diff --git a/progress/views.py b/progress/views.py
index 495f542..842a3ec 100644
--- a/progress/views.py
+++ b/progress/views.py
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ class SetProgress(APIView):
             course_slug = request.JSON.get('course_slug', None)
             topic_sort = int(request.JSON.get('topic', 1))
             lesson_sort = int(request.JSON.get('lesson', 1))
+            only_watch = request.JSON.get('only_watch', False)
             force = request.JSON.get('force', False)
 
             if course_slug is None:
@@ -318,6 +319,9 @@ class SetProgress(APIView):
                 teacher = get_user_model().objects.get(out_key=course.get_teacher())
                 progress = Progress.objects.create(course_token=course.token, user=student, teacher=teacher)
 
+            progress.only_watch = only_watch
+            progress.save()
+
             token_list = []
             lesson_list = []
             for topic_idx, topic in enumerate(course.topic_set.all()):