diff --git a/agent/http_oss.go b/agent/http_oss.go
index 28ece14ae..61bef8d2a 100644
--- a/agent/http_oss.go
+++ b/agent/http_oss.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func init() {
 	registerEndpoint("/v1/catalog/services", []string{"GET"}, (*HTTPServer).CatalogServices)
 	registerEndpoint("/v1/catalog/service/", []string{"GET"}, (*HTTPServer).CatalogServiceNodes)
 	registerEndpoint("/v1/catalog/node/", []string{"GET"}, (*HTTPServer).CatalogNodeServices)
-	registerEndpoint("/v1/connect/intentions", []string{"GET"}, (*HTTPServer).IntentionList)
+	registerEndpoint("/v1/connect/intentions", []string{"GET", "POST"}, (*HTTPServer).IntentionList)
 	registerEndpoint("/v1/coordinate/datacenters", []string{"GET"}, (*HTTPServer).CoordinateDatacenters)
 	registerEndpoint("/v1/coordinate/nodes", []string{"GET"}, (*HTTPServer).CoordinateNodes)
 	registerEndpoint("/v1/coordinate/node/", []string{"GET"}, (*HTTPServer).CoordinateNode)
diff --git a/agent/intentions_endpoint.go b/agent/intentions_endpoint.go
index 0cdd0dc43..62340e7e7 100644
--- a/agent/intentions_endpoint.go
+++ b/agent/intentions_endpoint.go
@@ -1,16 +1,29 @@
 package agent
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/structs"
 )
 
-// /v1/connect/intentions
-func (s *HTTPServer) IntentionList(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
-	if req.Method != "GET" {
-		return nil, MethodNotAllowedError{req.Method, []string{"GET"}}
+// /v1/connection/intentions
+func (s *HTTPServer) IntentionEndpoint(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
+	switch req.Method {
+	case "GET":
+		return s.IntentionList(resp, req)
+
+	case "POST":
+		return s.IntentionCreate(resp, req)
+
+	default:
+		return nil, MethodNotAllowedError{req.Method, []string{"GET", "POST"}}
 	}
+}
+
+// GET /v1/connect/intentions
+func (s *HTTPServer) IntentionList(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
+	// Method is tested in IntentionEndpoint
 
 	var args structs.DCSpecificRequest
 	if done := s.parse(resp, req, &args.Datacenter, &args.QueryOptions); done {
@@ -28,3 +41,29 @@ func (s *HTTPServer) IntentionList(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request)
 	}
 	return reply.Intentions, nil
 }
+
+// POST /v1/connect/intentions
+func (s *HTTPServer) IntentionCreate(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
+	// Method is tested in IntentionEndpoint
+
+	args := structs.IntentionRequest{
+		Op: structs.IntentionOpCreate,
+	}
+	s.parseDC(req, &args.Datacenter)
+	s.parseToken(req, &args.Token)
+	if err := decodeBody(req, &args.Intention, nil); err != nil {
+		resp.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
+		fmt.Fprintf(resp, "Request decode failed: %v", err)
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	var reply string
+	if err := s.agent.RPC("Intention.Apply", &args, &reply); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return intentionCreateResponse{reply}, nil
+}
+
+// intentionCreateResponse is the response structure for creating an intention.
+type intentionCreateResponse struct{ ID string }
diff --git a/agent/intentions_endpoint_test.go b/agent/intentions_endpoint_test.go
index 2e56eabf7..db6a16580 100644
--- a/agent/intentions_endpoint_test.go
+++ b/agent/intentions_endpoint_test.go
@@ -69,3 +69,43 @@ func TestIntentionsList_values(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", actual)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestIntentionsCreate_good(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	a := NewTestAgent(t.Name(), "")
+	defer a.Shutdown()
+
+	// Make sure an empty list is non-nil.
+	args := &structs.Intention{SourceName: "foo"}
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "/v1/connect/intentions", jsonReader(args))
+	resp := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	obj, err := a.srv.IntentionCreate(resp, req)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	value := obj.(intentionCreateResponse)
+	if value.ID == "" {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %v", value)
+	}
+
+	// Read the value
+	{
+		req := &structs.IntentionQueryRequest{
+			Datacenter:  "dc1",
+			IntentionID: value.ID,
+		}
+		var resp structs.IndexedIntentions
+		if err := a.RPC("Intention.Get", req, &resp); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+		}
+		if len(resp.Intentions) != 1 {
+			t.Fatalf("bad: %v", resp)
+		}
+		actual := resp.Intentions[0]
+		if actual.SourceName != "foo" {
+			t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", actual)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/agent/structs/intention.go b/agent/structs/intention.go
index cce6e3e0f..7255bc8f1 100644
--- a/agent/structs/intention.go
+++ b/agent/structs/intention.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ type Intention struct {
 
 	// CreatedAt and UpdatedAt keep track of when this record was created
 	// or modified.
-	CreatedAt, UpdatedAt time.Time
+	CreatedAt, UpdatedAt time.Time `mapstructure:"-"`
 
 	RaftIndex
 }