diff --git a/bases/rsptx/assignment_server_api/assignment_builder/src/components/routes/AssignmentBuilder/components/exercises/components/CreateExercise/components/ActiveCodeExercise/ActiveCodeExercise.tsx b/bases/rsptx/assignment_server_api/assignment_builder/src/components/routes/AssignmentBuilder/components/exercises/components/CreateExercise/components/ActiveCodeExercise/ActiveCodeExercise.tsx
index b4a493159..435e4a0b7 100644
--- a/bases/rsptx/assignment_server_api/assignment_builder/src/components/routes/AssignmentBuilder/components/exercises/components/CreateExercise/components/ActiveCodeExercise/ActiveCodeExercise.tsx
+++ b/bases/rsptx/assignment_server_api/assignment_builder/src/components/routes/AssignmentBuilder/components/exercises/components/CreateExercise/components/ActiveCodeExercise/ActiveCodeExercise.tsx
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ const getDefaultFormData = (): Partial<CreateExerciseFormType> => ({
   enableCodeTailor: false,
   parsonspersonalize: "",
   parsonsexample: "",
+  parsonsPersonalized: true,
   enableCodelens: true
 });
 
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ export const ActiveCodeExercise: FC<ExerciseComponentProps> = ({
           enableCodeTailor: data.enableCodeTailor,
           parsonspersonalize: data.parsonspersonalize,
           parsonsexample: data.parsonsexample,
+          parsonsPersonalized: data.parsonsPersonalized,
           enableCodelens: data.enableCodelens
         }
       );
@@ -237,6 +239,7 @@ export const ActiveCodeExercise: FC<ExerciseComponentProps> = ({
             enableCodeTailor={formData.enableCodeTailor}
             parsonspersonalize={formData.parsonspersonalize}
             parsonsexample={formData.parsonsexample}
+            parsonsPersonalized={formData.parsonsPersonalized}
             enableCodelens={formData.enableCodelens}
           />
         );
diff --git a/bases/rsptx/assignment_server_api/assignment_builder/src/components/routes/AssignmentBuilder/components/exercises/components/CreateExercise/components/ActiveCodeExercise/ActiveCodeExerciseSettings.tsx b/bases/rsptx/assignment_server_api/assignment_builder/src/components/routes/AssignmentBuilder/components/exercises/components/CreateExercise/components/ActiveCodeExercise/ActiveCodeExerciseSettings.tsx
index 8d222e9c0..fe838a700 100644
--- a/bases/rsptx/assignment_server_api/assignment_builder/src/components/routes/AssignmentBuilder/components/exercises/components/CreateExercise/components/ActiveCodeExercise/ActiveCodeExerciseSettings.tsx
+++ b/bases/rsptx/assignment_server_api/assignment_builder/src/components/routes/AssignmentBuilder/components/exercises/components/CreateExercise/components/ActiveCodeExercise/ActiveCodeExerciseSettings.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ export const ActiveCodeExerciseSettings: FC<ActiveCodeExerciseSettingsProps> = (
       // Reset personalization level when disabling
       parsonspersonalize: enabled ? "movable" : "",
       // Reset parsons example when disabling
-      parsonsexample: enabled ? formData.parsonsexample : ""
+      parsonsexample: enabled ? formData.parsonsexample : "",
+      parsonsPersonalized: enabled ? (formData.parsonsPersonalized ?? true) : true
     });
   };
 
@@ -112,6 +113,25 @@ export const ActiveCodeExerciseSettings: FC<ActiveCodeExerciseSettingsProps> = (
               <label htmlFor="parsonsexample">Backup Example Solution</label>
             </span>
           </div>
+
+          <div className={styles.formField}>
+            <div className="flex align-items-center gap-2">
+              <InputSwitch
+                id="parsonsPersonalized"
+                checked={formData.parsonsPersonalized ?? true}
+                onChange={(e) => onChange({ parsonsPersonalized: e.value })}
+              />
+              <label htmlFor="parsonsPersonalized" className="font-medium">
+                Personalize to student's code (CodeTailor)
+              </label>
+              <i
+                className="pi pi-info-circle parsons-personalized-icon"
+                data-pr-tooltip="When off, 'Get Help' shows the example Parsons puzzle without adapting to the student's code."
+                data-pr-position="right"
+              />
+              <Tooltip target=".parsons-personalized-icon" />
+            </div>
+          </div>
         </div>
       )}
     </div>
diff --git a/bases/rsptx/assignment_server_api/assignment_builder/src/components/routes/AssignmentBuilder/components/exercises/components/CreateExercise/components/ActiveCodeExercise/ActiveCodePreview.tsx b/bases/rsptx/assignment_server_api/assignment_builder/src/components/routes/AssignmentBuilder/components/exercises/components/CreateExercise/components/ActiveCodeExercise/ActiveCodePreview.tsx
index b3d92b68c..4b4c64cc4 100644
--- a/bases/rsptx/assignment_server_api/assignment_builder/src/components/routes/AssignmentBuilder/components/exercises/components/CreateExercise/components/ActiveCodeExercise/ActiveCodePreview.tsx
+++ b/bases/rsptx/assignment_server_api/assignment_builder/src/components/routes/AssignmentBuilder/components/exercises/components/CreateExercise/components/ActiveCodeExercise/ActiveCodePreview.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ interface ActiveCodePreviewProps {
   enableCodeTailor?: boolean;
   parsonspersonalize?: "movable" | "partial" | "";
   parsonsexample?: string;
+  parsonsPersonalized?: boolean;
   enableCodelens?: boolean;
 }
 
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ export const ActiveCodePreview: FC<ActiveCodePreviewProps> = ({
   enableCodeTailor,
   parsonspersonalize,
   parsonsexample,
+  parsonsPersonalized,
   enableCodelens
 }) => {
   // Fetch datafiles list to get filenames for selected acids
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ export const ActiveCodePreview: FC<ActiveCodePreviewProps> = ({
             enableCodeTailor,
             parsonspersonalize,
             parsonsexample,
+            parsonsPersonalized,
             enableCodelens
           }
         )}
diff --git a/bases/rsptx/assignment_server_api/assignment_builder/src/types/exercises.ts b/bases/rsptx/assignment_server_api/assignment_builder/src/types/exercises.ts
index 5d5129080..580003b2b 100644
--- a/bases/rsptx/assignment_server_api/assignment_builder/src/types/exercises.ts
+++ b/bases/rsptx/assignment_server_api/assignment_builder/src/types/exercises.ts
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ export type QuestionJSON = Partial<{
   enableCodeTailor: boolean;
   parsonspersonalize: "movable" | "partial" | "";
   parsonsexample: string;
+  parsonsPersonalized: boolean;
   enableCodelens: boolean;
   iframeSrc: string;
   // Parsons problem options
diff --git a/bases/rsptx/assignment_server_api/assignment_builder/src/utils/preview/activeCode.ts b/bases/rsptx/assignment_server_api/assignment_builder/src/utils/preview/activeCode.ts
index f91d3ec97..b272d8bae 100644
--- a/bases/rsptx/assignment_server_api/assignment_builder/src/utils/preview/activeCode.ts
+++ b/bases/rsptx/assignment_server_api/assignment_builder/src/utils/preview/activeCode.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export interface CodeTailorOptions {
   enableCodeTailor?: boolean;
   parsonspersonalize?: "movable" | "partial" | "";
   parsonsexample?: string;
+  parsonsPersonalized?: boolean;
   enableCodelens?: boolean;
 }
 
@@ -39,6 +40,9 @@ export const generateActiveCodePreview = (
     // If parsonsexample is provided, use it; otherwise default to LLM-example
     const parsonsExampleValue = codeTailorOptions.parsonsexample?.trim() || "LLM-example";
     codeTailorAttrs += ` data-parsonsexample="${parsonsExampleValue}"`;
+    if (codeTailorOptions.parsonsPersonalized === false) {
+      codeTailorAttrs += ` data-parsons-personalized="false"`;
+    }
   }
 
   // Codelens attribute - defaults to true
diff --git a/bases/rsptx/assignment_server_api/assignment_builder/src/utils/questionJson.ts b/bases/rsptx/assignment_server_api/assignment_builder/src/utils/questionJson.ts
index b3cf0dc53..a1f300d12 100644
--- a/bases/rsptx/assignment_server_api/assignment_builder/src/utils/questionJson.ts
+++ b/bases/rsptx/assignment_server_api/assignment_builder/src/utils/questionJson.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export const buildQuestionJson = (data: CreateExerciseFormType) => {
       enableCodeTailor: data.enableCodeTailor,
       parsonspersonalize: data.parsonspersonalize,
       parsonsexample: data.parsonsexample,
+      parsonsPersonalized: data.parsonsPersonalized,
       enableCodelens: data.enableCodelens
     }),
     ...(data.question_type === "shortanswer" && {
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ export const getDefaultQuestionJson = (languageOptions: TableDropdownOption[]) =
   enableCodeTailor: false,
   parsonspersonalize: "",
   parsonsexample: "",
+  parsonsPersonalized: true,
   enableCodelens: true
 });
 
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ export const mergeQuestionJsonWithDefaults = (
 ): QuestionJSON => {
   const defaultQuestionJson = getDefaultQuestionJson(languageOptions);
 
-  return {
+  const merged = {
     ...defaultQuestionJson,
     ...questionJson,
     optionList: questionJson?.optionList ?? defaultQuestionJson.optionList,
@@ -135,6 +137,8 @@ export const mergeQuestionJsonWithDefaults = (
       questionJson?.parsonspersonalize ??
       (defaultQuestionJson.parsonspersonalize as "" | "movable" | "partial"),
     parsonsexample: questionJson?.parsonsexample ?? defaultQuestionJson.parsonsexample,
+    parsonsPersonalized: questionJson?.parsonsPersonalized ?? defaultQuestionJson.parsonsPersonalized,
     questionLabels: questionJson?.questionLabels ?? {}
   };
+  return merged;
 };
diff --git a/bases/rsptx/book_server_api/routers/coach.py b/bases/rsptx/book_server_api/routers/coach.py
index 718349e0d..ce1b543f2 100644
--- a/bases/rsptx/book_server_api/routers/coach.py
+++ b/bases/rsptx/book_server_api/routers/coach.py
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ async def parsons_scaffolding(request: Request, course: Optional[str]):
     internal_test_case = data.get(
         "internal_test_case"
     )  # Capture the internal test case from the front end
+    parsons_personalized = data.get("parsons_personalized", True)
     print("start_to: get_parsons_help", api_token, language, personalization_level)
 
     adaptive_attr = 'data-adaptive="true"'
@@ -270,6 +271,68 @@ def parsons_help(
         }
         return get_parsons_help(api_token, language, input_dict, personalization_level)
 
+    if not parsons_personalized:
+        # Return example without CodeTailor personalization
+        if parsonsexample != "LLM-example" and parsonsexample_html:
+            parsons_html = f"""
+            <pre class="parsonsblocks" data-question_label="1" data-numbered="left" {parsons_attrs} style="visibility: hidden;">
+            {parsonsexample_code}
+            </pre>
+            """
+            return (
+                parsonsexample_code
+                + "||split||"
+                + parsons_html
+                + "||split||"
+                + personalization_level
+                + "||split||"
+                + "example_solution"
+            )
+        else:
+            from .personalized_parsons.get_personalized_solution import (
+                get_example_solution,
+            )
+            from .personalized_parsons.generate_parsons_blocks import (
+                generate_Parsons_block,
+            )
+
+            example_code = get_example_solution(
+                api_token, language, problem_description, internal_test_case
+            )
+            if not example_code:
+                return (
+                    "emptyHelpCode"
+                    + "||split||emptyHelpParsons"
+                    + "||split||"
+                    + personalization_level
+                    + "||split||example_solution"
+                )
+            example_block = generate_Parsons_block(
+                "Solution",
+                language,
+                "Full",
+                problem_description,
+                example_code,
+                [],
+                [],
+                {},
+            )
+            example_block = re.sub(r"<(?=\S)", "< ", example_block)
+            parsons_html = f"""
+            <pre class="parsonsblocks" data-question_label="1" data-numbered="left" {parsons_attrs} style="visibility: hidden;">
+            {example_block}
+            </pre>
+            """
+            return (
+                example_code
+                + "||split||"
+                + parsons_html
+                + "||split||"
+                + personalization_level
+                + "||split||"
+                + "example_solution"
+            )
+
     if personalization_level in ["Solution", "Multiple"]:
         (
             personalized_code_solution,
diff --git a/bases/rsptx/interactives/runestone/activecode/js/activecode.js b/bases/rsptx/interactives/runestone/activecode/js/activecode.js
index cbb6d7453..ba42735b4 100755
--- a/bases/rsptx/interactives/runestone/activecode/js/activecode.js
+++ b/bases/rsptx/interactives/runestone/activecode/js/activecode.js
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ export class ActiveCode extends RunestoneBase {
         this.code = $(orig).text() || "\n\n\n\n\n";
         this.parsonspersonalize = $(orig).data("parsonspersonalize"); // CodeTailor: <choose 1 out of two> Allows the instructor to choose personalization level: solution-level or block-and-solution level
         this.parsonsexample = $(orig).data("parsonsexample"); // CodeTailor: <choose 1 out of two> Allows the instructor to choose an example Parsons problem or LLM-example (default auto-fill, means the example is generated by LLM)
+        // true by default; only false when explicitly set
+        this.parsonsPersonalized = $(orig).data("parsons-personalized") !== false
+            && $(orig).data("parsons-personalized") !== "false";
         this.puzzleScaffoldingDivid = `help_puzzle_${this.parsonspersonalize}_${this.divid}`; // CodeTailor: the div id for the puzzle scaffolding help window
         this.language = $(orig).data("lang");
         this.timelimit = $(orig).data("timelimit");
@@ -654,7 +657,8 @@ export class ActiveCode extends RunestoneBase {
             personalization_level: personalization_level,
             parsonsexample: parsonsexample,
             problem_description: problem_description,
-            internal_test_case: internal_test_case
+            internal_test_case: internal_test_case,
+            parsons_personalized: this.parsonsPersonalized
         };
         console.log('body:', body)
         // CodeTailor: create a promise that rejects if the fetch takes too long