diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/logger/LogUtils.ts b/superset-frontend/src/logger/LogUtils.ts
index b3e834bc935..9da6f36f49f 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/logger/LogUtils.ts
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/logger/LogUtils.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,15 @@ export const LOG_ACTIONS_EXPLORE_DASHBOARD_CHART = 'explore_dashboard_chart';
 export const LOG_ACTIONS_EXPORT_CSV_DASHBOARD_CHART =
   'export_csv_dashboard_chart';
 export const LOG_ACTIONS_CHANGE_DASHBOARD_FILTER = 'change_dashboard_filter';
+export const LOG_ACTIONS_DATASET_CREATION_EMPTY_CANCELLATION =
+  'dataset_creation_empty_cancellation';
+export const LOG_ACTIONS_DATASET_CREATION_DATABASE_CANCELLATION =
+  'dataset_creation_database_cancellation';
+export const LOG_ACTIONS_DATASET_CREATION_SCHEMA_CANCELLATION =
+  'dataset_creation_schema_cancellation';
+export const LOG_ACTIONS_DATASET_CREATION_TABLE_CANCELLATION =
+  'dataset_creation_table_cancellation';
+export const LOG_ACTIONS_DATASET_CREATION_SUCCESS = 'dataset_creation_success';
 
 // Log event types --------------------------------------------------------------
 export const LOG_EVENT_TYPE_TIMING = new Set([
@@ -56,6 +65,14 @@ export const LOG_EVENT_TYPE_USER = new Set([
   LOG_ACTIONS_MOUNT_EXPLORER,
 ]);
 
+export const LOG_EVENT_DATASET_TYPE_DATASET_CREATION = [
+  LOG_ACTIONS_DATASET_CREATION_EMPTY_CANCELLATION,
+  LOG_ACTIONS_DATASET_CREATION_DATABASE_CANCELLATION,
+  LOG_ACTIONS_DATASET_CREATION_SCHEMA_CANCELLATION,
+  LOG_ACTIONS_DATASET_CREATION_TABLE_CANCELLATION,
+  LOG_ACTIONS_DATASET_CREATION_SUCCESS,
+];
+
 export const Logger = {
   timeOriginOffset: 0,
 
diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/dataset/AddDataset/AddDataset.test.tsx b/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/dataset/AddDataset/AddDataset.test.tsx
index 53ece888246..f20c5ae5d1e 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/dataset/AddDataset/AddDataset.test.tsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/dataset/AddDataset/AddDataset.test.tsx
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe('AddDataset', () => {
     // Left panel
     expect(blankeStateImgs[0]).toBeVisible();
     // Footer
-    expect(screen.getByText(/footer/i)).toBeVisible();
+    expect(screen.getByText(/Cancel/i)).toBeVisible();
 
     expect(blankeStateImgs.length).toBe(1);
   });
diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/dataset/AddDataset/Footer/Footer.test.tsx b/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/dataset/AddDataset/Footer/Footer.test.tsx
index bbff68c88da..44724ad5978 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/dataset/AddDataset/Footer/Footer.test.tsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/dataset/AddDataset/Footer/Footer.test.tsx
@@ -20,10 +20,47 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { render, screen } from 'spec/helpers/testing-library';
 import Footer from 'src/views/CRUD/data/dataset/AddDataset/Footer';
 
-describe('Footer', () => {
-  it('renders a blank state Footer', () => {
-    render(<Footer />);
+const mockedProps = {
+  url: 'realwebsite.com',
+};
 
-    expect(screen.getByText(/footer/i)).toBeVisible();
+const mockPropsWithDataset = {
+  url: 'realwebsite.com',
+  datasetObject: {
+    database: {
+      id: '1',
+      database_name: 'examples',
+    },
+    owners: [1, 2, 3],
+    schema: 'public',
+    dataset_name: 'Untitled',
+    table_name: 'real_info',
+  },
+};
+
+describe('Footer', () => {
+  it('renders a Footer with a cancel button and a disabled create button', () => {
+    render(<Footer {...mockedProps} />, { useRedux: true });
+
+    const saveButton = screen.getByRole('button', {
+      name: /Cancel/i,
+    });
+
+    const createButton = screen.getByRole('button', {
+      name: /Create/i,
+    });
+
+    expect(saveButton).toBeVisible();
+    expect(createButton).toBeDisabled();
+  });
+
+  it('renders a Create Dataset button when a table is selected', () => {
+    render(<Footer {...mockPropsWithDataset} />, { useRedux: true });
+
+    const createButton = screen.getByRole('button', {
+      name: /Create/i,
+    });
+
+    expect(createButton).toBeEnabled();
   });
 });
diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/dataset/AddDataset/Footer/index.tsx b/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/dataset/AddDataset/Footer/index.tsx
index 07c35741eef..2148f114cde 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/dataset/AddDataset/Footer/index.tsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/dataset/AddDataset/Footer/index.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,104 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 import React from 'react';
+import Button from 'src/components/Button';
+import { t } from '@superset-ui/core';
+import { useSingleViewResource } from 'src/views/CRUD/hooks';
+import { logEvent } from 'src/logger/actions';
+import withToasts from 'src/components/MessageToasts/withToasts';
+import {
+  LOG_ACTIONS_DATASET_CREATION_EMPTY_CANCELLATION,
+  LOG_ACTIONS_DATASET_CREATION_DATABASE_CANCELLATION,
+  LOG_ACTIONS_DATASET_CREATION_SCHEMA_CANCELLATION,
+  LOG_ACTIONS_DATASET_CREATION_TABLE_CANCELLATION,
+  LOG_ACTIONS_DATASET_CREATION_SUCCESS,
+} from 'src/logger/LogUtils';
+import { DatasetObject } from '../types';
 
-export default function Footer() {
-  return <div>Footer</div>;
+interface FooterProps {
+  url: string;
+  addDangerToast: () => void;
+  datasetObject?: Partial<DatasetObject> | null;
+  onDatasetAdd?: (dataset: DatasetObject) => void;
 }
+
+const INPUT_FIELDS = ['db', 'schema', 'table_name'];
+const LOG_ACTIONS = [
+  LOG_ACTIONS_DATASET_CREATION_EMPTY_CANCELLATION,
+  LOG_ACTIONS_DATASET_CREATION_DATABASE_CANCELLATION,
+  LOG_ACTIONS_DATASET_CREATION_SCHEMA_CANCELLATION,
+  LOG_ACTIONS_DATASET_CREATION_TABLE_CANCELLATION,
+];
+
+function Footer({ url, datasetObject, addDangerToast }: FooterProps) {
+  const { createResource } = useSingleViewResource<Partial<DatasetObject>>(
+    'dataset',
+    t('dataset'),
+    addDangerToast,
+  );
+
+  const createLogAction = (dataset: Partial<DatasetObject>) => {
+    let totalCount = 0;
+    const value = Object.keys(dataset).reduce((total, key) => {
+      if (INPUT_FIELDS.includes(key) && dataset[key]) {
+        totalCount += 1;
+      }
+      return totalCount;
+    }, 0);
+
+    return LOG_ACTIONS[value];
+  };
+  const goToPreviousUrl = () => {
+    // this is a placeholder url until the final feature gets implemented
+    // at that point we will be passing in the url of the previous location.
+    window.location.href = url;
+  };
+
+  const cancelButtonOnClick = () => {
+    if (!datasetObject) {
+      logEvent(LOG_ACTIONS_DATASET_CREATION_EMPTY_CANCELLATION, {});
+    } else {
+      const logAction = createLogAction(datasetObject);
+      logEvent(logAction, datasetObject);
+    }
+    goToPreviousUrl();
+  };
+
+  const tooltipText = t('Select a database table.');
+
+  const onSave = () => {
+    if (datasetObject) {
+      const data = {
+        database: datasetObject.db?.id,
+        schema: datasetObject.schema,
+        table_name: datasetObject.table_name,
+      };
+      createResource(data).then(response => {
+        if (!response) {
+          return;
+        }
+        if (typeof response === 'number') {
+          logEvent(LOG_ACTIONS_DATASET_CREATION_SUCCESS, datasetObject);
+          // When a dataset is created the response we get is its ID number
+          goToPreviousUrl();
+        }
+      });
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <Button onClick={cancelButtonOnClick}>Cancel</Button>
+      <Button
+        buttonStyle="primary"
+        disabled={!datasetObject?.table_name}
+        tooltip={!datasetObject?.table_name ? tooltipText : undefined}
+        onClick={onSave}
+      >
+        {t('Create Dataset')}
+      </Button>
+    </>
+  );
+}
+
+export default withToasts(Footer);
diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/dataset/AddDataset/LeftPanel/index.tsx b/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/dataset/AddDataset/LeftPanel/index.tsx
index 1b40e42299a..bcc7a4a0dbb 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/dataset/AddDataset/LeftPanel/index.tsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/dataset/AddDataset/LeftPanel/index.tsx
@@ -31,11 +31,13 @@ import { TableOption } from 'src/components/TableSelector';
 import RefreshLabel from 'src/components/RefreshLabel';
 import { Table } from 'src/hooks/apiResources';
 import Loading from 'src/components/Loading';
-import DatabaseSelector from 'src/components/DatabaseSelector';
+import DatabaseSelector, {
+  DatabaseObject,
+} from 'src/components/DatabaseSelector';
 import { debounce } from 'lodash';
 import { EmptyStateMedium } from 'src/components/EmptyState';
 import { useToasts } from 'src/components/MessageToasts/withToasts';
-import { DatasetActionType, DatasetObject } from '../types';
+import { DatasetActionType } from '../types';
 
 interface LeftPanelProps {
   setDataset: Dispatch<SetStateAction<object>>;
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ const LeftPanelStyle = styled.div`
     }
     .refresh {
       position: absolute;
-      top: ${theme.gridUnit * 43.25}px;
+      top: ${theme.gridUnit * 37.25}px;
       left: ${theme.gridUnit * 16.75}px;
       span[role="button"]{
         font-size: ${theme.gridUnit * 4.25}px;
@@ -80,17 +82,28 @@ const LeftPanelStyle = styled.div`
       overflow: auto;
       position: absolute;
       bottom: 0;
-      top: ${theme.gridUnit * 97.5}px;
+      top: ${theme.gridUnit * 92.25}px;
       left: ${theme.gridUnit * 3.25}px;
       right: 0;
       .options {
+        cursor: pointer;
         padding: ${theme.gridUnit * 1.75}px;
         border-radius: ${theme.borderRadius}px;
+        :hover {
+          background-color: ${theme.colors.grayscale.light4}
+        }
+      }
+      .options-highlighted {
+        cursor: pointer;
+        padding: ${theme.gridUnit * 1.75}px;
+        border-radius: ${theme.borderRadius}px;
+        background-color: ${theme.colors.primary.dark1};
+        color: ${theme.colors.grayscale.light5};
       }
     }
     form > span[aria-label="refresh"] {
       position: absolute;
-      top: ${theme.gridUnit * 73}px;
+      top: ${theme.gridUnit * 67.5}px;
       left: ${theme.gridUnit * 42.75}px;
       font-size: ${theme.gridUnit * 4.25}px;
     }
@@ -108,10 +121,9 @@ const LeftPanelStyle = styled.div`
         margin-bottom: 10px;
       }
       p {
-        color: ${theme.colors.grayscale.light1}
+        color: ${theme.colors.grayscale.light1};
       }
     }
-  }
 `}
 `;
 
@@ -125,14 +137,24 @@ export default function LeftPanel({
   const [loadTables, setLoadTables] = useState(false);
   const [searchVal, setSearchVal] = useState('');
   const [refresh, setRefresh] = useState(false);
+  const [selectedTable, setSelectedTable] = useState<number | null>(null);
 
   const { addDangerToast } = useToasts();
 
-  const setDatabase = (db: Partial<DatasetObject>) => {
-    setDataset({ type: DatasetActionType.selectDatabase, payload: db });
+  const setDatabase = (db: Partial<DatabaseObject>) => {
+    setDataset({ type: DatasetActionType.selectDatabase, payload: { db } });
+    setSelectedTable(null);
     setResetTables(true);
   };
 
+  const setTable = (tableName: string, index: number) => {
+    setSelectedTable(index);
+    setDataset({
+      type: DatasetActionType.selectTable,
+      payload: { name: 'table_name', value: tableName },
+    });
+  };
+
   const getTablesList = (url: string) => {
     SupersetClient.get({ url })
       .then(({ json }) => {
@@ -164,6 +186,7 @@ export default function LeftPanel({
       });
       setLoadTables(true);
     }
+    setSelectedTable(null);
     setResetTables(true);
   };
 
@@ -212,7 +235,6 @@ export default function LeftPanel({
         onSchemaChange={setSchema}
       />
       {loadTables && !refresh && Loader('Table loading')}
-
       {schema && !loadTables && !tableOptions.length && !searchVal && (
         <div className="emptystate">
           <EmptyStateMedium
@@ -245,14 +267,23 @@ export default function LeftPanel({
                 }}
                 className="table-form"
                 placeholder={t('Search tables')}
+                allowClear
               />
             )}
           </Form>
           <div className="options-list" data-test="options-list">
             {!refresh &&
-              tableOptions.map((o, i) => (
-                <div className="options" key={i}>
-                  {o.label}
+              tableOptions.map((option, i) => (
+                <div
+                  className={
+                    selectedTable === i ? 'options-highlighted' : 'options'
+                  }
+                  key={i}
+                  role="button"
+                  tabIndex={0}
+                  onClick={() => setTable(option.value, i)}
+                >
+                  {option.label}
                 </div>
               ))}
           </div>
diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/dataset/AddDataset/index.tsx b/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/dataset/AddDataset/index.tsx
index 79c6e5f4c3a..5500d5ded22 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/dataset/AddDataset/index.tsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/dataset/AddDataset/index.tsx
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export function datasetReducer(
     case DatasetActionType.selectTable:
       return {
         ...trimmedState,
-        ...action.payload,
+        [action.payload.name]: action.payload.value,
       };
     case DatasetActionType.changeDataset:
       return {
@@ -78,16 +78,22 @@ export default function AddDataset() {
     <LeftPanel
       setDataset={setDataset}
       schema={dataset?.schema}
-      dbId={dataset?.id}
+      dbId={dataset?.db?.id}
     />
   );
+  const prevUrl =
+    '/tablemodelview/list/?pageIndex=0&sortColumn=changed_on_delta_humanized&sortOrder=desc';
+
+  const FooterComponent = () => (
+    <Footer url={prevUrl} datasetObject={dataset} />
+  );
 
   return (
     <DatasetLayout
       header={HeaderComponent()}
       leftPanel={LeftPanelComponent()}
       datasetPanel={DatasetPanel()}
-      footer={Footer()}
+      footer={FooterComponent()}
     />
   );
 }
diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/dataset/AddDataset/types.tsx b/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/dataset/AddDataset/types.tsx
index b6f04469b8f..2451ea9028b 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/dataset/AddDataset/types.tsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/dataset/AddDataset/types.tsx
@@ -24,9 +24,11 @@ export enum DatasetActionType {
 }
 
 export interface DatasetObject {
-  id: number;
-  database_name?: string;
-  owners?: number[];
+  db: {
+    id: number;
+    database_name?: string;
+    owners?: number[];
+  };
   schema?: string | null;
   dataset_name: string;
   table_name?: string | null;
@@ -43,10 +45,13 @@ export type Schema = {
 
 export type DSReducerActionType =
   | {
-      type: DatasetActionType.selectDatabase | DatasetActionType.selectTable;
+      type: DatasetActionType.selectDatabase;
       payload: Partial<DatasetObject>;
     }
   | {
-      type: DatasetActionType.changeDataset | DatasetActionType.selectSchema;
+      type:
+        | DatasetActionType.changeDataset
+        | DatasetActionType.selectSchema
+        | DatasetActionType.selectTable;
       payload: DatasetReducerPayloadType;
     };
diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/dataset/DatasetLayout/DatasetLayout.test.tsx b/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/dataset/DatasetLayout/DatasetLayout.test.tsx
index cf57c34360c..42dc3a994b4 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/dataset/DatasetLayout/DatasetLayout.test.tsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/dataset/DatasetLayout/DatasetLayout.test.tsx
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ describe('DatasetLayout', () => {
   });
 
   it('renders a Footer when passed in', () => {
-    render(<DatasetLayout footer={Footer()} />);
+    render(<DatasetLayout footer={<Footer url="" />} />, { useRedux: true });
 
-    expect(screen.getByText(/footer/i)).toBeVisible();
+    expect(screen.getByText(/Cancel/i)).toBeVisible();
   });
 });
diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/dataset/styles.ts b/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/dataset/styles.ts
index 757837f221c..48cecc3c5c5 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/dataset/styles.ts
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/dataset/styles.ts
@@ -95,6 +95,11 @@ export const StyledLayoutFooter = styled.div`
   border-top: 1px solid ${({ theme }) => theme.colors.grayscale.light2};
   border-bottom: 1px solid ${({ theme }) => theme.colors.grayscale.light2};
   color: ${({ theme }) => theme.colors.info.base};
+  border-top: ${({ theme }) => theme.gridUnit / 4}px solid
+    ${({ theme }) => theme.colors.grayscale.light2};
+  padding: ${({ theme }) => theme.gridUnit * 4}px;
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: flex-end;
 `;
 
 export const HeaderComponentStyles = styled.div`