diff --git a/.changeset/chilly-singers-decide.md b/.changeset/chilly-singers-decide.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d6c5c3bced
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/chilly-singers-decide.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@khanacademy/perseus": patch
+---
+
+Add features to support show-your-work widget
diff --git a/packages/perseus/src/components/math-input.tsx b/packages/perseus/src/components/math-input.tsx
index 3cc852a31c..6e356d3de5 100644
--- a/packages/perseus/src/components/math-input.tsx
+++ b/packages/perseus/src/components/math-input.tsx
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ type Props = {
      * - `never` means that the keypad is **never shown**.
      */
     buttonsVisible?: ButtonsVisibleType;
+    disabled?: boolean;
+    noBackground?: boolean;
     onAnalyticsEvent: AnalyticsEventHandlerFn;
 };
 
@@ -168,6 +170,13 @@ class InnerMathInput extends React.Component<InnerProps, State> {
         input?.focus();
     };
 
+    // TODO(kevinb): Port this to @khanacademy/math-input
+    setValue = (value: string) => {
+        const input = this.mathField();
+        input?.select();
+        input?.write(value);
+    };
+
     mathField: () => MathFieldInterface | null = () => {
         if (!this.__mathField && this.__mathFieldWrapperRef) {
             const {locale} = this.context;
@@ -306,8 +315,10 @@ class InnerMathInput extends React.Component<InnerProps, State> {
             <View
                 style={[
                     styles.outerWrapper,
+                    !this.props.noBackground && styles.outerWrapperBackground,
                     this.state.focused && styles.wrapperFocused,
                     this.props.hasError && styles.wrapperError,
+                    this.props.disabled && styles.disabled,
                 ]}
             >
                 <div
@@ -336,73 +347,80 @@ class InnerMathInput extends React.Component<InnerProps, State> {
                         onFocus={() => this.focus()}
                         onBlur={() => this.blur()}
                     />
-                    <Popover
-                        rootBoundary="document"
-                        opened={this.state.keypadOpen}
-                        onClose={() => this.closeKeypad()}
-                        dismissEnabled
-                        aria-label={this.context.strings.mathInputTitle}
-                        aria-describedby={`popover-content-${popoverContentUniqueId}`}
-                        content={() => (
-                            <>
-                                <HeadingMedium
-                                    id={`popover-content-${popoverContentUniqueId}`}
-                                    style={a11y.srOnly}
-                                >
-                                    {this.context.strings.mathInputDescription}
-                                </HeadingMedium>
-                                <PopoverContentCore
-                                    closeButtonVisible
-                                    style={styles.popoverContent}
-                                >
-                                    <DesktopKeypad
-                                        onAnalyticsEvent={
-                                            this.props.onAnalyticsEvent
-                                        }
-                                        extraKeys={this.props.extraKeys}
-                                        onClickKey={this.handleKeypadPress}
-                                        cursorContext={this.state.cursorContext}
-                                        convertDotToTimes={
-                                            this.props.convertDotToTimes
+                    {!this.props.disabled && (
+                        <Popover
+                            rootBoundary="document"
+                            opened={this.state.keypadOpen}
+                            onClose={() => this.closeKeypad()}
+                            dismissEnabled
+                            aria-label={this.context.strings.mathInputTitle}
+                            aria-describedby={`popover-content-${popoverContentUniqueId}`}
+                            content={() => (
+                                <>
+                                    <HeadingMedium
+                                        id={`popover-content-${popoverContentUniqueId}`}
+                                        style={a11y.srOnly}
+                                    >
+                                        {
+                                            this.context.strings
+                                                .mathInputDescription
                                         }
-                                        {...(this.props.keypadButtonSets ??
-                                            mapButtonSets(
-                                                this.props?.buttonSets,
-                                            ))}
-                                    />
-                                </PopoverContentCore>
-                            </>
-                        )}
-                    >
-                        {this.props.buttonsVisible === "never" ? (
-                            <MathInputIcon
-                                hovered={false}
-                                focused={false}
-                                active={false}
-                            />
-                        ) : (
-                            <Clickable
-                                aria-label={
-                                    this.state.keypadOpen
-                                        ? this.context.strings.closeKeypad
-                                        : this.context.strings.openKeypad
-                                }
-                                role="button"
-                                onClick={() =>
-                                    this.state.keypadOpen
-                                        ? this.closeKeypad()
-                                        : this.openKeypad()
-                                }
-                            >
-                                {(props) => (
-                                    <MathInputIcon
-                                        active={this.state.keypadOpen}
-                                        {...props}
-                                    />
-                                )}
-                            </Clickable>
-                        )}
-                    </Popover>
+                                    </HeadingMedium>
+                                    <PopoverContentCore
+                                        closeButtonVisible
+                                        style={styles.popoverContent}
+                                    >
+                                        <DesktopKeypad
+                                            onAnalyticsEvent={
+                                                this.props.onAnalyticsEvent
+                                            }
+                                            extraKeys={this.props.extraKeys}
+                                            onClickKey={this.handleKeypadPress}
+                                            cursorContext={
+                                                this.state.cursorContext
+                                            }
+                                            convertDotToTimes={
+                                                this.props.convertDotToTimes
+                                            }
+                                            {...(this.props.keypadButtonSets ??
+                                                mapButtonSets(
+                                                    this.props?.buttonSets,
+                                                ))}
+                                        />
+                                    </PopoverContentCore>
+                                </>
+                            )}
+                        >
+                            {this.props.buttonsVisible === "never" ? (
+                                <MathInputIcon
+                                    hovered={false}
+                                    focused={false}
+                                    active={false}
+                                />
+                            ) : (
+                                <Clickable
+                                    aria-label={
+                                        this.state.keypadOpen
+                                            ? this.context.strings.closeKeypad
+                                            : this.context.strings.openKeypad
+                                    }
+                                    role="button"
+                                    onClick={() =>
+                                        this.state.keypadOpen
+                                            ? this.closeKeypad()
+                                            : this.openKeypad()
+                                    }
+                                >
+                                    {(props) => (
+                                        <MathInputIcon
+                                            active={this.state.keypadOpen}
+                                            {...props}
+                                        />
+                                    )}
+                                </Clickable>
+                            )}
+                        </Popover>
+                    )}
                 </div>
             </View>
         );
@@ -538,9 +556,11 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
         borderWidth: 1,
         borderColor: color.offBlack50,
         borderRadius: 3,
-        background: color.white,
         ":hover": inputFocused,
     },
+    outerWrapperBackground: {
+        background: color.white,
+    },
     wrapperFocused: inputFocused,
     wrapperError: {
         borderColor: color.red,
@@ -554,6 +574,9 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
         paddingBottom: spacing.xxSmall_6,
         maxWidth: "initial",
     },
+    disabled: {
+        pointerEvents: "none",
+    },
 });
 
 export default MathInput;
diff --git a/packages/perseus/src/widgets/expression/expression.tsx b/packages/perseus/src/widgets/expression/expression.tsx
index 91f1e24c5e..aefc2e8285 100644
--- a/packages/perseus/src/widgets/expression/expression.tsx
+++ b/packages/perseus/src/widgets/expression/expression.tsx
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ export type Props = ExternalProps &
         visibleLabel: PerseusExpressionWidgetOptions["visibleLabel"];
         ariaLabel: PerseusExpressionWidgetOptions["ariaLabel"];
         value: string;
+        disabled?: boolean;
+        noBackground?: boolean;
+        noWrapper?: boolean;
     };
 
 export type ExpressionState = {
@@ -115,6 +118,7 @@ export class Expression
 
     _textareaId = `expression_textarea_${Date.now()}`;
     _isMounted = false;
+    _mathInput: React.MutableRefObject<null | MathInput> = React.createRef();
 
     static getUserInputFromProps(props: Props): PerseusExpressionUserInput {
         return normalizeTex(props.value);
@@ -294,6 +298,13 @@ export class Expression
             },
             cb,
         );
+
+        if (this._mathInput.current) {
+            const inputRef = this._mathInput.current.inputRef;
+            if (inputRef.current) {
+                inputRef.current.setValue(newValue);
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     render() {
@@ -342,7 +353,13 @@ export class Expression
         const {ERROR_MESSAGE, ERROR_TITLE} = this.context.strings;
 
         return (
-            <View className={css(styles.desktopLabelInputWrapper)}>
+            <View
+                className={
+                    this.props.noWrapper
+                        ? undefined
+                        : css(styles.desktopLabelInputWrapper)
+                }
+            >
                 {!!this.props.visibleLabel && (
                     <LabelSmall htmlFor={this._textareaId} tag="label">
                         {this.props.visibleLabel}
@@ -378,13 +395,14 @@ export class Expression
                         content={ERROR_MESSAGE}
                     >
                         <MathInput
-                            // eslint-disable-next-line react/no-string-refs
-                            ref="input"
+                            ref={this._mathInput}
                             className={ApiClassNames.INTERACTIVE}
                             value={this.props.value}
                             onChange={this.changeAndTrack}
                             convertDotToTimes={this.props.times}
                             buttonSets={this.props.buttonSets}
+                            disabled={this.props.disabled}
+                            noBackground={this.props.noBackground}
                             onFocus={this._handleFocus}
                             onBlur={this._handleBlur}
                             hasError={this.state.showErrorStyle}