diff --git a/app/controllers/items_controller.rb b/app/controllers/items_controller.rb
index aec5e7a..e067111 100644
--- a/app/controllers/items_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/items_controller.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ class ItemsController < ApplicationController
   # GET /items or /items.json
   def index
     @items = Item.all
+    @cart = Cart.find_or_create_by(id: session[:cart_id])
+    session[:cart_id] = @cart.id
   end
 
   # GET /items/1 or /items/1.json
diff --git a/app/views/items/index.html.erb b/app/views/items/index.html.erb
index c6ee3ae..92a51aa 100644
--- a/app/views/items/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/items/index.html.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 <h1>Items</h1>
 
+<%= link_to "View Cart", @cart ? cart_path(@cart) : root_path, class: "button" %>
+
 <table>
   <thead>
     <tr>