diff --git a/lang/en/format_learningmap.php b/lang/en/format_learningmap.php
index 9918e5d..6e0e973 100644
--- a/lang/en/format_learningmap.php
+++ b/lang/en/format_learningmap.php
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 $string['completionrequired'] = 'Completion tracking needs to be enabled to use this course format';
 $string['error_nolearningmap'] = 'This course is not ready yet.';
 $string['hidefromothers'] = 'hide';
+$string['hidesecondarynavforstudents'] = 'Hide secondary navigation for students';
+$string['hidesecondarynavforstudents_help'] = 'This will hide the navigation items above the activity content (e.g. "Grades") from the students.';
 $string['mainlearningmap'] = 'Main learningmap';
 $string['newsection'] = 'New section';
 $string['nolearningmap'] = 'No learningmap in the course';
diff --git a/lib.php b/lib.php
index 23b7172..3e96143 100644
--- a/lib.php
+++ b/lib.php
@@ -182,6 +182,15 @@ public function page_set_cm(moodle_page $page) {
 
         parent::page_set_cm($page);
 
+        $options = $this->get_format_options();
+        if (
+            !empty($options['hidesecondarynavforstudents']) &&
+            !(has_capability('moodle/course:manageactivities', context_module::instance($page->cm->id)) ||
+              has_capability('moodle/course:manageactivities', context_course::instance($this->courseid)))
+        ) {
+            $page->set_secondary_navigation(false);
+        }
+
         if ($PAGE == $page && $PAGE->has_set_url()) {
             $this->set_singleactivity_navigation($page);
         }
@@ -251,6 +260,26 @@ public function supports_ajax() {
         $ajaxsupport->capable = true;
         return $ajaxsupport;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Defines the course format options.
+     *
+     * @param boolean $foreditform whether the options are for the course edit form
+     * @return array the list of options
+     */
+    public function course_format_options($foreditform = false) {
+        $options = parent::course_format_options($foreditform);
+        $options['hidesecondarynavforstudents'] = [
+            'label' => new \lang_string('hidesecondarynavforstudents', 'format_learningmap'),
+            'type' => PARAM_BOOL,
+            'element_type' => 'advcheckbox',
+            'default' => 0,
+            'help' => 'hidesecondarynavforstudents',
+            'help_component' => 'format_learningmap',
+        ];
+
+        return $options;
+    }
 }
 
 /**