diff --git a/lib.php b/lib.php
index ee4dcbe..923ac50 100644
--- a/lib.php
+++ b/lib.php
@@ -235,15 +235,23 @@ function learningmap_cm_info_view(cm_info $cm): void {
             );
         }
 
+        $contentbeforemap = $groupdropdown . $intro;
+        $hascontentbeforemap = !empty($contentbeforemap);
+
         $mapcontainer = $OUTPUT->render_from_template(
             'mod_learningmap/rendercontainer',
-            ['cmId' => $cm->id, 'enableLiveUpdater' => true]
+            [
+                'cmId' => $cm->id,
+                'enableLiveUpdater' => true,
+                'contentbeforemap' => $contentbeforemap,
+                'hascontentbeforemap' => $hascontentbeforemap,
+            ]
         );
 
         $cm->set_custom_cmlist_item(true);
     }
 
-    $cm->set_content($groupdropdown . $intro . $mapcontainer, true);
+    $cm->set_content($mapcontainer, true);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/styles.css b/styles.css
index 3bf416a..24d80c3 100644
--- a/styles.css
+++ b/styles.css
@@ -140,3 +140,7 @@
 .learningmap-backlink {
     padding-top: 1rem;
 }
+
+.learningmap-container {
+    width: 100%;
+}
diff --git a/templates/rendercontainer.mustache b/templates/rendercontainer.mustache
index 2fb3cc5..81bd9da 100644
--- a/templates/rendercontainer.mustache
+++ b/templates/rendercontainer.mustache
@@ -32,11 +32,20 @@
     Example context (json):
     {
         "cmId": "123",
-        "enableLiveUpdater": true
+        "enableLiveUpdater": true,
+        "contentbeforemap": "<p>Some content before the map</p>",
+        "hascontentbeforemap": true
     }
 }}
-<div id="learningmap-render-container-{{cmId}}" class="learningmap-render-container">
-  {{> mod_learningmap/loadingplaceholder}}
+<div class="learningmap-container">
+  {{#hascontentbeforemap}}
+  <div class="learningmap-content-before-map">
+    {{{contentbeforemap}}}
+  </div>
+  {{/hascontentbeforemap}}
+  <div id="learningmap-render-container-{{cmId}}" class="learningmap-render-container">
+    {{> mod_learningmap/loadingplaceholder}}
+  </div>
 </div>
 {{#js}}
   require(['mod_learningmap/renderer'], function(renderer) {
diff --git a/view.php b/view.php
index 3382dc9..3777e74 100644
--- a/view.php
+++ b/view.php
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 
 echo $OUTPUT->render_from_template(
     'mod_learningmap/rendercontainer',
-    ['cmId' => $id, 'enableLiveUpdater' => false]
+    ['cmId' => $id, 'enableLiveUpdater' => false, 'contentbeforemap' => '', 'hascontentbeforemap' => false]
 );
 
 echo $OUTPUT->footer();