diff --git a/cms/envs/common.py b/cms/envs/common.py
index df23cb0022..56899b8807 100644
--- a/cms/envs/common.py
+++ b/cms/envs/common.py
@@ -992,6 +992,9 @@ ADVANCED_COMPONENT_TYPES = [
 
     # In-course reverification checkpoint
     'edx-reverification-block',
+
+    # Peer instruction tool
+    'ubcpi',
 ]
 
 # Adding components in this list will disable the creation of new problem for
diff --git a/requirements/edx/edx-private.txt b/requirements/edx/edx-private.txt
index 9d93ca26ce..4865be2cac 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/edx-private.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/edx-private.txt
@@ -18,3 +18,6 @@
 # This repository contains schoolyourself-xblock, which is used in
 # edX's "AlgebraX" and "GeometryX" courses.
 -e git+https://github.com/schoolyourself/schoolyourself-xblock.git@5e4d37716e3e72640e832e961f7cc0d38d4ec47b#egg=schoolyourself-xblock
+
+# Peer instruction xblock
+ubcpi-xblock==0.4.4