diff --git a/src/feature/index.ts b/src/feature/index.ts
index 7cfeb355..8f644077 100644
--- a/src/feature/index.ts
+++ b/src/feature/index.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
   mergeWith,
   Tree,
   SchematicContext,
-  // SchematicsException,
+  SchematicsException,
   branchAndMerge,
   // schematic,
   Rule,
@@ -27,21 +27,26 @@ import {
   generatorError,
   optionsMissingError,
   unsupportedPlatformError,
-  formatFiles
+  formatFiles,
+  supportedSandboxPlatforms,
+  PlatformTypes,
+  createOrUpdate
 } from "../utils";
 import { Schema as featureOptions } from "./schema";
 import * as ts from "typescript";
+import { getFileContent } from "@schematics/angular/utility/test";
+import { capitalize } from "@angular-devkit/core/src/utils/strings";
 
 let featureName: string;
 let projectNames: Array<string>;
 export default function(options: featureOptions) {
   if (!options.name) {
-    throw new Error(
+    throw new SchematicsException(
       `You did not specify the name of the feature you'd like to generate. For example: ng g feature my-feature`
     );
   }
   if (options.routing && !options.onlyProject) {
-    throw new Error(
+    throw new SchematicsException(
       `When generating a feature with the --routing option, please also specify --onlyProject. Support for shared code routing is under development and will be available in the future.`
     );
   }
@@ -66,17 +71,15 @@ export default function(options: featureOptions) {
     platforms = options.platforms.split(",");
   }
   if (platforms.length === 0) {
-    let error = projects
-      ? platformAppPrefixError()
-      : generatorError('feature');
-    throw new Error(optionsMissingError(error));
+    let error = projects ? platformAppPrefixError() : generatorError("feature");
+    throw new SchematicsException(optionsMissingError(error));
   }
   const targetPlatforms: ITargetPlatforms = {};
   for (const t of platforms) {
     if (supportedPlatforms.includes(t)) {
       targetPlatforms[t] = true;
     } else {
-      throw new Error(unsupportedPlatformError(t));
+      throw new SchematicsException(unsupportedPlatformError(t));
     }
   }
 
@@ -87,11 +90,9 @@ export default function(options: featureOptions) {
       let srcDir = platPrefix !== "nativescript" ? "src/" : "";
       // check for 2 different naming conventions on routing modules
       const routingModulePathOptions = [];
-      const routingModulePath = `apps/${projectName}/${srcDir}app/`;
-      routingModulePathOptions.push(`${routingModulePath}app.routing.ts`);
-      routingModulePathOptions.push(
-        `${routingModulePath}app-routing.module.ts`
-      );
+      const appDirectory = `apps/${projectName}/${srcDir}app/`;
+      routingModulePathOptions.push(`${appDirectory}app.routing.ts`);
+      routingModulePathOptions.push(`${appDirectory}app-routing.module.ts`);
 
       projectChains.push((tree: Tree, context: SchematicContext) => {
         return addFiles(options, platPrefix, projectName)(tree, context);
@@ -103,6 +104,14 @@ export default function(options: featureOptions) {
             context
           );
         });
+        if (options.adjustSandbox) {
+          projectChains.push((tree: Tree, context: SchematicContext) => {
+            return adjustSandbox(<PlatformTypes>platPrefix, appDirectory)(
+              tree,
+              context
+            );
+          });
+        }
       }
       if (!options.onlyModule) {
         projectChains.push((tree: Tree, context: SchematicContext) => {
@@ -164,7 +173,9 @@ export default function(options: featureOptions) {
         : noop()(tree, context),
     // add starting component unless onlyModule
     (tree: Tree, context: SchematicContext) =>
-      !options.onlyProject && !options.onlyModule && targetPlatforms.nativescript
+      !options.onlyProject &&
+      !options.onlyModule &&
+      targetPlatforms.nativescript
         ? addFiles(options, "nativescript", null, "_component")(tree, context)
         : noop()(tree, context),
     // ionic
@@ -184,9 +195,7 @@ export default function(options: featureOptions) {
         : noop()(tree, context),
     // project handling
     ...projectChains,
-    options.skipFormat
-      ? noop()
-      : formatFiles(options)
+    options.skipFormat ? noop() : formatFiles(options)
   ]);
 }
 
@@ -303,3 +312,36 @@ function adjustRouting(
     return host;
   };
 }
+
+function adjustSandbox(platform: PlatformTypes, appDirectory: string): Rule {
+  return (tree: Tree) => {
+    if (supportedSandboxPlatforms.includes(platform)) {
+      const homeCmpPath = `${appDirectory}/features/home/components/home.component.html`;
+      let homeTemplate = getFileContent(tree, homeCmpPath);
+      switch (platform) {
+        case "nativescript":
+          let buttonEndIndex = homeTemplate.indexOf("</Button>");
+          if (buttonEndIndex === -1) {
+            // check for lowercase
+            buttonEndIndex = homeTemplate.indexOf("</button>");
+          }
+          const featureNameParts = featureName.split("-");
+          let routeName = featureName;
+          if (featureNameParts.length > 1) {
+            routeName = capitalize(featureNameParts[featureNameParts.length - 1]);
+          }
+          homeTemplate =
+            homeTemplate.slice(0, buttonEndIndex + 9) +
+            `<Button text="${routeName}" (tap)="goTo('/${featureName}')" class="btn"></Button>` +
+            homeTemplate.slice(buttonEndIndex + 9);
+          break;
+      }
+      createOrUpdate(tree, homeCmpPath, homeTemplate);
+    } else {
+      throw new SchematicsException(
+        `The --adjustSandbox option is only supported on the following at the moment: ${supportedSandboxPlatforms}`
+      );
+    }
+    return tree;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/feature/index_spec.ts b/src/feature/index_spec.ts
index 95edbea7..4bb23cbd 100644
--- a/src/feature/index_spec.ts
+++ b/src/feature/index_spec.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { getFileContent } from '@schematics/angular/utility/test';
 import * as path from 'path';
 
 import { Schema as FeatureOptions } from './schema';
-import { createXplatWithApps, isInModuleMetadata } from '../utils';
+import { createXplatWithApps, isInModuleMetadata, createOrUpdate } from '../utils';
 
 describe('feature schematic', () => {
   const schematicRunner = new SchematicTestRunner(
@@ -348,4 +348,48 @@ describe('feature schematic', () => {
     expect(featureModule).toMatch(`export const FOOWITHDASH_COMPONENTS`);
 
   });
+
+  it('should create feature module for specified project WITH Routing and adjustSandbox', () => {
+    const options: FeatureOptions = { 
+      ...defaultOptions,
+      projects: 'nativescript-viewer'
+    };
+    let tree = schematicRunner.runSchematic('xplat', {
+      prefix: 'tt',
+      sample: true,
+      platforms: 'nativescript'
+    }, appTree);
+    tree = schematicRunner.runSchematic('app.nativescript', {
+      name: 'viewer',
+      prefix: 'tt',
+      routing: true
+    }, tree);
+
+    // manually update home.component to prep for sandobx
+    const homeCmpPath = `/apps/nativescript-viewer/app/features/home/components/home.component.html`;
+    createOrUpdate(tree, homeCmpPath, sandboxHomeSetup());
+    // console.log('homecmp:', getFileContent(tree, homeCmpPath));
+
+    options.onlyProject = true;
+    options.adjustSandbox = true;
+    options.routing = true;
+    options.name = 'foo-with-dash';
+    tree = schematicRunner.runSchematic('feature', options, tree);
+    // console.log('---------')
+    // console.log('homecmp:', getFileContent(tree, homeCmpPath));
+
+  });
 }); 
+
+export function sandboxHomeSetup() {
+  return `<ActionBar title="Sandbox" class="action-bar">
+</ActionBar>
+<StackLayout>
+  <ScrollView>
+    <StackLayout class="p-20">
+      <Button text="Buttons" (tap)="goTo('/page-buttons')" class="btn"></Button>
+    </StackLayout>
+  </ScrollView>
+</StackLayout>  
+`;
+}
diff --git a/src/feature/schema.d.ts b/src/feature/schema.d.ts
index f0add441..0d3014f1 100644
--- a/src/feature/schema.d.ts
+++ b/src/feature/schema.d.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ export interface Schema {
    * Configure routing
    */
   routing?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Add link to route for sandbox
+   */
+  adjustSandbox?: boolean;
   /**
    * Skip formatting
    */
diff --git a/src/feature/schema.json b/src/feature/schema.json
index b3bba40f..f333e6c8 100644
--- a/src/feature/schema.json
+++ b/src/feature/schema.json
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@
       "type": "boolean",
       "default": false
     },
+    "adjustSandbox": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "description": "Automatically add a button to link to the feature route. Supported on NativeScript only right now. Requires flags: --onlyProject --routing",
+      "default": false
+    },
     "skipFormat": {
       "description": "Skip formatting files",
       "type": "boolean",
diff --git a/src/utils/general.ts b/src/utils/general.ts
index fcc477bf..371b9272 100644
--- a/src/utils/general.ts
+++ b/src/utils/general.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ export interface NodeDependency {
 // list of all supported helpers
 // TODO: add more convenient helpers (like firebase or Travis ci support files)
 export const supportedHelpers = ['imports', 'applitools'];
+// list of platforms that support adjustSandbox flag
+export const supportedSandboxPlatforms: Array<PlatformTypes> = ['nativescript'];
 
 let npmScope: string;
 // selector prefix to use when generating various boilerplate for xplat support