diff --git a/plugins/utils/README.md b/plugins/utils/README.md
index f12fbff3..32ddffeb 100644
--- a/plugins/utils/README.md
+++ b/plugins/utils/README.md
@@ -294,3 +294,19 @@ delegate(
     persistent=True,
 )
 ```
+
+### load_default_view
+
+When this operator is enabled, any dataset whose `info` dict contains the name
+of a valid saved view in its `default_view` key will load the specified view by
+default (rather than the full dataset) whenever that dataset is opened in the
+App.
+
+```py
+# Save a view on the dataset that you wish to be loaded by default
+dataset.save_view("your_view", view)
+
+# Register the saved view's name so the operator knows to load it
+dataset.info["default_view"] = view.name
+dataset.save()
+```
diff --git a/plugins/utils/__init__.py b/plugins/utils/__init__.py
index be60dffd..853a95d6 100644
--- a/plugins/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/plugins/utils/__init__.py
@@ -2470,6 +2470,29 @@ def execute(self, ctx):
             fcn(*args, **kwargs)
 
 
+class LoadDefaultView(foo.Operator):
+    @property
+    def config(self):
+        return foo.OperatorConfig(
+            name="load_default_view",
+            label="Load default view",
+            on_dataset_open=True,
+        )
+
+    def execute(self, ctx):
+        default_view = ctx.dataset.info.get("default_view", None)
+        if default_view and ctx.dataset.has_saved_view(default_view):
+            if Version(fo.__version__) >= Version("0.23.7"):
+                ctx.trigger("set_view", params={"name": default_view})
+            else:
+                view = ctx.dataset.load_saved_view(default_view)
+                ctx.trigger("set_view", params={"view": serialize_view(view)})
+
+
+def serialize_view(view):
+    return json.loads(json_util.dumps(view._serialize()))
+
+
 def register(p):
     p.register(CreateDataset)
     p.register(LoadDataset)
@@ -2483,3 +2506,4 @@ def register(p):
     p.register(ComputeMetadata)
     p.register(GenerateThumbnails)
     p.register(Delegate)
+    p.register(LoadDefaultView)
diff --git a/plugins/utils/fiftyone.yml b/plugins/utils/fiftyone.yml
index 5211ad09..f35f7e4e 100644
--- a/plugins/utils/fiftyone.yml
+++ b/plugins/utils/fiftyone.yml
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ operators:
   - compute_metadata
   - generate_thumbnails
   - delegate
+  - load_default_view