diff --git a/app/views/protocols/index.html.erb b/app/views/protocols/index.html.erb
index 22a9ba984..77a9f5bde 100644
--- a/app/views/protocols/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/protocols/index.html.erb
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
             class: 'tw-hidden',
             data: { target: '#protocolsioModal', toggle: 'modal' } %>
 
+<%= render partial: "protocols/index/protocol_preview_modal" %>
 <%= render partial: "protocols/index/protocolsio_modal" %>
 <div id="protocolsio-preview-modal-target"></div>
 <%= javascript_include_tag "protocols/index" %>
diff --git a/app/views/protocols/index/_protocol_preview_modal.html.erb b/app/views/protocols/index/_protocol_preview_modal.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bcdcfa2ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/protocols/index/_protocol_preview_modal.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<div class="modal" id="protocol-preview-modal" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="protocol-preview-modal-label">
+  <div class="modal-dialog" role="document">
+    <div class="modal-content">
+      <div class="modal-header">
+        <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"><i class="sn-icon sn-icon-close"></i></button>
+        <h4 class="modal-title" id="protocol-preview-modal-label">
+        </h4>
+      </div>
+      <div class="modal-body"></div>
+      <div class="modal-footer"></div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>