diff --git a/scm-ui-components/packages/ui-components/package.json b/scm-ui-components/packages/ui-components/package.json
index c1a179315c..991142e338 100644
--- a/scm-ui-components/packages/ui-components/package.json
+++ b/scm-ui-components/packages/ui-components/package.json
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@
     "@scm-manager/ui-types": "2.0.0-SNAPSHOT",
     "classnames": "^2.2.6",
     "moment": "^2.22.2",
-    "react": "^16.5.2",
+    "react": "^16.8.6",
+    "react-dom": "^16.8.6",
     "react-diff-view": "^1.8.1",
-    "react-dom": "^16.5.2",
     "react-i18next": "^7.11.0",
     "react-jss": "^8.6.1",
     "react-router-dom": "^4.3.1",
@@ -63,4 +63,4 @@
       ]
     ]
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/scm-ui-components/packages/ui-components/src/forms/Select.js b/scm-ui-components/packages/ui-components/src/forms/Select.js
index 38e1cdab33..5d37e3d631 100644
--- a/scm-ui-components/packages/ui-components/src/forms/Select.js
+++ b/scm-ui-components/packages/ui-components/src/forms/Select.js
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ type Props = {
   value?: string,
   onChange: (value: string, name?: string) => void,
   loading?: boolean,
-  helpText?: string
+  helpText?: string,
+  disabled?: boolean
 };
 
 class Select extends React.Component<Props> {
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ class Select extends React.Component<Props> {
   };
 
   render() {
-    const { options, value, label, helpText, loading } = this.props;
+    const { options, value, label, helpText, loading, disabled } = this.props;
     const loadingClass = loading ? "is-loading" : "";
 
 
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ class Select extends React.Component<Props> {
             }}
             value={value}
             onChange={this.handleInput}
+            disabled={disabled}
           >
             {options.map(opt => {
               return (
diff --git a/scm-ui-components/packages/ui-components/yarn.lock b/scm-ui-components/packages/ui-components/yarn.lock
index cc21af6b2e..bce98a17e4 100644
--- a/scm-ui-components/packages/ui-components/yarn.lock
+++ b/scm-ui-components/packages/ui-components/yarn.lock
@@ -6623,14 +6623,14 @@ react-dom@^16.4.2:
     prop-types "^15.6.2"
     scheduler "^0.10.0"
 
-react-dom@^16.5.2:
-  version "16.5.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-dom/-/react-dom-16.5.2.tgz#b69ee47aa20bab5327b2b9d7c1fe2a30f2cfa9d7"
+react-dom@^16.8.6:
+  version "16.8.6"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-dom/-/react-dom-16.8.6.tgz#71d6303f631e8b0097f56165ef608f051ff6e10f"
   dependencies:
     loose-envify "^1.1.0"
     object-assign "^4.1.1"
     prop-types "^15.6.2"
-    schedule "^0.5.0"
+    scheduler "^0.13.6"
 
 react-i18next@^7.11.0:
   version "7.13.0"
@@ -6755,14 +6755,14 @@ react@^16.4.2:
     prop-types "^15.6.2"
     scheduler "^0.10.0"
 
-react@^16.5.2:
-  version "16.5.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react/-/react-16.5.2.tgz#19f6b444ed139baa45609eee6dc3d318b3895d42"
+react@^16.8.6:
+  version "16.8.6"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react/-/react-16.8.6.tgz#ad6c3a9614fd3a4e9ef51117f54d888da01f2bbe"
   dependencies:
     loose-envify "^1.1.0"
     object-assign "^4.1.1"
     prop-types "^15.6.2"
-    schedule "^0.5.0"
+    scheduler "^0.13.6"
 
 read-only-stream@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"
@@ -7229,6 +7229,13 @@ scheduler@^0.10.0:
     loose-envify "^1.1.0"
     object-assign "^4.1.1"
 
+scheduler@^0.13.6:
+  version "0.13.6"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/scheduler/-/scheduler-0.13.6.tgz#466a4ec332467b31a91b9bf74e5347072e4cd889"
+  dependencies:
+    loose-envify "^1.1.0"
+    object-assign "^4.1.1"
+
 select@^1.1.2:
   version "1.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/select/-/select-1.1.2.tgz#0e7350acdec80b1108528786ec1d4418d11b396d"
diff --git a/scm-ui-components/packages/ui-types/src/Branches.js b/scm-ui-components/packages/ui-types/src/Branches.js
index 2dee365424..6d501af593 100644
--- a/scm-ui-components/packages/ui-types/src/Branches.js
+++ b/scm-ui-components/packages/ui-types/src/Branches.js
@@ -7,3 +7,8 @@ export type Branch = {
   defaultBranch?: boolean,
   _links: Links
 }
+
+export type BranchRequest = {
+  name: string,
+  parent: string
+}
diff --git a/scm-ui-components/packages/ui-types/src/index.js b/scm-ui-components/packages/ui-types/src/index.js
index 02e88f12e1..c57a3c6792 100644
--- a/scm-ui-components/packages/ui-types/src/index.js
+++ b/scm-ui-components/packages/ui-types/src/index.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export type { Group, Member } from "./Group";
 export type { Repository, RepositoryCollection, RepositoryGroup } from "./Repositories";
 export type { RepositoryType, RepositoryTypeCollection } from "./RepositoryTypes";
 
-export type { Branch } from "./Branches";
+export type { Branch, BranchRequest } from "./Branches";
 
 export type { Changeset } from "./Changesets";
 
diff --git a/scm-ui/package.json b/scm-ui/package.json
index 78c7b0e684..3c730540ae 100644
--- a/scm-ui/package.json
+++ b/scm-ui/package.json
@@ -17,12 +17,14 @@
     "i18next-browser-languagedetector": "^2.2.2",
     "i18next-fetch-backend": "^0.1.0",
     "jss-nested": "^6.0.1",
+    "memoize-one": "^5.0.4",
     "moment": "^2.22.2",
     "node-sass": "^4.9.3",
     "postcss-easy-import": "^3.0.0",
-    "react": "^16.4.2",
+    "query-string": "5",
+    "react": "^16.8.6",
     "react-diff-view": "^1.8.1",
-    "react-dom": "^16.4.2",
+    "react-dom": "^16.8.6",
     "react-i18next": "^7.9.0",
     "react-jss": "^8.6.0",
     "react-redux": "^5.0.7",
diff --git a/scm-ui/public/locales/en/repos.json b/scm-ui/public/locales/en/repos.json
index 714b7d4c14..7344547d49 100644
--- a/scm-ui/public/locales/en/repos.json
+++ b/scm-ui/public/locales/en/repos.json
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@
   "validation": {
     "namespace-invalid": "The repository namespace is invalid",
     "name-invalid": "The repository name is invalid",
-    "contact-invalid": "Contact must be a valid mail address"
+    "contact-invalid": "Contact must be a valid mail address",
+    "branch": {
+      "nameInvalid": "The branch name is invalid"
+    }
   },
   "help": {
     "namespaceHelpText": "The namespace of the repository. This name will be part of the repository url.",
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/components/BranchForm.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/components/BranchForm.js
index 614a719338..1219511345 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/components/BranchForm.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/components/BranchForm.js
@@ -1,16 +1,125 @@
-//@flow
+// @flow
 import React from "react";
+import { translate } from "react-i18next";
+import type { Repository, Branch, BranchRequest } from "@scm-manager/ui-types";
+import {
+  Select,
+  InputField,
+  SubmitButton,
+  validation as validator
+} from "@scm-manager/ui-components";
+import { orderBranches } from "../util/orderBranches";
 
-type Props = {};
+type Props = {
+  submitForm: BranchRequest => void,
+  repository: Repository,
+  branches: Branch[],
+  loading?: boolean,
+  transmittedName?: string,
+  disabled?: boolean,
+  t: string => string
+};
+
+type State = {
+  source?: string,
+  name?: string,
+  nameValidationError: boolean
+};
+
+class BranchForm extends React.Component<Props, State> {
+  constructor(props: Props) {
+    super(props);
+
+    this.state = {
+      nameValidationError: false,
+      name: props.transmittedName
+    };
+  }
+
+  isFalsy(value) {
+    return !value;
+  }
+
+  isValid = () => {
+    const { source, name } = this.state;
+    return !(
+      this.state.nameValidationError ||
+      this.isFalsy(source) ||
+      this.isFalsy(name)
+    );
+  };
+
+  submit = (event: Event) => {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    if (this.isValid()) {
+      this.props.submitForm({
+        name: this.state.name,
+        parent: this.state.source
+      });
+    }
+  };
 
-class CreateBranch extends React.Component<Props> {
   render() {
+    const { t, branches, loading, transmittedName, disabled } = this.props;
+    const { name } = this.state;
+    orderBranches(branches);
+    const options = branches.map(branch => ({
+      label: branch.name,
+      value: branch.name
+    }));
+
     return (
       <>
-        <p>Form placeholder</p>
+        <form onSubmit={this.submit}>
+          <div className="columns">
+            <div className="column">
+              <Select
+                name="source"
+                label={t("branches.create.source")}
+                options={options}
+                onChange={this.handleSourceChange}
+                loading={loading}
+                disabled={disabled}
+              />
+              <InputField
+                name="name"
+                label={t("branches.create.name")}
+                onChange={this.handleNameChange}
+                value={name ? name : ""}
+                validationError={this.state.nameValidationError}
+                errorMessage={t("validation.branch.nameInvalid")}
+                disabled={!!transmittedName || disabled}
+              />
+            </div>
+          </div>
+          <div className="columns">
+            <div className="column">
+              <SubmitButton
+                disabled={disabled || !this.isValid()}
+                loading={loading}
+                label={t("branches.create.submit")}
+              />
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </form>
       </>
     );
   }
+
+  handleSourceChange = (source: string) => {
+    this.setState({
+      ...this.state,
+      source
+    });
+  };
+
+  handleNameChange = (name: string) => {
+    this.setState({
+      nameValidationError: !validator.isNameValid(name),
+      ...this.state,
+      name
+    });
+  };
 }
 
 export default translate("repos")(BranchForm);
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/containers/BranchRoot.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/containers/BranchRoot.js
index 2e9fb10f73..7e1fa62c39 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/containers/BranchRoot.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/containers/BranchRoot.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
 import { ErrorNotification, Loading } from "@scm-manager/ui-components";
 import type { History } from "history";
 import { NotFoundError } from "@scm-manager/ui-components";
+import queryString from "query-string";
 
 type Props = {
   repository: Repository,
@@ -49,25 +50,25 @@ class BranchRoot extends React.Component<Props> {
   };
 
   render() {
-    const {
-      repository,
-      branch,
-      loading,
-      error,
-      match,
-      location
-    } = this.props;
+    const { repository, branch, loading, error, match, location } = this.props;
 
     const url = this.matchedUrl();
 
     if (error) {
-      if(error instanceof NotFoundError && location.search.indexOf("?create=true") > -1) {
-        return <Redirect to={`/repo/${repository.namespace}/${repository.name}/branches/create?name=${match.params.branch}`} />;
+      if (
+        error instanceof NotFoundError &&
+        queryString.parse(location.search).create === "true"
+      ) {
+        return (
+          <Redirect
+            to={`/repo/${repository.namespace}/${
+              repository.name
+            }/branches/create?name=${match.params.branch}`}
+          />
+        );
       }
 
-      return (
-        <ErrorNotification error={error} />
-      );
+      return <ErrorNotification error={error} />;
     }
 
     if (loading || !branch) {
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/containers/BranchesOverview.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/containers/BranchesOverview.js
index d792c0828a..24dea86a34 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/containers/BranchesOverview.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/containers/BranchesOverview.js
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import {
   fetchBranches,
   getBranches,
   getFetchBranchesFailure,
-  isFetchBranchesPending
+  isFetchBranchesPending,
+  isPermittedToCreateBranches
 } from "../modules/branches";
 import { orderBranches } from "../util/orderBranches";
 import { connect } from "react-redux";
@@ -75,8 +76,7 @@ class BranchesOverview extends React.Component<Props> {
 
   renderCreateButton() {
     const { showCreateButton, t } = this.props;
-    if (showCreateButton || true) {
-      // TODO
+    if (showCreateButton) {
       return (
         <CreateButton
           label={t("branches.overview.createButton")}
@@ -93,12 +93,14 @@ const mapStateToProps = (state, ownProps) => {
   const loading = isFetchBranchesPending(state, repository);
   const error = getFetchBranchesFailure(state, repository);
   const branches = getBranches(state, repository);
+  const showCreateButton = isPermittedToCreateBranches(state, repository);
 
   return {
     repository,
     loading,
     error,
-    branches
+    branches,
+    showCreateButton
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/containers/CreateBranch.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/containers/CreateBranch.js
index 63b72da58f..cefa712bad 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/containers/CreateBranch.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/containers/CreateBranch.js
@@ -1,23 +1,150 @@
 //@flow
 import React from "react";
-import { Subtitle } from "@scm-manager/ui-components";
-import {translate} from "react-i18next";
+import {
+  ErrorNotification,
+  Loading,
+  Subtitle
+} from "@scm-manager/ui-components";
+import { translate } from "react-i18next";
+import BranchForm from "../components/BranchForm";
+import type { Repository, Branch, BranchRequest } from "@scm-manager/ui-types";
+import {
+  fetchBranches,
+  getBranches,
+  getBranchCreateLink,
+  createBranch,
+  createBranchReset,
+  isCreateBranchPending,
+  getCreateBranchFailure,
+  isFetchBranchesPending,
+  getFetchBranchesFailure
+} from "../modules/branches";
+import type { History } from "history";
+import { connect } from "react-redux";
+import { withRouter } from "react-router-dom";
+import queryString from "query-string";
 
 type Props = {
-  t: string => string
+  loading?: boolean,
+  error?: Error,
+  repository: Repository,
+  branches: Branch[],
+  createBranchesLink: string,
+  isPermittedToCreateBranches: boolean,
+
+  // dispatcher functions
+  fetchBranches: Repository => void,
+  createBranch: (
+    createLink: string,
+    repository: Repository,
+    branch: BranchRequest,
+    callback?: (Branch) => void
+  ) => void,
+  resetForm: Repository => void,
+
+  // context objects
+  t: string => string,
+  history: History,
+  location: any
 };
 
 class CreateBranch extends React.Component<Props> {
+  componentDidMount() {
+    const { fetchBranches, repository } = this.props;
+    fetchBranches(repository);
+    this.props.resetForm(repository);
+  }
+
+  branchCreated = (branch: Branch) => {
+    const { history, repository } = this.props;
+    history.push(
+      `/repo/${repository.namespace}/${
+        repository.name
+      }/branch/${encodeURIComponent(branch.name)}/info`
+    );
+  };
+
+  createBranch = (branch: BranchRequest) => {
+    this.props.createBranch(
+      this.props.createBranchesLink,
+      this.props.repository,
+      branch,
+      newBranch => this.branchCreated(newBranch)
+    );
+  };
+
+  transmittedName = (url: string) => {
+    const params = queryString.parse(url);
+    return params.name;
+  };
+
   render() {
-    const { t } = this.props;
+    const { t, loading, error, repository, branches, createBranchesLink, location } = this.props;
+
+    if (error) {
+      return <ErrorNotification error={error} />;
+    }
+
+    if (loading || !branches) {
+      return <Loading />;
+    }
 
     return (
       <>
         <Subtitle subtitle={t("branches.create.title")} />
-        <p>Create placeholder</p>
+        <BranchForm
+          submitForm={branchRequest => this.createBranch(branchRequest)}
+          loading={loading}
+          repository={repository}
+          branches={branches}
+          transmittedName={this.transmittedName(location.search)}
+          disabled={!createBranchesLink}
+        />
       </>
     );
   }
 }
 
-export default translate("repos")(CreateBranch);
+const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => {
+  return {
+    fetchBranches: (repository: Repository) => {
+      dispatch(fetchBranches(repository));
+    },
+    createBranch: (
+      createLink: string,
+      repository: Repository,
+      branchRequest: BranchRequest,
+      callback?: (newBranch: Branch) => void
+    ) => {
+      dispatch(createBranch(createLink, repository, branchRequest, callback));
+    },
+    resetForm: (repository: Repository) => {
+      dispatch(createBranchReset(repository));
+    }
+  };
+};
+
+const mapStateToProps = (state, ownProps) => {
+  const { repository } = ownProps;
+  const loading =
+    isFetchBranchesPending(state, repository) ||
+    isCreateBranchPending(state, repository);
+  const error =
+    getFetchBranchesFailure(state, repository) || getCreateBranchFailure(state);
+  const branches = getBranches(state, repository);
+  const createBranchesLink = getBranchCreateLink(state, repository);
+  return {
+    repository,
+    loading,
+    error,
+    branches,
+    createBranchesLink
+  };
+};
+
+export default withRouter(
+  connect(
+    mapStateToProps,
+    mapDispatchToProps
+  )(translate("repos")(CreateBranch))
+);
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/modules/branches.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/modules/branches.js
index 44543106ca..7f8c45932a 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/modules/branches.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/modules/branches.js
@@ -2,13 +2,21 @@
 import {
   FAILURE_SUFFIX,
   PENDING_SUFFIX,
-  SUCCESS_SUFFIX
+  SUCCESS_SUFFIX,
+  RESET_SUFFIX
 } from "../../../modules/types";
 import { apiClient } from "@scm-manager/ui-components";
-import type { Action, Branch, Repository } from "@scm-manager/ui-types";
+import type {
+  Action,
+  Branch,
+  BranchRequest,
+  Repository
+} from "@scm-manager/ui-types";
 import { isPending } from "../../../modules/pending";
 import { getFailure } from "../../../modules/failure";
 
+import memoizeOne from 'memoize-one';
+
 export const FETCH_BRANCHES = "scm/repos/FETCH_BRANCHES";
 export const FETCH_BRANCHES_PENDING = `${FETCH_BRANCHES}_${PENDING_SUFFIX}`;
 export const FETCH_BRANCHES_SUCCESS = `${FETCH_BRANCHES}_${SUCCESS_SUFFIX}`;
@@ -19,6 +27,15 @@ export const FETCH_BRANCH_PENDING = `${FETCH_BRANCH}_${PENDING_SUFFIX}`;
 export const FETCH_BRANCH_SUCCESS = `${FETCH_BRANCH}_${SUCCESS_SUFFIX}`;
 export const FETCH_BRANCH_FAILURE = `${FETCH_BRANCH}_${FAILURE_SUFFIX}`;
 
+export const CREATE_BRANCH = "scm/repos/CREATE_BRANCH";
+export const CREATE_BRANCH_PENDING = `${CREATE_BRANCH}_${PENDING_SUFFIX}`;
+export const CREATE_BRANCH_SUCCESS = `${CREATE_BRANCH}_${SUCCESS_SUFFIX}`;
+export const CREATE_BRANCH_FAILURE = `${CREATE_BRANCH}_${FAILURE_SUFFIX}`;
+export const CREATE_BRANCH_RESET = `${CREATE_BRANCH}_${RESET_SUFFIX}`;
+
+const CONTENT_TYPE_BRANCH_REQUEST =
+  "application/vnd.scmm-branchRequest+json;v=2";
+
 // Fetching branches
 
 export function fetchBranches(repository: Repository) {
@@ -44,10 +61,7 @@ export function fetchBranches(repository: Repository) {
   };
 }
 
-export function fetchBranch(
-  repository: Repository,
-  name: string
-) {
+export function fetchBranch(repository: Repository, name: string) {
   let link = repository._links.branches.href;
   if (!link.endsWith("/")) {
     link += "/";
@@ -69,26 +83,85 @@ export function fetchBranch(
   };
 }
 
+// create branch
+
+export function createBranch(
+  link: string,
+  repository: Repository,
+  branchRequest: BranchRequest,
+  callback?: (branch: Branch) => void
+) {
+  return function(dispatch: any) {
+    dispatch(createBranchPending(repository));
+    return apiClient
+      .post(link, branchRequest, CONTENT_TYPE_BRANCH_REQUEST)
+      .then(response => response.headers.get("Location"))
+      .then(location => apiClient.get(location))
+      .then(response => response.json())
+      .then(branch => {
+        dispatch(createBranchSuccess(repository));
+        if (callback) {
+          callback(branch);
+        }
+      })
+      .catch(error => dispatch(createBranchFailure(repository, error)));
+  };
+}
+
 // Selectors
 
-export function getBranches(state: Object, repository: Repository) {
-  const key = createKey(repository);
-  if (state.branches[key]) {
-    return state.branches[key];
-  }
-  return null;
+function collectBranches(repoState) {
+  return repoState.list._embedded.branches.map(
+    name => repoState.byName[name]
+  );
 }
 
+const memoizedBranchCollector = memoizeOne(collectBranches);
+
+export function getBranches(state: Object, repository: Repository) {
+  const repoState = getRepoState(state, repository);
+  if (repoState && repoState.list) {
+    return memoizedBranchCollector(repoState);
+  }
+}
+
+export function getBranchCreateLink(state: Object, repository: Repository) {
+  const repoState = getRepoState(state, repository);
+  if (repoState && repoState.list && repoState.list._links && repoState.list._links.create) {
+    return repoState.list._links.create.href;
+  }
+}
+
+function getRepoState(state: Object, repository: Repository) {
+  const key = createKey(repository);
+  const repoState = state.branches[key];
+  if (repoState && repoState.byName) {
+    return repoState;
+  }
+}
+
+export const isPermittedToCreateBranches = (
+  state: Object,
+  repository: Repository
+): boolean => {
+  const repoState = getRepoState(state, repository);
+  return !!(
+    repoState &&
+    repoState.list &&
+    repoState.list._links &&
+    repoState.list._links.create
+  );
+};
+
 export function getBranch(
   state: Object,
   repository: Repository,
   name: string
 ): ?Branch {
-  const key = createKey(repository);
-  if (state.branches[key]) {
-    return state.branches[key].find((b: Branch) => b.name === name);
+  const repoState = getRepoState(state, repository);
+  if (repoState) {
+    return repoState.byName[name];
   }
-  return null;
 }
 
 // Action creators
@@ -103,14 +176,6 @@ export function getFetchBranchesFailure(state: Object, repository: Repository) {
   return getFailure(state, FETCH_BRANCHES, createKey(repository));
 }
 
-export function isFetchBranchPending(state: Object, repository: Repository, name: string) {
-  return isPending(state, FETCH_BRANCH, createKey(repository) + "/" + name);
-}
-
-export function getFetchBranchFailure(state: Object, repository: Repository, name: string) {
-  return getFailure(state, FETCH_BRANCH, createKey(repository) + "/" + name);
-}
-
 export function fetchBranchesPending(repository: Repository) {
   return {
     type: FETCH_BRANCHES_PENDING,
@@ -135,6 +200,65 @@ export function fetchBranchesFailure(repository: Repository, error: Error) {
   };
 }
 
+export function isCreateBranchPending(state: Object, repository: Repository) {
+  return isPending(state, CREATE_BRANCH, createKey(repository));
+}
+
+export function getCreateBranchFailure(state: Object) {
+  return getFailure(state, CREATE_BRANCH);
+}
+
+export function createBranchPending(repository: Repository): Action {
+  return {
+    type: CREATE_BRANCH_PENDING,
+    payload: { repository },
+    itemId: createKey(repository)
+  };
+}
+
+export function createBranchSuccess(repository: Repository): Action {
+  return {
+    type: CREATE_BRANCH_SUCCESS,
+    payload: { repository },
+    itemId: createKey(repository)
+  };
+}
+
+export function createBranchFailure(
+  repository: Repository,
+  error: Error
+): Action {
+  return {
+    type: CREATE_BRANCH_FAILURE,
+    payload: { repository, error },
+    itemId: createKey(repository)
+  };
+}
+
+export function createBranchReset(repository: Repository): Action {
+  return {
+    type: CREATE_BRANCH_RESET,
+    payload: { repository },
+    itemId: createKey(repository)
+  };
+}
+
+export function isFetchBranchPending(
+  state: Object,
+  repository: Repository,
+  name: string
+) {
+  return isPending(state, FETCH_BRANCH, createKey(repository) + "/" + name);
+}
+
+export function getFetchBranchFailure(
+  state: Object,
+  repository: Repository,
+  name: string
+) {
+  return getFailure(state, FETCH_BRANCH, createKey(repository) + "/" + name);
+}
+
 export function fetchBranchPending(
   repository: Repository,
   name: string
@@ -171,58 +295,61 @@ export function fetchBranchFailure(
 
 // Reducers
 
-function extractBranchesFromPayload(payload: any) {
-  if (payload._embedded && payload._embedded.branches) {
-    return payload._embedded.branches;
-  }
-  return [];
-}
+const reduceByBranchesSuccess = (state, payload) => {
+  const repository = payload.repository;
+  const response = payload.data;
 
-function reduceBranchSuccess(state, repositoryName, newBranch) {
-  const newBranches = [];
-  // we do not use filter, because we try to keep the current order
-  let found = false;
-  for (const branch of state[repositoryName] || []) {
-    if (branch.name === newBranch.name) {
-      newBranches.push(newBranch);
-      found = true;
-    } else {
-      newBranches.push(branch);
+  const key = createKey(repository);
+  const repoState = state[key] || {};
+  const byName = repoState.byName || {};
+  repoState.byName = byName;
+
+  const branches = response._embedded.branches;
+  const names = branches.map(b => b.name);
+  response._embedded.branches = names;
+  for (let branch of branches) {
+    byName[branch.name] = branch;
+  }
+  return {
+    [key]: {
+      list: response,
+      byName
     }
-  }
-  if (!found) {
-    newBranches.push(newBranch);
-  }
-  return newBranches;
-}
+  };
+};
 
-type State = { [string]: Branch[] };
+const reduceByBranchSuccess = (state, payload) => {
+  const repository = payload.repository;
+  const branch = payload.branch;
+
+  const key = createKey(repository);
+
+  const repoState = state[key] || {};
+
+  const byName = repoState.byName || {};
+  byName[branch.name] = branch;
+
+  repoState.byName = byName;
+
+  return {
+    ...state,
+    [key]: repoState
+  };
+};
 
 export default function reducer(
-  state: State = {},
+  state: {} = {},
   action: Action = { type: "UNKNOWN" }
-): State {
+): Object {
   if (!action.payload) {
     return state;
   }
   const payload = action.payload;
   switch (action.type) {
     case FETCH_BRANCHES_SUCCESS:
-      const key = createKey(payload.repository);
-      return {
-        ...state,
-        [key]: extractBranchesFromPayload(payload.data)
-      };
+      return reduceByBranchesSuccess(state, payload);
     case FETCH_BRANCH_SUCCESS:
-      if (!action.payload.repository || !action.payload.branch) {
-        return state;
-      }
-      const newBranch = action.payload.branch;
-      const repositoryName = createKey(action.payload.repository);
-      return {
-        ...state,
-        [repositoryName]: reduceBranchSuccess(state, repositoryName, newBranch)
-      };
+      return reduceByBranchSuccess(state, payload);
     default:
       return state;
   }
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/modules/branches.test.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/modules/branches.test.js
index 99c9bba60a..3d2b69dce4 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/modules/branches.test.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/modules/branches.test.js
@@ -9,13 +9,21 @@ import reducer, {
   FETCH_BRANCH_PENDING,
   FETCH_BRANCH_SUCCESS,
   FETCH_BRANCH_FAILURE,
+  CREATE_BRANCH,
+  CREATE_BRANCH_FAILURE,
+  CREATE_BRANCH_PENDING,
+  CREATE_BRANCH_SUCCESS,
   fetchBranches,
   fetchBranch,
   fetchBranchSuccess,
   getBranch,
   getBranches,
   getFetchBranchesFailure,
-  isFetchBranchesPending
+  isFetchBranchesPending,
+  createBranch,
+  isCreateBranchPending,
+  getCreateBranchFailure,
+  isPermittedToCreateBranches
 } from "./branches";
 
 const namespace = "foo";
@@ -34,6 +42,8 @@ const repository = {
 const branch1 = { name: "branch1", revision: "revision1" };
 const branch2 = { name: "branch2", revision: "revision2" };
 const branch3 = { name: "branch3", revision: "revision3" };
+const branchRequest = { name: "newBranch", source: "master" };
+const newBranch = { name: "newBranch", revision: "rev3" };
 
 describe("branches", () => {
   describe("fetch branches", () => {
@@ -119,12 +129,84 @@ describe("branches", () => {
         expect(actions[1].payload).toBeDefined();
       });
     });
+
+    it("should create a branch successfully", () => {
+      //branchrequest answer
+      fetchMock.postOnce(URL, {
+        status: 201,
+        headers: {
+          location: URL + "/newBranch"
+        }
+      });
+
+      //branch answer
+      fetchMock.getOnce(URL + "/newBranch", newBranch);
+
+      const store = mockStore({});
+      return store
+        .dispatch(createBranch(URL, repository, branchRequest))
+        .then(() => {
+          const actions = store.getActions();
+          expect(actions[0].type).toEqual(CREATE_BRANCH_PENDING);
+          expect(actions[1].type).toEqual(CREATE_BRANCH_SUCCESS);
+        });
+    });
+
+    it("should call the callback with the branch from the location header", () => {
+      //branchrequest answer
+      fetchMock.postOnce(URL, {
+        status: 201,
+        headers: {
+          location: URL + "/newBranch"
+        }
+      });
+
+      //branch answer
+      fetchMock.getOnce(URL + "/newBranch", newBranch);
+
+      const store = mockStore({});
+
+      let receivedBranch = null;
+
+      const callback = branch => {
+        receivedBranch = branch;
+      };
+
+      return store
+        .dispatch(createBranch(URL, repository, branchRequest, callback))
+        .then(() => {
+          expect(receivedBranch).toEqual(newBranch);
+        });
+    });
+
+    it("should fail creating a branch on HTTP 500", () => {
+      fetchMock.postOnce(URL, {
+        status: 500
+      });
+
+      const store = mockStore({});
+      return store
+        .dispatch(createBranch(URL, repository, branchRequest))
+        .then(() => {
+          const actions = store.getActions();
+          expect(actions[0].type).toEqual(CREATE_BRANCH_PENDING);
+          expect(actions[1].type).toEqual(CREATE_BRANCH_FAILURE);
+        });
+    });
   });
 
   describe("branches reducer", () => {
     const branches = {
       _embedded: {
         branches: [branch1, branch2]
+      },
+      _links: {
+        self: {
+          href: "/self"
+        },
+        create: {
+          href: "/create"
+        }
       }
     };
     const action = {
@@ -135,81 +217,94 @@ describe("branches", () => {
       }
     };
 
-    it("should update state according to successful fetch", () => {
+    it("should store the branches", () => {
       const newState = reducer({}, action);
-      expect(newState).toBeDefined();
-      expect(newState[key]).toBeDefined();
-      expect(newState[key]).toContain(branch1);
-      expect(newState[key]).toContain(branch2);
+      const repoState = newState["foo/bar"];
+
+      expect(repoState.list._links.create.href).toEqual("/create");
+      expect(repoState.list._embedded.branches).toEqual(["branch1", "branch2"]);
+
+      expect(repoState.byName.branch1).toEqual(branch1);
+      expect(repoState.byName.branch2).toEqual(branch2);
     });
 
-    it("should not delete existing branches from state", () => {
-      const oldState = {
-        "hitchhiker/heartOfGold": [branch3]
+    it("should store a single branch", () => {
+      const newState = reducer({}, fetchBranchSuccess(repository, branch1));
+      const repoState = newState["foo/bar"];
+
+      expect(repoState.list).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(repoState.byName.branch1).toEqual(branch1);
+    });
+
+    it("should add a single branch", () => {
+      const state = {
+        "foo/bar": {
+          list: {
+            _links: {},
+            _embedded: {
+              branches: ["branch1"]
+            }
+          },
+          byName: {
+            branch1: branch1
+          }
+        }
       };
-      const newState = reducer(oldState, action);
-      expect(newState[key]).toContain(branch1);
-      expect(newState[key]).toContain(branch2);
-      expect(newState["hitchhiker/heartOfGold"]).toContain(branch3);
+      const newState = reducer(state, fetchBranchSuccess(repository, branch2));
+      const repoState = newState["foo/bar"];
+      const byName = repoState.byName;
+
+      expect(repoState.list._embedded.branches).toEqual(["branch1"]);
+      expect(byName.branch1).toEqual(branch1);
+      expect(byName.branch2).toEqual(branch2);
     });
 
-    it("should update state according to FETCH_BRANCH_SUCCESS action", () => {
-      const newState = reducer({}, fetchBranchSuccess(repository, branch3));
-      expect(newState["foo/bar"]).toEqual([branch3]);
-    });
-
-    it("should not delete existing branch from state", () => {
-      const oldState = {
-        "foo/bar": [branch1]
+    it("should not overwrite non related repositories", () => {
+      const state = {
+        "scm/core": {
+          byName: {
+            branch1: branch1
+          }
+        }
       };
-      const newState = reducer(
-        oldState,
-        fetchBranchSuccess(repository, branch2)
-      );
-      expect(newState["foo/bar"]).toEqual([branch1, branch2]);
+      const newState = reducer(state, fetchBranchSuccess(repository, branch1));
+      const byName = newState["scm/core"].byName;
+
+      expect(byName.branch1).toEqual(branch1);
     });
 
-    it("should update required branch from state", () => {
-      const oldState = {
-        "foo/bar": [branch1]
+    it("should overwrite existing branch", () => {
+      const state = {
+        "foo/bar": {
+          byName: {
+            branch1: {
+              name: "branch1",
+              revision: "xyz"
+            }
+          }
+        }
       };
-      const newBranch1 = { name: "branch1", revision: "revision2" };
-      const newState = reducer(
-        oldState,
-        fetchBranchSuccess(repository, newBranch1)
-      );
-      expect(newState["foo/bar"]).toEqual([newBranch1]);
+      const newState = reducer(state, fetchBranchSuccess(repository, branch1));
+      const byName = newState["foo/bar"].byName;
+
+      expect(byName.branch1.revision).toEqual("revision1");
     });
 
-    it("should update required branch from state and keeps old repo", () => {
-      const oldState = {
-        "ns/one": [branch1]
+    it("should not overwrite existing branches", () => {
+      const state = {
+        "foo/bar": {
+          byName: {
+            branch1,
+            branch2,
+            branch3
+          }
+        }
       };
-      const newState = reducer(
-        oldState,
-        fetchBranchSuccess(repository, branch3)
-      );
-      expect(newState["ns/one"]).toEqual([branch1]);
-      expect(newState["foo/bar"]).toEqual([branch3]);
-    });
 
-    it("should return the oldState, if action has no payload", () => {
-      const state = {};
-      const newState = reducer(state, { type: FETCH_BRANCH_SUCCESS });
-      expect(newState).toBe(state);
-    });
-
-    it("should return the oldState, if payload has no branch", () => {
-      const action = {
-        type: FETCH_BRANCH_SUCCESS,
-        payload: {
-          repository
-        },
-        itemId: "foo/bar/"
-      };
-      const state = {};
       const newState = reducer(state, action);
-      expect(newState).toBe(state);
+      expect(newState["foo/bar"].byName.branch1).toEqual(branch1);
+      expect(newState["foo/bar"].byName.branch2).toEqual(branch2);
+      expect(newState["foo/bar"].byName.branch3).toEqual(branch3);
     });
   });
 
@@ -218,7 +313,18 @@ describe("branches", () => {
 
     const state = {
       branches: {
-        [key]: [branch1, branch2]
+        "foo/bar": {
+          list: {
+            _links: {},
+            _embedded: {
+              branches: ["branch1", "branch2"]
+            }
+          },
+          byName: {
+            branch1: branch1,
+            branch2: branch2
+          }
+        }
       }
     };
 
@@ -245,9 +351,34 @@ describe("branches", () => {
       expect(one).toBe(two);
     });
 
-    it("should return null, if no branches for the repository available", () => {
+    it("should not return cached reference, if branches have changed", () => {
+      const one = getBranches(state, repository);
+      const newState = {
+        branches: {
+          "foo/bar": {
+            list: {
+              _links: {},
+              _embedded: {
+                branches: ["branch2", "branch3"]
+              }
+            },
+            byName: {
+              branch2,
+              branch3
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      };
+      const two = getBranches(newState, repository);
+      expect(one).not.toBe(two);
+      expect(two).not.toContain(branch1);
+      expect(two).toContain(branch2);
+      expect(two).toContain(branch3);
+    });
+
+    it("should return undefined, if no branches for the repository available", () => {
       const branches = getBranches({ branches: {} }, repository);
-      expect(branches).toBeNull();
+      expect(branches).toBeUndefined();
     });
 
     it("should return single branch by name", () => {
@@ -266,6 +397,32 @@ describe("branches", () => {
       expect(branch).toBeUndefined();
     });
 
+    it("should return true if the branches list contains the create link", () => {
+      const stateWithLink = {
+        branches: {
+          "foo/bar": {
+            ...state.branches["foo/bar"],
+            list: {
+              ...state.branches["foo/bar"].list,
+              _links: {
+                create: {
+                  href: "http://create-it"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      };
+
+      const permitted = isPermittedToCreateBranches(stateWithLink, repository);
+      expect(permitted).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it("should return false if the create link is missing", () => {
+      const permitted = isPermittedToCreateBranches(state, repository);
+      expect(permitted).toBe(false);
+    });
+
     it("should return error if fetching branches failed", () => {
       const state = {
         failure: {
@@ -279,5 +436,36 @@ describe("branches", () => {
     it("should return false if fetching branches did not fail", () => {
       expect(getFetchBranchesFailure({}, repository)).toBeUndefined();
     });
+
+    it("should return true if create branch is pending", () => {
+      const state = {
+        pending: {
+          [CREATE_BRANCH + "/foo/bar"]: true
+        }
+      };
+      expect(isCreateBranchPending(state, repository)).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it("should return false if create branch is not pending", () => {
+      const state = {
+        pending: {
+          [CREATE_BRANCH + "/foo/bar"]: false
+        }
+      };
+      expect(isCreateBranchPending(state, repository)).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it("should return error when create branch did fail", () => {
+      const state = {
+        failure: {
+          [CREATE_BRANCH]: error
+        }
+      };
+      expect(getCreateBranchFailure(state)).toEqual(error);
+    });
+
+    it("should return undefined when create branch did not fail", () => {
+      expect(getCreateBranchFailure({})).toBe(undefined);
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/scm-ui/yarn.lock b/scm-ui/yarn.lock
index 4440b28f6c..3986930a35 100644
--- a/scm-ui/yarn.lock
+++ b/scm-ui/yarn.lock
@@ -701,7 +701,6 @@
 "@scm-manager/ui-bundler@^0.0.27":
   version "0.0.27"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@scm-manager/ui-bundler/-/ui-bundler-0.0.27.tgz#3ed2c7826780b9a1a9ea90464332640cfb5d54b5"
-  integrity sha512-cBU1xq6gDy1Vw9AGOzsR763+JmBeraTaC/KQfxT3I6XyZJ2brIfG1m5QYcAcHWvDxq3mYMogpI5rfShw14L4/w==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/core" "^7.0.0"
     "@babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties" "^7.0.0"
@@ -5670,6 +5669,10 @@ memoize-one@^4.0.0:
   version "4.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/memoize-one/-/memoize-one-4.0.3.tgz#cdfdd942853f1a1b4c71c5336b8c49da0bf0273c"
 
+memoize-one@^5.0.4:
+  version "5.0.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/memoize-one/-/memoize-one-5.0.4.tgz#005928aced5c43d890a4dfab18ca908b0ec92cbc"
+
 memoizee@0.4.X:
   version "0.4.14"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/memoizee/-/memoizee-0.4.14.tgz#07a00f204699f9a95c2d9e77218271c7cd610d57"
@@ -6832,6 +6835,14 @@ qs@~6.5.1, qs@~6.5.2:
   version "6.5.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/qs/-/qs-6.5.2.tgz#cb3ae806e8740444584ef154ce8ee98d403f3e36"
 
+query-string@5:
+  version "5.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/query-string/-/query-string-5.1.1.tgz#a78c012b71c17e05f2e3fa2319dd330682efb3cb"
+  dependencies:
+    decode-uri-component "^0.2.0"
+    object-assign "^4.1.0"
+    strict-uri-encode "^1.0.0"
+
 querystring-es3@~0.2.0:
   version "0.2.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/querystring-es3/-/querystring-es3-0.2.1.tgz#9ec61f79049875707d69414596fd907a4d711e73"
@@ -6921,6 +6932,15 @@ react-dom@^16.4.2:
     prop-types "^15.6.2"
     schedule "^0.5.0"
 
+react-dom@^16.8.6:
+  version "16.8.6"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-dom/-/react-dom-16.8.6.tgz#71d6303f631e8b0097f56165ef608f051ff6e10f"
+  dependencies:
+    loose-envify "^1.1.0"
+    object-assign "^4.1.1"
+    prop-types "^15.6.2"
+    scheduler "^0.13.6"
+
 react-i18next@^7.9.0:
   version "7.13.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-i18next/-/react-i18next-7.13.0.tgz#a6f64fd749215ec70400f90da6cbde2a9c5b1588"
@@ -7051,6 +7071,15 @@ react@^16.4.2:
     prop-types "^15.6.2"
     schedule "^0.5.0"
 
+react@^16.8.6:
+  version "16.8.6"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react/-/react-16.8.6.tgz#ad6c3a9614fd3a4e9ef51117f54d888da01f2bbe"
+  dependencies:
+    loose-envify "^1.1.0"
+    object-assign "^4.1.1"
+    prop-types "^15.6.2"
+    scheduler "^0.13.6"
+
 read-cache@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/read-cache/-/read-cache-1.0.0.tgz#e664ef31161166c9751cdbe8dbcf86b5fb58f774"
@@ -7563,6 +7592,13 @@ schedule@^0.5.0:
   dependencies:
     object-assign "^4.1.1"
 
+scheduler@^0.13.6:
+  version "0.13.6"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/scheduler/-/scheduler-0.13.6.tgz#466a4ec332467b31a91b9bf74e5347072e4cd889"
+  dependencies:
+    loose-envify "^1.1.0"
+    object-assign "^4.1.1"
+
 scss-tokenizer@^0.2.3:
   version "0.2.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/scss-tokenizer/-/scss-tokenizer-0.2.3.tgz#8eb06db9a9723333824d3f5530641149847ce5d1"
@@ -7991,6 +8027,10 @@ stream-throttle@^0.1.3:
     commander "^2.2.0"
     limiter "^1.0.5"
 
+strict-uri-encode@^1.0.0:
+  version "1.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/strict-uri-encode/-/strict-uri-encode-1.1.0.tgz#279b225df1d582b1f54e65addd4352e18faa0713"
+
 string-length@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/string-length/-/string-length-2.0.0.tgz#d40dbb686a3ace960c1cffca562bf2c45f8363ed"