diff --git a/changes/issue-1159-preview-command-loads-standard-query-library b/changes/issue-1159-preview-command-loads-standard-query-library
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..882de11b5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/issue-1159-preview-command-loads-standard-query-library
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+* Preview command now downloads the standard query library from "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fleetdm/fleet/main/docs/1-Using-Fleet/standard-query-library/standard-query-library.yml" and loads it into the console via fleet api
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diff --git a/cmd/fleetctl/preview.go b/cmd/fleetctl/preview.go
index 3e245ddc00..55c53ca8a4 100644
--- a/cmd/fleetctl/preview.go
+++ b/cmd/fleetctl/preview.go
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	downloadUrl        = "https://github.com/fleetdm/osquery-in-a-box/archive/master.zip"
-	licenseKeyFlagName = "license-key"
+	downloadUrl             = "https://github.com/fleetdm/osquery-in-a-box/archive/master.zip"
+	standardQueryLibraryUrl = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fleetdm/fleet/main/docs/1-Using-Fleet/standard-query-library/standard-query-library.yml"
+	licenseKeyFlagName      = "license-key"
 )
 
 func previewCommand() *cli.Command {
@@ -110,12 +111,12 @@ Use the stop and reset subcommands to manage the server and dependencies once st
 				password = "admin123#"
 			)
 
-			fleet, err := service.NewClient(address, true, "", "")
+			fleetClient, err := service.NewClient(address, true, "", "")
 			if err != nil {
 				return errors.Wrap(err, "Error creating Fleet API client handler")
 			}
 
-			token, err := fleet.Setup(email, "Admin", password, "Fleet Preview")
+			token, err := fleetClient.Setup(email, "Admin", password, "Fleet Preview")
 			if err != nil {
 				switch errors.Cause(err).(type) {
 				case service.SetupAlreadyErr:
@@ -193,6 +194,23 @@ Use the stop and reset subcommands to manage the server and dependencies once st
 				return errors.Errorf("Failed to run docker-compose")
 			}
 
+			fmt.Println("Downloading standard query library")
+			buf, err := downloadStandardQueryLibrary()
+			if err != nil {
+				return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to download standard query library")
+			}
+
+			specGroup, err := specGroupFromBytes(buf)
+			if err != nil {
+				return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to parse standard query library")
+			}
+
+			fmt.Println("Applying standard query library")
+			err = client.ApplyQueries(specGroup.Queries)
+			if err != nil {
+				return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to apply standard query library")
+			}
+
 			fmt.Println("Preview environment complete. Enjoy using Fleet!")
 
 			return nil
@@ -237,6 +255,21 @@ func downloadFiles() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func downloadStandardQueryLibrary() ([]byte, error) {
+	resp, err := http.Get(standardQueryLibraryUrl)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("status: %d", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+	buf, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "read response body")
+	}
+	return buf, nil
+}
+
 // Adapted from https://stackoverflow.com/a/24792688/491710
 func unzip(r *zip.Reader) error {
 	previewDir := previewDirectory()