diff --git a/src/library-authoring/LibraryAuthoringPage.test.tsx b/src/library-authoring/LibraryAuthoringPage.test.tsx
index 84e50c70f..f6d55792a 100644
--- a/src/library-authoring/LibraryAuthoringPage.test.tsx
+++ b/src/library-authoring/LibraryAuthoringPage.test.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import {
   mockXBlockFields,
 } from './data/api.mocks';
 import { mockContentSearchConfig } from '../search-manager/data/api.mock';
+import { studioHomeMock } from '../studio-home/__mocks__';
+import { getStudioHomeApiUrl } from '../studio-home/data/api';
 import { mockBroadcastChannel } from '../generic/data/api.mock';
 import { LibraryLayout } from '.';
 import { getLibraryCollectionsApiUrl } from './data/api';
@@ -79,7 +81,8 @@ const libraryTitle = mockContentLibrary.libraryData.title;
 
 describe('<LibraryAuthoringPage />', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
-    initializeMocks();
+    const { axiosMock } = initializeMocks();
+    axiosMock.onGet(getStudioHomeApiUrl()).reply(200, studioHomeMock);
 
     // The Meilisearch client-side API uses fetch, not Axios.
     fetchMock.mockReset();
@@ -787,4 +790,16 @@ describe('<LibraryAuthoringPage />', () => {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  it('Shows an error if libraries V2 is disabled', async () => {
+    const { axiosMock } = initializeMocks();
+    axiosMock.onGet(getStudioHomeApiUrl()).reply(200, {
+      ...studioHomeMock,
+      libraries_v2_enabled: false,
+    });
+
+    render(<LibraryLayout />, { path, params: { libraryId: mockContentLibrary.libraryId } });
+    await waitFor(() => { expect(axiosMock.history.get.length).toBe(1); });
+    expect(screen.getByRole('alert')).toHaveTextContent('This page cannot be shown: Libraries v2 are disabled.');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/LibraryAuthoringPage.tsx b/src/library-authoring/LibraryAuthoringPage.tsx
index 57ca633ab..ebb0b0308 100644
--- a/src/library-authoring/LibraryAuthoringPage.tsx
+++ b/src/library-authoring/LibraryAuthoringPage.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import classNames from 'classnames';
 import { StudioFooter } from '@edx/frontend-component-footer';
 import { useIntl } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
 import {
+  Alert,
   Badge,
   Breadcrumb,
   Button,
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ import Loading from '../generic/Loading';
 import SubHeader from '../generic/sub-header/SubHeader';
 import Header from '../header';
 import NotFoundAlert from '../generic/NotFoundAlert';
+import { useStudioHome } from '../studio-home/hooks';
 import {
   ClearFiltersButton,
   FilterByBlockType,
@@ -143,6 +145,12 @@ const LibraryAuthoringPage = ({ returnToLibrarySelection }: LibraryAuthoringPage
   const location = useLocation();
   const navigate = useNavigate();
 
+  const {
+    isLoadingPage: isLoadingStudioHome,
+    isFailedLoadingPage: isFailedLoadingStudioHome,
+    librariesV2Enabled,
+  } = useStudioHome();
+
   const {
     libraryId,
     libraryData,
@@ -178,6 +186,14 @@ const LibraryAuthoringPage = ({ returnToLibrarySelection }: LibraryAuthoringPage
     return <Loading />;
   }
 
+  if (!isLoadingStudioHome && (!librariesV2Enabled || isFailedLoadingStudioHome)) {
+    return (
+      <Alert variant="danger">
+        {intl.formatMessage(messages.librariesV2DisabledError)}
+      </Alert>
+    );
+  }
+
   // istanbul ignore if: this should never happen
   if (activeKey === undefined) {
     return <NotFoundAlert />;
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/add-content/AddContentWorkflow.test.tsx b/src/library-authoring/add-content/AddContentWorkflow.test.tsx
index bd464f39b..915cfc6fe 100644
--- a/src/library-authoring/add-content/AddContentWorkflow.test.tsx
+++ b/src/library-authoring/add-content/AddContentWorkflow.test.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import {
 } from '../data/api.mocks';
 import { mockBroadcastChannel, mockClipboardEmpty } from '../../generic/data/api.mock';
 import { mockContentSearchConfig, mockSearchResult } from '../../search-manager/data/api.mock';
+import { studioHomeMock } from '../../studio-home/__mocks__';
+import { getStudioHomeApiUrl } from '../../studio-home/data/api';
 import LibraryLayout from '../LibraryLayout';
 
 mockContentSearchConfig.applyMock();
@@ -46,8 +48,12 @@ const renderOpts = {
 };
 
 describe('AddContentWorkflow test', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    const { axiosMock } = initializeMocks();
+    axiosMock.onGet(getStudioHomeApiUrl()).reply(200, studioHomeMock);
+  });
+
   it('can create an HTML component', async () => {
-    initializeMocks();
     render(<LibraryLayout />, renderOpts);
 
     // Click "New [Component]"
@@ -84,7 +90,6 @@ describe('AddContentWorkflow test', () => {
   });
 
   it('can create a Problem component', async () => {
-    initializeMocks();
     render(<LibraryLayout />, renderOpts);
 
     // Click "New [Component]"
@@ -119,7 +124,6 @@ describe('AddContentWorkflow test', () => {
   });
 
   it('can create a Video component', async () => {
-    initializeMocks();
     render(<LibraryLayout />, renderOpts);
 
     // Click "New [Component]"
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/add-content/PickLibraryContentModal.test.tsx b/src/library-authoring/add-content/PickLibraryContentModal.test.tsx
index d59baa569..b7425a7ee 100644
--- a/src/library-authoring/add-content/PickLibraryContentModal.test.tsx
+++ b/src/library-authoring/add-content/PickLibraryContentModal.test.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import {
   screen,
   initializeMocks,
 } from '../../testUtils';
+import { studioHomeMock } from '../../studio-home/__mocks__';
+import { getStudioHomeApiUrl } from '../../studio-home/data/api';
 import mockResult from '../__mocks__/library-search.json';
 import { LibraryProvider } from '../common/context';
 import { ComponentPickerModal } from '../component-picker';
@@ -16,7 +18,6 @@ import {
 } from '../data/api.mocks';
 import { PickLibraryContentModal } from './PickLibraryContentModal';
 
-initializeMocks();
 mockContentSearchConfig.applyMock();
 mockContentLibrary.applyMock();
 mockGetCollectionMetadata.applyMock();
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ describe('<PickLibraryContentModal />', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     const mocks = initializeMocks();
     mockShowToast = mocks.mockShowToast;
+    mocks.axiosMock.onGet(getStudioHomeApiUrl()).reply(200, studioHomeMock);
   });
 
   it('can pick components from the modal', async () => {
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/component-picker/ComponentPicker.test.tsx b/src/library-authoring/component-picker/ComponentPicker.test.tsx
index 4c06a9846..083d9a635 100644
--- a/src/library-authoring/component-picker/ComponentPicker.test.tsx
+++ b/src/library-authoring/component-picker/ComponentPicker.test.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@ jest.mock('react-router-dom', () => ({
     },
   }),
 }));
+jest.mock('../../studio-home/hooks', () => ({
+  useStudioHome: () => ({
+    isLoadingPage: false,
+    isFailedLoadingPage: false,
+    librariesV2Enabled: true,
+  }),
+}));
 mockContentLibrary.applyMock();
 mockContentSearchConfig.applyMock();
 mockGetCollectionMetadata.applyMock();
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/messages.ts b/src/library-authoring/messages.ts
index 7ae8c2b21..f0ac2cc1d 100644
--- a/src/library-authoring/messages.ts
+++ b/src/library-authoring/messages.ts
@@ -111,6 +111,11 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
     defaultMessage: 'Change Library',
     description: 'Breadcrumbs link to return to library selection',
   },
+  librariesV2DisabledError: {
+    id: 'authoring.alert.error.libraries.v2.disabled',
+    defaultMessage: 'This page cannot be shown: Libraries v2 are disabled.',
+    description: 'Error message shown to users when trying to load a libraries V2 page while libraries v2 are disabled.',
+  },
 });
 
 export default messages;
diff --git a/src/studio-home/StudioHome.tsx b/src/studio-home/StudioHome.tsx
index 56e6b00cf..aff75fc6b 100644
--- a/src/studio-home/StudioHome.tsx
+++ b/src/studio-home/StudioHome.tsx
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ const StudioHome = () => {
     setShowNewCourseContainer,
     librariesV1Enabled,
     librariesV2Enabled,
-  } = useStudioHome(isPaginationCoursesEnabled);
+  } = useStudioHome();
 
   const v1LibraryTab = librariesV1Enabled && location?.pathname.split('/').pop() === 'libraries-v1';
   const showV2LibraryURL = librariesV2Enabled && !v1LibraryTab;
diff --git a/src/studio-home/hooks.jsx b/src/studio-home/hooks.jsx
index 584d69d84..81762eb1c 100644
--- a/src/studio-home/hooks.jsx
+++ b/src/studio-home/hooks.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { useLocation } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { useDispatch, useSelector } from 'react-redux';
+import { getConfig } from '@edx/frontend-platform';
 
 import { RequestStatus } from '../data/constants';
 import { COURSE_CREATOR_STATES } from '../constants';
@@ -14,9 +15,10 @@ import {
 } from './data/selectors';
 import { updateSavingStatuses } from './data/slice';
 
-const useStudioHome = (isPaginated = false) => {
+const useStudioHome = () => {
   const location = useLocation();
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
+  const isPaginated = getConfig().ENABLE_HOME_PAGE_COURSE_API_V2;
   const studioHomeData = useSelector(getStudioHomeData);
   const studioHomeCoursesParams = useSelector(getStudioHomeCoursesParams);
   const { isFiltered } = studioHomeCoursesParams;