diff --git a/home/models/pages.py b/home/models/pages.py
index e321b1c..b87c62f 100644
--- a/home/models/pages.py
+++ b/home/models/pages.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 
 from django.contrib.auth.models import Group, User
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.db import models
 from django.forms import CheckboxSelectMultiple
 from django.utils import timezone
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ from wagtail.models.copying import ParentalManyToManyField
 from wagtail_color_panel.edit_handlers import NativeColorPanel
 from wagtail_color_panel.fields import ColorField
 
+from purchase.models import CoursePurchase
+
 
 class EmptyPage(Page):
     pass
@@ -60,18 +63,60 @@ class CoursePage(Page):
     allowed_groups = ParentalManyToManyField(
         Group,
         related_name="course_pages",
-        help_text="Select a group to restrict access to this course. Non-members will be prompted to purchase the course to view modules.",
+        help_text="Additional groups that should have access to this course, e.g. Editors. NOTE: Users who purchase the course will be automatically added to a dedicated access group for this course, so you don't need to add that group here.",
     )
 
     def _user_has_access(self, user):
         if not user.is_authenticated:
             return False
+
         user_group_ids = user.groups.values_list("id", flat=True)
-        return self.allowed_groups.filter(id__in=user_group_ids).exists()  # pyright: ignore[reportAttributeAccessIssue]
+        if self.allowed_groups.filter(id__in=user_group_ids).exists():
+            return True
+
+        return CoursePurchase.objects.filter(
+            user=user, course=self, refunded=False
+        ).exists()
+
+    def _user_purchase_id(self, user):
+        if not user.is_authenticated:
+            return None
+
+        purchase = CoursePurchase.objects.filter(
+            user=user, course=self, refunded=False
+        ).first()
+        print(f"User {user} purchase for course {self}: {purchase}")
+        return purchase.id if purchase else None
+
+    def mock_purchase(self, user):
+        """Mock method to simulate purchasing this course for a user."""
+        if not user.is_authenticated:
+            return False
+        obj, created = CoursePurchase.objects.get_or_create(
+            user=user, course=self, refunded=False
+        )
+        # Add user to dedicated access group for this course
+        group_name = f"course_{self.id}_access"
+        group, _ = Group.objects.get_or_create(name=group_name)
+        user.groups.add(group)
+        # Ensure allowed_groups only includes this access group
+        if not self.allowed_groups.filter(id=group.id).exists():
+            self.allowed_groups.add(group)
+        return created
+
+    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        group_name = f"course_{self.id}_access"
+        group, created = Group.objects.get_or_create(name=group_name)
+        if state := not self.allowed_groups.filter(id=group.id).exists():
+            print(state)
+            self.allowed_groups.add(group)
+
+        super().save(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def get_context(self, request):
         context = super().get_context(request)
         context["user_has_access"] = self._user_has_access(request.user)
+        context["user_purchase_id"] = self._user_purchase_id(request.user)
         return context
 
     content_panels = Page.content_panels + [