diff --git a/course/auth.py b/course/auth.py
index dd264f00c..5ebfeaff6 100644
--- a/course/auth.py
+++ b/course/auth.py
@@ -59,8 +59,9 @@
         user_status,
         participation_status,
         participation_permission as pperm,
+        COURSE_ID_REGEX,
         )
-from course.models import Participation, ParticipationRole, AuthenticationToken  # noqa
+from course.models import Participation, ParticipationRole, AuthenticationToken, Course  # noqa
 from accounts.models import User
 from course.utils import render_course_page, course_view
 
@@ -82,14 +83,13 @@ def get_pre_impersonation_user(request):
     return None
 
 
-def get_impersonable_user_qset(impersonator):
+def get_impersonable_user_qset(impersonator, course_identifier):
     # type: (User) -> query.QuerySet
-    if impersonator.is_superuser:
-        return User.objects.exclude(pk=impersonator.pk)
 
     my_participations = Participation.objects.filter(
         user=impersonator,
-        status=participation_status.active)
+        status=participation_status.active,
+        course__identifier=course_identifier)
 
     impersonable_user_qset = User.objects.none()
     for part in my_participations:
@@ -120,6 +120,14 @@ def get_impersonable_user_qset(impersonator):
     return impersonable_user_qset
 
 
+def _get_current_course_from_request(request):
+    course_match = re.match("^/course/"+COURSE_ID_REGEX+"/", request.get_full_path())
+    if course_match is None:
+        return None
+    else:
+        return course_match.group("course_identifier")
+
+
 class ImpersonateMiddleware(object):
     def __init__(self, get_response):
         self.get_response = get_response
@@ -127,6 +135,7 @@ def __init__(self, get_response):
     def __call__(self, request):
         if 'impersonate_id' in request.session:
             imp_id = request.session['impersonate_id']
+            cur_course_identifier = _get_current_course_from_request(request)
             impersonee = None
 
             try:
@@ -136,17 +145,34 @@ def __call__(self, request):
                 pass
 
             may_impersonate = False
+            permission_error = False
             if impersonee is not None:
                 if request.user.is_superuser:
                     may_impersonate = True
                 else:
-                    qset = get_impersonable_user_qset(cast(User, request.user))
-                    if qset.filter(pk=cast(User, impersonee).pk).count():
-                        may_impersonate = True
+                    imp_course_identifier = request.session['impersonate_course_identifier']
+                    if cur_course_identifier is not None:
+                        if cur_course_identifier == imp_course_identifier:
+                            qset = get_impersonable_user_qset(cast(User, request.user),
+                                    course_identifier=imp_course_identifier)
+                            if qset.filter(pk=cast(User, impersonee).pk).count():
+                                may_impersonate = True
+                        else:
+                            permission_error = True
+                    else:
+                        permission_error = True
 
             if may_impersonate:
                 request.relate_impersonate_original_user = request.user
                 request.user = impersonee
+            elif request.get_full_path() == "/user/stop_impersonating/":
+                pass
+            elif request.get_full_path().startswith("/logout/"):
+                pass
+            elif permission_error:
+                messages.add_message(request, messages.WARNING,
+                        _("Permission denied to impersonate this page. Falling back to " + \
+                            cast(User, request.user).username))
             else:
                 messages.add_message(request, messages.ERROR,
                         _("Error while impersonating."))
@@ -209,12 +235,17 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.helper.add_input(Submit("submit", _("Impersonate")))
 
 
-def impersonate(request):
+def impersonate(request, course_identifier):
     # type: (http.HttpRequest) -> http.HttpResponse
     if not request.user.is_authenticated:
         raise PermissionDenied()
 
-    impersonable_user_qset = get_impersonable_user_qset(cast(User, request.user))
+    impersonator = cast(User, request.user)
+    if impersonator.is_superuser:
+        impersonable_user_qset = User.objects.exclude(pk=impersonator.pk)
+    else:
+        impersonable_user_qset = get_impersonable_user_qset(impersonator,
+                                    course_identifier=course_identifier)
     if not impersonable_user_qset.count():
         raise PermissionDenied()
 
@@ -236,6 +267,9 @@ def impersonate(request):
             request.session['impersonate_id'] = impersonee.id
             request.session['relate_impersonation_header'] = form.cleaned_data[
                     "add_impersonation_header"]
+            if course_identifier is not None:
+                request.session['impersonate_course_identifier'] = course_identifier
+                return redirect("/course/{}".format(course_identifier))
 
             # Because we'll likely no longer have access to this page.
             return redirect("relate-home")
@@ -260,7 +294,7 @@ def stop_impersonating(request):
     if "stop_impersonating" not in request.POST:
         raise SuspiciousOperation(_("odd POST parameters"))
 
-    if not hasattr(request, "relate_impersonate_original_user"):
+    if not 'impersonate_id' in request.session:
         # prevent user without pperm to stop_impersonating
         my_participations = Participation.objects.filter(
             user=request.user,
diff --git a/relate/templates/base.html b/relate/templates/base.html
index f58bb5b36..412eca4c9 100644
--- a/relate/templates/base.html
+++ b/relate/templates/base.html
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
                             {% if currently_impersonating %}
                               <li><a onclick=stop_impersonate()>{% trans "Stop impersonating" %}</a></li>
                             {% else %}
-                              <li><a href="{% url 'relate-impersonate' %}" target="_blank">{% trans "Impersonate user" %}</a></li>
+                              <li><a href="{% url 'relate-impersonate' course.identifier %}" target="_blank">{% trans "Impersonate user" %}</a></li>
                             {% endif %}
                             {% if pperm.set_fake_time or request.relate_impersonate_original_user|may_set_fake_time %}
                               <li><a href="{% url 'relate-set_fake_time' %}" target="_blank">{% trans "Set fake time" %}</a></li>
diff --git a/relate/urls.py b/relate/urls.py
index 0e084ced3..f4396b303 100644
--- a/relate/urls.py
+++ b/relate/urls.py
@@ -99,11 +99,12 @@
         name="relate-monitor_task"),
 
     # {{{ troubleshooting
-
-    url(r'^user/impersonate/$',
+    url(r"^course"
+        "/" + COURSE_ID_REGEX
+        + "/impersonate/$",
         course.auth.impersonate,
         name="relate-impersonate"),
-    url(r'^user/stop_impersonating/$',
+    url(r"^user/stop_impersonating/$",
         course.auth.stop_impersonating,
         name="relate-stop_impersonating"),