diff --git a/api/base/utils.py b/api/base/utils.py
index 9e0dcbc7e8c7..d049216b8d70 100644
--- a/api/base/utils.py
+++ b/api/base/utils.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 from urllib.parse import urlunsplit, urlsplit, parse_qs, urlencode
 from packaging.version import Version
 from hashids import Hashids
+import waffle
 
 from django.apps import apps
 from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist
@@ -275,3 +276,17 @@ def __len__(self):
     def add_dict_as_item(self, dict):
         item = type('item', (object,), dict)
         self.append(item)
+
+
+def view_toggled_by_feature_flag(flag_name, view_name, old_view, new_view):
+    '''return a view function that, depending on a feature flag, uses "old" or "new" view behavior
+
+    (when removing that feature flag: delete this view, delete the "old" view,
+    and rename the "new" view to replace this one (and not say "new" anymore))
+    '''
+    def _waffled_view(request, *args, **kwargs):
+        if waffle.flag_is_active(request, flag_name):
+            return new_view(request, *args, **kwargs)
+        return old_view(request, *args, **kwargs)
+    _waffled_view.view_name = view_name
+    return _waffled_view
diff --git a/api/institutions/serializers.py b/api/institutions/serializers.py
index 54e25d4d263f..7d84f7345429 100644
--- a/api/institutions/serializers.py
+++ b/api/institutions/serializers.py
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ def get_absolute_url(self, obj):
         )
 
 
-class InstitutionUserMetricsSerializer(JSONAPISerializer):
+class OldInstitutionUserMetricsSerializer(JSONAPISerializer):
 
     class Meta:
         type_ = 'institution-users'
@@ -306,3 +306,11 @@ def get_absolute_url(self, obj):
                 'version': 'v2',
             },
         )
+
+
+class NewInstitutionUserMetricsSerializer(JSONAPISerializer):
+
+    class Meta:
+        type_ = 'institution-users'
+
+    ...  # TODO: serializer fields
diff --git a/api/institutions/urls.py b/api/institutions/urls.py
index be4f9ca0b43d..920da3581182 100644
--- a/api/institutions/urls.py
+++ b/api/institutions/urls.py
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@
     re_path(r'^(?P<institution_id>\w+)/users/$', views.InstitutionUserList.as_view(), name=views.InstitutionUserList.view_name),
     re_path(r'^(?P<institution_id>\w+)/metrics/summary/$', views.InstitutionSummaryMetrics.as_view(), name=views.InstitutionSummaryMetrics.view_name),
     re_path(r'^(?P<institution_id>\w+)/metrics/departments/$', views.InstitutionDepartmentList.as_view(), name=views.InstitutionDepartmentList.view_name),
-    re_path(r'^(?P<institution_id>\w+)/metrics/users/$', views.InstitutionUserMetricsList.as_view(), name=views.InstitutionUserMetricsList.view_name),
+    re_path(r'^(?P<institution_id>\w+)/metrics/users/$', views.institution_user_metrics_view, name=views.institution_user_metrics_view.view_name),
 ]
diff --git a/api/institutions/views.py b/api/institutions/views.py
index d21c15e07465..8e014637b5f4 100644
--- a/api/institutions/views.py
+++ b/api/institutions/views.py
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@
 
 from framework.auth.oauth_scopes import CoreScopes
 
+import osf.features
 from osf.metrics import InstitutionProjectCounts
 from osf.models import OSFUser, Node, Institution, Registration
 from osf.metrics import UserInstitutionProjectCounts
 from osf.utils import permissions as osf_permissions
 
 from api.base import permissions as base_permissions
-from api.base.filters import ListFilterMixin
+from api.base.filters import ListFilterMixin, FilterMixin
 from api.base.views import JSONAPIBaseView
 from api.base.serializers import JSONAPISerializer
 from api.base.utils import get_object_or_error, get_user_auth
@@ -25,7 +26,10 @@
 )
 from api.base.settings import MAX_SIZE_OF_ES_QUERY
 from api.base.exceptions import RelationshipPostMakesNoChanges
-from api.base.utils import MockQueryset
+from api.base.utils import (
+    MockQueryset,
+    view_toggled_by_feature_flag,
+)
 from api.base.settings import DEFAULT_ES_NULL_VALUE
 from api.metrics.permissions import IsInstitutionalMetricsUser
 from api.nodes.serializers import NodeSerializer
@@ -40,7 +44,8 @@
     InstitutionRegistrationsRelationshipSerializer,
     InstitutionSummaryMetricSerializer,
     InstitutionDepartmentMetricsSerializer,
-    InstitutionUserMetricsSerializer,
+    NewInstitutionUserMetricsSerializer,
+    OldInstitutionUserMetricsSerializer,
 )
 from api.institutions.permissions import UserIsAffiliated
 from api.institutions.renderers import InstitutionDepartmentMetricsCSVRenderer, InstitutionUserMetricsCSVRenderer, MetricsCSVRenderer
@@ -493,10 +498,10 @@ def get_default_queryset(self):
         return self._make_elasticsearch_results_filterable(search, id=institution._id)
 
 
-class InstitutionUserMetricsList(InstitutionImpactList):
+class _OldInstitutionUserMetricsList(InstitutionImpactList):
     view_name = 'institution-user-metrics'
 
-    serializer_class = InstitutionUserMetricsSerializer
+    serializer_class = OldInstitutionUserMetricsSerializer
     renderer_classes = tuple(api_settings.DEFAULT_RENDERER_CLASSES) + (InstitutionUserMetricsCSVRenderer,)
 
     ordering_fields = ('user_name', 'department')
@@ -521,3 +526,29 @@ def get_default_queryset(self):
         institution = self.get_institution()
         search = UserInstitutionProjectCounts.get_current_user_metrics(institution)
         return self._make_elasticsearch_results_filterable(search, id=institution._id, department=DEFAULT_ES_NULL_VALUE)
+
+
+class _NewInstitutionUserMetricsList(JSONAPIBaseView, FilterMixin, generics.ListAPIView):
+    permission_classes = (
+        drf_permissions.IsAuthenticatedOrReadOnly,
+        base_permissions.TokenHasScope,
+        IsInstitutionalMetricsUser,
+    )
+
+    required_read_scopes = [CoreScopes.INSTITUTION_METRICS_READ]
+    required_write_scopes = [CoreScopes.NULL]
+
+    view_category = 'institutions'
+    view_name = 'institution-user-metrics'
+
+    serializer_class = NewInstitutionUserMetricsSerializer
+
+    ...  # TODO: view logic
+
+
+institution_user_metrics_view = view_toggled_by_feature_flag(
+    flag_name=osf.features.INSTITUTIONAL_DASHBOARD_2024,
+    view_name='institution-user-metrics',
+    old_view=_OldInstitutionUserMetricsList.as_view(),
+    new_view=_NewInstitutionUserMetricsList.as_view(),
+)
diff --git a/osf/features.yaml b/osf/features.yaml
index c6f02ce29941..a3f0fcc1f14e 100644
--- a/osf/features.yaml
+++ b/osf/features.yaml
@@ -189,6 +189,10 @@ flags:
     note: This is not used
     everyone: true
 
+  - flag_name: INSTITUTIONAL_DASHBOARD_2024
+    name: institutional_dashboard_2024
+    note: whether to surface older or updated (in 2024) institutional metrics
+
 switches:
   - flag_name: DISABLE_ENGAGEMENT_EMAILS
     name: disable_engagement_emails