diff --git a/samples/Common.c b/samples/Common.c
index 0d78ec9957..f1c71621f2 100644
--- a/samples/Common.c
+++ b/samples/Common.c
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ VOID onDataChannelMessage(UINT64 customData, PRtcDataChannel pDataChannel, BOOL
     } else {
         DLOGI("DataChannel String Message: %.*s\n", pMessageLen, pMessage);
     }
+    // Send a response to the message sent by the viewer
+    STATUS retStatus = STATUS_SUCCESS;
+    retStatus = dataChannelSend(pDataChannel, FALSE, (PBYTE) MASTER_DATA_CHANNEL_MESSAGE, STRLEN(MASTER_DATA_CHANNEL_MESSAGE));
+    if(retStatus != STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+        DLOGI("[KVS Master] dataChannelSend(): operation returned status code: 0x%08x \n", retStatus);
+    }
 }
 
 VOID onDataChannel(UINT64 customData, PRtcDataChannel pRtcDataChannel)
diff --git a/samples/Samples.h b/samples/Samples.h
index 34a8baec85..6b721a8d6f 100644
--- a/samples/Samples.h
+++ b/samples/Samples.h
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ extern "C" {
 #define IOT_CORE_ROLE_ALIAS          ((PCHAR) "AWS_IOT_CORE_ROLE_ALIAS")
 #define IOT_CORE_THING_NAME          ((PCHAR) "AWS_IOT_CORE_THING_NAME")
 
+#define MASTER_DATA_CHANNEL_MESSAGE "This message is from the KVS Master"
+#define VIEWER_DATA_CHANNEL_MESSAGE "This message is from the KVS Viewer"
+
 /* Uncomment the following line in order to enable IoT credentials checks in the provided samples */
 //#define IOT_CORE_ENABLE_CREDENTIALS  1
 
diff --git a/samples/kvsWebRTCClientViewer.c b/samples/kvsWebRTCClientViewer.c
index 92d5affaf5..e425ed8594 100644
--- a/samples/kvsWebRTCClientViewer.c
+++ b/samples/kvsWebRTCClientViewer.c
@@ -2,6 +2,31 @@
 
 extern PSampleConfiguration gSampleConfiguration;
 
+// onMessage callback for a message received by the viewer on a data channel
+VOID dataChannelOnMessageCallback(UINT64 customData, PRtcDataChannel pDataChannel, BOOL isBinary, PBYTE pMessage, UINT32 pMessageLen)
+{
+    UNUSED_PARAM(customData);
+    UNUSED_PARAM(pDataChannel);
+    if (isBinary) {
+        DLOGI("DataChannel Binary Message");
+    } else {
+        DLOGI("DataChannel String Message: %.*s\n", pMessageLen, pMessage);
+    }
+}
+
+// onOpen callback for the onOpen event of a viewer created data channel
+VOID dataChannelOnOpenCallback(UINT64 customData, PRtcDataChannel pDataChannel) {
+    STATUS retStatus = STATUS_SUCCESS;
+    DLOGI("New DataChannel has been opened %s \n", pDataChannel->name);
+    dataChannelOnMessage(pDataChannel, customData, dataChannelOnMessageCallback);
+    ATOMIC_INCREMENT((PSIZE_T) customData);
+    // Sending first message to the master over the data channel
+    retStatus = dataChannelSend(pDataChannel, FALSE, (PBYTE) VIEWER_DATA_CHANNEL_MESSAGE, STRLEN(VIEWER_DATA_CHANNEL_MESSAGE));
+    if(retStatus != STATUS_SUCCESS){
+        DLOGI("[KVS Viewer] dataChannelSend(): operation returned status code: 0x%08x \n", retStatus);
+    }
+}
+
 INT32 main(INT32 argc, CHAR* argv[])
 {
     STATUS retStatus = STATUS_SUCCESS;
@@ -81,13 +106,11 @@ INT32 main(INT32 argc, CHAR* argv[])
     // Initialize streaming session
     MUTEX_LOCK(pSampleConfiguration->sampleConfigurationObjLock);
     locked = TRUE;
-
     retStatus = createSampleStreamingSession(pSampleConfiguration, NULL, FALSE, &pSampleStreamingSession);
     if (retStatus != STATUS_SUCCESS) {
         printf("[KVS Viewer] createSampleStreamingSession(): operation returned status code: 0x%08x \n", retStatus);
         goto CleanUp;
     }
-
     printf("[KVS Viewer] Creating streaming session...completed\n");
     pSampleConfiguration->sampleStreamingSessionList[pSampleConfiguration->streamingSessionCount++] = pSampleStreamingSession;
 
@@ -165,6 +188,28 @@ INT32 main(INT32 argc, CHAR* argv[])
         goto CleanUp;
     }
 
+#ifdef ENABLE_DATA_CHANNEL
+    PRtcDataChannel pDataChannel = NULL;
+    PRtcPeerConnection pPeerConnection = pSampleStreamingSession->pPeerConnection;
+    SIZE_T datachannelLocalOpenCount = 0;
+
+    // Creating a new datachannel on the peer connection of the existing sample streaming session
+    retStatus = createDataChannel(pPeerConnection, pChannelName, NULL, &pDataChannel);
+    if(retStatus != STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+        printf("[KVS Viewer] createDataChannel(): operation returned status code: 0x%08x \n", retStatus);
+        goto CleanUp;
+    }
+    printf("[KVS Viewer] Creating data channel...completed\n");
+
+    // Setting a callback for when the data channel is open
+    retStatus = dataChannelOnOpen(pDataChannel, (UINT64) &datachannelLocalOpenCount, dataChannelOnOpenCallback);
+    if(retStatus != STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+        printf("[KVS Viewer] dataChannelOnOpen(): operation returned status code: 0x%08x \n", retStatus);
+        goto CleanUp;
+    }
+    printf("[KVS Viewer] Data Channel open now...\n");
+#endif
+
     // Block until interrupted
     while (!ATOMIC_LOAD_BOOL(&pSampleConfiguration->interrupted) && !ATOMIC_LOAD_BOOL(&pSampleStreamingSession->terminateFlag)) {
         THREAD_SLEEP(HUNDREDS_OF_NANOS_IN_A_SECOND);