diff --git a/superset/assets/javascripts/dashboard/components/Controls.jsx b/superset/assets/javascripts/dashboard/components/Controls.jsx
index 503dba8747..86891f15da 100644
--- a/superset/assets/javascripts/dashboard/components/Controls.jsx
+++ b/superset/assets/javascripts/dashboard/components/Controls.jsx
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ class Controls extends React.PureComponent {
   render() {
     const dashboard = this.props.dashboard;
     const canSave = dashboard.context.dash_save_perm;
+    const emailBody = `Checkout this dashboard: ${window.location.href}`;
+    const emailLink = 'mailto:?Subject=Superset%20Dashboard%20'
+      + `${dashboard.dashboard_title}&Body=${emailBody}`;
     return (
       <ButtonGroup>
         <Button
@@ -93,6 +96,11 @@ class Controls extends React.PureComponent {
             <i className="fa fa-save" />
           }
         />
+        <Button
+          onClick={() => { window.location = emailLink; }}
+        >
+          <i className="fa fa-envelope"></i>
+        </Button>
       </ButtonGroup>
     );
   }
diff --git a/superset/assets/javascripts/explore/components/URLShortLinkButton.jsx b/superset/assets/javascripts/explore/components/URLShortLinkButton.jsx
index ac6adb475e..02d513118f 100644
--- a/superset/assets/javascripts/explore/components/URLShortLinkButton.jsx
+++ b/superset/assets/javascripts/explore/components/URLShortLinkButton.jsx
@@ -27,12 +27,17 @@ export default class URLShortLinkButton extends React.Component {
   }
 
   renderPopover() {
+    const emailBody = `Check out this slice: ${this.state.shortUrl}`;
     return (
       <Popover id="shorturl-popover">
         <CopyToClipboard
           text={this.state.shortUrl}
           copyNode={<i className="fa fa-clipboard" title="Copy to clipboard"></i>}
         />
+        &nbsp;&nbsp;
+        <a href={`mailto:?Subject=Superset%20Slice%20&Body=${emailBody}`}>
+          <i className="fa fa-envelope"></i>
+        </a>
       </Popover>
     );
   }