diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/replication/replication-definitions.post.desc.xml b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/replication/replication-definitions.post.desc.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6deb62c2d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/replication/replication-definitions.post.desc.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<webscript>
+  <shortname>Create a new persisted Replication Definition</shortname>
+  <description>Creates a new replication definition with the supplied details</description>
+  <url>/api/replication-definitions</url>
+  <format default="json"/>
+  <authentication>admin</authentication>
+  <transaction>required</transaction>
+</webscript>
diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/replication/replication-definitions.post.json.ftl b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/replication/replication-definitions.post.json.ftl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e92ce023ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/replication/replication-definitions.post.json.ftl
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<#import "replication-definition.lib.ftl" as replicationDefLib />
+<@replicationDefLib.replicationDefinitionJSON replicationDefinition=replicationDefinition />
diff --git a/config/alfresco/web-scripts-application-context.xml b/config/alfresco/web-scripts-application-context.xml
index c0edbc988d..6a4ebd1eac 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/web-scripts-application-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/web-scripts-application-context.xml
@@ -858,6 +858,12 @@
           parent="abstractReplicationWebScript">
     </bean>
 
+    <!-- Creates a new replication definition -->
+    <bean id="webscript.org.alfresco.repository.replication.replication-definitions.post"
+          class="org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.replication.ReplicationDefinitionsPost"
+          parent="abstractReplicationWebScript">
+    </bean>
+
     <!-- Get the details of a replication definition -->
     <bean id="webscript.org.alfresco.repository.replication.replication-definition.get"
           class="org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.replication.ReplicationDefinitionGet"
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/replication/AbstractReplicationWebscript.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/replication/AbstractReplicationWebscript.java
index c6c6d49d73..2fb26c7554 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/replication/AbstractReplicationWebscript.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/replication/AbstractReplicationWebscript.java
@@ -21,8 +21,13 @@ package org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.replication;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.action.ActionTrackingService;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.replication.ReplicationDefinition;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.replication.ReplicationService;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeService;
+import org.json.JSONArray;
+import org.json.JSONException;
+import org.json.JSONObject;
 import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.Cache;
 import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.DeclarativeWebScript;
 import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.Status;
@@ -62,6 +67,41 @@ public abstract class AbstractReplicationWebscript extends DeclarativeWebScript
        return buildModel(modelBuilder, req, status, cache);
     }
     
+    /**
+     * Updates properties on the definition, based on the JSON.
+     * Doesn't save the definition
+     * Doesn't change the name
+     */
+    protected void updateDefinitionProperties(ReplicationDefinition replicationDefinition, JSONObject json) 
+    throws JSONException 
+    {
+       if(json.has("description")) {
+          String description = json.getString("description");
+          replicationDefinition.setDescription(description);
+       }
+
+       if(json.has("targetName")) {
+          String targetName = json.getString("targetName");
+          replicationDefinition.setTargetName(targetName);
+       }
+       
+       if(json.has("enabled")) {
+          boolean enabled = json.getBoolean("enabled");
+          replicationDefinition.setEnabled(enabled);
+       }
+       
+       if(json.has("payload")) {
+          replicationDefinition.getPayload().clear();
+          JSONArray payload = json.getJSONArray("payload");
+          for(int i=0; i<payload.length(); i++) {
+             String node = payload.getString(i);
+             replicationDefinition.getPayload().add(
+                   new NodeRef(node)
+             );
+          }
+       }
+    }
+    
     protected abstract Map<String, Object> buildModel(
           ReplicationModelBuilder modelBuilder,
           WebScriptRequest req,
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/replication/ReplicationDefinitionsPost.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/replication/ReplicationDefinitionsPost.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ea8ac3d41b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/replication/ReplicationDefinitionsPost.java
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2005-2010 Alfresco Software Limited.
+ *
+ * This file is part of Alfresco
+ *
+ * Alfresco is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Alfresco is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with Alfresco. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.replication;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.replication.ReplicationDefinition;
+import org.json.JSONException;
+import org.json.JSONObject;
+import org.json.JSONTokener;
+import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.Cache;
+import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.Status;
+import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.WebScriptException;
+import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.WebScriptRequest;
+
+
+/**
+ * @author Nick Burch
+ * @since 3.4
+ */
+public class ReplicationDefinitionsPost extends AbstractReplicationWebscript
+{
+   @Override
+   protected Map<String, Object> buildModel(ReplicationModelBuilder modelBuilder, 
+                                            WebScriptRequest req, Status status, Cache cache)
+   {
+       // Create our definition
+       ReplicationDefinition replicationDefinition = null;
+       JSONObject json;
+       
+       try 
+       {
+           json = new JSONObject(new JSONTokener(req.getContent().getContent()));
+           
+           // Check for the required parameters
+           if(! json.has("name"))
+              throw new WebScriptException(Status.STATUS_BAD_REQUEST, "name is required but wasn't supplied");
+           if(! json.has("description"))
+              throw new WebScriptException(Status.STATUS_BAD_REQUEST, "description is required but wasn't supplied");
+           
+           // Create
+           replicationDefinition = replicationService.createReplicationDefinition(
+                 json.getString("name"), json.getString("description")
+           );
+           
+           // Set the extra parts
+           updateDefinitionProperties(replicationDefinition, json);
+           
+           // Save the changes
+           replicationService.saveReplicationDefinition(replicationDefinition);
+       }
+       catch (IOException iox)
+       {
+           throw new WebScriptException(Status.STATUS_BAD_REQUEST, "Could not read content from request.", iox);
+       }
+       catch (JSONException je)
+       {
+           throw new WebScriptException(Status.STATUS_BAD_REQUEST, "Could not parse JSON from request.", je);
+       }
+      
+       // Return the details on it
+       return modelBuilder.buildDetails(replicationDefinition);
+   }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/replication/ReplicationRestApiTest.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/replication/ReplicationRestApiTest.java
index eaade592f2..4462acf6b6 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/replication/ReplicationRestApiTest.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/replication/ReplicationRestApiTest.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import org.json.JSONObject;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.Status;
 import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.TestWebScriptServer.GetRequest;
+import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.TestWebScriptServer.PostRequest;
 import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.TestWebScriptServer.Response;
 
 /**
@@ -53,6 +54,8 @@ public class ReplicationRestApiTest extends BaseWebScriptTest
     private static final String URL_DEFINITIONS = "api/replication-definitions";
     private static final String URL_RUNNING_ACTION = "api/running-action/";
     
+    private static final String JSON = "application/json";
+    
     private static final String USER_NORMAL = "Normal" + GUID.generate();
     
     private NodeService nodeService;
@@ -619,6 +622,63 @@ public class ReplicationRestApiTest extends BaseWebScriptTest
         assertEquals(0, json.getJSONArray("payload").length());
     }
     
+    public void testReplicationDefinitionsPost() throws Exception
+    {
+       Response response;
+       
+       
+       // Not allowed if you're not an admin
+       AuthenticationUtil.setFullyAuthenticatedUser(AuthenticationUtil.getGuestUserName());
+       response = sendRequest(new PostRequest(URL_DEFINITIONS, "", JSON), Status.STATUS_UNAUTHORIZED);
+       assertEquals(Status.STATUS_UNAUTHORIZED, response.getStatus());
+       
+       AuthenticationUtil.setFullyAuthenticatedUser(USER_NORMAL);
+       response = sendRequest(new PostRequest(URL_DEFINITIONS, "", JSON), Status.STATUS_UNAUTHORIZED);
+       assertEquals(Status.STATUS_UNAUTHORIZED, response.getStatus());
+
+       
+       // Ensure there aren't any to start with
+       AuthenticationUtil.setFullyAuthenticatedUser(AuthenticationUtil.getAdminUserName());
+       assertEquals(0, replicationService.loadReplicationDefinitions().size());
+
+       
+       // If you don't give it name + description, it won't like you
+       JSONObject json = new JSONObject();
+       response = sendRequest(new PostRequest(URL_DEFINITIONS, json.toString(), JSON), Status.STATUS_BAD_REQUEST);
+       assertEquals(Status.STATUS_BAD_REQUEST, response.getStatus());
+       
+       json.put("name", "NewDefinition");
+       response = sendRequest(new PostRequest(URL_DEFINITIONS, json.toString(), JSON), Status.STATUS_BAD_REQUEST);
+       assertEquals(Status.STATUS_BAD_REQUEST, response.getStatus());
+       
+       
+       // If it has both, it'll work
+       json.put("description", "Testing");
+       response = sendRequest(new PostRequest(URL_DEFINITIONS, json.toString(), JSON), Status.STATUS_OK);
+       assertEquals(Status.STATUS_OK, response.getStatus());
+       
+       
+       // Check we got the right information back
+       // TODO
+       
+     
+       // Check that the right stuff ended up in the database
+       // TODO
+       
+       
+       // Post with the full set of options
+       // TODO
+       
+       
+       // Check the response for these
+       // TODO
+       
+       
+       // Check the database for these
+       // TODO
+       
+    }
+    
     @Override
     protected void setUp() throws Exception
     {