diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/course-updates.feature b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/course-updates.feature
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+Feature: Course updates
+    As a course author, I want to be able to provide updates to my students
+
+    Scenario: Users can add updates
+        Given I have opened a new course in Studio
+        And I go to the course updates page
+        When I add a new update
+        And I make the text "Hello"
+        Then I should see the update "Hello"
+
+    Scenario: Users can edit updates
+        Given I have opened a new course in Studio
+        And I go to the course updates page
+        When I add a new update
+        And I make the text "Hello"
+        And I click the "edit" button
+        And I make the text "Goodbye"
+        Then I should see the update "Goodbye"
+
+    Scenario: Users can delete updates
+        Given I have opened a new course in Studio
+        And I go to the course updates page
+        And I add a new update
+        And I make the text "Hello"
+        When I will confirm all alerts
+        And I click the "delete" button
+        Then I should not see the update "Hello"
+
+
+    Scenario: Users can edit update dates
+        Given I have opened a new course in Studio
+        And I go to the course updates page
+        And I add a new update
+        And I make the text "Hello"
+        When I click the "edit" button
+        And I make the date "June 1, 2013"
+        Then I should see the date "June 1, 2013"
+
+    Scenario: Users can change handouts
+        Given I have opened a new course in Studio
+        And I go to the course updates page
+        When I edit the handouts
+        And I make the text "<ol>Test</ol>"
+        Then I see the handout "Test"
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/course-updates.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/course-updates.py
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+#pylint: disable=C0111
+#pylint: disable=W0621
+
+from lettuce import world, step
+from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys
+
+
+@step(u'I go to the course updates page')
+def go_to_uploads(step):
+    menu_css = 'li.nav-course-courseware'
+    uploads_css = '.nav-course-courseware-updates'
+    world.css_find(menu_css).click()
+    world.css_find(uploads_css).click()
+
+
+@step(u'I add a new update')
+def add_update(step):
+    update_css = '.new-update-button'
+    world.css_find(update_css).click()
+
+
+@step(u'I make the text "([^"]*)"$')
+def change_text(step, text):
+    text_css = 'div.CodeMirror > div > textarea'
+    prev_css = 'div.CodeMirror-lines > div > div:last-child > pre'
+    all_lines = world.css_find(prev_css)
+    all_text = ''
+    for i in range(len(all_lines)):
+        all_text = all_lines[i].html
+    text_area = world.css_find(text_css)
+    for i in range(len(all_text)):
+        text_area._element.send_keys(Keys.END, Keys.BACK_SPACE)
+    text_area._element.send_keys(text)
+    save_css = '.save-button'
+    world.css_find(save_css).click()
+
+
+@step(u'I should( not)? see the update "([^"]*)"$')
+def check_update(step, doesnt, text):
+    update_css = '.update-contents'
+    update = world.css_find(update_css)
+    if doesnt:
+        assert len(update) == 0 or not text in update.html
+    else:
+        assert text in update.html
+
+
+@step(u'I click the "([^"]*)" button$')
+def click_button(step, edit_delete):
+    button_css = '.post-preview .%s-button' % edit_delete
+    world.css_find(button_css).click()
+
+
+@step(u'I make the date "([^"]*)"$')
+def change_date(step, new_date):
+    date_css = 'input.date'
+    date = world.css_find(date_css)
+    for i in range(len(date.value)):
+        date._element.send_keys(Keys.END, Keys.BACK_SPACE)
+    date._element.send_keys(new_date)
+    save_css = '.save-button'
+    world.css_find(save_css).click()
+
+
+@step(u'I should see the date "([^"]*)"$')
+def check_date(step, date):
+    date_css = '.date-display'
+    date_html = world.css_find(date_css)
+    assert date == date_html.html
+
+
+@step(u'I edit the handouts')
+def edit_handouts(step):
+    edit_css = '.course-handouts > .edit-button'
+    world.css_find(edit_css).click()
+
+
+@step(u'I see the handout "([^"]*)"$')
+def check_handout(step, handout):
+    handout_css = '.handouts-content'
+    handouts = world.css_find(handout_css)
+    assert handout in handouts.html