diff --git a/common/test/acceptance/pages/lms/teams.py b/common/test/acceptance/pages/lms/teams.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..486dce4e38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/test/acceptance/pages/lms/teams.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""
+Teams page.
+"""
+
+from .course_page import CoursePage
+
+
+class TeamsPage(CoursePage):
+    """
+    Teams page/tab.
+    """
+    url_path = "teams"
+
+    def is_browser_on_page(self):
+        """ Checks if teams page is being viewed """
+        return self.q(css='body.view-teams').present
+
+    def get_body_text(self):
+        """ Returns the current dummy text. This will be changed once there is more content on the page. """
+        return self.q(css='.teams-text').text[0]
diff --git a/common/test/acceptance/tests/lms/test_teams.py b/common/test/acceptance/tests/lms/test_teams.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bc9f4c8bd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/test/acceptance/tests/lms/test_teams.py
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+"""
+Acceptance tests for the teams feature.
+"""
+from ..helpers import UniqueCourseTest
+from ...pages.lms.teams import TeamsPage
+from nose.plugins.attrib import attr
+from ...fixtures.course import CourseFixture
+from ...pages.lms.tab_nav import TabNavPage
+from ...pages.lms.auto_auth import AutoAuthPage
+from ...pages.lms.course_info import CourseInfoPage
+
+
+@attr('shard_5')
+class TeamsTabTest(UniqueCourseTest):
+    """
+    Tests verifying when the Teams tab is present.
+    """
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TeamsTabTest, self).setUp()
+        self.tab_nav = TabNavPage(self.browser)
+        self.course_info_page = CourseInfoPage(self.browser, self.course_id)
+        self.teams_page = TeamsPage(self.browser, self.course_id)
+        self.test_topic = {u"name": u"a topic", u"description": u"test topic", u"id": 0}
+
+    def set_team_configuration(self, configuration, enroll_in_course=True, global_staff=False):
+        """
+        Sets team configuration on the course and calls auto-auth on the user.
+        """
+        #pylint: disable=attribute-defined-outside-init
+        self.course_fixture = CourseFixture(**self.course_info)
+        if configuration:
+            self.course_fixture.add_advanced_settings(
+                {u"teams_configuration": {u"value": configuration}}
+            )
+        self.course_fixture.install()
+
+        enroll_course_id = self.course_id if enroll_in_course else None
+        AutoAuthPage(self.browser, course_id=enroll_course_id, staff=global_staff).visit()
+        self.course_info_page.visit()
+
+    def verify_teams_present(self, present):
+        """
+        Verifies whether or not the teams tab is present. If it should be present, also
+        checks the text on the page (to ensure view is working).
+        """
+        if present:
+            self.assertIn("Teams", self.tab_nav.tab_names)
+            self.teams_page.visit()
+            self.assertEqual("This is the new Teams tab.", self.teams_page.get_body_text())
+        else:
+            self.assertNotIn("Teams", self.tab_nav.tab_names)
+
+    def test_teams_not_enabled(self):
+        """
+        Scenario: teams tab should not be present if no team configuration is set
+        Given I am enrolled in a course without team configuration
+        When I view the course info page
+        Then I should not see the Teams tab
+        """
+        self.set_team_configuration(None)
+        self.verify_teams_present(False)
+
+    def test_teams_not_enabled_no_topics(self):
+        """
+        Scenario: teams tab should not be present if team configuration does not specify topics
+        Given I am enrolled in a course with no topics in the team configuration
+        When I view the course info page
+        Then I should not see the Teams tab
+        """
+        self.set_team_configuration({u"max_team_size": 10, u"topics": []})
+        self.verify_teams_present(False)
+
+    def test_teams_not_enabled_not_enrolled(self):
+        """
+        Scenario: teams tab should not be present if student is not enrolled in the course
+        Given there is a course with team configuration and topics
+        And I am not enrolled in that course, and am not global staff
+        When I view the course info page
+        Then I should not see the Teams tab
+        """
+        self.set_team_configuration({u"max_team_size": 10, u"topics": [self.test_topic]}, enroll_in_course=False)
+        self.verify_teams_present(False)
+
+    def test_teams_enabled(self):
+        """
+        Scenario: teams tab should be present if user is enrolled in the course and it has team configuration
+        Given I am enrolled in a course with team configuration and topics
+        When I view the course info page
+        Then I should see the Teams tab
+        And the correct content should be on the page
+        """
+        self.set_team_configuration({u"max_team_size": 10, u"topics": [self.test_topic]})
+        self.verify_teams_present(True)
+
+    def test_teams_enabled_global_staff(self):
+        """
+        Scenario: teams tab should be present if user is not enrolled in the course, but is global staff
+        Given there is a course with team configuration
+        And I am not enrolled in that course, but am global staff
+        When I view the course info page
+        Then I should see the Teams tab
+        And the correct content should be on the page
+        """
+        self.set_team_configuration(
+            {u"max_team_size": 10, u"topics": [self.test_topic]}, enroll_in_course=False, global_staff=True
+        )
+        self.verify_teams_present(True)
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/teams/__init__.py b/lms/djangoapps/teams/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/teams/plugins.py b/lms/djangoapps/teams/plugins.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f010e97ecb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/teams/plugins.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+"""
+Definition of the course team feature.
+"""
+
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
+from courseware.tabs import EnrolledCourseViewType
+from .views import is_feature_enabled
+
+
+class TeamsCourseViewType(EnrolledCourseViewType):
+    """
+    The representation of the course teams view type.
+    """
+
+    name = "teams"
+    title = _("Teams")
+    view_name = "teams_dashboard"
+
+    @classmethod
+    def is_enabled(cls, course, user=None):
+        """Returns true if the teams feature is enabled in the course.
+
+        Args:
+            course (CourseDescriptor): the course using the feature
+            user (User): the user interacting with the course
+        """
+        if not super(TeamsCourseViewType, cls).is_enabled(course, user=user):
+            return False
+
+        return is_feature_enabled(course)
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/teams/static/teams/js/spec/teams_factory_spec.js b/lms/djangoapps/teams/static/teams/js/spec/teams_factory_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..628c00ba58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/teams/static/teams/js/spec/teams_factory_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+define(["jquery", "teams/js/teams_tab_factory"],
+    function($, TeamsTabFactory) {
+        'use strict';
+       
+        describe("teams django app", function() {
+            var teamsTab;
+
+            beforeEach(function() {
+                setFixtures("<div class='team-tab-content'></div>");
+                teamsTab = new TeamsTabFactory();
+            });
+
+            it("can load templates", function() {
+                expect($("body").text()).toContain("This is the new Teams tab");
+            });
+
+        });
+    }
+);
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/teams/static/teams/js/teams_tab_factory.js b/lms/djangoapps/teams/static/teams/js/teams_tab_factory.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9b735c651d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/teams/static/teams/js/teams_tab_factory.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+;(function (define) {
+    'use strict';
+
+    define(['jquery', 'teams/js/views/teams_tab'],
+        function ($, TeamsTabView) {
+            return function () {
+                var view = new TeamsTabView({
+                    el: $('.team-tab-content')
+                });
+                view.render();
+            };
+        });
+}).call(this, define || RequireJS.define);
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/teams/static/teams/js/views/teams_tab.js b/lms/djangoapps/teams/static/teams/js/views/teams_tab.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5e60e84ecd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/teams/static/teams/js/views/teams_tab.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+;(function (define) {
+    'use strict';
+
+    define(['backbone', 'underscore', 'text!teams/templates/teams-tab.underscore'],
+        function (Backbone, _, teamsTabTemplate) {
+            var TeamTabView = Backbone.View.extend({
+                render: function() {
+                    this.$el.html(_.template(teamsTabTemplate, {}));
+                }
+            });
+
+            return TeamTabView;
+        });
+}).call(this, define || RequireJS.define);
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/teams/static/teams/templates/teams-tab.underscore b/lms/djangoapps/teams/static/teams/templates/teams-tab.underscore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e9411c5ab0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/teams/static/teams/templates/teams-tab.underscore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<p class="teams-text">This is the new Teams tab.</p>
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/teams/templates/teams/teams.html b/lms/djangoapps/teams/templates/teams/teams.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e001a377fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/teams/templates/teams/teams.html
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+## mako
+<%! from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ %>
+<%namespace name='static' file='/static_content.html'/>
+<%inherit file="/main.html" />
+
+<%block name="bodyclass">view-teams is-in-course course</%block>
+<%block name="pagetitle">${_("Teams")}</%block>
+<%block name="headextra">
+<%static:css group='style-course'/>
+</%block>
+
+<%include file="/courseware/course_navigation.html" args="active_page='teams'" />
+
+<div class="team-tab-content"></div>
+
+<%block name="js_extra">
+<script type="text/javascript">
+    (function (require) {
+        require(['teams/js/teams_tab_factory'], function (TeamsTabFactory) {
+            var pageView = new TeamsTabFactory({
+            });
+        });
+    }).call(this, require || RequireJS.require);
+</script>
+</%block>
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/teams/tests/test_views.py b/lms/djangoapps/teams/tests/test_views.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4c75e69384
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/teams/tests/test_views.py
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+"""
+Tests for views.py
+"""
+from nose.plugins.attrib import attr
+from student.tests.factories import (
+    CourseEnrollmentFactory,
+    UserFactory,
+)
+from xmodule.modulestore.tests.django_utils import ModuleStoreTestCase
+from xmodule.modulestore.tests.factories import CourseFactory
+from django.http import Http404
+from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
+from rest_framework.test import APIClient
+
+
+@attr('shard_1')
+class TestDashboard(ModuleStoreTestCase):
+    test_password = "test"
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        """
+        Set up tests
+        """
+        super(TestDashboard, self).setUp()
+        self.course = CourseFactory.create(
+            teams_configuration={"max_team_size": 10, "topics": [{"name": "foo", "id": 0, "description": "test topic"}]}
+        )
+        # will be assigned to self.client by default
+        self.user = UserFactory.create(password=self.test_password)
+        self.teams_url = reverse('teams_dashboard', args=[self.course.id])
+
+    def test_anonymous(self):
+        """ Verifies that an anonymous client cannot access the team dashboard. """
+        anonymous_client = APIClient()
+        response = anonymous_client.get(self.teams_url)
+        self.assertEqual(404, response.status_code)
+
+    def test_not_enrolled_not_staff(self):
+        """ Verifies that a student who is not enrolled cannot access the team dashboard. """
+        response = self.client.get(self.teams_url)
+        self.assertEqual(404, response.status_code)
+
+    def test_not_enrolled_staff(self):
+        """
+        Verifies that a user with global access who is not enrolled in the course can access the team dashboard.
+        """
+        staff_user = UserFactory(is_staff=True, password=self.test_password)
+        staff_client = APIClient()
+        staff_client.login(username=staff_user.username, password=self.test_password)
+        response = staff_client.get(self.teams_url)
+        self.assertContains(response, "TeamsTabFactory", status_code=200)
+
+    def test_enrolled_not_staff(self):
+        """
+        Verifies that a user without global access who is enrolled in the course can access the team dashboard.
+        """
+        CourseEnrollmentFactory.create(user=self.user, course_id=self.course.id)
+        self.client.login(username=self.user.username, password=self.test_password)
+        response = self.client.get(self.teams_url)
+        self.assertContains(response, "TeamsTabFactory", status_code=200)
+
+    def test_enrolled_teams_not_enabled(self):
+        """
+        Verifies that a user without global access who is enrolled in the course cannot access the team dashboard
+        if the teams feature is not enabled.
+        """
+        course = CourseFactory.create()
+        teams_url = reverse('teams_dashboard', args=[course.id])
+        CourseEnrollmentFactory.create(user=self.user, course_id=course.id)
+        self.client.login(username=self.user.username, password=self.test_password)
+        response = self.client.get(teams_url)
+        self.assertEqual(404, response.status_code)
+
+    def test_bad_course_id(self):
+        """
+        Verifies expected behavior when course_id does not reference an existing course or is invalid.
+        """
+        bad_org = "badorgxxx"
+        bad_team_url = self.teams_url.replace(self.course.id.org, bad_org)
+        response = self.client.get(bad_team_url)
+        self.assertEqual(404, response.status_code)
+
+        bad_team_url = bad_team_url.replace(bad_org, "invalid/course/id")
+        response = self.client.get(bad_team_url)
+        self.assertEqual(404, response.status_code)
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/teams/urls.py b/lms/djangoapps/teams/urls.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f6dbcea634
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/teams/urls.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+"""
+URLs for teams.
+"""
+from django.conf.urls import patterns, url
+from teams.views import TeamsDashboardView
+
+
+urlpatterns = patterns(
+    "teams.views",
+    url(r"^/$", TeamsDashboardView.as_view(), name="teams_dashboard"),
+)
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/teams/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/teams/views.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9a856a50b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/teams/views.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+"""
+View methods for the course team feature.
+"""
+
+from django.shortcuts import render_to_response
+from opaque_keys.edx.keys import CourseKey
+from courseware.courses import get_course_with_access, has_access
+from django.http import Http404
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.views.generic.base import View
+from student.models import CourseEnrollment
+
+
+class TeamsDashboardView(View):
+    """
+    View methods related to the teams dashboard.
+    """
+
+    def get(self, request, course_id):
+        """
+        Renders the teams dashboard, which is shown on the "Teams" tab.
+
+        Raises a 404 if the course specified by course_id does not exist, the
+        user is not registered for the course, or the teams feature is not enabled.
+        """
+        course_key = CourseKey.from_string(course_id)
+        course = get_course_with_access(request.user, "load", course_key)
+
+        if not is_feature_enabled(course):
+            raise Http404
+
+        if not CourseEnrollment.is_enrolled(request.user, course.id) and \
+                not has_access(request.user, 'staff', course, course.id):
+            raise Http404
+
+        context = {"course": course}
+        return render_to_response("teams/teams.html", context)
+
+
+def is_feature_enabled(course):
+    """
+    Returns True if the teams feature is enabled.
+    """
+    return settings.FEATURES.get('ENABLE_TEAMS', False) and course.teams_enabled
diff --git a/lms/envs/common.py b/lms/envs/common.py
index 9da5231771..4e5b1e6914 100644
--- a/lms/envs/common.py
+++ b/lms/envs/common.py
@@ -1854,6 +1854,9 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = (
 
     # Credit courses
     'openedx.core.djangoapps.credit',
+
+    # Course teams
+    'teams',
 )
 
 ######################### CSRF #########################################
diff --git a/lms/static/js/spec/main.js b/lms/static/js/spec/main.js
index 7d72799ce0..945a8f1d34 100644
--- a/lms/static/js/spec/main.js
+++ b/lms/static/js/spec/main.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
             'jquery.url': 'xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/url.min',
             'datepair': 'xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/timepicker/datepair',
             'date': 'xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/date',
+            'text': 'xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/requirejs/text',
             'underscore': 'xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/underscore-min',
             'underscore.string': 'xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/underscore.string.min',
             'backbone': 'xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/backbone-min',
@@ -576,6 +577,7 @@
     // TODO: why do these need 'lms/include' at the front but the CMS equivalent logic doesn't?
     define([
         // Run the LMS tests
+        'lms/include/teams/js/spec/teams_factory_spec.js',
         'lms/include/js/spec/photocapture_spec.js',
         'lms/include/js/spec/staff_debug_actions_spec.js',
         'lms/include/js/spec/views/notification_spec.js',
diff --git a/lms/static/js_test.yml b/lms/static/js_test.yml
index 466c107411..7b7d8eddc6 100644
--- a/lms/static/js_test.yml
+++ b/lms/static/js_test.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ lib_paths:
     - xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/jasmine-imagediff.js
     - xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/require.js
     - js/RequireJS-namespace-undefine.js
+    - xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/requirejs/text.js
     - xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/jquery.min.js
     - xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/jquery-ui.min.js
     - xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/jquery.cookie.js
@@ -64,10 +65,12 @@ lib_paths:
 src_paths:
     - js
     - js/common_helpers
+    - teams/js
 
 # Paths to spec (test) JavaScript files
 spec_paths:
     - js/spec
+    - teams/js/spec
 
 # Paths to fixture files (optional)
 # The fixture path will be set automatically when using jasmine-jquery.
@@ -91,6 +94,7 @@ fixture_paths:
     - js/fixtures/edxnotes
     - js/fixtures/search
     - templates/search
+    - teams/templates
     - templates/discovery
 
 requirejs:
diff --git a/lms/static/require-config-lms.js b/lms/static/require-config-lms.js
index 0e4b9ae82c..039f288bbb 100644
--- a/lms/static/require-config-lms.js
+++ b/lms/static/require-config-lms.js
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
         paths: {
             "annotator_1.2.9": "js/vendor/edxnotes/annotator-full.min",
             "date": "js/vendor/date",
+            "text": 'js/vendor/requirejs/text',
             "backbone": "js/vendor/backbone-min",
             "backbone-super": "js/vendor/backbone-super",
             "underscore.string": "js/vendor/underscore.string.min",
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@
             "osda": 'js/vendor/ova/OpenSeaDragonAnnotation',
             "ova": 'js/vendor/ova/ova',
             "catch": 'js/vendor/ova/catch/js/catch',
-            "handlebars": 'js/vendor/ova/catch/js/handlebars-1.1.2',
+            "handlebars": 'js/vendor/ova/catch/js/handlebars-1.1.2'
             // end of files needed by OVA
         },
         shim: {
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@
                 exports: "Backbone"
             },
             "backbone-super": {
-                deps: ["backbone"],
+                deps: ["backbone"]
             },
             "logger": {
                 exports: "Logger"
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@
                     "grouping-annotator", "diacritic-annotator", "openseadragon", "jquery-Watch", "catch", "handlebars",
                     "URI"
                 ]
-            },
+            }
             // End of needed by OVA
         }
     };
diff --git a/lms/static/teams b/lms/static/teams
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..817a55ea8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/static/teams
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../djangoapps/teams/static/teams
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lms/urls.py b/lms/urls.py
index ad6dbb3140..f06f358b7c 100644
--- a/lms/urls.py
+++ b/lms/urls.py
@@ -428,6 +428,12 @@ if settings.COURSEWARE_ENABLED:
         url(r'^api/branding/v1/', include('branding.api_urls')),
     )
 
+    if settings.FEATURES["ENABLE_TEAMS"]:
+        # Teams endpoints
+        urlpatterns += (
+            url(r'^courses/{}/teams'.format(settings.COURSE_ID_PATTERN), include('teams.urls'), name="teams_endpoints"),
+        )
+
     # allow course staff to change to student view of courseware
     if settings.FEATURES.get('ENABLE_MASQUERADE'):
         urlpatterns += (
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1a4c167f6f..9a075ec92a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ setup(
             "progress = lms.djangoapps.courseware.tabs:ProgressCourseViewType",
             "static_tab = lms.djangoapps.courseware.tabs:StaticCourseViewType",
             "syllabus = lms.djangoapps.courseware.tabs:SyllabusCourseViewType",
+            "teams = lms.djangoapps.teams.plugins:TeamsCourseViewType",
             "textbooks = lms.djangoapps.courseware.tabs:TextbookCourseViews",
             "wiki = lms.djangoapps.course_wiki.tab:WikiCourseViewType",