diff --git a/src/library-authoring/containers/ContainerInfo.tsx b/src/library-authoring/containers/ContainerInfo.tsx
index 2b36a0764d..e4c89e9030 100644
--- a/src/library-authoring/containers/ContainerInfo.tsx
+++ b/src/library-authoring/containers/ContainerInfo.tsx
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ import { FormattedMessage, useIntl } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
 import {
   Button,
   Stack,
-  Tab,
-  Tabs,
   Dropdown,
   Icon,
   IconButton,
   useToggle,
 } from '@openedx/paragon';
+// eslint-disable-next-line import/no-extraneous-dependencies
+import { Tab, Nav } from 'react-bootstrap';
 import React, { useCallback } from 'react';
 import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { MoreVert } from '@openedx/paragon/icons';
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {
 } from '../common/context/SidebarContext';
 import ContainerOrganize from './ContainerOrganize';
 import ContainerUsage from './ContainerUsage';
+import { SettingsPanel } from './SettingsPanel';
 import { useLibraryRoutes } from '../routes';
 import { LibraryUnitBlocks } from '../units/LibraryUnitBlocks';
 import { LibraryContainerChildren } from '../section-subsections/LibraryContainerChildren';
@@ -39,7 +40,6 @@ type ContainerPreviewProps = {
 
 const ContainerMenu = ({ containerId }: ContainerPreviewProps) => {
   const intl = useIntl();
-
   const [isConfirmingDelete, confirmDelete, cancelDelete] = useToggle(false);
 
   return (
@@ -159,23 +159,21 @@ const ContainerInfo = () => {
     sidebarTab && isContainerInfoTab(sidebarTab)
   ) ? sidebarTab : defaultContainerTab;
 
-  /* istanbul ignore next */
   const handleTabChange = (newTab: ContainerInfoTab) => {
     resetSidebarAction();
     setSidebarTab(newTab);
   };
 
-  const renderTab = useCallback((infoTab: ContainerInfoTab, title: string, component?: React.ReactNode) => {
+  const renderTab = useCallback((infoTab: ContainerInfoTab, title: string) => {
     if (hiddenTabs.includes(infoTab)) {
-      // For some reason, returning anything other than empty list breaks the tab style
-      return [];
+      return null;
     }
     return (
-      <Tab eventKey={infoTab} title={title}>
-        {component}
-      </Tab>
+      <Nav.Item key={infoTab}>
+        <Nav.Link eventKey={infoTab}>{title}</Nav.Link>
+      </Nav.Item>
     );
-  }, [hiddenTabs, defaultContainerTab, containerId]);
+  }, [hiddenTabs]);
 
   if (!container || !containerId || !containerType) {
     return null;
@@ -188,34 +186,50 @@ const ContainerInfo = () => {
         containerType={containerType}
         hasUnpublishedChanges={container.hasUnpublishedChanges}
       />
-      <Tabs
-        variant="tabs"
-        className="my-3 d-flex justify-content-around"
+
+      <Tab.Container
         defaultActiveKey={defaultContainerTab}
         activeKey={tab}
-        onSelect={handleTabChange}
+        onSelect={(k) => handleTabChange(k as ContainerInfoTab)}
+        mountOnEnter
+        unmountOnExit
       >
-        {renderTab(
-          CONTAINER_INFO_TABS.Preview,
-          intl.formatMessage(messages.previewTabTitle),
-          <ContainerPreview containerId={containerId} />,
-        )}
-        {renderTab(
-          CONTAINER_INFO_TABS.Manage,
-          intl.formatMessage(messages.manageTabTitle),
-          <ContainerOrganize />,
-        )}
-        {renderTab(
-          CONTAINER_INFO_TABS.Usage,
-          intl.formatMessage(messages.usageTabTitle),
-          <ContainerUsage />,
-        )}
-        {renderTab(
-          CONTAINER_INFO_TABS.Settings,
-          intl.formatMessage(messages.settingsTabTitle),
-          // TODO: container settings component
-        )}
-      </Tabs>
+        <Nav variant="tabs" className="my-3 d-flex justify-content-around">
+          {renderTab(
+            CONTAINER_INFO_TABS.Preview,
+            intl.formatMessage(messages.previewTabTitle),
+          )}
+          {renderTab(
+            CONTAINER_INFO_TABS.Manage,
+            intl.formatMessage(messages.manageTabTitle),
+          )}
+          {renderTab(
+            CONTAINER_INFO_TABS.Usage,
+            intl.formatMessage(messages.usageTabTitle),
+          )}
+          {/* 👇 Always show Settings */}
+          <Nav.Item>
+            <Nav.Link eventKey={CONTAINER_INFO_TABS.Settings}>
+              {intl.formatMessage(messages.settingsTabTitle)}
+            </Nav.Link>
+          </Nav.Item>
+        </Nav>
+
+        <Tab.Content className="mt-3">
+          <Tab.Pane eventKey={CONTAINER_INFO_TABS.Preview}>
+            <ContainerPreview containerId={containerId} />
+          </Tab.Pane>
+          <Tab.Pane eventKey={CONTAINER_INFO_TABS.Manage}>
+            <ContainerOrganize />
+          </Tab.Pane>
+          <Tab.Pane eventKey={CONTAINER_INFO_TABS.Usage}>
+            <ContainerUsage />
+          </Tab.Pane>
+          <Tab.Pane eventKey={CONTAINER_INFO_TABS.Settings}>
+            <SettingsPanel containerType={containerType} />
+          </Tab.Pane>
+        </Tab.Content>
+      </Tab.Container>
     </Stack>
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/containers/SettingsPanel.test.tsx b/src/library-authoring/containers/SettingsPanel.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e67f9c1a51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/library-authoring/containers/SettingsPanel.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { IntlProvider } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
+import { ContainerType } from '@src/generic/key-utils';
+import { SettingsPanel } from './SettingsPanel';
+import messages from './messages';
+
+const renderWithIntl = (ui: React.ReactNode) => render(
+  <IntlProvider locale="en" messages={{}}>
+    {ui}
+  </IntlProvider>,
+);
+
+describe('SettingsPanel', () => {
+  describe('Section container', () => {
+    test('renders section default info text', () => {
+      renderWithIntl(<SettingsPanel containerType={ContainerType.Section} />);
+      expect(
+        screen.getByText(messages.settingsSectionDefaultText.defaultMessage),
+      ).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    test('does not render grading or results visibility', () => {
+      renderWithIntl(<SettingsPanel containerType={ContainerType.Section} />);
+      expect(
+        screen.queryByText(messages.settingsSectionGradingLabel.defaultMessage),
+      ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(
+        screen.queryByText(
+          messages.settingsSectionAssessmentResultsVisibilityLabel.defaultMessage,
+        ),
+      ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    test('renders visibility controls', () => {
+      renderWithIntl(<SettingsPanel containerType={ContainerType.Section} />);
+      expect(
+        screen.getByText(messages.settingsSectionVisibilityLabel.defaultMessage),
+      ).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(
+        screen.getByRole('button', {
+          name: messages.settingsSectionDefaultVisibilityButton.defaultMessage,
+        }),
+      ).toBeDisabled();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('Subsection container', () => {
+    test('renders subsection default info text', () => {
+      renderWithIntl(<SettingsPanel containerType={ContainerType.Subsection} />);
+      expect(
+        screen.getByText(messages.settingsSubSectionDefaultText.defaultMessage),
+      ).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    test('renders grading buttons (disabled)', () => {
+      renderWithIntl(<SettingsPanel containerType={ContainerType.Subsection} />);
+      expect(
+        screen.getByRole('button', {
+          name: messages.settingsSectionUpgradeButton.defaultMessage,
+        }),
+      ).toBeDisabled();
+      expect(
+        screen.getByRole('button', {
+          name: messages.settingsSectionGradeButton.defaultMessage,
+        }),
+      ).toBeDisabled();
+    });
+
+    test('renders visibility + hide content checkbox', () => {
+      renderWithIntl(<SettingsPanel containerType={ContainerType.Subsection} />);
+      expect(
+        screen.getByLabelText(
+          messages.settingsSectionHideContentAfterDueDateLabel.defaultMessage,
+        ),
+      ).toBeDisabled();
+    });
+
+    test('renders results visibility controls', () => {
+      renderWithIntl(<SettingsPanel containerType={ContainerType.Subsection} />);
+      expect(
+        screen.getByRole('button', {
+          name: messages.settingsSectionShowButton.defaultMessage,
+        }),
+      ).toBeDisabled();
+      expect(
+        screen.getByRole('button', {
+          name: messages.settingsSectionHideButton.defaultMessage,
+        }),
+      ).toBeDisabled();
+      expect(
+        screen.getByLabelText(
+          messages.settingsSectionOnlyShowResultsAfterDueDateLabel.defaultMessage,
+        ),
+      ).toBeDisabled();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('Unit container', () => {
+    test('renders unit default info text', () => {
+      renderWithIntl(<SettingsPanel containerType={ContainerType.Unit} />);
+      expect(
+        screen.getByText(messages.settingsUnitDefaultText.defaultMessage),
+      ).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    test('renders discussion settings', () => {
+      renderWithIntl(<SettingsPanel containerType={ContainerType.Unit} />);
+      expect(
+        screen.getByText(messages.settingsSectionDiscussionLabel.defaultMessage),
+      ).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(
+        screen.getByLabelText(
+          messages.settingsSectionEnableDiscussionLabel.defaultMessage,
+        ),
+      ).toBeChecked();
+      expect(
+        screen.getByText(messages.settingsSectionUnpublishedUnitsLabel.defaultMessage),
+      ).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/containers/SettingsPanel.tsx b/src/library-authoring/containers/SettingsPanel.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..54f44d5a5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/library-authoring/containers/SettingsPanel.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import { FormattedMessage } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
+import { Button, ButtonGroup, Form } from '@openedx/paragon';
+import { ContainerType } from '@src/generic/key-utils';
+import messages from './messages';
+
+interface SettingsPanelProps {
+  containerType: string;
+}
+
+export const SettingsPanel: React.FC<SettingsPanelProps> = ({ containerType }) => {
+  const [grading] = useState('ungraded');
+  const [visibility] = useState('default');
+  const [resultsVisibility] = useState('show');
+
+  const disableAll = true; // 👈 set to false to re-enable
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <div className="pb-2 pl-4 pr-4 space-y-4">
+        <p className="text-muted small mb-4">
+          { containerType === ContainerType.Section && (
+            <FormattedMessage {...messages.settingsSectionDefaultText} />
+          )}
+          { containerType === ContainerType.Subsection && (
+            <FormattedMessage {...messages.settingsSubSectionDefaultText} />
+          )}
+          { containerType === ContainerType.Unit && (
+            <FormattedMessage {...messages.settingsUnitDefaultText} />
+          )}
+        </p>
+      </div>
+      <div className="pb-4 pl-4 pr-4 space-y-4">
+        {containerType === ContainerType.Subsection && (
+        <>
+          <h6 className="text-muted small font-weight-bold mb-3">
+            <FormattedMessage {...messages.settingsSectionGradingLabel} />
+          </h6>
+          <ButtonGroup className="d-flex w-100 mb-4.5">
+            <Button
+              className="flex-fill"
+              variant={grading === 'ungraded' ? 'dark' : 'outline-secondary'}
+              size="sm"
+              disabled={disableAll}
+            >
+              <FormattedMessage {...messages.settingsSectionUpgradeButton} />
+            </Button>
+            <Button
+              className="flex-fill"
+              variant={grading === 'graded' ? 'dark' : 'outline-secondary'}
+              size="sm"
+              disabled={disableAll}
+            >
+              <FormattedMessage {...messages.settingsSectionGradeButton} />
+            </Button>
+          </ButtonGroup>
+        </>
+        )}
+
+        <h6 className="text-muted small font-weight-bold mt-3 mb-3">
+          <FormattedMessage {...messages.settingsSectionVisibilityLabel} />
+        </h6>
+        <ButtonGroup className="d-flex w-100">
+          <Button
+            className="flex-fill"
+            variant={visibility === 'default' ? 'dark' : 'outline-secondary'}
+            size="sm"
+            disabled={disableAll}
+          >
+            <FormattedMessage {...messages.settingsSectionDefaultVisibilityButton} />
+          </Button>
+          <Button
+            className="flex-fill"
+            variant={visibility === 'staff' ? 'dark' : 'outline-secondary'}
+            size="sm"
+            disabled={disableAll}
+          >
+            <FormattedMessage {...messages.settingsSectionStaffOnlyButton} />
+          </Button>
+        </ButtonGroup>
+        {containerType === ContainerType.Subsection && (
+          <Form.Checkbox className="mt-3 text-muted mb-4.5" disabled>
+            <FormattedMessage {...messages.settingsSectionHideContentAfterDueDateLabel} />
+          </Form.Checkbox>
+        )}
+
+        {containerType === ContainerType.Subsection && (
+          <>
+            <h6 className="text-muted small font-weight-bold mt-1 mb-3">
+              <FormattedMessage {...messages.settingsSectionAssessmentResultsVisibilityLabel} />
+            </h6>
+            <ButtonGroup className="d-flex w-100">
+              <Button
+                className="flex-fill"
+                variant={resultsVisibility === 'show' ? 'dark' : 'outline-secondary'}
+                size="sm"
+                disabled={disableAll}
+              >
+                <FormattedMessage {...messages.settingsSectionShowButton} />
+              </Button>
+              <Button
+                className="flex-fill"
+                variant={resultsVisibility === 'hide' ? 'dark' : 'outline-secondary'}
+                size="sm"
+                disabled={disableAll}
+              >
+                <FormattedMessage {...messages.settingsSectionHideButton} />
+              </Button>
+            </ButtonGroup>
+            <Form.Checkbox className="mt-3 mb-4.5" disabled={disableAll}>
+              <FormattedMessage {...messages.settingsSectionOnlyShowResultsAfterDueDateLabel} />
+            </Form.Checkbox>
+          </>
+        )}
+        {containerType === ContainerType.Unit && (
+          <>
+            <h6 className="text-muted small font-weight-bold mt-3 mb-3">
+              <FormattedMessage {...messages.settingsSectionDiscussionLabel} />
+            </h6>
+            <Form.Checkbox className="mt-3" checked>
+              <FormattedMessage {...messages.settingsSectionEnableDiscussionLabel} />
+            </Form.Checkbox>
+            <p className="text-muted small mb-4">
+              <FormattedMessage {...messages.settingsSectionUnpublishedUnitsLabel} />
+            </p>
+          </>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/containers/messages.ts b/src/library-authoring/containers/messages.ts
index 0cd961a121..0661587a5c 100644
--- a/src/library-authoring/containers/messages.ts
+++ b/src/library-authoring/containers/messages.ts
@@ -216,6 +216,91 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
     defaultMessage: 'Failed to publish changes',
     description: 'Popup text seen if publishing a container fails',
   },
+  settingsSectionDefaultText: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-sidebar.publisher.settings-section-default-text',
+    defaultMessage: 'Section settings can not be configured within Libraries and must be set within a course. In a future release, Libraries may support configuring some settings.',
+    description: 'Settings section tab default text',
+  },
+  settingsSubSectionDefaultText: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-sidebar.publisher.settings-subsection-default-text',
+    defaultMessage: 'Subsection settings can not be configured within Libraries and must be set within a course. In a future release, Libraries may support configuring some settings.',
+    description: 'Settings subsection tab default text',
+  },
+  settingsUnitDefaultText: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-sidebar.publisher.settings-unit-default-text',
+    defaultMessage: 'This unit was imported from a course. When you reuse this section, you can configure the settings locally. In a future release, Content Libraries may support configuring some settings.',
+    description: 'Settings unit tab default text',
+  },
+  settingsSectionGradingLabel: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-sidebar.publisher.settings-section-grading-label',
+    defaultMessage: 'Subsection Grading',
+    description: 'Label for the grading section in settings',
+  },
+  settingsSectionVisibilityLabel: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-sidebar.publisher.settings-section-visibility-label',
+    defaultMessage: 'Visibility',
+    description: 'Label for the visibility in settings',
+  },
+  settingsSectionAssessmentResultsVisibilityLabel: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-sidebar.publisher.settings-section-assessment-results-visibility-label',
+    defaultMessage: 'Assessment Results Visibility',
+    description: 'Label for the Assessment Results Visibility in settings',
+  },
+  settingsSectionUpgradeButton: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-sidebar.publisher.settings-section-upgrade-button',
+    defaultMessage: 'Upgrade',
+    description: 'Label for the upgrade button in settings',
+  },
+  settingsSectionGradeButton: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-sidebar.publisher.settings-section-grade-button',
+    defaultMessage: 'Grade',
+    description: 'Label for the grade button in settings',
+  },
+  settingsSectionDefaultVisibilityButton: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-sidebar.publisher.settings-section-default-visibility-button',
+    defaultMessage: 'Default Visibility',
+    description: 'Label for the default visibility button in settings',
+  },
+  settingsSectionStaffOnlyButton: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-sidebar.publisher.settings-section-staff-only-button',
+    defaultMessage: 'Staff Only',
+    description: 'Label for the staff only button in settings',
+  },
+  settingsSectionShowButton: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-sidebar.publisher.settings-section-show-button',
+    defaultMessage: 'Show',
+    description: 'Label for the show button in settings',
+  },
+  settingsSectionHideButton: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-sidebar.publisher.settings-section-hide-button',
+    defaultMessage: 'Hide',
+    description: 'Label for the hide button in settings',
+  },
+  settingsSectionHideContentAfterDueDateLabel: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-sidebar.publisher.settings-section-hide-content-after-due-date',
+    defaultMessage: 'Hide content after due date',
+    description: 'Label for the hide content after due date checkbox in settings',
+  },
+  settingsSectionOnlyShowResultsAfterDueDateLabel: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-sidebar.publisher.settings-section-only-show-results-after-due-date',
+    defaultMessage: 'Only show results after due date',
+    description: 'Label for the only show results after due date checkbox in settings',
+  },
+  settingsSectionDiscussionLabel: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-sidebar.publisher.settings-section-discussion-label',
+    defaultMessage: 'Discussion',
+    description: 'Label for the discussion in settings',
+  },
+  settingsSectionEnableDiscussionLabel: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-sidebar.publisher.settings-section-enable-discussion-label',
+    defaultMessage: 'Enable Discussion',
+    description: 'Label for the enable discussion checkbox in settings',
+  },
+  settingsSectionUnpublishedUnitsLabel: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-sidebar.publisher.settings-section-unpublished-units-label',
+    defaultMessage: 'Topics for unpublished units will not be created',
+    description: 'Label for the unpublished units in settings',
+  },
 });
 
 export default messages;