diff --git a/src/learning-sequence/sub-section/SubSection.jsx b/src/learning-sequence/sub-section/SubSection.jsx
index aa92656b..7abe20a2 100644
--- a/src/learning-sequence/sub-section/SubSection.jsx
+++ b/src/learning-sequence/sub-section/SubSection.jsx
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ import React, { useContext } from 'react';
 import SubSectionNavigation from './SubSectionNavigation';
 import CourseStructureContext from '../CourseStructureContext';
 import Unit from './Unit';
-import { useSubSectionMetadata, useExamRedirect } from './data/hooks';
-
+import {
+  useSubSectionMetadata,
+  useExamRedirect,
+  usePersistentUnitPosition
+} from './data/hooks';
 
 export default function SubSection() {
   const {
@@ -14,7 +17,7 @@ export default function SubSection() {
     blocks,
   } = useContext(CourseStructureContext);
   const { metadata } = useSubSectionMetadata(courseId, subSectionId);
-
+  usePersistentUnitPosition(courseId, subSectionId, unitId, metadata);
   useExamRedirect(metadata, blocks);
 
   const ready = blocks !== null && metadata !== null;
diff --git a/src/learning-sequence/sub-section/data/api.js b/src/learning-sequence/sub-section/data/api.js
index 5cf2f695..5ca1cbe7 100644
--- a/src/learning-sequence/sub-section/data/api.js
+++ b/src/learning-sequence/sub-section/data/api.js
@@ -3,9 +3,31 @@ import { getAuthenticatedHttpClient } from '@edx/frontend-platform/auth';
 
 /* eslint-disable import/prefer-default-export */
 
+const getSubSectionXModuleHandlerUrl = (courseId, subSectionId) =>
+  `${getConfig().LMS_BASE_URL}/courses/${courseId}/xblock/${subSectionId}/handler/xmodule_handler`;
+
 export async function getSubSectionMetadata(courseId, subSectionId) {
   const { data } = await getAuthenticatedHttpClient()
-    .get(`${getConfig().LMS_BASE_URL}/courses/${courseId}/xblock/${subSectionId}/handler/xmodule_handler/metadata`, {});
+    .get(`${getSubSectionXModuleHandlerUrl(courseId, subSectionId)}/metadata`, {});
+
+  return data;
+}
+
+export async function saveSubSectionPosition(courseId, subSectionId, position) {
+  // Post data sent to this endpoint must be url encoded
+  // TODO: Remove the need for this to be the case.
+  // TODO: Ensure this usage of URLSearchParams is working in Internet Explorer
+  const urlEncoded = new URLSearchParams();
+  urlEncoded.append('position', position);
+  const requestConfig = {
+    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' },
+  };
+
+  const { data } = await getAuthenticatedHttpClient().post(
+    `${getSubSectionXModuleHandlerUrl(courseId, subSectionId)}/goto_position`,
+    urlEncoded.toString(),
+    requestConfig,
+  );
 
   return data;
 }
diff --git a/src/learning-sequence/sub-section/data/hooks.js b/src/learning-sequence/sub-section/data/hooks.js
index 7bb7aed2..87920b3e 100644
--- a/src/learning-sequence/sub-section/data/hooks.js
+++ b/src/learning-sequence/sub-section/data/hooks.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 
-import { getSubSectionMetadata } from './api';
+import { getSubSectionMetadata, saveSubSectionPosition } from './api';
 
 export function useSubSectionMetadata(courseId, subSectionId) {
   const [metadata, setMetadata] = useState(null);
@@ -29,3 +29,32 @@ export function useExamRedirect(metadata, blocks) {
     }
   }, [metadata, blocks]);
 }
+
+/**
+ * Save the position of current unit the subsection
+ */
+export function usePersistentUnitPosition(courseId, subSectionId, unitId, subSectionMetadata) {
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // All values must be defined to function
+    const hasNeededData = courseId && subSectionId && unitId && subSectionMetadata;
+    if (!hasNeededData) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const { items, save_position: savePosition } = subSectionMetadata;
+
+    // A sub-section can individually specify whether positions should be saved
+    if (!savePosition) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const unitIndex = items.findIndex(({ id }) => unitId === id);
+    // "position" is a 1-indexed value due to legacy compatibility concerns.
+    // TODO: Make this value 0-indexed
+    const newPosition = unitIndex + 1;
+
+    // TODO: update the local understanding of the position and
+    // don't make requests to update the position if they still match?
+    saveSubSectionPosition(courseId, subSectionId, newPosition);
+  }, [courseId, subSectionId, unitId, subSectionMetadata]);
+}