diff --git a/lib/api/projects.rb b/lib/api/projects.rb
index eb23641c605d..7ac2fd4a2491 100644
--- a/lib/api/projects.rb
+++ b/lib/api/projects.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,27 @@ class Projects < Grape::API
         present user_project, with: Entities::Project
       end
 
+      # Create new project
+      #
+      # Parameters:
+      #   name (required) - name for new project
+      #   code (optional) - code for new project, if not set used name
+      #   path (optional) - oath for new project, if not set used name
+      # Example Request
+      #   POST /projects
+      post do
+        project = {}
+        project[:name] = params[:name]
+        project[:code] = params[:code] || project[:name]
+        project[:path] = params[:path] || project[:name]
+        @project = Project.create_by_user(project, current_user)
+        if @project.saved?
+          present @project, with: Entities::Project
+        else
+          error!({'message' => '404 Not found'}, 404)
+        end
+      end
+
       # Get a project repository branches
       #
       # Parameters:
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/projects_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/projects_spec.rb
index 0cbc12af53bb..cc6843ccb661 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/projects_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/projects_spec.rb
@@ -25,6 +25,43 @@
     end
   end
 
+  describe "POST /projects" do
+    it "should create new project without code and path" do
+      lambda {
+        name = "foo"
+        post api("/projects", user), {
+          name: name
+        }
+        response.status.should == 201
+        json_response["name"].should == name
+        json_response["code"].should == name
+        json_response["path"].should == name
+      }.should change{Project.count}.by(1)
+    end
+    it "should create new project" do
+      lambda {
+        name = "foo"
+        path = "bar"
+        code = "bazz"
+        post api("/projects", user), {
+          code: code,
+          path: path,
+          name: name
+        }
+        response.status.should == 201
+        json_response["name"].should == name
+        json_response["path"].should == path
+        json_response["code"].should == code
+      }.should change{Project.count}.by(1)
+    end
+    it "should not create project without name" do
+        lambda {
+          post api("/projects", user)
+          response.status.should == 404
+        }.should_not change{Project.count}
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "GET /projects/:id" do
     it "should return a project by id" do
       get api("/projects/#{project.id}", user)