diff --git a/app/controllers/plans_controller.rb b/app/controllers/plans_controller.rb
index c2140f7..44ce2ea 100644
--- a/app/controllers/plans_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/plans_controller.rb
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
     # Get the current user's org
     @default_org = current_user.org if @orgs.include?(current_user.org)
 
+    @is_test = params[:test] ||= false
+
     respond_to :html
   end
 
diff --git a/app/views/plans/index.html.erb b/app/views/plans/index.html.erb
index a05c523..47cdfd2 100644
--- a/app/views/plans/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/plans/index.html.erb
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@
 <!-- link button to create a new project -->
 <p>
 	<%= link_to _('Create plan'),
-            new_plan_path,
-            :class => "btn btn-primary" %>
+              new_plan_path,
+              class: "btn btn-primary" %>
+
+  <%= link_to _('Create test plan'),
+              "#{new_plan_path}?test=true",
+              class: "left-indent",
+              id: "create-test" %>
 </p>
diff --git a/app/views/plans/new.html.erb b/app/views/plans/new.html.erb
index 2c51daf..08d44a8 100644
--- a/app/views/plans/new.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/plans/new.html.erb
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
     </div>
     
     <input type="hidden" id="plan_template_id" name="plan[template_id]"></input>
+    <input type="hidden" id="plan_visibility" name="plan[visibility" value="<%= @is_test ? 2 : Rails.application.config.default_plan_visibility %>"></input>
     
     <%= render partial: 'shared/accessible_submit_button',
                locals: {id: 'create_plan_submit', 
diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index b0c8544..4392d71 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -123,5 +123,12 @@
     
     # Load Branded terminology (e.g. organization name, application name, etc.)
     config.branding = config_for(:branding).deep_symbolize_keys
+    
+    # The default visibility setting for new plans
+    #   0 = Institutional visibility
+    #   1 = Public visibility         - (NOT advisable because plans will show up in Public DMPs page by default)
+    #   2 = Test                      - (NOT advisable because test plans are excluded from statistics)
+    #   3 = Private
+    config.default_plan_visibility = 3
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/assets/stylesheets/roadmap-form.scss b/lib/assets/stylesheets/roadmap-form.scss
index c79f056..c581767 100644
--- a/lib/assets/stylesheets/roadmap-form.scss
+++ b/lib/assets/stylesheets/roadmap-form.scss
@@ -451,6 +451,12 @@
   width: 95%;
 }
 
+/* View plans */
+/* ------------------------------------------------ */
+div.main_page_content p #create-test {
+  vertical-align: middle;
+}
+
 /* Create plan */
 /* ------------------------------------------------ */
 #create_plan {
diff --git a/lib/assets/stylesheets/roadmap.scss b/lib/assets/stylesheets/roadmap.scss
index d52d951..b41c792 100644
--- a/lib/assets/stylesheets/roadmap.scss
+++ b/lib/assets/stylesheets/roadmap.scss
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@
   text-align: center;
 }
 
+.left-indent {
+  margin-left: 15px;
+}
+
 table.dmp_table{
   width: 100%;
   border-collapse: separate;