diff --git a/cesium_app/handlers/dataset.py b/cesium_app/handlers/dataset.py
index 418a989..3f3d2dd 100644
--- a/cesium_app/handlers/dataset.py
+++ b/cesium_app/handlers/dataset.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 from cesium import data_management, time_series
 from cesium.util import shorten_fname
+from ..tests.fixtures import create_test_dataset
 
 import os
 from os.path import join as pjoin
@@ -24,6 +25,12 @@ def _get_dataset(self, dataset_id):
         return d
 
     def post(self):
+        if self.get_argument('create_example') == 'true':
+            project_id = self.get_argument('projectID')
+            p = Project.get(Project.id == project_id)
+            with create_test_dataset(p, delete_after=False) as d:
+                return self.success(d, 'cesium/FETCH_DATASETS')
+
         if not 'tarFile' in self.request.files:
             return self.error('No tar file uploaded')
 
diff --git a/cesium_app/tests/fixtures.py b/cesium_app/tests/fixtures.py
index a4f5578..e12590d 100644
--- a/cesium_app/tests/fixtures.py
+++ b/cesium_app/tests/fixtures.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def create_test_project():
 
 
 @contextmanager
-def create_test_dataset(project, label_type='class'):
+def create_test_dataset(project, label_type='class', delete_after=True):
     """Create and yield test labeled dataset, then delete.
 
     Params
@@ -57,12 +57,16 @@ def create_test_dataset(project, label_type='class'):
     tarball = shutil.copy2(tarball, cfg['paths']['upload_folder'])
     ts_paths = data_management.parse_and_store_ts_data(
         tarball, cfg['paths']['ts_data_folder'], header)
-    d = m.Dataset.add(name='test_ds', project=project, file_uris=ts_paths)
+    
+    name = 'Example Dataset'
+    d = m.Dataset.add(name=name, project=project, file_uris=ts_paths)
     d.save()
+    
     try:
         yield d
     finally:
-        d.delete_instance()
+        if delete_after:
+            d.delete_instance()
 
 
 @contextmanager
diff --git a/public/scripts/Datasets.jsx b/public/scripts/Datasets.jsx
index b348dfe..d5fe22f 100644
--- a/public/scripts/Datasets.jsx
+++ b/public/scripts/Datasets.jsx
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ let DatasetForm = (props) => {
 
         <SubmitButton label="Upload Dataset" disabled={submitting} />
       </Form>
+      <button
+        onClick={props.createExampleDataset}
+      >
+        Use Example Dataset
+      </button>
 
       <CesiumTooltip
         id="headerfileTooltip"
@@ -101,7 +106,8 @@ const dsMapDispatchToProps = (dispatch, ownProps) => (
   {
     onSubmit: form => (
       dispatch(Action.uploadDataset(form))
-    )
+    ),
+    createExampleDataset: () => dispatch(Action.createExampleDataset(ownProps.selectedProject.id))
   }
 );
 
diff --git a/public/scripts/actions.jsx b/public/scripts/actions.jsx
index 0ce27ab..33ab6c9 100644
--- a/public/scripts/actions.jsx
+++ b/public/scripts/actions.jsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export const FETCH_DATASETS = 'cesium/FETCH_DATASETS';
 export const RECEIVE_DATASETS = 'cesium/RECEIVE_DATASETS';
 export const UPLOAD_DATASET = 'cesium/UPLOAD_DATASET';
 export const DELETE_DATASET = 'cesium/DELETE_DATASET';
+export const CREATE_EXAMPLE_DATASET = 'cesium/CREATE_EXAMPLE_DATASET';
 
 export const FETCH_FEATURES = 'cesium/FETCH_FEATURES';
 export const FETCH_FEATURESETS = 'cesium/FETCH_FEATURESETS';
@@ -174,6 +175,7 @@ export function deleteProject(id) {
 
 export function uploadDataset(form) {
   const formData = new FormData();
+  formData.append('create_example', false);
 
   for (const key in form) {
     if (form[key] && objectType(form[key][0]) === 'File') {
@@ -228,6 +230,31 @@ function receiveDatasets(datasets) {
 }
 
 
+// Create example dataset
+export function createExampleDataset(projectID) {
+  var form_data = new FormData();
+  form_data.append('projectID', projectID);
+  form_data.append('create_example', true);
+
+  return dispatch =>
+    promiseAction(
+      dispatch,
+      CREATE_EXAMPLE_DATASET,
+
+      fetch('/dataset', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: form_data,
+      })
+        .then(response => response.json())
+        .then((json) => {
+            dispatch(fetchDatasets());
+            dispatch(hideExpander('newDatasetExpander'));
+            dispatch(resetForm('newDataset'));
+          }).catch(ex => console.log('createExampleDataset', ex))
+    );
+}
+
+
 // Download featuresets
 export function fetchFeaturesets() {
   return dispatch =>