diff --git a/src/globalStyles/global.scss b/src/globalStyles/global.scss
index 81f33b14a2d..7b1839b6d60 100755
--- a/src/globalStyles/global.scss
+++ b/src/globalStyles/global.scss
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@ div:active {
     }
 }
 
+.form-group-inline {
+    @extend .form-group;
+
+    label {
+        margin-right: 6px;
+    }
+}
+
 .posRelative {
     position: relative;
 }
diff --git a/src/pages/studyView/StudyViewUtils.tsx b/src/pages/studyView/StudyViewUtils.tsx
index e2e8b78bc78..06c56f02131 100644
--- a/src/pages/studyView/StudyViewUtils.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/studyView/StudyViewUtils.tsx
@@ -903,7 +903,8 @@ export function getVirtualStudyDescription(
     attributeNamesSet: { [id: string]: string },
     molecularProfileNameSet: { [id: string]: string },
     caseListNameSet: { [key: string]: string },
-    user?: string
+    user?: string,
+    hideSampleCounts: boolean = false
 ) {
     let descriptionLines: string[] = [];
     const createdOnStr = 'Created on';
@@ -917,18 +918,24 @@ export function getVirtualStudyDescription(
             _.flatMap(studyWithSamples, study => study.uniqueSampleKeys)
         );
         descriptionLines.push(
-            `${uniqueSampleKeys.length} sample${
-                uniqueSampleKeys.length > 1 ? 's' : ''
-            } from ${studyWithSamples.length} ${
-                studyWithSamples.length > 1 ? 'studies:' : 'study:'
-            }`
+            (hideSampleCounts
+                ? 'Samples'
+                : `${uniqueSampleKeys.length} sample${
+                      uniqueSampleKeys.length > 1 ? 's' : ''
+                  }`) +
+                ` from ${studyWithSamples.length} ${
+                    studyWithSamples.length > 1 ? 'studies:' : 'study:'
+                }`
         );
         //add individual studies sample count
         studyWithSamples.forEach(studyObj => {
             descriptionLines.push(
-                `- ${studyObj.name} (${
-                    studyObj.uniqueSampleKeys.length
-                } sample${uniqueSampleKeys.length > 1 ? 's' : ''})`
+                `- ${studyObj.name}` +
+                    (hideSampleCounts
+                        ? ''
+                        : ` (${studyObj.uniqueSampleKeys.length} sample${
+                              uniqueSampleKeys.length > 1 ? 's' : ''
+                          })`)
             );
         });
         //add filters
diff --git a/src/pages/studyView/virtualStudy/VirtualStudy.tsx b/src/pages/studyView/virtualStudy/VirtualStudy.tsx
index 4a492d847c4..bd5898cd8ae 100644
--- a/src/pages/studyView/virtualStudy/VirtualStudy.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/studyView/virtualStudy/VirtualStudy.tsx
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ export default class VirtualStudy extends React.Component<
     {}
 > {
     @observable.ref private name: string;
-    @observable.ref private description: string;
+    @observable.ref private description: string = '';
+    @observable.ref private dynamic: boolean = false;
 
     @observable private saving = false;
     @observable private sharing = false;
@@ -107,17 +108,7 @@ export default class VirtualStudy extends React.Component<
         super(props);
         makeObservable(this);
         this.name = props.name || '';
-        this.description =
-            props.description ||
-            getVirtualStudyDescription(
-                this.props.description,
-                this.props.studyWithSamples,
-                this.props.filter,
-                this.attributeNamesSet,
-                this.props.molecularProfileNameSet,
-                this.props.caseListNameSet,
-                this.props.user
-            );
+        this.setDynamicTypeTo(false);
     }
 
     @computed get namePlaceHolder() {
@@ -167,6 +158,7 @@ export default class VirtualStudy extends React.Component<
                             study => study.studyId
                         ),
                         studies: studies,
+                        dynamic: this.dynamic,
                     };
                     return await sessionServiceClient.saveVirtualStudy(
                         parameters,
@@ -231,6 +223,35 @@ export default class VirtualStudy extends React.Component<
         );
     }
 
+    updateDescriptionIfBlankOrDefault(hideSampleCounts: boolean) {
+        const getVirtualStudyDescriptionWithCounts = getVirtualStudyDescription.bind(
+            null,
+            this.props.description,
+            this.props.studyWithSamples,
+            this.props.filter,
+            this.attributeNamesSet,
+            this.props.molecularProfileNameSet,
+            this.props.caseListNameSet,
+            this.props.user
+        );
+        const blankOrDefaultDescription =
+            !this.description ||
+            !this.description.trim() ||
+            this.description ===
+                getVirtualStudyDescriptionWithCounts(!hideSampleCounts);
+        if (blankOrDefaultDescription) {
+            this.description = getVirtualStudyDescriptionWithCounts(
+                hideSampleCounts
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    setDynamicTypeTo(dynamic: boolean) {
+        this.dynamic = dynamic;
+
+        this.updateDescriptionIfBlankOrDefault(dynamic);
+    }
+
     render() {
         return (
             <div
@@ -298,6 +319,104 @@ export default class VirtualStudy extends React.Component<
                                             />
                                         </div>
 
+                                        <div className="form-group-inline">
+                                            <label>Type:</label>
+                                            <label>
+                                                <input
+                                                    type="radio"
+                                                    name="option"
+                                                    value="static"
+                                                    checked={!this.dynamic}
+                                                    onChange={_ =>
+                                                        this.setDynamicTypeTo(
+                                                            false
+                                                        )
+                                                    }
+                                                />{' '}
+                                                Static
+                                            </label>
+                                            <label>
+                                                <input
+                                                    type="radio"
+                                                    name="option"
+                                                    value="dynamic"
+                                                    checked={this.dynamic}
+                                                    onChange={_ =>
+                                                        this.setDynamicTypeTo(
+                                                            true
+                                                        )
+                                                    }
+                                                />{' '}
+                                                Dynamic
+                                            </label>
+                                            <DefaultTooltip
+                                                mouseEnterDelay={0}
+                                                placement="right"
+                                                overlay={
+                                                    <div>
+                                                        <p>
+                                                            <strong>
+                                                                Type of Virtual
+                                                                Study:
+                                                            </strong>
+                                                        </p>
+                                                        <p>
+                                                            This Virtual Study
+                                                            will contain the set
+                                                            of sample IDs
+                                                            currently selected.
+                                                            Furthermore, you can
+                                                            define this Virtual
+                                                            Study either static
+                                                            or dynamic:
+                                                        </p>
+                                                        <ul>
+                                                            <li>
+                                                                <strong>
+                                                                    Static
+                                                                </strong>{' '}
+                                                                – Sample IDs are
+                                                                the ones
+                                                                currently
+                                                                selected and no
+                                                                new samples are
+                                                                added to this
+                                                                Virtual Study
+                                                                set, even if the
+                                                                database gets
+                                                                updated with new
+                                                                samples that
+                                                                match the same
+                                                                filtering/selection
+                                                                criteria as the
+                                                                samples in the
+                                                                current set.
+                                                            </li>
+                                                            <li>
+                                                                <strong>
+                                                                    Dynamic
+                                                                </strong>{' '}
+                                                                – Unlike the
+                                                                Static option,
+                                                                any new samples
+                                                                added to the
+                                                                database that
+                                                                match the
+                                                                criteria of this
+                                                                Virtual Study
+                                                                will
+                                                                automatically be
+                                                                included in its
+                                                                sample set.
+                                                            </li>
+                                                        </ul>
+                                                    </div>
+                                                }
+                                            >
+                                                <FontAwesome name="question-circle" />
+                                            </DefaultTooltip>
+                                        </div>
+
                                         <div>
                                             {this.showSaveButton && (
                                                 <button