diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/item.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/item.py
index df77bc47a0..f40188b806 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/item.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/item.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
 from xmodule.modulestore.draft_and_published import DIRECT_ONLY_CATEGORIES
 from xmodule.modulestore.exceptions import InvalidLocationError, ItemNotFoundError
 from xmodule.modulestore.inheritance import own_metadata
-from xmodule.services import ConfigurationService, SettingsService
+from xmodule.services import ConfigurationService, SettingsService, TeamsConfigurationService
 from xmodule.tabs import CourseTabList
 from xmodule.x_module import AUTHOR_VIEW, PREVIEW_VIEWS, STUDENT_VIEW, STUDIO_VIEW
 from edx_proctoring.api import get_exam_configuration_dashboard_url, does_backend_support_onboarding
@@ -292,6 +292,8 @@ class StudioEditModuleRuntime(object):
                 return SettingsService()
             if service_name == "lti-configuration":
                 return ConfigurationService(CourseEditLTIFieldsEnabledFlag)
+            if service_name == "teams_configuration":
+                return TeamsConfigurationService()
         return None
 
 
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/services.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/services.py
index 95cea2a423..baeea84f46 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/services.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/services.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import inspect
 
 from config_models.models import ConfigurationModel
 from django.conf import settings
+from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
 
 
 class SettingsService(object):
@@ -95,3 +96,26 @@ class ConfigurationService(object):
             )
 
         self.configuration = configuration_model
+
+
+class TeamsConfigurationService(object):
+    """
+    An XBlock service that returns the teams_configuration object for a course.
+    """
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._course = None
+
+    def get_course(self, course_id):
+        """
+        Return the course instance associated with this TeamsConfigurationService.
+        This default implementation looks up the course from the modulestore.
+        """
+        return modulestore().get_course(course_id)
+
+    def get_teams_configuration(self, course_id):
+        """
+        Returns the team configuration for a given course.id
+        """
+        if not self._course:
+            self._course = self.get_course(course_id)
+        return self._course.teams_configuration
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_services.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_services.py
index 44362ce6e5..10dcabafbf 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_services.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_services.py
@@ -4,16 +4,20 @@ Tests for SettingsService
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
-from unittest import TestCase
+import unittest
+from django.test import TestCase
 
 import ddt
 import mock
+
 from config_models.models import ConfigurationModel
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.test.utils import override_settings
 from xblock.runtime import Mixologist
 
-from xmodule.services import ConfigurationService, SettingsService
+from opaque_keys.edx.locator import CourseLocator
+from xmodule.services import ConfigurationService, SettingsService, TeamsConfigurationService
+from openedx.core.lib.teams_config import TeamsConfig
 
 
 class _DummyBlock(object):
@@ -37,7 +41,7 @@ class DummyUnexpected(object):
 
 
 @ddt.ddt
-class TestSettingsService(TestCase):
+class TestSettingsService(unittest.TestCase):
     """ Test SettingsService """
 
     xblock_setting_key1 = 'dummy_block'
@@ -96,7 +100,7 @@ class TestSettingsService(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(self.settings_service.get_settings_bucket(block), [1, 2, 3])
 
 
-class TestConfigurationService(TestCase):
+class TestConfigurationService(unittest.TestCase):
     """
     Tests for ConfigurationService
     """
@@ -115,3 +119,43 @@ class TestConfigurationService(TestCase):
         """
         config_service = ConfigurationService(DummyConfig)
         self.assertEqual(config_service.configuration, DummyConfig)
+
+
+class MockConfigurationService(TeamsConfigurationService):
+    """
+    Mock ConfigurationService for testing.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, course, **kwargs):
+        super(MockConfigurationService, self).__init__()
+        self._course = course
+
+    def get_course(self, course_id):
+        return self._course
+
+
+class ConfigurationServiceBaseClass(TestCase):
+    """
+    Base test class for testing the ConfigurationService.
+    """
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(ConfigurationServiceBaseClass, self).setUp()
+
+        self.teams_config = TeamsConfig(
+            {'max_size': 2, 'topics': [{'id': 'topic', 'name': 'Topic', 'description': 'A Topic'}]}
+        )
+        self.course = mock.Mock(
+            id=CourseLocator('org_0', 'course_0', 'run_0'),
+            teams_configuration=self.teams_config
+        )
+        self.configuration_service = MockConfigurationService(self.course)
+
+
+class TestTeamsConfigurationService(ConfigurationServiceBaseClass):
+    """
+    Test operations of the teams configuration service
+    """
+
+    def test_get_teamsconfiguration(self):
+        teams_config = self.configuration_service.get_teams_configuration(self.course.id)
+        self.assertEqual(teams_config, self.teams_config)