diff --git a/chronograf.go b/chronograf.go
index cbf128eac..63cf80dde 100644
--- a/chronograf.go
+++ b/chronograf.go
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ type Databases interface {
   // All lists all databases
   AllDB(context.Context) ([]Database, error)
 	Connect(context.Context, *Source) error
+	CreateDB(context.Context, db *chronograf.Database) (*chronograf.Database, error)
 }
 
 // DashboardID is the dashboard ID
diff --git a/influx/databases.go b/influx/databases.go
index d33863249..e3b29a194 100644
--- a/influx/databases.go
+++ b/influx/databases.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package influx
 import (
   "encoding/json"
   "context"
+  "fmt"
 
   "github.com/influxdata/chronograf"
 )
@@ -16,6 +17,19 @@ func (c *Client) AllDB(ctx context.Context) ([]chronograf.Database, error) {
   return databases, nil
 }
 
+func (c *Client) CreateDB(ctx context.Context, db *chronograf.Database) (*chronograf.Database, error) {
+  _, err := c.Query(ctx, chronograf.Query{
+    Command: fmt.Sprintf(`CREATE DATABASE "%s"`, db.Name),
+  })
+  if err != nil {
+    return nil, err
+  }
+
+  res := &chronograf.Database{Name: db.Name}
+
+  return res, nil
+}
+
 func (c *Client) showDatabases(ctx context.Context) ([]chronograf.Database, error) {
   res, err := c.Query(ctx, chronograf.Query{
     Command: `SHOW DATABASES`,
diff --git a/server/databases.go b/server/databases.go
index 1c51aa93f..3346acaf6 100644
--- a/server/databases.go
+++ b/server/databases.go
@@ -65,3 +65,37 @@ func (h *Service) GetDatabases(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	encodeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, res, h.Logger)
 }
+
+func (h *Service) NewDatabase(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	ctx := r.Context()
+
+	srcID, err := paramID("id", r)
+	if err != nil {
+		Error(w, http.StatusUnprocessableEntity, err.Error(), h.Logger)
+		return
+	}
+
+	src, err := h.SourcesStore.Get(ctx, srcID)
+	if err != nil {
+		notFound(w, srcID, h.Logger)
+		return
+	}
+
+	db := h.Databases
+
+	if err = db.Connect(ctx, &src); err != nil {
+		msg := fmt.Sprintf("Unable to connect to source %d: %v", srcID, err)
+		Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, msg, h.Logger)
+		return
+	}
+
+  // need to pass database object from POST
+	database, err := db.CreateDB(ctx, )
+	if err != nil {
+		Error(w, http.StatusBadRequest, err.Error(), h.Logger)
+		return
+	}
+
+	res := dbResponse{Name: database.Name}
+	encodeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, res, h.Logger)
+}
diff --git a/server/mux.go b/server/mux.go
index d50368b90..bb788459c 100644
--- a/server/mux.go
+++ b/server/mux.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func NewMux(opts MuxOpts, service Service) http.Handler {
 
 	// Databases
 	router.GET("/chronograf/v1/sources/:id/dbs", service.GetDatabases)
-	// router.POST("/chronograf/v1/sources/:id/dbs", service.NewDatabase)
+	router.POST("/chronograf/v1/sources/:id/dbs", service.NewDatabase)
 	//
 	// router.DELETE("/chronograf/v1/sources/:id/dbs/:did", service.DropDatabase)
 	//