diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/Create.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/Create.js
index 37197bd5a7..664f7e2d1b 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/Create.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/Create.js
@@ -11,26 +11,50 @@ import {
   getRepositoryTypes,
   isFetchRepositoryTypesPending
 } from "../modules/repository-types";
+import {
+  createRepo,
+  createRepoReset,
+  getCreateRepoFailure,
+  isCreateRepoPending
+} from "../modules/repos";
+import type { Repository } from "../types/Repositories";
+import type { History } from "history";
 
 type Props = {
   repositoryTypes: RepositoryType[],
   typesLoading: boolean,
+  createLoading: boolean,
   error: Error,
 
   // dispatch functions
   fetchRepositoryTypesIfNeeded: () => void,
+  createRepo: (Repository, callback: () => void) => void,
+  resetForm: () => void,
 
   // context props
-  t: string => string
+  t: string => string,
+  history: History
 };
 
 class Create extends React.Component<Props> {
   componentDidMount() {
+    this.props.resetForm();
     this.props.fetchRepositoryTypesIfNeeded();
   }
 
+  repoCreated = () => {
+    const { history } = this.props;
+    history.push("/repos");
+  };
+
   render() {
-    const { typesLoading, repositoryTypes, error } = this.props;
+    const {
+      typesLoading,
+      createLoading,
+      repositoryTypes,
+      createRepo,
+      error
+    } = this.props;
 
     const { t } = this.props;
     return (
@@ -39,8 +63,15 @@ class Create extends React.Component<Props> {
         subtitle={t("create.subtitle")}
         loading={typesLoading}
         error={error}
+        showContentOnError={true}
       >
-        <RepositoryForm repositoryTypes={repositoryTypes} />
+        <RepositoryForm
+          repositoryTypes={repositoryTypes}
+          loading={createLoading}
+          submitForm={repo => {
+            createRepo(repo, this.repoCreated);
+          }}
+        />
       </Page>
     );
   }
@@ -49,10 +80,13 @@ class Create extends React.Component<Props> {
 const mapStateToProps = state => {
   const repositoryTypes = getRepositoryTypes(state);
   const typesLoading = isFetchRepositoryTypesPending(state);
-  const error = getFetchRepositoryTypesFailure(state);
+  const createLoading = isCreateRepoPending(state);
+  const error =
+    getFetchRepositoryTypesFailure(state) || getCreateRepoFailure(state);
   return {
     repositoryTypes,
     typesLoading,
+    createLoading,
     error
   };
 };
@@ -61,6 +95,12 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => {
   return {
     fetchRepositoryTypesIfNeeded: () => {
       dispatch(fetchRepositoryTypesIfNeeded());
+    },
+    createRepo: (repository: Repository, callback: () => void) => {
+      dispatch(createRepo(repository, callback));
+    },
+    resetForm: () => {
+      dispatch(createRepoReset());
     }
   };
 };
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/Overview.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/Overview.js
index d466ff50d4..54d90a354a 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/Overview.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/Overview.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   fetchReposByPage,
   getFetchReposFailure,
   getRepositoryCollection,
+  isAbleToCreateRepos,
   isFetchReposPending
 } from "../modules/repos";
 import { translate } from "react-i18next";
@@ -25,11 +26,13 @@ type Props = {
   collection: RepositoryCollection,
   loading: boolean,
   error: Error,
+  showCreateButton: boolean,
 
   // dispatched functions
   fetchRepos: () => void,
   fetchReposByPage: number => void,
   fetchReposByLink: string => void,
+
   // context props
   t: string => string,
   history: History
@@ -69,21 +72,31 @@ class Overview extends React.Component<Props> {
   }
 
   renderList() {
-    const { collection, fetchReposByLink, t } = this.props;
+    const { collection, fetchReposByLink } = this.props;
     if (collection) {
       return (
         <div>
           <RepositoryList repositories={collection._embedded.repositories} />
           <Paginator collection={collection} onPageChange={fetchReposByLink} />
-          <CreateButton
-            label={t("overview.create-button")}
-            link="/repos/create"
-          />
+          {this.renderCreateButton()}
         </div>
       );
     }
     return null;
   }
+
+  renderCreateButton() {
+    const { showCreateButton, t } = this.props;
+    if (showCreateButton) {
+      return (
+        <CreateButton
+          label={t("overview.create-button")}
+          link="/repos/create"
+        />
+      );
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
 }
 
 const getPageFromProps = props => {
@@ -101,11 +114,13 @@ const mapStateToProps = (state, ownProps) => {
   const collection = getRepositoryCollection(state);
   const loading = isFetchReposPending(state);
   const error = getFetchReposFailure(state);
+  const showCreateButton = isAbleToCreateRepos(state);
   return {
     page,
     collection,
     loading,
-    error
+    error,
+    showCreateButton
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.js
index b23cb07a15..c96719efcb 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.js
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 import { apiClient } from "../../apiclient";
 import * as types from "../../modules/types";
 import type { Action } from "../../types/Action";
-import type {Repository, RepositoryCollection} from "../types/Repositories";
-import {isPending} from "../../modules/pending";
-import {getFailure} from "../../modules/failure";
+import type { Repository, RepositoryCollection } from "../types/Repositories";
+import { isPending } from "../../modules/pending";
+import { getFailure } from "../../modules/failure";
 
 export const FETCH_REPOS = "scm/repos/FETCH_REPOS";
 export const FETCH_REPOS_PENDING = `${FETCH_REPOS}_${types.PENDING_SUFFIX}`;
@@ -16,8 +16,16 @@ export const FETCH_REPO_PENDING = `${FETCH_REPO}_${types.PENDING_SUFFIX}`;
 export const FETCH_REPO_SUCCESS = `${FETCH_REPO}_${types.SUCCESS_SUFFIX}`;
 export const FETCH_REPO_FAILURE = `${FETCH_REPO}_${types.FAILURE_SUFFIX}`;
 
+export const CREATE_REPO = "scm/repos/FETCH_REPO";
+export const CREATE_REPO_PENDING = `${CREATE_REPO}_${types.PENDING_SUFFIX}`;
+export const CREATE_REPO_SUCCESS = `${CREATE_REPO}_${types.SUCCESS_SUFFIX}`;
+export const CREATE_REPO_FAILURE = `${CREATE_REPO}_${types.FAILURE_SUFFIX}`;
+export const CREATE_REPO_RESET = `${CREATE_REPO}_${types.RESET_SUFFIX}`;
+
 const REPOS_URL = "repositories";
 
+const CONTENT_TYPE = "application/vnd.scmm-repository+json;v=2";
+
 // fetch repos
 
 const SORT_BY = "sortBy=namespaceAndName";
@@ -84,15 +92,16 @@ export function fetchReposFailure(err: Error): Action {
 export function fetchRepo(namespace: string, name: string) {
   return function(dispatch: any) {
     dispatch(fetchRepoPending(namespace, name));
-    return apiClient.get(`${REPOS_URL}/${namespace}/${name}`)
+    return apiClient
+      .get(`${REPOS_URL}/${namespace}/${name}`)
       .then(response => response.json())
-      .then( repository => {
-        dispatch(fetchRepoSuccess(repository))
-      } )
+      .then(repository => {
+        dispatch(fetchRepoSuccess(repository));
+      })
       .catch(err => {
-        dispatch(fetchRepoFailure(namespace, name, err))
+        dispatch(fetchRepoFailure(namespace, name, err));
       });
-  }
+  };
 }
 
 export function fetchRepoPending(namespace: string, name: string): Action {
@@ -114,7 +123,11 @@ export function fetchRepoSuccess(repository: Repository): Action {
   };
 }
 
-export function fetchRepoFailure(namespace: string, name: string, error: Error): Action {
+export function fetchRepoFailure(
+  namespace: string,
+  name: string,
+  error: Error
+): Action {
   return {
     type: FETCH_REPO_FAILURE,
     payload: {
@@ -126,6 +139,50 @@ export function fetchRepoFailure(namespace: string, name: string, error: Error):
   };
 }
 
+// create repo
+
+export function createRepo(repository: Repository, callback?: () => void) {
+  return function(dispatch: any) {
+    dispatch(createRepoPending());
+    return apiClient
+      .post(REPOS_URL, repository, CONTENT_TYPE)
+      .then(() => {
+        dispatch(createRepoSuccess());
+        if (callback) {
+          callback();
+        }
+      })
+      .catch(err => {
+        dispatch(createRepoFailure(err));
+      });
+  };
+}
+
+export function createRepoPending(): Action {
+  return {
+    type: CREATE_REPO_PENDING
+  };
+}
+
+export function createRepoSuccess(): Action {
+  return {
+    type: CREATE_REPO_SUCCESS
+  };
+}
+
+export function createRepoFailure(err: Error): Action {
+  return {
+    type: CREATE_REPO_FAILURE,
+    payload: err
+  };
+}
+
+export function createRepoReset(): Action {
+  return {
+    type: CREATE_REPO_RESET
+  };
+}
+
 // reducer
 
 function createIdentifier(repository: Repository) {
@@ -180,7 +237,7 @@ export default function reducer(
     case FETCH_REPO_SUCCESS:
       return reducerByNames(state, action.payload);
     default:
-    return state;
+      return state;
   }
 }
 
@@ -211,14 +268,42 @@ export function getFetchReposFailure(state: Object) {
 
 export function getRepository(state: Object, namespace: string, name: string) {
   if (state.repos && state.repos.byNames) {
-    return state.repos.byNames[ namespace + "/" + name];
+    return state.repos.byNames[namespace + "/" + name];
   }
 }
 
-export function isFetchRepoPending(state: Object, namespace: string, name: string) {
+export function isFetchRepoPending(
+  state: Object,
+  namespace: string,
+  name: string
+) {
   return isPending(state, FETCH_REPO, namespace + "/" + name);
 }
 
-export function getFetchRepoFailure(state: Object, namespace: string, name: string) {
+export function getFetchRepoFailure(
+  state: Object,
+  namespace: string,
+  name: string
+) {
   return getFailure(state, FETCH_REPO, namespace + "/" + name);
 }
+
+export function isAbleToCreateRepos(state: Object) {
+  if (
+    state.repos &&
+    state.repos.list &&
+    state.repos.list._links &&
+    state.repos.list._links.create
+  ) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+export function isCreateRepoPending(state: Object) {
+  return isPending(state, CREATE_REPO);
+}
+
+export function getCreateRepoFailure(state: Object) {
+  return getFailure(state, CREATE_REPO);
+}
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.test.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.test.js
index e214e89520..c35d95c9a4 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.test.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.test.js
@@ -22,7 +22,15 @@ import reducer, {
   fetchRepoSuccess,
   getRepository,
   isFetchRepoPending,
-  getFetchRepoFailure
+  getFetchRepoFailure,
+  CREATE_REPO_PENDING,
+  CREATE_REPO_SUCCESS,
+  createRepo,
+  CREATE_REPO_FAILURE,
+  isCreateRepoPending,
+  CREATE_REPO,
+  getCreateRepoFailure,
+  isAbleToCreateRepos
 } from "./repos";
 import type { Repository, RepositoryCollection } from "../types/Repositories";
 
@@ -354,6 +362,56 @@ describe("repos fetch", () => {
       expect(actions[1].itemId).toBe("slarti/fjords");
     });
   });
+
+  it("should successfully create repo slarti/fjords", () => {
+    fetchMock.postOnce(REPOS_URL, slartiFjords);
+
+    const expectedActions = [
+      {
+        type: CREATE_REPO_PENDING
+      },
+      {
+        type: CREATE_REPO_SUCCESS
+      }
+    ];
+
+    const store = mockStore({});
+    return store.dispatch(createRepo(slartiFjords)).then(() => {
+      expect(store.getActions()).toEqual(expectedActions);
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("should successfully create repo slarti/fjords and call the callback", () => {
+    // unmatched
+    fetchMock.postOnce(REPOS_URL, {
+      status: 201
+    });
+
+    let callMe = "not yet";
+
+    const callback = () => {
+      callMe = "yeah";
+    };
+
+    const store = mockStore({});
+    return store.dispatch(createRepo(slartiFjords, callback)).then(() => {
+      expect(callMe).toBe("yeah");
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("should disapatch failure if server returns status code 500", () => {
+    fetchMock.postOnce(REPOS_URL, {
+      status: 500
+    });
+
+    const store = mockStore({});
+    return store.dispatch(createRepo(slartiFjords)).then(() => {
+      const actions = store.getActions();
+      expect(actions[0].type).toEqual(CREATE_REPO_PENDING);
+      expect(actions[1].type).toEqual(CREATE_REPO_FAILURE);
+      expect(actions[1].payload).toBeDefined();
+    });
+  });
 });
 
 describe("repos reducer", () => {
@@ -471,4 +529,58 @@ describe("repos selectors", () => {
     };
     expect(getFetchRepoFailure(state, "slarti", "fjords")).toEqual(error);
   });
+
+  it("should return undefined when fetch repo did not fail", () => {
+    expect(getFetchRepoFailure({}, "slarti", "fjords")).toBe(undefined);
+  });
+
+  // create
+
+  it("should return true, when create repo is pending", () => {
+    const state = {
+      pending: {
+        [CREATE_REPO]: true
+      }
+    };
+    expect(isCreateRepoPending(state)).toEqual(true);
+  });
+
+  it("should return false, when create repo is not pending", () => {
+    expect(isCreateRepoPending({})).toEqual(false);
+  });
+
+  it("should return error when create repo did fail", () => {
+    const state = {
+      failure: {
+        [CREATE_REPO]: error
+      }
+    };
+    expect(getCreateRepoFailure(state)).toEqual(error);
+  });
+
+  it("should return undefined when create repo did not fail", () => {
+    expect(getCreateRepoFailure({})).toBe(undefined);
+  });
+
+  it("should return true if the list contains the create link", () => {
+    const state = {
+      repos: {
+        list: repositoryCollection
+      }
+    };
+
+    expect(isAbleToCreateRepos(state)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("should return false, if create link is unavailable", () => {
+    const state = {
+      repos: {
+        list: {
+          _links: {}
+        }
+      }
+    };
+
+    expect(isAbleToCreateRepos(state)).toBe(false);
+  });
 });