diff --git a/main/auth/courses_categories.php b/main/auth/courses_categories.php
index b86a7a71936..670af9c598b 100755
--- a/main/auth/courses_categories.php
+++ b/main/auth/courses_categories.php
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ function returnThumbnail($course, $registeredUser)
     }
 
     $html .= '<div class="user-actions">';
-    $html .= return_description_button($course);
+    $html .= CourseManager::returnDescriptionButton($course);
     $html .= '</div></div>';
 
     return $html;
@@ -421,33 +421,6 @@ function return_title($course, $registeredUser)
     return $html;
 }
 
-/**
- * Display the description button of a course in the course catalog
- * @param array $course
- *
- * @return string HTML string
- */
-function return_description_button($course)
-{
-    $title = $course['title'];
-    $html = '';
-    if (api_get_setting('show_courses_descriptions_in_catalog') == 'true') {
-        $html = Display::url(
-            Display::returnFontAwesomeIcon('info-circle'),
-            api_get_path(WEB_CODE_PATH).'inc/ajax/course_home.ajax.php?a=show_course_information&code='.$course['code'],
-            array(
-                'class' => 'ajax btn btn-default btn-sm',
-                'data-title' => $title,
-                'title' => get_lang('Description'),
-                'aria-label' => get_lang('Description'),
-                'data-size' => 'lg'
-            )
-        );
-    }
-
-    return $html;
-}
-
 /**
  * Display the goto course button of a course in the course catalog
  * @param $course
diff --git a/main/inc/lib/course.lib.php b/main/inc/lib/course.lib.php
index 677101c2df9..c9e94a7c4ca 100755
--- a/main/inc/lib/course.lib.php
+++ b/main/inc/lib/course.lib.php
@@ -5048,21 +5048,10 @@ public static function processHotCourseItem($courses, $my_course_code_list = arr
             }
             // end buycourse validation
 
-            //Description
-            $my_course['description_button'] = '';
-            $my_course['description_button'] = Display::url(
-                Display::returnFontAwesomeIcon('info-circle'),
-                api_get_path(WEB_AJAX_PATH).'course_home.ajax.php?a=show_course_information&code='.$course_info['code'],
-                [
-                    'class' => 'btn btn-default btn-sm ajax',
-                    'data-title' => get_lang('Description'),
-                    'title' => get_lang('Description'),
-                    'aria-label' => get_lang('Description')
-                ]
-            );
+            // Description
+            $my_course['description_button'] = self::returnDescriptionButton($course_info);
             $my_course['teachers'] = self::getTeachersFromCourse($course_info['real_id'], true);
             $point_info = self::get_course_ranking($course_info['real_id'], 0);
-
             $my_course['rating_html'] = '';
             if (api_get_configuration_value('hide_course_rating') === false) {
                 $my_course['rating_html'] = Display::return_rating_system(
@@ -6559,4 +6548,31 @@ public static function getCourseCategoriesFromCourseList(array $courseList)
 
         return $categories;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Display the description button of a course in the course catalog
+     * @param array $course
+     *
+     * @return string HTML string
+     */
+    public static function returnDescriptionButton($course)
+    {
+        $title = $course['title'];
+        $html = '';
+        if (api_get_setting('show_courses_descriptions_in_catalog') == 'true') {
+            $html = Display::url(
+                Display::returnFontAwesomeIcon('info-circle', 2),
+                api_get_path(WEB_CODE_PATH).'inc/ajax/course_home.ajax.php?a=show_course_information&code='.$course['code'],
+                array(
+                    'class' => 'ajax btn btn-default btn-sm',
+                    'data-title' => $title,
+                    'title' => get_lang('Description'),
+                    'aria-label' => get_lang('Description'),
+                    'data-size' => 'lg'
+                )
+            );
+        }
+
+        return $html;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/plugin/buycourses/lang/english.php b/plugin/buycourses/lang/english.php
index 00003d50266..33cc86dad77 100644
--- a/plugin/buycourses/lang/english.php
+++ b/plugin/buycourses/lang/english.php
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 $strings['transfer_enable'] = "Enable bank transfer";
 $strings['unregistered_users_enable'] = "Allow anonymous users";
 $strings['Free'] = "FREE";
-
 $strings['PaypalPayoutCommissions'] = "Paypal Payout Commissions";
 $strings['MyPayouts'] = "My payments";
 $strings['Commission'] = "Commission";
@@ -136,4 +135,5 @@
 $strings['SWIFT_help'] = "Standard format of Bank Identifier Codes (BIC) and serves as a unique identifier for a bank or financial institution";
 $strings['PleaseSelectThePaymentMethodBeforeConfirmYourOrder'] = "Please select your favorite payment method before confirming your order";
 $strings['NoPaymentOptionAvailable'] = 'No payment option available. Please report to the administrator.';
-$strings['XIsOnlyPaymentMethodAvailable'] = '%s is the only payment method available for this purchase.';
\ No newline at end of file
+$strings['XIsOnlyPaymentMethodAvailable'] = '%s is the only payment method available for this purchase.';
+$strings['hide_free_text'] = "Hide 'Free' text";
diff --git a/plugin/buycourses/src/buy_course_plugin.class.php b/plugin/buycourses/src/buy_course_plugin.class.php
index 2546a942f17..f58f7a3a9b5 100644
--- a/plugin/buycourses/src/buy_course_plugin.class.php
+++ b/plugin/buycourses/src/buy_course_plugin.class.php
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ public function __construct()
                 'culqi_enable' => 'boolean',
                 'commissions_enable' => 'boolean',
                 'unregistered_users_enable' => 'boolean',
+                'hide_free_text' => 'boolean',
             )
         );
     }
@@ -171,24 +172,28 @@ public function buyCoursesForGridCatalogValidator($productId, $productType)
         $return = [];
         $paypal = $this->get('paypal_enable') === 'true';
         $transfer = $this->get('transfer_enable') === 'true';
+        $hideFree = $this->get('hide_free_text') === 'true';
 
         if ($paypal || $transfer) {
             $item = $this->getItemByProduct($productId, $productType);
-            $return['html'] = '<div class="buycourses-price">';
+            $html = '<div class="buycourses-price">';
             if ($item) {
-                $return['html'] .= '<span class="label label-primary"><strong>'.$item['iso_code'].' '.$item['price']
-                    .'</strong></span>';
+                $html .= '<span class="label label-primary"><strong>'.$item['iso_code'].' '.$item['price'].'</strong></span>';
                 $return['verificator'] = true;
             } else {
-                $return['html'] .= '<span class="label label-primary"><strong>'.$this->get_lang('Free')
-                    .'</strong></span>';
+                if ($hideFree == false) {
+                    $html .= '<span class="label label-primary"><strong>'.$this->get_lang('Free').'</strong></span>';
+                }
                 $return['verificator'] = false;
             }
-            $return['html'] .= '</div>';
+            $html .= '</div>';
+            $return['html'] = $html;
         } else {
             return false;
         }
 
+
+
         return $return;
     }