diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/modules/rest/Bootstrap.php b/airtime_mvc/application/modules/rest/Bootstrap.php
index b8575a2cf..3ac5a1891 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/modules/rest/Bootstrap.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/modules/rest/Bootstrap.php
@@ -21,6 +21,17 @@ class Rest_Bootstrap extends Zend_Application_Module_Bootstrap
         );
         $router->addRoute('podcast-bulk', $podcastBulkRoute);
 
+
+        $smartblockPodcastRoute = new Zend_Controller_Router_Route(
+            'rest/podcast/smartblock',
+            array(
+                'controller' => 'podcast',
+                'action' => 'smartblock',
+                'module' => 'rest'
+            )
+        );
+        $router->addRoute('podcast-smartblock', $smartblockPodcastRoute);
+
         $stationPodcastRoute = new Zend_Controller_Router_Route(
             'rest/podcast/station',
             array(
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/modules/rest/controllers/PodcastController.php b/airtime_mvc/application/modules/rest/controllers/PodcastController.php
index f80b16c34..b3fc38832 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/modules/rest/controllers/PodcastController.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/modules/rest/controllers/PodcastController.php
@@ -191,6 +191,25 @@ class Rest_PodcastController extends Zend_Rest_Controller
         $this->_helper->json->sendJson($responseBody);
     }
 
+
+    /**
+     * Endpoint for triggering the generation of a smartblock and playlist to match the podcast name
+     */
+
+    public function smartblockAction() {
+
+        $id = $this->_getParam('id', []);
+        if (!$id) {
+            return;
+        }
+        $podcast = Application_Service_PodcastService::getPodcastById($id);
+
+        logging::info($podcast);
+        Application_Service_PodcastService::createPodcastSmartblockAndPlaylist($podcast);
+    }
+
+
+
     /**
      * @throws PodcastNotFoundException
      *
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/services/PodcastService.php b/airtime_mvc/application/services/PodcastService.php
index b9aecb389..f5abb8590 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/services/PodcastService.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/services/PodcastService.php
@@ -167,6 +167,12 @@ class Application_Service_PodcastService
 
     public static function createPodcastSmartblockAndPlaylist($podcast)
     {
+        if (is_array($podcast)) {
+            $newpodcast = new Podcast();
+            $newpodcast->fromArray($podcast, BasePeer::TYPE_FIELDNAME);
+            $podcast = $newpodcast;
+        }
+            // Base class
             $newBl = new Application_Model_Block();
             $newBl->setCreator(Application_Model_User::getCurrentUser()->getId());
             $newBl->setName($podcast->getDbTitle());
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/views/scripts/podcast/podcast.phtml b/airtime_mvc/application/views/scripts/podcast/podcast.phtml
index aa2a07603..6c715d8b3 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/views/scripts/podcast/podcast.phtml
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/views/scripts/podcast/podcast.phtml
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@
                 <label for="podcast_album_override"><input name="podcast_album_override" ng-model="podcast.album_override" type="checkbox" class="no-float"/></label>
                 <span class="podcast-metadata-field"><?php echo _("Override album name with podcast name during ingest."); ?></span>
             </div>
+            <div style="padding-top: 0.1em;">
+                <button ng-click="createSmartblock()" class="btn" type="button" name="smartblock">
+                    <?php echo _("Generate Smartblock and Playlist for Podcast") ?>
+                </button>
+            </div>
         </form>
     </div>
 
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/library/podcast.js b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/library/podcast.js
index 1f23c9cf8..1e578fdb3 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/library/podcast.js
+++ b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/library/podcast.js
@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@ var AIRTIME = (function (AIRTIME) {
                 });
         };
 
+
+        /**
+         * Generate a smartblock and playlist for this smartblock.
+         */
+        $scope.createSmartblock =  function () {
+            console.log($scope.podcast.id);
+            $.post(endpoint + "smartblock", {csrf_token: $("#csrf").val(), id: $scope.podcast.id}, callback);
+
         /**
          * Close the tab and discard any changes made to the podcast data.
          */
@@ -64,6 +72,9 @@ var AIRTIME = (function (AIRTIME) {
         return self;
     }
 
+
+
+
     /**
      * Initialize the controller.
      *