diff --git a/artiq/browser/datasets.py b/artiq/browser/datasets.py
index 33bb44ca3..6784d18aa 100644
--- a/artiq/browser/datasets.py
+++ b/artiq/browser/datasets.py
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
+import logging
+import asyncio
+
 from PyQt5 import QtCore, QtWidgets
 
 from artiq.tools import short_format
 from artiq.gui.tools import LayoutWidget
 from artiq.gui.models import DictSyncTreeSepModel
+from artiq.protocols.pc_rpc import AsyncioClient as RPCClient
 
-# reduced read-only version of artiq.gui.datasets
+# reduced read-only version of artiq.dashboard.datasets
+
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class Model(DictSyncTreeSepModel):
@@ -16,7 +23,7 @@ class Model(DictSyncTreeSepModel):
 
 
 class DatasetsDock(QtWidgets.QDockWidget):
-    def __init__(self, datasets_sub):
+    def __init__(self, datasets_sub, master_host, master_port):
         QtWidgets.QDockWidget.__init__(self, "Datasets")
         self.setObjectName("Datasets")
         self.setFeatures(QtWidgets.QDockWidget.DockWidgetMovable |
@@ -36,9 +43,17 @@ class DatasetsDock(QtWidgets.QDockWidget):
             QtWidgets.QAbstractItemView.SingleSelection)
         grid.addWidget(self.table, 1, 0)
 
+        self.table.setContextMenuPolicy(QtCore.Qt.ActionsContextMenu)
+        upload_action = QtWidgets.QAction("Upload dataset to master", self.table)
+        upload_action.triggered.connect(self.upload_clicked)
+        self.table.addAction(upload_action)
+
         self.set_model(Model(dict()))
         datasets_sub.add_setmodel_callback(self.set_model)
 
+        self.master_host = master_host
+        self.master_port = master_port
+
     def _search_datasets(self):
         if hasattr(self, "table_model_filter"):
             self.table_model_filter.setFilterFixedString(
@@ -50,6 +65,31 @@ class DatasetsDock(QtWidgets.QDockWidget):
         self.table_model_filter.setSourceModel(self.table_model)
         self.table.setModel(self.table_model_filter)
 
+    async def _upload_dataset(self, name, value,):
+        logger.info("Uploading dataset '%s' to master...", name)
+        try:
+            remote = RPCClient()
+            await remote.connect_rpc(self.master_host, self.master_port,
+                                     "master_dataset_db")
+            try:
+                await remote.set(name, value)
+            finally:
+                remote.close_rpc()
+        except:
+            logger.error("Failed uploading dataset '%s'",
+                         name, exc_info=True)
+        else:
+            logger.info("Finished uploading dataset '%s'", name)
+
+    def upload_clicked(self):
+        idx = self.table.selectedIndexes()
+        if idx:
+            idx = self.table_model_filter.mapToSource(idx[0])
+            key = self.table_model.index_to_key(idx)
+            if key is not None:
+                persist, value = self.table_model.backing_store[key]
+                asyncio.ensure_future(self._upload_dataset(key, value))
+
     def save_state(self):
         return bytes(self.table.header().saveState())
 
diff --git a/artiq/frontend/artiq_browser.py b/artiq/frontend/artiq_browser.py
index 9307b69f2..7fd479ac2 100755
--- a/artiq/frontend/artiq_browser.py
+++ b/artiq/frontend/artiq_browser.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from artiq.tools import verbosity_args, atexit_register_coroutine
 from artiq.gui import state, applets, models, log
 from artiq.browser import datasets, files, experiments
 
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -30,6 +31,13 @@ def get_argparser():
     parser.add_argument("--browse-root", default="",
                         help="root path for directory tree "
                         "(default %(default)s)")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-s", "--server", default="::1",
+        help="hostname or IP of the master to connect to "
+             "when uploading datasets")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--port", default=3251, type=int,
+        help="TCP port to use to connect to the master")
     parser.add_argument("select", metavar="SELECT", nargs="?",
                         help="directory to browse or file to load")
     verbosity_args(parser)
@@ -37,7 +45,8 @@ def get_argparser():
 
 
 class Browser(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
-    def __init__(self, datasets_sub, browse_root, select):
+    def __init__(self, datasets_sub, browse_root, select,
+                 master_host, master_port):
         QtWidgets.QMainWindow.__init__(self)
 
         icon = QtGui.QIcon(os.path.join(artiq_dir, "gui", "logo.svg"))
@@ -69,7 +78,8 @@ class Browser(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
         self.applets = applets.AppletsDock(self, datasets_sub)
         atexit_register_coroutine(self.applets.stop)
 
-        self.datasets = datasets.DatasetsDock(datasets_sub)
+        self.datasets = datasets.DatasetsDock(
+            datasets_sub, master_host, master_port)
 
         self.log = log.LogDock(None, "log")
         self.log.setFeatures(self.log.DockWidgetMovable |
@@ -139,7 +149,8 @@ def main():
 
     smgr = state.StateManager(args.db_file)
 
-    main_window = Browser(datasets_sub, args.browse_root, args.select)
+    main_window = Browser(datasets_sub, args.browse_root, args.select,
+                          args.server, args.port)
     widget_log_handler.callback = main_window.log.append_message
     smgr.register(main_window)