diff --git a/objects/MythosArea.9f334f.json b/objects/MythosArea.9f334f.json
index 1eeead24..6565bb79 100644
--- a/objects/MythosArea.9f334f.json
+++ b/objects/MythosArea.9f334f.json
@@ -82,5 +82,5 @@
     "scaleZ": 6.5
   },
   "Value": 0,
-  "XmlUI": ""
+  "XmlUI": "\u003cInclude src=\"MythosArea.xml\"/\u003e"
 }
diff --git a/src/core/MythosArea.ttslua b/src/core/MythosArea.ttslua
index a4f0f719..3b0cd774 100644
--- a/src/core/MythosArea.ttslua
+++ b/src/core/MythosArea.ttslua
@@ -201,6 +201,27 @@ function reshuffleEncounterDeck(params)
   Wait.time(function() isReshuffling = false end, 1)
 end
 
+function discardIntoDeck()
+  --flag to avoid multiple calls
+  if isReshuffling then return end
+  isReshuffling = true
+
+  -- flip deck and then shuffle
+  local discardPile = searchLib.atPosition(ENCOUNTER_DISCARD_POSITION, "isCardOrDeck")
+  if #discardPile > 0 then
+    local deck = discardPile[1]
+    if not deck.is_face_down then deck.flip() end
+    deck.setPositionSmooth(Vector(ENCOUNTER_DECK_POS) + Vector(0, 2, 0), false, true)
+    --wait until deck is in place .75 seconds, then shuffle
+    broadcastToAll("Shuffled encounter discard into deck.", "White")
+    Wait.time(function() searchLib.atPosition(ENCOUNTER_DECK_POS, "isCardOrDeck")[1].shuffle() end, .75)
+  else
+    broadcastToAll("Encounter discard pile is already empty.", "Red")
+  end
+
+  -- disable flag
+  Wait.time(function() isReshuffling = false end, 1)
+end
 ---------------------------------------------------------
 -- helper functions
 ---------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/xml/MythosArea.xml b/xml/MythosArea.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..80631181
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xml/MythosArea.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<Panel 
+  position="124 40 -13"
+  rotation="0 0 180"
+  height="74" width="74">
+
+
+    <Button scale="0.1 0.1 1"  fontsize="62" onClick="discardIntoDeck">➡</Button>
+
+
+</Panel>
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