diff --git a/lms/templates/courseware/course_navigation.html b/lms/templates/courseware/course_navigation.html
index 5df09207b1..27dca4363e 100644
--- a/lms/templates/courseware/course_navigation.html
+++ b/lms/templates/courseware/course_navigation.html
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def url_class(url):
 % if staff_access:
       <li class="instructor"><a href="${reverse('instructor_dashboard', args=[course.id])}" class="${url_class('instructor')}">Instructor</a></li>
 % endif
-
+      <%block name="extratabs" />
     </ol>
   </div>
 </nav>
diff --git a/lms/templates/discussion/_discussion_course_navigation.html b/lms/templates/discussion/_discussion_course_navigation.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..13b291196b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/templates/discussion/_discussion_course_navigation.html
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<%inherit file="../courseware/course_navigation.html" />
+
+<%block name="extratabs">
+    <li class="right"><a href="#" class="new-post-btn"><span class="new-post-icon"></span>New Post</a></li>
+</%block>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lms/templates/discussion/index.html b/lms/templates/discussion/index.html
index ed8cb765f2..182aacd82d 100644
--- a/lms/templates/discussion/index.html
+++ b/lms/templates/discussion/index.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 <%static:js group='discussion'/>
 </%block>
 
-<%include file="../courseware/course_navigation.html" args="active_page='discussion'" />
+<%include file="_discussion_course_navigation.html" args="active_page='discussion'" />
 
 <%include file="_new_post.html" />
 
diff --git a/lms/templates/discussion/single_thread.html b/lms/templates/discussion/single_thread.html
index ee1ef9c269..507c24f6d6 100644
--- a/lms/templates/discussion/single_thread.html
+++ b/lms/templates/discussion/single_thread.html
@@ -20,38 +20,7 @@
 
 </%block>
 
-<nav class="course-material">
-  <div class="inner-wrapper">
-    <ol class="course-tabs">
-      <li class="courseware"><a href="${reverse('courseware', args=[course.id])}">Courseware</a></li>
-      <li class="info"><a href="${reverse('info', args=[course.id])}">Course Info</a></li>
-% if hasattr(course,'syllabus_present') and course.syllabus_present:
-      <li class="syllabus"><a href="${reverse('syllabus', args=[course.id])}">Syllabus</a></li>
-% endif
-% if user.is_authenticated():
-  % if settings.MITX_FEATURES.get('ENABLE_TEXTBOOK'):
-        % for index, textbook in enumerate(course.textbooks):
-            <li class="book"><a href="${reverse('book', args=[course.id, index])}">${textbook.title}</a></li>
-        % endfor
-  % endif
-  % if settings.MITX_FEATURES.get('ENABLE_DISCUSSION_SERVICE'):
-        <li class="discussion"><a href="${reverse('django_comment_client.forum.views.forum_form_discussion', args=[course.id])}" class="active">Discussion</a></li>
-  % endif
-% endif
-% if settings.WIKI_ENABLED:
-      <li class="wiki"><a href="${reverse('course_wiki', args=[course.id])}">Wiki</a></li>
-% endif
-% if user.is_authenticated():
-      <li class="profile"><a href="${reverse('progress', args=[course.id])}">Progress</a></li>
-% endif
-% if staff_access:
-      <li class="instructor"><a href="${reverse('instructor_dashboard', args=[course.id])}">Instructor</a></li>
-% endif
-      <li class="right"><a href="#" class="new-post-btn"><span class="new-post-icon"></span>New Post</a></li>
-    </ol>
-
-  </div>
-</nav>
+<%include file="_discussion_course_navigation.html" args="active_page='discussion'"/>
 
 <%include file="_new_post.html" />