diff --git a/dist/bundle.es.js b/dist/bundle.es.js
index f0971da..8c62092 100644
--- a/dist/bundle.es.js
+++ b/dist/bundle.es.js
@@ -4370,8 +4370,10 @@ const doPrepareEdit = (claim, uri, fileInfo, fs) => dispatch => {
   dispatch({ type: DO_PREPARE_EDIT, data: publishData });
 };
 
-const doPublish = (success, fail) => (dispatch, getState) => {
-  dispatch({ type: PUBLISH_START });
+const doPublish = (success, fail, preview) => (dispatch, getState) => {
+  if (!preview) {
+    dispatch({ type: PUBLISH_START });
+  }
 
   const state = getState();
   const myClaimForUri = selectMyClaimForUri(state);
@@ -4428,7 +4430,8 @@ const doPublish = (success, fail) => (dispatch, getState) => {
     languages: [language],
     tags: tags && tags.map(tag => tag.name),
     thumbnail_url: thumbnail,
-    blocking: true
+    blocking: true,
+    preview: false
   };
   // Temporary solution to keep the same publish flow with the new tags api
   // Eventually we will allow users to enter their own tags on publish
@@ -4480,6 +4483,15 @@ const doPublish = (success, fail) => (dispatch, getState) => {
   // The sdk will figure it out
   if (filePath) publishPayload.file_path = filePath;
 
+  if (preview) {
+    publishPayload.preview = true;
+    publishPayload.optimize_file = false;
+
+    return lbryProxy.publish(publishPayload).then(previewResponse => {
+      return preview(previewResponse);
+    }, fail);
+  }
+
   return lbryProxy.publish(publishPayload).then(response => {
     if (!useLBRYUploader) {
       return success(response);
diff --git a/src/redux/actions/publish.js b/src/redux/actions/publish.js
index 09b1e6a..2467438 100644
--- a/src/redux/actions/publish.js
+++ b/src/redux/actions/publish.js
@@ -230,11 +230,13 @@ export const doPrepareEdit = (claim: StreamClaim, uri: string, fileInfo: FileLis
   dispatch({ type: ACTIONS.DO_PREPARE_EDIT, data: publishData });
 };
 
-export const doPublish = (success: Function, fail: Function) => (
+export const doPublish = (success: Function, fail: Function, preview: Function) => (
   dispatch: Dispatch,
   getState: () => {}
 ) => {
-  dispatch({ type: ACTIONS.PUBLISH_START });
+  if (!preview) {
+    dispatch({ type: ACTIONS.PUBLISH_START });
+  }
 
   const state = getState();
   const myClaimForUri = selectMyClaimForUri(state);
@@ -302,6 +304,7 @@ export const doPublish = (success: Function, fail: Function) => (
     locations?: Array<any>,
     blocking: boolean,
     optimize_file?: boolean,
+    preview?: boolean,
   } = {
     name,
     title,
@@ -312,6 +315,7 @@ export const doPublish = (success: Function, fail: Function) => (
     tags: tags && tags.map(tag => tag.name),
     thumbnail_url: thumbnail,
     blocking: true,
+    preview: false,
   };
   // Temporary solution to keep the same publish flow with the new tags api
   // Eventually we will allow users to enter their own tags on publish
@@ -363,6 +367,15 @@ export const doPublish = (success: Function, fail: Function) => (
   // The sdk will figure it out
   if (filePath) publishPayload.file_path = filePath;
 
+  if (preview) {
+    publishPayload.preview = true;
+    publishPayload.optimize_file = false;
+
+    return Lbry.publish(publishPayload).then((previewResponse: PublishResponse) => {
+      return preview(previewResponse);
+    }, fail);
+  }
+
   return Lbry.publish(publishPayload).then((response: PublishResponse) => {
     if (!useLBRYUploader) {
       return success(response);