diff --git a/src/components/LandingPage/index.tsx b/src/components/LandingPage/index.tsx
index 34dcfbc8..5fa48bf7 100644
--- a/src/components/LandingPage/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/LandingPage/index.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
+import { Col, Descriptions, Layout, Row } from "antd";
 import React from "react";
-import { Row, Col, Layout, Descriptions } from "antd";
 const { Content } = Layout;
 
 import MegasetCard from "../../components/MegasetCard";
+import CsvInput from "../../containers/CsvInput";
 import { Megaset } from "../../state/image-dataset/types";
 import downloadData, { DownloadInfo } from "./download-data";
-import CsvInput from "../CsvInput";
 
 import styles from "./style.css";
 
diff --git a/src/containers/Cfe/test/selectors.test.ts b/src/containers/Cfe/test/selectors.test.ts
index a79ae038..993d792f 100644
--- a/src/containers/Cfe/test/selectors.test.ts
+++ b/src/containers/Cfe/test/selectors.test.ts
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ const fileInfo: FileInfo[] = [
 ];
 
 const stateWithSelections: State = {
-    metadata: {
-        ...mockState.metadata,
-    },
+    ...mockState,
     selection: {
         ...mockState.selection,
         cellSelectedFor3D: "1",
diff --git a/src/components/CsvInput/index.tsx b/src/containers/CsvInput/index.tsx
similarity index 79%
rename from src/components/CsvInput/index.tsx
rename to src/containers/CsvInput/index.tsx
index 60f8dce1..fb265c3f 100644
--- a/src/components/CsvInput/index.tsx
+++ b/src/containers/CsvInput/index.tsx
@@ -2,19 +2,16 @@ import { PlusOutlined } from "@ant-design/icons";
 import { Flex } from "antd";
 import { RcFile } from "antd/es/upload";
 import Dragger from "antd/es/upload/Dragger";
-import { connect } from "react-redux";
 import React, { ReactElement } from "react";
+import { connect } from "react-redux";
 
+import imageDatasetBranch from "../../state/image-dataset";
 import CsvRequest, { DEFAULT_CSV_DATASET_KEY } from "../../state/image-dataset/csv-dataset";
-import { ImageDataset, Megaset } from "../../state/image-dataset/types";
+import { ImageDataset, Megaset, ReceiveImageDatasetAction } from "../../state/image-dataset/types";
 import metadataStateBranch from "../../state/metadata";
-import {
-    ReceiveAvailableDatasetsAction,
-    ReceiveImageDatasetAction,
-} from "../../state/metadata/types";
+import { ReceiveAvailableDatasetsAction } from "../../state/metadata/types";
 import selectionStateBranch from "../../state/selection";
 import { ChangeSelectionAction } from "../../state/selection/types";
-import { receiveImageDataset } from "../../state/metadata/actions";
 
 type CsvInputProps = {
     receiveImageDataset: (dataset: ImageDataset) => ReceiveImageDatasetAction;
@@ -22,6 +19,12 @@ type CsvInputProps = {
     changeDataset: (id: string) => ChangeSelectionAction;
 };
 
+type DispatchProps = {
+    receiveAvailableDatasets: (megasets: Megaset[]) => ReceiveAvailableDatasetsAction;
+    changeDataset: (id: string) => ChangeSelectionAction;
+    receiveImageDataset: (dataset: ImageDataset) => ReceiveImageDatasetAction;
+};
+
 /**
  * An input area for CSV files. When CSV data is provided, replaces the current image dataset
  * with a new `CsvRequest` image dataset and triggers the loading of the CSV data.
@@ -55,7 +58,7 @@ function CsvInput(props: CsvInputProps): ReactElement {
 const dispatchToPropsMap = {
     receiveAvailableDatasets: metadataStateBranch.actions.receiveAvailableDatasets,
     changeDataset: selectionStateBranch.actions.changeDataset,
-    receiveImageDataset: metadataStateBranch.actions.receiveImageDataset,
+    receiveImageDataset: imageDatasetBranch.actions.receiveImageDataset,
 };
 
 export default connect(undefined, dispatchToPropsMap)(CsvInput);
diff --git a/src/state/configure-store.ts b/src/state/configure-store.ts
index a33d5c27..e8e80f1d 100755
--- a/src/state/configure-store.ts
+++ b/src/state/configure-store.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ import { merge } from "lodash";
 import { applyMiddleware, combineReducers, createStore } from "redux";
 import { createLogicMiddleware } from "redux-logic";
 
-import { enableBatching, initialState, metadata, selection, State } from "./";
+import { enableBatching, initialState, imageDataset, metadata, selection, State } from "./";
 
 const reducers = {
     metadata: metadata.reducer,
     selection: selection.reducer,
+    imageDataset: imageDataset.reducer,
 };
 
 const logics = [...metadata.logics, ...selection.logics];
diff --git a/src/state/image-dataset/actions.ts b/src/state/image-dataset/actions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f69d5ed8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/state/image-dataset/actions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { ReceiveImageDatasetAction } from "./types";
+import { RECEIVE_IMAGE_DATASET } from "./constants";
+import { ImageDataset } from "./types";
+
+export function receiveImageDataset(payload: ImageDataset): ReceiveImageDatasetAction {
+    return { payload, type: RECEIVE_IMAGE_DATASET };
+}
diff --git a/src/state/image-dataset/constants.ts b/src/state/image-dataset/constants.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..51a7f23d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/state/image-dataset/constants.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import { makeConstant } from "../util";
+
+export const RECEIVE_IMAGE_DATASET = makeConstant("metadata", "receive-image-dataset");
diff --git a/src/state/image-dataset/index.ts b/src/state/image-dataset/index.ts
index f7579ed2..bfa3aac9 100644
--- a/src/state/image-dataset/index.ts
+++ b/src/state/image-dataset/index.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,20 @@ import { ImageDataset } from "./types";
 
 // by default will use Firebase for dataset, can be switched to JSON dataset using ENV
 // variable
-export default function GetImageDatasetInstance(): ImageDataset {
+export function GetImageDatasetInstance(): ImageDataset {
     return process.env.USE_JSON_DATASET ? new JsonRequest() : new FirebaseRequest();
 }
+
+import * as actions from "./actions";
+// import logics from "./logics";
+import reducer from "./reducer";
+import * as selectors from "./selectors";
+import * as types from "./types";
+
+export default {
+    actions,
+    // logics,
+    reducer,
+    selectors,
+    types,
+};
diff --git a/src/state/image-dataset/logics.ts b/src/state/image-dataset/logics.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/src/state/image-dataset/reducer.ts b/src/state/image-dataset/reducer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57bb7da8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/state/image-dataset/reducer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { TypeToDescriptionMap } from "..";
+import { AnyAction } from "redux";
+import { RECEIVE_IMAGE_DATASET } from "./constants";
+import { ImageDatasetStateBranch, ReceiveAction } from "./types";
+import { makeReducer } from "../util";
+import { GetImageDatasetInstance } from ".";
+
+export const initialState: ImageDatasetStateBranch = {
+    imageDataset: GetImageDatasetInstance(),
+};
+
+const actionToConfigMap: TypeToDescriptionMap = {
+    [RECEIVE_IMAGE_DATASET]: {
+        accepts: (action: AnyAction): action is ReceiveAction =>
+            action.type === RECEIVE_IMAGE_DATASET,
+        perform: (state: ImageDatasetStateBranch, action: ReceiveAction) => ({
+            ...state,
+            imageDataset: action.payload,
+        }),
+    },
+};
+
+export default makeReducer<ImageDatasetStateBranch>(actionToConfigMap, initialState);
diff --git a/src/state/image-dataset/selectors.ts b/src/state/image-dataset/selectors.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..078c52c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/state/image-dataset/selectors.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import { State } from "..";
+import { ImageDataset } from "./types";
+
+export const getImageDataset = (state: State): ImageDataset => state.imageDataset.imageDataset;
diff --git a/src/state/image-dataset/types.ts b/src/state/image-dataset/types.ts
index 2f587b4d..56e5e4b9 100644
--- a/src/state/image-dataset/types.ts
+++ b/src/state/image-dataset/types.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,15 @@ import { ViewerChannelSettings } from "@aics/web-3d-viewer/type-declarations";
 import { DataForPlot, FileInfo, MeasuredFeatureDef } from "../metadata/types";
 import { Album } from "../types";
 
+export interface ImageDatasetStateBranch {
+    imageDataset: ImageDataset;
+}
+
+export interface ReceiveAction {
+    payload: { [key: string]: any };
+    type: string;
+}
+
 export interface InitialDatasetSelections {
     defaultXAxis: string;
     defaultYAxis: string;
@@ -64,4 +73,9 @@ export interface ImageDataset {
     getMeasuredFeatureDefs(): Promise<MeasuredFeatureDef[]>;
     getFileInfoByCellId(id: string): Promise<FileInfo | undefined>;
     getFileInfoByArrayOfCellIds(ids: string[]): Promise<(FileInfo | undefined)[]>;
+} // ACTIONS
+
+export interface ReceiveImageDatasetAction {
+    payload: ImageDataset;
+    type: string;
 }
diff --git a/src/state/index.ts b/src/state/index.ts
index 99b22f20..658fc315 100755
--- a/src/state/index.ts
+++ b/src/state/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+import { initialState as imageDatasetInitialState } from "./image-dataset/reducer";
 import { initialState as metadataInitialState } from "./metadata/reducer";
 import { initialState as selectionInitialState } from "./selection/reducer";
 import { State } from "./types";
 
+export { default as imageDataset } from "./image-dataset";
 export { default as metadata } from "./metadata";
 export { default as selection } from "./selection";
 
@@ -14,4 +16,5 @@ export * from "./types";
 export const initialState: State = Object.freeze({
     metadata: metadataInitialState,
     selection: selectionInitialState,
+    imageDataset: imageDatasetInitialState,
 });
diff --git a/src/state/metadata/actions.ts b/src/state/metadata/actions.ts
index 922aa83e..9bd757c6 100755
--- a/src/state/metadata/actions.ts
+++ b/src/state/metadata/actions.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import {
     SET_IS_LOADING,
     SET_LOADING_TEXT,
     SET_SHOW_SMALL_SCREEN_WARNING,
-    RECEIVE_IMAGE_DATASET,
 } from "./constants";
 import {
     DataForPlot,
@@ -29,17 +28,13 @@ import {
     ReceiveAlbumDataAction,
     ReceiveAvailableDatasetsAction,
     ReceiveCellFileInfoAction,
-    ReceiveImageDatasetAction,
     ReceiveMeasuredFeaturesAction,
     ReceiveViewerChannelSettingsAction,
     RequestAction,
     SetLoadingAction,
     SetSmallScreenWarningAction,
 } from "./types";
-
-export function receiveImageDataset(payload: ImageDataset): ReceiveImageDatasetAction {
-    return { payload, type: RECEIVE_IMAGE_DATASET };
-}
+import { ReceiveImageDatasetAction } from "../image-dataset/types";
 
 export function requestAvailableDatasets() {
     return { type: REQUEST_AVAILABLE_DATASETS };
diff --git a/src/state/metadata/constants.ts b/src/state/metadata/constants.ts
index c0b5673f..14d119ba 100755
--- a/src/state/metadata/constants.ts
+++ b/src/state/metadata/constants.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { makeConstant } from "../util";
 
-export const RECEIVE_IMAGE_DATASET = makeConstant("metadata", "receive-image-dataset");
 export const RECEIVE_DATA_FOR_PLOT = makeConstant("metadata", "receive");
 export const REQUEST_FEATURE_DATA = makeConstant("metadata", "request");
 export const REQUEST_ALBUM_DATA = makeConstant("metadata", "request-album-data");
diff --git a/src/state/metadata/logics.ts b/src/state/metadata/logics.ts
index 936fd0c1..943943c8 100755
--- a/src/state/metadata/logics.ts
+++ b/src/state/metadata/logics.ts
@@ -37,11 +37,13 @@ import {
     getSelectedIdsFromUrl,
 } from "../selection/selectors";
 import { ViewerChannelSettings } from "@aics/web-3d-viewer/type-declarations";
+import { getImageDataset } from "../image-dataset/selectors";
 
 const requestAvailableDatasets = createLogic({
     process(deps: ReduxLogicDeps, dispatch: any, done: any) {
         const { getState } = deps;
-        const imageDataSet = getState().metadata.imageDataset;
+        const state = getState();
+        const imageDataSet = getImageDataset(state);
         return imageDataSet
             .getAvailableDatasets()
             .then((data: Megaset[]) => dispatch(receiveAvailableDatasets(data)))
@@ -85,7 +87,8 @@ export const findVisibleDataPoint = (
 const requestFeatureDataLogic = createLogic({
     async process(deps: ReduxLogicDeps, dispatch: any, done: any) {
         const { getState } = deps;
-        const imageDataSet = getState().metadata.imageDataset;
+        const state = getState();
+        const imageDataSet = getImageDataset(state);
 
         const showSmallScreenWarning = getShowSmallScreenWarning(getState());
         if (showSmallScreenWarning) return;
@@ -112,7 +115,6 @@ const requestFeatureDataLogic = createLogic({
                 }
                 // select first cell on both plot and load in 3D to make it clear what the user can do
                 // BUT only if those selections have not been previously made (e.g., passed through URL params)
-                const state = getState();
                 const selectedCellIdsFromUrls = getSelectedIdsFromUrl(state);
                 let selectedCellIndex = 0;
                 if (selectedCellIdsFromUrls.length) {
@@ -155,7 +157,9 @@ const requestFeatureDataLogic = createLogic({
 const requestAlbumData = createLogic({
     process(deps: ReduxLogicDeps, dispatch: any, done: any) {
         const { getState } = deps;
-        const imageDataSet = getState().metadata.imageDataset;
+        const state = getState();
+        const imageDataSet = getImageDataset(state);
+
         dispatch(setLoadingText("Loading album data..."));
         return imageDataSet
             .getAlbumData()
@@ -174,7 +178,9 @@ const requestAlbumData = createLogic({
 const requestViewerChannelSettings = createLogic({
     process(deps: ReduxLogicDeps, dispatch: any, done: any) {
         const { getState } = deps;
-        const imageDataSet = getState().metadata.imageDataset;
+        const state = getState();
+        const imageDataSet = getImageDataset(state);
+
         return imageDataSet
             .getViewerChannelSettings()
             .then((data: ViewerChannelSettings) => {
diff --git a/src/state/metadata/reducer.ts b/src/state/metadata/reducer.ts
index e3ef7fbe..6cd657a5 100755
--- a/src/state/metadata/reducer.ts
+++ b/src/state/metadata/reducer.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { ViewerChannelSettings } from "@aics/web-3d-viewer/type-declarations";
 import { AnyAction } from "redux";
 import { Megaset } from "../image-dataset/types";
-import GetImageDatasetInstance from "../image-dataset";
 import { ReceiveCellFileInfoAction } from "../selection/types";
 
 import { TypeToDescriptionMap } from "../types";
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ import {
     SET_IS_LOADING,
     SET_LOADING_TEXT,
     SET_SHOW_SMALL_SCREEN_WARNING,
-    RECEIVE_IMAGE_DATASET,
 } from "./constants";
 import {
     MetadataStateBranch,
@@ -36,7 +34,6 @@ import {
 } from "./types";
 
 export const initialState: MetadataStateBranch = {
-    imageDataset: GetImageDatasetInstance(),
     albums: [],
     cellFileInfo: [] as FileInfo[],
     isLoading: true,
@@ -53,14 +50,6 @@ export const initialState: MetadataStateBranch = {
 };
 
 const actionToConfigMap: TypeToDescriptionMap = {
-    [RECEIVE_IMAGE_DATASET]: {
-        accepts: (action: AnyAction): action is ReceiveAction =>
-            action.type === RECEIVE_IMAGE_DATASET,
-        perform: (state: MetadataStateBranch, action: ReceiveAction) => ({
-            ...state,
-            imageDataset: action.payload,
-        }),
-    },
     [RECEIVE_DATA_FOR_PLOT]: {
         accepts: (action: AnyAction): action is ReceiveAction =>
             action.type === RECEIVE_DATA_FOR_PLOT,
diff --git a/src/state/metadata/types.ts b/src/state/metadata/types.ts
index 3138745a..5d9ddf47 100755
--- a/src/state/metadata/types.ts
+++ b/src/state/metadata/types.ts
@@ -8,12 +8,11 @@ import {
     TRANSFORM,
     VOLUME_VIEWER_PATH,
 } from "../../constants";
-import { ImageDataset, Megaset } from "../image-dataset/types";
+import { Megaset } from "../image-dataset/types";
 import { Album } from "../types";
 import { ViewerChannelSettings } from "@aics/web-3d-viewer/type-declarations";
 
 export interface MetadataStateBranch {
-    imageDataset: ImageDataset;
     albums: Album[];
     cellFileInfo: FileInfo[];
     isLoading: boolean;
@@ -97,13 +96,6 @@ export interface DataForPlot {
     labels: PerCellLabels;
 }
 
-// ACTIONS
-
-export interface ReceiveImageDatasetAction {
-    payload: ImageDataset;
-    type: string;
-}
-
 export interface ReceiveAction {
     payload: { [key: string]: any };
     type: string;
diff --git a/src/state/selection/logics.ts b/src/state/selection/logics.ts
index ef0a4225..2af931d0 100755
--- a/src/state/selection/logics.ts
+++ b/src/state/selection/logics.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import { COLOR_BY_SELECTOR, X_AXIS_ID, Y_AXIS_ID } from "../../constants";
 import { changeAxis, changeGroupByCategory } from "./actions";
 import { FileInfo } from "../metadata/types";
 import { DatasetMetaData } from "../image-dataset/types";
+import { getImageDataset } from "../image-dataset/selectors";
 
 const syncStateWithUrl = createLogic({
     type: SYNC_STATE_WITH_URL,
@@ -43,7 +44,9 @@ const changeDatasetLogic = createLogic({
     type: CHANGE_DATASET,
     async process(deps: ReduxLogicDeps, dispatch: any, done: any) {
         const { action, getState } = deps;
-        const imageDataSet = getState().metadata.imageDataset;
+        const state = getState();
+        const imageDataSet = getImageDataset(state);
+
         if (!action.payload) {
             return dispatch({
                 type: SET_DATASET,
@@ -102,7 +105,8 @@ const changeDatasetLogic = createLogic({
 const requestCellFileInfoForSelectedPoint = createLogic({
     process(deps: ReduxLogicDeps) {
         const { action, getState } = deps;
-        const imageDataSet = getState().metadata.imageDataset;
+        const state = getState();
+        const imageDataSet = getImageDataset(state);
         return imageDataSet
             .getFileInfoByCellId(action.payload.id.toString())
             .then((data?: FileInfo) => {
@@ -140,7 +144,7 @@ const requestCellFileInfoForSelectedArrayOfPoints = createLogic({
     process(deps: ReduxLogicDeps) {
         const { action, getState } = deps;
         const state = getState();
-        const imageDataSet = state.metadata.imageDataset;
+        const imageDataSet = getImageDataset(state);
         const plotData = getPerCellDataForPlot(state);
         const indices = getIndicesForCellIds(action.payload, plotData.labels.cellIds);
 
@@ -171,7 +175,8 @@ const requestCellFileInfoForSelectedArrayOfPoints = createLogic({
 const selectAlbum = createLogic({
     process(deps: ReduxLogicDeps) {
         const { action, getState } = deps;
-        const imageDataSet = getState().metadata.imageDataset;
+        const state = getState();
+        const imageDataSet = getImageDataset(state);
         if (!imageDataSet.getFileInfoByArrayOfCellIds) {
             return Promise.resolve({});
         }
diff --git a/src/state/test/configure-mock-store.ts b/src/state/test/configure-mock-store.ts
index 6fa26f16..e8acbc16 100755
--- a/src/state/test/configure-mock-store.ts
+++ b/src/state/test/configure-mock-store.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { SinonStub } from "sinon";
 
 import {
     enableBatching,
+    imageDataset,
     initialState,
     metadata,
     selection,
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ export interface ReduxLogicDependencies {
 const reducers = {
     metadata: metadata.reducer,
     selection: selection.reducer,
+    imageDataset: imageDataset.reducer,
 };
 
 const logics = [
diff --git a/src/state/test/mocks.ts b/src/state/test/mocks.ts
index 81cfb2d8..91eec6ea 100644
--- a/src/state/test/mocks.ts
+++ b/src/state/test/mocks.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 import { ViewerChannelSettings } from "@aics/web-3d-viewer/type-declarations";
 import {
+    ARRAY_OF_CELL_IDS_KEY,
     CELL_ID_KEY,
     FOV_ID_KEY,
-    ARRAY_OF_CELL_IDS_KEY,
     FOV_THUMBNAIL_PATH,
     FOV_VOLUME_VIEWER_PATH,
     THUMBNAIL_PATH,
     VOLUME_VIEWER_PATH,
 } from "../../constants";
+import { initialState as initialImageDataset } from "../image-dataset/reducer";
 import { initialState as initialMetaData } from "../metadata/reducer";
-import { initialState as initialSelectionState } from "../selection/reducer";
 import { DataForPlot, FileInfo, MeasuredFeatureDef } from "../metadata/types";
 import { INITIAL_COLORS } from "../selection/constants";
+import { initialState as initialSelectionState } from "../selection/reducer";
 
 export const selectedCellFileInfo: FileInfo[] = [
     {
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ const displayableGroups: string[] = ["Paxillin", "Alpha-actinin-1"];
 const INITIAL_COLOR_AND_GROUP_BY = "cell-line";
 
 export const mockState = {
+    imageDataset: initialImageDataset,
     metadata: {
         ...initialMetaData,
         cellFileInfo: fileInfo,
diff --git a/src/state/types.ts b/src/state/types.ts
index 0c8720a3..13f192b1 100755
--- a/src/state/types.ts
+++ b/src/state/types.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { AnyAction } from "redux";
 
 import { MetadataStateBranch } from "./metadata/types";
 import { LassoOrBoxSelectPointData, SelectionStateBranch } from "./selection/types";
+import { ImageDatasetStateBranch } from "./image-dataset/types";
 
 export type NumberOrString = number | string;
 
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ export type ReduxLogicNextCb = (action: AnyAction) => void;
 export interface State {
     metadata: MetadataStateBranch;
     selection: SelectionStateBranch;
+    imageDataset: ImageDatasetStateBranch;
 }
 
 export interface TypeToDescriptionMap {