diff --git a/changelog.d/20231208_142032_arbrandes_nightly.md b/changelog.d/20231208_142032_arbrandes_nightly.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..155f4ec8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/20231208_142032_arbrandes_nightly.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- [Feature] Enable the new per-unit discussions sidebar in the Learning MFE. (by @arbrandes)
diff --git a/tutormfe/patches/openedx-lms-development-settings b/tutormfe/patches/openedx-lms-development-settings
index ff227a65..1b5e5297 100644
--- a/tutormfe/patches/openedx-lms-development-settings
+++ b/tutormfe/patches/openedx-lms-development-settings
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ MFE_CONFIG["ENABLE_PROGRESS_GRAPH_SETTINGS"] = True
 
 {% if get_mfe("discussions") %}
 DISCUSSIONS_MICROFRONTEND_URL = "http://{{ MFE_HOST }}:{{ get_mfe("discussions")["port"] }}/discussions"
+MFE_CONFIG["DISCUSSIONS_MFE_BASE_URL"] = DISCUSSIONS_MICROFRONTEND_URL
 DISCUSSIONS_MFE_FEEDBACK_URL = None
 {% endif %}
 
diff --git a/tutormfe/patches/openedx-lms-production-settings b/tutormfe/patches/openedx-lms-production-settings
index 88c6581b..d26de19a 100644
--- a/tutormfe/patches/openedx-lms-production-settings
+++ b/tutormfe/patches/openedx-lms-production-settings
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ MFE_CONFIG["ENABLE_PROGRESS_GRAPH_SETTINGS"] = True
 
 {% if get_mfe("discussions") %}
 DISCUSSIONS_MICROFRONTEND_URL = "{% if ENABLE_HTTPS %}https://{% else %}http://{% endif %}{{ MFE_HOST }}/discussions"
+MFE_CONFIG["DISCUSSIONS_MFE_BASE_URL"] = DISCUSSIONS_MICROFRONTEND_URL
 DISCUSSIONS_MFE_FEEDBACK_URL = None
 {% endif %}
 
diff --git a/tutormfe/templates/mfe/tasks/lms/init b/tutormfe/templates/mfe/tasks/lms/init
index 85a652ce..69e364f0 100644
--- a/tutormfe/templates/mfe/tasks/lms/init
+++ b/tutormfe/templates/mfe/tasks/lms/init
@@ -46,12 +46,14 @@ site-configuration unset --domain={{ LMS_HOST }}:8000 ENABLE_PROFILE_MICROFRONTE
 (./manage.py lms waffle_flag --list | grep discussions.enable_moderation_reason_codes ) || ./manage.py lms waffle_flag --create --everyone discussions.enable_moderation_reason_codes
 (./manage.py lms waffle_flag --list | grep discussions.enable_reported_content_email_notifications ) || ./manage.py lms waffle_flag --create --everyone discussions.enable_reported_content_email_notifications
 (./manage.py lms waffle_flag --list | grep discussions.enable_learners_stats ) || ./manage.py lms waffle_flag --create --everyone discussions.enable_learners_stats
+(./manage.py lms waffle_flag --list | grep discussions.enable_new_structure_discussions ) || ./manage.py lms waffle_flag --create --everyone discussions.enable_new_structure_discussions
 {% else %}
 ./manage.py lms waffle_delete --flags discussions.enable_discussions_mfe
 ./manage.py lms waffle_delete --flags discussions.enable_learners_tab_in_discussions_mfe
 ./manage.py lms waffle_delete --flags discussions.enable_moderation_reason_codes
 ./manage.py lms waffle_delete --flags discussions.enable_reported_content_email_notifications
 ./manage.py lms waffle_delete --flags discussions.enable_learners_stats
+./manage.py lms waffle_delete --flags discussions.enable_new_structure_discussions
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if is_mfe_enabled("ora-grading") %}