diff --git a/tailbone/templates/master/view.mako b/tailbone/templates/master/view.mako
index 2f340e2d..cfd1b925 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/master/view.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/master/view.mako
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@
   % if master.cloneable and request.has_perm('{}.clone'.format(permission_prefix)):
       <li>${h.link_to("Clone this as new {}".format(model_title), url('{}.clone'.format(route_prefix), uuid=instance.uuid))}</li>
   % endif
+  % if master.touchable and request.has_perm('{}.touch'.format(permission_prefix)):
+      <li>${h.link_to("\"Touch\" this {}".format(model_title), url('{}.touch'.format(route_prefix), uuid=instance.uuid))}</li>
+  % endif
   % if master.has_rows and master.rows_downloadable_csv and request.has_perm('{}.row_results_csv'.format(permission_prefix)):
       <li>${h.link_to("Download row results as CSV", url('{}.row_results_csv'.format(route_prefix), uuid=instance.uuid))}</li>
   % endif
diff --git a/tailbone/views/master.py b/tailbone/views/master.py
index a11311ff..be0a9fc3 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/master.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/master.py
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ class MasterView(View):
     mergeable = False
     downloadable = False
     cloneable = False
+    touchable = False
     executable = False
     execute_progress_template = None
     execute_progress_initial_msg = None
@@ -1041,6 +1042,30 @@ class MasterView(View):
     def clone_instance(self, instance):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
+    def touch(self):
+        """
+        View for "touching" an object so as to trigger datasync logic for it.
+        Useful instead of actually "editing" the object, which is generally the
+        alternative.
+        """
+        obj = self.get_instance()
+        change = self.touch_instance(obj)
+        self.request.session.flash("{} has been touched: {}".format(
+            self.get_model_title(), self.get_instance_title(obj)))
+        return self.redirect(self.get_action_url('view', obj))
+
+    def touch_instance(self, obj):
+        """
+        Perform actual "touch" logic for the given object.  Must return the
+        :class:`rattail:~rattail.db.model.Change` record involved.
+        """
+        change = model.Change()
+        change.class_name = obj.__class__.__name__
+        change.instance_uuid = obj.uuid
+        change = self.Session.merge(change)
+        change.deleted = False
+        return change
+
     def versions(self):
         """
         View to list version history for an object.
@@ -3429,6 +3454,14 @@ class MasterView(View):
             config.add_view(cls, attr='clone', route_name='{}.clone'.format(route_prefix),
                             permission='{}.clone'.format(permission_prefix))
 
+        # touch
+        if cls.touchable:
+            config.add_tailbone_permission(permission_prefix, '{}.touch'.format(permission_prefix),
+                                           "\"Touch\" a {} to trigger datasync for it".format(model_title))
+            config.add_route('{}.touch'.format(route_prefix), '{}/{{{}}}/touch'.format(url_prefix, model_key))
+            config.add_view(cls, attr='touch', route_name='{}.touch'.format(route_prefix),
+                            permission='{}.touch'.format(permission_prefix))
+
         # download
         if cls.downloadable:
             config.add_route('{}.download'.format(route_prefix), '{}/{{{}}}/download'.format(url_prefix, model_key))