diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3e29bf8..4145e91 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -26,3 +26,5 @@ htmlcov/
 nosetests.xml
 coverage.xml
 *.cover
+
+.idea
diff --git a/scaleapi/__init__.py b/scaleapi/__init__.py
index 7e4368e..ff4b5b5 100644
--- a/scaleapi/__init__.py
+++ b/scaleapi/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from typing import IO, Dict, Generator, Generic, List, TypeVar, Union
+from typing import IO, Dict, Generator, Generic, List, Optional, TypeVar, Union
 
 from scaleapi.batches import Batch, BatchStatus
 from scaleapi.evaluation_tasks import EvaluationTask
@@ -782,6 +782,7 @@ def create_project(
         params: Dict = None,
         rapid: bool = False,
         studio: bool = False,
+        dataset_id: Optional[str] = None,
     ) -> Project:
         """Creates a new project.
         https://docs.scale.com/reference#project-creation
@@ -789,13 +790,21 @@ def create_project(
         Args:
             project_name (str):
                 Project name
-
             task_type (TaskType):
                 Task Type i.e. `TaskType.ImageAnnotation`
-
             params (Dict):
-                Project parameters to be specificed.
+                Project parameters to be specified.
                 i.e. `{'instruction':'Please label the kittens'}`
+            rapid (bool):
+                Whether the project being created is a
+                Scale Rapid project
+            studio (bool):
+                Whether the project being created is a
+                 Scale Studio project
+            dataset_id (str):
+                Link this project to an existing Nucleus dataset.
+                All tasks annotated in this project will
+                be synced to the given dataset.
 
         Returns:
             Project: [description]
@@ -807,6 +816,7 @@ def create_project(
             params=params,
             rapid=rapid,
             studio=studio,
+            datasetId=dataset_id,
         )
         projectdata = self.api.post_request(endpoint, body=payload)
         return Project(projectdata, self)