diff --git a/src/learning-sequence/LearningSequencePage.jsx b/src/learning-sequence/LearningSequencePage.jsx
index dd64a1e7..d4cbcaa2 100644
--- a/src/learning-sequence/LearningSequencePage.jsx
+++ b/src/learning-sequence/LearningSequencePage.jsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import PageLoading from './PageLoading';
 import messages from './messages';
 import CourseBreadcrumbs from './CourseBreadcrumbs';
 import CourseStructureContext from './CourseStructureContext';
-import { useCourseStructure } from './data/hooks';
+import { useLoadCourseStructure } from './data/hooks';
 import SubSection from './sub-section/SubSection';
 
 function LearningSequencePage({ match, intl }) {
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ function LearningSequencePage({ match, intl }) {
     unitId,
   } = match.params;
 
-  const { blocks, loaded, courseBlockId } = useCourseStructure(courseId);
+  const { blocks, loaded, courseBlockId } = useLoadCourseStructure(courseId);
 
   return (
     <main className="container-fluid d-flex flex-column flex-grow-1">
diff --git a/src/learning-sequence/data/hooks.js b/src/learning-sequence/data/hooks.js
index 5f6c2c04..1cded515 100644
--- a/src/learning-sequence/data/hooks.js
+++ b/src/learning-sequence/data/hooks.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export function useBlockAncestry(blockId) {
   }, [blocks, blockId, loaded]);
 }
 
-export function useCourseStructure(courseId) {
+export function useLoadCourseStructure(courseId) {
   const { authenticatedUser } = useContext(AppContext);
 
   const [blocks, setBlocks] = useState(null);
diff --git a/src/learning-sequence/sub-section/SubSection.jsx b/src/learning-sequence/sub-section/SubSection.jsx
index 7abe20a2..bfcb06bc 100644
--- a/src/learning-sequence/sub-section/SubSection.jsx
+++ b/src/learning-sequence/sub-section/SubSection.jsx
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ import SubSectionNavigation from './SubSectionNavigation';
 import CourseStructureContext from '../CourseStructureContext';
 import Unit from './Unit';
 import {
-  useSubSectionMetadata,
+  useLoadSubSectionMetadata,
   useExamRedirect,
-  usePersistentUnitPosition
+  usePersistentUnitPosition,
 } from './data/hooks';
+import SubSectionMetadataContext from './SubSectionMetadataContext';
 
 export default function SubSection() {
   const {
@@ -16,16 +17,26 @@ export default function SubSection() {
     unitId,
     blocks,
   } = useContext(CourseStructureContext);
-  const { metadata } = useSubSectionMetadata(courseId, subSectionId);
+  const { metadata } = useLoadSubSectionMetadata(courseId, subSectionId);
   usePersistentUnitPosition(courseId, subSectionId, unitId, metadata);
+
   useExamRedirect(metadata, blocks);
 
   const ready = blocks !== null && metadata !== null;
 
-  return ready && (
-    <section className="d-flex flex-column flex-grow-1">
-      <SubSectionNavigation />
-      <Unit id={unitId} unit={blocks[unitId]} />
-    </section>
+  if (!ready) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const isGated = metadata.gatedContent.gated;
+
+  return (
+    <SubSectionMetadataContext.Provider value={metadata}>
+      <section className="d-flex flex-column flex-grow-1">
+        <SubSectionNavigation />
+        {isGated && <div>This is gated content.</div>}
+        {!isGated && <Unit id={unitId} unit={blocks[unitId]} />}
+      </section>
+    </SubSectionMetadataContext.Provider>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/learning-sequence/sub-section/SubSectionMetadataContext.jsx b/src/learning-sequence/sub-section/SubSectionMetadataContext.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1143f829
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/learning-sequence/sub-section/SubSectionMetadataContext.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import React from 'react';
+
+const SubSectionMetadataContext = React.createContext({});
+
+export default SubSectionMetadataContext;
diff --git a/src/learning-sequence/sub-section/SubSectionNavigation.jsx b/src/learning-sequence/sub-section/SubSectionNavigation.jsx
index 3000c4f6..677f4d52 100644
--- a/src/learning-sequence/sub-section/SubSectionNavigation.jsx
+++ b/src/learning-sequence/sub-section/SubSectionNavigation.jsx
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { history } from '@edx/frontend-platform';
 import { Button } from '@edx/paragon';
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
-import { faFilm, faBook, faPencilAlt, faTasks } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons';
+import { faFilm, faBook, faPencilAlt, faTasks, faLock } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons';
 
-import { useCurrentSubSection, usePreviousUnit, useNextUnit, useCurrentSubSectionUnits, useCurrentUnit } from '../data/hooks';
+import { usePreviousUnit, useNextUnit, useCurrentSubSectionUnits, useCurrentUnit } from '../data/hooks';
 import CourseStructureContext from '../CourseStructureContext';
+import SubSectionMetadataContext from './SubSectionMetadataContext';
 
 function UnitIcon({ type }) {
   let icon = null;
@@ -23,6 +24,9 @@ function UnitIcon({ type }) {
     case 'problem':
       icon = faPencilAlt;
       break;
+    case 'lock':
+      icon = faLock;
+      break;
     default:
       icon = faBook;
   }
@@ -32,6 +36,10 @@ function UnitIcon({ type }) {
   );
 }
 
+UnitIcon.propTypes = {
+  type: PropTypes.oneOf(['video', 'other', 'vertical', 'problem', 'lock']).isRequired,
+};
+
 export default function SubSectionNavigation() {
   const { courseId } = useContext(CourseStructureContext);
   const previousUnit = usePreviousUnit();
@@ -76,12 +84,16 @@ export default function SubSectionNavigation() {
 function UnitNavigation({ clickHandler }) {
   const units = useCurrentSubSectionUnits();
   const currentUnit = useCurrentUnit();
+  const metadata = useContext(SubSectionMetadataContext);
+
+  const isGated = metadata.gatedContent.gated;
 
   return (
     <div className="btn-group ml-2 mr-2 flex-grow-1 d-flex" role="group">
-      {units.map(unit => (
+      {!isGated && units.map(unit => (
         <UnitButton key={unit.id} unit={unit} disabled={unit.id === currentUnit.id} clickHandler={clickHandler} />
       ))}
+      {isGated && <UnitButton key={currentUnit.id} unit={currentUnit} disabled locked />}
     </div>
   );
 }
@@ -90,10 +102,14 @@ UnitNavigation.propTypes = {
   clickHandler: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
 };
 
-function UnitButton({ unit, disabled, clickHandler }) {
+function UnitButton({
+  unit, disabled, locked, clickHandler,
+}) {
   const { id, type } = unit;
   const handleClick = useCallback(() => {
-    clickHandler(unit);
+    if (clickHandler !== null) {
+      clickHandler(unit);
+    }
   }, [unit]);
 
   return (
@@ -103,7 +119,7 @@ function UnitButton({ unit, disabled, clickHandler }) {
       onClick={handleClick}
       disabled={disabled}
     >
-      <UnitIcon type={type} />
+      <UnitIcon type={locked ? 'lock' : type} />
     </Button>
   );
 }
@@ -113,6 +129,12 @@ UnitButton.propTypes = {
     id: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
     type: PropTypes.oneOf(['video', 'other', 'vertical', 'problem']).isRequired,
   }).isRequired,
-  disabled: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
-  clickHandler: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  disabled: PropTypes.bool.isRequired, // Whether or not the button will function.
+  locked: PropTypes.bool, // Whether the unit is semantically "locked" and unnavigable.
+  clickHandler: PropTypes.func,
+};
+
+UnitButton.defaultProps = {
+  clickHandler: null,
+  locked: false,
 };
diff --git a/src/learning-sequence/sub-section/data/hooks.js b/src/learning-sequence/sub-section/data/hooks.js
index 19f47c0c..716d0413 100644
--- a/src/learning-sequence/sub-section/data/hooks.js
+++ b/src/learning-sequence/sub-section/data/hooks.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { camelCaseObject } from '@edx/frontend-platform';
 
 import { getSubSectionMetadata, saveSubSectionPosition } from './api';
 
-export function useSubSectionMetadata(courseId, subSectionId) {
+export function useLoadSubSectionMetadata(courseId, subSectionId) {
   const [metadata, setMetadata] = useState(null);
   const [loaded, setLoaded] = useState(false);