diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/forum/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/forum/views.py
index 2a4c419314..b7dd9cff79 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/forum/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/forum/views.py
@@ -121,6 +121,13 @@ def forum_form_discussion(request, course_id, discussion_id):
     content = render_forum_discussion(request, course_id, threads, discussion_id=discussion_id, \
                                                                    query_params=query_params)
 
+    recent_active_threads = comment_client.search_recent_active_threads(
+        course_id,
+        recursive=False,
+        query_params={'follower_id': request.user.id,
+                      'commentable_id': discussion_id},
+    )
+
     if request.is_ajax():
         return utils.HtmlResponse(content)
     else:
@@ -129,6 +136,7 @@ def forum_form_discussion(request, course_id, discussion_id):
             'course': course,
             'content': content,
             'accordion': render_accordion(request, course, discussion_id),
+            'recent_active_threads': recent_active_threads,
         }
         return render_to_response('discussion/index.html', context)
 
diff --git a/lms/lib/comment_client.py b/lms/lib/comment_client.py
index 46e70e512a..7e53042ea0 100644
--- a/lms/lib/comment_client.py
+++ b/lms/lib/comment_client.py
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ def search_similar_threads(course_id, recursive=False, query_params={}, *args, *
     attributes = dict(default_params.items() + query_params.items())
     return _perform_request('get', _url_for_search_similar_threads(), attributes, *args, **kwargs)
 
+def search_recent_active_threads(course_id, recursive=False, query_params={}, *args, **kwargs):
+    default_params = {'course_id': course_id, 'recursive': recursive}
+    attributes = dict(default_params.items() + query_params.items())
+    return _perform_request('get', _url_for_search_recent_active_threads(), attributes, *args, **kwargs)
+
 def create_user(attributes, *args, **kwargs):
     return _perform_request('post', _url_for_users(), attributes, *args, **kwargs)
 
@@ -167,6 +172,9 @@ def _url_for_search_threads():
 def _url_for_search_similar_threads():
     return "{prefix}/search/threads/more_like_this".format(prefix=PREFIX)
 
+def _url_for_search_recent_active_threads():
+    return "{prefix}/search/threads/recent_active".format(prefix=PREFIX)
+
 def _url_for_threads_tags():
     return "{prefix}/threads/tags".format(prefix=PREFIX)
 
diff --git a/lms/templates/discussion/_recent_active_posts.html b/lms/templates/discussion/_recent_active_posts.html
index 3216d8f0bd..3492bcc0ae 100644
--- a/lms/templates/discussion/_recent_active_posts.html
+++ b/lms/templates/discussion/_recent_active_posts.html
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 Recent active posts that you are following
 
 <div class="recent-active-posts">
-<a class="recent-active-post" href="javascript:void(0)">Sapiente officiis debitis repellendus eligendi aliquid natus saepe.</a>
-<a class="recent-active-post" href="javascript:void(0)">Sapiente officiis debitis repellendus eligendi aliquid natus saepe.</a>
-<a class="recent-active-post" href="javascript:void(0)">Sapiente officiis debitis repellendus eligendi aliquid natus saepe.</a>
-<a class="recent-active-post" href="javascript:void(0)">Sapiente officiis debitis repellendus eligendi aliquid natus saepe.</a>
-<a class="recent-active-post" href="javascript:void(0)">Sapiente officiis debitis repellendus eligendi aliquid natus saepe.</a>
-<a class="recent-active-post" href="javascript:void(0)">Sapiente officiis debitis repellendus eligendi aliquid natus saepe.</a>
+  % for thread in recent_active_threads:
+    <a class="recent-active-post" href="javascript:void(0)">${thread['title']}</a>
+  % endfor
 </div>
diff --git a/lms/templates/discussion/index.html b/lms/templates/discussion/index.html
index e160617861..0a535c3492 100644
--- a/lms/templates/discussion/index.html
+++ b/lms/templates/discussion/index.html
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
         </nav>
       </div>
       <%include file="_recent_active_posts.html" />
+      <%include file="_trending_tags.html" />
     </section>
 
     <section class="course-content">