diff --git a/frontend/public/src/lib/util.js b/frontend/public/src/lib/util.js
index d1973d6bb7..bfcf4af43a 100644
--- a/frontend/public/src/lib/util.js
+++ b/frontend/public/src/lib/util.js
@@ -351,9 +351,24 @@ export const getStartDateText = (
     return ""
   }
 
-  const courseRun = courseware.courseruns ?
-    courseware.courseruns.sort(compareCourseRunStartDates)[0] :
-    courseware
+  // When a course with multiple runs is provided, compute the label
+  // from runs that are still open for enrollment
+  // (`is_enrollable` true). This keeps the catalog card from showing
+  // start dates for long‑past, closed runs when a newer enrollable run
+  // exists.
+  let courseRun
+  if (courseware.courseruns) {
+    const enrollableRuns = courseware.courseruns.filter(
+      run => run.is_enrollable
+    )
+
+    const runsToConsider =
+      enrollableRuns.length > 0 ? enrollableRuns : courseware.courseruns
+
+    courseRun = runsToConsider.sort(compareCourseRunStartDates)[0]
+  } else {
+    courseRun = courseware
+  }
 
   if (!courseRun.start_date) {
     return ""
diff --git a/frontend/public/src/lib/util_test.js b/frontend/public/src/lib/util_test.js
index 1cf08accbc..1fdb63f80f 100644
--- a/frontend/public/src/lib/util_test.js
+++ b/frontend/public/src/lib/util_test.js
@@ -435,6 +435,34 @@ describe("utility functions", () => {
         getStartDateText(course).includes(formatPrettyDate(startDates[0]))
       )
     })
+
+    it("prefers enrollable runs when choosing the start date for a course", () => {
+      const pastDate = moment().subtract(30, "days")
+      const futureDate = moment().add(10, "days")
+
+      const course = {
+        courseruns: [
+          {
+            start_date:    pastDate,
+            is_enrollable: false,
+            is_self_paced: false,
+            is_archived:   false
+          },
+          {
+            start_date:    futureDate,
+            is_enrollable: true,
+            is_self_paced: false,
+            is_archived:   false
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+
+      const text = getStartDateText(course)
+
+      assert.isTrue(text.includes("Starts"))
+      assert.isTrue(text.includes(formatPrettyDate(futureDate)))
+      assert.isFalse(text.includes(formatPrettyDate(pastDate)))
+    })
     it("displays an empty string if it's a course and there's no course runs", () => {
       const course = {
         courseruns: []