diff --git a/src/discussions/comments/comment/Comment.jsx b/src/discussions/comments/comment/Comment.jsx
index df011a0a..1d0cf5e2 100644
--- a/src/discussions/comments/comment/Comment.jsx
+++ b/src/discussions/comments/comment/Comment.jsx
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ import { Button, useToggle } from '@edx/paragon';
 import HTMLLoader from '../../../components/HTMLLoader';
 import { ContentActions } from '../../../data/constants';
 import { AlertBanner, DeleteConfirmation, EndorsedAlertBanner } from '../../common';
+import { selectBlackoutDate } from '../../data/selectors';
 import { fetchThread } from '../../posts/data/thunks';
+import { inBlackoutDateRange } from '../../utils';
 import CommentIcons from '../comment-icons/CommentIcons';
 import { selectCommentCurrentPage, selectCommentHasMorePages, selectCommentResponses } from '../data/selectors';
 import { editComment, fetchCommentResponses, removeComment } from '../data/thunks';
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ function Comment({
   const [isReplying, setReplying] = useState(false);
   const hasMorePages = useSelector(selectCommentHasMorePages(comment.id));
   const currentPage = useSelector(selectCommentCurrentPage(comment.id));
+  const blackoutDateRange = useSelector(selectBlackoutDate);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     // If the comment has a parent comment, it won't have any children, so don't fetch them.
@@ -124,13 +127,18 @@ function Comment({
               />
             ) : (
               <>
-                {!isClosedPost
+                {(!isClosedPost && !inBlackoutDateRange(blackoutDateRange))
                   && (
-                  <Button className="d-flex flex-grow mt-4.5" variant="outline-primary" onClick={() => setReplying(true)}>
-                    {intl.formatMessage(messages.addComment)}
-                  </Button>
+                    <Button
+                      className="d-flex flex-grow mt-4.5"
+                      variant="outline-primary"
+                      onClick={() => setReplying(true)}
+                    >
+                      {intl.formatMessage(messages.addComment)}
+                    </Button>
                   )}
               </>
+
             )
           )}
         </div>
diff --git a/src/discussions/comments/comment/ResponseEditor.jsx b/src/discussions/comments/comment/ResponseEditor.jsx
index e0f650bd..2035bd80 100644
--- a/src/discussions/comments/comment/ResponseEditor.jsx
+++ b/src/discussions/comments/comment/ResponseEditor.jsx
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@ import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 
 import classNames from 'classnames';
+import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
 
 import { injectIntl, intlShape } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
 import { Button } from '@edx/paragon';
 
+import { selectBlackoutDate } from '../../data/selectors';
+import { inBlackoutDateRange } from '../../utils';
 import messages from '../messages';
 import CommentEditor from './CommentEditor';
 
@@ -20,6 +23,8 @@ function ResponseEditor({
     setAddingResponse(false);
   }, [postId]);
 
+  const blackoutDateRange = useSelector(selectBlackoutDate);
+
   return addingResponse
     ? (
       <div className={classNames({ 'bg-white p-4 mb-4 rounded': addWrappingDiv })}>
@@ -29,7 +34,8 @@ function ResponseEditor({
           onCloseEditor={() => setAddingResponse(false)}
         />
       </div>
-    ) : (
+    )
+    : !inBlackoutDateRange(blackoutDateRange) && (
       <div className={classNames({ 'mb-4': addWrappingDiv }, 'actions d-flex')}>
         <Button variant="primary" className="px-2.5 py-2" onClick={() => setAddingResponse(true)}>
           {intl.formatMessage(messages.addResponse)}
diff --git a/src/discussions/common/ActionsDropdown.jsx b/src/discussions/common/ActionsDropdown.jsx
index 4a03d843..c65b1e38 100644
--- a/src/discussions/common/ActionsDropdown.jsx
+++ b/src/discussions/common/ActionsDropdown.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import React, { useState } from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 
+import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
+
 import { injectIntl, intlShape } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
 import { logError } from '@edx/frontend-platform/logging';
 import {
@@ -10,9 +12,10 @@ import { MoreHoriz } from '@edx/paragon/icons';
 
 import { ContentActions } from '../../data/constants';
 import { commentShape } from '../comments/comment/proptypes';
+import { selectBlackoutDate } from '../data/selectors';
 import messages from '../messages';
 import { postShape } from '../posts/post/proptypes';
-import { useActions } from '../utils';
+import { inBlackoutDateRange, useActions } from '../utils';
 
 function ActionsDropdown({
   intl,
@@ -31,6 +34,11 @@ function ActionsDropdown({
       logError(`Unknown or unimplemented action ${action}`);
     }
   };
+  const blackoutDateRange = useSelector(selectBlackoutDate);
+  // Find and remove edit action if in blackout date range.
+  if (inBlackoutDateRange(blackoutDateRange)) {
+    actions.splice(actions.findIndex(action => action.id === 'edit'), 1);
+  }
   return (
     <>
       <IconButton
diff --git a/src/discussions/common/ActionsDropdown.test.jsx b/src/discussions/common/ActionsDropdown.test.jsx
index 51d95bd7..e9b43856 100644
--- a/src/discussions/common/ActionsDropdown.test.jsx
+++ b/src/discussions/common/ActionsDropdown.test.jsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { camelCaseObject, initializeMockApp, snakeCaseObject } from '@edx/fronte
 import { AppProvider } from '@edx/frontend-platform/react';
 
 import { ContentActions } from '../../data/constants';
+import { initializeStore } from '../../store';
 import messages from '../messages';
 import { ACTIONS_LIST } from '../utils';
 import ActionsDropdown from './ActionsDropdown';
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ describe('ActionsDropdown', () => {
         roles: [],
       },
     });
+    store = initializeStore();
   });
 
   it.each(buildTestContent())('can open drop down if enabled', async (commentOrPost) => {
diff --git a/src/discussions/data/selectors.js b/src/discussions/data/selectors.js
index 72378de6..a36c2e62 100644
--- a/src/discussions/data/selectors.js
+++ b/src/discussions/data/selectors.js
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ export const selectLearnersTabEnabled = state => state.config.learnersTabEnabled
 
 export const selectDivisionSettings = state => state.config.settings;
 
+export const selectBlackoutDate = state => state.config.blackouts;
+
 export const selectModerationSettings = state => ({
   postCloseReasons: state.config.postCloseReasons,
   editReasons: state.config.editReasons,
diff --git a/src/discussions/posts/post-actions-bar/PostActionsBar.jsx b/src/discussions/posts/post-actions-bar/PostActionsBar.jsx
index 10d0548a..a18d1e03 100644
--- a/src/discussions/posts/post-actions-bar/PostActionsBar.jsx
+++ b/src/discussions/posts/post-actions-bar/PostActionsBar.jsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 
-import { useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
+import { useDispatch, useSelector } from 'react-redux';
 
 import { injectIntl, intlShape } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
 import {
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ import {
 import { Close } from '@edx/paragon/icons';
 
 import Search from '../../../components/Search';
-import { postMessageToParent } from '../../utils';
+import { selectBlackoutDate } from '../../data/selectors';
+import { inBlackoutDateRange, postMessageToParent } from '../../utils';
 import { showPostEditor } from '../data';
 import messages from './messages';
 
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ function PostActionsBar({
   const handleCloseInContext = () => {
     postMessageToParent('learning.events.sidebar.close');
   };
+  const blackoutDateRange = useSelector(selectBlackoutDate);
   return (
     <div className="d-flex justify-content-end py-1 flex-grow-1">
       {!inContext && (
@@ -37,15 +39,18 @@ function PostActionsBar({
           {intl.formatMessage(messages.title)}
         </h4>
       )}
-
-      <Button
-        variant={inContext ? 'plain' : 'brand'}
-        className="my-0"
-        onClick={() => dispatch(showPostEditor())}
-        size="sm"
-      >
-        {intl.formatMessage(messages.addAPost)}
-      </Button>
+      {
+        !inBlackoutDateRange(blackoutDateRange) && (
+          <Button
+            variant={inContext ? 'plain' : 'brand'}
+            className="my-0"
+            onClick={() => dispatch(showPostEditor())}
+            size="sm"
+          >
+            {intl.formatMessage(messages.addAPost)}
+          </Button>
+        )
+      }
       {inContext && (
         <>
           <div className="border-right mr-3 ml-4" />
diff --git a/src/discussions/utils.js b/src/discussions/utils.js
index 28f4b964..f9d77ddb 100644
--- a/src/discussions/utils.js
+++ b/src/discussions/utils.js
@@ -229,10 +229,10 @@ export function postMessageToParent(type, payload = {}) {
 export const isPostPreviewAvailable = (htmlNode) => {
   const containsImage = htmlNode.match(/(<img((?:\\.|.)*)>)/);
   const isLatex = htmlNode.match(/(\${1,2})((?:\\.|.)*)/)
-                  || htmlNode.match(/(\[mathjax](.+?))+/)
-                  || htmlNode.match(/(\[mathjaxinline](.+?))+/)
-                  || htmlNode.match(/(\\\[(.+?))+/)
-                  || htmlNode.match(/(\\\((.+?))+/);
+    || htmlNode.match(/(\[mathjax](.+?))+/)
+    || htmlNode.match(/(\[mathjaxinline](.+?))+/)
+    || htmlNode.match(/(\\\[(.+?))+/)
+    || htmlNode.match(/(\\\((.+?))+/);
 
   if (containsImage || isLatex || htmlNode === '') {
     return false;
@@ -253,3 +253,25 @@ export const filterPosts = (posts, filterBy, sortBy = 'createdAt', order = 'desc
     post => (filterBy.startsWith('un') ? !post[filterBy.slice(2)] : post[filterBy]),
   ), [sortBy], [order],
 );
+
+/**
+ * Helper function to make a check if date is in given range
+ * @param {Date} date this date to be checked in range
+ * @param {Date} start start date
+ * @param {Date} end end date
+ */
+export function dateInDateRange(date, start, end) {
+  return date >= start && date <= end;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Helper function to make a check if date is in given range
+ * @param {array} blackoutDateRanges start date
+ * @return Boolean
+ */
+export function inBlackoutDateRange(blackoutDateRanges) {
+  const now = new Date();
+  return blackoutDateRanges.some(
+    (blackoutDateRange) => dateInDateRange(now, new Date(blackoutDateRange.start), new Date(blackoutDateRange.end)),
+  );
+}