diff --git a/cypress/integration/add_saved_object.spec.js b/cypress/integration/add_saved_object.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..12dc6528
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cypress/integration/add_saved_object.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright OpenSearch Contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import { BASE_PATH } from '../utils/constants';
+
+describe('Add flights dataset saved object', () => {
+  before(() => {
+    cy.visit(`${BASE_PATH}/app/maps-dashboards`, {
+      retryOnStatusCodeFailure: true,
+      timeout: 60000,
+    });
+    cy.get('div[data-test-subj="indexPatternEmptyState"]', { timeout: 60000 })
+      .contains(/Add sample data/)
+      .click();
+    cy.get('div[data-test-subj="sampleDataSetCardflights"]', { timeout: 60000 })
+      .contains(/Add data/)
+      .click();
+    cy.wait(60000);
+  });
+
+  after(() => {
+    cy.visit(`${BASE_PATH}/app/home#/tutorial_directory`);
+    cy.get('button[data-test-subj="removeSampleDataSetflights"]').should('be.visible').click();
+  });
+
+  it('check if maps saved object of flights dataset can be found and open', () => {
+    cy.visit(`${BASE_PATH}/app/maps-dashboards`);
+    cy.contains('[Flights] Maps Cancelled Flights Destination Location').click();
+    cy.get('[data-test-subj="layerControlPanel"]').should('contain', 'Cancelled flights');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/opensearch_dashboards.json b/opensearch_dashboards.json
index 98566270..0df63693 100644
--- a/opensearch_dashboards.json
+++ b/opensearch_dashboards.json
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
     "server": true,
     "ui": true,
     "requiredPlugins": ["regionMap", "opensearchDashboardsReact", "navigation", "savedObjects", "data"],
-    "optionalPlugins": []
+    "optionalPlugins": ["home"]
   }
diff --git a/server/plugin.ts b/server/plugin.ts
index 0be30228..cae4e8ce 100644
--- a/server/plugin.ts
+++ b/server/plugin.ts
@@ -12,27 +12,44 @@ import {
   Logger,
 } from '../../../src/core/server';
 
-import { CustomImportMapPluginSetup, CustomImportMapPluginStart } from './types';
+import { HomeServerPluginSetup } from '../../../src/plugins/home/server';
+import { getFlightsSavedObjects } from './services/sample_data/flights_saved_objects';
+
+import {
+  AppPluginSetupDependencies,
+  CustomImportMapPluginSetup,
+  CustomImportMapPluginStart,
+} from './types';
 import { createGeospatialCluster } from './clusters';
 import { GeospatialService, OpensearchService } from './services';
 import { geospatial, opensearch } from '../server/routes';
 import { mapSavedObjectsType } from './saved_objects';
 import { capabilitiesProvider } from './saved_objects/capabilities_provider';
+import { ConfigSchema } from '../common/config';
 
 export class CustomImportMapPlugin
   implements Plugin<CustomImportMapPluginSetup, CustomImportMapPluginStart> {
   private readonly logger: Logger;
   private readonly globalConfig$;
+  private readonly config$;
 
   constructor(initializerContext: PluginInitializerContext) {
     this.logger = initializerContext.logger.get();
     this.globalConfig$ = initializerContext.config.legacy.globalConfig$;
+    this.config$ = initializerContext.config.create<ConfigSchema>();
+  }
+
+  // Adds dashboards-maps saved objects to existing sample datasets using home plugin
+  private addMapsSavedObjects(home: HomeServerPluginSetup, config: ConfigSchema) {
+    home.sampleData.addSavedObjectsToSampleDataset('flights', getFlightsSavedObjects(config));
   }
 
-  public async setup(core: CoreSetup) {
+  public async setup(core: CoreSetup, plugins: AppPluginSetupDependencies) {
     this.logger.debug('customImportMap: Setup');
     // @ts-ignore
     const globalConfig = await this.globalConfig$.pipe(first()).toPromise();
+    // @ts-ignore
+    const config = (await this.config$.pipe(first()).toPromise()) as ConfigSchema;
 
     const geospatialClient = createGeospatialCluster(core, globalConfig);
     // Initialize services
@@ -40,6 +57,8 @@ export class CustomImportMapPlugin
     const opensearchService = new OpensearchService(geospatialClient);
 
     const router = core.http.createRouter();
+    const { home } = plugins;
+
     // Register server side APIs
     geospatial(geospatialService, router);
     opensearch(opensearchService, router);
@@ -50,6 +69,8 @@ export class CustomImportMapPlugin
     // Register capabilities
     core.capabilities.registerProvider(capabilitiesProvider);
 
+    if (home) this.addMapsSavedObjects(home, config);
+
     return {};
   }
 
diff --git a/server/services/sample_data/flights_saved_objects.ts b/server/services/sample_data/flights_saved_objects.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..af8eb499
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/services/sample_data/flights_saved_objects.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright OpenSearch Contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import { i18n } from '@osd/i18n';
+import { ConfigSchema } from '../../../common/config';
+
+const layerList = (config: ConfigSchema) => [
+  {
+    name: 'Default map',
+    description: '',
+    type: 'opensearch_vector_tile_map',
+    id: 'cad56fcc-be02-43ea-a1a6-1d17f437acf7',
+    zoomRange: [0, 22],
+    opacity: 100,
+    visibility: 'visible',
+    source: {
+      dataURL: config.opensearchVectorTileDataUrl,
+    },
+    style: {
+      styleURL: config.opensearchVectorTileStyleUrl,
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'Cancelled flights',
+    description: 'Shows cancelled flights',
+    type: 'documents',
+    id: 'f3ae28ce-2494-4e50-ae31-4603cfcbfd7d',
+    zoomRange: [2, 22],
+    opacity: 70,
+    visibility: 'visible',
+    source: {
+      indexPatternRefName: 'opensearch_dashboards_sample_data_flights',
+      geoFieldType: 'geo_point',
+      geoFieldName: 'DestLocation',
+      documentRequestNumber: 1000,
+      tooltipFields: ['Carrier', 'Cancelled'],
+      showTooltips: true,
+      indexPatternId: 'd3d7af60-4c81-11e8-b3d7-01146121b73d',
+      useGeoBoundingBoxFilter: true,
+      filters: [
+        {
+          meta: {
+            index: 'd3d7af60-4c81-11e8-b3d7-01146121b73d',
+            alias: null,
+            negate: false,
+            disabled: false,
+          },
+          query: {
+            match_phrase: {
+              Cancelled: true,
+            },
+          },
+          $state: {
+            store: 'appState',
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    style: {
+      fillColor: '#CA8EAE',
+      borderColor: '#CA8EAE',
+      borderThickness: 1,
+      markerSize: 5,
+    },
+  },
+];
+
+export const getFlightsSavedObjects = (config: ConfigSchema) => {
+  return [
+    {
+      id: '122713b0-9e70-11ed-9463-35a6f30dbef6',
+      type: 'map',
+      updated_at: '2023-01-27T18:26:09.643Z',
+      version: 'WzIzLDFd',
+      migrationVersion: {},
+      attributes: {
+        title: i18n.translate('home.sampleData.flightsSpec.mapsCancelledFlights', {
+          defaultMessage: '[Flights] Maps Cancelled Flights Destination Location',
+        }),
+        description: 'Sample map to show cancelled flights location at destination',
+        layerList: JSON.stringify(layerList(config)),
+        mapState:
+          '{"timeRange":{"from":"now-15d","to":"now"},"query":{"query":"","language":"kuery"},"refreshInterval":{"pause":true,"value":12000}}',
+      },
+      references: [],
+    },
+  ];
+};
diff --git a/server/types.ts b/server/types.ts
index f506de95..0cc8bb06 100644
--- a/server/types.ts
+++ b/server/types.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,13 @@
  * Copyright OpenSearch Contributors
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
+import { HomeServerPluginSetup } from '../../../src/plugins/home/server';
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-empty-interface
 export interface CustomImportMapPluginSetup {}
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-empty-interface
 export interface CustomImportMapPluginStart {}
+
+export interface AppPluginSetupDependencies {
+  home?: HomeServerPluginSetup;
+}