diff --git a/course/lib.php b/course/lib.php
index f875317bfeb..44b41aa6ab0 100644
--- a/course/lib.php
+++ b/course/lib.php
@@ -4746,26 +4746,26 @@ function course_get_recent_courses(int $userid = null, int $limit = 0, int $offs
               JOIN {user_lastaccess} ul
                    ON ul.courseid = c.id
             $favsql
+         LEFT JOIN {enrol} eg ON eg.courseid = c.id AND eg.status = :statusenrolg AND eg.enrol = :guestenrol
              WHERE ul.userid = :userid
                AND c.visible = :visible
-               AND EXISTS (SELECT e.id
+               AND (eg.id IS NOT NULL
+                    OR EXISTS (SELECT e.id
                              FROM {enrol} e
-                        LEFT JOIN {user_enrolments} ue ON ue.enrolid = e.id
+                             JOIN {user_enrolments} ue ON ue.enrolid = e.id
                             WHERE e.courseid = c.id
                               AND e.status = :statusenrol
-                              AND ((ue.status = :status
-                                    AND ue.userid = ul.userid
-                                    AND ue.timestart < :now1
-                                    AND (ue.timeend = 0 OR ue.timeend > :now2)
-                                   )
-                                   OR e.enrol = :guestenrol
-                                  )
-                          )
+                              AND ue.status = :status
+                              AND ue.userid = :userid2
+                              AND ue.timestart < :now1
+                              AND (ue.timeend = 0 OR ue.timeend > :now2)
+                          ))
             $orderby";
 
     $now = round(time(), -2); // Improves db caching.
     $params = ['userid' => $userid, 'contextlevel' => CONTEXT_COURSE, 'visible' => 1, 'status' => ENROL_USER_ACTIVE,
-               'statusenrol' => ENROL_INSTANCE_ENABLED, 'guestenrol' => 'guest', 'now1' => $now, 'now2' => $now] + $favparams;
+               'statusenrol' => ENROL_INSTANCE_ENABLED, 'guestenrol' => 'guest', 'now1' => $now, 'now2' => $now,
+               'userid2' => $userid, 'statusenrolg' => ENROL_INSTANCE_ENABLED] + $favparams;
 
     $recentcourses = $DB->get_records_sql($sql, $params, $offset, $limit);
 
diff --git a/course/tests/courselib_test.php b/course/tests/courselib_test.php
index 8f00f155602..e7694fed2c6 100644
--- a/course/tests/courselib_test.php
+++ b/course/tests/courselib_test.php
@@ -5464,6 +5464,50 @@ class core_course_courselib_testcase extends advanced_testcase {
         $this->assertArrayNotHasKey($courses[0]->id, $result);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Test the course_get_recent_courses function.
+     */
+    public function test_course_get_recent_courses_with_guest() {
+        global $DB;
+        $this->resetAfterTest(true);
+
+        $student = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_user();
+
+        // Course 1 with guest access and no direct enrolment.
+        $course1 = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_course();
+        $context1 = context_course::instance($course1->id);
+        $record = $DB->get_record('enrol', ['courseid' => $course1->id, 'enrol' => 'guest']);
+        enrol_get_plugin('guest')->update_status($record, ENROL_INSTANCE_ENABLED);
+
+        // Course 2 where student is enrolled with two enrolment methods.
+        $course2 = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_course();
+        $context2 = context_course::instance($course2->id);
+        $record = $DB->get_record('enrol', ['courseid' => $course2->id, 'enrol' => 'self']);
+        enrol_get_plugin('guest')->update_status($record, ENROL_INSTANCE_ENABLED);
+        $this->getDataGenerator()->enrol_user($student->id, $course2->id, 'student', 'manual', 0, 0, ENROL_USER_ACTIVE);
+        $this->getDataGenerator()->enrol_user($student->id, $course2->id, 'student', 'self', 0, 0, ENROL_USER_ACTIVE);
+
+        // Course 3.
+        $course3 = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_course();
+        $context3 = context_course::instance($course3->id);
+
+        // Student visits first two courses, course_get_recent_courses returns two courses.
+        $this->setUser($student);
+        course_view($context1);
+        course_view($context2);
+
+        $result = course_get_recent_courses($student->id);
+        $this->assertEqualsCanonicalizing([$course2->id, $course1->id], array_column($result, 'id'));
+
+        // Admin visits all three courses. Only the one with guest access is returned.
+        $this->setAdminUser();
+        course_view($context1);
+        course_view($context2);
+        course_view($context3);
+        $result = course_get_recent_courses(get_admin()->id);
+        $this->assertEqualsCanonicalizing([$course1->id], array_column($result, 'id'));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Test cases for the course_get_course_dates_for_user_ids tests.
      */