diff --git a/html/admin/index.html b/html/admin/index.html
index 981623bb86..ca9ea74b69 100644
--- a/html/admin/index.html
+++ b/html/admin/index.html
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@
   <script src="js/lib/nv.d3.js"></script>  
   <script src="js/lib/d3.fisheye.js"></script>
   
-  
   <script src="js/lib/ColVis.js"></script>
   <script src="js/lib/ejs_fulljslint.js"></script>
   <script src="js/lib/ejs_0.9_alpha_1_production.js"></script>
diff --git a/html/admin/js/templates/graphView.ejs b/html/admin/js/templates/graphView.ejs
index d974e2ef40..9b732c1ae3 100644
--- a/html/admin/js/templates/graphView.ejs
+++ b/html/admin/js/templates/graphView.ejs
@@ -57,6 +57,14 @@ console.log(ds, es);
           <div id="advancedOptions" class="accordion-body collapse out">
             <div class="accordion-inner">
               
+              <div class="control-group">
+                <label for="randomStart" class="control-label">Start with Random Node</label>
+                <div class="controls">
+                  <input id="randomStart" type="checkbox" name="randomStart" class="input-xlarge">
+                </div>
+              </div>
+              
+              
               <div class="control-group">
                 <label for="nodeLabel" class="control-label">Node Label</label>
                 <div class="controls">
diff --git a/html/admin/js/views/graphView.js b/html/admin/js/views/graphView.js
index 2456650b27..67fd3a1696 100644
--- a/html/admin/js/views/graphView.js
+++ b/html/admin/js/views/graphView.js
@@ -20,13 +20,16 @@ window.graphView = Backbone.View.extend({
     ncol,
     aaconfig,
     undirected,
+    randomStart,
     label,
-    config;
+    config,
+    ui;
 
     ecol = $("#edgeCollection").val();
     ncol = $("#nodeCollection").val();
     undirected = !!$("#undirected").attr("checked");
     label = $("#nodeLabel").val();
+    randomStart = !!$("#randomStart").attr("checked");
 
     aaconfig = {
       type: "arango",
@@ -44,7 +47,26 @@ window.graphView = Backbone.View.extend({
     }
 
     $("#background").remove();
-    var ui = new GraphViewerUI($("#content")[0], aaconfig, 940, 680, config);
+    if (randomStart) {
+      $.ajax({
+        cache: false,
+        type: 'PUT',
+        url: '/_api/simple/any',
+        data: JSON.stringify({
+          collection: ncol
+        }),
+        contentType: "application/json",
+        success: function(data) {
+          ui = new GraphViewerUI($("#content")[0], aaconfig, 940, 680, config, data.document._id);
+        }
+      });
+    } else {
+      ui = new GraphViewerUI($("#content")[0], aaconfig, 940, 680, config);
+    }
+    
+    
+    
+    
   },