diff --git a/src/library-authoring/LibraryAuthoringPage.scss b/src/library-authoring/LibraryAuthoringPage.scss
index 48c524ee7..5a4470008 100644
--- a/src/library-authoring/LibraryAuthoringPage.scss
+++ b/src/library-authoring/LibraryAuthoringPage.scss
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 .library-authoring-sidebar {
   z-index: 1000; // same as header
-  flex: 455px 0 0;
+  flex: 500px 0 0;
   position: sticky;
   top: 0;
   right: 0;
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/common/context/SidebarContext.tsx b/src/library-authoring/common/context/SidebarContext.tsx
index 85db6f28e..fea6d9c35 100644
--- a/src/library-authoring/common/context/SidebarContext.tsx
+++ b/src/library-authoring/common/context/SidebarContext.tsx
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export const isCollectionInfoTab = (tab: string): tab is CollectionInfoTab => (
 export const COMPONENT_INFO_TABS = {
   Preview: 'preview',
   Manage: 'manage',
+  Usage: 'usage',
   Details: 'details',
 } as const;
 export type ComponentInfoTab = typeof COMPONENT_INFO_TABS[keyof typeof COMPONENT_INFO_TABS];
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/component-info/ComponentInfo.test.tsx b/src/library-authoring/component-info/ComponentInfo.test.tsx
index e4a741823..695c59764 100644
--- a/src/library-authoring/component-info/ComponentInfo.test.tsx
+++ b/src/library-authoring/component-info/ComponentInfo.test.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   mockContentLibrary,
   mockLibraryBlockMetadata,
   mockGetEntityLinks,
+  mockGetComponentHierarchy,
 } from '../data/api.mocks';
 import { LibraryProvider } from '../common/context/LibraryContext';
 import { SidebarBodyItemId, SidebarProvider } from '../common/context/SidebarContext';
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ mockContentLibrary.applyMock();
 mockLibraryBlockMetadata.applyMock();
 mockGetEntityLinks.applyMock();
 mockFetchIndexDocuments.applyMock();
+mockGetComponentHierarchy.applyMock();
 jest.mock('./ComponentPreview', () => ({
   __esModule: true, // Required when mocking 'default' export
   default: () => <div>Mocked preview</div>,
@@ -78,26 +80,57 @@ describe('<ComponentInfo> Sidebar', () => {
     await waitFor(() => expect(editButton).not.toBeDisabled());
   });
 
-  it('should show a disabled "Publish" button when the component is already published', async () => {
+  it('should show a "Published" chip when the component is already published', async () => {
     initializeMocks();
     render(
       <ComponentInfo />,
       withLibraryId(mockContentLibrary.libraryId, mockLibraryBlockMetadata.usageKeyPublishDisabled),
     );
-    const publishButton = await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /Publish component/ });
-    expect(publishButton).toBeDisabled();
+    expect(await screen.findByText(/Published/)).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
-  it('should show a working "Publish" button when the component is not published', async () => {
+  it('should show a working "Publish Changes" button when the component is not published', async () => {
     initializeMocks();
     render(
       <ComponentInfo />,
       withLibraryId(mockContentLibrary.libraryId, mockLibraryBlockMetadata.usageKeyNeverPublished),
     );
-    const publishButton = await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /Publish component/ });
+    const publishButton = await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /Publish Changes/ });
     await waitFor(() => expect(publishButton).not.toBeDisabled());
   });
 
+  it('should show the confirmation box', async () => {
+    initializeMocks();
+    render(
+      <ComponentInfo />,
+      withLibraryId(mockContentLibrary.libraryId, mockLibraryBlockMetadata.usageKeyNeverPublished),
+    );
+    const publishButton = await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /Publish Changes/ });
+    const editButton = screen.getByRole('button', { name: /edit component/i });
+    const menuButton = screen.getByRole('button', { name: /component actions menu/i });
+    expect(publishButton).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(editButton).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(menuButton).toBeInTheDocument();
+    publishButton.click();
+
+    // Should show hirearchy info
+    expect(await screen.findByText(/Confirm Publish/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    // Should hide all action buttons
+    expect(publishButton).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(editButton).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(menuButton).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    // Click on Cancel
+    const cancelButton = screen.getByRole('button', { name: /cancel/i });
+    cancelButton.click();
+
+    // Should show all action buttons
+    expect(publishButton).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(editButton).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(menuButton).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
   it('should show publish confirmation on first publish', async () => {
     initializeMocks();
     render(
@@ -105,13 +138,13 @@ describe('<ComponentInfo> Sidebar', () => {
       withLibraryId(mockContentLibrary.libraryId, mockLibraryBlockMetadata.usageKeyNeverPublished),
     );
 
-    const publishButton = await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /Publish component/i });
+    const publishButton = await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /Publish Changes/i });
     publishButton.click();
 
-    expect(await screen.findByText(/Publish all unpublished changes for this component?/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(screen.getByText(mockLibraryBlockMetadata.dataNeverPublished.displayName)).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(screen.queryByText(/This content is currently being used in:/i)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(screen.queryByText(/This component can be synced in courses after publish./i)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    // Should show the confirmation box
+    expect(await screen.findByText(/Confirm Publish/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    const secondPublishButton = await screen.getByRole('button', { name: /publish/i });
+    secondPublishButton.click();
   });
 
   it('should show publish confirmation on already published', async () => {
@@ -121,14 +154,14 @@ describe('<ComponentInfo> Sidebar', () => {
       withLibraryId(mockContentLibrary.libraryId, mockLibraryBlockMetadata.usageKeyPublishedWithChanges),
     );
 
-    const publishButton = await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /Publish component/i });
+    const publishButton = await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /Publish Changes/i });
     await waitFor(() => expect(publishButton).not.toBeDisabled());
     publishButton.click();
 
-    expect(await screen.findByText(/Publish all unpublished changes for this component?/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(screen.getByText(mockLibraryBlockMetadata.dataPublishedWithChanges.displayName)).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(screen.getByText(/This content is currently being used in:/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(screen.getByText(/This component can be synced in courses after publish./i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    // Should show the confirmation box
+    expect(await screen.findByText(/Confirm Publish/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    const secondPublishButton = await screen.getByRole('button', { name: /publish/i });
+    secondPublishButton.click();
   });
 
   it('should show publish confirmation on already published empty downstreams', async () => {
@@ -138,14 +171,14 @@ describe('<ComponentInfo> Sidebar', () => {
       withLibraryId(mockContentLibrary.libraryId, mockLibraryBlockMetadata.usageKeyPublishedWithChangesV2),
     );
 
-    const publishButton = await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /Publish component/i });
+    const publishButton = await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /Publish Changes/i });
     await waitFor(() => expect(publishButton).not.toBeDisabled());
     publishButton.click();
 
-    expect(await screen.findByText(/Publish all unpublished changes for this component?/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(screen.getByText(mockLibraryBlockMetadata.dataPublishedWithChanges.displayName)).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(screen.getAllByText(/This component is not used in any course./i).length).toBe(2);
-    expect(screen.queryByText(/This component can be synced in courses after publish./i)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    // Should show the confirmation box
+    expect(await screen.findByText(/Confirm Publish/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    const secondPublishButton = await screen.getByRole('button', { name: /publish/i });
+    secondPublishButton.click();
   });
 
   it('should show toast message when the component is published successfully', async () => {
@@ -157,15 +190,13 @@ describe('<ComponentInfo> Sidebar', () => {
       withLibraryId(mockContentLibrary.libraryId, mockLibraryBlockMetadata.usageKeyNeverPublished),
     );
 
-    const publishButton = await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /Publish component/i });
+    const publishButton = await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /Publish Changes/i });
     publishButton.click();
 
-    // Should show publish confirmation modal
-    expect(await screen.findByText(/Publish all unpublished changes for this component?/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
-
-    // Click on confirm
-    const confirmButton = await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /Publish/i });
-    confirmButton.click();
+    // Should show the confirmation box
+    expect(await screen.findByText(/Confirm Publish/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    const secondPublishButton = await screen.getByRole('button', { name: /publish/i });
+    secondPublishButton.click();
 
     await waitFor(() => {
       expect(mockShowToast).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Component published successfully.');
@@ -181,15 +212,13 @@ describe('<ComponentInfo> Sidebar', () => {
       withLibraryId(mockContentLibrary.libraryId, mockLibraryBlockMetadata.usageKeyNeverPublished),
     );
 
-    const publishButton = await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /Publish component/i });
+    const publishButton = await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /Publish Changes/i });
     publishButton.click();
 
-    // Should show publish confirmation modal
-    expect(await screen.findByText(/Publish all unpublished changes for this component?/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
-
-    // Click on confirm
-    const confirmButton = await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /Publish/i });
-    confirmButton.click();
+    // Should show the confirmation box
+    expect(await screen.findByText(/Confirm Publish/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    const secondPublishButton = await screen.getByRole('button', { name: /publish/i });
+    secondPublishButton.click();
 
     await waitFor(() => {
       expect(mockShowToast).toHaveBeenCalledWith('There was an error publishing the component.');
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/component-info/ComponentInfo.tsx b/src/library-authoring/component-info/ComponentInfo.tsx
index b76361d31..967a4050a 100644
--- a/src/library-authoring/component-info/ComponentInfo.tsx
+++ b/src/library-authoring/component-info/ComponentInfo.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   CheckBoxIcon,
   CheckBoxOutlineBlank,
 } from '@openedx/paragon/icons';
+import { getBlockType } from '@src/generic/key-utils';
 
 import { useComponentPickerContext } from '../common/context/ComponentPickerContext';
 import { useLibraryContext } from '../common/context/LibraryContext';
@@ -26,10 +27,10 @@ import ComponentDetails from './ComponentDetails';
 import ComponentManagement from './ComponentManagement';
 import ComponentPreview from './ComponentPreview';
 import messages from './messages';
-import { getBlockType } from '../../generic/key-utils';
-import { useLibraryBlockMetadata, usePublishComponent } from '../data/apiHooks';
-import { ToastContext } from '../../generic/toast-context';
-import PublishConfirmationModal from '../components/PublishConfirmationModal';
+import { useLibraryBlockMetadata } from '../data/apiHooks';
+import { ComponentUsageTab } from './ComponentUsageTab';
+import { PublishDraftButton, PublishedChip } from '../generic/publish-status-buttons';
+import { ComponentPublisher } from './ComponentPublisher';
 
 const AddComponentWidget = () => {
   const intl = useIntl();
@@ -98,10 +99,58 @@ const AddComponentWidget = () => {
   return null;
 };
 
+const ComponentActions = ({
+  componentId,
+  hasUnpublishedChanges,
+}: {
+  componentId: string,
+  hasUnpublishedChanges: boolean,
+}) => {
+  const intl = useIntl();
+  const { openComponentEditor } = useLibraryContext();
+  const [isPublisherOpen, openPublisher, closePublisher] = useToggle(false);
+  const canEdit = canEditComponent(componentId);
+
+  if (isPublisherOpen) {
+    return (
+      <ComponentPublisher
+        handleClose={closePublisher}
+        componentId={componentId}
+      />
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="d-flex flex-wrap">
+      <Button
+        {...(canEdit ? { onClick: () => openComponentEditor(componentId) } : { disabled: true })}
+        variant="outline-primary"
+        className="m-1 text-nowrap flex-grow-1"
+      >
+        {intl.formatMessage(messages.editComponentButtonTitle)}
+      </Button>
+      <div className="flex-grow-1">
+        {!hasUnpublishedChanges ? (
+          <div className="m-1">
+            <PublishedChip />
+          </div>
+        ) : (
+          <PublishDraftButton
+            onClick={openPublisher}
+          />
+        )}
+      </div>
+      <div className="mt-2">
+        <ComponentMenu usageKey={componentId} />
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
 const ComponentInfo = () => {
   const intl = useIntl();
+  const { readOnly } = useLibraryContext();
 
-  const { readOnly, openComponentEditor } = useLibraryContext();
   const {
     sidebarTab,
     setSidebarTab,
@@ -110,11 +159,6 @@ const ComponentInfo = () => {
     hiddenTabs,
     resetSidebarAction,
   } = useSidebarContext();
-  const [
-    isPublishConfirmationOpen,
-    openPublishConfirmation,
-    closePublishConfirmation,
-  ] = useToggle(false);
 
   const tab: ComponentInfoTab = (
     isComponentInfoTab(sidebarTab)
@@ -127,29 +171,14 @@ const ComponentInfo = () => {
     setSidebarTab(newTab);
   };
 
-  const usageKey = sidebarItemInfo?.id;
+  const componentId = sidebarItemInfo?.id;
   // istanbul ignore if: this should never happen
-  if (!usageKey) {
+  if (!componentId) {
     throw new Error('usageKey is required');
   }
 
-  const canEdit = canEditComponent(usageKey);
-
-  const publishComponent = usePublishComponent(usageKey);
-  const { data: componentMetadata } = useLibraryBlockMetadata(usageKey);
-  // Only can be published when the component has been modified after the last published date.
-  const canPublish = (new Date(componentMetadata?.modified ?? 0)) > (new Date(componentMetadata?.lastPublished ?? 0));
-  const { showToast } = React.useContext(ToastContext);
-
-  const publish = React.useCallback(() => {
-    closePublishConfirmation();
-    publishComponent.mutateAsync()
-      .then(() => {
-        showToast(intl.formatMessage(messages.publishSuccessMsg));
-      }).catch(() => {
-        showToast(intl.formatMessage(messages.publishErrorMsg));
-      });
-  }, [publishComponent, showToast, intl]);
+  const { data: componentMetadata } = useLibraryBlockMetadata(componentId);
+  const hasUnpublishedChanges = componentMetadata?.hasUnpublishedChanges || false;
 
   // TODO: refactor sidebar Tabs to handle rendering and disabledTabs in one place.
   const renderTab = React.useCallback((infoTab: ComponentInfoTab, component: React.ReactNode, title: string) => {
@@ -165,50 +194,27 @@ const ComponentInfo = () => {
   }, [hiddenTabs, defaultTab.component]);
 
   return (
-    <>
-      <Stack>
-        {!readOnly && (
-          <div className="d-flex flex-wrap">
-            <Button
-              {...(canEdit ? { onClick: () => openComponentEditor(usageKey) } : { disabled: true })}
-              variant="outline-primary"
-              className="m-1 text-nowrap flex-grow-1"
-            >
-              {intl.formatMessage(messages.editComponentButtonTitle)}
-            </Button>
-            <Button
-              disabled={publishComponent.isLoading || !canPublish}
-              onClick={openPublishConfirmation}
-              variant="outline-primary"
-              className="m-1 text-nowrap flex-grow-1"
-            >
-              {intl.formatMessage(messages.publishComponentButtonTitle)}
-            </Button>
-            <ComponentMenu usageKey={usageKey} />
-          </div>
-        )}
-        <AddComponentWidget />
-        <Tabs
-          variant="tabs"
-          className="my-3 d-flex justify-content-around"
-          defaultActiveKey={defaultTab.component}
-          activeKey={tab}
-          onSelect={handleTabChange}
-        >
-          {renderTab(COMPONENT_INFO_TABS.Preview, <ComponentPreview />, intl.formatMessage(messages.previewTabTitle))}
-          {renderTab(COMPONENT_INFO_TABS.Manage, <ComponentManagement />, intl.formatMessage(messages.manageTabTitle))}
-          {renderTab(COMPONENT_INFO_TABS.Details, <ComponentDetails />, intl.formatMessage(messages.detailsTabTitle))}
-        </Tabs>
-      </Stack>
-      <PublishConfirmationModal
-        isOpen={isPublishConfirmationOpen}
-        onClose={closePublishConfirmation}
-        onConfirm={publish}
-        displayName={componentMetadata?.displayName || ''}
-        usageKey={usageKey}
-        showDownstreams={!!componentMetadata?.lastPublished}
-      />
-    </>
+    <Stack>
+      {!readOnly && (
+        <ComponentActions
+          componentId={componentId}
+          hasUnpublishedChanges={hasUnpublishedChanges}
+        />
+      )}
+      <AddComponentWidget />
+      <Tabs
+        variant="tabs"
+        className="my-3 d-flex justify-content-around"
+        defaultActiveKey={defaultTab.component}
+        activeKey={tab}
+        onSelect={handleTabChange}
+      >
+        {renderTab(COMPONENT_INFO_TABS.Preview, <ComponentPreview />, intl.formatMessage(messages.previewTabTitle))}
+        {renderTab(COMPONENT_INFO_TABS.Manage, <ComponentManagement />, intl.formatMessage(messages.manageTabTitle))}
+        {renderTab(COMPONENT_INFO_TABS.Usage, <ComponentUsageTab />, intl.formatMessage(messages.usageTabTitle))}
+        {renderTab(COMPONENT_INFO_TABS.Details, <ComponentDetails />, intl.formatMessage(messages.detailsTabTitle))}
+      </Tabs>
+    </Stack>
   );
 };
 
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/component-info/ComponentPublisher.tsx b/src/library-authoring/component-info/ComponentPublisher.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d42a81245
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/library-authoring/component-info/ComponentPublisher.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import { useCallback, useContext } from 'react';
+
+import { ToastContext } from '@src/generic/toast-context';
+import { useIntl } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
+
+import messages from './messages';
+import { usePublishComponent } from '../data/apiHooks';
+import { ItemHierarchyPublisher } from '../hierarchy/ItemHierarchyPublisher';
+
+type ComponentPublisherProps = {
+  componentId: string;
+  handleClose: () => void;
+};
+
+/**
+ * ComponentPublisher handles the publishing flow for a given component.
+ *
+ * @param componentId - The unique identifier of the component.
+ * @param handleClose - Function to handle close the publisher.
+ */
+export const ComponentPublisher = ({
+  componentId,
+  handleClose,
+}: ComponentPublisherProps) => {
+  const intl = useIntl();
+  const publishComponent = usePublishComponent(componentId);
+  const { showToast } = useContext(ToastContext);
+
+  const handlePublish = useCallback(async () => {
+    try {
+      await publishComponent.mutateAsync();
+      showToast(intl.formatMessage(messages.publishSuccessMsg));
+    } catch (error) {
+      showToast(intl.formatMessage(messages.publishErrorMsg));
+    }
+    handleClose();
+  }, [publishComponent, showToast, intl]);
+
+  return (
+    <ItemHierarchyPublisher
+      itemId={componentId}
+      handleClose={handleClose}
+      handlePublish={handlePublish}
+    />
+  );
+};
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/component-info/ComponentUsageTab.test.tsx b/src/library-authoring/component-info/ComponentUsageTab.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c6de97fc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/library-authoring/component-info/ComponentUsageTab.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import {
+  initializeMocks,
+  render as baseRender,
+  screen,
+} from '@src/testUtils';
+import { mockContentSearchConfig } from '@src/search-manager/data/api.mock';
+
+import { mockContentLibrary, mockGetComponentHierarchy, mockLibraryBlockMetadata } from '../data/api.mocks';
+import { ComponentUsageTab } from './ComponentUsageTab';
+import { LibraryProvider } from '../common/context/LibraryContext';
+import { SidebarBodyItemId, SidebarProvider } from '../common/context/SidebarContext';
+
+mockContentSearchConfig.applyMock();
+mockContentLibrary.applyMock();
+mockLibraryBlockMetadata.applyMock();
+mockGetComponentHierarchy.applyMock();
+
+const {
+  libraryId,
+} = mockContentLibrary;
+
+const render = (usageKey: string) => baseRender(<ComponentUsageTab />, {
+  path: `/library/${libraryId}/components/${usageKey}`,
+  params: { libraryId, selectedItemId: usageKey },
+  extraWrapper: ({ children }) => (
+    <LibraryProvider libraryId={libraryId}>
+      <SidebarProvider
+        initialSidebarItemInfo={{
+          id: usageKey,
+          type: SidebarBodyItemId.ComponentInfo,
+        }}
+      >
+        {children}
+      </SidebarProvider>
+    </LibraryProvider>
+  ),
+});
+
+describe('<ComponentUsageTab />', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    initializeMocks();
+  });
+
+  it('should render the component usage loading', async () => {
+    render(mockLibraryBlockMetadata.usageKeyThatNeverLoads);
+    expect(await screen.findByText('Loading...')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('should render the component usage', async () => {
+    render(mockLibraryBlockMetadata.usageKeyPublished);
+
+    expect(await screen.findByText('text block 0')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(await screen.getByText('4 Units')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(await screen.getByText('3 Subsections')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(await screen.getByText('2 Sections')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/component-info/ComponentUsageTab.tsx b/src/library-authoring/component-info/ComponentUsageTab.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..daa4a6fbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/library-authoring/component-info/ComponentUsageTab.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { FormattedMessage } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
+import messages from './messages';
+import { ItemHierarchy } from '../hierarchy/ItemHierarchy';
+
+export const ComponentUsageTab = () => (
+  <>
+    <h4>
+      <FormattedMessage {...messages.usageTabHierarchyHeading} />
+    </h4>
+    <ItemHierarchy />
+  </>
+);
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/component-info/messages.ts b/src/library-authoring/component-info/messages.ts
index 6273e2693..bbbe3524b 100644
--- a/src/library-authoring/component-info/messages.ts
+++ b/src/library-authoring/component-info/messages.ts
@@ -76,11 +76,6 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
     defaultMessage: 'Edit component',
     description: 'Title for edit component button',
   },
-  publishComponentButtonTitle: {
-    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.component.publish.title',
-    defaultMessage: 'Publish component',
-    description: 'Title for publish component button',
-  },
   previewTabTitle: {
     id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.component.preview-tab.title',
     defaultMessage: 'Preview',
@@ -91,6 +86,11 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
     defaultMessage: 'Manage',
     description: 'Title for manage tab',
   },
+  usageTabTitle: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.component.usage-tab.title',
+    defaultMessage: 'Usage',
+    description: 'Title for manage tab',
+  },
   manageTabTagsTitle: {
     id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.component.manage-tab.tags-title',
     defaultMessage: 'Tags ({count})',
@@ -151,6 +151,11 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
     defaultMessage: 'There was an error publishing the component.',
     description: 'Message when there is an error when publishing the component.',
   },
+  usageTabHierarchyHeading: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.component-sidebar.usage-tab.hierarchy-heading',
+    defaultMessage: 'Content Hierarchy',
+    description: 'Heading for usage tab hierarchy section',
+  },
 });
 
 export default messages;
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/components/ComponentMenu.tsx b/src/library-authoring/components/ComponentMenu.tsx
index 6b9b3e4a0..eeaa5ba22 100644
--- a/src/library-authoring/components/ComponentMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/library-authoring/components/ComponentMenu.tsx
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ export const ComponentMenu = ({ usageKey }: { usageKey: string }) => {
         as={IconButton}
         src={MoreVert}
         iconAs={Icon}
+        size="sm"
         variant="primary"
         alt={intl.formatMessage(messages.componentCardMenuAlt)}
         data-testid="component-card-menu-toggle"
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/components/PublishConfirmationModal.tsx b/src/library-authoring/components/PublishConfirmationModal.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index f698b976b..000000000
--- a/src/library-authoring/components/PublishConfirmationModal.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-import { FormattedMessage, useIntl } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
-import { Alert, Button } from '@openedx/paragon';
-
-import BaseModal from '@src/editors/sharedComponents/BaseModal';
-import { useEntityLinks } from '@src/course-libraries/data/apiHooks';
-
-import messages from './messages';
-import infoMessages from '../component-info/messages';
-import { ComponentUsage } from '../component-info/ComponentUsage';
-
-interface PublishConfirmationModalProps {
-  isOpen: boolean,
-  onClose: () => void,
-  onConfirm: () => void,
-  displayName: string,
-  usageKey: string,
-  showDownstreams: boolean,
-}
-
-const PublishConfirmationModal = ({
-  isOpen,
-  onClose,
-  onConfirm,
-  usageKey,
-  displayName,
-  showDownstreams,
-}: PublishConfirmationModalProps) => {
-  const intl = useIntl();
-
-  const {
-    data: dataDownstreamLinks,
-    isLoading: isLoadingDownstreamLinks,
-  } = useEntityLinks({ upstreamKey: usageKey, contentType: 'components' });
-
-  const hasDownstreamUsages = !isLoadingDownstreamLinks && dataDownstreamLinks?.length !== 0;
-
-  return (
-    <BaseModal
-      isOpen={isOpen}
-      close={onClose}
-      title={intl.formatMessage(
-        messages.publishConfirmationTitle,
-        { displayName },
-      )}
-      confirmAction={(
-        <Button onClick={onConfirm}>
-          <FormattedMessage {...messages.publishConfirmationButton} />
-        </Button>
-      )}
-    >
-      <div>
-        <div className="pt-4">
-          {intl.formatMessage(messages.publishConfirmationBody)}
-          <div className="mt-2 p-2 border">
-            {displayName}
-          </div>
-        </div>
-        {showDownstreams && (
-          <div className="mt-4">
-            {hasDownstreamUsages ? (
-              <>
-                <FormattedMessage {...messages.publishConfimrationDownstreamsBody} />
-                <div className="mt-3 mb-3 border">
-                  <ComponentUsage usageKey={usageKey} />
-                </div>
-                <Alert variant="warning">
-                  <FormattedMessage {...messages.publishConfirmationDownstreamsAlert} />
-                </Alert>
-              </>
-            ) : (
-              <FormattedMessage {...infoMessages.detailsTabUsageEmpty} />
-            )}
-          </div>
-        )}
-      </div>
-    </BaseModal>
-  );
-};
-
-export default PublishConfirmationModal;
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/containers/ContainerInfo.tsx b/src/library-authoring/containers/ContainerInfo.tsx
index 29156197e..23c3d063c 100644
--- a/src/library-authoring/containers/ContainerInfo.tsx
+++ b/src/library-authoring/containers/ContainerInfo.tsx
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ import { LibraryContainerChildren } from '../section-subsections/LibraryContaine
 import messages from './messages';
 import { useContainer } from '../data/apiHooks';
 import ContainerDeleter from './ContainerDeleter';
-import ContainerPublishStatus from './ContainerPublishStatus';
+import { ContainerPublisher } from './ContainerPublisher';
+import { PublishDraftButton, PublishedChip } from '../generic/publish-status-buttons';
 
 type ContainerPreviewProps = {
   containerId: string,
@@ -76,11 +77,70 @@ const ContainerPreview = ({ containerId } : ContainerPreviewProps) => {
   return <LibraryContainerChildren containerKey={containerId} readOnly />;
 };
 
-const ContainerInfo = () => {
+const ContainerActions = ({
+  containerId,
+  containerType,
+  hasUnpublishedChanges,
+}: {
+  containerId: string,
+  containerType: string,
+  hasUnpublishedChanges: boolean,
+}) => {
   const intl = useIntl();
-
   const { libraryId } = useLibraryContext();
   const { componentPickerMode } = useComponentPickerContext();
+  const { insideUnit, insideSubsection, insideSection } = useLibraryRoutes();
+  const [isPublisherOpen, openPublisher, closePublisher] = useToggle(false);
+
+  const showOpenButton = !componentPickerMode && !(
+    insideUnit || insideSubsection || insideSection
+  );
+
+  if (isPublisherOpen) {
+    return (
+      <ContainerPublisher
+        handleClose={closePublisher}
+        containerId={containerId}
+      />
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="d-flex flex-wrap">
+      {showOpenButton && (
+        <Button
+          variant="outline-primary"
+          className="m-1 text-nowrap flex-grow-1"
+          as={Link}
+          to={`/library/${libraryId}/${containerType}/${containerId}`}
+        >
+          {intl.formatMessage(messages.openButton)}
+        </Button>
+      )}
+      {!componentPickerMode && (
+        !hasUnpublishedChanges ? (
+          <div className="m-1 flex-grow-1">
+            <PublishedChip />
+          </div>
+        ) : (
+          <div className="flex-grow-1">
+            <PublishDraftButton
+              onClick={openPublisher}
+            />
+          </div>
+        )
+      )}
+      {showOpenButton && (
+        <div className="mt-1">
+          <ContainerMenu containerId={containerId} />
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+const ContainerInfo = () => {
+  const intl = useIntl();
   const {
     defaultTab,
     hiddenTabs,
@@ -89,8 +149,6 @@ const ContainerInfo = () => {
     sidebarItemInfo,
     resetSidebarAction,
   } = useSidebarContext();
-  const { insideUnit, insideSubsection, insideSection } = useLibraryRoutes();
-
   const containerId = sidebarItemInfo?.id;
   const containerType = containerId ? getBlockType(containerId) : undefined;
   const { data: container } = useContainer(containerId);
@@ -100,10 +158,6 @@ const ContainerInfo = () => {
     sidebarTab && isContainerInfoTab(sidebarTab)
   ) ? sidebarTab : defaultContainerTab;
 
-  const showOpenButton = !componentPickerMode && !(
-    insideUnit || insideSubsection || insideSection
-  );
-
   /* istanbul ignore next */
   const handleTabChange = (newTab: ContainerInfoTab) => {
     resetSidebarAction();
@@ -128,26 +182,11 @@ const ContainerInfo = () => {
 
   return (
     <Stack>
-      <div className="d-flex flex-wrap">
-        {showOpenButton && (
-          <Button
-            variant="outline-primary"
-            className="m-1 text-nowrap flex-grow-1"
-            as={Link}
-            to={`/library/${libraryId}/${containerType}/${containerId}`}
-          >
-            {intl.formatMessage(messages.openButton)}
-          </Button>
-        )}
-        {!showOpenButton && !componentPickerMode && (
-          <ContainerPublishStatus
-            containerId={containerId}
-          />
-        )}
-        {showOpenButton && (
-          <ContainerMenu containerId={containerId} />
-        )}
-      </div>
+      <ContainerActions
+        containerId={containerId}
+        containerType={containerType}
+        hasUnpublishedChanges={container.hasUnpublishedChanges}
+      />
       <Tabs
         variant="tabs"
         className="my-3 d-flex justify-content-around"
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/containers/ContainerPublishStatus.tsx b/src/library-authoring/containers/ContainerPublishStatus.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index f054c1326..000000000
--- a/src/library-authoring/containers/ContainerPublishStatus.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,210 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Shows the LibraryContainer's publish status,
- * and enables publishing any unpublished changes.
- */
-import { type ReactNode, useContext, useCallback } from 'react';
-import { FormattedMessage, useIntl } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
-import type { MessageDescriptor } from 'react-intl';
-import {
-  ActionRow,
-  Button,
-  Container,
-  useToggle,
-} from '@openedx/paragon';
-import Loading from '@src/generic/Loading';
-import LoadingButton from '@src/generic/loading-button';
-import { ToastContext } from '@src/generic/toast-context';
-import { ContainerType, getBlockType } from '@src/generic/key-utils';
-import { useLibraryContext } from '../common/context/LibraryContext';
-import { useContainer, useContainerHierarchy, usePublishContainer } from '../data/apiHooks';
-import ContainerHierarchy from './ContainerHierarchy';
-import messages from './messages';
-
-type ContainerPublisherProps = {
-  close: () => void;
-  containerId: string;
-};
-
-const ContainerPublisher = ({
-  close,
-  containerId,
-}: ContainerPublisherProps) => {
-  const intl = useIntl();
-  const containerType = getBlockType(containerId);
-  const publishContainer = usePublishContainer(containerId);
-
-  const {
-    data: hierarchy,
-    isLoading,
-    isError,
-  } = useContainerHierarchy(containerId);
-
-  const { showToast } = useContext(ToastContext);
-
-  const handlePublish = useCallback(async () => {
-    try {
-      await publishContainer.mutateAsync();
-      showToast(intl.formatMessage(messages.publishContainerSuccess));
-    } catch (error) {
-      showToast(intl.formatMessage(messages.publishContainerFailed));
-    }
-    close();
-  }, [publishContainer, showToast]);
-
-  if (isLoading) {
-    return <Loading />;
-  }
-
-  // istanbul ignore if: this should never happen
-  if (isError) {
-    return null;
-  }
-
-  const highlight = (...chunks: ReactNode[]) => <strong>{chunks}</strong>;
-  const childWarningMessage = () => {
-    let childCount: number;
-    let childMessage: MessageDescriptor;
-    let noChildMessage: MessageDescriptor;
-
-    switch (containerType) {
-      case ContainerType.Section:
-        childCount = hierarchy.subsections.length;
-        childMessage = messages.publishSectionWithChildrenWarning;
-        noChildMessage = messages.publishSectionWarning;
-        break;
-      case ContainerType.Subsection:
-        childCount = hierarchy.units.length;
-        childMessage = messages.publishSubsectionWithChildrenWarning;
-        noChildMessage = messages.publishSubsectionWarning;
-        break;
-      default: // ContainerType.Unit
-        childCount = hierarchy.components.length;
-        childMessage = messages.publishUnitWithChildrenWarning;
-        noChildMessage = messages.publishUnitWarning;
-    }
-    return intl.formatMessage(
-      childCount ? childMessage : noChildMessage,
-      {
-        childCount,
-        highlight,
-      },
-    );
-  };
-
-  const parentWarningMessage = () => {
-    let parentCount: number;
-    let parentMessage: MessageDescriptor;
-
-    switch (containerType) {
-      case ContainerType.Subsection:
-        parentMessage = messages.publishSubsectionWithParentWarning;
-        parentCount = hierarchy.sections.length;
-        break;
-      case ContainerType.Unit:
-        parentMessage = messages.publishUnitWithParentWarning;
-        parentCount = hierarchy.subsections.length;
-        break;
-      default: // ContainerType.Section has no parents
-        return undefined;
-    }
-    return intl.formatMessage(parentMessage, { parentCount, highlight });
-  };
-
-  return (
-    <Container
-      className="p-3 status-box draft-status"
-    >
-      <h4>{intl.formatMessage(messages.publishContainerConfirmHeading)}</h4>
-      <p>{childWarningMessage()} {parentWarningMessage()}</p>
-      <ContainerHierarchy showPublishStatus />
-      <ActionRow>
-        <Button
-          variant="outline-primary rounded-0"
-          onClick={(e) => {
-            e.preventDefault();
-            e.stopPropagation();
-            close();
-          }}
-        >
-          {intl.formatMessage(messages.publishContainerCancel)}
-        </Button>
-        <LoadingButton
-          onClick={async (e) => {
-            e.preventDefault();
-            e.stopPropagation();
-            await handlePublish();
-          }}
-          variant="primary rounded-0"
-          label={intl.formatMessage(messages.publishContainerConfirm)}
-        />
-      </ActionRow>
-    </Container>
-  );
-};
-
-type ContainerPublishStatusProps = {
-  containerId: string;
-};
-
-const ContainerPublishStatus = ({
-  containerId,
-}: ContainerPublishStatusProps) => {
-  const intl = useIntl();
-  const { readOnly } = useLibraryContext();
-  const [isConfirmingPublish, confirmPublish, cancelPublish] = useToggle(false);
-  const {
-    data: container,
-    isLoading,
-    isError,
-  } = useContainer(containerId);
-
-  if (isLoading) {
-    return <Loading />;
-  }
-
-  // istanbul ignore if: this should never happen
-  if (isError) {
-    return null;
-  }
-
-  if (!container.hasUnpublishedChanges) {
-    return (
-      <Container
-        className="p-2 text-nowrap flex-grow-1 status-button published-status font-weight-bold"
-      >
-        {intl.formatMessage(messages.publishedChipText)}
-      </Container>
-    );
-  }
-
-  return (
-    (isConfirmingPublish
-      ? (
-        <ContainerPublisher
-          close={cancelPublish}
-          containerId={containerId}
-        />
-      ) : (
-        <Button
-          variant="outline-primary rounded-0 status-button draft-status font-weight-bold"
-          className="m-1 flex-grow-1"
-          disabled={readOnly}
-          onClick={confirmPublish}
-        >
-          <FormattedMessage
-            {...messages.publishContainerButton}
-            values={{
-              publishStatus: (
-                <span className="font-weight-500">
-                  ({intl.formatMessage(messages.draftChipText)})
-                </span>
-              ),
-            }}
-          />
-        </Button>
-      )
-    )
-  );
-};
-
-export default ContainerPublishStatus;
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/containers/ContainerPublisher.tsx b/src/library-authoring/containers/ContainerPublisher.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..626009207
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/library-authoring/containers/ContainerPublisher.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import { useCallback, useContext } from 'react';
+import { useIntl } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
+
+import { ToastContext } from '@src/generic/toast-context';
+
+import { usePublishContainer } from '../data/apiHooks';
+import messages from './messages';
+import { ItemHierarchyPublisher } from '../hierarchy/ItemHierarchyPublisher';
+
+type ContainerPublisherProps = {
+  containerId: string;
+  handleClose: () => void;
+};
+
+/**
+ * ContainerPublisher handles the publishing flow for a given container.
+ *
+ * @param containerId - The unique identifier of the container.
+ * @param handleClose - Function to handle close the publisher.
+ */
+export const ContainerPublisher = ({
+  containerId,
+  handleClose,
+}: ContainerPublisherProps) => {
+  const intl = useIntl();
+  const publishContainer = usePublishContainer(containerId);
+  const { showToast } = useContext(ToastContext);
+
+  const handlePublish = useCallback(async () => {
+    try {
+      await publishContainer.mutateAsync();
+      showToast(intl.formatMessage(messages.publishContainerSuccess));
+    } catch (error) {
+      showToast(intl.formatMessage(messages.publishContainerFailed));
+    }
+    handleClose();
+  }, [publishContainer, showToast]);
+
+  return (
+    <ItemHierarchyPublisher
+      itemId={containerId}
+      handleClose={handleClose}
+      handlePublish={handlePublish}
+    />
+  );
+};
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/containers/ContainerUsage.tsx b/src/library-authoring/containers/ContainerUsage.tsx
index afd942636..fc363cd2c 100644
--- a/src/library-authoring/containers/ContainerUsage.tsx
+++ b/src/library-authoring/containers/ContainerUsage.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useIntl } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
 import messages from './messages';
-import ContainerHierarchy from './ContainerHierarchy';
+import { ItemHierarchy } from '../hierarchy/ItemHierarchy';
 
 const ContainerUsage = () => {
   const intl = useIntl();
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const ContainerUsage = () => {
   return (
     <>
       <h4>{intl.formatMessage(messages.usageTabHierarchyHeading)}</h4>
-      <ContainerHierarchy />
+      <ItemHierarchy />
     </>
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/containers/index.scss b/src/library-authoring/containers/index.scss
index 84d58bae9..84de0f08f 100644
--- a/src/library-authoring/containers/index.scss
+++ b/src/library-authoring/containers/index.scss
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
 @import "./ContainerCard.scss";
-@import "./ContainerPublishStatus.scss";
-@import "./ContainerHierarchy.scss";
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/containers/index.tsx b/src/library-authoring/containers/index.tsx
index 8aa5fe764..69a1596f5 100644
--- a/src/library-authoring/containers/index.tsx
+++ b/src/library-authoring/containers/index.tsx
@@ -3,4 +3,3 @@ export { default as ContainerInfoHeader } from './ContainerInfoHeader';
 export { ContainerEditableTitle } from './ContainerEditableTitle';
 export { HeaderActions } from './HeaderActions';
 export { FooterActions } from './FooterActions';
-export { default as ContainerHierarchy } from './ContainerHierarchy';
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/containers/messages.ts b/src/library-authoring/containers/messages.ts
index 6c2bf4519..e6e5f9987 100644
--- a/src/library-authoring/containers/messages.ts
+++ b/src/library-authoring/containers/messages.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,6 @@
 import { defineMessages } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
-  draftChipText: {
-    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-component.draft-chip.text',
-    defaultMessage: 'Draft',
-    description: 'Chip in children in section and subsection page that is shown when children has unpublished changes',
-  },
-  publishedChipText: {
-    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-component.published-chip.text',
-    defaultMessage: 'Published',
-    description: 'Text shown when a unit/section/subsection is published.',
-  },
-  willPublishChipText: {
-    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-component.will-publish-chip.text',
-    defaultMessage: 'Will Publish',
-    description: 'Text shown when a component/unit/section/subsection will be published when confirmed.',
-  },
   openButton: {
     id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-sidebar.open-button',
     defaultMessage: 'Open',
@@ -41,11 +26,6 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
     defaultMessage: 'Collections ({count})',
     description: 'Title for collections section in manage tab',
   },
-  publishContainerButton: {
-    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-sidebar.publish-button',
-    defaultMessage: 'Publish Changes {publishStatus}',
-    description: 'Button text to initiate publish the unit/subsection/section, showing current publish status',
-  },
   usageTabTitle: {
     id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-sidebar.usage-tab.title',
     defaultMessage: 'Usage',
@@ -56,118 +36,6 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
     defaultMessage: 'Content Hierarchy',
     description: 'Heading for usage tab hierarchy section',
   },
-  hierarchySections: {
-    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-sidebar.hierarchy-sections',
-    defaultMessage: '{count, plural, one {{displayName}} other {{count} Sections}}',
-    description: (
-      'Text used for the section part of the hierarchy: show the displayName when there is one, or '
-      + 'the count when there is more than one.'
-    ),
-  },
-  hierarchySubsections: {
-    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-sidebar.hierarchy-subsections',
-    defaultMessage: '{count, plural, one {{displayName}} other {{count} Subsections}}',
-    description: (
-      'Text used for the subsection part of the hierarchy: show the displayName when there is one, or '
-      + 'the count when there is more than one.'
-    ),
-  },
-  hierarchyUnits: {
-    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-sidebar.hierarchy-units',
-    defaultMessage: '{count, plural, one {{displayName}} other {{count} Units}}',
-    description: (
-      'Text used for the unit part of the hierarchy: show the displayName when there is one, or '
-      + 'the count when there is more than one.'
-    ),
-  },
-  hierarchyComponents: {
-    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-sidebar.hierarchy-components',
-    defaultMessage: '{count, plural, one {{displayName}} other {{count} Components}}',
-    description: (
-      'Text used for the components part of the hierarchy: show the displayName when there is one, or '
-      + 'the count when there is more than one.'
-    ),
-  },
-  publishContainerConfirmHeading: {
-    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-sidebar.publish-confirm-heading',
-    defaultMessage: 'Confirm Publish',
-    description: 'Header text shown while confirming publish of a unit/subsection/section',
-  },
-  publishContainerConfirm: {
-    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-sidebar.publish-confirm-button',
-    defaultMessage: 'Publish',
-    description: 'Button text shown to confirm publish of a unit/subsection/section',
-  },
-  publishContainerCancel: {
-    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-sidebar.publish-cancel',
-    defaultMessage: 'Cancel',
-    description: 'Button text shown to cancel publish of a unit/subsection/section',
-  },
-  publishContainerSuccess: {
-    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-sidebar.publish-success',
-    defaultMessage: 'All changes published',
-    description: 'Popup text after publishing a unit/subsection/section',
-  },
-  publishContainerFailed: {
-    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-sidebar.publish-failure',
-    defaultMessage: 'Failed to publish changes',
-    description: 'Popup text seen if publishing a unit/subsection/section fails',
-  },
-  publishSectionWarning: {
-    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.section-sidebar.publish-empty-warning',
-    defaultMessage: 'This section will be <highlight>published</highlight>.',
-    description: 'Content details shown before publishing an empty section',
-  },
-  publishSectionWithChildrenWarning: {
-    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.section-sidebar.publish-warning',
-    defaultMessage: (
-      'This section and the {childCount, plural, one {subsection} other {subsections}}'
-      + ' it contains will all be <highlight>published</highlight>.'
-    ),
-    description: 'Content details shown before publishing a section that contains subsections',
-  },
-  publishSubsectionWarning: {
-    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.subsection-sidebar.publish-empty-warning',
-    defaultMessage: 'This subsection will be <highlight>published</highlight>.',
-    description: 'Content details shown before publishing an empty subsection',
-  },
-  publishSubsectionWithChildrenWarning: {
-    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.subsection-sidebar.publish-warning',
-    defaultMessage: (
-      'This subsection and the {childCount, plural, one {unit} other {units}}'
-      + ' it contains will all be <highlight>published</highlight>.'
-    ),
-    description: 'Content details shown before publishing a subsection that contains units',
-  },
-  publishSubsectionWithParentWarning: {
-    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.subsection-sidebar.publish-parent-warning',
-    defaultMessage: (
-      'Its {parentCount, plural, one {parent section} other {parent sections}}'
-      + ' will be <highlight>draft</highlight>.'
-    ),
-    description: 'Parent details shown before publishing a unit that has one or more parent subsections',
-  },
-  publishUnitWarning: {
-    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.unit-sidebar.publish-empty-warning',
-    defaultMessage: 'This unit will be <highlight>published</highlight>.',
-    description: 'Content details shown before publishing an empty unit',
-  },
-  publishUnitWithChildrenWarning: {
-    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.unit-sidebar.publish-warning',
-    defaultMessage: (
-      'This unit and the {childCount, plural, one {component} other {components}}'
-      + ' it contains will all be <highlight>published</highlight>.'
-    ),
-    description: 'Content details shown before publishing a unit that contains components',
-  },
-  publishUnitWithParentWarning: {
-    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.unit-sidebar.publish-parent-warning',
-    defaultMessage: (
-      'Its {parentCount, plural, one {parent subsection} other {parent subsections}}'
-      + ' will be <highlight>draft</highlight>.'
-    ),
-    description: 'Parent details shown before publishing a unit that has one or more parent subsections',
-  },
   settingsTabTitle: {
     id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-sidebar.settings-tab.title',
     defaultMessage: 'Settings',
@@ -338,6 +206,16 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
     defaultMessage: 'Undo',
     description: 'Toast message to undo deletion of container',
   },
+  publishContainerSuccess: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-sidebar.publisher.publish-success',
+    defaultMessage: 'All changes published',
+    description: 'Popup text after publishing a container',
+  },
+  publishContainerFailed: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-sidebar.publisher.publish-failure',
+    defaultMessage: 'Failed to publish changes',
+    description: 'Popup text seen if publishing a container fails',
+  },
 });
 
 export default messages;
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/data/api.mocks.ts b/src/library-authoring/data/api.mocks.ts
index cb7c12b7b..c5d3a796b 100644
--- a/src/library-authoring/data/api.mocks.ts
+++ b/src/library-authoring/data/api.mocks.ts
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ mockLibraryBlockMetadata.dataNeverPublished = {
   publishedBy: null,
   lastDraftCreated: null,
   lastDraftCreatedBy: null,
-  hasUnpublishedChanges: false,
+  hasUnpublishedChanges: true,
   created: '2024-06-20T13:54:21Z',
   modified: '2024-06-21T13:54:21Z',
   tagsCount: 0,
@@ -543,10 +543,10 @@ mockGetContainerMetadata.unitIdEmpty = 'lct:org:lib:unit:test-unit-empty';
 mockGetContainerMetadata.unitIdPublished = 'lct:org:lib:unit:test-unit-published';
 mockGetContainerMetadata.sectionId = 'lct:org:lib:section:test-section-1';
 mockGetContainerMetadata.sectionIdPublished = 'lct:org:lib:section:test-section-published';
-mockGetContainerMetadata.subsectionId = 'lb:org1:Demo_course:subsection:subsection-0';
-mockGetContainerMetadata.subsectionIdPublished = 'lb:org1:Demo_course:subsection:subsection-published';
+mockGetContainerMetadata.subsectionId = 'lct:org1:Demo_course:subsection:subsection-0';
+mockGetContainerMetadata.subsectionIdPublished = 'lct:org1:Demo_course:subsection:subsection-published';
 mockGetContainerMetadata.sectionIdEmpty = 'lct:org:lib:section:test-section-empty';
-mockGetContainerMetadata.subsectionIdEmpty = 'lb:org1:Demo_course:subsection:subsection-empty';
+mockGetContainerMetadata.subsectionIdEmpty = 'lct:org1:Demo_course:subsection:subsection-empty';
 mockGetContainerMetadata.unitIdError = 'lct:org:lib:unit:container_error';
 mockGetContainerMetadata.sectionIdError = 'lct:org:lib:section:section_error';
 mockGetContainerMetadata.subsectionIdError = 'lct:org:lib:section:section_error';
@@ -664,12 +664,64 @@ mockGetContainerChildren.applyMock = () => {
   jest.spyOn(api, 'getLibraryContainerChildren').mockImplementation(mockGetContainerChildren);
 };
 
+/**
+ * Mock for `getBlockHierarchy()`
+ *
+ * This mock returns a fixed response for the given component ID.
+ */
+export async function mockGetComponentHierarchy(componentId: string): Promise<api.ItemHierarchyData> {
+  const getChildren = (childId: string, childCount: number) => {
+    let blockType = 'html';
+    let name = 'text';
+    let typeNamespace = 'lb';
+    if (childId.includes('unit')) {
+      blockType = 'unit';
+      name = blockType;
+      typeNamespace = 'lct';
+    } else if (childId.includes('subsection')) {
+      blockType = 'subsection';
+      name = blockType;
+      typeNamespace = 'lct';
+    } else if (childId.includes('section')) {
+      blockType = 'section';
+      name = blockType;
+      typeNamespace = 'lct';
+    }
+
+    return Array(childCount).fill(mockGetContainerChildren.childTemplate).map(
+      (child, idx) => (
+        {
+          ...child,
+          id: `${typeNamespace}:org1:Demo_course_generated:${blockType}:${name}-${idx}`,
+          displayName: `${name} block ${idx}`,
+          publishedDisplayName: `${name} block published ${idx}`,
+          hasUnpublishedChanges: true,
+        }
+      ),
+    );
+  };
+
+  return Promise.resolve(
+    {
+      objectKey: componentId,
+      sections: getChildren(mockGetContainerMetadata.sectionId, 2),
+      subsections: getChildren(mockGetContainerMetadata.subsectionId, 3),
+      units: getChildren(mockGetContainerMetadata.unitId, 4),
+      components: getChildren(componentId, 1),
+    },
+  );
+}
+/** Apply this mock. Returns a spy object that can tell you if it's been called. */
+mockGetComponentHierarchy.applyMock = () => {
+  jest.spyOn(api, 'getBlockHierarchy').mockImplementation(mockGetComponentHierarchy);
+};
+
 /**
  * Mock for `getLibraryContainerHierarchy()`
  *
  * This mock returns a fixed response for the given container ID.
  */
-export async function mockGetContainerHierarchy(containerId: string): Promise<api.ContainerHierarchyData> {
+export async function mockGetContainerHierarchy(containerId: string): Promise<api.ItemHierarchyData> {
   const getChildren = (childId: string, childCount: number) => {
     let blockType = 'html';
     let name = 'text';
@@ -737,7 +789,7 @@ export async function mockGetContainerHierarchy(containerId: string): Promise<ap
 
 mockGetContainerHierarchy.unitIdOneChild = 'lct:org:lib:unit:test-unit-one';
 mockGetContainerHierarchy.sectionIdOneChild = 'lct:org:lib:section:test-section-one';
-mockGetContainerHierarchy.subsectionIdOneChild = 'lb:org1:Demo_course:subsection:subsection-one';
+mockGetContainerHierarchy.subsectionIdOneChild = 'lct:org1:Demo_course:subsection:subsection-one';
 
 /** Apply this mock. Returns a spy object that can tell you if it's been called. */
 mockGetContainerHierarchy.applyMock = () => {
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/data/api.ts b/src/library-authoring/data/api.ts
index a1cf9feb4..f5a3aa8d2 100644
--- a/src/library-authoring/data/api.ts
+++ b/src/library-authoring/data/api.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ export const getLibraryBlockRestoreUrl = (usageKey: string) => `${getLibraryBloc
  */
 export const getLibraryBlockCollectionsUrl = (usageKey: string) => `${getLibraryBlockMetadataUrl(usageKey)}collections/`;
 
+/**
+ * Get the URL for a single component hierarchy api.
+ */
+export const getLibraryBlockHierarchyUrl = (usageKey: string) => `${getLibraryBlockMetadataUrl(usageKey)}hierarchy/`;
+
 /**
  * Get the URL for content library list API.
  */
@@ -120,13 +125,13 @@ export const getLibraryContainerRestoreApiUrl = (containerId: string) => `${getL
  * Get the URL for a single container children api.
  */
 export const getLibraryContainerChildrenApiUrl = (containerId: string, published: boolean = false) => `${getLibraryContainerApiUrl(containerId)}children/?published=${published}`;
-/**
- * Get the URL for library container collections.
- */
 /**
  * Get the URL for a single container hierarchy api.
  */
 export const getLibraryContainerHierarchyApiUrl = (containerId: string) => `${getLibraryContainerApiUrl(containerId)}hierarchy/`;
+/**
+ * Get the URL for library container collections.
+ */
 export const getLibraryContainerCollectionsUrl = (containerId: string) => `${getLibraryContainerApiUrl(containerId)}collections/`;
 /**
  * Get the URL for the API endpoint to publish a single container (+ children).
@@ -583,6 +588,23 @@ export async function updateComponentCollections(usageKey: string, collectionKey
   });
 }
 
+export interface ItemHierarchyData {
+  objectKey: string;
+  sections: Container[];
+  subsections: Container[];
+  units: Container[];
+  components: LibraryBlockMetadata[];
+}
+export type ItemHierarchyMember = Container | LibraryBlockMetadata;
+
+/**
+ * Get the full hierarchy of a component
+ */
+export async function getBlockHierarchy(usageKey: string): Promise<ItemHierarchyData> {
+  const { data } = await getAuthenticatedHttpClient().get(getLibraryBlockHierarchyUrl(usageKey));
+  return camelCaseObject(data);
+}
+
 export interface CreateLibraryContainerDataRequest {
   title: string;
   containerType: ContainerType;
@@ -721,21 +743,12 @@ export async function removeLibraryContainerChildren(
   return camelCaseObject(data);
 }
 
-export interface ContainerHierarchyData {
-  objectKey: string;
-  sections: Container[];
-  subsections: Container[];
-  units: Container[];
-  components: LibraryBlockMetadata[];
-}
-export type ContainerHierarchyMember = Container | LibraryBlockMetadata;
-
 /**
  * Fetch a library container's hierarchy metadata.
  */
 export async function getLibraryContainerHierarchy(
   containerId: string,
-): Promise<ContainerHierarchyData> {
+): Promise<ItemHierarchyData> {
   const { data } = await getAuthenticatedHttpClient().get(
     getLibraryContainerHierarchyApiUrl(containerId),
   );
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/data/apiHooks.test.tsx b/src/library-authoring/data/apiHooks.test.tsx
index 57b32b435..df5d5166a 100644
--- a/src/library-authoring/data/apiHooks.test.tsx
+++ b/src/library-authoring/data/apiHooks.test.tsx
@@ -331,8 +331,8 @@ describe('library api hooks', () => {
     // 2. containerChildren
     // 3. containerHierarchy
     // 4 & 5. subsections
-    // 6 & 7. subsections hierarchy
-    expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(7);
+    // 6 all hierarchies
+    expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(6);
   });
 
   describe('publishContainer', () => {
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/data/apiHooks.ts b/src/library-authoring/data/apiHooks.ts
index 09c3a0dfe..9dd891e13 100644
--- a/src/library-authoring/data/apiHooks.ts
+++ b/src/library-authoring/data/apiHooks.ts
@@ -79,10 +79,15 @@ export const libraryAuthoringQueryKeys = {
     ...libraryAuthoringQueryKeys.container(containerId),
     'children',
   ],
-  containerHierarchy: (containerId: string) => [
-    ...libraryAuthoringQueryKeys.container(containerId),
-    'hierarchy',
-  ],
+  containerHierarchy: (containerId?: string) => {
+    if (containerId) {
+      return [
+        'hierarchy',
+        ...libraryAuthoringQueryKeys.container(containerId),
+      ];
+    }
+    return ['hierarchy'];
+  },
 };
 
 export const xblockQueryKeys = {
@@ -106,6 +111,15 @@ export const xblockQueryKeys = {
    * introspecting the usage keys.
    */
   allComponentMetadata: (query: Query) => query.queryKey[0] === 'xblock' && query.queryKey[2] === 'componentMetadata',
+  componentHierarchy: (usageKey?: string) => {
+    if (usageKey) {
+      return [
+        'hierarchy',
+        ...xblockQueryKeys.xblock(usageKey),
+      ];
+    }
+    return ['hierarchy'];
+  },
 };
 
 /**
@@ -435,6 +449,24 @@ export const usePublishComponent = (usageKey: string) => {
   });
 };
 
+/** Get the full hierarchy of the given library item (component/container) */
+export const useLibraryItemHierarchy = (key: string) => {
+  let queryKey: (string | undefined)[];
+  let queryFn: () => Promise<api.ItemHierarchyData>;
+  if (key.startsWith('lb:')) {
+    queryKey = xblockQueryKeys.componentHierarchy(key);
+    queryFn = () => api.getBlockHierarchy(key);
+  } else {
+    queryKey = libraryAuthoringQueryKeys.containerHierarchy(key!);
+    queryFn = () => api.getLibraryContainerHierarchy(key!);
+  }
+  return useQuery({
+    queryKey,
+    queryFn,
+    enabled: !!key,
+  });
+};
+
 /** Get the list of assets (static files) attached to a library component */
 export const useXBlockAssets = (usageKey: string) => (
   useQuery({
@@ -730,17 +762,6 @@ export const useContainerChildren = (containerId?: string, published: boolean =
   })
 );
 
-/**
- * Get the metadata and hierarchy for a container in a library
- */
-export const useContainerHierarchy = (containerId?: string) => (
-  useQuery({
-    enabled: !!containerId,
-    queryKey: libraryAuthoringQueryKeys.containerHierarchy(containerId!),
-    queryFn: () => api.getLibraryContainerHierarchy(containerId!),
-  })
-);
-
 /**
  * If you work with `useContentFromSearchIndex`, you can use this
  * function to get the query key, usually to invalidate the query.
@@ -786,18 +807,14 @@ export const useAddItemsToContainer = (containerId?: string) => {
       // container list.
       const libraryId = getLibraryId(containerId);
       queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: libraryAuthoringQueryKeys.containerChildren(containerId) });
-      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: libraryAuthoringQueryKeys.containerHierarchy(containerId) });
       queryClient.invalidateQueries({ predicate: (query) => libraryQueryPredicate(query, libraryId) });
 
-      const containerType = getBlockType(containerId);
-      if (['subsection', 'section'].includes(containerType)) {
-        // If the container is a subsection or section, we invalidate the
-        // children query to update the hierarchy.
-        variables.forEach((itemId) => {
-          queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: libraryAuthoringQueryKeys.containerHierarchy(itemId) });
-        });
-      }
+      // Invalidate all hierarchies to update grandparents and grandchildren
+      // It would be complex to bring the entire hierarchy and only update the items within that hierarchy.
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: libraryAuthoringQueryKeys.containerHierarchy(undefined) });
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: xblockQueryKeys.componentHierarchy(undefined) });
 
+      const containerType = getBlockType(containerId);
       if (containerType === 'section') {
         // We invalidate the search query of the each itemId if the container is a section.
         // This because the subsection page calls this query individually.
@@ -863,7 +880,7 @@ export const useRemoveContainerChildren = (containerId?: string) => {
       }
       return api.removeLibraryContainerChildren(containerId, itemIds);
     },
-    onSettled: (_data, _error, variables) => {
+    onSettled: () => {
       if (!containerId) {
         return;
       }
@@ -873,14 +890,10 @@ export const useRemoveContainerChildren = (containerId?: string) => {
       queryClient.invalidateQueries({ predicate: (query) => libraryQueryPredicate(query, libraryId) });
       queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: libraryAuthoringQueryKeys.container(containerId) });
 
-      const containerType = getBlockType(containerId);
-      if (['subsection', 'section'].includes(containerType)) {
-        // If the container is a subsection or section, we invalidate the
-        // children query to update the hierarchy.
-        variables.forEach((itemId) => {
-          queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: libraryAuthoringQueryKeys.containerHierarchy(itemId) });
-        });
-      }
+      // Invalidate all hierarchies to update grandparents and grandchildren
+      // It would be complex to bring the entire hierarchy and only update the items within that hierarchy.
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: libraryAuthoringQueryKeys.containerHierarchy(undefined) });
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: xblockQueryKeys.componentHierarchy(undefined) });
     },
   });
 };
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/generic/index.scss b/src/library-authoring/generic/index.scss
index 210a91092..58fee02e5 100644
--- a/src/library-authoring/generic/index.scss
+++ b/src/library-authoring/generic/index.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 @import "./history-widget/HistoryWidget";
 @import "./status-widget/StatusWidget";
 @import "./parent-breadcrumbs";
+@import "./publish-status-buttons";
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/generic/publish-status-buttons/PublishDraftButton.tsx b/src/library-authoring/generic/publish-status-buttons/PublishDraftButton.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ed2d50b6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/library-authoring/generic/publish-status-buttons/PublishDraftButton.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import { FormattedMessage, useIntl } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
+import { Button } from '@openedx/paragon';
+
+import { useLibraryContext } from '@src/library-authoring/common/context/LibraryContext';
+
+import messages from './messages';
+
+type PublishDraftButtonProps = {
+  onClick: () => void;
+};
+
+/**
+ * PublishDraftButton renders a button that triggers the publishing action
+ * for a draft component/container.
+ *
+ * The button is disabled when the library is in read-only mode.
+ * It displays a localized label along with the draft status.
+ *
+ * @param onClick - Callback invoked when the button is clicked.
+ */
+export const PublishDraftButton = ({
+  onClick,
+}: PublishDraftButtonProps) => {
+  const intl = useIntl();
+  const { readOnly } = useLibraryContext();
+
+  return (
+    <Button
+      variant="outline-primary w-100 rounded-0 status-button draft-status font-weight-bold"
+      className="m-1"
+      disabled={readOnly}
+      onClick={onClick}
+    >
+      <FormattedMessage
+        {...messages.publishContainerButton}
+        values={{
+          publishStatus: (
+            <span className="font-weight-500">
+              ({intl.formatMessage(messages.draftChipText)})
+            </span>
+          ),
+        }}
+      />
+    </Button>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/generic/publish-status-buttons/PublishedChip.tsx b/src/library-authoring/generic/publish-status-buttons/PublishedChip.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e0ff404e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/library-authoring/generic/publish-status-buttons/PublishedChip.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { FormattedMessage } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
+import { Container } from '@openedx/paragon';
+
+import messages from './messages';
+
+/**
+ * PublishedChip displays a styled label indicating that a component
+ * or container is already published.
+ *
+ * It renders a localized message with consistent styling for status chips.
+ */
+export const PublishedChip = () => (
+  <Container
+    className="p-2 text-nowrap flex-grow-1 status-button published-status font-weight-bold"
+  >
+    <FormattedMessage {...messages.publishedChipText} />
+  </Container>
+);
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/containers/ContainerPublishStatus.scss b/src/library-authoring/generic/publish-status-buttons/index.scss
similarity index 51%
rename from src/library-authoring/containers/ContainerPublishStatus.scss
rename to src/library-authoring/generic/publish-status-buttons/index.scss
index ae88273f6..ddeddbe72 100644
--- a/src/library-authoring/containers/ContainerPublishStatus.scss
+++ b/src/library-authoring/generic/publish-status-buttons/index.scss
@@ -1,20 +1,3 @@
-.status-box {
-  border: 2px solid;
-  border-radius: 4px;
-
-  &.draft-status {
-    @extend %draft-status;
-  }
-
-  &.published-status {
-    @extend %published-status;
-  }
-
-  .container-name {
-    width: 200px;
-  }
-}
-
 .status-button {
   border: 1px solid;
   border-left: 4px solid;
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/generic/publish-status-buttons/index.tsx b/src/library-authoring/generic/publish-status-buttons/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e93257c5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/library-authoring/generic/publish-status-buttons/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export { PublishedChip } from './PublishedChip';
+export { PublishDraftButton } from './PublishDraftButton';
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/generic/publish-status-buttons/messages.ts b/src/library-authoring/generic/publish-status-buttons/messages.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..396dea48e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/library-authoring/generic/publish-status-buttons/messages.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { defineMessages } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
+
+const messages = defineMessages({
+  publishedChipText: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.publish-status-buttons.publish-chip.text',
+    defaultMessage: 'Published',
+    description: 'Text shown when a unit/section/subsection/component is published.',
+  },
+  publishContainerButton: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.publish-status-buttons.publish-draft-button.text',
+    defaultMessage: 'Publish Changes {publishStatus}',
+    description: 'Button text to initiate publish the unit/subsection/section/component, showing current publish status',
+  },
+  draftChipText: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.publish-status.publish-draft-button.draft-chip.text',
+    defaultMessage: 'Draft',
+    description: 'Chip in publish draft button',
+  },
+});
+
+export default messages;
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/containers/ContainerHierarchy.tsx b/src/library-authoring/hierarchy/ItemHierarchy.tsx
similarity index 88%
rename from src/library-authoring/containers/ContainerHierarchy.tsx
rename to src/library-authoring/hierarchy/ItemHierarchy.tsx
index 937585a1e..58f7599a7 100644
--- a/src/library-authoring/containers/ContainerHierarchy.tsx
+++ b/src/library-authoring/hierarchy/ItemHierarchy.tsx
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 import type { MessageDescriptor } from 'react-intl';
+import classNames from 'classnames';
 import { FormattedMessage, useIntl } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
 import { Container, Icon, Stack } from '@openedx/paragon';
 import { ArrowDownward, Check, Description } from '@openedx/paragon/icons';
-import classNames from 'classnames';
-import { getItemIcon } from '@src/generic/block-type-utils';
-import Loading from '@src/generic/Loading';
-import { ContainerType } from '@src/generic/key-utils';
-import type { ContainerHierarchyMember } from '../data/api';
-import { useContainerHierarchy } from '../data/apiHooks';
-import { useSidebarContext } from '../common/context/SidebarContext';
-import messages from './messages';
 
-const ContainerHierarchyRow = ({
+import { getItemIcon } from '@src/generic/block-type-utils';
+import { ContainerType } from '@src/generic/key-utils';
+import Loading from '@src/generic/Loading';
+
+import type { ItemHierarchyMember } from '../data/api';
+import messages from './messages';
+import { useSidebarContext } from '../common/context/SidebarContext';
+import { useLibraryItemHierarchy } from '../data/apiHooks';
+
+const HierarchyRow = ({
   containerType,
   text,
   selected,
@@ -69,25 +71,25 @@ const ContainerHierarchyRow = ({
   </Stack>
 );
 
-const ContainerHierarchy = ({
+export const ItemHierarchy = ({
   showPublishStatus = false,
 }: {
   showPublishStatus?: boolean,
 }) => {
   const intl = useIntl();
   const { sidebarItemInfo } = useSidebarContext();
-  const containerId = sidebarItemInfo?.id;
+  const itemId = sidebarItemInfo?.id;
 
   // istanbul ignore if: this should never happen
-  if (!containerId) {
-    throw new Error('containerId is required');
+  if (!itemId) {
+    throw new Error('itemId is required');
   }
 
   const {
     data,
     isLoading,
     isError,
-  } = useContainerHierarchy(containerId);
+  } = useLibraryItemHierarchy(itemId);
 
   if (isLoading) {
     return <Loading />;
@@ -106,7 +108,7 @@ const ContainerHierarchy = ({
   } = data;
 
   // Returns a message describing the publish status of the given hierarchy row.
-  const publishMessage = (contents: ContainerHierarchyMember[]) => {
+  const publishMessage = (contents: ItemHierarchyMember[]) => {
     // If we're not showing publish status, then we don't need a publish message
     if (!showPublishStatus) {
       return undefined;
@@ -121,9 +123,9 @@ const ContainerHierarchy = ({
     return messages.publishedChipText;
   };
 
-  // Returns True if any of the items in the list match the currently selected container.
-  const selected = (contents: ContainerHierarchyMember[]): boolean => (
-    contents.some((item) => item.id === containerId)
+  // Returns True if any of the items in the list match the currently selected item.
+  const selected = (contents: ItemHierarchyMember[]): boolean => (
+    contents.some((item) => item.id === itemId)
   );
 
   // Use the "selected" status to determine the selected row.
@@ -141,7 +143,7 @@ const ContainerHierarchy = ({
   return (
     <Stack className="content-hierarchy">
       {showSections && (
-        <ContainerHierarchyRow
+        <HierarchyRow
           containerType={ContainerType.Section}
           text={intl.formatMessage(
             messages.hierarchySections,
@@ -157,7 +159,7 @@ const ContainerHierarchy = ({
         />
       )}
       {showSubsections && (
-        <ContainerHierarchyRow
+        <HierarchyRow
           containerType={ContainerType.Subsection}
           text={intl.formatMessage(
             messages.hierarchySubsections,
@@ -173,7 +175,7 @@ const ContainerHierarchy = ({
         />
       )}
       {showUnits && (
-        <ContainerHierarchyRow
+        <HierarchyRow
           containerType={ContainerType.Unit}
           text={intl.formatMessage(
             messages.hierarchyUnits,
@@ -189,7 +191,7 @@ const ContainerHierarchy = ({
         />
       )}
       {showComponents && (
-        <ContainerHierarchyRow
+        <HierarchyRow
           containerType={ContainerType.Components}
           text={intl.formatMessage(
             messages.hierarchyComponents,
@@ -207,5 +209,3 @@ const ContainerHierarchy = ({
     </Stack>
   );
 };
-
-export default ContainerHierarchy;
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/hierarchy/ItemHierarchyPublisher.tsx b/src/library-authoring/hierarchy/ItemHierarchyPublisher.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b86079578
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/library-authoring/hierarchy/ItemHierarchyPublisher.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+import { type ReactNode } from 'react';
+import type { MessageDescriptor } from 'react-intl';
+import { useIntl } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
+import {
+  ActionRow,
+  Button,
+  Container,
+} from '@openedx/paragon';
+
+import LoadingButton from '@src/generic/loading-button';
+import { ContainerType, getBlockType } from '@src/generic/key-utils';
+import Loading from '@src/generic/Loading';
+
+import messages from './messages';
+import { ItemHierarchy } from './ItemHierarchy';
+import { useLibraryItemHierarchy } from '../data/apiHooks';
+
+type ItemHierarchyPublisherProps = {
+  itemId: string;
+  handleClose: () => void;
+  handlePublish: () => void;
+};
+
+export const ItemHierarchyPublisher = ({
+  itemId,
+  handleClose,
+  handlePublish,
+}: ItemHierarchyPublisherProps) => {
+  const intl = useIntl();
+  const itemType = getBlockType(itemId);
+
+  const {
+    data: hierarchy,
+    isLoading,
+    isError,
+  } = useLibraryItemHierarchy(itemId);
+
+  if (isLoading) {
+    return <Loading />;
+  }
+
+  // istanbul ignore if: this should never happen
+  if (isError) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const highlight = (...chunks: ReactNode[]) => <strong>{chunks}</strong>;
+  const childWarningMessage = () => {
+    let childCount: number;
+    let childMessage: MessageDescriptor;
+    let noChildMessage: MessageDescriptor;
+
+    switch (itemType) {
+      case ContainerType.Section:
+        childCount = hierarchy.subsections.length;
+        childMessage = messages.publishSectionWithChildrenWarning;
+        noChildMessage = messages.publishSectionWarning;
+        break;
+      case ContainerType.Subsection:
+        childCount = hierarchy.units.length;
+        childMessage = messages.publishSubsectionWithChildrenWarning;
+        noChildMessage = messages.publishSubsectionWarning;
+        break;
+      case ContainerType.Unit:
+        childCount = hierarchy.components.length;
+        childMessage = messages.publishUnitWithChildrenWarning;
+        noChildMessage = messages.publishUnitWarning;
+        break;
+      default: // The item is a component
+        childCount = 0;
+        childMessage = messages.empty; // Never used
+        noChildMessage = messages.publishComponentWarning;
+        break;
+    }
+    return intl.formatMessage(
+      childCount ? childMessage : noChildMessage,
+      {
+        childCount,
+        highlight,
+      },
+    );
+  };
+
+  const parentWarningMessage = () => {
+    let parentCount: number;
+    let parentMessage: MessageDescriptor;
+
+    switch (itemType) {
+      case ContainerType.Section:
+        // Section has no parents
+        return undefined;
+      case ContainerType.Subsection:
+        parentMessage = messages.publishSubsectionWithParentWarning;
+        parentCount = hierarchy.sections.length;
+        break;
+      case ContainerType.Unit:
+        parentMessage = messages.publishUnitWithParentWarning;
+        parentCount = hierarchy.subsections.length;
+        break;
+      default: // The item is a component
+        parentMessage = messages.publishComponentsWithParentWarning;
+        parentCount = hierarchy.units.length;
+    }
+    return intl.formatMessage(parentMessage, { parentCount, highlight });
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <Container
+      className="p-3 status-box draft-status"
+    >
+      <h4>{intl.formatMessage(messages.publishConfirmHeading)}</h4>
+      <p>{childWarningMessage()} {parentWarningMessage()}</p>
+      <ItemHierarchy showPublishStatus />
+      <ActionRow>
+        <Button
+          variant="outline-primary rounded-0"
+          onClick={(e) => {
+            e.preventDefault();
+            e.stopPropagation();
+            handleClose();
+          }}
+        >
+          {intl.formatMessage(messages.publishCancel)}
+        </Button>
+        <LoadingButton
+          onClick={async (e) => {
+            e.preventDefault();
+            e.stopPropagation();
+            await handlePublish();
+          }}
+          variant="primary rounded-0"
+          label={intl.formatMessage(messages.publishConfirm)}
+        />
+      </ActionRow>
+    </Container>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/containers/ContainerHierarchy.scss b/src/library-authoring/hierarchy/index.scss
similarity index 85%
rename from src/library-authoring/containers/ContainerHierarchy.scss
rename to src/library-authoring/hierarchy/index.scss
index fed123b32..a9bd04d06 100644
--- a/src/library-authoring/containers/ContainerHierarchy.scss
+++ b/src/library-authoring/hierarchy/index.scss
@@ -52,3 +52,20 @@
     }
   }
 }
+
+.status-box {
+  border: 2px solid;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+
+  &.draft-status {
+    @extend %draft-status;
+  }
+
+  &.published-status {
+    @extend %published-status;
+  }
+
+  .container-name {
+    width: 200px;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/hierarchy/messages.ts b/src/library-authoring/hierarchy/messages.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..61e32597d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/library-authoring/hierarchy/messages.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+import { defineMessages } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
+
+const messages = defineMessages({
+  willPublishChipText: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-component.hierarchy.will-publish-chip.text',
+    defaultMessage: 'Will Publish',
+    description: 'Text shown when a component/unit/section/subsection will be published when confirmed.',
+  },
+  draftChipText: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-component.hierarchy.draft-chip.text',
+    defaultMessage: 'Draft',
+    description: 'Chip in component/container that is shown when has unpublished changes',
+  },
+  publishedChipText: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-component.hierarchy.published-chip.text',
+    defaultMessage: 'Published',
+    description: 'Text shown when a unit/section/subsection/component is published.',
+  },
+  hierarchySections: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-sidebar.hierarchy-sections',
+    defaultMessage: '{count, plural, one {{displayName}} other {{count} Sections}}',
+    description: (
+      'Text used for the section part of the hierarchy: show the displayName when there is one, or '
+      + 'the count when there is more than one.'
+    ),
+  },
+  hierarchySubsections: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-sidebar.hierarchy-subsections',
+    defaultMessage: '{count, plural, one {{displayName}} other {{count} Subsections}}',
+    description: (
+      'Text used for the subsection part of the hierarchy: show the displayName when there is one, or '
+      + 'the count when there is more than one.'
+    ),
+  },
+  hierarchyUnits: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-sidebar.hierarchy-units',
+    defaultMessage: '{count, plural, one {{displayName}} other {{count} Units}}',
+    description: (
+      'Text used for the unit part of the hierarchy: show the displayName when there is one, or '
+      + 'the count when there is more than one.'
+    ),
+  },
+  hierarchyComponents: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-sidebar.hierarchy-components',
+    defaultMessage: '{count, plural, one {{displayName}} other {{count} Components}}',
+    description: (
+      'Text used for the components part of the hierarchy: show the displayName when there is one, or '
+      + 'the count when there is more than one.'
+    ),
+  },
+  publishSectionWithChildrenWarning: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.section-sidebar.hierarchy-publisher.publish-warning',
+    defaultMessage: (
+      'This section and the {childCount, plural, one {subsection} other {subsections}}'
+      + ' it contains will all be <highlight>published</highlight>.'
+    ),
+    description: 'Content details shown before publishing a section that contains subsections',
+  },
+  publishSectionWarning: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.section-sidebar.hierarchy-publisher.publish-empty-warning',
+    defaultMessage: 'This section will be <highlight>published</highlight>.',
+    description: 'Content details shown before publishing an empty section',
+  },
+  publishSubsectionWithChildrenWarning: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.subsection-sidebar.hierarchy-publisher.publish-warning',
+    defaultMessage: (
+      'This subsection and the {childCount, plural, one {unit} other {units}}'
+      + ' it contains will all be <highlight>published</highlight>.'
+    ),
+    description: 'Content details shown before publishing a subsection that contains units',
+  },
+  publishSubsectionWarning: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.subsection-sidebar.hierarchy-publisher.publish-empty-warning',
+    defaultMessage: 'This subsection will be <highlight>published</highlight>.',
+    description: 'Content details shown before publishing an empty subsection',
+  },
+  publishUnitWithChildrenWarning: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.unit-sidebar.hierarchy-publisher.publish-warning',
+    defaultMessage: (
+      'This unit and the {childCount, plural, one {component} other {components}}'
+      + ' it contains will all be <highlight>published</highlight>.'
+    ),
+    description: 'Content details shown before publishing a unit that contains components',
+  },
+  publishUnitWarning: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.unit-sidebar.hierarchy-publisher.publish-empty-warning',
+    defaultMessage: 'This unit will be <highlight>published</highlight>.',
+    description: 'Content details shown before publishing an empty unit',
+  },
+  publishSubsectionWithParentWarning: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.subsection-sidebar.hierarchy-publisher.publish-parent-warning',
+    defaultMessage: (
+      'Its {parentCount, plural, one {parent section} other {parent sections}}'
+      + ' will be <highlight>draft</highlight>.'
+    ),
+    description: 'Parent details shown before publishing a unit that has one or more parent subsections',
+  },
+  publishUnitWithParentWarning: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.unit-sidebar.hierarchy-publisher.publish-parent-warning',
+    defaultMessage: (
+      'Its {parentCount, plural, one {parent subsection} other {parent subsections}}'
+      + ' will be <highlight>draft</highlight>.'
+    ),
+    description: 'Parent details shown before publishing a unit that has one or more parent subsections',
+  },
+  publishConfirmHeading: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.item-sidebar.hierarchy-publisher.publish-confirm-heading',
+    defaultMessage: 'Confirm Publish',
+    description: 'Header text shown while confirming publish of a unit/subsection/section',
+  },
+  publishCancel: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.item-sidebar.hierarchy-publisher.publish-cancel',
+    defaultMessage: 'Cancel',
+    description: 'Button text shown to cancel publish of a unit/subsection/section',
+  },
+  publishConfirm: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.item-sidebar.hierarchy-publisher.publish-confirm-button',
+    defaultMessage: 'Publish',
+    description: 'Button text shown to confirm publish of a unit/subsection/section',
+  },
+  empty: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.item-sidebar.hierarchy-publisher.empty',
+    defaultMessage: 'No child',
+    description: 'Message when the item has no children',
+  },
+  publishComponentWarning: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.component-sidebar.hierarchy-publisher.publish-empty-warning',
+    defaultMessage: 'This component will be <highlight>published</highlight>.',
+    description: 'Content details shown before publishing an empty unit',
+  },
+  publishComponentsWithParentWarning: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.component-sidebar.hierarchy-publisher.publish-parent-warning',
+    defaultMessage: (
+      'Its {parentCount, plural, one {parent unit} other {parent units}}'
+      + ' will be <highlight>draft</highlight>.'
+    ),
+    description: 'Parent details shown before publishing a component that has one or more parent units',
+  },
+});
+
+export default messages;
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/index.scss b/src/library-authoring/index.scss
index a93dd477b..1404cb68f 100644
--- a/src/library-authoring/index.scss
+++ b/src/library-authoring/index.scss
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 @import "./units";
 @import "./section-subsections";
 @import "./containers";
+@import "./hierarchy";
 
 .library-cards-grid {
   display: grid;
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/section-subsections/LibraryContainerChildren.tsx b/src/library-authoring/section-subsections/LibraryContainerChildren.tsx
index da81dd264..0ddda577c 100644
--- a/src/library-authoring/section-subsections/LibraryContainerChildren.tsx
+++ b/src/library-authoring/section-subsections/LibraryContainerChildren.tsx
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ const ContainerRow = ({ containerKey, container, readOnly }: ContainerRowProps)
           >
             <Stack direction="horizontal" gap={1}>
               <Icon size="xs" src={Description} />
-              <FormattedMessage {...containerMessages.draftChipText} />
+              <FormattedMessage {...messages.draftChipText} />
             </Stack>
           </Badge>
         )}
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/section-subsections/messages.ts b/src/library-authoring/section-subsections/messages.ts
index 5b038dbc6..896b4cbf6 100644
--- a/src/library-authoring/section-subsections/messages.ts
+++ b/src/library-authoring/section-subsections/messages.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ export const messages = defineMessages({
     defaultMessage: 'Failed to update children order',
     description: 'Toast message displayed when reordering of children items in container fails',
   },
+  draftChipText: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container-component.draft-chip.text',
+    defaultMessage: 'Draft',
+    description: 'Chip in children in section and subsection page that is shown when children has unpublished changes',
+  },
 });
 
 export const sectionMessages = defineMessages({