diff --git a/packages/builder/cypress/integration/createTable.spec.js b/packages/builder/cypress/integration/createTable.spec.js
index 214727ab7d..6958eb5d37 100644
--- a/packages/builder/cypress/integration/createTable.spec.js
+++ b/packages/builder/cypress/integration/createTable.spec.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ context('Create a Table', () => {
         cy.createTable('dog')
 
         // Check if Table exists
-        cy.get('.title').should('have.text', 'dog')
+        cy.get('.title').should('contain.text', 'dog')
     })
 
     it('adds a new column to the table', () => {
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/database/DataTable/ModelDataTable.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/database/DataTable/ModelDataTable.svelte
index c0d5ad6959..b06e31a344 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/database/DataTable/ModelDataTable.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/database/DataTable/ModelDataTable.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <script>
   import { onMount } from "svelte"
+  import { fade } from "svelte/transition"
   import fsort from "fast-sort"
   import getOr from "lodash/fp/getOr"
   import { store, backendUiStore } from "builderStore"
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@
   import LinkedRecord from "./LinkedRecord.svelte"
   import AttachmentList from "./AttachmentList.svelte"
   import TablePagination from "./TablePagination.svelte"
+  import Spinner from "components/common/Spinner.svelte"
   import { DeleteRecordModal, CreateEditRecordModal } from "./modals"
   import RowPopover from "./popovers/Row.svelte"
   import ColumnPopover from "./popovers/Column.svelte"
@@ -26,14 +28,17 @@
   let headers = []
   let currentPage = 0
   let search
+  let loading
 
   $: {
     if (
       $backendUiStore.selectedView &&
       $backendUiStore.selectedView.name.startsWith("all_")
     ) {
+      loading = true
       api.fetchDataForView($backendUiStore.selectedView).then(records => {
         data = records || []
+        loading = false
       })
     }
   }
@@ -60,7 +65,14 @@
 
 <section>
   <div class="table-controls">
-    <h2 class="title">{$backendUiStore.selectedModel.name}</h2>
+    <h2 class="title">
+      <span>{$backendUiStore.selectedModel.name}</span>
+      {#if loading}
+        <div transition:fade>
+          <Spinner size="10" />
+        </div>
+      {/if}
+    </h2>
     <div class="popovers">
       <ColumnPopover />
       {#if Object.keys($backendUiStore.selectedModel.schema).length > 0}
@@ -123,6 +135,12 @@
     font-weight: 600;
     text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
     text-transform: capitalize;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+  }
+
+  .title > span {
+    margin-right: var(--spacing-xs);
   }
 
   table {
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/nav/ModelNavigator/CreateTable.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/nav/ModelNavigator/CreateTable.svelte
index 3c05b0de00..923faea512 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/nav/ModelNavigator/CreateTable.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/nav/ModelNavigator/CreateTable.svelte
@@ -2,25 +2,41 @@
   import { goto } from "@sveltech/routify"
   import { backendUiStore } from "builderStore"
   import { notifier } from "builderStore/store/notifications"
-  import { DropdownMenu, Button, Icon, Input, Select } from "@budibase/bbui"
+  import Spinner from "components/common/Spinner.svelte"
+  import {
+    DropdownMenu,
+    Button,
+    Label,
+    Heading,
+    Icon,
+    Input,
+    Select,
+    Dropzone,
+    Spacer,
+  } from "@budibase/bbui"
+  import TableDataImport from "./TableDataImport.svelte"
+  import api from "builderStore/api"
   import analytics from "analytics"
 
-  export let table
-
   let anchor
   let dropdown
   let name
+  let dataImport
+  let loading
 
   async function saveTable() {
+    loading = true
     const model = await backendUiStore.actions.models.save({
       name,
-      schema: {},
+      schema: dataImport.schema || {},
+      dataImport,
     })
     notifier.success(`Table ${name} created successfully.`)
     $goto(`./model/${model._id}`)
     name = ""
     dropdown.hide()
     analytics.captureEvent("Table Created", { name })
+    loading = false
   }
 
   const onClosed = () => {
@@ -35,25 +51,38 @@
 <DropdownMenu bind:this={dropdown} {anchor} align="left">
   <div class="container">
     <h5>Create Table</h5>
+    <Label grey extraSmall>Name</Label>
     <Input
       data-cy="table-name-input"
       placeholder="Table Name"
       thin
       bind:value={name} />
+    <Spacer medium />
+    <Label grey extraSmall>Create Table from CSV (Optional)</Label>
+    <TableDataImport bind:dataImport />
   </div>
   <footer>
     <div class="button-margin-3">
       <Button secondary on:click={onClosed}>Cancel</Button>
     </div>
     <div class="button-margin-4">
-      <Button primary on:click={saveTable}>Save</Button>
+      <Button
+        disabled={!name || (dataImport && !dataImport.valid)}
+        primary
+        on:click={saveTable}>
+        <span style={`margin-right: ${loading ? '10px' : 0};`}>Save</span>
+        {#if loading}
+          <Spinner size="10" />
+        {/if}
+      </Button>
     </div>
   </footer>
 </DropdownMenu>
 
 <style>
   h5 {
-    margin-bottom: var(--spacing-l);
+    margin-bottom: var(--spacing-m);
+    margin-top: 0;
     font-weight: 500;
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/nav/ModelNavigator/TableDataImport.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/nav/ModelNavigator/TableDataImport.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1356bae25c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/nav/ModelNavigator/TableDataImport.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+<script>
+  import { Heading, Body, Button, Select } from "@budibase/bbui"
+  import { notifier } from "builderStore/store/notifications"
+  import { FIELDS } from "constants/backend"
+  import api from "builderStore/api"
+
+  const BYTES_IN_KB = 1000
+  const BYTES_IN_MB = 1000000
+  const FILE_SIZE_LIMIT = BYTES_IN_MB * 1
+
+  export let files = []
+  export let dataImport = {
+    valid: true,
+    schema: {},
+  }
+
+  let parseResult
+
+  $: schema = parseResult && parseResult.schema
+  $: valid =
+    !schema || Object.keys(schema).every(column => schema[column].success)
+  $: dataImport = {
+    valid,
+    schema: buildModelSchema(schema),
+    path: files[0] && files[0].path,
+  }
+
+  function buildModelSchema(schema) {
+    const modelSchema = {}
+    for (let key in schema) {
+      const type = schema[key].type
+
+      if (type === "omit") continue
+
+      modelSchema[key] = {
+        name: key,
+        type,
+        constraints: FIELDS[type.toUpperCase()].constraints,
+      }
+    }
+    return modelSchema
+  }
+
+  async function validateCSV() {
+    const response = await api.post("/api/models/csv/validate", {
+      file: files[0],
+      schema: schema || {},
+    })
+
+    parseResult = await response.json()
+
+    if (response.status !== 200) {
+      notifier.danger("CSV Invalid, please try another CSV file")
+      return []
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function handleFile(evt) {
+    const fileArray = Array.from(evt.target.files)
+    const filesToProcess = fileArray.map(({ name, path, size }) => ({
+      name,
+      path,
+      size,
+    }))
+
+    if (filesToProcess.some(file => file.size >= FILE_SIZE_LIMIT)) {
+      notifier.danger(
+        `Files cannot exceed ${FILE_SIZE_LIMIT /
+          BYTES_IN_MB}MB. Please try again with smaller files.`
+      )
+      return
+    }
+
+    files = filesToProcess
+
+    await validateCSV()
+  }
+
+  async function omitColumn(columnName) {
+    schema[columnName].type = "omit"
+    await validateCSV()
+  }
+
+  const handleTypeChange = column => evt => {
+    schema[column].type = evt.target.value
+    validateCSV()
+  }
+</script>
+
+<div class="dropzone">
+  <input id="file-upload" accept=".csv" type="file" on:change={handleFile} />
+  <label for="file-upload" class:uploaded={files[0]}>
+    {#if files[0]}{files[0].name}{:else}Upload{/if}
+  </label>
+</div>
+<div class="schema-fields">
+  {#if schema}
+    {#each Object.keys(schema).filter(key => schema[key].type !== 'omit') as columnName}
+      <div class="field">
+        <span>{columnName}</span>
+        <Select
+          secondary
+          thin
+          bind:value={schema[columnName].type}
+          on:change={handleTypeChange(columnName)}>
+          <option value={'string'}>Text</option>
+          <option value={'number'}>Number</option>
+          <option value={'datetime'}>Date</option>
+        </Select>
+        <span class="field-status" class:error={!schema[columnName].success}>
+          {schema[columnName].success ? 'Success' : 'Failure'}
+        </span>
+        <i
+          class="omit-button ri-close-circle-fill"
+          on:click={() => omitColumn(columnName)} />
+      </div>
+    {/each}
+  {/if}
+</div>
+
+<style>
+  .dropzone {
+    text-align: center;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    border-radius: 10px;
+    transition: all 0.3s;
+  }
+
+  .field-status {
+    color: var(--green);
+    justify-self: center;
+    font-weight: 500;
+  }
+
+  .error {
+    color: var(--red);
+  }
+
+  .uploaded {
+    color: var(--blue);
+  }
+
+  input[type="file"] {
+    display: none;
+  }
+
+  label {
+    font-family: var(--font-sans);
+    cursor: pointer;
+    font-weight: 500;
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    border-radius: var(--border-radius-s);
+    color: var(--ink);
+    padding: var(--spacing-s) var(--spacing-l);
+    transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;
+    display: inline-flex;
+    text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
+    min-width: auto;
+    outline: none;
+    font-feature-settings: "case" 1, "rlig" 1, "calt" 0;
+    -webkit-box-align: center;
+    user-select: none;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    width: 100%;
+    background-color: var(--grey-2);
+    font-size: var(--font-size-xs);
+  }
+
+  .omit-button {
+    font-size: 1.2em;
+    color: var(--grey-7);
+    cursor: pointer;
+    justify-self: flex-end;
+  }
+
+  .field {
+    display: grid;
+    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
+    margin-top: var(--spacing-m);
+    align-items: center;
+    grid-gap: var(--spacing-m);
+    font-size: var(--font-size-xs);
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/server/build/Hosting Portal-2.png b/packages/server/build/Hosting Portal-2.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c42db9bd8f
Binary files /dev/null and b/packages/server/build/Hosting Portal-2.png differ
diff --git a/packages/server/package.json b/packages/server/package.json
index 1875e44285..384be7a3d1 100644
--- a/packages/server/package.json
+++ b/packages/server/package.json
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     "aws-sdk": "^2.706.0",
     "bcryptjs": "^2.4.3",
     "chmodr": "^1.2.0",
+    "csvtojson": "^2.0.10",
     "dotenv": "^8.2.0",
     "download": "^8.0.0",
     "electron-is-dev": "^1.2.0",
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/model.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/model.js
index 182b2089da..c2e2c2e236 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/model.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/model.js
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 const CouchDB = require("../../db")
+const csvParser = require("../../utilities/csvParser")
 const {
   getRecordParams,
   getModelParams,
   generateModelID,
+  generateRecordID,
 } = require("../../db/utils")
 
 exports.fetch = async function(ctx) {
@@ -22,11 +24,12 @@ exports.find = async function(ctx) {
 
 exports.save = async function(ctx) {
   const db = new CouchDB(ctx.user.instanceId)
+  const { dataImport, ...rest } = ctx.request.body
   const modelToSave = {
     type: "model",
     _id: generateModelID(),
     views: {},
-    ...ctx.request.body,
+    ...rest,
   }
 
   // rename record fields when table column is renamed
@@ -77,6 +80,18 @@ exports.save = async function(ctx) {
     }
   }
 
+  if (dataImport && dataImport.path) {
+    // Populate the table with records imported from CSV in a bulk update
+    const data = await csvParser.transform(dataImport)
+
+    for (let row of data) {
+      row._id = generateRecordID(modelToSave._id)
+      row.modelId = modelToSave._id
+    }
+
+    await db.bulkDocs(data)
+  }
+
   ctx.status = 200
   ctx.message = `Model ${ctx.request.body.name} saved successfully.`
   ctx.body = modelToSave
@@ -112,3 +127,12 @@ exports.destroy = async function(ctx) {
   ctx.status = 200
   ctx.message = `Model ${ctx.params.modelId} deleted.`
 }
+
+exports.validateCSVSchema = async function(ctx) {
+  const { file, schema = {} } = ctx.request.body
+  const result = await csvParser.parse(file.path, schema)
+  ctx.body = {
+    schema: result,
+    path: file.path,
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/model.js b/packages/server/src/api/routes/model.js
index 00eb46d515..fe782d4cf5 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/model.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/model.js
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ router
     modelController.find
   )
   .post("/api/models", authorized(BUILDER), modelController.save)
+  .post(
+    "/api/models/csv/validate",
+    authorized(BUILDER),
+    modelController.validateCSVSchema
+  )
   .delete(
     "/api/models/:modelId/:revId",
     authorized(BUILDER),
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utilities/csvParser.js b/packages/server/src/utilities/csvParser.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..872ee5f8a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/utilities/csvParser.js
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+const csv = require("csvtojson")
+
+const VALIDATORS = {
+  string: () => true,
+  number: attribute => !isNaN(Number(attribute)),
+  datetime: attribute => !isNaN(new Date(attribute).getTime()),
+}
+
+const PARSERS = {
+  datetime: attribute => new Date(attribute).toISOString(),
+}
+
+function parse(path, parsers) {
+  const result = csv().fromFile(path)
+
+  const schema = {}
+
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    result.on("header", headers => {
+      for (let header of headers) {
+        schema[header] = {
+          type: parsers[header] ? parsers[header].type : "string",
+          success: true,
+        }
+      }
+    })
+    result.fromFile(path).subscribe(row => {
+      // For each CSV row parse all the columns that need parsed
+      for (let key in parsers) {
+        if (!schema[key] || schema[key].success) {
+          // get the validator for the column type
+          const validator = VALIDATORS[parsers[key].type]
+
+          try {
+            // allow null/undefined values
+            schema[key].success = !row[key] || validator(row[key])
+          } catch (err) {
+            schema[key].success = false
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    })
+    result.on("done", error => {
+      if (error) {
+        console.error(error)
+        reject(error)
+      }
+
+      resolve(schema)
+    })
+  })
+}
+
+async function transform({ schema, path }) {
+  const colParser = {}
+
+  for (let key in schema) {
+    colParser[key] = PARSERS[schema[key].type] || schema[key].type
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const json = await csv({ colParser }).fromFile(path)
+    return json
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error(`Error transforming CSV to JSON for data import`, err)
+    throw err
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  parse,
+  transform,
+}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utilities/tests/__snapshots__/csvParser.spec.js.snap b/packages/server/src/utilities/tests/__snapshots__/csvParser.spec.js.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1966637f56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/utilities/tests/__snapshots__/csvParser.spec.js.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`CSV Parser transformation transforms a CSV file into JSON 1`] = `
+Array [
+  Object {
+    "Address": "5 Sesame Street",
+    "Age": 4324,
+    "Name": "Bert",
+  },
+  Object {
+    "Address": "1 World Trade Center",
+    "Age": 34,
+    "Name": "Ernie",
+  },
+  Object {
+    "Address": "44 Second Avenue",
+    "Age": 23423,
+    "Name": "Big Bird",
+  },
+]
+`;
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utilities/tests/csvParser.spec.js b/packages/server/src/utilities/tests/csvParser.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a210f604e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/utilities/tests/csvParser.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+const csvParser = require("../csvParser");
+
+const CSV_PATH = __dirname + "/test.csv";
+
+const SCHEMAS = {
+  VALID: {
+    Age: {
+      type: "number",
+    },
+  },
+  INVALID: {
+    Address: {
+      type: "number",
+    },
+    Age: {
+      type: "number",
+    },
+  },
+  IGNORE: {
+    Address: {
+      type: "omit",
+    },
+    Age: {
+      type: "omit",
+    },
+  },
+  BROKEN: {
+    Address: {
+      type: "datetime",
+    }
+  },
+};
+
+describe("CSV Parser", () => {
+  describe("parsing", () => {
+    it("returns status and types for a valid CSV transformation", async () => {
+      expect(
+        await csvParser.parse(CSV_PATH, SCHEMAS.VALID)
+      ).toEqual({
+        Address: {
+          success: true,
+          type: "string",
+        },
+        Age: {
+          success: true,
+          type: "number",
+        },
+        Name: {
+          success: true,
+          type: "string",
+        },
+      });
+    });
+
+    it("returns status and types for an invalid CSV transformation", async () => {
+      expect(
+        await csvParser.parse(CSV_PATH, SCHEMAS.INVALID)
+      ).toEqual({
+        Address: {
+          success: false,
+          type: "number",
+        },
+        Age: {
+          success: true,
+          type: "number",
+        },
+        Name: {
+          success: true,
+          type: "string",
+        },
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("transformation", () => {
+    it("transforms a CSV file into JSON", async () => {
+      expect(
+        await csvParser.transform({
+          schema: SCHEMAS.VALID,
+          path: CSV_PATH,
+        })
+      ).toMatchSnapshot();
+    });
+
+    it("transforms a CSV file into JSON ignoring certain fields", async () => {
+      expect(
+        await csvParser.transform({
+          schema: SCHEMAS.IGNORE,
+          path: CSV_PATH,
+        })
+      ).toEqual([
+        {
+          Name: "Bert"
+        },
+        {
+          Name: "Ernie"
+        },
+        {
+          Name: "Big Bird"
+        }
+      ]);
+    });
+
+    it("throws an error on invalid schema", async () => {
+      await expect(csvParser.transform({ schema: SCHEMAS.BROKEN, path: CSV_PATH })).rejects.toThrow()
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utilities/tests/test.csv b/packages/server/src/utilities/tests/test.csv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2266b348cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/utilities/tests/test.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+"Name","Age","Address"
+"Bert","4324","5 Sesame Street"
+"Ernie","34","1 World Trade Center"
+"Big Bird","23423","44 Second Avenue"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/server/yarn.lock b/packages/server/yarn.lock
index de283385a8..72c3f38b80 100644
--- a/packages/server/yarn.lock
+++ b/packages/server/yarn.lock
@@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ bluebird-lst@^1.0.9:
   dependencies:
     bluebird "^3.5.5"
 
-bluebird@^3.5.5:
+bluebird@^3.5.1, bluebird@^3.5.5:
   version "3.7.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bluebird/-/bluebird-3.7.2.tgz#9f229c15be272454ffa973ace0dbee79a1b0c36f"
 
@@ -1596,6 +1596,15 @@ cssstyle@^1.0.0:
   dependencies:
     cssom "0.3.x"
 
+csvtojson@^2.0.10:
+  version "2.0.10"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/csvtojson/-/csvtojson-2.0.10.tgz#11e7242cc630da54efce7958a45f443210357574"
+  integrity sha512-lUWFxGKyhraKCW8Qghz6Z0f2l/PqB1W3AO0HKJzGIQ5JRSlR651ekJDiGJbBT4sRNNv5ddnSGVEnsxP9XRCVpQ==
+  dependencies:
+    bluebird "^3.5.1"
+    lodash "^4.17.3"
+    strip-bom "^2.0.0"
+
 dashdash@^1.12.0:
   version "1.14.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dashdash/-/dashdash-1.14.1.tgz#853cfa0f7cbe2fed5de20326b8dd581035f6e2f0"
@@ -3303,6 +3312,11 @@ is-typedarray@^1.0.0, is-typedarray@~1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-typedarray/-/is-typedarray-1.0.0.tgz#e479c80858df0c1b11ddda6940f96011fcda4a9a"
 
+is-utf8@^0.2.0:
+  version "0.2.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-utf8/-/is-utf8-0.2.1.tgz#4b0da1442104d1b336340e80797e865cf39f7d72"
+  integrity sha1-Sw2hRCEE0bM2NA6AeX6GXPOffXI=
+
 is-windows@^1.0.2:
   version "1.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-windows/-/is-windows-1.0.2.tgz#d1850eb9791ecd18e6182ce12a30f396634bb19d"
@@ -4250,6 +4264,11 @@ lodash@^4.17.10, lodash@^4.17.13, lodash@^4.17.14, lodash@^4.17.15:
   version "4.17.19"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.19.tgz#e48ddedbe30b3321783c5b4301fbd353bc1e4a4b"
 
+lodash@^4.17.3:
+  version "4.17.20"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.20.tgz#b44a9b6297bcb698f1c51a3545a2b3b368d59c52"
+  integrity sha512-PlhdFcillOINfeV7Ni6oF1TAEayyZBoZ8bcshTHqOYJYlrqzRK5hagpagky5o4HfCzzd1TRkXPMFq6cKk9rGmA==
+
 loose-envify@^1.0.0:
   version "1.4.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/loose-envify/-/loose-envify-1.4.0.tgz#71ee51fa7be4caec1a63839f7e682d8132d30caf"
@@ -6051,6 +6070,13 @@ strip-ansi@^6.0.0:
   dependencies:
     ansi-regex "^5.0.0"
 
+strip-bom@^2.0.0:
+  version "2.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/strip-bom/-/strip-bom-2.0.0.tgz#6219a85616520491f35788bdbf1447a99c7e6b0e"
+  integrity sha1-YhmoVhZSBJHzV4i9vxRHqZx+aw4=
+  dependencies:
+    is-utf8 "^0.2.0"
+
 strip-bom@^3.0.0:
   version "3.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/strip-bom/-/strip-bom-3.0.0.tgz#2334c18e9c759f7bdd56fdef7e9ae3d588e68ed3"