diff --git a/src/library-authoring/components/ComponentMenu.tsx b/src/library-authoring/components/ComponentMenu.tsx
index b85ac9664..52de18ee1 100644
--- a/src/library-authoring/components/ComponentMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/library-authoring/components/ComponentMenu.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
 } from '@openedx/paragon';
 import { MoreVert } from '@openedx/paragon/icons';
 
+import { getBlockType } from '@src/generic/key-utils';
 import { useLibraryContext } from '../common/context/LibraryContext';
 import { SidebarActions, useSidebarContext } from '../common/context/SidebarContext';
 import { useClipboard } from '../../generic/clipboard';
@@ -112,6 +113,8 @@ export const ComponentMenu = ({ usageKey }: { usageKey: string }) => {
     navigateTo,
   ]);
 
+  const containerType = containerId ? getBlockType(containerId) : 'collection';
+
   return (
     <Dropdown id="component-card-dropdown">
       <Dropdown.Toggle
@@ -140,7 +143,12 @@ export const ComponentMenu = ({ usageKey }: { usageKey: string }) => {
         </Dropdown.Item>
         {insideCollection && (
           <Dropdown.Item onClick={removeFromCollection}>
-            <FormattedMessage {...containerMessages.menuRemoveFromCollection} />
+            <FormattedMessage
+              {...containerMessages.menuRemoveFromContainer}
+              values={{
+                containerType,
+              }}
+            />
           </Dropdown.Item>
         )}
         <Dropdown.Item onClick={showManageCollections}>
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/components/messages.ts b/src/library-authoring/components/messages.ts
index e757f33d0..0c5188c4e 100644
--- a/src/library-authoring/components/messages.ts
+++ b/src/library-authoring/components/messages.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,31 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
     defaultMessage: 'Delete',
     description: 'Menu item for deleting a component.',
   },
+  menuAddToCollection: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.component.menu.add',
+    defaultMessage: 'Add to collection',
+    description: 'Menu item for add a component to collection.',
+  },
+  menuRemoveFromCollection: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.component.menu.remove-from-collection',
+    defaultMessage: 'Remove from collection',
+    description: 'Menu item for remove a component from collection.',
+  },
+  menuRemoveFromContainer: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.component.menu.remove',
+    defaultMessage: 'Remove from {containerType}',
+    description: 'Menu item for remove an item from {containerType}.',
+  },
+  removeComponentFromCollectionSuccess: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.component.remove-from-collection-success',
+    defaultMessage: 'Item successfully removed',
+    description: 'Message for successful removal of an item from collection.',
+  },
+  removeComponentFromCollectionFailure: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.component.remove-from-collection-failure',
+    defaultMessage: 'Failed to remove item',
+    description: 'Message for failure of removal of an item from collection.',
+  },
   deleteComponentWarningTitle: {
     id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.component.delete-confirmation-title',
     defaultMessage: 'Delete Component',
@@ -196,5 +221,25 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
     defaultMessage: 'Failed to undo remove component operation',
     description: 'Message to display on failure to undo delete component',
   },
+  containerPreviewText: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container.preview.text',
+    defaultMessage: 'Contains {children}.',
+    description: 'Preview message for section/subsections with the names of children separated by commas',
+  },
+  removeContainerWarningTitle: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container.remove-confirmation-title',
+    defaultMessage: 'Remove {containerType}',
+    description: 'Title text for the warning displayed before removing a container from its parent',
+  },
+  removeContainerConfirm: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container.remove-confirmation-text',
+    defaultMessage: 'Remove {containerName} from {parentContainerType} {parentContainerName}? Removing this {containerType} will not delete it from the library.',
+    description: 'Confirmation text to display before removing a container from its parent',
+  },
+  removeContainerButton: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.container.confirm-remove-button',
+    defaultMessage: 'Remove {containerName}',
+    description: 'Button to confirm removal of a container from its parent',
+  },
 });
 export default messages;
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/containers/ContainerCard.test.tsx b/src/library-authoring/containers/ContainerCard.test.tsx
index 23ca834a8..62f100504 100644
--- a/src/library-authoring/containers/ContainerCard.test.tsx
+++ b/src/library-authoring/containers/ContainerCard.test.tsx
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ import {
   fireEvent,
 } from '../../testUtils';
 import { LibraryProvider } from '../common/context/LibraryContext';
-import { mockContentLibrary } from '../data/api.mocks';
+import { mockContentLibrary, mockGetContainerMetadata } from '../data/api.mocks';
 import { type ContainerHit, PublishStatus } from '../../search-manager';
 import ContainerCard from './ContainerCard';
-import { getLibraryContainerApiUrl, getLibraryContainerRestoreApiUrl } from '../data/api';
+import { getLibraryContainerApiUrl, getLibraryContainerRestoreApiUrl, getLibraryContainerChildrenApiUrl } from '../data/api';
 import { ContainerType } from '../../generic/key-utils';
 
 let axiosMock: MockAdapter;
@@ -50,18 +50,31 @@ jest.mock('react-router-dom', () => ({
   useNavigate: () => mockNavigate,
 }));
 
-const render = (ui: React.ReactElement, showOnlyPublished: boolean = false) => baseRender(ui, {
-  path: '/library/:libraryId',
-  params: { libraryId },
-  extraWrapper: ({ children }) => (
-    <LibraryProvider
-      libraryId={libraryId}
-      showOnlyPublished={showOnlyPublished}
-    >
-      {children}
-    </LibraryProvider>
-  ),
-});
+const render = (
+  ui: React.ReactElement,
+  showOnlyPublished: boolean = false,
+  containerContext?: { type: ContainerType, id: string },
+) => {
+  const path = containerContext
+    ? `/library/:libraryId/${containerContext.type}/:containerId`
+    : '/library/:libraryId';
+  const params: Record<string, string> = containerContext
+    ? { libraryId, containerId: containerContext.id }
+    : { libraryId };
+
+  return baseRender(ui, {
+    path,
+    params,
+    extraWrapper: ({ children }) => (
+      <LibraryProvider
+        libraryId={libraryId}
+        showOnlyPublished={showOnlyPublished}
+      >
+        {children}
+      </LibraryProvider>
+    ),
+  });
+};
 
 describe('<ContainerCard />', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
@@ -387,4 +400,55 @@ describe('<ContainerCard />', () => {
     expect(screen.getByText(displayName)).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.queryByText(/contains/i)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
+
+  test.each([
+    {
+      label: 'should be able to remove unit from subsection menu item',
+      containerType: ContainerType.Unit,
+      parentType: ContainerType.Subsection,
+      parentId: mockGetContainerMetadata.subsectionId,
+      expectedRemoveText: 'Remove from subsection',
+    },
+    {
+      label: 'should be able to remove subsection from section menu item',
+      containerType: ContainerType.Subsection,
+      parentType: ContainerType.Section,
+      parentId: mockGetContainerMetadata.sectionId,
+      expectedRemoveText: 'Remove from section',
+    },
+  ])('$label', async ({
+    containerType, parentType, parentId, expectedRemoveText,
+  }) => {
+    const containerHit = getContainerHitSample(containerType);
+    axiosMock.onDelete(getLibraryContainerChildrenApiUrl(parentId)).reply(200);
+    axiosMock.onGet(getLibraryContainerApiUrl(parentId)).reply(200, {
+      containerType: parentType,
+      displayName: 'Parent Container Display Name',
+    });
+
+    render(
+      <ContainerCard hit={containerHit} />,
+      false,
+      { type: parentType, id: parentId },
+    );
+
+    // Open menu
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('container-card-menu-toggle')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    userEvent.click(screen.getByTestId('container-card-menu-toggle'));
+
+    // Click on Remove Item
+    const removeMenuItem = await screen.findByRole('button', { name: expectedRemoveText });
+    expect(removeMenuItem).toBeInTheDocument();
+    fireEvent.click(removeMenuItem);
+
+    // Confirm remove Modal is open
+    expect(await screen.findByText(/will not delete it from the library/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    const removeButton = screen.getByRole('button', { name: /remove/i });
+    fireEvent.click(removeButton);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(axiosMock.history.delete.length).toBe(1);
+    });
+    expect(mockShowToast).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/containers/ContainerCard.tsx b/src/library-authoring/containers/ContainerCard.tsx
index 483393d5e..f96b2a041 100644
--- a/src/library-authoring/containers/ContainerCard.tsx
+++ b/src/library-authoring/containers/ContainerCard.tsx
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ import {
 } from '@openedx/paragon';
 import { MoreVert } from '@openedx/paragon/icons';
 
-import { getItemIcon, getComponentStyleColor } from '../../generic/block-type-utils';
-import { getBlockType } from '../../generic/key-utils';
-import { ToastContext } from '../../generic/toast-context';
+import { getItemIcon, getComponentStyleColor } from '@src/generic/block-type-utils';
+import { getBlockType } from '@src/generic/key-utils';
+import { ToastContext } from '@src/generic/toast-context';
 import { type ContainerHit, Highlight, PublishStatus } from '../../search-manager';
 import { useComponentPickerContext } from '../common/context/ComponentPickerContext';
 import { useLibraryContext } from '../common/context/LibraryContext';
@@ -21,32 +21,41 @@ import { useRemoveItemsFromCollection } from '../data/apiHooks';
 import { useLibraryRoutes } from '../routes';
 import messages from './messages';
 import ContainerDeleter from './ContainerDeleter';
+import ContainerRemover from './ContainerRemover';
 import { useRunOnNextRender } from '../../utils';
 import BaseCard from '../components/BaseCard';
 import AddComponentWidget from '../components/AddComponentWidget';
 
 type ContainerMenuProps = {
   containerKey: string;
+  displayName: string;
 };
 
-export const ContainerMenu = ({ containerKey } : ContainerMenuProps) => {
+export const ContainerMenu = ({ containerKey, displayName } : ContainerMenuProps) => {
   const intl = useIntl();
-  const { libraryId, collectionId } = useLibraryContext();
+  const { libraryId, collectionId, containerId } = useLibraryContext();
   const {
     sidebarItemInfo,
     closeLibrarySidebar,
     setSidebarAction,
   } = useSidebarContext();
+
   const { showToast } = useContext(ToastContext);
   const [isConfirmingDelete, confirmDelete, cancelDelete] = useToggle(false);
-  const { navigateTo, insideCollection } = useLibraryRoutes();
+  const [isConfirmingRemove, confirmRemove, cancelRemove] = useToggle(false);
+  const {
+    navigateTo,
+    insideCollection,
+    insideSection,
+    insideSubsection,
+  } = useLibraryRoutes();
 
   const removeComponentsMutation = useRemoveItemsFromCollection(libraryId, collectionId);
 
-  const removeFromCollection = () => {
+  const handleRemoveFromCollection = () => {
     removeComponentsMutation.mutateAsync([containerKey]).then(() => {
       if (sidebarItemInfo?.id === containerKey) {
-        // Close sidebar if current component is open
+      // Close sidebar if current component is open
         closeLibrarySidebar();
       }
       showToast(intl.formatMessage(messages.removeComponentFromCollectionSuccess));
@@ -55,6 +64,14 @@ export const ContainerMenu = ({ containerKey } : ContainerMenuProps) => {
     });
   };
 
+  const handleRemove = () => {
+    if (insideCollection) {
+      handleRemoveFromCollection();
+    } else if (insideSection || insideSubsection) {
+      confirmRemove();
+    }
+  };
+
   const scheduleJumpToCollection = useRunOnNextRender(() => {
     // TODO: Ugly hack to make sure sidebar shows add to collection section
     // This needs to run after all changes to url takes place to avoid conflicts.
@@ -70,6 +87,8 @@ export const ContainerMenu = ({ containerKey } : ContainerMenuProps) => {
     navigateTo({ containerId: containerKey });
   }, [navigateTo, containerKey]);
 
+  const containerType = containerId ? getBlockType(containerId) : 'collection';
+
   return (
     <>
       <Dropdown id="container-card-dropdown">
@@ -89,9 +108,14 @@ export const ContainerMenu = ({ containerKey } : ContainerMenuProps) => {
           <Dropdown.Item onClick={confirmDelete}>
             <FormattedMessage {...messages.menuDeleteContainer} />
           </Dropdown.Item>
-          {insideCollection && (
-            <Dropdown.Item onClick={removeFromCollection}>
-              <FormattedMessage {...messages.menuRemoveFromCollection} />
+          {(insideCollection || insideSection || insideSubsection) && (
+            <Dropdown.Item onClick={handleRemove}>
+              <FormattedMessage
+                {...messages.menuRemoveFromContainer}
+                values={{
+                  containerType,
+                }}
+              />
             </Dropdown.Item>
           )}
           <Dropdown.Item onClick={showManageCollections}>
@@ -106,6 +130,14 @@ export const ContainerMenu = ({ containerKey } : ContainerMenuProps) => {
           containerId={containerKey}
         />
       )}
+      {isConfirmingRemove && (
+        <ContainerRemover
+          isOpen={isConfirmingRemove}
+          close={cancelRemove}
+          containerKey={containerKey}
+          displayName={displayName}
+        />
+      )}
     </>
   );
 };
@@ -262,7 +294,7 @@ const ContainerCard = ({ hit } : ContainerCardProps) => {
           {componentPickerMode ? (
             <AddComponentWidget usageKey={containerKey} blockType={itemType} />
           ) : (
-            <ContainerMenu containerKey={containerKey} />
+            <ContainerMenu containerKey={containerKey} displayName={displayName} />
           )}
         </ActionRow>
       )}
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/containers/ContainerRemover.tsx b/src/library-authoring/containers/ContainerRemover.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ac9e84ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/library-authoring/containers/ContainerRemover.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+import { useCallback, useContext } from 'react';
+import { useIntl } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
+import { capitalize } from 'lodash';
+
+import DeleteModal from '@src/generic/delete-modal/DeleteModal';
+import { ToastContext } from '@src/generic/toast-context';
+import { getBlockType } from '@src/generic/key-utils';
+import { useSidebarContext } from '../common/context/SidebarContext';
+import { useLibraryContext } from '../common/context/LibraryContext';
+import { useContainer, useRemoveContainerChildren } from '../data/apiHooks';
+import messages from '../components/messages';
+
+type ContainerRemoverProps = {
+  isOpen: boolean,
+  close: () => void,
+  containerKey: string,
+  displayName: string,
+};
+
+const ContainerRemover = ({
+  isOpen,
+  close,
+  containerKey,
+  displayName,
+}: ContainerRemoverProps) => {
+  const intl = useIntl();
+  const {
+    sidebarItemInfo,
+    closeLibrarySidebar,
+  } = useSidebarContext();
+  const { containerId } = useLibraryContext();
+  const { showToast } = useContext(ToastContext);
+
+  const removeContainerMutation = useRemoveContainerChildren(containerId);
+  const { data: container } = useContainer(containerId);
+  const itemType = getBlockType(containerKey);
+
+  const removeWarningTitle = intl.formatMessage(messages.removeContainerWarningTitle, {
+    containerType: capitalize(itemType),
+  });
+
+  const removeText = intl.formatMessage(messages.removeContainerConfirm, {
+    containerName: <b>{capitalize(itemType)} {displayName}</b>,
+    containerType: capitalize(itemType),
+    parentContainerType: capitalize(container?.containerType),
+    parentContainerName: container?.displayName,
+  });
+
+  const removeSuccess = intl.formatMessage(messages.removeComponentFromContainerSuccess);
+  const removeError = intl.formatMessage(messages.removeComponentFromContainerFailure);
+
+  const onRemove = useCallback(async () => {
+    try {
+      await removeContainerMutation.mutateAsync([containerKey]);
+      if (sidebarItemInfo?.id === containerKey) {
+        closeLibrarySidebar();
+      }
+      showToast(removeSuccess);
+    } catch (e) {
+      showToast(removeError);
+    } finally {
+      close();
+    }
+  }, [
+    containerKey,
+    removeContainerMutation,
+    sidebarItemInfo,
+    closeLibrarySidebar,
+    showToast,
+    removeSuccess,
+    removeError,
+    close,
+  ]);
+
+  return (
+    <DeleteModal
+      isOpen={isOpen}
+      close={close}
+      title={removeWarningTitle}
+      description={removeText}
+      onDeleteSubmit={onRemove}
+      btnLabel={intl.formatMessage(messages.removeContainerButton, {
+        containerName: itemType.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + itemType.slice(1),
+      })}
+    />
+  );
+};
+
+export default ContainerRemover;
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/containers/messages.ts b/src/library-authoring/containers/messages.ts
index 866dfa821..95489bfac 100644
--- a/src/library-authoring/containers/messages.ts
+++ b/src/library-authoring/containers/messages.ts
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
     defaultMessage: 'Delete',
     description: 'Menu item to delete a container.',
   },
-  menuRemoveFromCollection: {
+  menuRemoveFromContainer: {
     id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.component.menu.remove',
-    defaultMessage: 'Remove from collection',
-    description: 'Menu item for remove an item from collection.',
+    defaultMessage: 'Remove from {containerType}',
+    description: 'Menu item for remove an item from container.',
   },
   menuAddToCollection: {
     id: 'course-authoring.library-authoring.component.menu.add',
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/section-subsections/LibraryContainerChildren.tsx b/src/library-authoring/section-subsections/LibraryContainerChildren.tsx
index cb1d4f83c..d431ebe27 100644
--- a/src/library-authoring/section-subsections/LibraryContainerChildren.tsx
+++ b/src/library-authoring/section-subsections/LibraryContainerChildren.tsx
@@ -111,7 +111,10 @@ const ContainerRow = ({ containerKey, container, readOnly }: ContainerRowProps)
           onClick={readOnly ? undefined : jumpToManageTags}
         />
         {!readOnly && (
-          <ContainerMenu containerKey={container.originalId} />
+          <ContainerMenu
+            containerKey={container.originalId}
+            displayName={container.displayName}
+          />
         )}
       </Stack>
     </>