diff --git a/gerrit-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/change/ChangeIT.java b/gerrit-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/change/ChangeIT.java
index 2f66b7db28..dbe828e39d 100644
--- a/gerrit-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/change/ChangeIT.java
+++ b/gerrit-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/change/ChangeIT.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.ResourceConflictException;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestApiException;
 
 import org.eclipse.jgit.api.errors.GitAPIException;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Constants;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -110,4 +111,19 @@ public class ChangeIT extends AbstractDaemonTest {
         .id("p~master~" + r.getChangeId())
         .addReviewer(in);
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void createEmptyChange() throws RestApiException {
+    ChangeInfo in = new ChangeInfo();
+    in.branch = Constants.MASTER;
+    in.subject = "Create a change from the API";
+    in.project = project.get();
+    ChangeInfo info = gApi
+        .changes()
+        .create(in)
+        .get();
+    assertEquals(in.project, info.project);
+    assertEquals(in.branch, info.branch);
+    assertEquals(in.subject, info.subject);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/gerrit-extension-api/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/api/changes/Changes.java b/gerrit-extension-api/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/api/changes/Changes.java
index 76fd0f10cf..ecf0d9e120 100644
--- a/gerrit-extension-api/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/api/changes/Changes.java
+++ b/gerrit-extension-api/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/api/changes/Changes.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ public interface Changes {
   ChangeApi id(String triplet) throws RestApiException;
   ChangeApi id(String project, String branch, String id)
       throws RestApiException;
+  ChangeApi create(ChangeInfo in) throws RestApiException;
 
   /**
    * Shorthand for {@link #query(QueryParameter)} without any conditions (i.e. lists all changes).
@@ -113,6 +114,11 @@ public interface Changes {
       throw new NotImplementedException();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public ChangeApi create(ChangeInfo in) throws RestApiException {
+      throw new NotImplementedException();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public List<ChangeInfo> query() throws RestApiException {
       throw new NotImplementedException();
diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/api/changes/ChangesImpl.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/api/changes/ChangesImpl.java
index 27493dd894..976228fc6d 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/api/changes/ChangesImpl.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/api/changes/ChangesImpl.java
@@ -18,22 +18,32 @@ import com.google.common.base.Joiner;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.changes.ChangeApi;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.changes.Changes;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.common.ChangeInfo;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.IdString;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestApiException;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.TopLevelResource;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.Url;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.change.ChangeJson;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.change.ChangesCollection;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.change.CreateChange;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.project.InvalidChangeOperationException;
 import com.google.gwtorm.server.OrmException;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+
 class ChangesImpl extends Changes.NotImplemented implements Changes {
   private final ChangesCollection changes;
   private final ChangeApiImpl.Factory api;
+  private final CreateChange.Factory createChangeFactory;
 
   @Inject
-  ChangesImpl(ChangesCollection changes, ChangeApiImpl.Factory api) {
+  ChangesImpl(ChangesCollection changes,
+      ChangeApiImpl.Factory api,
+      CreateChange.Factory createChangeFactory) {
     this.changes = changes;
     this.api = api;
+    this.createChangeFactory = createChangeFactory;
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -60,4 +70,16 @@ class ChangesImpl extends Changes.NotImplemented implements Changes {
       throw new RestApiException("Cannot parse change", e);
     }
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public ChangeApi create(ChangeInfo in) throws RestApiException {
+    try {
+      ChangeJson.ChangeInfo out = createChangeFactory.create().apply(
+          TopLevelResource.INSTANCE, in).value();
+      return api.create(changes.parse(TopLevelResource.INSTANCE,
+          IdString.fromUrl(out.changeId)));
+    } catch (OrmException | IOException | InvalidChangeOperationException e) {
+      throw new RestApiException("Cannot create change", e);
+    }
+  }
 }