diff --git a/tailbone/views/master.py b/tailbone/views/master.py
index 0da39c0b..0dfcf149 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/master.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/master.py
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ class MasterView(View):
     editable = True
     deletable = True
     bulk_deletable = False
+    populatable = False
     mergeable = False
     downloadable = False
     cloneable = False
@@ -279,8 +280,74 @@ class MasterView(View):
         form.save()
 
     def redirect_after_create(self, instance, mobile=False):
+        if self.populatable and self.should_populate(instance):
+            return self.redirect(self.get_action_url('populate', instance, mobile=mobile))
         return self.redirect(self.get_action_url('view', instance, mobile=mobile))
 
+    def should_populate(self, obj):
+        return True
+
+    def populate(self):
+        """
+        View for populating a new object.  What exactly this means / does will
+        depend on the logic in :meth:`populate_object()`.
+        """
+        obj = self.get_instance()
+        route_prefix = self.get_route_prefix()
+        permission_prefix = self.get_permission_prefix()
+
+        # showing progress requires a separate thread; start that first
+        key = '{}.populate'.format(route_prefix)
+        progress = SessionProgress(self.request, key)
+        thread = Thread(target=self.populate_thread, args=(obj.uuid, progress)) # TODO: uuid?
+        thread.start()
+
+        # Send user to progress page.
+        kwargs = {
+            'cancel_url': self.get_action_url('view', obj),
+            'cancel_msg': "{} population was canceled.".format(self.get_model_title()),
+        }
+
+        return self.render_progress(progress, kwargs)
+
+    def populate_thread(self, uuid, progress): # TODO: uuid?
+        """
+        Thread target for populating new object with progress indicator.
+        """
+        # mustn't use tailbone web session here
+        session = RattailSession()
+        obj = session.query(self.model_class).get(uuid)
+        try:
+            self.populate_object(session, obj, progress=progress)
+        except Exception as error:
+            session.rollback()
+            msg = "{} population failed".format(self.get_model_title())
+            log.warning("{}: {}".format(msg, obj), exc_info=True)
+            session.close()
+            if progress:
+                progress.session.load()
+                progress.session['error'] = True
+                progress.session['error_msg'] = "{}: {} {}".format(msg, error.__class__.__name__, error)
+                progress.session.save()
+            return
+
+        session.commit()
+        session.refresh(obj)
+        session.close()
+
+        # finalize progress
+        if progress:
+            progress.session.load()
+            progress.session['complete'] = True
+            progress.session['success_url'] = self.get_action_url('view', obj)
+            progress.session.save()
+
+    def populate_object(self, session, obj, progress=None):
+        """
+        You must define this if new objects require population.
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
     def view(self, instance=None):
         """
         View for viewing details of an existing model record.
@@ -1862,6 +1929,12 @@ class MasterView(View):
             config.add_view(cls, attr='mobile_create', route_name='mobile.{}.create'.format(route_prefix),
                             permission='{}.create'.format(permission_prefix))
 
+        # populate new object
+        if cls.populatable:
+            config.add_route('{}.populate'.format(route_prefix), '{}/{{uuid}}/populate'.format(url_prefix))
+            config.add_view(cls, attr='populate', route_name='{}.populate'.format(route_prefix),
+                            permission='{}.create'.format(permission_prefix))
+
         # bulk delete
         if cls.bulk_deletable:
             config.add_route('{}.bulk_delete'.format(route_prefix), '{}/bulk-delete'.format(url_prefix))