diff --git a/src/course-outline/CourseOutline.jsx b/src/course-outline/CourseOutline.jsx
index e374388cd..2a5e33b09 100644
--- a/src/course-outline/CourseOutline.jsx
+++ b/src/course-outline/CourseOutline.jsx
@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@ const CourseOutline = ({ courseId }) => {
                                             section,
                                             section.childInfo.children,
                                           )}
+                                          isSectionsExpanded={isSectionsExpanded}
                                           isSelfPaced={statusBarData.isSelfPaced}
                                           isCustomRelativeDatesActive={isCustomRelativeDatesActive}
                                           savingStatus={savingStatus}
diff --git a/src/course-outline/CourseOutline.test.jsx b/src/course-outline/CourseOutline.test.jsx
index cfd019191..ed6b32400 100644
--- a/src/course-outline/CourseOutline.test.jsx
+++ b/src/course-outline/CourseOutline.test.jsx
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import { cloneDeep } from 'lodash';
 import { closestCorners } from '@dnd-kit/core';
 
 import { useLocation } from 'react-router-dom';
-import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
 import {
   getCourseBestPracticesApiUrl,
   getCourseLaunchApiUrl,
@@ -289,13 +288,15 @@ describe('<CourseOutline />', () => {
   });
 
   it('check that new section list is saved when dragged', async () => {
-    const { findAllByRole } = render(<RootWrapper />);
-    const courseBlockId = courseOutlineIndexMock.courseStructure.id;
+    const { findAllByRole, findByTestId } = render(<RootWrapper />);
+    const expandAllButton = await findByTestId('expand-collapse-all-button');
+    fireEvent.click(expandAllButton);
+    const [section] = store.getState().courseOutline.sectionsList;
     const sectionsDraggers = await findAllByRole('button', { name: 'Drag to reorder' });
-    const draggableButton = sectionsDraggers[6];
+    const draggableButton = sectionsDraggers[1];
 
     axiosMock
-      .onPut(getCourseBlockApiUrl(courseBlockId))
+      .onPut(getCourseBlockApiUrl(section.id))
       .reply(200, { dummy: 'value' });
 
     const section1 = store.getState().courseOutline.sectionsList[0].id;
@@ -314,13 +315,15 @@ describe('<CourseOutline />', () => {
   });
 
   it('check section list is restored to original order when API call fails', async () => {
-    const { findAllByRole } = render(<RootWrapper />);
-    const courseBlockId = courseOutlineIndexMock.courseStructure.id;
+    const { findAllByRole, findByTestId } = render(<RootWrapper />);
+    const expandAllButton = await findByTestId('expand-collapse-all-button');
+    fireEvent.click(expandAllButton);
+    const [section] = store.getState().courseOutline.sectionsList;
     const sectionsDraggers = await findAllByRole('button', { name: 'Drag to reorder' });
-    const draggableButton = sectionsDraggers[6];
+    const draggableButton = sectionsDraggers[1];
 
     axiosMock
-      .onPut(getCourseBlockApiUrl(courseBlockId))
+      .onPut(getCourseBlockApiUrl(section.id))
       .reply(500);
 
     const section1 = store.getState().courseOutline.sectionsList[0].id;
@@ -395,8 +398,6 @@ describe('<CourseOutline />', () => {
     const { findAllByTestId } = render(<RootWrapper />);
     const [sectionElement] = await findAllByTestId('section-card');
     const [subsectionElement] = await within(sectionElement).findAllByTestId('subsection-card');
-    const expandBtn = await within(subsectionElement).findByTestId('subsection-card-header__expanded-btn');
-    fireEvent.click(expandBtn);
     const units = await within(subsectionElement).findAllByTestId('unit-card');
     expect(units.length).toBe(1);
 
@@ -421,8 +422,6 @@ describe('<CourseOutline />', () => {
     render(<RootWrapper />);
     const [sectionElement] = await screen.findAllByTestId('section-card');
     const [subsectionElement] = await within(sectionElement).findAllByTestId('subsection-card');
-    const expandBtn = await within(subsectionElement).findByTestId('subsection-card-header__expanded-btn');
-    fireEvent.click(expandBtn);
     const units = await within(subsectionElement).findAllByTestId('unit-card');
     expect(units.length).toBe(1);
 
@@ -646,8 +645,6 @@ describe('<CourseOutline />', () => {
     await checkEditTitle(section, subsectionElement, subsection, 'New subsection name', 'subsection');
 
     // check unit
-    const expandBtn = await within(subsectionElement).findByTestId('subsection-card-header__expanded-btn');
-    fireEvent.click(expandBtn);
     const [unit] = subsection.childInfo.children;
     const [unitElement] = await within(subsectionElement).findAllByTestId('unit-card');
     await checkEditTitle(section, unitElement, unit, 'New unit name', 'unit');
@@ -660,8 +657,6 @@ describe('<CourseOutline />', () => {
     const [sectionElement] = await screen.findAllByTestId('section-card');
     const [subsection] = section.childInfo.children;
     const [subsectionElement] = await within(sectionElement).findAllByTestId('subsection-card');
-    const expandBtn = await within(subsectionElement).findByTestId('subsection-card-header__expanded-btn');
-    fireEvent.click(expandBtn);
     const [unit] = subsection.childInfo.children;
     const [unitElement] = await within(subsectionElement).findAllByTestId('unit-card');
 
@@ -700,8 +695,6 @@ describe('<CourseOutline />', () => {
     const [sectionElement] = await findAllByTestId('section-card');
     const [subsection] = section.childInfo.children;
     const [subsectionElement] = await within(sectionElement).findAllByTestId('subsection-card');
-    const expandBtn = await within(subsectionElement).findByTestId('subsection-card-header__expanded-btn');
-    fireEvent.click(expandBtn);
     const [unit] = subsection.childInfo.children;
     const [unitElement] = await within(subsectionElement).findAllByTestId('unit-card');
 
@@ -771,8 +764,6 @@ describe('<CourseOutline />', () => {
     const [sectionElement] = await findAllByTestId('section-card');
     const [subsection] = section.childInfo.children;
     const [subsectionElement] = await within(sectionElement).findAllByTestId('subsection-card');
-    const expandBtn = await within(subsectionElement).findByTestId('subsection-card-header__expanded-btn');
-    fireEvent.click(expandBtn);
     const [unit] = subsection.childInfo.children;
     const [unitElement] = await within(subsectionElement).findAllByTestId('unit-card');
 
@@ -1481,8 +1472,6 @@ describe('<CourseOutline />', () => {
 
     const [firstSection] = await findAllByTestId('section-card');
     const [firstSubsection] = await within(firstSection).findAllByTestId('subsection-card');
-    const subsectionExpandButton = await within(firstSubsection).getByTestId('subsection-card-header__expanded-btn');
-    fireEvent.click(subsectionExpandButton);
     const [firstUnit] = await within(firstSubsection).findAllByTestId('unit-card');
     const unitDropdownButton = await within(firstUnit).findByTestId('unit-card-header__menu-button');
 
@@ -1842,8 +1831,6 @@ describe('<CourseOutline />', () => {
     const [, sectionElement] = await findAllByTestId('section-card');
     const [, subsection] = section.childInfo.children;
     const [, subsectionElement] = await within(sectionElement).findAllByTestId('subsection-card');
-    const expandBtn = await within(subsectionElement).findByTestId('subsection-card-header__expanded-btn');
-    await act(async () => fireEvent.click(expandBtn));
     const [, secondUnit] = subsection.childInfo.children;
     const [, unitElement] = await within(subsectionElement).findAllByTestId('unit-card');
 
@@ -1883,8 +1870,6 @@ describe('<CourseOutline />', () => {
     const [, sectionElement] = await findAllByTestId('section-card');
     const [firstSubsection, subsection] = section.childInfo.children;
     const [, subsectionElement] = await within(sectionElement).findAllByTestId('subsection-card');
-    const expandBtn = await within(subsectionElement).findByTestId('subsection-card-header__expanded-btn');
-    await act(async () => fireEvent.click(expandBtn));
     const [unit] = subsection.childInfo.children;
     const [unitElement] = await within(subsectionElement).findAllByTestId('unit-card');
 
@@ -1920,8 +1905,6 @@ describe('<CourseOutline />', () => {
     const [subsection] = secondSection.childInfo.children;
     const firstSectionLastSubsection = firstSection.childInfo.children[firstSection.childInfo.children.length - 1];
     const [subsectionElement] = await within(sectionElement).findAllByTestId('subsection-card');
-    const expandBtn = await within(subsectionElement).findByTestId('subsection-card-header__expanded-btn');
-    await act(async () => fireEvent.click(expandBtn));
     const [unit] = subsection.childInfo.children;
     const [unitElement] = await within(subsectionElement).findAllByTestId('unit-card');
 
@@ -1966,8 +1949,6 @@ describe('<CourseOutline />', () => {
     const [, sectionElement] = await findAllByTestId('section-card');
     const [firstSubsection, subsection] = section.childInfo.children;
     const [subsectionElement] = await within(sectionElement).findAllByTestId('subsection-card');
-    const expandBtn = await within(subsectionElement).findByTestId('subsection-card-header__expanded-btn');
-    await act(async () => fireEvent.click(expandBtn));
     const lastUnitIdx = firstSubsection.childInfo.children.length - 1;
     const unit = firstSubsection.childInfo.children[lastUnitIdx];
     const unitElement = (await within(subsectionElement).findAllByTestId('unit-card'))[lastUnitIdx];
@@ -2005,8 +1986,6 @@ describe('<CourseOutline />', () => {
     const secondSectionLastSubsection = secondSection.childInfo.children[lastSubIndex];
     const thirdSectionFirstSubsection = thirdSection.childInfo.children[0];
     const subsectionElement = (await within(sectionElement).findAllByTestId('subsection-card'))[lastSubIndex];
-    const expandBtn = await within(subsectionElement).findByTestId('subsection-card-header__expanded-btn');
-    await act(async () => fireEvent.click(expandBtn));
     const lastUnitIdx = secondSectionLastSubsection.childInfo.children.length - 1;
     const unit = secondSectionLastSubsection.childInfo.children[lastUnitIdx];
     const unitElement = (await within(subsectionElement).findAllByTestId('unit-card'))[lastUnitIdx];
@@ -2051,8 +2030,6 @@ describe('<CourseOutline />', () => {
     const sections = await findAllByTestId('section-card');
     const [sectionElement] = sections;
     const [subsectionElement] = await within(sectionElement).findAllByTestId('subsection-card');
-    const expandBtn = await within(subsectionElement).findByTestId('subsection-card-header__expanded-btn');
-    await act(async () => fireEvent.click(expandBtn));
     // get first and only unit in the subsection
     const [firstUnit] = await within(subsectionElement).findAllByTestId('unit-card');
 
@@ -2072,8 +2049,6 @@ describe('<CourseOutline />', () => {
     const lastSection = sections[sections.length - 1];
     // it has only one subsection
     const [lastSubsectionElement] = await within(lastSection).findAllByTestId('subsection-card');
-    const lastExpandBtn = await within(lastSubsectionElement).findByTestId('subsection-card-header__expanded-btn');
-    await act(async () => fireEvent.click(lastExpandBtn));
     // get last and the only unit in the subsection
     const [lastUnit] = await within(lastSubsectionElement).findAllByTestId('unit-card');
 
@@ -2094,6 +2069,9 @@ describe('<CourseOutline />', () => {
     const { findAllByTestId } = render(<RootWrapper />);
 
     const [sectionElement] = await findAllByTestId('section-card');
+    const [subsectionElement] = await within(sectionElement).findAllByTestId('subsection-card');
+    const expandBtn = await within(subsectionElement).findByTestId('subsection-card-header__expanded-btn');
+    fireEvent.click(expandBtn);
     const [section] = store.getState().courseOutline.sectionsList;
     const subsectionsDraggers = within(sectionElement).getAllByRole('button', { name: 'Drag to reorder' });
     const draggableButton = subsectionsDraggers[1];
@@ -2125,6 +2103,9 @@ describe('<CourseOutline />', () => {
     const { findAllByTestId } = render(<RootWrapper />);
 
     const [sectionElement] = await findAllByTestId('section-card');
+    const [subsectionElement] = await within(sectionElement).findAllByTestId('subsection-card');
+    const expandBtn = await within(subsectionElement).findByTestId('subsection-card-header__expanded-btn');
+    fireEvent.click(expandBtn);
     const [section] = store.getState().courseOutline.sectionsList;
     const subsectionsDraggers = within(sectionElement).getAllByRole('button', { name: 'Drag to reorder' });
     const draggableButton = subsectionsDraggers[1];
@@ -2154,8 +2135,6 @@ describe('<CourseOutline />', () => {
     const [subsectionElement] = await within(sectionElement).findAllByTestId('subsection-card');
     const section = store.getState().courseOutline.sectionsList[2];
     const [subsection] = section.childInfo.children;
-    const expandBtn = within(subsectionElement).getByTestId('subsection-card-header__expanded-btn');
-    fireEvent.click(expandBtn);
     const unitDraggers = await within(subsectionElement).findAllByRole('button', { name: 'Drag to reorder' });
     const draggableButton = unitDraggers[1];
     const sections = courseOutlineIndexMock.courseStructure.childInfo.children;
@@ -2190,8 +2169,6 @@ describe('<CourseOutline />', () => {
     const [subsectionElement] = await within(sectionElement).findAllByTestId('subsection-card');
     const section = store.getState().courseOutline.sectionsList[2];
     const [subsection] = section.childInfo.children;
-    const expandBtn = within(subsectionElement).getByTestId('subsection-card-header__expanded-btn');
-    fireEvent.click(expandBtn);
     const unitDraggers = await within(subsectionElement).findAllByRole('button', { name: 'Drag to reorder' });
     const draggableButton = unitDraggers[1];
     const sections = courseOutlineIndexMock.courseStructure.childInfo.children;
@@ -2229,8 +2206,6 @@ describe('<CourseOutline />', () => {
       .onGet(getXBlockApiUrl(section.id))
       .reply(200, courseSectionMock);
     let [subsectionElement] = await within(sectionElement).findAllByTestId('subsection-card');
-    const expandBtn = await within(subsectionElement).findByTestId('subsection-card-header__expanded-btn');
-    userEvent.click(expandBtn);
     const [unit] = subsection.childInfo.children;
     const [unitElement] = await within(subsectionElement).findAllByTestId('unit-card');
 
diff --git a/src/course-outline/header-navigations/HeaderNavigations.jsx b/src/course-outline/header-navigations/HeaderNavigations.jsx
index a6d71bd5f..9f7ee50e7 100644
--- a/src/course-outline/header-navigations/HeaderNavigations.jsx
+++ b/src/course-outline/header-navigations/HeaderNavigations.jsx
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ const HeaderNavigations = ({
       {hasSections && (
         <Button
           variant="outline-primary"
+          id="expand-collapse-all-button"
+          data-testid="expand-collapse-all-button"
           iconBefore={isSectionsExpanded ? ArrowUpIcon : ArrowDownIcon}
           onClick={handleExpandAll}
         >
diff --git a/src/course-outline/subsection-card/SubsectionCard.jsx b/src/course-outline/subsection-card/SubsectionCard.jsx
index 95f0b295e..3ce632af0 100644
--- a/src/course-outline/subsection-card/SubsectionCard.jsx
+++ b/src/course-outline/subsection-card/SubsectionCard.jsx
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import { getStudioHomeData } from '../../studio-home/data/selectors';
 const SubsectionCard = ({
   section,
   subsection,
+  isSectionsExpanded,
   isSelfPaced,
   isCustomRelativeDatesActive,
   children,
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ const SubsectionCard = ({
 
     return false;
   };
-  const [isExpanded, setIsExpanded] = useState(containsSearchResult() || !isHeaderVisible);
+  const [isExpanded, setIsExpanded] = useState(containsSearchResult() || !isHeaderVisible || isSectionsExpanded);
   const subsectionStatus = getItemStatus({
     published,
     visibilityState,
@@ -106,6 +107,10 @@ const SubsectionCard = ({
   });
   const borderStyle = getItemStatusBorder(subsectionStatus);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setIsExpanded(isSectionsExpanded);
+  }, [isSectionsExpanded]);
+
   const handleExpandContent = () => {
     setIsExpanded((prevState) => !prevState);
   };
@@ -252,7 +257,7 @@ const SubsectionCard = ({
               </div>
             </>
           )}
-          {isExpanded && (
+          {(isExpanded) && (
             <div
               data-testid="subsection-card__units"
               className={classNames('subsection-card__units', { 'item-children': isDraggable })}
@@ -354,6 +359,7 @@ SubsectionCard.propTypes = {
     }).isRequired,
   }).isRequired,
   children: PropTypes.node,
+  isSectionsExpanded: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
   isSelfPaced: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
   isCustomRelativeDatesActive: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
   onOpenPublishModal: PropTypes.func.isRequired,