diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/branding/tests/test_page.py b/lms/djangoapps/branding/tests/test_page.py
index 199784da06..ac4357e4f0 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/branding/tests/test_page.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/branding/tests/test_page.py
@@ -198,6 +198,52 @@ class IndexPageCourseCardsSortingTests(ModuleStoreTestCase):
         )
         self.factory = RequestFactory()
 
+    @patch('student.views.render_to_response', RENDER_MOCK)
+    @patch('courseware.views.render_to_response', RENDER_MOCK)
+    @patch.dict('django.conf.settings.FEATURES', {'ENABLE_COURSE_DISCOVERY': False})
+    def test_course_discovery_off(self):
+        """
+        Asserts that the Course Discovery UI elements follow the
+        feature flag settings
+        """
+        response = self.client.get('/')
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        # assert that the course discovery UI is not present
+        self.assertNotIn('Search for a course', response.content)
+
+        # check the /courses view
+        response = self.client.get(reverse('branding.views.courses'))
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+
+        # assert that the course discovery UI is not present
+        self.assertNotIn('Search for a course', response.content)
+        self.assertNotIn('<aside aria-label="Refine your search" class="search-facets phone-menu">', response.content)
+
+        # make sure we have the special css class on the section
+        self.assertIn('<section class="courses no-course-discovery">', response.content)
+
+    @patch('student.views.render_to_response', RENDER_MOCK)
+    @patch('courseware.views.render_to_response', RENDER_MOCK)
+    @patch.dict('django.conf.settings.FEATURES', {'ENABLE_COURSE_DISCOVERY': True})
+    def test_course_discovery_on(self):
+        """
+        Asserts that the Course Discovery UI elements follow the
+        feature flag settings
+        """
+        response = self.client.get('/')
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        # assert that the course discovery UI is not present
+        self.assertIn('Search for a course', response.content)
+
+        # check the /courses view
+        response = self.client.get(reverse('branding.views.courses'))
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+
+        # assert that the course discovery UI is not present
+        self.assertIn('Search for a course', response.content)
+        self.assertIn('<aside aria-label="Refine your search" class="search-facets phone-menu">', response.content)
+        self.assertIn('<section class="courses">', response.content)
+
     @patch('student.views.render_to_response', RENDER_MOCK)
     @patch('courseware.views.render_to_response', RENDER_MOCK)
     @patch.dict('django.conf.settings.FEATURES', {'ENABLE_COURSE_DISCOVERY': False})
diff --git a/lms/envs/bok_choy.env.json b/lms/envs/bok_choy.env.json
index 9ec30bf3fa..1eb0cffdba 100644
--- a/lms/envs/bok_choy.env.json
+++ b/lms/envs/bok_choy.env.json
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@
         "ALLOW_AUTOMATED_SIGNUPS": true,
         "AUTOMATIC_AUTH_FOR_TESTING": true,
         "MODE_CREATION_FOR_TESTING": true,
-        "AUTOMATIC_VERIFY_STUDENT_IDENTITY_FOR_TESTING": true
+        "AUTOMATIC_VERIFY_STUDENT_IDENTITY_FOR_TESTING": true,
+        "ENABLE_COURSE_DISCOVERY": true
     },
     "FEEDBACK_SUBMISSION_EMAIL": "",
     "GITHUB_REPO_ROOT": "** OVERRIDDEN **",
diff --git a/lms/envs/bok_choy.py b/lms/envs/bok_choy.py
index 4eacabf257..26e0852826 100644
--- a/lms/envs/bok_choy.py
+++ b/lms/envs/bok_choy.py
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ FEATURES['MILESTONES_APP'] = True
 # Enable pre-requisite course
 FEATURES['ENABLE_PREREQUISITE_COURSES'] = True
 
+# Enable Course Discovery
+FEATURES['ENABLE_COURSE_DISCOVERY'] = True
+
 # Enable student notes
 FEATURES['ENABLE_EDXNOTES'] = True
 
diff --git a/lms/static/sass/multicourse/_courses.scss b/lms/static/sass/multicourse/_courses.scss
index a3b4a97c9b..b1686dff19 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/multicourse/_courses.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/multicourse/_courses.scss
@@ -41,38 +41,78 @@ $facet-background-color: #007db8;
 
     .courses {
       @include rtl() { $layout-direction: "RTL"; }
-      @include span-columns(9);
-
-      @include media($bp-medium) {
-        @include span-columns(4);
-      }
-
-      @include media($bp-large) {
-        @include span-columns(8);
-      }
-
-      @include media($bp-huge) {
-        @include span-columns(9);
-      }
 
       .courses-listing .courses-listing-item {
         @include fill-parent();
         margin: ($baseline*0.75) 0 ($baseline*1.5) 0;
         max-height: $course-card-height;
+      }
+
+      /* Style grid settings if course discovery turned on */
+      &:not(.no-course-discovery) {
+        @include span-columns(9);
 
         @include media($bp-medium) {
-          @include span-columns(8); // 4 of 8
-          @include omega(1n);
+          @include span-columns(4);
         }
 
         @include media($bp-large) {
-          @include span-columns(6); // 6 of 12
-          @include omega(2n);
+          @include span-columns(8);
         }
 
         @include media($bp-huge) {
-          @include span-columns(4); // 4 of 12
-          @include omega(3n);
+          @include span-columns(9);
+        }
+
+        .courses-listing .courses-listing-item {
+          @include media($bp-medium) {
+            @include span-columns(8); // 4 of 8
+            @include omega(1n);
+          }
+
+          @include media($bp-large) {
+            @include span-columns(6); // 6 of 12
+            @include omega(2n);
+          }
+
+          @include media($bp-huge) {
+            @include span-columns(4); // 4 of 12
+            @include omega(3n);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      /* Style grid settings if course discovery turned off */
+      &.no-course-discovery{
+        @include span-columns(12);
+
+        @include media($bp-medium) {
+          @include span-columns(8);
+        }
+
+        @include media($bp-large) {
+          @include span-columns(12);
+        }
+
+        @include media($bp-huge) {
+          @include span-columns(12);
+        }
+
+        .courses-listing .courses-listing-item {
+          @include media($bp-medium) {
+            @include span-columns(4); // 4 of 8
+            @include omega(2n);
+          }
+
+          @include media($bp-large) {
+            @include span-columns(4); // 4 of 12
+            @include omega(3n);
+          }
+
+          @include media($bp-huge) {
+            @include span-columns(3); // 3 of 12
+            @include omega(4n);
+          }
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/lms/templates/courseware/courses.html b/lms/templates/courseware/courses.html
index 6bea70be95..06f9c97bf0 100644
--- a/lms/templates/courseware/courses.html
+++ b/lms/templates/courseware/courses.html
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 <%block name="pagetitle">${_("Courses")}</%block>
 <%
   platform_name = microsite.get_value('platform_name', settings.PLATFORM_NAME)
-
+  course_discovery_enabled = settings.FEATURES.get('ENABLE_COURSE_DISCOVERY')
   if self.stanford_theme_enabled():
     course_index_overlay_text = _("Explore free courses from {university_name}.").format(university_name="Stanford University")
     logo_file = static.url('themes/stanford/images/seal.png')
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 
   <section class="courses-container">
 
+    % if course_discovery_enabled:
     <div id="discovery-form" role="search" aria-label="course">
       <form>
         <input class="discovery-input" placeholder="${_('Search for a course')}" type="text"/><!-- removes spacing
@@ -83,8 +84,9 @@
 
     <div id="filter-bar" class="filters hide-phone">
     </div>
+    % endif
 
-    <section class="courses">
+    <section class="courses${'' if course_discovery_enabled else ' no-course-discovery'}">
       <ul class="courses-listing">
         %for course in courses:
         <li class="courses-listing-item">
@@ -95,8 +97,10 @@
     </section>
 
 
+    % if course_discovery_enabled:
     <aside aria-label="${_('Refine your search')}" class="search-facets phone-menu">
     </aside>
+    % endif
 
   </section>
 </section>