diff --git a/src/courseware/course/Course.jsx b/src/courseware/course/Course.jsx
index 01c94281..0c28937a 100644
--- a/src/courseware/course/Course.jsx
+++ b/src/courseware/course/Course.jsx
@@ -62,16 +62,16 @@ function Course({
   );
 
   // REV-2130 TODO: temporary cookie code that should be removed.
-  // In order to see the Value Prop sidebar in prod, a cookie should be set in
+  // In order to see the Value Prop Notification Tray in prod, a cookie should be set in
   // the browser console and refresh: document.cookie = 'value_prop_cookie=true';
   const isValuePropCookieSet = Cookies.get('value_prop_cookie') === 'true';
 
   const shouldDisplayNotificationTrigger = useWindowSize().width >= responsiveBreakpoints.small.minWidth;
 
-  const [sidebarVisible, setSidebar] = useState(true);
-  const isSidebarVisible = () => sidebarVisible && setSidebar;
-  const toggleSidebar = () => {
-    if (sidebarVisible) { setSidebar(false); } else { setSidebar(true); }
+  const [notificationTrayVisible, setNotificationTray] = useState(true);
+  const isNotificationTrayVisible = () => notificationTrayVisible && setNotificationTray;
+  const toggleNotificationTray = () => {
+    if (notificationTrayVisible) { setNotificationTray(false); } else { setNotificationTray(true); }
   };
 
   /** [MM-P2P] Experiment */
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ function Course({
 
         { isValuePropCookieSet && shouldDisplayNotificationTrigger ? (
           <NotificationTrigger
-            toggleSidebar={toggleSidebar}
-            isSidebarVisible={isSidebarVisible}
+            toggleNotificationTray={toggleNotificationTray}
+            isNotificationTrayVisible={isNotificationTrayVisible}
           />
         ) : null}
       </div>
@@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ function Course({
         unitNavigationHandler={unitNavigationHandler}
         nextSequenceHandler={nextSequenceHandler}
         previousSequenceHandler={previousSequenceHandler}
-        toggleSidebar={toggleSidebar}
-        isSidebarVisible={isSidebarVisible}
-        sidebarVisible={sidebarVisible}
+        toggleNotificationTray={toggleNotificationTray}
+        isNotificationTrayVisible={isNotificationTrayVisible}
+        notificationTrayVisible={notificationTrayVisible}
         isValuePropCookieSet={isValuePropCookieSet}
         //* * [MM-P2P] Experiment */
         mmp2p={MMP2P}
diff --git a/src/courseware/course/Course.test.jsx b/src/courseware/course/Course.test.jsx
index 85a747f6..d9d202fa 100644
--- a/src/courseware/course/Course.test.jsx
+++ b/src/courseware/course/Course.test.jsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ describe('Course', () => {
     nextSequenceHandler: () => {},
     previousSequenceHandler: () => {},
     unitNavigationHandler: () => {},
-    toggleSidebar: () => {},
+    toggleNotificationTray: () => {},
   };
 
   beforeAll(async () => {
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ describe('Course', () => {
   });
 
   it('displays notification trigger', async () => {
-    const toggleSidebar = jest.fn();
-    const isSidebarVisible = jest.fn();
+    const toggleNotificationTray = jest.fn();
+    const isNotificationTrayVisible = jest.fn();
 
     // REV-2130 TODO: remove cookie related code once temporary value prop cookie code is removed.
     const cookieName = 'value_prop_cookie';
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ describe('Course', () => {
     const testStore = await initializeTestStore({ courseMetadata, excludeFetchSequence: true }, false);
     const testData = {
       ...mockData,
-      toggleSidebar,
-      isSidebarVisible,
+      toggleNotificationTray,
+      isNotificationTrayVisible,
     };
     render(<Course {...testData} courseId={courseMetadata.id} />, { store: testStore });
 
diff --git a/src/courseware/course/Sidebar.jsx b/src/courseware/course/NotificationTray.jsx
similarity index 63%
rename from src/courseware/course/Sidebar.jsx
rename to src/courseware/course/NotificationTray.jsx
index ce382182..653038f1 100644
--- a/src/courseware/course/Sidebar.jsx
+++ b/src/courseware/course/NotificationTray.jsx
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import { useModel } from '../../generic/model-store';
 import useWindowSize, { responsiveBreakpoints } from '../../generic/tabs/useWindowSize';
 import UpgradeCard from '../../generic/upgrade-card/UpgradeCard';
 
-function Sidebar({
-  intl, toggleSidebar,
+function NotificationTray({
+  intl, toggleNotificationTray,
 }) {
   const {
     courseId,
@@ -33,20 +33,20 @@ function Sidebar({
   const shouldDisplayFullScreen = useWindowSize().width < responsiveBreakpoints.large.minWidth;
 
   return (
-    <section className={classNames('sidebar-container ml-0 ml-lg-4', { 'no-notification': !verifiedMode && !shouldDisplayFullScreen })} aria-label={intl.formatMessage(messages.sidebarNotification)}>
+    <section className={classNames('notification-tray-container ml-0 ml-lg-4', { 'no-notification': !verifiedMode && !shouldDisplayFullScreen })} aria-label={intl.formatMessage(messages.notificationTray)}>
       {shouldDisplayFullScreen ? (
-        <div className="mobile-close-container" onClick={() => { toggleSidebar(); }} onKeyDown={() => { toggleSidebar(); }} role="button" tabIndex="0" alt={intl.formatMessage(messages.responsiveCloseSidebar)}>
+        <div className="mobile-close-container" onClick={() => { toggleNotificationTray(); }} onKeyDown={() => { toggleNotificationTray(); }} role="button" tabIndex="0" alt={intl.formatMessage(messages.responsiveCloseNotificationTray)}>
           <Icon src={ArrowBackIos} />
-          <span className="mobile-close">{intl.formatMessage(messages.responsiveCloseSidebar)}</span>
+          <span className="mobile-close">{intl.formatMessage(messages.responsiveCloseNotificationTray)}</span>
         </div>
       ) : null}
-      <div className="sidebar-header px-3">
+      <div className="notification-tray-header px-3">
         <span>{intl.formatMessage(messages.notificationTitle)}</span>
         {shouldDisplayFullScreen
           ? null
-          : <Icon src={Close} className="close-btn" onClick={() => { toggleSidebar(); }} onKeyDown={() => { toggleSidebar(); }} role="button" tabIndex="0" alt={intl.formatMessage(messages.closeNotificationTrigger)} />}
+          : <Icon src={Close} className="close-btn" onClick={() => { toggleNotificationTray(); }} onKeyDown={() => { toggleNotificationTray(); }} role="button" tabIndex="0" alt={intl.formatMessage(messages.closeNotificationTrigger)} />}
       </div>
-      <div className="sidebar-divider" />
+      <div className="notification-tray-divider" />
       <div>{verifiedMode
         ? (
           <UpgradeCard
@@ -60,19 +60,19 @@ function Sidebar({
             org={org}
             shouldDisplayBorder={false}
           />
-        ) : <p className="sidebar-content">{intl.formatMessage(messages.noNotificationsMessage)}</p>}
+        ) : <p className="notification-tray-content">{intl.formatMessage(messages.noNotificationsMessage)}</p>}
       </div>
     </section>
   );
 }
 
-Sidebar.propTypes = {
+NotificationTray.propTypes = {
   intl: intlShape.isRequired,
-  toggleSidebar: PropTypes.func,
+  toggleNotificationTray: PropTypes.func,
 };
 
-Sidebar.defaultProps = {
-  toggleSidebar: null,
+NotificationTray.defaultProps = {
+  toggleNotificationTray: null,
 };
 
-export default injectIntl(Sidebar);
+export default injectIntl(NotificationTray);
diff --git a/src/courseware/course/Sidebar.scss b/src/courseware/course/NotificationTray.scss
similarity index 89%
rename from src/courseware/course/Sidebar.scss
rename to src/courseware/course/NotificationTray.scss
index 2417e329..b3471a81 100644
--- a/src/courseware/course/Sidebar.scss
+++ b/src/courseware/course/NotificationTray.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.sidebar-container {
+.notification-tray-container {
     border: 1px solid $light-400;
     border-radius: 4px;
     width: 31rem;
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     height: 15rem;
 }
 
-.sidebar-header {
+.notification-tray-header {
     padding: 0.625rem 0;
 
     span {
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     float: right;
 }
 
-.sidebar-divider {
+.notification-tray-divider {
     width: 100.5%;
     height: 0.5rem;
     background: $gray-100;
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     border-left: 0;
 }
 
-.sidebar-content {
+.notification-tray-content {
     padding: 1rem;
     font-size: 0.875rem;
 }
diff --git a/src/courseware/course/Sidebar.test.jsx b/src/courseware/course/NotificationTray.test.jsx
similarity index 81%
rename from src/courseware/course/Sidebar.test.jsx
rename to src/courseware/course/NotificationTray.test.jsx
index fdb4473b..7416be37 100644
--- a/src/courseware/course/Sidebar.test.jsx
+++ b/src/courseware/course/NotificationTray.test.jsx
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ import {
 } from '../../setupTest';
 import initializeStore from '../../store';
 import { appendBrowserTimezoneToUrl, executeThunk } from '../../utils';
-import Sidebar from './Sidebar';
+import NotificationTray from './NotificationTray';
 import useWindowSize from '../../generic/tabs/useWindowSize';
 
 initializeMockApp();
 jest.mock('../../generic/tabs/useWindowSize');
 jest.mock('@edx/frontend-platform/analytics');
 
-describe('Sidebar', () => {
+describe('NotificationTray', () => {
   let mockData;
   let axiosMock;
   let store;
@@ -43,19 +43,19 @@ describe('Sidebar', () => {
     axiosMock = new MockAdapter(getAuthenticatedHttpClient());
     axiosMock.onGet(courseMetadataUrl).reply(200, defaultMetadata);
     mockData = {
-      toggleSidebar: () => {},
+      toggleNotificationTray: () => {},
     };
   });
 
-  it('renders sidebar', async () => {
+  it('renders notification tray', async () => {
     useWindowSize.mockReturnValue({ width: 1200, height: 422 });
-    await fetchAndRender(<Sidebar />);
+    await fetchAndRender(<NotificationTray />);
     expect(screen.getByText('Notifications')).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.queryByText('Back to course')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
   it('renders upgrade card', async () => {
-    await fetchAndRender(<Sidebar />);
+    await fetchAndRender(<NotificationTray />);
     const upgradeCard = document.querySelector('.upgrade-card');
 
     expect(upgradeCard).toBeInTheDocument();
@@ -65,23 +65,23 @@ describe('Sidebar', () => {
 
   it('renders no notifications message if no verified mode', async () => {
     setMetadata({ verified_mode: null });
-    await fetchAndRender(<Sidebar />);
+    await fetchAndRender(<NotificationTray />);
     expect(screen.queryByText('You have no new notifications at this time.')).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
-  it('renders sidebar with full screen "Back to course" at response width', async () => {
+  it('renders notification tray with full screen "Back to course" at response width', async () => {
     useWindowSize.mockReturnValue({ width: 991, height: 422 });
-    const toggleSidebar = jest.fn();
+    const toggleNotificationTray = jest.fn();
     const testData = {
       ...mockData,
-      toggleSidebar,
+      toggleNotificationTray,
     };
-    await fetchAndRender(<Sidebar {...testData} />);
+    await fetchAndRender(<NotificationTray {...testData} />);
 
     const responsiveCloseButton = screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Back to course' });
     await waitFor(() => expect(responsiveCloseButton).toBeInTheDocument());
 
     fireEvent.click(responsiveCloseButton);
-    expect(toggleSidebar).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(toggleNotificationTray).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/courseware/course/NotificationTrigger.jsx b/src/courseware/course/NotificationTrigger.jsx
index 875592a9..db47a056 100644
--- a/src/courseware/course/NotificationTrigger.jsx
+++ b/src/courseware/course/NotificationTrigger.jsx
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ import { injectIntl, intlShape } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
 import NotificationIcon from './NotificationIcon';
 import messages from './messages';
 
-function NotificationTrigger({ intl, toggleSidebar, isSidebarVisible }) {
+function NotificationTrigger({ intl, toggleNotificationTray, isNotificationTrayVisible }) {
   return (
     <button
-      className={classNames('notification-trigger-btn', { active: isSidebarVisible() })}
+      className={classNames('notification-trigger-btn', { active: isNotificationTrayVisible() })}
       type="button"
-      onClick={() => { toggleSidebar(); }}
+      onClick={() => { toggleNotificationTray(); }}
       aria-label={intl.formatMessage(messages.openNotificationTrigger)}
     >
       {/* REV-2130 TODO: add logic for status "active" if red dot should display */}
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ function NotificationTrigger({ intl, toggleSidebar, isSidebarVisible }) {
 
 NotificationTrigger.propTypes = {
   intl: intlShape.isRequired,
-  toggleSidebar: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-  isSidebarVisible: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  toggleNotificationTray: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  isNotificationTrayVisible: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
 };
 
 export default injectIntl(NotificationTrigger);
diff --git a/src/courseware/course/NotificationTrigger.test.jsx b/src/courseware/course/NotificationTrigger.test.jsx
index 38e826ee..1ebf7439 100644
--- a/src/courseware/course/NotificationTrigger.test.jsx
+++ b/src/courseware/course/NotificationTrigger.test.jsx
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ describe('Notification Trigger', () => {
   beforeAll(async () => {
     await initializeTestStore({ courseMetadata, excludeFetchCourse: true, excludeFetchSequence: true });
     mockData = {
-      toggleSidebar: () => {},
-      isSidebarVisible: () => {},
+      toggleNotificationTray: () => {},
+      isNotificationTrayVisible: () => {},
     };
   });
 
@@ -27,17 +27,17 @@ describe('Notification Trigger', () => {
     expect(screen.getByTestId('notification-dot')).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
-  it('handles onClick event toggling the sidebar', async () => {
-    const toggleSidebar = jest.fn();
+  it('handles onClick event toggling the notification tray', async () => {
+    const toggleNotificationTray = jest.fn();
     const testData = {
       ...mockData,
-      toggleSidebar,
+      toggleNotificationTray,
     };
     render(<NotificationTrigger {...testData} />);
 
     const notificationOpenButton = screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Show notification tray/i });
     expect(notificationOpenButton).toBeInTheDocument();
     fireEvent.click(notificationOpenButton);
-    expect(toggleSidebar).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(toggleNotificationTray).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/courseware/course/messages.js b/src/courseware/course/messages.js
index 425455e7..db1bb031 100644
--- a/src/courseware/course/messages.js
+++ b/src/courseware/course/messages.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { defineMessages } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
-  sidebarNotification: {
-    id: 'sidebar.notification.container',
-    defaultMessage: 'Sidebar notification',
-    description: 'Sidebar notification section container',
+  notificationTray: {
+    id: 'notification.tray.container',
+    defaultMessage: 'Notification tray',
+    description: 'Notification tray container',
   },
   openNotificationTrigger: {
     id: 'notification.open.button',
@@ -13,21 +13,21 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
   },
   closeNotificationTrigger: {
     id: 'notification.close.button',
-    defaultMessage: 'Close sidebar notification',
-    description: 'Button for the learner to close the sidebar',
+    defaultMessage: 'Close notification tray',
+    description: 'Button to close the notification tray',
   },
-  responsiveCloseSidebar: {
-    id: 'sidebar.responsive.close.button',
+  responsiveCloseNotificationTray: {
+    id: 'responsive.close.notification',
     defaultMessage: 'Back to course',
-    description: 'Responsive button for the learner to go back to course and close the sidebar',
+    description: 'Responsive button to go back to course and close the notification tray',
   },
   notificationTitle: {
-    id: 'sidebar.notification.title',
+    id: 'notification.tray.title',
     defaultMessage: 'Notifications',
-    description: 'Title text displayed for sidebar notifications',
+    description: 'Title text displayed for the notification tray',
   },
   noNotificationsMessage: {
-    id: 'sidebar.notification.no.message',
+    id: 'notification.tray.no.message',
     defaultMessage: 'You have no new notifications at this time.',
     description: 'Text displayed when the learner has no notifications',
   },
diff --git a/src/courseware/course/sequence/Sequence.jsx b/src/courseware/course/sequence/Sequence.jsx
index 10b981cb..5be4abb5 100644
--- a/src/courseware/course/sequence/Sequence.jsx
+++ b/src/courseware/course/sequence/Sequence.jsx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import CourseLicense from '../course-license';
 import messages from './messages';
 import { SequenceNavigation, UnitNavigation } from './sequence-navigation';
 import SequenceContent from './SequenceContent';
-import Sidebar from '../Sidebar';
+import NotificationTray from '../NotificationTray';
 import NotificationTrigger from '../NotificationTrigger';
 
 /** [MM-P2P] Experiment */
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ function Sequence({
   nextSequenceHandler,
   previousSequenceHandler,
   intl,
-  toggleSidebar,
-  sidebarVisible,
-  isSidebarVisible,
+  toggleNotificationTray,
+  notificationTrayVisible,
+  isNotificationTrayVisible,
   isValuePropCookieSet,
   mmp2p,
 }) {
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ function Sequence({
 
         {isValuePropCookieSet && shouldDisplayNotificationTrigger ? (
           <NotificationTrigger
-            toggleSidebar={toggleSidebar}
-            isSidebarVisible={isSidebarVisible}
+            toggleNotificationTray={toggleNotificationTray}
+            isNotificationTrayVisible={isNotificationTrayVisible}
           />
         ) : null}
 
@@ -226,10 +226,10 @@ function Sequence({
           )}
         </div>
       </div>
-      {isValuePropCookieSet && sidebarVisible ? (
-        <Sidebar
-          toggleSidebar={toggleSidebar}
-          sidebarVisible={sidebarVisible}
+      {isValuePropCookieSet && notificationTrayVisible ? (
+        <NotificationTray
+          toggleNotificationTray={toggleNotificationTray}
+          notificationTrayVisible={notificationTrayVisible}
         />
       ) : null }
 
@@ -269,9 +269,9 @@ Sequence.propTypes = {
   nextSequenceHandler: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   previousSequenceHandler: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   intl: intlShape.isRequired,
-  toggleSidebar: PropTypes.func,
-  sidebarVisible: PropTypes.bool,
-  isSidebarVisible: PropTypes.func,
+  toggleNotificationTray: PropTypes.func,
+  notificationTrayVisible: PropTypes.bool,
+  isNotificationTrayVisible: PropTypes.func,
   isValuePropCookieSet: PropTypes.bool,
 
   /** [MM-P2P] Experiment */
@@ -291,9 +291,9 @@ Sequence.propTypes = {
 Sequence.defaultProps = {
   sequenceId: null,
   unitId: null,
-  toggleSidebar: null,
-  sidebarVisible: null,
-  isSidebarVisible: null,
+  toggleNotificationTray: null,
+  notificationTrayVisible: null,
+  isNotificationTrayVisible: null,
   isValuePropCookieSet: null,
 
   /** [MM-P2P] Experiment */
diff --git a/src/courseware/course/sequence/Sequence.test.jsx b/src/courseware/course/sequence/Sequence.test.jsx
index f602cec3..883ef79a 100644
--- a/src/courseware/course/sequence/Sequence.test.jsx
+++ b/src/courseware/course/sequence/Sequence.test.jsx
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ describe('Sequence', () => {
       unitNavigationHandler: () => {},
       nextSequenceHandler: () => {},
       previousSequenceHandler: () => {},
-      sidebarVisible: false,
+      notificationTrayVisible: false,
     };
   });
 
@@ -130,10 +130,10 @@ describe('Sequence', () => {
     expect(screen.getAllByRole('button', { name: /previous|next/i }).length).toEqual(4);
   });
 
-  it('renders sidebar in sequence', async () => {
+  it('renders notification tray in sequence', async () => {
     const testData = {
       ...mockData,
-      sidebarVisible: true,
+      notificationTrayVisible: true,
       isValuePropCookieSet: true,
     };
 
diff --git a/src/index.scss b/src/index.scss
index 4d303d72..6de59277 100755
--- a/src/index.scss
+++ b/src/index.scss
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@
 
 // Import component-specific sass files
 @import 'courseware/course/celebration/CelebrationModal.scss';
-@import 'courseware/course/Sidebar.scss';
+@import 'courseware/course/NotificationTray.scss';
 @import 'courseware/course/NotificationTrigger.scss';
 @import 'courseware/course/NotificationIcon.scss';
 @import 'shared/streak-celebration/StreakCelebrationModal.scss';