory.define('navigationBar')
   .attr('original_user_is_staff', null, true)
   .attr('title', null, 'Demonstration Course')
   .attr('username', null, 'edx')
-  .option('courseId', null, 'course-v1:edX+DemoX+Demo_Course')
-
-  .attr('tabs', ['courseId'], (idx, courseId) => [
+  .attr('tabs', ['course_id'], (idx, courseId) => [
     {
       tab_id: 'courseware',
       title: 'Course',
diff --git a/src/components/NavigationBar/data/api.test.js b/src/components/NavigationBar/data/api.test.js
index 55805ba0..8de071ff 100644
--- a/src/components/NavigationBar/data/api.test.js
+++ b/src/components/NavigationBar/data/api.test.js
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import { fetchTab } from './thunks';
 import './__factories__';
 
 const courseId = 'course-v1:edX+TestX+Test_Course';
-
 let axiosMock = null;
 let store;
 
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ describe('Navigation bar api tests', () => {
     axiosMock.reset();
   });
 
-  it('successfully get navigation tabs', async () => {
+  it('Successfully get navigation tabs', async () => {
     axiosMock.onGet(`${getCourseMetadataApiUrl(courseId)}`).reply(200, (Factory.build('navigationBar', 1)));
     await executeThunk(fetchTab(courseId, 'outline'), store.dispatch, store.getState);
 
@@ -42,17 +41,25 @@ describe('Navigation bar api tests', () => {
     expect(store.getState().courseTabs.courseStatus).toEqual('loaded');
   });
 
-  it('failed to get navigation tabs', async () => {
+  it('Failed to get navigation tabs', async () => {
     axiosMock.onGet(`${getCourseMetadataApiUrl(courseId)}`).reply(404);
     await executeThunk(fetchTab(courseId, 'outline'), store.dispatch, store.getState);
 
     expect(store.getState().courseTabs.courseStatus).toEqual('failed');
   });
 
-  it('denied to get navigation tabs', async () => {
+  it('Denied to get navigation tabs', async () => {
     axiosMock.onGet(`${getCourseMetadataApiUrl(courseId)}`).reply(403, {});
     await executeThunk(fetchTab(courseId, 'outline'), store.dispatch, store.getState);
 
     expect(store.getState().courseTabs.courseStatus).toEqual('denied');
   });
+
+  it('Denied to get navigation bar when user has no access on course', async () => {
+    axiosMock.onGet(`${getCourseMetadataApiUrl(courseId)}`).reply(200,
+      (Factory.build('navigationBar', 1, { hasCourseAccess: false })));
+    await executeThunk(fetchTab(courseId, 'outline'), store.dispatch, store.getState);
+
+    expect(store.getState().courseTabs.courseStatus).toEqual('denied');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/components/NavigationBar/data/thunks.js b/src/components/NavigationBar/data/thunks.js
index c0d23c6b..bfff811f 100644
--- a/src/components/NavigationBar/data/thunks.js
+++ b/src/components/NavigationBar/data/thunks.js
@@ -15,13 +15,17 @@ export function fetchTab(courseId, rootSlug) {
     dispatch(fetchTabRequest({ courseId }));
     try {
       const courseHomeCourseMetadata = await getCourseHomeCourseMetadata(courseId, rootSlug);
-      dispatch(fetchTabSuccess({
-        courseId,
-        tabs: courseHomeCourseMetadata.tabs,
-        org: courseHomeCourseMetadata.org,
-        courseNumber: courseHomeCourseMetadata.number,
-        courseTitle: courseHomeCourseMetadata.title,
-      }));
+      if (!courseHomeCourseMetadata.courseAccess.hasAccess) {
+        dispatch(fetchTabDenied({ courseId }));
+      } else {
+        dispatch(fetchTabSuccess({
+          courseId,
+          tabs: courseHomeCourseMetadata.tabs,
+          org: courseHomeCourseMetadata.org,
+          courseNumber: courseHomeCourseMetadata.number,
+          courseTitle: courseHomeCourseMetadata.title,
+        }));
+      }
     } catch (e) {
       if (getHttpErrorStatus(e) === 403) {
         dispatch(fetchTabDenied({ courseId }));