diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/courses.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/courses.py
index 35dc76e392..fb9a3dabeb 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/courses.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/courses.py
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ def get_course_info_section(request, user, course, section_key):
     html = ''
     if info_module is not None:
         try:
-            html = info_module.render(STUDENT_VIEW).content
+            html = info_module.render(STUDENT_VIEW).content.strip()
         except Exception:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
             html = render_to_string('courseware/error-message.html', None)
             log.exception(
diff --git a/lms/static/sass/features/_course-outline.scss b/lms/static/sass/features/_course-outline.scss
index 468bee42da..7d5c69720a 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/features/_course-outline.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/features/_course-outline.scss
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
       padding: 0 ($baseline * 2);
 
       &:not(:first-child) {
-        border-top: 1px solid $lms-border-color;
-
         .section-name {
           margin-top: $baseline;
         }
diff --git a/lms/static/sass/shared-v2/_components.scss b/lms/static/sass/shared-v2/_components.scss
index 549298f9c0..5f36120e42 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/shared-v2/_components.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/shared-v2/_components.scss
@@ -149,3 +149,7 @@
     }
   }
 }
+
+.section:not(:first-child) {
+    margin-top: $baseline;
+}
diff --git a/openedx/features/course_experience/__init__.py b/openedx/features/course_experience/__init__.py
index b4428c50f8..800a50452d 100644
--- a/openedx/features/course_experience/__init__.py
+++ b/openedx/features/course_experience/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-# Unified course experience settings
+# Unified course experience settings.
 
+# Waffle flag to enable a single unified "Course" tab.
 UNIFIED_COURSE_EXPERIENCE_FLAG = 'unified_course_experience'
+
+# Waffle flag to enable the full screen course content view
+# along with a unified course home page.
 UNIFIED_COURSE_VIEW_FLAG = 'unified_course_view'
diff --git a/openedx/features/course_experience/templates/course_experience/course-home-fragment.html b/openedx/features/course_experience/templates/course_experience/course-home-fragment.html
index 6373b447b2..fdb0967e99 100644
--- a/openedx/features/course_experience/templates/course_experience/course-home-fragment.html
+++ b/openedx/features/course_experience/templates/course_experience/course-home-fragment.html
@@ -65,15 +65,23 @@ from openedx.features.course_experience import UNIFIED_COURSE_EXPERIENCE_FLAG
                     ${HTML(outline_fragment.body_html())}
                 </main>
                 <aside class="layout-col layout-col-a">
-                    <h3 class="hd-6">Course Tools</h3>
-                    <ul class="list-unstyled">
-                        <li>
-                            <a class="action-show-bookmarks" href="${reverse('openedx.course_bookmarks.home', args=[course.id])}">
-                                <span class="icon fa fa-bookmark" aria-hidden="true"></span>
-                                ${_("Bookmarks")}
-                            </a>
-                        </li>
-                    </ul>
+                    <div class="section section-tools">
+                        <h3 class="hd-6">${_("Course Tools")}</h3>
+                        <ul class="list-unstyled">
+                            <li>
+                                <a class="action-show-bookmarks" href="${reverse('openedx.course_bookmarks.home', args=[course.id])}">
+                                    <span class="icon fa fa-bookmark" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+                                    ${_("Bookmarks")}
+                                </a>
+                            </li>
+                        </ul>
+                    </div>
+                    % if handouts_html:
+                        <div class="section section-handouts">
+                            <h3 class="hd-6">${_("Course Handouts")}</h3>
+                            ${HTML(handouts_html)}
+                        </div>
+                    % endif
                 </aside>
             </div>
         % else:
diff --git a/openedx/features/course_experience/views/course_home.py b/openedx/features/course_experience/views/course_home.py
index 752d1fd169..6be37fd451 100644
--- a/openedx/features/course_experience/views/course_home.py
+++ b/openedx/features/course_experience/views/course_home.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from django.utils.decorators import method_decorator
 from django.views.decorators.cache import cache_control
 from django.views.decorators.csrf import ensure_csrf_cookie
 
-from courseware.courses import get_course_with_access, get_last_accessed_courseware
+from courseware.courses import get_course_info_section, get_course_with_access, get_last_accessed_courseware
 from lms.djangoapps.courseware.views.views import CourseTabView
 from opaque_keys.edx.keys import CourseKey
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.plugin_api.views import EdxFragmentView
@@ -56,11 +56,15 @@ class CourseHomeFragmentView(EdxFragmentView):
         # Get the last accessed courseware
         last_accessed_url, __ = get_last_accessed_courseware(course, request, request.user)
 
+        # Get the handouts
+        handouts_html = get_course_info_section(request, request.user, course, 'handouts')
+
         # Render the course home fragment
         context = {
             'csrf': csrf(request)['csrf_token'],
             'course': course,
             'outline_fragment': outline_fragment,
+            'handouts_html': handouts_html,
             'has_visited_course': last_accessed_url is not None,
             'disable_courseware_js': True,
             'uses_pattern_library': True,