diff --git a/src/js/models/metadata/eml211/EML211.js b/src/js/models/metadata/eml211/EML211.js
index 65c2a69ff..5cebdb0aa 100644
--- a/src/js/models/metadata/eml211/EML211.js
+++ b/src/js/models/metadata/eml211/EML211.js
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ define([
           methods: new EMLMethods(), // An EMLMethods objects
           project: null, // An EMLProject object,
           annotations: null, // Dataset-level annotations
+          canonicalDataset: null,
           dataSensitivityPropertyURI:
             "http://purl.dataone.org/odo/SENSO_00000005",
           nodeOrder: [
@@ -143,6 +144,13 @@ define([
           this.set("synced", true);
         });
 
+        this.stopListening(this, "change:canonicalDataset");
+        this.listenTo(
+          this,
+          "change:canonicalDataset",
+          this.updateCanonicalDataset,
+        );
+
         //Create a Unit collection
         if (!this.units.length) this.createUnits();
       },
@@ -160,6 +168,17 @@ define([
         );
       },
 
+      updateCanonicalDataset() {
+        let uri = this.get("canonicalDataset");
+        uri = uri?.length ? uri[0] : null;
+        let annotations = this.get("annotations");
+        if (!annotations) {
+          annotations = new EMLAnnotations();
+          this.set("annotations", annotations);
+        }
+        annotations.updateCanonicalDataset(uri);
+      },
+
       /*
        * Maps the lower-case EML node names (valid in HTML DOM) to the camel-cased EML node names (valid in EML).
        * Used during parse() and serialize()
@@ -734,6 +753,16 @@ define([
           }
         }
 
+        // Once all the nodes have been parsed, check if any of the annotations
+        // make up a canonical dataset reference
+        const annotations = modelJSON["annotations"];
+        if (annotations) {
+          const canonicalDataset = annotations.getCanonicalURI();
+          if (canonicalDataset) {
+            modelJSON["canonicalDataset"] = canonicalDataset;
+          }
+        }
+
         return modelJSON;
       },
 
diff --git a/src/js/templates/metadata/metadataOverview.html b/src/js/templates/metadata/metadataOverview.html
index a8f117c8b..9a8c46ace 100644
--- a/src/js/templates/metadata/metadataOverview.html
+++ b/src/js/templates/metadata/metadataOverview.html
@@ -94,3 +94,11 @@ <h5>Alternate Identifiers <i class="required-icon hidden" data-category="alterna
     list any additional identifiers that can be used to locate or label the dataset here.</p>
 	<p class="notification" data-category="alternateIdentifier"></p>
 </div>
+
+<div class="canonical-id basic-text-container" data-category="canonicalDataset">
+	<h5>Canonical Dataset <i class="required-icon hidden" data-category="canonicalDataset"></i></h5>
+	<p class="subtle">If this dataset is essentially a duplicate of a version
+	stored elsewhere, provide the ID of the original dataset here. This must be a
+	DOI or URL</p>
+	<p class="notification" data-category="canonicalDataset"></p>
+</div>
diff --git a/src/js/views/metadata/EML211View.js b/src/js/views/metadata/EML211View.js
index 05eba027a..0a08961ac 100644
--- a/src/js/views/metadata/EML211View.js
+++ b/src/js/views/metadata/EML211View.js
@@ -302,6 +302,13 @@ define([
         );
         $(overviewEl).find(".altids").append(altIdsEls);
 
+        // Canonical Identifier
+        const canonicalIdEl = this.createBasicTextFields(
+          "canonicalDataset",
+          "Add a new canonical identifier",
+        );
+        $(overviewEl).find(".canonical-id").append(canonicalIdEl);
+
         //Usage
         //Find the model value that matches a radio button and check it
         // Note the replace() call removing newlines and replacing them with a single space
@@ -1909,7 +1916,7 @@ define([
                   .addClass("basic-text");
               textRow.append(input.clone().val(value));
 
-              if (category != "title")
+              if (category !== "title" && category !== "canonicalDataset")
                 textRow.append(
                   this.createRemoveButton(
                     null,
@@ -1922,7 +1929,11 @@ define([
               textContainer.append(textRow);
 
               //At the end, append an empty input for the user to add a new one
-              if (i + 1 == allModelValues.length && category != "title") {
+              if (
+                i + 1 == allModelValues.length &&
+                category !== "title" &&
+                category !== "canonicalDataset"
+              ) {
                 var newRow = $(
                   $(document.createElement("div")).addClass("basic-text-row"),
                 );
@@ -2006,7 +2017,12 @@ define([
         }
 
         //Add another blank text input
-        if ($(e.target).is(".new") && value != "" && category != "title") {
+        if (
+          $(e.target).is(".new") &&
+          value != "" &&
+          category != "title" &&
+          category !== "canonicalDataset"
+        ) {
           $(e.target).removeClass("new");
           this.addBasicText(e);
         }
@@ -2036,12 +2052,12 @@ define([
           allBasicTexts = $(
             ".basic-text.new[data-category='" + category + "']",
           );
-
         //Only show one new row at a time
         if (allBasicTexts.length == 1 && !allBasicTexts.val()) return;
         else if (allBasicTexts.length > 1) return;
         //We are only supporting one title right now
-        else if (category == "title") return;
+        else if (category === "title" || category === "canonicalDataset")
+          return;
 
         //Add another blank text input
         var newRow = $(document.createElement("div")).addClass(