diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/component_settings_editor_helpers.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/component_settings_editor_helpers.py
index 6f572e9ae614..0a342f08e8d8 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/component_settings_editor_helpers.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/component_settings_editor_helpers.py
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ def edit_component(index=0):
     # Verify that the "loading" indication has been hidden.
     world.wait_for_loading()
     # Verify that the "edit" button is present.
-    world.wait_for(lambda _driver: world.css_visible('a.edit-button'))
-    world.css_click('a.edit-button', index)
+    world.wait_for(lambda _driver: world.css_visible('.edit-button'))
+    world.css_click('.edit-button', index)
     world.wait_for_ajax_complete()
 
 
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/pages.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/pages.py
index bb3e113b643e..f16aec9d6070 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/pages.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/pages.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def not_see_any_static_pages(step):
 
 @step(u'I "(edit|delete)" the static page$')
 def click_edit_or_delete(step, edit_or_delete):
-    button_css = 'ul.component-actions a.%s-button' % edit_or_delete
+    button_css = 'ul.component-actions .%s-button' % edit_or_delete
     world.css_click(button_css)
 
 
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/utils.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/utils.py
index 8ed409fc8076..f1a5ed149471 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/utils.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/utils.py
@@ -283,6 +283,23 @@ def reverse_usage_url(handler_name, usage_key, kwargs=None):
     return reverse_url(handler_name, 'usage_key_string', usage_key, kwargs)
 
 
+def get_group_display_name(user_partitions, xblock_display_name):
+    """
+    Get the group name if matching group xblock is found.
+
+    Arguments:
+        user_partitions (Dict): Locator of source item.
+        xblock_display_name (String): Display name of group xblock.
+
+    Returns:
+        group name (String): Group name of the matching group.
+    """
+    for user_partition in user_partitions:
+        for group in user_partition['groups']:
+            if str(group['id']) in xblock_display_name:
+                return group['name']
+
+
 def get_user_partition_info(xblock, schemes=None, course=None):
     """
     Retrieve user partition information for an XBlock for display in editors.
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/component.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/component.py
index c33f195a019a..378c4b2fd266 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/component.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/component.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 from xblock.plugin import PluginMissingError
 from xblock.runtime import Mixologist
 
-from contentstore.utils import get_lms_link_for_item, get_xblock_aside_instance
+from contentstore.utils import get_lms_link_for_item, reverse_course_url, get_xblock_aside_instance
 from contentstore.views.helpers import get_parent_xblock, is_unit, xblock_type_display_name
 from contentstore.views.item import create_xblock_info, add_container_page_publishing_info, StudioEditModuleRuntime
 
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ def container_handler(request, usage_key_string):
                 'subsection': subsection,
                 'section': section,
                 'new_unit_category': 'vertical',
+                'outline_url': '{url}?format=concise'.format(url=reverse_course_url('course_handler', course.id)),
                 'ancestor_xblocks': ancestor_xblocks,
                 'component_templates': component_templates,
                 'xblock_info': xblock_info,
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/course.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/course.py
index df5ba575aea2..2971ffa9a7ba 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/course.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/course.py
@@ -336,11 +336,16 @@ def _course_outline_json(request, course_module):
     """
     Returns a JSON representation of the course module and recursively all of its children.
     """
+    is_concise = request.GET.get('format') == 'concise'
+    include_children_predicate = lambda xblock: not xblock.category == 'vertical'
+    if is_concise:
+        include_children_predicate = lambda xblock: xblock.has_children
     return create_xblock_info(
         course_module,
         include_child_info=True,
-        course_outline=True,
-        include_children_predicate=lambda xblock: not xblock.category == 'vertical',
+        course_outline=False if is_concise else True,
+        include_children_predicate=include_children_predicate,
+        is_concise=is_concise,
         user=request.user
     )
 
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/item.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/item.py
index f1789eeff81c..d5e2f7febf6f 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/item.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/item.py
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 from opaque_keys.edx.keys import CourseKey
 from opaque_keys.edx.locator import LibraryUsageLocator
 from pytz import UTC
+
+from xblock.core import XBlock
 from xblock.fields import Scope
 from xblock.fragment import Fragment
 from xblock_django.user_service import DjangoXBlockUserService
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@
 from contentstore.utils import (
     find_release_date_source, find_staff_lock_source, is_currently_visible_to_students,
     ancestor_has_staff_lock, has_children_visible_to_specific_content_groups,
-    get_user_partition_info,
+    get_user_partition_info, get_group_display_name,
 )
 from contentstore.views.helpers import is_unit, xblock_studio_url, xblock_primary_child_category, \
     xblock_type_display_name, get_parent_xblock, create_xblock, usage_key_with_run
@@ -98,6 +100,7 @@ def xblock_handler(request, usage_key_string):
     GET
         json: returns representation of the xblock (locator id, data, and metadata).
               if ?fields=graderType, it returns the graderType for the unit instead of the above.
+              if ?fields=ancestorInfo, it returns ancestor info of the xblock.
         html: returns HTML for rendering the xblock (which includes both the "preview" view and the "editor" view)
     PUT or POST or PATCH
         json: if xblock locator is specified, update the xblock instance. The json payload can contain
@@ -126,8 +129,11 @@ def xblock_handler(request, usage_key_string):
               if usage_key_string is not specified, create a new xblock instance, either by duplicating
               an existing xblock, or creating an entirely new one. The json playload can contain
               these fields:
-                :parent_locator: parent for new xblock, required for both duplicate and create new instance
+                :parent_locator: parent for new xblock, required for duplicate, move and create new instance
                 :duplicate_source_locator: if present, use this as the source for creating a duplicate copy
+                :move_source_locator: if present, use this as the source item for moving
+                :target_index: if present, use this as the target index for moving an item to a particular index
+                    otherwise target_index is calculated. It is sent back in the response.
                 :category: type of xblock, required if duplicate_source_locator is not present.
                 :display_name: name for new xblock, optional
                 :boilerplate: template name for populating fields, optional and only used
@@ -149,6 +155,10 @@ def xblock_handler(request, usage_key_string):
                 if 'graderType' in fields:
                     # right now can't combine output of this w/ output of _get_module_info, but worthy goal
                     return JsonResponse(CourseGradingModel.get_section_grader_type(usage_key))
+                elif 'ancestorInfo' in fields:
+                    xblock = _get_xblock(usage_key, request.user)
+                    ancestor_info = _create_xblock_ancestor_info(xblock, is_concise=True)
+                    return JsonResponse(ancestor_info)
                 # TODO: pass fields to _get_module_info and only return those
                 with modulestore().bulk_operations(usage_key.course_key):
                     response = _get_module_info(_get_xblock(usage_key, request.user))
@@ -193,14 +203,26 @@ def xblock_handler(request, usage_key_string):
                 request.user,
                 request.json.get('display_name'),
             )
-
-            return JsonResponse({"locator": unicode(dest_usage_key), "courseKey": unicode(dest_usage_key.course_key)})
+            return JsonResponse({'locator': unicode(dest_usage_key), 'courseKey': unicode(dest_usage_key.course_key)})
         else:
             return _create_item(request)
+    elif request.method == 'PATCH':
+        if 'move_source_locator' in request.json:
+            move_source_usage_key = usage_key_with_run(request.json.get('move_source_locator'))
+            target_parent_usage_key = usage_key_with_run(request.json.get('parent_locator'))
+            target_index = request.json.get('target_index')
+            if (
+                    not has_studio_write_access(request.user, target_parent_usage_key.course_key) or
+                    not has_studio_read_access(request.user, target_parent_usage_key.course_key)
+            ):
+                raise PermissionDenied()
+            return _move_item(move_source_usage_key, target_parent_usage_key, request.user, target_index)
+
+        return JsonResponse({'error': 'Patch request did not recognise any parameters to handle.'}, status=400)
     else:
         return HttpResponseBadRequest(
-            "Only instance creation is supported without a usage key.",
-            content_type="text/plain"
+            'Only instance creation is supported without a usage key.',
+            content_type='text/plain'
         )
 
 
@@ -631,10 +653,141 @@ def _create_item(request):
     )
 
     return JsonResponse(
-        {"locator": unicode(created_block.location), "courseKey": unicode(created_block.location.course_key)}
+        {'locator': unicode(created_block.location), 'courseKey': unicode(created_block.location.course_key)}
     )
 
 
+def _get_source_index(source_usage_key, source_parent):
+    """
+    Get source index position of the XBlock.
+
+    Arguments:
+        source_usage_key (BlockUsageLocator): Locator of source item.
+        source_parent (XBlock): A parent of the source XBlock.
+
+    Returns:
+        source_index (int): Index position of the xblock in a parent.
+    """
+    try:
+        source_index = source_parent.children.index(source_usage_key)
+        return source_index
+    except ValueError:
+        return None
+
+
+def is_source_item_in_target_parents(source_item, target_parent):
+    """
+    Returns True if source item is found in target parents otherwise False.
+
+    Arguments:
+        source_item (XBlock): Source Xblock.
+        target_parent (XBlock): Target XBlock.
+    """
+    target_ancestors = _create_xblock_ancestor_info(target_parent, is_concise=True)['ancestors']
+    for target_ancestor in target_ancestors:
+        if unicode(source_item.location) == target_ancestor['id']:
+            return True
+    return False
+
+
+def _move_item(source_usage_key, target_parent_usage_key, user, target_index=None):
+    """
+    Move an existing xblock as a child of the supplied target_parent_usage_key.
+
+    Arguments:
+        source_usage_key (BlockUsageLocator): Locator of source item.
+        target_parent_usage_key (BlockUsageLocator): Locator of target parent.
+        target_index (int): If provided, insert source item at provided index location in target_parent_usage_key item.
+
+    Returns:
+        JsonResponse: Information regarding move operation. It may contains error info if an invalid move operation
+            is performed.
+    """
+    # Get the list of all parentable component type XBlocks.
+    parent_component_types = list(
+        set(name for name, class_ in XBlock.load_classes() if getattr(class_, 'has_children', False)) -
+        set(DIRECT_ONLY_CATEGORIES)
+    )
+
+    store = modulestore()
+    with store.bulk_operations(source_usage_key.course_key):
+        source_item = store.get_item(source_usage_key)
+        source_parent = source_item.get_parent()
+        target_parent = store.get_item(target_parent_usage_key)
+        source_type = source_item.category
+        target_parent_type = target_parent.category
+        error = None
+
+        # Store actual/initial index of the source item. This would be sent back with response,
+        # so that with Undo operation, it would easier to move back item to it's original/old index.
+        source_index = _get_source_index(source_usage_key, source_parent)
+
+        valid_move_type = {
+            'sequential': 'vertical',
+            'chapter': 'sequential',
+        }
+
+        if (valid_move_type.get(target_parent_type, '') != source_type and
+                target_parent_type not in parent_component_types):
+            error = _('You can not move {source_type} into {target_parent_type}.').format(
+                source_type=source_type,
+                target_parent_type=target_parent_type,
+            )
+        elif source_parent.location == target_parent.location:
+            error = _('You can not move an item into the same parent.')
+        elif source_item.location == target_parent.location:
+            error = _('You can not move an item into itself.')
+        elif is_source_item_in_target_parents(source_item, target_parent):
+            error = _('You can not move an item into it\'s child.')
+        elif target_parent_type == 'split_test':
+            error = _('You can not move an item directly into content experiment.')
+        elif source_index is None:
+            error = _('{source_usage_key} not found in {parent_usage_key}.').format(
+                source_usage_key=unicode(source_usage_key),
+                parent_usage_key=unicode(source_parent.location)
+            )
+        else:
+            try:
+                target_index = int(target_index) if target_index is not None else None
+                if len(target_parent.children) < target_index:
+                    error = _('You can not move {source_usage_key} at an invalid index ({target_index}).').format(
+                        source_usage_key=unicode(source_usage_key),
+                        target_index=target_index
+                    )
+            except ValueError:
+                error = _('You must provide target_index ({target_index}) as an integer.').format(
+                    target_index=target_index
+                )
+        if error:
+            return JsonResponse({'error': error}, status=400)
+
+        # Remove reference from old parent.
+        source_parent.children.remove(source_item.location)
+        store.update_item(source_parent, user.id)
+
+        # When target_index is provided, insert xblock at target_index position, otherwise insert at the end.
+        insert_at = target_index if target_index is not None else len(target_parent.children)
+
+        # Add to new parent at particular location.
+        target_parent.children.insert(insert_at, source_item.location)
+        store.update_item(target_parent, user.id)
+
+        log.info(
+            'MOVE: %s moved from %s to %s at %d index',
+            unicode(source_usage_key),
+            unicode(source_parent.location),
+            unicode(target_parent_usage_key),
+            insert_at
+        )
+
+        context = {
+            'move_source_locator': unicode(source_usage_key),
+            'parent_locator': unicode(target_parent_usage_key),
+            'source_index': target_index if target_index is not None else source_index
+        }
+        return JsonResponse(context)
+
+
 def _duplicate_item(parent_usage_key, duplicate_source_usage_key, user, display_name=None, is_child=False):
     """
     Duplicate an existing xblock as a child of the supplied parent_usage_key.
@@ -887,7 +1040,7 @@ def _get_gating_info(course, xblock):
 
 def create_xblock_info(xblock, data=None, metadata=None, include_ancestor_info=False, include_child_info=False,
                        course_outline=False, include_children_predicate=NEVER, parent_xblock=None, graders=None,
-                       user=None, course=None):
+                       user=None, course=None, is_concise=False):
     """
     Creates the information needed for client-side XBlockInfo.
 
@@ -897,6 +1050,7 @@ def create_xblock_info(xblock, data=None, metadata=None, include_ancestor_info=F
     There are three optional boolean parameters:
       include_ancestor_info - if true, ancestor info is added to the response
       include_child_info - if true, direct child info is included in the response
+      is_concise - if true, returns the concise version of xblock info, default is false.
       course_outline - if true, the xblock is being rendered on behalf of the course outline.
         There are certain expensive computations that do not need to be included in this case.
 
@@ -933,20 +1087,22 @@ def create_xblock_info(xblock, data=None, metadata=None, include_ancestor_info=F
             graders,
             include_children_predicate=include_children_predicate,
             user=user,
-            course=course
+            course=course,
+            is_concise=is_concise
         )
     else:
         child_info = None
 
     release_date = _get_release_date(xblock, user)
 
-    if xblock.category != 'course':
+    if xblock.category != 'course' and not is_concise:
         visibility_state = _compute_visibility_state(
             xblock, child_info, is_xblock_unit and has_changes, is_self_paced(course)
         )
     else:
         visibility_state = None
     published = modulestore().has_published_version(xblock) if not is_library_block else None
+    published_on = get_default_time_display(xblock.published_on) if published and xblock.published_on else None
 
     # defining the default value 'True' for delete, duplicate, drag and add new child actions
     # in xblock_actions for each xblock.
@@ -969,84 +1125,95 @@ def create_xblock_info(xblock, data=None, metadata=None, include_ancestor_info=F
             # a percent value out of 100, e.g. "58%" means "58/100".
             pct_sign=_('%'))
 
+    user_partitions = get_user_partition_info(xblock, course=course)
     xblock_info = {
-        "id": unicode(xblock.location),
-        "display_name": xblock.display_name_with_default,
-        "category": xblock.category,
-        "edited_on": get_default_time_display(xblock.subtree_edited_on) if xblock.subtree_edited_on else None,
-        "published": published,
-        "published_on": get_default_time_display(xblock.published_on) if published and xblock.published_on else None,
-        "studio_url": xblock_studio_url(xblock, parent_xblock),
-        "released_to_students": datetime.now(UTC) > xblock.start,
-        "release_date": release_date,
-        "visibility_state": visibility_state,
-        "has_explicit_staff_lock": xblock.fields['visible_to_staff_only'].is_set_on(xblock),
-        "self_paced": is_self_paced(course),
-        "start": xblock.fields['start'].to_json(xblock.start),
-        "graded": xblock.graded,
-        "due_date": get_default_time_display(xblock.due),
-        "due": xblock.fields['due'].to_json(xblock.due),
-        "format": xblock.format,
-        "course_graders": [grader.get('type') for grader in graders],
-        "has_changes": has_changes,
-        "actions": xblock_actions,
-        "explanatory_message": explanatory_message,
-        "group_access": xblock.group_access,
-        "user_partitions": get_user_partition_info(xblock, course=course),
+        'id': unicode(xblock.location),
+        'display_name': xblock.display_name_with_default,
+        'category': xblock.category,
+        'has_children': xblock.has_children
     }
-
-    if xblock.category == 'sequential':
+    if is_concise:
+        if child_info and len(child_info.get('children', [])) > 0:
+            xblock_info['child_info'] = child_info
+        # Groups are labelled with their internal ids, rather than with the group name. Replace id with display name.
+        group_display_name = get_group_display_name(user_partitions, xblock_info['display_name'])
+        xblock_info['display_name'] = group_display_name if group_display_name else xblock_info['display_name']
+    else:
         xblock_info.update({
-            "hide_after_due": xblock.hide_after_due,
+            'edited_on': get_default_time_display(xblock.subtree_edited_on) if xblock.subtree_edited_on else None,
+            'published': published,
+            'published_on': published_on,
+            'studio_url': xblock_studio_url(xblock, parent_xblock),
+            'released_to_students': datetime.now(UTC) > xblock.start,
+            'release_date': release_date,
+            'visibility_state': visibility_state,
+            'has_explicit_staff_lock': xblock.fields['visible_to_staff_only'].is_set_on(xblock),
+            'start': xblock.fields['start'].to_json(xblock.start),
+            'graded': xblock.graded,
+            'due_date': get_default_time_display(xblock.due),
+            'due': xblock.fields['due'].to_json(xblock.due),
+            'format': xblock.format,
+            'course_graders': [grader.get('type') for grader in graders],
+            'has_changes': has_changes,
+            'actions': xblock_actions,
+            'explanatory_message': explanatory_message,
+            'group_access': xblock.group_access,
+            'user_partitions': user_partitions,
         })
 
-    # update xblock_info with special exam information if the feature flag is enabled
-    if settings.FEATURES.get('ENABLE_SPECIAL_EXAMS'):
-        if xblock.category == 'course':
-            xblock_info.update({
-                "enable_proctored_exams": xblock.enable_proctored_exams,
-                "create_zendesk_tickets": xblock.create_zendesk_tickets,
-                "enable_timed_exams": xblock.enable_timed_exams
-            })
-        elif xblock.category == 'sequential':
+        if xblock.category == 'sequential':
             xblock_info.update({
-                "is_proctored_exam": xblock.is_proctored_exam,
-                "is_practice_exam": xblock.is_practice_exam,
-                "is_time_limited": xblock.is_time_limited,
-                "exam_review_rules": xblock.exam_review_rules,
-                "default_time_limit_minutes": xblock.default_time_limit_minutes,
+                'hide_after_due': xblock.hide_after_due,
             })
 
-    # Update with gating info
-    xblock_info.update(_get_gating_info(course, xblock))
-
-    if xblock.category == 'sequential':
-        # Entrance exam subsection should be hidden. in_entrance_exam is
-        # inherited metadata, all children will have it.
-        if getattr(xblock, "in_entrance_exam", False):
-            xblock_info["is_header_visible"] = False
-
-    if data is not None:
-        xblock_info["data"] = data
-    if metadata is not None:
-        xblock_info["metadata"] = metadata
-    if include_ancestor_info:
-        xblock_info['ancestor_info'] = _create_xblock_ancestor_info(xblock, course_outline)
-    if child_info:
-        xblock_info['child_info'] = child_info
-    if visibility_state == VisibilityState.staff_only:
-        xblock_info["ancestor_has_staff_lock"] = ancestor_has_staff_lock(xblock, parent_xblock)
-    else:
-        xblock_info["ancestor_has_staff_lock"] = False
+        # update xblock_info with special exam information if the feature flag is enabled
+        if settings.FEATURES.get('ENABLE_SPECIAL_EXAMS'):
+            if xblock.category == 'course':
+                xblock_info.update({
+                    'enable_proctored_exams': xblock.enable_proctored_exams,
+                    'create_zendesk_tickets': xblock.create_zendesk_tickets,
+                    'enable_timed_exams': xblock.enable_timed_exams
+                })
+            elif xblock.category == 'sequential':
+                xblock_info.update({
+                    'is_proctored_exam': xblock.is_proctored_exam,
+                    'is_practice_exam': xblock.is_practice_exam,
+                    'is_time_limited': xblock.is_time_limited,
+                    'exam_review_rules': xblock.exam_review_rules,
+                    'default_time_limit_minutes': xblock.default_time_limit_minutes,
+                })
 
-    if course_outline:
-        if xblock_info["has_explicit_staff_lock"]:
-            xblock_info["staff_only_message"] = True
-        elif child_info and child_info["children"]:
-            xblock_info["staff_only_message"] = all([child["staff_only_message"] for child in child_info["children"]])
+        # Update with gating info
+        xblock_info.update(_get_gating_info(course, xblock))
+
+        if xblock.category == 'sequential':
+            # Entrance exam subsection should be hidden. in_entrance_exam is
+            # inherited metadata, all children will have it.
+            if getattr(xblock, 'in_entrance_exam', False):
+                xblock_info['is_header_visible'] = False
+
+        if data is not None:
+            xblock_info['data'] = data
+        if metadata is not None:
+            xblock_info['metadata'] = metadata
+        if include_ancestor_info:
+            xblock_info['ancestor_info'] = _create_xblock_ancestor_info(xblock, course_outline, include_child_info=True)
+        if child_info:
+            xblock_info['child_info'] = child_info
+        if visibility_state == VisibilityState.staff_only:
+            xblock_info['ancestor_has_staff_lock'] = ancestor_has_staff_lock(xblock, parent_xblock)
         else:
-            xblock_info["staff_only_message"] = False
-
+            xblock_info['ancestor_has_staff_lock'] = False
+
+        if course_outline:
+            if xblock_info['has_explicit_staff_lock']:
+                xblock_info['staff_only_message'] = True
+            elif child_info and child_info['children']:
+                xblock_info['staff_only_message'] = all(
+                    [child['staff_only_message'] for child in child_info['children']]
+                )
+            else:
+                xblock_info['staff_only_message'] = False
     return xblock_info
 
 
@@ -1156,14 +1323,14 @@ def _compute_visibility_state(xblock, child_info, is_unit_with_changes, is_cours
         return VisibilityState.ready
 
 
-def _create_xblock_ancestor_info(xblock, course_outline):
+def _create_xblock_ancestor_info(xblock, course_outline=False, include_child_info=False, is_concise=False):
     """
     Returns information about the ancestors of an xblock. Note that the direct parent will also return
     information about all of its children.
     """
     ancestors = []
 
-    def collect_ancestor_info(ancestor, include_child_info=False):
+    def collect_ancestor_info(ancestor, include_child_info=False, is_concise=False):
         """
         Collect xblock info regarding the specified xblock and its ancestors.
         """
@@ -1173,16 +1340,18 @@ def collect_ancestor_info(ancestor, include_child_info=False):
                 ancestor,
                 include_child_info=include_child_info,
                 course_outline=course_outline,
-                include_children_predicate=direct_children_only
+                include_children_predicate=direct_children_only,
+                is_concise=is_concise
             ))
-            collect_ancestor_info(get_parent_xblock(ancestor))
-    collect_ancestor_info(get_parent_xblock(xblock), include_child_info=True)
+            collect_ancestor_info(get_parent_xblock(ancestor), is_concise=is_concise)
+    collect_ancestor_info(get_parent_xblock(xblock), include_child_info=include_child_info, is_concise=is_concise)
     return {
         'ancestors': ancestors
     }
 
 
-def _create_xblock_child_info(xblock, course_outline, graders, include_children_predicate=NEVER, user=None, course=None):  # pylint: disable=line-too-long
+def _create_xblock_child_info(xblock, course_outline, graders, include_children_predicate=NEVER, user=None,
+                              course=None, is_concise=False):  # pylint: disable=line-too-long
     """
     Returns information about the children of an xblock, as well as about the primary category
     of xblock expected as children.
@@ -1203,6 +1372,7 @@ def _create_xblock_child_info(xblock, course_outline, graders, include_children_
                 graders=graders,
                 user=user,
                 course=course,
+                is_concise=is_concise
             ) for child in xblock.get_children()
         ]
     return child_info
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/preview.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/preview.py
index 7c146e099ef9..2050dafaa197 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/preview.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/preview.py
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ def _studio_wrap_xblock(xblock, view, frag, context, display_name_only=False):
             'can_edit': context.get('can_edit', True),
             'can_edit_visibility': context.get('can_edit_visibility', True),
             'can_add': context.get('can_add', True),
+            'can_move': context.get('can_move', True)
         }
         html = render_to_string('studio_xblock_wrapper.html', template_context)
         frag = wrap_fragment(frag, html)
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_container_page.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_container_page.py
index b22e06327fe6..2b8caff47517 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_container_page.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_container_page.py
@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@
 
 import contentstore.views.component as views
 from contentstore.views.tests.utils import StudioPageTestCase
+from contentstore.tests.test_libraries import LibraryTestCase
+from xmodule.modulestore import ModuleStoreEnum
 from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
-from xmodule.modulestore.tests.factories import ItemFactory
+from xmodule.modulestore.tests.factories import CourseFactory, ItemFactory
 
 
-class ContainerPageTestCase(StudioPageTestCase):
+class ContainerPageTestCase(StudioPageTestCase, LibraryTestCase):
     """
     Unit tests for the container page.
     """
@@ -128,6 +130,44 @@ def test_public_container_preview_html(self):
         self.validate_preview_html(published_child_container, self.container_view)
         self.validate_preview_html(published_child_vertical, self.reorderable_child_view)
 
+    def test_library_page_preview_html(self):
+        """
+        Verify that a library xblock's container (library page) preview returns the expected HTML.
+        """
+        # Add some content to library.
+        self._add_simple_content_block()
+        self.validate_preview_html(self.library, self.container_view, can_reorder=False, can_move=False)
+
+    def test_library_content_preview_html(self):
+        """
+        Verify that a library content block container page preview returns the expected HTML.
+        """
+        # Library content block is only supported in split courses.
+        with modulestore().default_store(ModuleStoreEnum.Type.split):
+            course = CourseFactory.create()
+
+        # Add some content to library
+        self._add_simple_content_block()
+
+        # Create a library content block
+        lc_block = self._add_library_content_block(course, self.lib_key)
+        self.assertEqual(len(lc_block.children), 0)
+
+        # Refresh children to be reflected in lc_block
+        lc_block = self._refresh_children(lc_block)
+        self.assertEqual(len(lc_block.children), 1)
+
+        self.validate_preview_html(
+            lc_block,
+            self.container_view,
+            can_add=False,
+            can_reorder=False,
+            can_move=False,
+            can_edit=True,
+            can_duplicate=False,
+            can_delete=False
+        )
+
     def test_draft_container_preview_html(self):
         """
         Verify that a draft xblock's container preview returns the expected HTML.
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_course_index.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_course_index.py
index c38daa60200c..37c9792b3fc5 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_course_index.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_course_index.py
@@ -352,11 +352,16 @@ def setUp(self):
             parent_location=self.vertical.location, category="video", display_name="My Video"
         )
 
-    def test_json_responses(self):
+    @ddt.data(True, False)
+    def test_json_responses(self, is_concise):
         """
         Verify the JSON responses returned for the course.
+
+        Arguments:
+            is_concise (Boolean) : If True, fetch concise version of course outline.
         """
         outline_url = reverse_course_url('course_handler', self.course.id)
+        outline_url = outline_url + '?format=concise' if is_concise else outline_url
         resp = self.client.get(outline_url, HTTP_ACCEPT='application/json')
         json_response = json.loads(resp.content)
 
@@ -364,8 +369,8 @@ def test_json_responses(self):
         self.assertEqual(json_response['category'], 'course')
         self.assertEqual(json_response['id'], unicode(self.course.location))
         self.assertEqual(json_response['display_name'], self.course.display_name)
-        self.assertTrue(json_response['published'])
-        self.assertIsNone(json_response['visibility_state'])
+        self.assertNotEqual(json_response.get('published', False), is_concise)
+        self.assertIsNone(json_response.get('visibility_state'))
 
         # Now verify the first child
         children = json_response['child_info']['children']
@@ -374,24 +379,25 @@ def test_json_responses(self):
         self.assertEqual(first_child_response['category'], 'chapter')
         self.assertEqual(first_child_response['id'], unicode(self.chapter.location))
         self.assertEqual(first_child_response['display_name'], 'Week 1')
-        self.assertTrue(json_response['published'])
-        self.assertEqual(first_child_response['visibility_state'], VisibilityState.unscheduled)
+        self.assertNotEqual(json_response.get('published', False), is_concise)
+        if not is_concise:
+            self.assertEqual(first_child_response['visibility_state'], VisibilityState.unscheduled)
         self.assertGreater(len(first_child_response['child_info']['children']), 0)
 
         # Finally, validate the entire response for consistency
-        self.assert_correct_json_response(json_response)
+        self.assert_correct_json_response(json_response, is_concise)
 
-    def assert_correct_json_response(self, json_response):
+    def assert_correct_json_response(self, json_response, is_concise=False):
         """
         Asserts that the JSON response is syntactically consistent
         """
         self.assertIsNotNone(json_response['display_name'])
         self.assertIsNotNone(json_response['id'])
         self.assertIsNotNone(json_response['category'])
-        self.assertTrue(json_response['published'])
+        self.assertNotEqual(json_response.get('published', False), is_concise)
         if json_response.get('child_info', None):
             for child_response in json_response['child_info']['children']:
-                self.assert_correct_json_response(child_response)
+                self.assert_correct_json_response(child_response, is_concise)
 
     def test_course_outline_initial_state(self):
         course_module = modulestore().get_item(self.course.location)
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_item.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_item.py
index 93637793b985..3e28f0e20595 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_item.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_item.py
@@ -14,13 +14,15 @@
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from contentstore.utils import reverse_usage_url, reverse_course_url
 
+from opaque_keys import InvalidKeyError
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.self_paced.models import SelfPacedConfiguration
 from contentstore.views.component import (
     component_handler, get_component_templates
 )
 
 from contentstore.views.item import (
-    create_xblock_info, ALWAYS, VisibilityState, _xblock_type_and_display_name, add_container_page_publishing_info
+    create_xblock_info, _get_source_index, _get_module_info, ALWAYS, VisibilityState, _xblock_type_and_display_name,
+    add_container_page_publishing_info
 )
 from contentstore.tests.utils import CourseTestCase
 from student.tests.factories import UserFactory
@@ -384,6 +386,59 @@ def test_get_user_partitions_and_groups(self):
         ])
         self.assertEqual(result["group_access"], {})
 
+    @ddt.data('ancestorInfo', '')
+    def test_ancestor_info(self, field_type):
+        """
+        Test that we get correct ancestor info.
+
+        Arguments:
+            field_type (string): If field_type=ancestorInfo, fetch ancestor info of the XBlock otherwise not.
+        """
+
+        # Create a parent chapter
+        chap1 = self.create_xblock(parent_usage_key=self.course.location, display_name='chapter1', category='chapter')
+        chapter_usage_key = self.response_usage_key(chap1)
+
+        # create a sequential
+        seq1 = self.create_xblock(parent_usage_key=chapter_usage_key, display_name='seq1', category='sequential')
+        seq_usage_key = self.response_usage_key(seq1)
+
+        # create a vertical
+        vert1 = self.create_xblock(parent_usage_key=seq_usage_key, display_name='vertical1', category='vertical')
+        vert_usage_key = self.response_usage_key(vert1)
+
+        # create problem and an html component
+        problem1 = self.create_xblock(parent_usage_key=vert_usage_key, display_name='problem1', category='problem')
+        problem_usage_key = self.response_usage_key(problem1)
+
+        def assert_xblock_info(xblock, xblock_info):
+            """
+            Assert we have correct xblock info.
+
+            Arguments:
+                xblock (XBlock): An XBlock item.
+                xblock_info (dict): A dict containing xblock information.
+            """
+            self.assertEqual(unicode(xblock.location), xblock_info['id'])
+            self.assertEqual(xblock.display_name, xblock_info['display_name'])
+            self.assertEqual(xblock.category, xblock_info['category'])
+
+        for usage_key in (problem_usage_key, vert_usage_key, seq_usage_key, chapter_usage_key):
+            xblock = self.get_item_from_modulestore(usage_key)
+            url = reverse_usage_url('xblock_handler', usage_key) + '?fields={field_type}'.format(field_type=field_type)
+            response = self.client.get(url)
+            self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+            response = json.loads(response.content)
+            if field_type == 'ancestorInfo':
+                self.assertIn('ancestors', response)
+                for ancestor_info in response['ancestors']:
+                    parent_xblock = xblock.get_parent()
+                    assert_xblock_info(parent_xblock, ancestor_info)
+                    xblock = parent_xblock
+            else:
+                self.assertNotIn('ancestors', response)
+                self.assertEqual(_get_module_info(xblock), response)
+
 
 @ddt.ddt
 class DeleteItem(ItemTest):
@@ -680,6 +735,416 @@ def verify_name(source_usage_key, parent_usage_key, expected_name, display_name=
         verify_name(self.seq_usage_key, self.chapter_usage_key, "customized name", display_name="customized name")
 
 
+@ddt.ddt
+class TestMoveItem(ItemTest):
+    """
+    Tests for move item.
+    """
+    def setUp(self):
+        """
+        Creates the test course structure to build course outline tree.
+        """
+        super(TestMoveItem, self).setUp()
+        self.setup_course()
+
+    def setup_course(self, default_store=None):
+        """
+        Helper method to create the course.
+        """
+        if not default_store:
+            default_store = self.store.default_modulestore.get_modulestore_type()
+
+        self.course = CourseFactory.create(default_store=default_store)
+
+        # Create group configurations
+        self.course.user_partitions = [
+            UserPartition(0, 'first_partition', 'Test Partition', [Group("0", 'alpha'), Group("1", 'beta')])
+        ]
+        self.store.update_item(self.course, self.user.id)
+
+        # Create a parent chapter
+        chap1 = self.create_xblock(parent_usage_key=self.course.location, display_name='chapter1', category='chapter')
+        self.chapter_usage_key = self.response_usage_key(chap1)
+
+        chap2 = self.create_xblock(parent_usage_key=self.course.location, display_name='chapter2', category='chapter')
+        self.chapter2_usage_key = self.response_usage_key(chap2)
+
+        # Create a sequential
+        seq1 = self.create_xblock(parent_usage_key=self.chapter_usage_key, display_name='seq1', category='sequential')
+        self.seq_usage_key = self.response_usage_key(seq1)
+
+        seq2 = self.create_xblock(parent_usage_key=self.chapter_usage_key, display_name='seq2', category='sequential')
+        self.seq2_usage_key = self.response_usage_key(seq2)
+
+        # Create a vertical
+        vert1 = self.create_xblock(parent_usage_key=self.seq_usage_key, display_name='vertical1', category='vertical')
+        self.vert_usage_key = self.response_usage_key(vert1)
+
+        vert2 = self.create_xblock(parent_usage_key=self.seq_usage_key, display_name='vertical2', category='vertical')
+        self.vert2_usage_key = self.response_usage_key(vert2)
+
+        # Create problem and an html component
+        problem1 = self.create_xblock(parent_usage_key=self.vert_usage_key, display_name='problem1', category='problem')
+        self.problem_usage_key = self.response_usage_key(problem1)
+
+        html1 = self.create_xblock(parent_usage_key=self.vert_usage_key, display_name='html1', category='html')
+        self.html_usage_key = self.response_usage_key(html1)
+
+        # Create a content experiment
+        resp = self.create_xblock(category='split_test', parent_usage_key=self.vert_usage_key)
+        self.split_test_usage_key = self.response_usage_key(resp)
+
+    def setup_and_verify_content_experiment(self, partition_id):
+        """
+        Helper method to set up group configurations to content experiment.
+
+        Arguments:
+            partition_id (int): User partition id.
+        """
+        split_test = self.get_item_from_modulestore(self.split_test_usage_key, verify_is_draft=True)
+
+        # Initially, no user_partition_id is set, and the split_test has no children.
+        self.assertEqual(split_test.user_partition_id, -1)
+        self.assertEqual(len(split_test.children), 0)
+
+        # Set group configuration
+        self.client.ajax_post(
+            reverse_usage_url("xblock_handler", self.split_test_usage_key),
+            data={'metadata': {'user_partition_id': str(partition_id)}}
+        )
+        split_test = self.get_item_from_modulestore(self.split_test_usage_key, verify_is_draft=True)
+        self.assertEqual(split_test.user_partition_id, partition_id)
+        self.assertEqual(len(split_test.children), len(self.course.user_partitions[partition_id].groups))
+        return split_test
+
+    def _move_component(self, source_usage_key, target_usage_key, target_index=None):
+        """
+        Helper method to send move request and returns the response.
+
+        Arguments:
+            source_usage_key (BlockUsageLocator): Locator of source item.
+            target_usage_key (BlockUsageLocator): Locator of target parent.
+            target_index (int): If provided, insert source item at the provided index location in target_usage_key item.
+
+        Returns:
+            resp (JsonResponse): Response after the move operation is complete.
+        """
+        data = {
+            'move_source_locator': unicode(source_usage_key),
+            'parent_locator': unicode(target_usage_key)
+        }
+        if target_index is not None:
+            data['target_index'] = target_index
+
+        return self.client.patch(
+            reverse('contentstore.views.xblock_handler'),
+            json.dumps(data),
+            content_type='application/json'
+        )
+
+    def assert_move_item(self, source_usage_key, target_usage_key, target_index=None):
+        """
+        Assert move component.
+
+        Arguments:
+            source_usage_key (BlockUsageLocator): Locator of source item.
+            target_usage_key (BlockUsageLocator): Locator of target parent.
+            target_index (int): If provided, insert source item at the provided index location in target_usage_key item.
+        """
+        parent_loc = self.store.get_parent_location(source_usage_key)
+        parent = self.get_item_from_modulestore(parent_loc)
+        source_index = _get_source_index(source_usage_key, parent)
+        expected_index = target_index if target_index is not None else source_index
+        response = self._move_component(source_usage_key, target_usage_key, target_index)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        response = json.loads(response.content)
+        self.assertEqual(response['move_source_locator'], unicode(source_usage_key))
+        self.assertEqual(response['parent_locator'], unicode(target_usage_key))
+        self.assertEqual(response['source_index'], expected_index)
+        new_parent_loc = self.store.get_parent_location(source_usage_key)
+        self.assertEqual(new_parent_loc, target_usage_key)
+        self.assertNotEqual(parent_loc, new_parent_loc)
+
+    @ddt.data(ModuleStoreEnum.Type.mongo, ModuleStoreEnum.Type.split)
+    def test_move_component(self, store_type):
+        """
+        Test move component with different xblock types.
+
+        Arguments:
+            store_type (ModuleStoreEnum.Type): Type of modulestore to create test course in.
+        """
+        self.setup_course(default_store=store_type)
+        for source_usage_key, target_usage_key in [
+                (self.html_usage_key, self.vert2_usage_key),
+                (self.vert_usage_key, self.seq2_usage_key),
+                (self.seq_usage_key, self.chapter2_usage_key)
+        ]:
+            self.assert_move_item(source_usage_key, target_usage_key)
+
+    def test_move_source_index(self):
+        """
+        Test moving an item to a particular index.
+        """
+        parent = self.get_item_from_modulestore(self.vert_usage_key)
+        children = parent.get_children()
+        self.assertEqual(len(children), 3)
+
+        # Create a component within vert2.
+        resp = self.create_xblock(parent_usage_key=self.vert2_usage_key, display_name='html2', category='html')
+        html2_usage_key = self.response_usage_key(resp)
+
+        # Move html2_usage_key inside vert_usage_key at second position.
+        self.assert_move_item(html2_usage_key, self.vert_usage_key, 1)
+        parent = self.get_item_from_modulestore(self.vert_usage_key)
+        children = parent.get_children()
+        self.assertEqual(len(children), 4)
+        self.assertEqual(children[1].location, html2_usage_key)
+
+    def test_move_undo(self):
+        """
+        Test move a component and move it back (undo).
+        """
+        # Get the initial index of the component
+        parent = self.get_item_from_modulestore(self.vert_usage_key)
+        original_index = _get_source_index(self.html_usage_key, parent)
+
+        # Move component and verify that response contains initial index
+        response = self._move_component(self.html_usage_key, self.vert2_usage_key)
+        response = json.loads(response.content)
+        self.assertEquals(original_index, response['source_index'])
+
+        # Verify that new parent has the moved component at the last index.
+        parent = self.get_item_from_modulestore(self.vert2_usage_key)
+        self.assertEqual(self.html_usage_key, parent.children[-1])
+
+        # Verify original and new index is different now.
+        source_index = _get_source_index(self.html_usage_key, parent)
+        self.assertNotEquals(original_index, source_index)
+
+        # Undo Move to the original index, use the source index fetched from the response.
+        response = self._move_component(self.html_usage_key, self.vert_usage_key, response['source_index'])
+        response = json.loads(response.content)
+        self.assertEquals(original_index, response['source_index'])
+
+    def test_move_large_target_index(self):
+        """
+        Test moving an item at a large index would generate an error message.
+        """
+        parent = self.get_item_from_modulestore(self.vert2_usage_key)
+        parent_children_length = len(parent.children)
+        response = self._move_component(self.html_usage_key, self.vert2_usage_key, parent_children_length + 10)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 400)
+        response = json.loads(response.content)
+
+        expected_error = 'You can not move {usage_key} at an invalid index ({target_index}).'.format(
+            usage_key=self.html_usage_key,
+            target_index=parent_children_length + 10
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(expected_error, response['error'])
+        new_parent_loc = self.store.get_parent_location(self.html_usage_key)
+        self.assertEqual(new_parent_loc, self.vert_usage_key)
+
+    def test_invalid_move(self):
+        """
+        Test invalid move.
+        """
+        parent_loc = self.store.get_parent_location(self.html_usage_key)
+        response = self._move_component(self.html_usage_key, self.seq_usage_key)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 400)
+        response = json.loads(response.content)
+
+        expected_error = 'You can not move {source_type} into {target_type}.'.format(
+            source_type=self.html_usage_key.block_type,
+            target_type=self.seq_usage_key.block_type
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(expected_error, response['error'])
+        new_parent_loc = self.store.get_parent_location(self.html_usage_key)
+        self.assertEqual(new_parent_loc, parent_loc)
+
+    def test_move_current_parent(self):
+        """
+        Test that a component can not be moved to it's current parent.
+        """
+        parent_loc = self.store.get_parent_location(self.html_usage_key)
+        self.assertEqual(parent_loc, self.vert_usage_key)
+        response = self._move_component(self.html_usage_key, self.vert_usage_key)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 400)
+        response = json.loads(response.content)
+
+        self.assertEqual(response['error'], 'You can not move an item into the same parent.')
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.get_parent_location(self.html_usage_key), parent_loc)
+
+    def test_can_not_move_into_itself(self):
+        """
+        Test that a component can not be moved to itself.
+        """
+        library_content = self.create_xblock(
+            parent_usage_key=self.vert_usage_key, display_name='library content block', category='library_content'
+        )
+        library_content_usage_key = self.response_usage_key(library_content)
+        parent_loc = self.store.get_parent_location(library_content_usage_key)
+        self.assertEqual(parent_loc, self.vert_usage_key)
+        response = self._move_component(library_content_usage_key, library_content_usage_key)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 400)
+        response = json.loads(response.content)
+
+        self.assertEqual(response['error'], 'You can not move an item into itself.')
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.get_parent_location(self.html_usage_key), parent_loc)
+
+    def test_move_library_content(self):
+        """
+        Test that library content  can be moved to any other valid location.
+        """
+        library_content = self.create_xblock(
+            parent_usage_key=self.vert_usage_key, display_name='library content block', category='library_content'
+        )
+        library_content_usage_key = self.response_usage_key(library_content)
+        parent_loc = self.store.get_parent_location(library_content_usage_key)
+        self.assertEqual(parent_loc, self.vert_usage_key)
+        self.assert_move_item(library_content_usage_key, self.vert2_usage_key)
+
+    def test_move_into_library_content(self):
+        """
+        Test that a component can be moved into library content.
+        """
+        library_content = self.create_xblock(
+            parent_usage_key=self.vert_usage_key, display_name='library content block', category='library_content'
+        )
+        library_content_usage_key = self.response_usage_key(library_content)
+        self.assert_move_item(self.html_usage_key, library_content_usage_key)
+
+    def test_move_content_experiment(self):
+        """
+        Test that a content experiment can be moved.
+        """
+        self.setup_and_verify_content_experiment(0)
+
+        # Move content experiment
+        self.assert_move_item(self.split_test_usage_key, self.vert2_usage_key)
+
+    def test_move_content_experiment_components(self):
+        """
+        Test that component inside content experiment can be moved to any other valid location.
+        """
+        split_test = self.setup_and_verify_content_experiment(0)
+
+        # Add html component to Group A.
+        html1 = self.create_xblock(
+            parent_usage_key=split_test.children[0], display_name='html1', category='html'
+        )
+        html_usage_key = self.response_usage_key(html1)
+
+        # Move content experiment
+        self.assert_move_item(html_usage_key, self.vert2_usage_key)
+
+    def test_move_into_content_experiment_groups(self):
+        """
+        Test that a component can be moved to content experiment groups.
+        """
+        split_test = self.setup_and_verify_content_experiment(0)
+        self.assert_move_item(self.html_usage_key, split_test.children[0])
+
+    def test_can_not_move_into_content_experiment_level(self):
+        """
+        Test that a component can not be moved directly to content experiment level.
+        """
+        self.setup_and_verify_content_experiment(0)
+        response = self._move_component(self.html_usage_key, self.split_test_usage_key)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 400)
+        response = json.loads(response.content)
+
+        self.assertEqual(response['error'], 'You can not move an item directly into content experiment.')
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.get_parent_location(self.html_usage_key), self.vert_usage_key)
+
+    def test_can_not_move_content_experiment_into_its_children(self):
+        """
+        Test that a content experiment can not be moved inside any of it's children.
+        """
+        split_test = self.setup_and_verify_content_experiment(0)
+
+        # Try to move content experiment inside it's child groups.
+        for child_vert_usage_key in split_test.children:
+            response = self._move_component(self.split_test_usage_key, child_vert_usage_key)
+            self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 400)
+            response = json.loads(response.content)
+
+            self.assertEqual(response['error'], 'You can not move an item into it\'s child.')
+            self.assertEqual(self.store.get_parent_location(self.split_test_usage_key), self.vert_usage_key)
+
+        # Create content experiment inside group A and set it's group configuration.
+        resp = self.create_xblock(category='split_test', parent_usage_key=split_test.children[0])
+        child_split_test_usage_key = self.response_usage_key(resp)
+        self.client.ajax_post(
+            reverse_usage_url("xblock_handler", child_split_test_usage_key),
+            data={'metadata': {'user_partition_id': str(0)}}
+        )
+        child_split_test = self.get_item_from_modulestore(self.split_test_usage_key, verify_is_draft=True)
+
+        # Try to move content experiment further down the level to a child group A nested inside main group A.
+        response = self._move_component(self.split_test_usage_key, child_split_test.children[0])
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 400)
+        response = json.loads(response.content)
+
+        self.assertEqual(response['error'], 'You can not move an item into it\'s child.')
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.get_parent_location(self.split_test_usage_key), self.vert_usage_key)
+
+    def test_move_invalid_source_index(self):
+        """
+        Test moving an item to an invalid index.
+        """
+        target_index = 'test_index'
+        parent_loc = self.store.get_parent_location(self.html_usage_key)
+        response = self._move_component(self.html_usage_key, self.vert2_usage_key, target_index)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 400)
+        response = json.loads(response.content)
+
+        error = 'You must provide target_index ({target_index}) as an integer.'.format(target_index=target_index)
+        self.assertEqual(response['error'], error)
+        new_parent_loc = self.store.get_parent_location(self.html_usage_key)
+        self.assertEqual(new_parent_loc, parent_loc)
+
+    def test_move_no_target_locator(self):
+        """
+        Test move an item without specifying the target location.
+        """
+        data = {'move_source_locator': unicode(self.html_usage_key)}
+        with self.assertRaises(InvalidKeyError):
+            self.client.patch(
+                reverse('contentstore.views.xblock_handler'),
+                json.dumps(data),
+                content_type='application/json'
+            )
+
+    def test_no_move_source_locator(self):
+        """
+        Test patch request without providing a move source locator.
+        """
+        response = self.client.patch(
+            reverse('contentstore.views.xblock_handler')
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 400)
+        response = json.loads(response.content)
+        self.assertEqual(response['error'], 'Patch request did not recognise any parameters to handle.')
+
+    @patch('contentstore.views.item.log')
+    def test_move_logging(self, mock_logger):
+        """
+        Test logging when an item is successfully moved.
+
+        Arguments:
+            mock_logger (object):  A mock logger object.
+        """
+        insert_at = 0
+        self.assert_move_item(self.html_usage_key, self.vert2_usage_key, insert_at)
+        mock_logger.info.assert_called_with(
+            'MOVE: %s moved from %s to %s at %d index',
+            unicode(self.html_usage_key),
+            unicode(self.vert_usage_key),
+            unicode(self.vert2_usage_key),
+            insert_at
+        )
+
+
 class TestDuplicateItemWithAsides(ItemTest, DuplicateHelper):
     """
     Test the duplicate method for blocks with asides.
@@ -1312,6 +1777,31 @@ def test_create_groups(self):
         self.assertEqual(vertical_0.location, split_test.group_id_to_child['0'])
         self.assertEqual(vertical_1.location, split_test.group_id_to_child['1'])
 
+    def test_split_xblock_info_group_name(self):
+        """
+        Test that concise outline for split test component gives display name as group name.
+        """
+        split_test = self.get_item_from_modulestore(self.split_test_usage_key, verify_is_draft=True)
+        # Initially, no user_partition_id is set, and the split_test has no children.
+        self.assertEqual(split_test.user_partition_id, -1)
+        self.assertEqual(len(split_test.children), 0)
+        # Set the user_partition_id to 0.
+        split_test = self._update_partition_id(0)
+        # Verify that child verticals have been set to match the groups
+        self.assertEqual(len(split_test.children), 2)
+
+        # Get xblock outline
+        xblock_info = create_xblock_info(
+            split_test,
+            is_concise=True,
+            include_child_info=True,
+            include_children_predicate=lambda xblock: xblock.has_children,
+            course=self.course,
+            user=self.request.user
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(xblock_info['child_info']['children'][0]['display_name'], 'alpha')
+        self.assertEqual(xblock_info['child_info']['children'][1]['display_name'], 'beta')
+
     def test_change_user_partition_id(self):
         """
         Test what happens when the user_partition_id is changed to a different groups
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/utils.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/utils.py
index 094a789214be..6c2580fd1a4c 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/utils.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/utils.py
@@ -41,33 +41,48 @@ def get_preview_html(self, xblock, view_name):
         resp_content = json.loads(resp.content)
         return resp_content['html']
 
-    def validate_preview_html(self, xblock, view_name, can_add=True):
+    def validate_preview_html(self, xblock, view_name, can_add=True, can_reorder=True, can_move=True,
+                              can_edit=True, can_duplicate=True, can_delete=True):
         """
         Verify that the specified xblock's preview has the expected HTML elements.
         """
         html = self.get_preview_html(xblock, view_name)
-        self.validate_html_for_add_buttons(html, can_add)
+        self.validate_html_for_action_button(
+            html,
+            '<div class="add-xblock-component new-component-item adding"></div>',
+            can_add
+        )
+        self.validate_html_for_action_button(
+            html,
+            '<span data-tooltip="Drag to reorder" class="drag-handle action"></span>',
+            can_reorder
+        )
+        self.validate_html_for_action_button(
+            html,
+            '<button data-tooltip="Move" class="btn-default move-button action-button">',
+            can_move
+        )
+        self.validate_html_for_action_button(
+            html,
+            'button class="btn-default edit-button action-button">',
+            can_edit
+        )
+        self.validate_html_for_action_button(
+            html,
+            '<button data-tooltip="Delete" class="btn-default delete-button action-button">',
+            can_duplicate
+        )
+        self.validate_html_for_action_button(
+            html,
+            '<button data-tooltip="Duplicate" class="btn-default duplicate-button action-button">',
+            can_delete
+        )
 
-        # Verify drag handles always appear.
-        drag_handle_html = '<span data-tooltip="Drag to reorder" class="drag-handle action"></span>'
-        self.assertIn(drag_handle_html, html)
-
-        # Verify that there are no action buttons for public blocks
-        expected_button_html = [
-            '<a href="#" class="edit-button action-button">',
-            '<a href="#" data-tooltip="Delete" class="delete-button action-button">',
-            '<a href="#" data-tooltip="Duplicate" class="duplicate-button action-button">'
-        ]
-        for button_html in expected_button_html:
-            self.assertIn(button_html, html)
-
-    def validate_html_for_add_buttons(self, html, can_add=True):
+    def validate_html_for_action_button(self, html, expected_html, can_action=True):
         """
-        Validate that the specified HTML has the appropriate add actions for the current publish state.
+        Validate that the specified HTML has specific action..
         """
-        # Verify that there are no add buttons for public blocks
-        add_button_html = '<div class="add-xblock-component new-component-item adding"></div>'
-        if can_add:
-            self.assertIn(add_button_html, html)
+        if can_action:
+            self.assertIn(expected_html, html)
         else:
-            self.assertNotIn(add_button_html, html)
+            self.assertNotIn(expected_html, html)
diff --git a/cms/static/cms/js/main.js b/cms/static/cms/js/main.js
index 74e654241b2b..1e5fb698d1c0 100644
--- a/cms/static/cms/js/main.js
+++ b/cms/static/cms/js/main.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
             'common/js/components/views/feedback_notification', 'coffee/src/ajax_prefix',
             'jquery.cookie'],
     function(domReady, $, str, Backbone, gettext, NotificationView) {
-        var main;
+        var main, sendJSON;
         main = function() {
             AjaxPrefix.addAjaxPrefix(jQuery, function() {
                 return $("meta[name='path_prefix']").attr('content');
@@ -45,20 +45,26 @@
                 });
                 return msg.show();
             });
-            $.postJSON = function(url, data, callback) {
+            sendJSON = function(url, data, callback, type) {  // eslint-disable-line no-param-reassign
                 if ($.isFunction(data)) {
                     callback = data;
                     data = undefined;
                 }
                 return $.ajax({
                     url: url,
-                    type: 'POST',
+                    type: type,
                     contentType: 'application/json; charset=utf-8',
                     dataType: 'json',
                     data: JSON.stringify(data),
                     success: callback
                 });
             };
+            $.postJSON = function(url, data, callback) {  // eslint-disable-line no-param-reassign
+                return sendJSON(url, data, callback, 'POST');
+            };
+            $.patchJSON = function(url, data, callback) {  // eslint-disable-line no-param-reassign
+                return sendJSON(url, data, callback, 'PATCH');
+            };
             return domReady(function() {
                 if (window.onTouchBasedDevice()) {
                     return $('body').addClass('touch-based-device');
diff --git a/cms/static/cms/js/spec/main.js b/cms/static/cms/js/spec/main.js
index 45efca4dc2a2..393474e1f7f1 100644
--- a/cms/static/cms/js/spec/main.js
+++ b/cms/static/cms/js/spec/main.js
@@ -282,7 +282,9 @@
         'js/spec/views/pages/library_users_spec',
         'js/spec/views/modals/base_modal_spec',
         'js/spec/views/modals/edit_xblock_spec',
+        'js/spec/views/modals/move_xblock_modal_spec',
         'js/spec/views/modals/validation_error_modal_spec',
+        'js/spec/views/move_xblock_spec',
         'js/spec/views/settings/main_spec',
         'js/spec/factories/xblock_validation_spec',
         'js/certificates/spec/models/certificate_spec',
diff --git a/cms/static/js/models/xblock_info.js b/cms/static/js/models/xblock_info.js
index e3fd1c706cc5..fd7fdd8d9054 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/models/xblock_info.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/models/xblock_info.js
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ function(Backbone, _, str, ModuleUtils) {
              * publishing info was explicitly requested.
              */
             'published_by': null,
+            /**
+             * True if the xblock is a parentable xblock.
+             */
+            has_children: null,
             /**
              * True if the xblock has changes.
              * Note: this is not always provided as a performance optimization. It is only provided for
diff --git a/cms/static/js/spec/views/container_spec.js b/cms/static/js/spec/views/container_spec.js
index 55161dd04fe7..cff5be452fd4 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/spec/views/container_spec.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/spec/views/container_spec.js
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ define(['jquery', 'edx-ui-toolkit/js/utils/spec-helpers/ajax-helpers', 'js/spec_
 
                     // Give the leaf elements some height to mimic actual components. Otherwise
                     // drag and drop fails as the elements on bunched on top of each other.
-                    $('.level-element').css('height', 200);
+                    $('.level-element').css('height', 230);
 
                     return requests;
                 };
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ define(['jquery', 'edx-ui-toolkit/js/utils/spec-helpers/ajax-helpers', 'js/spec_
                     var targetElement = getComponent(targetLocator),
                         targetTop = targetElement.offset().top + 1,
                         handle = getDragHandle(sourceLocator),
-                        handleY = handle.offset().top + (handle.height() / 2),
+                        handleY = handle.offset().top,
                         dy = targetTop - handleY;
                     handle.simulate('drag', {dy: dy});
                 };
diff --git a/cms/static/js/spec/views/modals/move_xblock_modal_spec.js b/cms/static/js/spec/views/modals/move_xblock_modal_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f2e8f457b4ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cms/static/js/spec/views/modals/move_xblock_modal_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'edx-ui-toolkit/js/utils/spec-helpers/ajax-helpers',
+        'common/js/spec_helpers/template_helpers', 'common/js/spec_helpers/view_helpers',
+        'js/views/modals/move_xblock_modal', 'js/models/xblock_info'],
+    function($, _, AjaxHelpers, TemplateHelpers, ViewHelpers, MoveXBlockModal, XBlockInfo) {
+        'use strict';
+        describe('MoveXBlockModal', function() {
+            var modal,
+                showModal,
+                DISPLAY_NAME = 'HTML 101',
+                OUTLINE_URL = '/course/cid?format=concise',
+                ANCESTORS_URL = '/xblock/USAGE_ID?fields=ancestorInfo';
+
+            showModal = function() {
+                modal = new MoveXBlockModal({
+                    sourceXBlockInfo: new XBlockInfo({
+                        id: 'USAGE_ID',
+                        display_name: DISPLAY_NAME,
+                        category: 'html'
+                    }),
+                    sourceParentXBlockInfo: new XBlockInfo({
+                        id: 'PARENT_ID',
+                        display_name: 'VERT 101',
+                        category: 'vertical'
+                    }),
+                    XBlockURLRoot: '/xblock',
+                    outlineURL: OUTLINE_URL,
+                    XBlockAncestorInfoURL: ANCESTORS_URL
+
+                });
+                modal.show();
+            };
+
+            beforeEach(function() {
+                setFixtures('<div id="page-notification"></div><div id="reader-feedback"></div>');
+                TemplateHelpers.installTemplates([
+                    'basic-modal',
+                    'modal-button',
+                    'move-xblock-modal'
+                ]);
+            });
+
+            afterEach(function() {
+                modal.hide();
+            });
+
+            it('rendered as expected', function() {
+                showModal();
+                expect(
+                    modal.$el.find('.modal-header .title').contents().get(0).nodeValue.trim()
+                ).toEqual('Move: ' + DISPLAY_NAME);
+                expect(
+                    modal.$el.find('.modal-sr-title').text().trim()
+                ).toEqual('Choose a location to move your component to');
+                expect(modal.$el.find('.modal-actions .action-primary.action-move').text()).toEqual('Move');
+            });
+
+            it('sends request to fetch course outline', function() {
+                var requests = AjaxHelpers.requests(this),
+                    renderViewsSpy;
+                showModal();
+                expect(modal.$el.find('.ui-loading.is-hidden')).not.toExist();
+                renderViewsSpy = spyOn(modal, 'renderViews');
+                expect(requests.length).toEqual(2);
+                AjaxHelpers.expectRequest(requests, 'GET', OUTLINE_URL);
+                AjaxHelpers.respondWithJson(requests, {});
+                AjaxHelpers.expectRequest(requests, 'GET', ANCESTORS_URL);
+                AjaxHelpers.respondWithJson(requests, {});
+                expect(renderViewsSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+                expect(modal.$el.find('.ui-loading.is-hidden')).toExist();
+            });
+
+            it('shows error notification when fetch course outline request fails', function() {
+                var requests = AjaxHelpers.requests(this),
+                    notificationSpy = ViewHelpers.createNotificationSpy('Error');
+                showModal();
+                AjaxHelpers.respondWithError(requests);
+                ViewHelpers.verifyNotificationShowing(notificationSpy, "Studio's having trouble saving your work");
+            });
+        });
+    });
diff --git a/cms/static/js/spec/views/move_xblock_spec.js b/cms/static/js/spec/views/move_xblock_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3911124f0cb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cms/static/js/spec/views/move_xblock_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,766 @@
+define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'edx-ui-toolkit/js/utils/spec-helpers/ajax-helpers', 'js/spec_helpers/edit_helpers',
+        'common/js/spec_helpers/template_helpers', 'common/js/spec_helpers/view_helpers',
+        'js/views/modals/move_xblock_modal', 'js/views/pages/container', 'edx-ui-toolkit/js/utils/html-utils',
+        'edx-ui-toolkit/js/utils/string-utils', 'js/models/xblock_info'],
+    function($, _, AjaxHelpers, EditHelpers, TemplateHelpers, ViewHelpers, MoveXBlockModal, ContainerPage, HtmlUtils,
+             StringUtils, XBlockInfo) {
+        'use strict';
+        describe('MoveXBlock', function() {
+            var modal, showModal, renderViews, createXBlockInfo, createCourseOutline, courseOutlineOptions,
+                parentChildMap, categoryMap, createChildXBlockInfo, xblockAncestorInfo, courseOutline,
+                verifyBreadcrumbViewInfo, verifyListViewInfo, getDisplayedInfo, clickForwardButton,
+                clickBreadcrumbButton, verifyXBlockInfo, nextCategory, verifyMoveEnabled, getSentRequests,
+                verifyNotificationStatus, sendMoveXBlockRequest, moveXBlockWithSuccess, getMovedAlertNotification,
+                verifyConfirmationFeedbackTitleText, verifyConfirmationFeedbackRedirectLinkText,
+                verifyUndoConfirmationFeedbackTitleText, verifyConfirmationFeedbackUndoMoveActionText,
+                sourceParentXBlockInfo, mockContainerPage, createContainerPage, containerPage,
+                sourceDisplayName = 'component_display_name_0',
+                sourceLocator = 'component_ID_0',
+                sourceParentLocator = 'unit_ID_0';
+
+            parentChildMap = {
+                course: 'section',
+                section: 'subsection',
+                subsection: 'unit',
+                unit: 'component'
+            };
+
+            categoryMap = {
+                section: 'chapter',
+                subsection: 'sequential',
+                unit: 'vertical',
+                component: 'component'
+            };
+
+            courseOutlineOptions = {
+                section: 2,
+                subsection: 2,
+                unit: 2,
+                component: 2
+            };
+
+            xblockAncestorInfo = {
+                ancestors: [
+                    {
+                        category: 'vertical',
+                        display_name: 'unit_display_name_0',
+                        id: 'unit_ID_0'
+                    },
+                    {
+                        category: 'sequential',
+                        display_name: 'subsection_display_name_0',
+                        id: 'subsection_ID_0'
+                    },
+                    {
+                        category: 'chapter',
+                        display_name: 'section_display_name_0',
+                        id: 'section_ID_0'
+                    },
+                    {
+                        category: 'course',
+                        display_name: 'Demo Course',
+                        id: 'COURSE_ID_101'
+                    }
+                ]
+            };
+
+            sourceParentXBlockInfo = new XBlockInfo({
+                id: sourceParentLocator,
+                display_name: 'unit_display_name_0',
+                category: 'vertical'
+            });
+
+            createContainerPage = function() {
+                containerPage = new ContainerPage({
+                    model: sourceParentXBlockInfo,
+                    templates: EditHelpers.mockComponentTemplates,
+                    el: $('#content'),
+                    isUnitPage: true
+                });
+            };
+
+            beforeEach(function() {
+                setFixtures("<div id='page-alert'></div>");
+                mockContainerPage = readFixtures('mock/mock-container-page.underscore');
+                TemplateHelpers.installTemplates([
+                    'basic-modal',
+                    'modal-button',
+                    'move-xblock-modal'
+                ]);
+                appendSetFixtures(mockContainerPage);
+                createContainerPage();
+                courseOutline = createCourseOutline(courseOutlineOptions);
+                showModal();
+            });
+
+            afterEach(function() {
+                modal.hide();
+                courseOutline = null;
+                containerPage.remove();
+            });
+
+            showModal = function() {
+                modal = new MoveXBlockModal({
+                    sourceXBlockInfo: new XBlockInfo({
+                        id: sourceLocator,
+                        display_name: sourceDisplayName,
+                        category: 'component'
+                    }),
+                    sourceParentXBlockInfo: sourceParentXBlockInfo,
+                    XBlockUrlRoot: '/xblock'
+                });
+                modal.show();
+            };
+
+            /**
+             * Create child XBlock info.
+             *
+             * @param {String} category         XBlock category
+             * @param {Object} outlineOptions   options according to which outline was created
+             * @param {Object} xblockIndex      XBlock Index
+             * @returns
+             */
+            createChildXBlockInfo = function(category, outlineOptions, xblockIndex) {
+                var childInfo = {
+                    category: categoryMap[category],
+                    display_name: category + '_display_name_' + xblockIndex,
+                    id: category + '_ID_' + xblockIndex
+                };
+                return createXBlockInfo(parentChildMap[category], outlineOptions, childInfo);
+            };
+
+            /**
+             * Create parent XBlock info.
+             *
+             * @param {String} category         XBlock category
+             * @param {Object} outlineOptions   options according to which outline was created
+             * @param {Object} outline          ouline info being constructed
+             * @returns {Object}
+             */
+            createXBlockInfo = function(category, outlineOptions, outline) {
+                var childInfo = {
+                        category: categoryMap[category],
+                        display_name: category,
+                        children: []
+                    },
+                    xblocks;
+
+                xblocks = outlineOptions[category];
+                if (!xblocks) {
+                    return outline;
+                }
+
+                outline.child_info = childInfo; // eslint-disable-line no-param-reassign
+                _.each(_.range(xblocks), function(xblockIndex) {
+                    childInfo.children.push(
+                        createChildXBlockInfo(category, outlineOptions, xblockIndex)
+                    );
+                });
+                return outline;
+            };
+
+            /**
+             * Create course outline.
+             *
+             * @param {Object} outlineOptions   options according to which outline was created
+             * @returns {Object}
+             */
+            createCourseOutline = function(outlineOptions) {
+                var courseXBlockInfo = {
+                    category: 'course',
+                    display_name: 'Demo Course',
+                    id: 'COURSE_ID_101'
+                };
+                return createXBlockInfo('section', outlineOptions, courseXBlockInfo);
+            };
+
+            /**
+             * Render breadcrumb and XBlock list view.
+             *
+             * @param {any} courseOutlineInfo      course outline info
+             * @param {any} ancestorInfo           ancestors info
+             */
+            renderViews = function(courseOutlineInfo, ancestorInfo) {
+                var ancestorInfo = ancestorInfo || {ancestors: []};  // eslint-disable-line no-redeclare
+                modal.renderViews(courseOutlineInfo, ancestorInfo);
+            };
+
+            /**
+             * Extract displayed XBlock list info.
+             *
+             * @returns {Object}
+             */
+            getDisplayedInfo = function() {
+                var viewEl = modal.moveXBlockListView.$el;
+                return {
+                    categoryText: viewEl.find('.category-text').text().trim(),
+                    currentLocationText: viewEl.find('.current-location').text().trim(),
+                    xblockCount: viewEl.find('.xblock-item').length,
+                    xblockDisplayNames: viewEl.find('.xblock-item .xblock-displayname').map(
+                        function() { return $(this).text().trim(); }
+                    ).get(),
+                    forwardButtonSRTexts: viewEl.find('.xblock-item .forward-sr-text').map(
+                        function() { return $(this).text().trim(); }
+                    ).get(),
+                    forwardButtonCount: viewEl.find('.fa-arrow-right.forward-sr-icon').length
+                };
+            };
+
+            /**
+             * Verify displayed XBlock list info.
+             *
+             * @param {String} category                 XBlock category
+             * @param {Integer} expectedXBlocksCount    number of XBlock childs displayed
+             * @param {Boolean} hasCurrentLocation      do we need to check current location
+             */
+            verifyListViewInfo = function(category, expectedXBlocksCount, hasCurrentLocation) {
+                var displayedInfo = getDisplayedInfo();
+                expect(displayedInfo.categoryText).toEqual(modal.moveXBlockListView.categoriesText[category] + ':');
+                expect(displayedInfo.xblockCount).toEqual(expectedXBlocksCount);
+                expect(displayedInfo.xblockDisplayNames).toEqual(
+                    _.map(_.range(expectedXBlocksCount), function(xblockIndex) {
+                        return category + '_display_name_' + xblockIndex;
+                    })
+                );
+                if (category === 'component') {
+                    if (hasCurrentLocation) {
+                        expect(displayedInfo.currentLocationText).toEqual('(Currently selected)');
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    if (hasCurrentLocation) {
+                        expect(displayedInfo.currentLocationText).toEqual('(Current location)');
+                    }
+                    expect(displayedInfo.forwardButtonSRTexts).toEqual(
+                        _.map(_.range(expectedXBlocksCount), function() {
+                            return 'View child items';
+                        })
+                    );
+                    expect(displayedInfo.forwardButtonCount).toEqual(expectedXBlocksCount);
+                }
+            };
+
+            /**
+             * Verify rendered breadcrumb info.
+             *
+             * @param {any} category        XBlock category
+             * @param {any} xblockIndex     XBlock index
+             */
+            verifyBreadcrumbViewInfo = function(category, xblockIndex) {
+                var displayedBreadcrumbs = modal.moveXBlockBreadcrumbView.$el.find('.breadcrumbs .bc-container').map(
+                    function() { return $(this).text().trim(); }
+                ).get(),
+                    categories = _.keys(parentChildMap).concat(['component']),
+                    visitedCategories = categories.slice(0, _.indexOf(categories, category));
+
+                expect(displayedBreadcrumbs).toEqual(
+                    _.map(visitedCategories, function(visitedCategory) {
+                        return visitedCategory === 'course' ?
+                            'Course Outline' : visitedCategory + '_display_name_' + xblockIndex;
+                    })
+                );
+            };
+
+            /**
+             * Click forward button in the list of displayed XBlocks.
+             *
+             * @param {any} buttonIndex     forward button index
+             */
+            clickForwardButton = function(buttonIndex) {
+                buttonIndex = buttonIndex || 0;  // eslint-disable-line no-param-reassign
+                modal.moveXBlockListView.$el.find('[data-item-index="' + buttonIndex + '"] button').click();
+            };
+
+            /**
+             * Click on last clickable breadcrumb button.
+             */
+            clickBreadcrumbButton = function() {
+                modal.moveXBlockBreadcrumbView.$el.find('.bc-container button').last().click();
+            };
+
+            /**
+             * Returns the parent or child category of current XBlock.
+             *
+             * @param {String} direction    `forward` or `backward`
+             * @param {String} category     XBlock category
+             * @returns {String}
+             */
+            nextCategory = function(direction, category) {
+                return direction === 'forward' ? parentChildMap[category] : _.invert(parentChildMap)[category];
+            };
+
+            /**
+             * Verify renderd info of breadcrumbs and XBlock list.
+             *
+             * @param {Object} outlineOptions       options according to which outline was created
+             * @param {String} category             XBlock category
+             * @param {Integer} buttonIndex         forward button index
+             * @param {String} direction            `forward` or `backward`
+             * @param {String} hasCurrentLocation   do we need to check current location
+             * @returns
+             */
+            verifyXBlockInfo = function(outlineOptions, category, buttonIndex, direction, hasCurrentLocation) {
+                var expectedXBlocksCount = outlineOptions[category];
+
+                verifyListViewInfo(category, expectedXBlocksCount, hasCurrentLocation);
+                verifyBreadcrumbViewInfo(category, buttonIndex);
+                verifyMoveEnabled(category, hasCurrentLocation);
+
+                if (direction === 'forward') {
+                    if (category === 'component') {
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    clickForwardButton(buttonIndex);
+                } else if (direction === 'backward') {
+                    if (category === 'section') {
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    clickBreadcrumbButton();
+                }
+                category = nextCategory(direction, category);  // eslint-disable-line no-param-reassign
+
+                verifyXBlockInfo(outlineOptions, category, buttonIndex, direction, hasCurrentLocation);
+            };
+
+            /**
+             * Verify move button is enabled.
+             *
+             * @param {String} category             XBlock category
+             * @param {String} hasCurrentLocation   do we need to check current location
+             */
+            verifyMoveEnabled = function(category, hasCurrentLocation) {
+                var isMoveEnabled = !modal.$el.find('.modal-actions .action-move').hasClass('is-disabled');
+                if (category === 'component' && !hasCurrentLocation) {
+                    expect(isMoveEnabled).toBeTruthy();
+                } else {
+                    expect(isMoveEnabled).toBeFalsy();
+                }
+            };
+
+            /**
+             * Verify notification status.
+             *
+             * @param {Object} requests             requests object
+             * @param {Object} notificationSpy      notification spy
+             * @param {String} notificationText     notification text to be verified
+             * @param {Integer} sourceIndex         source index of the xblock
+             */
+            verifyNotificationStatus = function(requests, notificationSpy, notificationText, sourceIndex) {
+                var sourceIndex = sourceIndex || 0;  // eslint-disable-line no-redeclare
+                ViewHelpers.verifyNotificationShowing(notificationSpy, notificationText);
+                AjaxHelpers.respondWithJson(requests, {
+                    move_source_locator: sourceLocator,
+                    parent_locator: sourceParentLocator,
+                    target_index: sourceIndex
+                });
+                ViewHelpers.verifyNotificationHidden(notificationSpy);
+            };
+
+            /**
+             * Get move alert confirmation message HTML
+             */
+            getMovedAlertNotification = function() {
+                return $('#page-alert');
+            };
+
+            /**
+             * Send move xblock request.
+             *
+             * @param {Object} requests             requests object
+             * @param {Object} xblockLocator        Xblock id location
+             * @param {Integer} targetIndex         target index of the xblock
+             * @param {Integer} sourceIndex         source index of the xblock
+             */
+            sendMoveXBlockRequest = function(requests, xblockLocator, targetIndex, sourceIndex) {
+                var responseData,
+                    expectedData,
+                    sourceIndex = sourceIndex || 0; // eslint-disable-line no-redeclare
+
+                responseData = expectedData = {
+                    move_source_locator: xblockLocator,
+                    parent_locator: modal.targetParentXBlockInfo.id
+                };
+
+                if (targetIndex !== undefined) {
+                    expectedData = _.extend(expectedData, {
+                        targetIndex: targetIndex
+                    });
+                }
+
+                // verify content of request
+                AjaxHelpers.expectJsonRequest(requests, 'PATCH', '/xblock/', expectedData);
+
+                // send the response
+                AjaxHelpers.respondWithJson(requests, _.extend(responseData, {
+                    source_index: sourceIndex
+                }));
+            };
+
+            /**
+             * Move xblock with success.
+             *
+             * @param {Object} requests             requests object
+             */
+            moveXBlockWithSuccess = function(requests) {
+                // select a target item and click
+                renderViews(courseOutline);
+                _.each(_.range(3), function() {
+                    clickForwardButton(1);
+                });
+                modal.$el.find('.modal-actions .action-move').click();
+                sendMoveXBlockRequest(requests, sourceLocator);
+                AjaxHelpers.expectJsonRequest(requests, 'GET', '/xblock/' + sourceParentLocator);
+                AjaxHelpers.respondWithJson(requests, sourceParentXBlockInfo);
+                expect(getMovedAlertNotification().html().length).not.toEqual(0);
+                verifyConfirmationFeedbackTitleText(sourceDisplayName);
+                verifyConfirmationFeedbackRedirectLinkText();
+                verifyConfirmationFeedbackUndoMoveActionText();
+            };
+
+            /**
+             * Verify success banner message html has correct title text.
+             *
+             * @param {String} displayName             XBlock display name
+             */
+            verifyConfirmationFeedbackTitleText = function(displayName) {
+                expect(getMovedAlertNotification().find('.title').html()
+                    .trim())
+                    .toEqual(StringUtils.interpolate('Success! "{displayName}" has been moved.',
+                        {
+                            displayName: displayName
+                        })
+                    );
+            };
+
+            /**
+             * Verify undo success banner message html has correct title text.
+             *
+             * @param {String} displayName             XBlock display name
+             */
+            verifyUndoConfirmationFeedbackTitleText = function(displayName) {
+                expect(getMovedAlertNotification().find('.title').html()).toEqual(
+                    StringUtils.interpolate(
+                        'Move cancelled. "{sourceDisplayName}" has been moved back to its original location.',
+                        {
+                            sourceDisplayName: displayName
+                        }
+                    )
+                );
+            };
+
+            /**
+             * Verify success banner message html has correct redirect link text.
+             */
+            verifyConfirmationFeedbackRedirectLinkText = function() {
+                expect(getMovedAlertNotification().find('.nav-actions .action-secondary').html())
+                    .toEqual('Take me to the new location');
+            };
+
+            /**
+             * Verify success banner message html has correct undo move text.
+             */
+            verifyConfirmationFeedbackUndoMoveActionText = function() {
+                expect(getMovedAlertNotification().find('.nav-actions .action-primary').html()).toEqual('Undo move');
+            };
+
+            /**
+             * Get sent requests.
+             *
+             * @returns {Object}
+             */
+            getSentRequests = function() {
+                return jasmine.Ajax.requests.filter(function(request) {
+                    return request.readyState > 0;
+                });
+            };
+
+            it('renders views with correct information', function() {
+                var outlineOptions = {section: 1, subsection: 1, unit: 1, component: 1},
+                    outline = createCourseOutline(outlineOptions);
+
+                renderViews(outline, xblockAncestorInfo);
+                verifyXBlockInfo(outlineOptions, 'section', 0, 'forward', true);
+                verifyXBlockInfo(outlineOptions, 'component', 0, 'backward', true);
+            });
+
+            it('shows correct behavior on breadcrumb navigation', function() {
+                var outline = createCourseOutline({section: 1, subsection: 1, unit: 1, component: 1});
+
+                renderViews(outline);
+                _.each(_.range(3), function() {
+                    clickForwardButton();
+                });
+
+                _.each(['component', 'unit', 'subsection', 'section'], function(category) {
+                    verifyListViewInfo(category, 1);
+                    if (category !== 'section') {
+                        modal.moveXBlockBreadcrumbView.$el.find('.bc-container button').last().click();
+                    }
+                });
+            });
+
+            it('shows the correct current location', function() {
+                var outlineOptions = {section: 2, subsection: 2, unit: 2, component: 2},
+                    outline = createCourseOutline(outlineOptions);
+                renderViews(outline, xblockAncestorInfo);
+                verifyXBlockInfo(outlineOptions, 'section', 0, 'forward', true);
+                // click the outline breadcrumb to render sections
+                modal.moveXBlockBreadcrumbView.$el.find('.bc-container button').first().click();
+                verifyXBlockInfo(outlineOptions, 'section', 1, 'forward', false);
+            });
+
+            it('shows correct message when parent has no children', function() {
+                var outlinesInfo = [
+                    {
+                        outline: createCourseOutline({}),
+                        message: 'This course has no sections'
+                    },
+                    {
+                        outline: createCourseOutline({section: 1}),
+                        message: 'This section has no subsections',
+                        forwardClicks: 1
+                    },
+                    {
+                        outline: createCourseOutline({section: 1, subsection: 1}),
+                        message: 'This subsection has no units',
+                        forwardClicks: 2
+                    },
+                    {
+                        outline: createCourseOutline({section: 1, subsection: 1, unit: 1}),
+                        message: 'This unit has no components',
+                        forwardClicks: 3
+                    }
+                ];
+
+                _.each(outlinesInfo, function(info) {
+                    renderViews(info.outline);
+                    _.each(_.range(info.forwardClicks), function() {
+                        clickForwardButton();
+                    });
+                    expect(modal.moveXBlockListView.$el.find('.xblock-no-child-message').text().trim())
+                        .toEqual(info.message);
+                    modal.moveXBlockListView.undelegateEvents();
+                    modal.moveXBlockBreadcrumbView.undelegateEvents();
+                });
+            });
+
+            describe('Move button', function() {
+                it('is disabled when navigating to same parent', function() {
+                    // select a target parent as the same as source parent and click
+                    renderViews(courseOutline);
+                    _.each(_.range(3), function() {
+                        clickForwardButton(0);
+                    });
+                    verifyMoveEnabled('component', true);
+                });
+
+                it('is enabled when navigating to different parent', function() {
+                    // select a target parent as the different as source parent and click
+                    renderViews(courseOutline);
+                    _.each(_.range(3), function() {
+                        clickForwardButton(1);
+                    });
+                    verifyMoveEnabled('component', false);
+                });
+
+                it('verify move state while navigating', function() {
+                    renderViews(courseOutline, xblockAncestorInfo);
+                    verifyXBlockInfo(courseOutlineOptions, 'section', 0, 'forward', true);
+                    // start from course outline again
+                    modal.moveXBlockBreadcrumbView.$el.find('.bc-container button').first().click();
+                    verifyXBlockInfo(courseOutlineOptions, 'section', 1, 'forward', false);
+                });
+
+                it('is disbabled when navigating to same source xblock', function() {
+                    var outline,
+                        libraryContentXBlockInfo = {
+                            category: 'library_content',
+                            display_name: 'Library Content',
+                            has_children: true,
+                            id: 'LIBRARY_CONTENT_ID'
+                        },
+                        outlineOptions = {library_content: 1, component: 1};
+
+                    // make above xblock source xblock.
+                    modal.sourceXBlockInfo = libraryContentXBlockInfo;
+                    outline = createXBlockInfo('component', outlineOptions, libraryContentXBlockInfo);
+                    renderViews(outline);
+                    expect(modal.$el.find('.modal-actions .action-move').hasClass('is-disabled')).toBeTruthy();
+
+                    // select a target parent
+                    clickForwardButton(0);
+                    expect(modal.$el.find('.modal-actions .action-move').hasClass('is-disabled')).toBeTruthy();
+                });
+
+                it('is disabled when navigating inside source content experiment', function() {
+                    var outline,
+                        splitTestXBlockInfo = {
+                            category: 'split_test',
+                            display_name: 'Content Experiment',
+                            has_children: true,
+                            id: 'SPLIT_TEST_ID'
+                        },
+                        outlineOptions = {split_test: 1, unit: 2, component: 1};
+
+                    // make above xblock source xblock.
+                    modal.sourceXBlockInfo = splitTestXBlockInfo;
+                    outline = createXBlockInfo('unit', outlineOptions, splitTestXBlockInfo);
+                    renderViews(outline);
+                    expect(modal.$el.find('.modal-actions .action-move').hasClass('is-disabled')).toBeTruthy();
+
+                    // navigate to groups level
+                    clickForwardButton(0);
+                    expect(modal.$el.find('.modal-actions .action-move').hasClass('is-disabled')).toBeTruthy();
+
+                    // navigate to component level inside a group
+                    clickForwardButton(0);
+
+                    // move should be disabled because we are navigating inside source xblock
+                    expect(modal.$el.find('.modal-actions .action-move').hasClass('is-disabled')).toBeTruthy();
+                });
+
+                it('is disabled when navigating to any content experiment groups', function() {
+                    var outline,
+                        splitTestXBlockInfo = {
+                            category: 'split_test',
+                            display_name: 'Content Experiment',
+                            has_children: true,
+                            id: 'SPLIT_TEST_ID'
+                        },
+                        outlineOptions = {split_test: 1, unit: 2, component: 1};
+
+                    // group level should be disabled but component level inside groups should be movable
+                    outline = createXBlockInfo('unit', outlineOptions, splitTestXBlockInfo);
+                    renderViews(outline);
+
+                    // move is disabled on groups level
+                    expect(modal.$el.find('.modal-actions .action-move').hasClass('is-disabled')).toBeTruthy();
+
+                    // navigate to component level inside a group
+                    clickForwardButton(1);
+                    expect(modal.$el.find('.modal-actions .action-move').hasClass('is-disabled')).toBeFalsy();
+                });
+
+                it('is enabled when navigating to any parentable component', function() {
+                    var parentableXBlockInfo = {
+                        category: 'vertical',
+                        display_name: 'Parentable Component',
+                        has_children: true,
+                        id: 'PARENTABLE_ID'
+                    };
+                    renderViews(parentableXBlockInfo);
+
+                    // move is enabled on parentable xblocks.
+                    expect(modal.$el.find('.modal-actions .action-move').hasClass('is-disabled')).toBeFalsy();
+                });
+
+                it('is enabled when moving a component inside a parentable component', function() {
+                    // create a source parent with has_childern set true
+                    modal.sourceParentXBlockInfo = new XBlockInfo({
+                        category: 'conditional',
+                        display_name: 'Parentable Component',
+                        has_children: true,
+                        id: 'PARENTABLE_ID'
+                    });
+                    // navigate and verify move button is enabled
+                    renderViews(courseOutline);
+                    _.each(_.range(3), function() {
+                        clickForwardButton(0);
+                    });
+
+                    // move is enabled when moving a component.
+                    expect(modal.$el.find('.modal-actions .action-move').hasClass('is-disabled')).toBeFalsy();
+                });
+
+                it('is disabled when navigating to any non-parentable component', function() {
+                    var nonParentableXBlockInfo = {
+                        category: 'html',
+                        display_name: 'Non Parentable Component',
+                        has_children: false,
+                        id: 'NON_PARENTABLE_ID'
+                    };
+                    renderViews(nonParentableXBlockInfo);
+
+                    // move is disabled on non-parent xblocks.
+                    expect(modal.$el.find('.modal-actions .action-move').hasClass('is-disabled')).toBeTruthy();
+                });
+            });
+
+            describe('Move an xblock', function() {
+                it('can not move in a disabled state', function() {
+                    verifyMoveEnabled(false);
+                    modal.$el.find('.modal-actions .action-move').click();
+                    expect(getMovedAlertNotification().html().length).toEqual(0);
+                    expect(getSentRequests().length).toEqual(0);
+                });
+
+                it('move an xblock when move button is clicked', function() {
+                    var requests = AjaxHelpers.requests(this);
+                    moveXBlockWithSuccess(requests);
+                });
+
+                it('do not move an xblock when cancel button is clicked', function() {
+                    modal.$el.find('.modal-actions .action-cancel').click();
+                    expect(getMovedAlertNotification().html().length).toEqual(0);
+                    expect(getSentRequests().length).toEqual(0);
+                });
+
+                it('undo move an xblock when undo move link is clicked', function() {
+                    var sourceIndex = 0,
+                        requests = AjaxHelpers.requests(this);
+                    moveXBlockWithSuccess(requests);
+                    getMovedAlertNotification().find('.action-save').click();
+                    AjaxHelpers.respondWithJson(requests, {
+                        move_source_locator: sourceLocator,
+                        parent_locator: sourceParentLocator,
+                        target_index: sourceIndex
+                    });
+                    verifyUndoConfirmationFeedbackTitleText(sourceDisplayName);
+                });
+            });
+
+            describe('shows a notification', function() {
+                it('mini operation message when moving an xblock', function() {
+                    var requests = AjaxHelpers.requests(this),
+                        notificationSpy = ViewHelpers.createNotificationSpy();
+                    // navigate to a target parent and click
+                    renderViews(courseOutline);
+                    _.each(_.range(3), function() {
+                        clickForwardButton(1);
+                    });
+                    modal.$el.find('.modal-actions .action-move').click();
+                    verifyNotificationStatus(requests, notificationSpy, 'Moving');
+                });
+
+                it('mini operation message when undo moving an xblock', function() {
+                    var notificationSpy,
+                        requests = AjaxHelpers.requests(this);
+                    moveXBlockWithSuccess(requests);
+                    notificationSpy = ViewHelpers.createNotificationSpy();
+                    getMovedAlertNotification().find('.action-save').click();
+                    verifyNotificationStatus(requests, notificationSpy, 'Undo moving');
+                });
+
+                it('error message when move request fails', function() {
+                    var requests = AjaxHelpers.requests(this),
+                        notificationSpy = ViewHelpers.createNotificationSpy('Error');
+                    // select a target item and click
+                    renderViews(courseOutline);
+                    _.each(_.range(3), function() {
+                        clickForwardButton(1);
+                    });
+                    modal.$el.find('.modal-actions .action-move').click();
+                    AjaxHelpers.respondWithError(requests);
+                    ViewHelpers.verifyNotificationShowing(notificationSpy, "Studio's having trouble saving your work");
+                });
+
+                it('error message when undo move request fails', function() {
+                    var requests = AjaxHelpers.requests(this),
+                        notificationSpy = ViewHelpers.createNotificationSpy('Error');
+                    moveXBlockWithSuccess(requests);
+                    getMovedAlertNotification().find('.action-save').click();
+                    AjaxHelpers.respondWithError(requests);
+                    ViewHelpers.verifyNotificationShowing(notificationSpy, "Studio's having trouble saving your work");
+                });
+            });
+        });
+    });
diff --git a/cms/static/js/spec/views/pages/container_spec.js b/cms/static/js/spec/views/pages/container_spec.js
index 1e378ab7c617..4b56b837b66c 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/spec/views/pages/container_spec.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/spec/views/pages/container_spec.js
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'underscore.string', 'edx-ui-toolkit/js/utils/sp
                     mockXBlockVisibilityEditorHtml = readFixtures('mock/mock-xblock-visibility-editor.underscore'),
                     PageClass = globalPageOptions.page,
                     pagedSpecificTests = globalPageOptions.pagedSpecificTests,
-                    hasVisibilityEditor = globalPageOptions.hasVisibilityEditor;
+                    hasVisibilityEditor = globalPageOptions.hasVisibilityEditor,
+                    hasMoveModal = globalPageOptions.hasMoveModal;
 
                 beforeEach(function() {
                     var newDisplayName = 'New Display Name';
@@ -48,6 +49,9 @@ define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'underscore.string', 'edx-ui-toolkit/js/utils/sp
 
                 afterEach(function() {
                     EditHelpers.uninstallMockXBlock();
+                    if (containerPage !== undefined) {
+                        containerPage.remove();
+                    }
                 });
 
                 respondWithHtml = function(html) {
@@ -250,6 +254,19 @@ define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'underscore.string', 'edx-ui-toolkit/js/utils/sp
                             expect(visibilityButtons.length).toBe(0);
                         }
                     });
+
+                    it('can show a move modal for a child xblock', function() {
+                        var moveButtons;
+                        renderContainerPage(this, mockContainerXBlockHtml);
+                        moveButtons = containerPage.$('.wrapper-xblock .move-button');
+                        if (hasMoveModal) {
+                            expect(moveButtons.length).toBe(6);
+                            moveButtons[0].click();
+                            expect(EditHelpers.isShowingModal()).toBeTruthy();
+                        } else {
+                            expect(moveButtons.length).toBe(0);
+                        }
+                    });
                 });
 
                 describe('Editing an xmodule', function() {
@@ -798,7 +815,8 @@ define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'underscore.string', 'edx-ui-toolkit/js/utils/sp
                 initial: 'mock/mock-container-xblock.underscore',
                 addResponse: 'mock/mock-xblock.underscore',
                 hasVisibilityEditor: true,
-                pagedSpecificTests: false
+                pagedSpecificTests: false,
+                hasMoveModal: true
             }
         );
 
@@ -811,7 +829,8 @@ define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'underscore.string', 'edx-ui-toolkit/js/utils/sp
                 initial: 'mock/mock-container-paged-xblock.underscore',
                 addResponse: 'mock/mock-xblock-paged.underscore',
                 hasVisibilityEditor: false,
-                pagedSpecificTests: true
+                pagedSpecificTests: true,
+                hasMoveModal: false
             }
         );
     });
diff --git a/cms/static/js/spec/views/pages/container_subviews_spec.js b/cms/static/js/spec/views/pages/container_subviews_spec.js
index 947e73c1dc13..13bfc8d3e271 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/spec/views/pages/container_subviews_spec.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/spec/views/pages/container_subviews_spec.js
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'underscore.string', 'edx-ui-toolkit/js/utils/sp
 
             afterEach(function() {
                 delete window.course;
+                if (containerPage !== undefined) {
+                    containerPage.remove();
+                }
             });
 
             defaultXBlockInfo = {
diff --git a/cms/static/js/views/modals/base_modal.js b/cms/static/js/views/modals/base_modal.js
index 33dd66fd5057..2974a7720a45 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/views/modals/base_modal.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/views/modals/base_modal.js
@@ -16,8 +16,11 @@
  *     size of the modal.
  *   viewSpecificClasses: A string of CSS classes to be attached to
  *     the modal window.
- *   addSaveButton: A boolean indicating whether to include a save
+ *   addPrimaryActionButton: A boolean indicating whether to include a primary action
  *     button on the modal.
+ *   primaryActionButtonType: A string to be used as type for primary action button.
+ *   primaryActionButtonTitle: A string to be used as title for primary action button.
+ *   showEditorModeButtons: Whether to show editor mode button in the modal header.
  */
 define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'gettext', 'js/views/baseview'],
     function($, _, gettext, BaseView) {
@@ -36,7 +39,11 @@ define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'gettext', 'js/views/baseview'],
                 title: '',
                 modalWindowClass: '.modal-window',
                 // A list of class names, separated by space.
-                viewSpecificClasses: ''
+                viewSpecificClasses: '',
+                addPrimaryActionButton: false,
+                primaryActionButtonType: 'save',
+                primaryActionButtonTitle: gettext('Save'),
+                showEditorModeButtons: true
             }),
 
             initialize: function() {
@@ -61,6 +68,8 @@ define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'gettext', 'js/views/baseview'],
                     type: this.options.modalType,
                     size: this.options.modalSize,
                     title: this.getTitle(),
+                    modalSRTitle: this.options.modalSRTitle,
+                    showEditorModeButtons: this.options.showEditorModeButtons,
                     viewSpecificClasses: this.options.viewSpecificClasses
                 }));
                 this.addActionButtons();
@@ -84,14 +93,17 @@ define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'gettext', 'js/views/baseview'],
                 return '';
             },
 
-            show: function() {
+            show: function(focusModal) {
+                var focusModalWindow = focusModal === undefined;
                 this.render();
                 this.resize();
                 $(window).resize(_.bind(this.resize, this));
 
-                // after showing and resizing, send focus
-                var modal = this.$el.find(this.options.modalWindowClass);
-                modal.focus();
+                // child may want to have its own focus management
+                if (focusModalWindow) {
+                    // after showing and resizing, send focus
+                    this.$el.find(this.options.modalWindowClass).focus();
+                }
             },
 
             hide: function() {
@@ -112,8 +124,12 @@ define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'gettext', 'js/views/baseview'],
              * Adds the action buttons to the modal.
              */
             addActionButtons: function() {
-                if (this.options.addSaveButton) {
-                    this.addActionButton('save', gettext('Save'), true);
+                if (this.options.addPrimaryActionButton) {
+                    this.addActionButton(
+                        this.options.primaryActionButtonType,
+                        this.options.primaryActionButtonTitle,
+                        true
+                    );
                 }
                 this.addActionButton('cancel', gettext('Cancel'));
             },
diff --git a/cms/static/js/views/modals/course_outline_modals.js b/cms/static/js/views/modals/course_outline_modals.js
index 8bfe52922018..2c48c7e469c7 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/views/modals/course_outline_modals.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/views/modals/course_outline_modals.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ define(['jquery', 'backbone', 'underscore', 'gettext', 'js/views/baseview',
         options: $.extend({}, BaseModal.prototype.options, {
             modalName: 'course-outline',
             modalType: 'edit-settings',
-            addSaveButton: true,
+            addPrimaryActionButton: true,
             modalSize: 'med',
             viewSpecificClasses: 'confirm',
             editors: []
diff --git a/cms/static/js/views/modals/edit_xblock.js b/cms/static/js/views/modals/edit_xblock.js
index 5ffd036504f1..2576b8dbbdb0 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/views/modals/edit_xblock.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/views/modals/edit_xblock.js
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
  * and upon save an optional refresh function can be invoked to update the display.
  */
 define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'gettext', 'js/views/modals/base_modal', 'common/js/components/utils/view_utils',
-    'js/models/xblock_info', 'js/views/xblock_editor'],
-    function($, _, gettext, BaseModal, ViewUtils, XBlockInfo, XBlockEditorView) {
-        'strict mode';
+    'js/views/utils/xblock_utils', 'js/views/xblock_editor'],
+    function($, _, gettext, BaseModal, ViewUtils, XBlockViewUtils, XBlockEditorView) {
+        'use strict';
 
         var EditXBlockModal = BaseModal.extend({
             events: _.extend({}, BaseModal.prototype.events, {
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'gettext', 'js/views/modals/base_modal', 'common
 
             options: $.extend({}, BaseModal.prototype.options, {
                 modalName: 'edit-xblock',
-                addSaveButton: true,
                 view: 'studio_view',
                 viewSpecificClasses: 'modal-editor confirm',
                 // Translators: "title" is the name of the current component being edited.
-                titleFormat: gettext('Editing: %(title)s')
+                titleFormat: gettext('Editing: %(title)s'),
+                addPrimaryActionButton: true
             }),
 
             initialize: function() {
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'gettext', 'js/views/modals/base_modal', 'common
              */
             edit: function(xblockElement, rootXBlockInfo, options) {
                 this.xblockElement = xblockElement;
-                this.xblockInfo = this.findXBlockInfo(xblockElement, rootXBlockInfo);
+                this.xblockInfo = XBlockViewUtils.findXBlockInfo(xblockElement, rootXBlockInfo);
                 this.options.modalType = this.xblockInfo.get('category');
                 this.editOptions = options;
                 this.render();
@@ -183,28 +183,6 @@ define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'gettext', 'js/views/modals/base_modal', 'common
                 this.editorView.notifyRuntime('modal-hidden');
             },
 
-            findXBlockInfo: function(xblockWrapperElement, defaultXBlockInfo) {
-                var xblockInfo = defaultXBlockInfo,
-                    xblockElement,
-                    displayName;
-                if (xblockWrapperElement.length > 0) {
-                    xblockElement = xblockWrapperElement.find('.xblock');
-                    displayName = xblockWrapperElement.find('.xblock-header .header-details .xblock-display-name').text().trim();
-                    // If not found, try looking for the old unit page style rendering.
-                    // Only used now by static pages.
-                    if (!displayName) {
-                        displayName = this.xblockElement.find('.component-header').text().trim();
-                    }
-                    xblockInfo = new XBlockInfo({
-                        id: xblockWrapperElement.data('locator'),
-                        courseKey: xblockWrapperElement.data('course-key'),
-                        category: xblockElement.data('block-type'),
-                        display_name: displayName
-                    });
-                }
-                return xblockInfo;
-            },
-
             addModeButton: function(mode, displayName) {
                 var buttonPanel = this.$('.editor-modes');
                 buttonPanel.append(this.editorModeButtonTemplate({
diff --git a/cms/static/js/views/modals/move_xblock_modal.js b/cms/static/js/views/modals/move_xblock_modal.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2da157b4be96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cms/static/js/views/modals/move_xblock_modal.js
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+/**
+ * The MoveXblockModal to move XBlocks in course.
+ */
+define([
+    'jquery',
+    'backbone',
+    'underscore',
+    'gettext',
+    'js/views/baseview',
+    'js/views/utils/xblock_utils',
+    'js/views/utils/move_xblock_utils',
+    'edx-ui-toolkit/js/utils/html-utils',
+    'edx-ui-toolkit/js/utils/string-utils',
+    'common/js/components/views/feedback',
+    'js/models/xblock_info',
+    'js/views/modals/base_modal',
+    'js/views/move_xblock_list',
+    'js/views/move_xblock_breadcrumb',
+    'text!templates/move-xblock-modal.underscore'
+],
+function($, Backbone, _, gettext, BaseView, XBlockViewUtils, MoveXBlockUtils, HtmlUtils, StringUtils, Feedback,
+         XBlockInfoModel, BaseModal, MoveXBlockListView, MoveXBlockBreadcrumbView, MoveXblockModalTemplate) {
+    'use strict';
+
+    var MoveXblockModal = BaseModal.extend({
+        events: _.extend({}, BaseModal.prototype.events, {
+            'click .action-move:not(.is-disabled)': 'moveXBlock'
+        }),
+
+        options: $.extend({}, BaseModal.prototype.options, {
+            modalName: 'move-xblock',
+            modalSize: 'lg',
+            showEditorModeButtons: false,
+            addPrimaryActionButton: true,
+            primaryActionButtonType: 'move',
+            viewSpecificClasses: 'move-modal',
+            primaryActionButtonTitle: gettext('Move'),
+            modalSRTitle: gettext('Choose a location to move your component to')
+        }),
+
+        initialize: function() {
+            var self = this;
+            BaseModal.prototype.initialize.call(this);
+            this.sourceXBlockInfo = this.options.sourceXBlockInfo;
+            this.sourceParentXBlockInfo = this.options.sourceParentXBlockInfo;
+            this.targetParentXBlockInfo = null;
+            this.XBlockURLRoot = this.options.XBlockURLRoot;
+            this.XBlockAncestorInfoURL = StringUtils.interpolate(
+                '{urlRoot}/{usageId}?fields=ancestorInfo',
+                {urlRoot: this.XBlockURLRoot, usageId: this.sourceXBlockInfo.get('id')}
+            );
+            this.outlineURL = this.options.outlineURL;
+            this.options.title = this.getTitle();
+            this.fetchCourseOutline().done(function(courseOutlineInfo, ancestorInfo) {
+                $('.ui-loading').addClass('is-hidden');
+                $('.breadcrumb-container').removeClass('is-hidden');
+                self.renderViews(courseOutlineInfo, ancestorInfo);
+            });
+            this.listenTo(Backbone, 'move:breadcrumbRendered', this.focusModal);
+            this.listenTo(Backbone, 'move:enableMoveOperation', this.enableMoveOperation);
+            this.listenTo(Backbone, 'move:hideMoveModal', this.hide);
+        },
+
+        getTitle: function() {
+            return StringUtils.interpolate(
+                gettext('Move: {displayName}'),
+                {displayName: this.sourceXBlockInfo.get('display_name')}
+            );
+        },
+
+        getContentHtml: function() {
+            return _.template(MoveXblockModalTemplate)({});
+        },
+
+        show: function() {
+            BaseModal.prototype.show.apply(this, [false]);
+            this.updateMoveState(false);
+            MoveXBlockUtils.hideMovedNotification();
+        },
+
+        hide: function() {
+            if (this.moveXBlockListView) {
+                this.moveXBlockListView.remove();
+            }
+            if (this.moveXBlockBreadcrumbView) {
+                this.moveXBlockBreadcrumbView.remove();
+            }
+            BaseModal.prototype.hide.apply(this);
+            Feedback.prototype.outFocus.apply(this);
+        },
+
+        focusModal: function() {
+            Feedback.prototype.inFocus.apply(this, [this.options.modalWindowClass]);
+            $(this.options.modalWindowClass).focus();
+        },
+
+        fetchCourseOutline: function() {
+            return $.when(
+                this.fetchData(this.outlineURL),
+                this.fetchData(this.XBlockAncestorInfoURL)
+            );
+        },
+
+        fetchData: function(url) {
+            var deferred = $.Deferred();
+            $.ajax({
+                url: url,
+                contentType: 'application/json',
+                dataType: 'json',
+                type: 'GET'
+            }).done(function(data) {
+                deferred.resolve(data);
+            }).fail(function() {
+                deferred.reject();
+            });
+            return deferred.promise();
+        },
+
+        renderViews: function(courseOutlineInfo, ancestorInfo) {
+            this.moveXBlockBreadcrumbView = new MoveXBlockBreadcrumbView({});
+            this.moveXBlockListView = new MoveXBlockListView(
+                {
+                    model: new XBlockInfoModel(courseOutlineInfo, {parse: true}),
+                    sourceXBlockInfo: this.sourceXBlockInfo,
+                    ancestorInfo: ancestorInfo
+                }
+            );
+        },
+
+        updateMoveState: function(isValidMove) {
+            var $moveButton = this.$el.find('.action-move');
+            if (isValidMove) {
+                $moveButton.removeClass('is-disabled');
+            } else {
+                $moveButton.addClass('is-disabled');
+            }
+        },
+
+        isValidCategory: function(targetParentXBlockInfo) {
+            var basicBlockTypes = ['course', 'chapter', 'sequential', 'vertical'],
+                sourceParentType = this.sourceParentXBlockInfo.get('category'),
+                targetParentType = targetParentXBlockInfo.get('category'),
+                sourceParentHasChildren = this.sourceParentXBlockInfo.get('has_children'),
+                targetParentHasChildren = targetParentXBlockInfo.get('has_children');
+
+            // Treat source parent component as vertical to support move child components under content experiment
+            // and other similar xblocks.
+            if (sourceParentHasChildren && !_.contains(basicBlockTypes, sourceParentType)) {
+                sourceParentType = 'vertical';  // eslint-disable-line no-param-reassign
+            }
+
+            // Treat target parent component as a vertical to support move to parentable target parent components.
+            // Also, moving a component directly to content experiment is not allowed, we need to visit to group level.
+            if (targetParentHasChildren && !_.contains(basicBlockTypes, targetParentType) &&
+                targetParentType !== 'split_test') {
+                targetParentType = 'vertical';  // eslint-disable-line no-param-reassign
+            }
+            return targetParentType === sourceParentType;
+        },
+
+        enableMoveOperation: function(targetParentXBlockInfo) {
+            var isValidMove = false;
+
+            // update target parent on navigation
+            this.targetParentXBlockInfo = targetParentXBlockInfo;
+            if (this.isValidCategory(targetParentXBlockInfo) &&
+                this.sourceParentXBlockInfo.id !== targetParentXBlockInfo.id && // same parent case
+                this.sourceXBlockInfo.id !== targetParentXBlockInfo.id) { // same source item case
+                isValidMove = true;
+            }
+            this.updateMoveState(isValidMove);
+        },
+
+        moveXBlock: function() {
+            MoveXBlockUtils.moveXBlock(
+                {
+                    sourceXBlockElement: $("li.studio-xblock-wrapper[data-locator='" + this.sourceXBlockInfo.id + "']"),
+                    sourceDisplayName: this.sourceXBlockInfo.get('display_name'),
+                    sourceLocator: this.sourceXBlockInfo.id,
+                    sourceParentLocator: this.sourceParentXBlockInfo.id,
+                    targetParentLocator: this.targetParentXBlockInfo.id
+                }
+            );
+        }
+    });
+
+    return MoveXblockModal;
+});
diff --git a/cms/static/js/views/move_xblock_breadcrumb.js b/cms/static/js/views/move_xblock_breadcrumb.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d4f5b90d00db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cms/static/js/views/move_xblock_breadcrumb.js
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/**
+ * MoveXBlockBreadcrumb show breadcrumbs to move back to parent.
+ */
+define([
+    'jquery', 'backbone', 'underscore', 'gettext',
+    'edx-ui-toolkit/js/utils/html-utils',
+    'edx-ui-toolkit/js/utils/string-utils',
+    'text!templates/move-xblock-breadcrumb.underscore'
+],
+function($, Backbone, _, gettext, HtmlUtils, StringUtils, MoveXBlockBreadcrumbViewTemplate) {
+    'use strict';
+
+    var MoveXBlockBreadcrumb = Backbone.View.extend({
+        el: '.breadcrumb-container',
+
+        events: {
+            'click .parent-nav-button': 'handleBreadcrumbButtonPress'
+        },
+
+        initialize: function() {
+            this.template = HtmlUtils.template(MoveXBlockBreadcrumbViewTemplate);
+            this.listenTo(Backbone, 'move:childrenRendered', this.render);
+        },
+
+        render: function(options) {
+            HtmlUtils.setHtml(
+                this.$el,
+                this.template(options)
+            );
+            Backbone.trigger('move:breadcrumbRendered');
+            return this;
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Event handler for breadcrumb button press.
+         *
+         * @param {Object} event
+         */
+        handleBreadcrumbButtonPress: function(event) {
+            Backbone.trigger(
+                'move:breadcrumbButtonPressed',
+                $(event.target).data('parentIndex')
+            );
+        }
+    });
+
+    return MoveXBlockBreadcrumb;
+});
diff --git a/cms/static/js/views/move_xblock_list.js b/cms/static/js/views/move_xblock_list.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a9362339972b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cms/static/js/views/move_xblock_list.js
@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+/**
+ * XBlockListView shows list of XBlocks in a particular category(section, subsection, vertical etc).
+ */
+define([
+    'jquery', 'backbone', 'underscore', 'gettext',
+    'edx-ui-toolkit/js/utils/html-utils',
+    'edx-ui-toolkit/js/utils/string-utils',
+    'js/views/utils/xblock_utils',
+    'text!templates/move-xblock-list.underscore'
+],
+function($, Backbone, _, gettext, HtmlUtils, StringUtils, XBlockUtils, MoveXBlockListViewTemplate) {
+    'use strict';
+
+    var XBlockListView = Backbone.View.extend({
+        el: '.xblock-list-container',
+
+        // parent info of currently displayed children
+        parentInfo: {},
+        // currently displayed children XBlocks info
+        childrenInfo: {},
+        // list of visited parent XBlocks, needed for backward navigation
+        visitedAncestors: null,
+
+        // parent to child relation map
+        categoryRelationMap: {
+            course: 'section',
+            section: 'subsection',
+            subsection: 'unit',
+            unit: 'component'
+        },
+
+        categoriesText: {
+            section: gettext('Sections'),
+            subsection: gettext('Subsections'),
+            unit: gettext('Units'),
+            component: gettext('Components'),
+            group: gettext('Groups')
+        },
+
+        events: {
+            'click .button-forward': 'renderChildren'
+        },
+
+        initialize: function(options) {
+            this.visitedAncestors = [];
+            this.template = HtmlUtils.template(MoveXBlockListViewTemplate);
+            this.sourceXBlockInfo = options.sourceXBlockInfo;
+            this.ancestorInfo = options.ancestorInfo;
+            this.listenTo(Backbone, 'move:breadcrumbButtonPressed', this.handleBreadcrumbButtonPress);
+            this.renderXBlockInfo();
+        },
+
+        render: function() {
+            HtmlUtils.setHtml(
+                this.$el,
+                this.template(
+                    {
+                        sourceXBlockId: this.sourceXBlockInfo.id,
+                        xblocks: this.childrenInfo.children,
+                        noChildText: this.getNoChildText(),
+                        categoryText: this.getCategoryText(),
+                        parentDisplayname: this.parentInfo.parent.get('display_name'),
+                        XBlocksCategory: this.childrenInfo.category,
+                        currentLocationIndex: this.getCurrentLocationIndex()
+                    }
+                )
+            );
+            Backbone.trigger('move:childrenRendered', this.breadcrumbInfo());
+            Backbone.trigger('move:enableMoveOperation', this.parentInfo.parent);
+            return this;
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Forward button press handler. This will render all the childs of an XBlock.
+         *
+         * @param {Object} event
+         */
+        renderChildren: function(event) {
+            this.renderXBlockInfo(
+                'forward',
+                $(event.target).closest('.xblock-item').data('itemIndex')
+            );
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Breadcrumb button press event handler. Render all the childs of an XBlock.
+         *
+         * @param {any} newParentIndex  Index of a parent XBlock
+         */
+        handleBreadcrumbButtonPress: function(newParentIndex) {
+            this.renderXBlockInfo('backward', newParentIndex);
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Render XBlocks based on `forward` or `backward` navigation.
+         *
+         * @param {any} direction           `forward` or `backward`
+         * @param {any} newParentIndex      Index of a parent XBlock
+         */
+        renderXBlockInfo: function(direction, newParentIndex) {
+            if (direction === undefined) {
+                this.parentInfo.parent = this.model;
+            } else if (direction === 'forward') {
+                // clicked child is the new parent
+                this.parentInfo.parent = this.childrenInfo.children[newParentIndex];
+            } else if (direction === 'backward') {
+                // new parent will be one of visitedAncestors
+                this.parentInfo.parent = this.visitedAncestors[newParentIndex];
+                // remove visited ancestors
+                this.visitedAncestors.splice(newParentIndex);
+            }
+
+            this.visitedAncestors.push(this.parentInfo.parent);
+
+            if (this.parentInfo.parent.get('child_info')) {
+                this.childrenInfo.children = this.parentInfo.parent.get('child_info').children;
+            } else {
+                this.childrenInfo.children = [];
+            }
+
+            this.setDisplayedXBlocksCategories();
+            this.render();
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Set parent and child XBlock categories.
+         */
+        setDisplayedXBlocksCategories: function() {
+            var childCategory = 'component';
+            this.parentInfo.category = XBlockUtils.getXBlockType(this.parentInfo.parent.get('category'));
+            if (!_.contains(_.keys(this.categoryRelationMap), this.parentInfo.category)) {
+                if (this.parentInfo.category === 'split_test') {
+                    childCategory = 'group';    // This is just to show groups text on group listing.
+                }
+                this.categoryRelationMap[this.parentInfo.category] = childCategory;
+            }
+            this.childrenInfo.category = this.categoryRelationMap[this.parentInfo.category];
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Get index of source XBlock.
+         *
+         * @returns {any} Integer or undefined
+         */
+        getCurrentLocationIndex: function() {
+            var self = this,
+                currentLocationIndex;
+            _.each(self.childrenInfo.children, function(xblock, index) {
+                if (xblock.get('id') === self.sourceXBlockInfo.id) {
+                    currentLocationIndex = index;
+                } else {
+                    _.each(self.ancestorInfo.ancestors, function(ancestor) {
+                        if (ancestor.display_name === xblock.get('display_name') && ancestor.id === xblock.get('id')) {
+                            currentLocationIndex = index;
+                        }
+                    });
+                }
+            });
+
+            return currentLocationIndex;
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Get category text for currently displayed children.
+         *
+         * @returns {String}
+         */
+        getCategoryText: function() {
+            return this.categoriesText[this.childrenInfo.category];
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Get text when a parent XBlock has no children.
+         *
+         * @returns {String}
+         */
+        getNoChildText: function() {
+            return StringUtils.interpolate(
+                gettext('This {parentCategory} has no {childCategory}'),
+                {
+                    parentCategory: this.parentInfo.category,
+                    childCategory: this.categoriesText[this.childrenInfo.category].toLowerCase()
+                }
+            );
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Construct breadcurmb info.
+         *
+         * @returns {Object}
+         */
+        breadcrumbInfo: function() {
+            return {
+                breadcrumbs: _.map(this.visitedAncestors, function(ancestor) {
+                    return ancestor.get('category') === 'course' ?
+                           gettext('Course Outline') : ancestor.get('display_name');
+                })
+            };
+        }
+    });
+
+    return XBlockListView;
+});
diff --git a/cms/static/js/views/pages/container.js b/cms/static/js/views/pages/container.js
index 73ee99d834bd..f26723270b43 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/views/pages/container.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/views/pages/container.js
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
  * XBlockContainerPage is used to display Studio's container page for an xblock which has children.
  * This page allows the user to understand and manipulate the xblock and its children.
  */
-define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'gettext', 'js/views/pages/base_page', 'common/js/components/utils/view_utils',
-        'js/views/container', 'js/views/xblock', 'js/views/components/add_xblock', 'js/views/modals/edit_xblock',
+define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'backbone', 'gettext', 'js/views/pages/base_page',
+        'common/js/components/utils/view_utils', 'js/views/container', 'js/views/xblock',
+        'js/views/components/add_xblock', 'js/views/modals/edit_xblock', 'js/views/modals/move_xblock_modal',
         'js/models/xblock_info', 'js/views/xblock_string_field_editor', 'js/views/pages/container_subviews',
         'js/views/unit_outline', 'js/views/utils/xblock_utils'],
-    function($, _, gettext, BasePage, ViewUtils, ContainerView, XBlockView, AddXBlockComponent,
-              EditXBlockModal, XBlockInfo, XBlockStringFieldEditor, ContainerSubviews, UnitOutlineView,
-              XBlockUtils) {
+    function($, _, Backbone, gettext, BasePage, ViewUtils, ContainerView, XBlockView, AddXBlockComponent,
+              EditXBlockModal, MoveXBlockModal, XBlockInfo, XBlockStringFieldEditor, ContainerSubviews,
+              UnitOutlineView, XBlockUtils) {
         'use strict';
         var XBlockContainerPage = BasePage.extend({
             // takes XBlockInfo as a model
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'gettext', 'js/views/pages/base_page', 'common/j
                 'click .edit-button': 'editXBlock',
                 'click .visibility-button': 'editVisibilitySettings',
                 'click .duplicate-button': 'duplicateXBlock',
+                'click .move-button': 'showMoveXBlockModal',
                 'click .delete-button': 'deleteXBlock',
                 'click .new-component-button': 'scrollToNewComponentButtons'
             },
@@ -80,6 +82,8 @@ define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'gettext', 'js/views/pages/base_page', 'common/j
                     });
                     this.unitOutlineView.render();
                 }
+
+                this.listenTo(Backbone, 'move:onXBlockMoved', this.onXBlockMoved);
             },
 
             getViewParameters: function() {
@@ -191,6 +195,20 @@ define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'gettext', 'js/views/pages/base_page', 'common/j
                 this.duplicateComponent(this.findXBlockElement(event.target));
             },
 
+            showMoveXBlockModal: function(event) {
+                var xblockElement = this.findXBlockElement(event.target),
+                    parentXBlockElement = xblockElement.parents('.studio-xblock-wrapper'),
+                    modal = new MoveXBlockModal({
+                        sourceXBlockInfo: XBlockUtils.findXBlockInfo(xblockElement, this.model),
+                        sourceParentXBlockInfo: XBlockUtils.findXBlockInfo(parentXBlockElement, this.model),
+                        XBlockURLRoot: this.getURLRoot(),
+                        outlineURL: this.options.outlineURL
+                    });
+
+                event.preventDefault();
+                modal.show();
+            },
+
             deleteXBlock: function(event) {
                 event.preventDefault();
                 this.deleteComponent(this.findXBlockElement(event.target));
@@ -268,6 +286,13 @@ define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'gettext', 'js/views/pages/base_page', 'common/j
                 this.model.fetch();
             },
 
+            /*
+            After move operation is complete, updates the xblock information from server .
+             */
+            onXBlockMoved: function() {
+                this.model.fetch();
+            },
+
             onNewXBlock: function(xblockElement, scrollOffset, is_duplicate, data) {
                 ViewUtils.setScrollOffset(xblockElement, scrollOffset);
                 xblockElement.data('locator', data.locator);
diff --git a/cms/static/js/views/pages/container_subviews.js b/cms/static/js/views/pages/container_subviews.js
index c3dabf3a754d..0a0e028b23ce 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/views/pages/container_subviews.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/views/pages/container_subviews.js
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
  * Subviews (usually small side panels) for XBlockContainerPage.
  */
 define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'gettext', 'js/views/baseview', 'common/js/components/utils/view_utils',
-    'js/views/utils/xblock_utils'],
-    function($, _, gettext, BaseView, ViewUtils, XBlockViewUtils) {
-        var VisibilityState = XBlockViewUtils.VisibilityState,
-            disabledCss = 'is-disabled';
+    'js/views/utils/xblock_utils', 'js/views/utils/move_xblock_utils'],
+    function($, _, gettext, BaseView, ViewUtils, XBlockViewUtils, MoveXBlockUtils) {
+        'use strict';
+
+        var disabledCss = 'is-disabled';
 
         /**
          * A view that refreshes the view when certain values in the XBlockInfo have changed
@@ -132,6 +133,8 @@ define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'gettext', 'js/views/baseview', 'common/js/compo
                         return xblockInfo.save({publish: 'make_public'}, {patch: true});
                     }).always(function() {
                         xblockInfo.set('publish', null);
+                        // Hide any move notification if present.
+                        MoveXBlockUtils.hideMovedNotification();
                     }).done(function() {
                         xblockInfo.fetch();
                     });
@@ -151,6 +154,8 @@ define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'gettext', 'js/views/baseview', 'common/js/compo
                                 return xblockInfo.save({publish: 'discard_changes'}, {patch: true});
                             }).always(function() {
                                 xblockInfo.set('publish', null);
+                                // Hide any move notification if present.
+                                MoveXBlockUtils.hideMovedNotification();
                             }).done(function() {
                                 renderPage();
                             });
diff --git a/cms/static/js/views/utils/move_xblock_utils.js b/cms/static/js/views/utils/move_xblock_utils.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e3344c5cb801
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cms/static/js/views/utils/move_xblock_utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+/**
+ * Provides utilities for move xblock.
+ */
+define([
+    'jquery',
+    'underscore',
+    'backbone',
+    'common/js/components/views/feedback',
+    'common/js/components/views/feedback_alert',
+    'js/views/utils/xblock_utils',
+    'js/views/utils/move_xblock_utils',
+    'edx-ui-toolkit/js/utils/string-utils'
+],
+function($, _, Backbone, Feedback, AlertView, XBlockViewUtils, MoveXBlockUtils, StringUtils) {
+    'use strict';
+    var redirectLink, moveXBlock, undoMoveXBlock, showMovedNotification, hideMovedNotification;
+
+    redirectLink = function(link) {
+        window.location.href = link;
+    };
+
+    moveXBlock = function(data) {
+        XBlockViewUtils.moveXBlock(data.sourceLocator, data.targetParentLocator)
+        .done(function(response) {
+            // hide modal
+            Backbone.trigger('move:hideMoveModal');
+            // hide xblock element
+            data.sourceXBlockElement.hide();
+            showMovedNotification(
+                StringUtils.interpolate(
+                    gettext('Success! "{displayName}" has been moved.'),
+                    {
+                        displayName: data.sourceDisplayName
+                    }
+                ),
+                {
+                    sourceXBlockElement: data.sourceXBlockElement,
+                    sourceDisplayName: data.sourceDisplayName,
+                    sourceLocator: data.sourceLocator,
+                    sourceParentLocator: data.sourceParentLocator,
+                    targetParentLocator: data.targetParentLocator,
+                    targetIndex: response.source_index
+                }
+            );
+            Backbone.trigger('move:onXBlockMoved');
+        });
+    };
+
+    undoMoveXBlock = function(data) {
+        XBlockViewUtils.moveXBlock(data.sourceLocator, data.sourceParentLocator, data.targetIndex)
+        .done(function() {
+            // show XBlock element
+            data.sourceXBlockElement.show();
+            showMovedNotification(
+                StringUtils.interpolate(
+                    gettext('Move cancelled. "{sourceDisplayName}" has been moved back to its original location.'),
+                    {
+                        sourceDisplayName: data.sourceDisplayName
+                    }
+                )
+            );
+            Backbone.trigger('move:onXBlockMoved');
+        });
+    };
+
+    showMovedNotification = function(title, data) {
+        var movedAlertView;
+        // data is provided when we click undo move button.
+        if (data) {
+            movedAlertView = new AlertView.Confirmation({
+                title: title,
+                actions: {
+                    primary: {
+                        text: gettext('Undo move'),
+                        class: 'action-save',
+                        click: function() {
+                            undoMoveXBlock(
+                                {
+                                    sourceXBlockElement: data.sourceXBlockElement,
+                                    sourceDisplayName: data.sourceDisplayName,
+                                    sourceLocator: data.sourceLocator,
+                                    sourceParentLocator: data.sourceParentLocator,
+                                    targetIndex: data.targetIndex
+                                }
+                            );
+                        }
+                    },
+                    secondary: [
+                        {
+                            text: gettext('Take me to the new location'),
+                            class: 'action-cancel',
+                            click: function() {
+                                redirectLink('/container/' + data.targetParentLocator);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    ]
+                }
+            });
+        } else {
+            movedAlertView = new AlertView.Confirmation({
+                title: title
+            });
+        }
+        movedAlertView.show();
+        // scroll to top
+        $.smoothScroll({
+            offset: 0,
+            easing: 'swing',
+            speed: 1000
+        });
+        movedAlertView.$('.wrapper').first().focus();
+        return movedAlertView;
+    };
+
+    hideMovedNotification = function() {
+        var movedAlertView = Feedback.active_alert;
+        if (movedAlertView) {
+            AlertView.prototype.hide.apply(movedAlertView);
+        }
+    };
+
+    return {
+        redirectLink: redirectLink,
+        moveXBlock: moveXBlock,
+        undoMoveXBlock: undoMoveXBlock,
+        showMovedNotification: showMovedNotification,
+        hideMovedNotification: hideMovedNotification
+    };
+});
diff --git a/cms/static/js/views/utils/xblock_utils.js b/cms/static/js/views/utils/xblock_utils.js
index 38233f8cef8e..970ad6162dd4 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/views/utils/xblock_utils.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/views/utils/xblock_utils.js
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
  * Provides utilities for views to work with xblocks.
  */
 define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'gettext', 'common/js/components/utils/view_utils', 'js/utils/module',
-        'edx-ui-toolkit/js/utils/string-utils'],
-    function($, _, gettext, ViewUtils, ModuleUtils, StringUtils) {
+        'js/models/xblock_info', 'edx-ui-toolkit/js/utils/string-utils'],
+    function($, _, gettext, ViewUtils, ModuleUtils, XBlockInfo, StringUtils) {
         'use strict';
         var addXBlock, duplicateXBlock, deleteXBlock, createUpdateRequestData, updateXBlockField, VisibilityState,
-            getXBlockVisibilityClass, getXBlockListTypeClass, updateXBlockFields, getXBlockType;
+            getXBlockVisibilityClass, getXBlockListTypeClass, updateXBlockFields, getXBlockType, findXBlockInfo,
+            moveXBlock;
 
         /**
          * Represents the possible visibility states for an xblock:
@@ -91,6 +92,34 @@ define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'gettext', 'common/js/components/utils/view_util
                 });
         };
 
+        /**
+         * Moves the specified xblock in a new parent xblock.
+         * @param {String}  sourceLocator  Locator of xblock element to be moved.
+         * @param {String}  targetParentLocator  Locator of the target parent xblock, moved xblock would be placed
+         *      under this xblock.
+         * @param {Integer}  targetIndex  Intended index position of the xblock in parent xblock. If provided,
+         *      xblock would be placed at the particular index in the parent xblock.
+         * @returns {jQuery promise} A promise representing the moving of the xblock.
+         */
+        moveXBlock = function(sourceLocator, targetParentLocator, targetIndex) {
+            var moveOperation = $.Deferred(),
+                operationText = targetIndex !== undefined ? gettext('Undo moving') : gettext('Moving');
+            return ViewUtils.runOperationShowingMessage(operationText,
+                function() {
+                    $.patchJSON(ModuleUtils.getUpdateUrl(), {
+                        move_source_locator: sourceLocator,
+                        parent_locator: targetParentLocator,
+                        target_index: targetIndex
+                    }, function(response) {
+                        moveOperation.resolve(response);
+                    })
+                    .fail(function() {
+                        moveOperation.reject();
+                    });
+                    return moveOperation.promise();
+                });
+        };
+
         /**
          * Deletes the specified xblock.
          * @param xblockInfo The model for the xblock to be deleted.
@@ -240,15 +269,44 @@ define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'gettext', 'common/js/components/utils/view_util
             return xblockType;
         };
 
+        findXBlockInfo = function(xblockWrapperElement, defaultXBlockInfo) {
+            var xblockInfo = defaultXBlockInfo,
+                xblockElement,
+                displayName,
+                hasChildren;
+            if (xblockWrapperElement.length > 0) {
+                xblockElement = xblockWrapperElement.find('.xblock');
+                displayName = xblockWrapperElement.find(
+                    '.xblock-header .header-details .xblock-display-name'
+                ).text().trim();
+                // If not found, try looking for the old unit page style rendering.
+                // Only used now by static pages.
+                if (!displayName) {
+                    displayName = xblockElement.find('.component-header').text().trim();
+                }
+                hasChildren = defaultXBlockInfo ? defaultXBlockInfo.get('has_children') : false;
+                xblockInfo = new XBlockInfo({
+                    id: xblockWrapperElement.data('locator'),
+                    courseKey: xblockWrapperElement.data('course-key'),
+                    category: xblockElement.data('block-type'),
+                    display_name: displayName,
+                    has_children: hasChildren
+                });
+            }
+            return xblockInfo;
+        };
+
         return {
-            'VisibilityState': VisibilityState,
-            'addXBlock': addXBlock,
+            VisibilityState: VisibilityState,
+            addXBlock: addXBlock,
+            moveXBlock: moveXBlock,
             duplicateXBlock: duplicateXBlock,
-            'deleteXBlock': deleteXBlock,
-            'updateXBlockField': updateXBlockField,
-            'getXBlockVisibilityClass': getXBlockVisibilityClass,
-            'getXBlockListTypeClass': getXBlockListTypeClass,
-            'updateXBlockFields': updateXBlockFields,
-            'getXBlockType': getXBlockType
+            deleteXBlock: deleteXBlock,
+            updateXBlockField: updateXBlockField,
+            getXBlockVisibilityClass: getXBlockVisibilityClass,
+            getXBlockListTypeClass: getXBlockListTypeClass,
+            updateXBlockFields: updateXBlockFields,
+            getXBlockType: getXBlockType,
+            findXBlockInfo: findXBlockInfo
         };
     });
diff --git a/cms/static/sass/elements/_controls.scss b/cms/static/sass/elements/_controls.scss
index 4b18144b8a3b..00f23ae0cd77 100644
--- a/cms/static/sass/elements/_controls.scss
+++ b/cms/static/sass/elements/_controls.scss
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
     text-shadow: 0 1px 0 $btn-lms-shadow;
     background-clip: padding-box;
     font-size: 0.8125em;
-    
+
     &:focus,
     &:hover {
         box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 0 $btn-lms-shadow-hover;
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
         background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient($btn-lms-background-hover,$btn-lms-gradient-hover);
         background-image: linear-gradient($btn-lms-background-hover,$btn-lms-gradient-hover);
     }
-    
+
     &:active {
         border: 1px solid $btn-lms-border;
         box-shadow: inset 0 0 8px 4px $btn-lms-shadow-active,inset 0 0 8px 4px $btn-lms-shadow-active;
@@ -336,6 +336,28 @@
     &.toggle-action {
       // TODO: generalize and move checkbox styling in from static-pages and assets sass
     }
+
+    .btn-default.delete-button {
+      border: none;
+    }
+
+    .btn-default.edit-button {
+      font-weight: 300;
+    }
+
+    .stack-move-icon {
+      font-size: 0.52em;
+
+      @include rtl {
+        .fa-file-o {
+          @include transform(rotateY(180deg));
+        }
+
+        .fa-arrow-right {
+          @include transform(rotate(180deg));
+        }
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/cms/static/sass/elements/_modal-window.scss b/cms/static/sass/elements/_modal-window.scss
index 4a5ec294c957..472c869a270e 100644
--- a/cms/static/sass/elements/_modal-window.scss
+++ b/cms/static/sass/elements/_modal-window.scss
@@ -285,6 +285,25 @@
   // specific modal overrides
   // ------------------------
 
+  // Move XBlock Modal
+  .modal-window.move-modal {
+    top: 10% !important;
+  }
+
+  .move-xblock-modal {
+    .modal-content {
+      padding: ($baseline/2) ($baseline/2) ($baseline*1.25) ($baseline/2);
+    }
+    .ui-loading {
+      box-shadow: none;
+    }
+
+    .modal-actions .action-move.is-disabled {
+      border: 1px solid $gray-l1 !important;
+      background: $gray-l1 !important;
+    }
+  }
+
   // upload modal
   .assetupload-modal {
 
diff --git a/cms/static/sass/partials/_variables.scss b/cms/static/sass/partials/_variables.scss
index 69912569b1e0..473fc49b5c51 100644
--- a/cms/static/sass/partials/_variables.scss
+++ b/cms/static/sass/partials/_variables.scss
@@ -278,3 +278,5 @@ $body-line-height: golden-ratio(.875em, 1);
 // carried over from LMS for xmodules
 $action-primary-active-bg: #1AA1DE !default; // $m-blue
 $very-light-text: $white !default;
+
+$color-background-alternate: rgb(242, 248, 251) !default;
diff --git a/cms/static/sass/views/_container.scss b/cms/static/sass/views/_container.scss
index 3c26cf1a0b50..0a10ecb9362f 100644
--- a/cms/static/sass/views/_container.scss
+++ b/cms/static/sass/views/_container.scss
@@ -331,3 +331,115 @@
     }
   }
 }
+
+
+.move-xblock-modal {
+
+  button {
+    background: transparent;
+    border-color: transparent;
+    padding: 0;
+    border: none;
+  }
+
+  .breadcrumb-container {
+    margin-bottom: ($baseline/4);
+    border: 1px solid $btn-lms-border;
+    padding: ($baseline/2);
+    background: $color-background-alternate;
+
+    .breadcrumbs {
+
+      .bc-container {
+        @include font-size(14);
+        display: inline-block;
+
+        .breadcrumb-fa-icon {
+          padding: 0 ($baseline/4);
+
+          @include rtl {
+            @include transform(rotate(180deg));
+          }
+        }
+
+        &.last {
+          .parent-displayname {
+            @include font-size(18);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      .bc-container:not(.last) {
+        button, .parent-displayname {
+          text-decoration: underline;
+          color: $ui-link-color;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  .category-text {
+    @include margin-left($baseline/2);
+    @include font-size(14);
+    color: $black;
+  }
+
+  .xblock-items-container {
+    max-height: ($baseline*15);
+    overflow-y: auto;
+
+    .xblock-item {
+      & > * {
+        width: 100%;
+        color: $uxpl-blue-hover-active;
+      }
+
+      .component {
+        display: inline-block;
+        color: $black;
+        padding: ($baseline/4) ($baseline/2);
+      }
+
+      .xblock-displayname {
+        @include float(left);
+      }
+
+      .button-forward, .component {
+        border: none;
+      }
+
+      .button-forward {
+        padding: ($baseline/2);
+        .forward-sr-icon {
+          @include float(right);
+
+          @include rtl {
+            @include transform(rotate(180deg));
+          }
+        }
+
+        &:hover, &:focus {
+          background: $color-background-alternate;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    .xblock-no-child-message {
+      @include text-align(center);
+      display: block;
+      padding: ($baseline*2);
+    }
+  }
+
+  .truncate {
+    max-width: 90%;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  }
+
+  .current-location {
+    @include float(left);
+    @include margin-left($baseline);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/cms/templates/component.html b/cms/templates/component.html
index b03418af1189..c42e3718984f 100644
--- a/cms/templates/component.html
+++ b/cms/templates/component.html
@@ -8,22 +8,31 @@
     </div>
     <ul class="component-actions">
       <li class="action-item action-edit">
-        <a href="#" class="edit-button action-button">
+        <button class="btn-default edit-button action-button">
             <span class="icon fa fa-pencil" aria-hidden="true"></span>
             <span class="action-button-text">${_("Edit")}</span>
-        </a>
+        </button>
       </li>
       <li class="action-item action-duplicate">
-        <a href="#" data-tooltip="${_("Duplicate")}" class="duplicate-button action-button">
+        <button data-tooltip="${_("Duplicate")}" class="btn-default duplicate-button action-button">
             <span class="icon fa fa-copy" aria-hidden="true"></span>
             <span class="sr">${_("Duplicate this component")}</span>
-        </a>
+        </button>
+      </li>
+      <li class="action-item action-move">
+          <button data-tooltip="${_("Move")}" class="btn-default move-button action-button">
+              <span class="stack-move-icon fa-stack fa-lg">
+                  <span class="fa fa-file-o fa-stack-2x fa-fw" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+                  <span class="fa fa-arrow-right fa-stack-1x fa-fw" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+              </span>
+              <span class="sr">${_("Move")}</span>
+          </button>
       </li>
       <li class="action-item action-delete">
-        <a href="#" data-tooltip="${_("Delete")}" class="delete-button action-button">
+        <button data-tooltip="${_("Delete")}" class="btn-default delete-button action-button">
             <span class="icon fa fa-trash-o" aria-hidden="true"></span>
             <span class="sr">${_("Delete this component")}</span>
-        </a>
+        </button>
       </li>
     </ul>
 </div>
diff --git a/cms/templates/container.html b/cms/templates/container.html
index ebabe6764e9f..a313733c3b9b 100644
--- a/cms/templates/container.html
+++ b/cms/templates/container.html
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@
             "${action | n, js_escaped_string}",
             {
                 isUnitPage: ${is_unit_page | n, dump_js_escaped_json},
-                canEdit: true
+                canEdit: true,
+                outlineURL: "${outline_url | n, js_escaped_string}"
             }
         );
     });
diff --git a/cms/templates/js/basic-modal.underscore b/cms/templates/js/basic-modal.underscore
index 84bdb2b339bd..4273fe4f9956 100644
--- a/cms/templates/js/basic-modal.underscore
+++ b/cms/templates/js/basic-modal.underscore
@@ -5,9 +5,18 @@
     <div class="modal-window <%- viewSpecificClasses %> modal-<%- size %> modal-type-<%- type %>" tabindex="-1" aria-labelledby="modal-window-title">
         <div class="<%- name %>-modal">
             <div class="modal-header">
-                <h2 id="modal-window-title" class="title modal-window-title"><%- title %></h2>
-                <ul class="editor-modes action-list action-modes">
-                </ul>
+                <h2 id="modal-window-title" class="title modal-window-title">
+                    <%- title %>
+                    <% if (modalSRTitle) { %>
+                        <span class="sr modal-sr-title">
+                            <%- modalSRTitle %>
+                        </span>
+                    <% } %>
+                </h2>
+                <% if (showEditorModeButtons) { %>
+                    <ul class="editor-modes action-list action-modes">
+                    </ul>
+                <% } %>
             </div>
             <div class="modal-content">
             </div>
diff --git a/cms/templates/js/mock/mock-container-xblock.underscore b/cms/templates/js/mock/mock-container-xblock.underscore
index 606f1ff03766..e66ca58701dc 100644
--- a/cms/templates/js/mock/mock-container-xblock.underscore
+++ b/cms/templates/js/mock/mock-container-xblock.underscore
@@ -44,16 +44,19 @@
                                                 <div class="header-actions">
                                                     <ul class="actions-list">
                                                         <li class="action-item action-edit">
-                                                            <a href="#" class="edit-button action-button"></a>
+                                                            <button class="edit-button action-button"></button>
                                                         </li>
                                                         <li class="action-item action-visibility">
-                                                            <a href="#" class="visibility-button action-button"></a>
+                                                            <button class="visibility-button action-button"></button>
                                                         </li>
                                                         <li class="action-item action-duplicate">
-                                                            <a href="#" class="duplicate-button action-button"></a>
+                                                            <button class="duplicate-button action-button"></button>
+                                                        </li>
+                                                        <li class="action-item action-move">
+                                                            <button data-tooltip="Move" class="move-button action-button"></button>
                                                         </li>
                                                         <li class="action-item action-delete">
-                                                            <a href="#" class="delete-button action-button"></a>
+                                                            <button class="delete-button action-button"></button>
                                                         </li>
                                                         <li class="action-item action-drag">
                                                             <span data-tooltip="Drag to reorder" class="drag-handle action"></span>
@@ -72,16 +75,19 @@
                                                 <div class="xblock-header-primary">
                                                     <ul class="actions-list">
                                                         <li class="action-item action-edit">
-                                                            <a href="#" class="edit-button action-button"></a>
+                                                            <button class="edit-button action-button"></button>
                                                         </li>
                                                         <li class="action-item action-visibility">
-                                                            <a href="#" class="visibility-button action-button"></a>
+                                                            <button class="visibility-button action-button"></button>
                                                         </li>
                                                         <li class="action-item action-duplicate">
-                                                            <a href="#" class="duplicate-button action-button"></a>
+                                                            <button class="duplicate-button action-button"></button>
+                                                        </li>
+                                                        <li class="action-item action-move">
+                                                            <button data-tooltip="Move" class="move-button action-button"></button>
                                                         </li>
                                                         <li class="action-item action-delete">
-                                                            <a href="#" class="delete-button action-button"></a>
+                                                            <button class="delete-button action-button"></button>
                                                         </li>
                                                         <li class="action-item action-drag">
                                                             <span data-tooltip="Drag to reorder" class="drag-handle action"></span>
@@ -100,16 +106,19 @@
                                                 <div class="header-actions">
                                                     <ul class="actions-list">
                                                         <li class="action-item action-edit">
-                                                            <a href="#" class="edit-button action-button"></a>
+                                                            <button class="edit-button action-button"></button>
                                                         </li>
                                                         <li class="action-item action-visibility">
-                                                            <a href="#" class="visibility-button action-button"></a>
+                                                            <button class="visibility-button action-button"></button>
                                                         </li>
                                                         <li class="action-item action-duplicate">
-                                                            <a href="#" class="duplicate-button action-button"></a>
+                                                            <button class="duplicate-button action-button"></button>
+                                                        </li>
+                                                        <li class="action-item action-move">
+                                                            <button data-tooltip="Move" class="move-button action-button"></button>
                                                         </li>
                                                         <li class="action-item action-delete">
-                                                            <a href="#" class="delete-button action-button"></a>
+                                                            <button class="delete-button action-button"></button>
                                                         </li>
                                                         <li class="action-item action-drag">
                                                             <span data-tooltip="Drag to reorder" class="drag-handle action"></span>
@@ -158,16 +167,19 @@
                                                 <div class="header-actions">
                                                     <ul class="actions-list">
                                                         <li class="action-item action-edit">
-                                                            <a href="#" class="edit-button action-button"></a>
+                                                            <button class="edit-button action-button"></button>
                                                         </li>
                                                         <li class="action-item action-visibility">
-                                                            <a href="#" class="visibility-button action-button"></a>
+                                                            <button class="visibility-button action-button"></button>
                                                         </li>
                                                         <li class="action-item action-duplicate">
-                                                            <a href="#" class="duplicate-button action-button"></a>
+                                                            <button class="duplicate-button action-button"></button>
+                                                        </li>
+                                                        <li class="action-item action-move">
+                                                            <button data-tooltip="Move" class="move-button action-button"></button>
                                                         </li>
                                                         <li class="action-item action-delete">
-                                                            <a href="#" class="delete-button action-button"></a>
+                                                            <button class="delete-button action-button"></button>
                                                         </li>
                                                         <li class="action-item action-drag">
                                                             <span data-tooltip="Drag to reorder" class="drag-handle action"></span>
@@ -186,16 +198,19 @@
                                                 <div class="header-actions">
                                                     <ul class="actions-list">
                                                         <li class="action-item action-edit">
-                                                            <a href="#" class="edit-button action-button"></a>
+                                                            <button class="edit-button action-button"></button>
                                                         </li>
                                                         <li class="action-item action-visibility">
-                                                            <a href="#" class="visibility-button action-button"></a>
+                                                            <button class="visibility-button action-button"></button>
                                                         </li>
                                                         <li class="action-item action-duplicate">
-                                                            <a href="#" class="duplicate-button action-button"></a>
+                                                            <button class="duplicate-button action-button"></button>
+                                                        </li>
+                                                        <li class="action-item action-move">
+                                                            <button data-tooltip="Move" class="move-button action-button"></button>
                                                         </li>
                                                         <li class="action-item action-delete">
-                                                            <a href="#" class="delete-button action-button"></a>
+                                                            <button class="delete-button action-button"></button>
                                                         </li>
                                                         <li class="action-item action-drag">
                                                             <span data-tooltip="Drag to reorder" class="drag-handle action"></span>
@@ -214,16 +229,19 @@
                                                 <div class="header-actions">
                                                     <ul class="actions-list">
                                                         <li class="action-item action-edit">
-                                                            <a href="#" class="edit-button action-button"></a>
+                                                            <button class="edit-button action-button"></button>
                                                         </li>
                                                         <li class="action-item action-visibility">
-                                                            <a href="#" class="visibility-button action-button"></a>
+                                                            <button class="visibility-button action-button"></button>
                                                         </li>
                                                         <li class="action-item action-duplicate">
-                                                            <a href="#" class="duplicate-button action-button"></a>
+                                                            <button class="duplicate-button action-button"></button>
+                                                        </li>
+                                                        <li class="action-item action-move">
+                                                            <button data-tooltip="Move" class="move-button action-button"></button>
                                                         </li>
                                                         <li class="action-item action-delete">
-                                                            <a href="#" class="delete-button action-button"></a>
+                                                            <button class="delete-button action-button"></button>
                                                         </li>
                                                         <li class="action-item action-drag">
                                                             <span data-tooltip="Drag to reorder" class="drag-handle action"></span>
diff --git a/cms/templates/js/move-xblock-breadcrumb.underscore b/cms/templates/js/move-xblock-breadcrumb.underscore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..937219fa9923
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cms/templates/js/move-xblock-breadcrumb.underscore
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<nav class="breadcrumbs" aria-label="Course Outline breadcrumb">
+    <% _.each(breadcrumbs.slice(0, -1), function (breadcrumb, index, items) { %>
+        <ol class="bc-container bc-<%- index %>">
+            <li class="bc-container-content">
+                <button class="parent-nav-button" data-parent-index="<%- index %>">
+                    <%- breadcrumb %>
+                </button>
+                <span class="fa fa-angle-right breadcrumb-fa-icon" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+            </li>
+        </ol>
+    <% }) %>
+    <ol class="bc-container bc-<%- breadcrumbs.length - 1 %> last">
+        <li class="bc-container-content">
+            <span class="parent-displayname"><%- breadcrumbs[breadcrumbs.length - 1] %></span>
+        </li>
+    </ol>
+</nav>
diff --git a/cms/templates/js/move-xblock-list.underscore b/cms/templates/js/move-xblock-list.underscore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..eb51eae41ddc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cms/templates/js/move-xblock-list.underscore
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+<div class="xblock-items-category">
+    <span class="sr">
+        <%
+        // Translators: message will be like `Units in Homework - Question Styles`, `Subsections in Example 1 - Getting started` etc.
+        %>
+        <%- StringUtils.interpolate(
+                gettext("{categoryText} in {parentDisplayname}"),
+                {categoryText: categoryText, parentDisplayname: parentDisplayname}
+            )
+        %>
+    </span>
+    <span class="category-text" aria-hidden="true">
+        <%- categoryText %>:
+    </span>
+</div>
+<ul class="xblock-items-container" data-items-category="<%- XBlocksCategory %>">
+    <% for (var i = 0; i < xblocks.length; i++) {
+        var xblock = xblocks[i];
+    %>
+        <li class="xblock-item" data-item-index="<%- i %>">
+            <% if (sourceXBlockId !== xblock.id && (xblock.get('child_info') || XBlocksCategory !== 'component')) { %>
+                <button class="button-forward" >
+                    <span class="xblock-displayname truncate">
+                        <%- xblock.get('display_name') %>
+                    </span>
+                    <% if(currentLocationIndex === i) { %>
+                        <span class="current-location">
+                            (<%- gettext('Current location') %>)
+                        </span>
+                    <% } %>
+                    <span class="icon fa fa-arrow-right forward-sr-icon" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+                    <span class="sr forward-sr-text"><%- gettext("View child items") %></span>
+                </button>
+            <% } else { %>
+                <span class="component">
+                    <span class="xblock-displayname truncate">
+                        <%- xblock.get('display_name') %>
+                    </span>
+                    <% if(currentLocationIndex === i) { %>
+                        <span class="current-location">
+                            (<%- gettext('Currently selected') %>)
+                        </span>
+                    <% } %>
+                </span>
+            <% } %>
+        </li>
+    <% } %>
+    <% if(xblocks.length === 0) { %>
+        <span class="xblock-no-child-message">
+            <%- noChildText %>
+        </span>
+    <% } %>
+</ul>
diff --git a/cms/templates/js/move-xblock-modal.underscore b/cms/templates/js/move-xblock-modal.underscore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4189002fd180
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cms/templates/js/move-xblock-modal.underscore
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<div class="ui-loading">
+    <p>
+        <span class="spin">
+            <span class="icon fa fa-refresh" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+        </span>
+        <span class="copy"><%- gettext('Loading') %></span>
+    </p>
+</div>
+<div class='breadcrumb-container is-hidden'></div>
+<div class='xblock-list-container'></div>
diff --git a/cms/templates/studio_xblock_wrapper.html b/cms/templates/studio_xblock_wrapper.html
index 5a0cdf47dafc..969e4e7af73c 100644
--- a/cms/templates/studio_xblock_wrapper.html
+++ b/cms/templates/studio_xblock_wrapper.html
@@ -69,35 +69,46 @@
                     % if can_edit:
                         % if not show_inline:
                             <li class="action-item action-edit">
-                                <a href="#" class="edit-button action-button">
+                                <button class="btn-default edit-button action-button">
                                     <span class="icon fa fa-pencil" aria-hidden="true"></span>
                                     <span class="action-button-text">${_("Edit")}</span>
-                                </a>
+                                </button>
                             </li>
                             % if can_edit_visibility:
                                 <li class="action-item action-visibility">
-                                    <a href="#" data-tooltip="${_("Visibility Settings")}" class="visibility-button action-button">
+                                    <button data-tooltip="${_("Visibility Settings")}" class="btn-default visibility-button action-button">
                                         <span class="icon fa fa-eye" aria-hidden="true"></span>
                                         <span class="sr">${_("Visibility")}</span>
-                                    </a>
+                                    </button>
                                 </li>
                             % endif
                             % if can_add:
                                 <li class="action-item action-duplicate">
-                                    <a href="#" data-tooltip="${_("Duplicate")}" class="duplicate-button action-button">
+                                    <button data-tooltip="${_("Duplicate")}" class="btn-default duplicate-button action-button">
                                     <span class="icon fa fa-copy" aria-hidden="true"></span>
                                     <span class="sr">${_("Duplicate")}</span>
-                                    </a>
+                                    </button>
+                                </li>
+                            % endif
+                            % if can_move:
+                                <li class="action-item action-move">
+                                    <button data-tooltip="${_("Move")}" class="btn-default move-button action-button">
+                                        <span class="stack-move-icon fa-stack fa-lg ">
+                                            <span class="fa fa-file-o fa-stack-2x fa-fw" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+                                            <span class="fa fa-arrow-right fa-stack-1x fa-fw" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+                                        </span>
+                                        <span class="sr">${_("Move")}</span>
+                                    </button>
                                 </li>
                             % endif
                         % endif
                         % if can_add:
                             <!-- If we can add, we can delete. -->
                             <li class="action-item action-delete">
-                                <a href="#" data-tooltip="${_("Delete")}" class="delete-button action-button">
+                                <button data-tooltip="${_("Delete")}" class="btn-default delete-button action-button">
                                 <span class="icon fa fa-trash-o" aria-hidden="true"></span>
                                 <span class="sr">${_("Delete")}</span>
-                                </a>
+                                </button>
                             </li>
                         % endif
                         % if is_reorderable:
@@ -149,7 +160,7 @@
         ${content}
         </div>
     % endif
- % endif   
+ % endif
 
 % if not is_root:
     <!-- footer for xblock_aside -->
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/library_content_module.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/library_content_module.py
index cd06b49ec4c7..027bcede5647 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/library_content_module.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/library_content_module.py
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ def author_view(self, context):
                     'display_name': self.display_name or self.url_name,
                 }))
                 context['can_edit_visibility'] = False
+                context['can_move'] = False
                 self.render_children(context, fragment, can_reorder=False, can_add=False)
         # else: When shown on a unit page, don't show any sort of preview -
         # just the status of this block in the validation area.
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/library_root_xblock.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/library_root_xblock.py
index f546f2f14aa0..b5c239be2dff 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/library_root_xblock.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/library_root_xblock.py
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ def render_children(self, context, fragment, can_reorder=False, can_add=False):
         children_to_show = self.children[item_start:item_end]  # pylint: disable=no-member
 
         force_render = context.get('force_render', None)
+        context['can_move'] = False
 
         for child_key in children_to_show:
             # Children must have a separate context from the library itself. Make a copy.
diff --git a/common/static/common/js/components/views/feedback.js b/common/static/common/js/components/views/feedback.js
index 0e8b59ac2f27..901aaa61fafd 100644
--- a/common/static/common/js/components/views/feedback.js
+++ b/common/static/common/js/components/views/feedback.js
@@ -78,16 +78,17 @@
                     return this;
                 },
 
-                inFocus: function() {
+                inFocus: function(wrapperElementSelector) {
+                    var wrapper = wrapperElementSelector || '.wrapper',
+                        tabbables;
                     this.options.outFocusElement = this.options.outFocusElement || document.activeElement;
 
                     // Set focus to the container.
-                    this.$('.wrapper').first().focus();
-
+                    this.$(wrapper).first().focus();
 
                     // Make tabs within the prompt loop rather than setting focus
                     // back to the main content of the page.
-                    var tabbables = this.$(tabbable_elements.join());
+                    tabbables = this.$(tabbable_elements.join());
                     tabbables.on('keydown', function(event) {
                         // On tab backward from the first tabbable item in the prompt
                         if (event.which === 9 && event.shiftKey && event.target === tabbables.first()[0]) {
diff --git a/common/test/acceptance/pages/studio/container.py b/common/test/acceptance/pages/studio/container.py
index fc71890d55c4..092346967ccf 100644
--- a/common/test/acceptance/pages/studio/container.py
+++ b/common/test/acceptance/pages/studio/container.py
@@ -63,11 +63,16 @@ def _is_finished_loading():
                 is_done = num_wrappers == (num_initialized_xblocks + num_failed_xblocks)
             return (is_done, is_done)
 
+        def _loading_spinner_hidden():
+            """ promise function to check loading spinner state """
+            is_spinner_hidden = self.q(css='div.ui-loading.is-hidden').present
+            return is_spinner_hidden, is_spinner_hidden
+
         # First make sure that an element with the view-container class is present on the page,
         # and then wait for the loading spinner to go away and all the xblocks to be initialized.
         return (
             self.q(css='body.view-container').present and
-            self.q(css='div.ui-loading.is-hidden').present and
+            Promise(_loading_spinner_hidden, 'loading spinner is hidden.').fulfill() and
             Promise(_is_finished_loading, 'Finished rendering the xblock wrappers.').fulfill()
         )
 
@@ -101,6 +106,13 @@ def active_xblocks(self):
         """
         return self._get_xblocks(".is-active ")
 
+    @property
+    def displayed_children(self):
+        """
+        Return a list of displayed xblocks loaded on the container page.
+        """
+        return self._get_xblocks()[0].children
+
     @property
     def publish_title(self):
         """
@@ -217,6 +229,18 @@ def view_published_version(self):
         self.q(css='.button-view').first.click()
         self._switch_to_lms()
 
+    def verify_publish_title(self, expected_title):
+        """
+        Waits for the publish title to change to the expected value.
+        """
+        def wait_for_title_change():
+            """
+            Promise function to check publish title.
+            """
+            return (self.publish_title == expected_title, self.publish_title)
+
+        Promise(wait_for_title_change, "Publish title incorrect. Found '" + self.publish_title + "'").fulfill()
+
     def preview(self):
         """
         Clicks "Preview", which will open the draft version of the unit page in the LMS.
@@ -243,7 +267,7 @@ def duplicate(self, source_index):
         """
         Duplicate the item with index source_index (based on vertical placement in page).
         """
-        click_css(self, 'a.duplicate-button', source_index)
+        click_css(self, '.duplicate-button', source_index)
 
     def delete(self, source_index):
         """
@@ -252,7 +276,7 @@ def delete(self, source_index):
         The index of the first item is 0.
         """
         # Click the delete button
-        click_css(self, 'a.delete-button', source_index, require_notification=False)
+        click_css(self, '.delete-button', source_index, require_notification=False)
         # Click the confirmation dialog button
         confirm_prompt(self)
 
@@ -262,6 +286,31 @@ def edit(self):
         """
         return _click_edit(self, '.edit-button', '.xblock-studio_view')
 
+    def verify_confirmation_message(self, message, verify_hidden=False):
+        """
+        Verify for confirmation message is present or hidden.
+        """
+        def _verify_message():
+            """ promise function to check confirmation message state """
+            text = self.q(css='#page-alert .alert.confirmation #alert-confirmation-title').text
+            return text and message not in text[0] if verify_hidden else text and message in text[0]
+
+        self.wait_for(_verify_message, description='confirmation message {status}'.format(
+            status='hidden' if verify_hidden else 'present'
+        ))
+
+    def click_undo_move_link(self):
+        """
+        Click undo move link.
+        """
+        click_css(self, '#page-alert .alert.confirmation .nav-actions .action-primary')
+
+    def click_take_me_there_link(self):
+        """
+        Click take me there link.
+        """
+        click_css(self, '#page-alert .alert.confirmation .nav-actions .action-secondary', require_notification=False)
+
     def add_missing_groups(self):
         """
         Click the "add missing groups" link.
@@ -382,7 +431,7 @@ def children(self):
         """
         Will return any first-generation descendant xblocks of this xblock.
         """
-        descendants = self.q(css=self._bounded_selector(self.BODY_SELECTOR)).map(
+        descendants = self.q(css=self._bounded_selector(self.BODY_SELECTOR)).filter(lambda el: el.is_displayed()).map(
             lambda el: XBlockWrapper(self.browser, el.get_attribute('data-locator'))).results
 
         # Now remove any non-direct descendants.
@@ -451,14 +500,14 @@ def has_duplicate_button(self):
         """
         Returns true if this xblock has a 'duplicate' button
         """
-        return self.q(css=self._bounded_selector('a.duplicate-button'))
+        return self.q(css=self._bounded_selector('.duplicate-button'))
 
     @property
     def has_delete_button(self):
         """
         Returns true if this xblock has a 'delete' button
         """
-        return self.q(css=self._bounded_selector('a.delete-button'))
+        return self.q(css=self._bounded_selector('.delete-button'))
 
     @property
     def has_edit_visibility_button(self):
@@ -468,6 +517,13 @@ def has_edit_visibility_button(self):
         """
         return self.q(css=self._bounded_selector('.visibility-button')).is_present()
 
+    @property
+    def has_move_modal_button(self):
+        """
+        Returns True if this xblock has move modal button else False
+        """
+        return self.q(css=self._bounded_selector('.move-button')).is_present()
+
     def go_to_container(self):
         """
         Open the container page linked to by this xblock, and return
@@ -505,6 +561,15 @@ def open_settings_tab(self):
         """
         self._click_button('settings_tab')
 
+    def open_move_modal(self):
+        """
+        Opens the move modal.
+        """
+        click_css(self, '.move-button', require_notification=False)
+        self.wait_for(
+            lambda: self.q(css='.modal-window.move-modal').visible, description='move modal is visible'
+        )
+
     def set_field_val(self, field_display_name, field_value):
         """
         If editing, set the value of a field.
diff --git a/common/test/acceptance/pages/studio/move_xblock.py b/common/test/acceptance/pages/studio/move_xblock.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2b89b4235970
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/test/acceptance/pages/studio/move_xblock.py
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+"""
+Move XBlock Modal Page Object
+"""
+from bok_choy.page_object import PageObject
+from common.test.acceptance.pages.common.utils import click_css
+
+
+class MoveModalView(PageObject):
+    """
+    A base class for move xblock
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, browser):
+        """
+        Arguments:
+            browser (selenium.webdriver): The Selenium-controlled browser that this page is loaded in.
+        """
+        super(MoveModalView, self).__init__(browser)
+
+    def is_browser_on_page(self):
+        return self.q(css='.modal-window.move-modal').present
+
+    def url(self):
+        """
+        Returns None because this is not directly accessible via URL.
+        """
+        return None
+
+    def save(self):
+        """
+        Clicks save button.
+        """
+        click_css(self, 'a.action-save')
+
+    def cancel(self):
+        """
+        Clicks cancel button.
+        """
+        click_css(self, 'a.action-cancel', require_notification=False)
+
+    def click_forward_button(self, source_index):
+        """
+        Click forward button at specified `source_index`.
+        """
+        css = '.move-modal .xblock-items-container .xblock-item'
+        self.q(css='.button-forward').nth(source_index).click()
+        self.wait_for(
+            lambda: len(self.q(css=css).results) > 0, description='children are visible'
+        )
+
+    def click_move_button(self):
+        """
+        Click move button.
+        """
+        self.q(css='.modal-actions .action-move').first.click()
+
+    @property
+    def is_move_button_enabled(self):
+        """
+        Returns True if move button on modal is enabled else False.
+        """
+        return not self.q(css='.modal-actions .action-move.is-disabled').present
+
+    @property
+    def children_category(self):
+        """
+        Get displayed children category.
+        """
+        return self.q(css='.xblock-items-container').attrs('data-items-category')[0]
+
+    def navigate_to_category(self, category, navigation_options):
+        """
+        Navigates to specifec `category` for a specified `source_index`.
+        """
+        child_category = self.children_category
+        while child_category != category:
+            self.click_forward_button(navigation_options[child_category])
+            child_category = self.children_category
diff --git a/common/test/acceptance/tests/studio/test_studio_container.py b/common/test/acceptance/tests/studio/test_studio_container.py
index 4efa7ed849a1..eb74e9854e3a 100644
--- a/common/test/acceptance/tests/studio/test_studio_container.py
+++ b/common/test/acceptance/tests/studio/test_studio_container.py
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@
 from common.test.acceptance.pages.studio.component_editor import ComponentEditorView, ComponentVisibilityEditorView
 from common.test.acceptance.pages.studio.container import ContainerPage
 from common.test.acceptance.pages.studio.html_component_editor import HtmlComponentEditorView
+from common.test.acceptance.pages.studio.move_xblock import MoveModalView
 from common.test.acceptance.pages.studio.utils import add_discussion, drag
 from common.test.acceptance.pages.lms.courseware import CoursewarePage
 from common.test.acceptance.pages.lms.staff_view import StaffPage
 from common.test.acceptance.tests.helpers import create_user_partition_json
 
 import datetime
-from bok_choy.promise import Promise, EmptyPromise
+import ddt
 from base_studio_test import ContainerBase
 from xmodule.partitions.partitions import Group
 
@@ -663,7 +664,7 @@ def test_publishing(self):
             And the last saved text contains "Last published"
         """
         unit = self.go_to_unit_page()
-        self._verify_publish_title(unit, self.PUBLISHED_LIVE_STATUS)
+        unit.verify_publish_title(self.PUBLISHED_LIVE_STATUS)
         # Start date set in course fixture to 1970.
         self._verify_release_date_info(
             unit, self.RELEASE_TITLE_RELEASED, 'Jan 01, 1970 at 00:00 UTC\nwith Section "Test Section"'
@@ -674,11 +675,11 @@ def test_publishing(self):
 
         # Add a component to the page so it will have unpublished changes.
         add_discussion(unit)
-        self._verify_publish_title(unit, self.DRAFT_STATUS)
+        unit.verify_publish_title(self.DRAFT_STATUS)
         self._verify_last_published_and_saved(unit, self.LAST_PUBLISHED, self.LAST_SAVED)
         unit.publish_action.click()
         unit.wait_for_ajax()
-        self._verify_publish_title(unit, self.PUBLISHED_LIVE_STATUS)
+        unit.verify_publish_title(self.PUBLISHED_LIVE_STATUS)
         self._verify_last_published_and_saved(unit, self.LAST_PUBLISHED, self.LAST_PUBLISHED)
 
     def test_discard_changes(self):
@@ -695,9 +696,9 @@ def test_discard_changes(self):
         """
         unit = self.go_to_unit_page()
         add_discussion(unit)
-        self._verify_publish_title(unit, self.DRAFT_STATUS)
+        unit.verify_publish_title(self.DRAFT_STATUS)
         unit.discard_changes()
-        self._verify_publish_title(unit, self.PUBLISHED_LIVE_STATUS)
+        unit.verify_publish_title(self.PUBLISHED_LIVE_STATUS)
 
     def test_view_live_no_changes(self):
         """
@@ -756,7 +757,7 @@ def test_initially_unlocked_visible_to_students(self):
             Then I see the content in the unit
         """
         unit = self.go_to_unit_page("Unlocked Section", "Unlocked Subsection", "Unlocked Unit")
-        self._verify_publish_title(unit, self.PUBLISHED_LIVE_STATUS)
+        unit.verify_publish_title(self.PUBLISHED_LIVE_STATUS)
         self.assertTrue(unit.currently_visible_to_students)
         self._verify_release_date_info(
             unit, self.RELEASE_TITLE_RELEASED, self.past_start_date_text + '\n' + 'with Section "Unlocked Section"'
@@ -782,7 +783,7 @@ def test_locked_visible_to_staff_only(self):
         self.assertTrue(checked)
         self.assertFalse(unit.currently_visible_to_students)
         self.assertFalse(unit.shows_inherited_staff_lock())
-        self._verify_publish_title(unit, self.LOCKED_STATUS)
+        unit.verify_publish_title(self.LOCKED_STATUS)
         self._view_published_version(unit)
         # Will initially be in staff view, locked component should be visible.
         self._verify_components_visible(['problem'])
@@ -801,7 +802,7 @@ def test_initially_locked_not_visible_to_students(self):
             Then I do not see any content in the unit
         """
         unit = self.go_to_unit_page("Section With Locked Unit", "Subsection With Locked Unit", "Locked Unit")
-        self._verify_publish_title(unit, self.LOCKED_STATUS)
+        unit.verify_publish_title(self.LOCKED_STATUS)
         self.assertFalse(unit.currently_visible_to_students)
         self._verify_release_date_info(
             unit, self.RELEASE_TITLE_RELEASE,
@@ -825,7 +826,7 @@ def test_unlocked_visible_to_all(self):
         unit = self.go_to_unit_page("Section With Locked Unit", "Subsection With Locked Unit", "Locked Unit")
         checked = unit.toggle_staff_lock()
         self.assertFalse(checked)
-        self._verify_publish_title(unit, self.PUBLISHED_LIVE_STATUS)
+        unit.verify_publish_title(self.PUBLISHED_LIVE_STATUS)
         self.assertTrue(unit.currently_visible_to_students)
         self._view_published_version(unit)
         # Will initially be in staff view, components always visible.
@@ -893,10 +894,10 @@ def test_published_unit_with_draft_child(self):
         component.edit()
         HtmlComponentEditorView(self.browser, component.locator).set_content_and_save(modified_content)
         self.assertEqual(component.student_content, modified_content)
-        self._verify_publish_title(unit, self.DRAFT_STATUS)
+        unit.verify_publish_title(self.DRAFT_STATUS)
         unit.publish_action.click()
         unit.wait_for_ajax()
-        self._verify_publish_title(unit, self.PUBLISHED_LIVE_STATUS)
+        unit.verify_publish_title(self.PUBLISHED_LIVE_STATUS)
         self._view_published_version(unit)
         self.assertIn(modified_content, self.courseware.xblock_component_html_content(0))
 
@@ -916,10 +917,10 @@ def test_cancel_does_not_create_draft(self):
         component.edit()
         HtmlComponentEditorView(self.browser, component.locator).set_content_and_cancel("modified content")
         self.assertEqual(component.student_content, "Body of HTML Unit.")
-        self._verify_publish_title(unit, self.PUBLISHED_LIVE_STATUS)
+        unit.verify_publish_title(self.PUBLISHED_LIVE_STATUS)
         self.browser.refresh()
         unit.wait_for_page()
-        self._verify_publish_title(unit, self.PUBLISHED_LIVE_STATUS)
+        unit.verify_publish_title(self.PUBLISHED_LIVE_STATUS)
 
     def test_delete_child_in_published_unit(self):
         """
@@ -935,10 +936,10 @@ def test_delete_child_in_published_unit(self):
         """
         unit = self.go_to_unit_page()
         unit.delete(0)
-        self._verify_publish_title(unit, self.DRAFT_STATUS)
+        unit.verify_publish_title(self.DRAFT_STATUS)
         unit.publish_action.click()
         unit.wait_for_ajax()
-        self._verify_publish_title(unit, self.PUBLISHED_LIVE_STATUS)
+        unit.verify_publish_title(self.PUBLISHED_LIVE_STATUS)
         self._view_published_version(unit)
         self.assertEqual(0, self.courseware.num_xblock_components)
 
@@ -954,12 +955,12 @@ def test_published_not_live(self):
             Then the title in the Publish information box is "Published (not yet released)"
         """
         unit = self.go_to_unit_page('Unreleased Section', 'Unreleased Subsection', 'Unreleased Unit')
-        self._verify_publish_title(unit, self.PUBLISHED_STATUS)
+        unit.verify_publish_title(self.PUBLISHED_STATUS)
         add_discussion(unit)
-        self._verify_publish_title(unit, self.DRAFT_STATUS)
+        unit.verify_publish_title(self.DRAFT_STATUS)
         unit.publish_action.click()
         unit.wait_for_ajax()
-        self._verify_publish_title(unit, self.PUBLISHED_STATUS)
+        unit.verify_publish_title(self.PUBLISHED_STATUS)
 
     def _view_published_version(self, unit):
         """
@@ -1006,15 +1007,6 @@ def _verify_release_date_info(self, unit, expected_title, expected_date):
         self.assertEqual(expected_title, unit.release_title)
         self.assertEqual(expected_date, unit.release_date)
 
-    def _verify_publish_title(self, unit, expected_title):
-        """
-        Waits for the publish title to change to the expected value.
-        """
-        def wait_for_title_change():
-            return (unit.publish_title == expected_title, unit.publish_title)
-
-        Promise(wait_for_title_change, "Publish title incorrect. Found '" + unit.publish_title + "'").fulfill()
-
     def _verify_last_published_and_saved(self, unit, expected_published_prefix, expected_saved_prefix):
         """
         Verifies that last published and last saved messages respectively contain the given strings.
@@ -1136,3 +1128,305 @@ def test_common_problem_types_tab(self):
             "Text Input with Hints and Feedback",
         ]
         self.assertEqual(page.get_category_tab_components('problem', 1), expected_components)
+
+
+@attr(shard=1)
+@ddt.ddt
+class MoveComponentTest(ContainerBase):
+    """
+    Tests of moving an XBlock to another XBlock.
+    """
+    PUBLISHED_LIVE_STATUS = "Publishing Status\nPublished and Live"
+    DRAFT_STATUS = "Publishing Status\nDraft (Unpublished changes)"
+
+    def setUp(self, is_staff=True):
+        super(MoveComponentTest, self).setUp(is_staff=is_staff)
+        self.container = ContainerPage(self.browser, None)
+        self.move_modal_view = MoveModalView(self.browser)
+
+        self.navigation_options = {
+            'section': 0,
+            'subsection': 0,
+            'unit': 1,
+        }
+        self.source_component_display_name = 'HTML 11'
+        self.source_xblock_category = 'component'
+        self.message_move = 'Success! "{display_name}" has been moved.'
+        self.message_undo = 'Move cancelled. "{display_name}" has been moved back to its original location.'
+
+    def populate_course_fixture(self, course_fixture):
+        """
+        Sets up a course structure.
+        """
+        # pylint: disable=attribute-defined-outside-init
+        self.unit_page1 = XBlockFixtureDesc('vertical', 'Test Unit 1').add_children(
+            XBlockFixtureDesc('html', 'HTML 11'),
+            XBlockFixtureDesc('html', 'HTML 12')
+        )
+        self.unit_page2 = XBlockFixtureDesc('vertical', 'Test Unit 2').add_children(
+            XBlockFixtureDesc('html', 'HTML 21'),
+            XBlockFixtureDesc('html', 'HTML 22')
+        )
+        course_fixture.add_children(
+            XBlockFixtureDesc('chapter', 'Test Section').add_children(
+                XBlockFixtureDesc('sequential', 'Test Subsection').add_children(
+                    self.unit_page1,
+                    self.unit_page2
+                )
+            )
+        )
+
+    def verify_move_opertions(self, unit_page, source_component, operation, component_display_names_after_operation,
+                              should_verify_publish_title=True):
+        """
+        Verify move operations.
+
+        Arguments:
+            unit_page (Object)                                Unit container page.
+            source_component (Object)                         Source XBlock object to be moved.
+            operation (str),                                  `move` or `undo move` operation.
+            component_display_names_after_operation (dict)    Display names of components after operation in source/dest
+            should_verify_publish_title (Boolean)             Should verify publish title ot not. Default is True.
+        """
+        source_component.open_move_modal()
+        self.move_modal_view.navigate_to_category(self.source_xblock_category, self.navigation_options)
+        self.assertEqual(self.move_modal_view.is_move_button_enabled, True)
+
+        # Verify unit is in published state before move operation
+        if should_verify_publish_title:
+            self.container.verify_publish_title(self.PUBLISHED_LIVE_STATUS)
+
+        self.move_modal_view.click_move_button()
+        self.container.verify_confirmation_message(
+            self.message_move.format(display_name=self.source_component_display_name)
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(len(unit_page.displayed_children), 1)
+
+        # Verify unit in draft state now
+        if should_verify_publish_title:
+            self.container.verify_publish_title(self.DRAFT_STATUS)
+
+        if operation == 'move':
+            self.container.click_take_me_there_link()
+        elif operation == 'undo_move':
+            self.container.click_undo_move_link()
+            self.container.verify_confirmation_message(
+                self.message_undo.format(display_name=self.source_component_display_name)
+            )
+
+        unit_page = ContainerPage(self.browser, None)
+        components = unit_page.displayed_children
+        self.assertEqual(
+            [component.name for component in components],
+            component_display_names_after_operation
+        )
+
+    def verify_state_change(self, unit_page, operation):
+        """
+        Verify that after state change, confirmation message is hidden.
+
+        Arguments:
+            unit_page (Object)  Unit container page.
+            operation (String)  Publish or discard changes operation.
+        """
+        # Verify unit in draft state now
+        self.container.verify_publish_title(self.DRAFT_STATUS)
+
+        # Now click publish/discard button
+        if operation == 'publish':
+            unit_page.publish_action.click()
+        else:
+            unit_page.discard_changes()
+
+        # Now verify success message is hidden
+        self.container.verify_publish_title(self.PUBLISHED_LIVE_STATUS)
+        self.container.verify_confirmation_message(
+            message=self.message_move.format(display_name=self.source_component_display_name),
+            verify_hidden=True
+        )
+
+    def test_move_component_successfully(self):
+        """
+        Test if we can move a component successfully.
+
+        Given I am a staff user
+        And I go to unit page in first section
+        And I open the move modal
+        And I navigate to unit in second section
+        And I see move button is enabled
+        When I click on the move button
+        Then I see move operation success message
+        And When I click on take me there link
+        Then I see moved component there.
+        """
+        unit_page = self.go_to_unit_page(unit_name='Test Unit 1')
+        components = unit_page.displayed_children
+        self.assertEqual(len(components), 2)
+
+        self.verify_move_opertions(
+            unit_page=unit_page,
+            source_component=components[0],
+            operation='move',
+            component_display_names_after_operation=['HTML 21', 'HTML 22', 'HTML 11']
+        )
+
+    def test_undo_move_component_successfully(self):
+        """
+        Test if we can undo move a component successfully.
+
+        Given I am a staff user
+        And I go to unit page in first section
+        And I open the move modal
+        When I click on the move button
+        Then I see move operation successful message
+        And When I clicked on undo move link
+        Then I see that undo move operation is successful
+        """
+        unit_page = self.go_to_unit_page(unit_name='Test Unit 1')
+        components = unit_page.displayed_children
+        self.assertEqual(len(components), 2)
+
+        self.verify_move_opertions(
+            unit_page=unit_page,
+            source_component=components[0],
+            operation='undo_move',
+            component_display_names_after_operation=['HTML 11', 'HTML 12']
+        )
+
+    @ddt.data('publish', 'discard')
+    def test_publish_discard_changes_afer_move(self, operation):
+        """
+        Test if success banner is hidden when we  discard changes or publish the unit after a move operation.
+
+        Given I am a staff user
+        And I go to unit page in first section
+        And I open the move modal
+        And I navigate to unit in second section
+        And I see move button is enabled
+        When I click on the move button
+        Then I see move operation success message
+        And When I click on publish or discard changes button
+        Then I see move operation success message is hidden.
+        """
+        unit_page = self.go_to_unit_page(unit_name='Test Unit 1')
+        components = unit_page.displayed_children
+        self.assertEqual(len(components), 2)
+
+        components[0].open_move_modal()
+        self.move_modal_view.navigate_to_category(self.source_xblock_category, self.navigation_options)
+        self.assertEqual(self.move_modal_view.is_move_button_enabled, True)
+
+        # Verify unit is in published state before move operation
+        self.container.verify_publish_title(self.PUBLISHED_LIVE_STATUS)
+
+        self.move_modal_view.click_move_button()
+        self.container.verify_confirmation_message(
+            self.message_move.format(display_name=self.source_component_display_name)
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(len(unit_page.displayed_children), 1)
+
+        self.verify_state_change(unit_page, operation)
+
+    def test_content_experiment(self):
+        """
+        Test if we can move a component of content experiment successfully.
+
+        Given that I am a staff user
+        And I go to content experiment page
+        And I open the move dialogue modal
+        When I navigate to the unit in second section
+        Then I see move button is enabled
+        And when I click on the move button
+        Then I see move operation success message
+        And when I click on take me there link
+        Then I see moved component there
+        And when I undo move a component
+        Then I see that undo move operation success message
+        """
+        # Add content experiment support to course.
+        self.course_fixture.add_advanced_settings({
+            u'advanced_modules': {'value': ['split_test']},
+        })
+
+        # Create group configurations
+        # pylint: disable=protected-access
+        self.course_fixture._update_xblock(self.course_fixture._course_location, {
+            'metadata': {
+                u'user_partitions': [
+                    create_user_partition_json(
+                        0,
+                        'Test Group Configuration',
+                        'Description of the group configuration.',
+                        [Group('0', 'Group A'), Group('1', 'Group B')]
+                    ),
+                ],
+            },
+        })
+
+        # Add split test to unit_page1 and assign newly created group configuration to it
+        split_test = XBlockFixtureDesc('split_test', 'Test Content Experiment', metadata={'user_partition_id': 0})
+        self.course_fixture.create_xblock(self.unit_page1.locator, split_test)
+
+        # Visit content experiment container page.
+        unit_page = ContainerPage(self.browser, split_test.locator)
+        unit_page.visit()
+
+        group_a_locator = unit_page.displayed_children[0].locator
+
+        # Add some components to Group A.
+        self.course_fixture.create_xblock(
+            group_a_locator, XBlockFixtureDesc('html', 'HTML 311')
+        )
+        self.course_fixture.create_xblock(
+            group_a_locator, XBlockFixtureDesc('html', 'HTML 312')
+        )
+
+        # Go to group page to move it's component.
+        group_container_page = ContainerPage(self.browser, group_a_locator)
+        group_container_page.visit()
+
+        # Verify content experiment block has correct groups and components.
+        components = group_container_page.displayed_children
+        self.assertEqual(len(components), 2)
+
+        self.source_component_display_name = 'HTML 311'
+
+        # Verify undo move operation for content experiment.
+        self.verify_move_opertions(
+            unit_page=group_container_page,
+            source_component=components[0],
+            operation='undo_move',
+            component_display_names_after_operation=['HTML 311', 'HTML 312'],
+            should_verify_publish_title=False
+        )
+
+        # Verify move operation for content experiment.
+        self.verify_move_opertions(
+            unit_page=group_container_page,
+            source_component=components[0],
+            operation='move',
+            component_display_names_after_operation=['HTML 21', 'HTML 22', 'HTML 311'],
+            should_verify_publish_title=False
+        )
+
+    def test_a11y(self):
+        """
+        Verify move modal a11y.
+        """
+        unit_page = self.go_to_unit_page(unit_name='Test Unit 1')
+
+        unit_page.a11y_audit.config.set_scope(
+            include=[".modal-window.move-modal"]
+        )
+        unit_page.a11y_audit.config.set_rules({
+            'ignore': [
+                'color-contrast',  # TODO: AC-716
+                'link-href',  # TODO: AC-716
+            ]
+        })
+
+        unit_page.displayed_children[0].open_move_modal()
+
+        for category in ['section', 'subsection', 'component']:
+            self.move_modal_view.navigate_to_category(category, self.navigation_options)
+            unit_page.a11y_audit.check_for_accessibility_errors()