diff --git a/lib/cannery_web/controllers/email_controller.ex b/lib/cannery_web/controllers/email_controller.ex
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6b8da4e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/cannery_web/controllers/email_controller.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+defmodule CanneryWeb.EmailController do
+  @moduledoc """
+  A dev controller used to develop on emails
+  """
+
+  use CanneryWeb, :controller
+  alias Cannery.Accounts.User
+
+  plug :put_layout, {CanneryWeb.LayoutView, :email}
+
+  @sample_assigns %{
+    email: %{subject: "Example subject"},
+    url: "https://cannery.bubbletea.dev/sample_url",
+    user: %User{email: "sample@email.com"}
+  }
+
+  @doc """
+  Debug route used to preview emails
+  """
+  def preview(conn, %{"id" => template}) do
+    render(conn, "#{template |> to_string()}.html", @sample_assigns)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/cannery_web/router.ex b/lib/cannery_web/router.ex
index 1c84ffb5..347d7292 100644
--- a/lib/cannery_web/router.ex
+++ b/lib/cannery_web/router.ex
@@ -114,5 +114,9 @@ defmodule CanneryWeb.Router do
 
       forward "/mailbox", Plug.Swoosh.MailboxPreview
     end
+
+    scope "/dev" do
+      get "/preview/:id", CanneryWeb.EmailController, :preview
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/cannery_web/templates/layout/empty.html.heex b/lib/cannery_web/templates/layout/empty.html.heex
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..05433985
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/cannery_web/templates/layout/empty.html.heex
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<%= @inner_content %>