diff --git a/cms/static/sass/views/_container.scss b/cms/static/sass/views/_container.scss
index 4c50103b81..b7ac403e66 100644
--- a/cms/static/sass/views/_container.scss
+++ b/cms/static/sass/views/_container.scss
@@ -30,11 +30,22 @@ body.view-container {
     label {
       @extend %t-title8;
     }
+
+    .bit-publishing {
+      margin-bottom: $baseline;
+      border-top: 5px solid $blue;
+      background-color: $white;
+      padding: ($baseline*.75) ($baseline*.75) ($baseline) ($baseline*.75);
+
+      .copy {
+        @extend %t-copy-sub1;
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
 
 // UI: xblock rendering
-body.view-container  .content-primary{
+body.view-container  .content-primary {
 
   .wrapper-xblock {
     @extend %wrap-xblock;
diff --git a/cms/templates/ux/reference/container.html b/cms/templates/ux/reference/container.html
index 00f5e7caea..4eb7e231aa 100644
--- a/cms/templates/ux/reference/container.html
+++ b/cms/templates/ux/reference/container.html
@@ -426,6 +426,10 @@ from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
                 </section>
             </article>
             <aside class="content-supplementary" role="complimentary">
+                <div class="bit-publishing">
+                    <h3 class="title-3">${_("Publishing Status")}</h3>
+                    <p class="copy">${_('This container will publish with <a href="">Unit 1</a>. To make changes to the content of this container, place <a href="">Unit 1</a> in draft mode.')}</p>
+                </div>
                 <div class="bit">
                     <h3 class="title-3">Container Reference Page</h3>
                     <ul class="list-details">