diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views/views.py
index 7df0a1648ae4..95af0cf75f06 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views/views.py
@@ -33,10 +33,11 @@
 from django.views.generic import View
 from edx_django_utils.monitoring import set_custom_attribute, set_custom_attributes_for_course_key
 from ipware.ip import get_client_ip
+from lms.djangoapps.static_template_view.views import render_500
 from markupsafe import escape
 from opaque_keys import InvalidKeyError
 from opaque_keys.edx.keys import CourseKey, UsageKey
-from openedx_filters.learning.filters import CourseAboutRenderStarted
+from openedx_filters.learning.filters import CourseAboutRenderStarted, RenderXBlockStarted
 from requests.exceptions import ConnectionError, Timeout  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
 from pytz import UTC
 from rest_framework import status
@@ -1532,7 +1533,7 @@ def _check_sequence_exam_access(request, location):
 @xframe_options_exempt
 @transaction.non_atomic_requests
 @ensure_csrf_cookie
-def render_xblock(request, usage_key_string, check_if_enrolled=True, disable_staff_debug_info=False):
+def render_xblock(request, usage_key_string, check_if_enrolled=True, disable_staff_debug_info=False):  # pylint: disable=too-many-statements
     """
     Returns an HttpResponse with HTML content for the xBlock with the given usage_key.
     The returned HTML is a chromeless rendering of the xBlock (excluding content of the containing courseware).
@@ -1641,11 +1642,7 @@ def render_xblock(request, usage_key_string, check_if_enrolled=True, disable_sta
                 if not _check_sequence_exam_access(request, seq_block.location):
                     return HttpResponseForbidden("Access to exam content is restricted")
 
-        fragment = block.render(requested_view, context=student_view_context)
-        optimization_flags = get_optimization_flags_for_content(block, fragment)
-
         context = {
-            'fragment': fragment,
             'course': course,
             'block': block,
             'disable_accordion': True,
@@ -1666,10 +1663,33 @@ def render_xblock(request, usage_key_string, check_if_enrolled=True, disable_sta
             'is_learning_mfe': is_learning_mfe,
             'is_mobile_app': is_mobile_app,
             'render_course_wide_assets': True,
+        }
+
+        try:
+            # .. filter_implemented_name: RenderXBlockStarted
+            # .. filter_type: org.openedx.learning.xblock.render.started.v1
+            context, student_view_context = RenderXBlockStarted.run_filter(
+                context=context, student_view_context=student_view_context
+            )
+        except RenderXBlockStarted.PreventXBlockBlockRender as exc:
+            log.info("Halted rendering block %s. Reason: %s", usage_key_string, exc.message)
+            return render_500(request)
+        except RenderXBlockStarted.RenderCustomResponse as exc:
+            log.info("Rendering custom exception for block %s. Reason: %s", usage_key_string, exc.message)
+            context.update({
+                'fragment': Fragment(exc.response)
+            })
+            return render_to_response('courseware/courseware-chromeless.html', context, request=request)
 
+        fragment = block.render(requested_view, context=student_view_context)
+        optimization_flags = get_optimization_flags_for_content(block, fragment)
+
+        context.update({
+            'fragment': fragment,
             **optimization_flags,
-        }
-        return render_to_response('courseware/courseware-chromeless.html', context)
+        })
+
+        return render_to_response('courseware/courseware-chromeless.html', context, request=request)
 
 
 def get_optimization_flags_for_content(block, fragment):
diff --git a/requirements/edx/base.txt b/requirements/edx/base.txt
index 639980820ab9..8e7f27129e8b 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/base.txt
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ openedx-events==9.10.0
     #   edx-event-bus-redis
     #   event-tracking
     #   ora2
-openedx-filters==1.8.1
+openedx-filters==1.9.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/edx/kernel.in
     #   lti-consumer-xblock
diff --git a/requirements/edx/development.txt b/requirements/edx/development.txt
index 0e822be3c865..51a3617eaa86 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/development.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/development.txt
@@ -1284,7 +1284,7 @@ openedx-events==9.10.0
     #   edx-event-bus-redis
     #   event-tracking
     #   ora2
-openedx-filters==1.8.1
+openedx-filters==1.9.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/edx/doc.txt
     #   -r requirements/edx/testing.txt
diff --git a/requirements/edx/doc.txt b/requirements/edx/doc.txt
index 28b251780046..1b6dbbbad573 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/doc.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/doc.txt
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ openedx-events==9.10.0
     #   edx-event-bus-redis
     #   event-tracking
     #   ora2
-openedx-filters==1.8.1
+openedx-filters==1.9.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/edx/base.txt
     #   lti-consumer-xblock
diff --git a/requirements/edx/testing.txt b/requirements/edx/testing.txt
index 1dedb30ae609..42aba3f50378 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/testing.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/testing.txt
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ openedx-events==9.10.0
     #   edx-event-bus-redis
     #   event-tracking
     #   ora2
-openedx-filters==1.8.1
+openedx-filters==1.9.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/edx/base.txt
     #   lti-consumer-xblock