diff --git a/src/__phutil_library_map__.php b/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
index 5ca6db4847..513ab86945 100644
--- a/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
+++ b/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
@@ -2018,6 +2018,7 @@ phutil_register_library_map(array(
     'PonderVote' => 'applications/ponder/constants/PonderVote.php',
     'PonderVoteEditor' => 'applications/ponder/editor/PonderVoteEditor.php',
     'PonderVoteSaveController' => 'applications/ponder/controller/PonderVoteSaveController.php',
+    'ProjectCapabilityCreateProjects' => 'applications/project/capability/ProjectCapabilityCreateProjects.php',
     'ProjectRemarkupRule' => 'applications/project/remarkup/ProjectRemarkupRule.php',
     'QueryFormattingTestCase' => 'infrastructure/storage/__tests__/QueryFormattingTestCase.php',
     'ReleephAuthorFieldSpecification' => 'applications/releeph/field/specification/ReleephAuthorFieldSpecification.php',
@@ -4309,6 +4310,7 @@ phutil_register_library_map(array(
     'PonderVote' => 'PonderConstants',
     'PonderVoteEditor' => 'PhabricatorEditor',
     'PonderVoteSaveController' => 'PonderController',
+    'ProjectCapabilityCreateProjects' => 'PhabricatorPolicyCapability',
     'ProjectRemarkupRule' => 'PhabricatorRemarkupRuleObject',
     'QueryFormattingTestCase' => 'PhabricatorTestCase',
     'ReleephAuthorFieldSpecification' => 'ReleephFieldSpecification',
diff --git a/src/applications/project/application/PhabricatorApplicationProject.php b/src/applications/project/application/PhabricatorApplicationProject.php
index 9ef71d2a6b..22d8faa7f1 100644
--- a/src/applications/project/application/PhabricatorApplicationProject.php
+++ b/src/applications/project/application/PhabricatorApplicationProject.php
@@ -49,4 +49,11 @@ final class PhabricatorApplicationProject extends PhabricatorApplication {
     );
   }
 
+  protected function getCustomCapabilities() {
+    return array(
+      ProjectCapabilityCreateProjects::CAPABILITY => array(
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/applications/project/capability/ProjectCapabilityCreateProjects.php b/src/applications/project/capability/ProjectCapabilityCreateProjects.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b46f40b749
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/applications/project/capability/ProjectCapabilityCreateProjects.php
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?php
+
+final class ProjectCapabilityCreateProjects
+  extends PhabricatorPolicyCapability {
+
+  const CAPABILITY = 'project.create';
+
+  public function getCapabilityKey() {
+    return self::CAPABILITY;
+  }
+
+  public function getCapabilityName() {
+    return pht('Can Create Projects');
+  }
+
+  public function describeCapabilityRejection() {
+    return pht('You do not have permission to create new projects.');
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectController.php b/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectController.php
index 1c6810e4b0..a50d0afedf 100644
--- a/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectController.php
+++ b/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectController.php
@@ -24,11 +24,16 @@ abstract class PhabricatorProjectController extends PhabricatorController {
   public function buildApplicationCrumbs() {
     $crumbs = parent::buildApplicationCrumbs();
 
+    $can_create = $this->hasApplicationCapability(
+      ProjectCapabilityCreateProjects::CAPABILITY);
+
     $crumbs->addAction(
       id(new PHUIListItemView())
         ->setName(pht('Create Project'))
         ->setHref($this->getApplicationURI('create/'))
-        ->setIcon('create'));
+        ->setIcon('create')
+        ->setWorkflow(!$can_create)
+        ->setDisabled(!$can_create));
 
     return $crumbs;
   }
diff --git a/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectCreateController.php b/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectCreateController.php
index 137c1ae086..9c3b214101 100644
--- a/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectCreateController.php
+++ b/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectCreateController.php
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ final class PhabricatorProjectCreateController
     $request = $this->getRequest();
     $user = $request->getUser();
 
+    $this->requireApplicationCapability(
+      ProjectCapabilityCreateProjects::CAPABILITY);
+
     $project = new PhabricatorProject();
     $project->setAuthorPHID($user->getPHID());
     $project->attachMemberPHIDs(array());