diff --git a/src/applications/maniphest/policyrule/ManiphestTaskAuthorPolicyRule.php b/src/applications/maniphest/policyrule/ManiphestTaskAuthorPolicyRule.php
--- a/src/applications/maniphest/policyrule/ManiphestTaskAuthorPolicyRule.php
+++ b/src/applications/maniphest/policyrule/ManiphestTaskAuthorPolicyRule.php
@@ -3,6 +3,18 @@
 final class ManiphestTaskAuthorPolicyRule
   extends PhabricatorPolicyRule {
 
+  public function getObjectPolicyKey() {
+    return 'maniphest.author';
+  }
+
+  public function getObjectPolicyName() {
+    return pht('Task Author');
+  }
+
+  public function getPolicyExplanation() {
+    return pht('The author of this task can take this action.');
+  }
+
   public function getRuleDescription() {
     return pht('task author');
   }
diff --git a/src/applications/meta/controller/PhabricatorApplicationEditController.php b/src/applications/meta/controller/PhabricatorApplicationEditController.php
--- a/src/applications/meta/controller/PhabricatorApplicationEditController.php
+++ b/src/applications/meta/controller/PhabricatorApplicationEditController.php
@@ -136,6 +136,20 @@
 
         $template = $application->getCapabilityTemplatePHIDType($capability);
         if ($template) {
+          $phid_types = PhabricatorPHIDType::getAllTypes();
+          $phid_type = idx($phid_types, $template);
+          if ($phid_type) {
+            $template_object = $phid_type->newObject();
+            if ($template_object) {
+              $template_policies = id(new PhabricatorPolicyQuery())
+                ->setViewer($user)
+                ->setObject($template_object)
+                ->execute();
+              $control->setPolicies($template_policies);
+              $control->setTemplateObject($template_object);
+            }
+          }
+
           $control->setTemplatePHIDType($template);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/applications/policy/constants/PhabricatorPolicyType.php b/src/applications/policy/constants/PhabricatorPolicyType.php
--- a/src/applications/policy/constants/PhabricatorPolicyType.php
+++ b/src/applications/policy/constants/PhabricatorPolicyType.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 final class PhabricatorPolicyType extends PhabricatorPolicyConstants {
 
   const TYPE_GLOBAL       = 'global';
+  const TYPE_OBJECT       = 'object';
   const TYPE_USER         = 'user';
   const TYPE_CUSTOM       = 'custom';
   const TYPE_PROJECT      = 'project';
@@ -11,9 +12,10 @@
   public static function getPolicyTypeOrder($type) {
     static $map = array(
       self::TYPE_GLOBAL   => 0,
-      self::TYPE_USER     => 1,
-      self::TYPE_CUSTOM   => 2,
-      self::TYPE_PROJECT  => 3,
+      self::TYPE_OBJECT   => 1,
+      self::TYPE_USER     => 2,
+      self::TYPE_CUSTOM   => 3,
+      self::TYPE_PROJECT  => 4,
       self::TYPE_MASKED   => 9,
     );
     return idx($map, $type, 9);
@@ -23,6 +25,8 @@
     switch ($type) {
       case self::TYPE_GLOBAL:
         return pht('Basic Policies');
+      case self::TYPE_OBJECT:
+        return pht('Object Policies');
       case self::TYPE_USER:
         return pht('User Policies');
       case self::TYPE_CUSTOM:
diff --git a/src/applications/policy/filter/PhabricatorPolicyFilter.php b/src/applications/policy/filter/PhabricatorPolicyFilter.php
--- a/src/applications/policy/filter/PhabricatorPolicyFilter.php
+++ b/src/applications/policy/filter/PhabricatorPolicyFilter.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   private $raisePolicyExceptions;
   private $userProjects;
   private $customPolicies = array();
+  private $objectPolicies = array();
   private $forcedPolicy;
 
   public static function mustRetainCapability(
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@
 
     $need_projects = array();
     $need_policies = array();
+    $need_objpolicies = array();
     foreach ($objects as $key => $object) {
       $object_capabilities = $object->getCapabilities();
       foreach ($capabilities as $capability) {
@@ -143,17 +145,29 @@
         }
 
         $policy = $this->getObjectPolicy($object, $capability);
+
+        if (PhabricatorPolicyQuery::isObjectPolicy($policy)) {
+          $need_objpolicies[$policy][] = $object;
+          continue;
+        }
+
         $type = phid_get_type($policy);
         if ($type == PhabricatorProjectProjectPHIDType::TYPECONST) {
           $need_projects[$policy] = $policy;
+          continue;
         }
 
         if ($type == PhabricatorPolicyPHIDTypePolicy::TYPECONST) {
           $need_policies[$policy][] = $object;
+          continue;
         }
       }
     }
 
+    if ($need_objpolicies) {
+      $this->loadObjectPolicies($need_objpolicies);
+    }
+
     if ($need_policies) {
       $this->loadCustomPolicies($need_policies);
     }
@@ -486,6 +500,15 @@
         $this->rejectObject($object, $policy, $capability);
         break;
       default:
+        if (PhabricatorPolicyQuery::isObjectPolicy($policy)) {
+          if ($this->checkObjectPolicy($policy, $object)) {
+            return true;
+          } else {
+            $this->rejectObject($object, $policy, $capability);
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+
         $type = phid_get_type($policy);
         if ($type == PhabricatorProjectProjectPHIDType::TYPECONST) {
           if (!empty($this->userProjects[$viewer->getPHID()][$policy])) {
@@ -573,6 +596,32 @@
     throw $exception;
   }
 
+  private function loadObjectPolicies(array $map) {
+    $viewer = $this->viewer;
+    $viewer_phid = $viewer->getPHID();
+
+    $rules = PhabricatorPolicyQuery::getObjectPolicyRules(null);
+
+    $results = array();
+    foreach ($map as $key => $object_list) {
+      $rule = idx($rules, $key);
+      if (!$rule) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      foreach ($object_list as $object_key => $object) {
+        if (!$rule->canApplyToObject($object)) {
+          unset($object_list[$object_key]);
+        }
+      }
+
+      $rule->willApplyRules($viewer, array(), $object_list);
+      $results[$key] = $rule;
+    }
+
+    $this->objectPolicies[$viewer_phid] = $results;
+  }
+
   private function loadCustomPolicies(array $map) {
     $viewer = $this->viewer;
     $viewer_phid = $viewer->getPHID();
@@ -627,6 +676,24 @@
     $this->customPolicies[$viewer->getPHID()] += $custom_policies;
   }
 
+  private function checkObjectPolicy(
+    $policy_phid,
+    PhabricatorPolicyInterface $object) {
+    $viewer = $this->viewer;
+    $viewer_phid = $viewer->getPHID();
+
+    $rule = idx($this->objectPolicies[$viewer_phid], $policy_phid);
+    if (!$rule) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!$rule->canApplyToObject($object)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    return $rule->applyRule($viewer, null, $object);
+  }
+
   private function checkCustomPolicy(
     $policy_phid,
     PhabricatorPolicyInterface $object) {
diff --git a/src/applications/policy/query/PhabricatorPolicyQuery.php b/src/applications/policy/query/PhabricatorPolicyQuery.php
--- a/src/applications/policy/query/PhabricatorPolicyQuery.php
+++ b/src/applications/policy/query/PhabricatorPolicyQuery.php
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
   private $object;
   private $phids;
 
+  const OBJECT_POLICY_PREFIX = 'obj.';
+
   public function setObject(PhabricatorPolicyInterface $object) {
     $this->object = $object;
     return $this;
@@ -71,7 +73,15 @@
     $results = array();
 
     // First, load global policies.
-    foreach ($this->getGlobalPolicies() as $phid => $policy) {
+    foreach (self::getGlobalPolicies() as $phid => $policy) {
+      if (isset($phids[$phid])) {
+        $results[$phid] = $policy;
+        unset($phids[$phid]);
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Now, load object policies.
+    foreach (self::getObjectPolicies($this->object) as $phid => $policy) {
       if (isset($phids[$phid])) {
         $results[$phid] = $policy;
         unset($phids[$phid]);
@@ -212,7 +222,7 @@
     // option unless the object already has a "Public" policy. In this case we
     // retain the policy but enforce it as though it was "All Users".
     $show_public = PhabricatorEnv::getEnvConfig('policy.allow-public');
-    foreach ($this->getGlobalPolicies() as $phid => $policy) {
+    foreach (self::getGlobalPolicies() as $phid => $policy) {
       if ($phid == PhabricatorPolicies::POLICY_PUBLIC) {
         if (!$show_public) {
           continue;
@@ -221,6 +231,10 @@
       $phids[] = $phid;
     }
 
+    foreach (self::getObjectPolicies($this->object) as $phid => $policy) {
+      $phids[] = $phid;
+    }
+
     return $phids;
   }
 
@@ -234,4 +248,99 @@
     return 'PhabricatorPolicyApplication';
   }
 
+  public static function isSpecialPolicy($identifier) {
+    if (self::isObjectPolicy($identifier)) {
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    if (self::isGlobalPolicy($identifier)) {
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+  }
+
+
+/* -(  Object Policies  )---------------------------------------------------- */
+
+
+  public static function isObjectPolicy($identifier) {
+    $prefix = self::OBJECT_POLICY_PREFIX;
+    return !strncmp($identifier, $prefix, strlen($prefix));
+  }
+
+  public static function getObjectPolicy($identifier) {
+    if (!self::isObjectPolicy($identifier)) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    $policies = self::getObjectPolicies(null);
+    return idx($policies, $identifier);
+  }
+
+  public static function getObjectPolicyRule($identifier) {
+    if (!self::isObjectPolicy($identifier)) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    $rules = self::getObjectPolicyRules(null);
+    return idx($rules, $identifier);
+  }
+
+  public static function getObjectPolicies($object) {
+    $rule_map = self::getObjectPolicyRules($object);
+
+    $results = array();
+    foreach ($rule_map as $key => $rule) {
+      $results[$key] = id(new PhabricatorPolicy())
+        ->setType(PhabricatorPolicyType::TYPE_OBJECT)
+        ->setPHID($key)
+        ->setIcon($rule->getObjectPolicyIcon())
+        ->setName($rule->getObjectPolicyName())
+        ->setShortName($rule->getObjectPolicyShortName())
+        ->makeEphemeral();
+    }
+
+    return $results;
+  }
+
+  public static function getObjectPolicyRules($object) {
+    $rules = id(new PhutilSymbolLoader())
+      ->setAncestorClass('PhabricatorPolicyRule')
+      ->loadObjects();
+
+    $results = array();
+    foreach ($rules as $rule) {
+      $key = $rule->getObjectPolicyKey();
+      if (!$key) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      $full_key = self::OBJECT_POLICY_PREFIX.$key;
+      if (isset($results[$full_key])) {
+        throw new Exception(
+          pht(
+            'Two policy rules (of classes "%s" and "%s") define the same '.
+            'object policy key ("%s"), but each object policy rule must use '.
+            'a unique key.',
+            get_class($rule),
+            get_class($results[$full_key]),
+            $key));
+      }
+
+      $results[$full_key] = $rule;
+    }
+
+    if ($object !== null) {
+      foreach ($results as $key => $rule) {
+        if (!$rule->canApplyToObject($object)) {
+          unset($results[$key]);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    return $results;
+  }
+
+
 }
diff --git a/src/applications/policy/rule/PhabricatorPolicyRule.php b/src/applications/policy/rule/PhabricatorPolicyRule.php
--- a/src/applications/policy/rule/PhabricatorPolicyRule.php
+++ b/src/applications/policy/rule/PhabricatorPolicyRule.php
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 
+/**
+ * @task objectpolicy Implementing Object Policies
+ */
 abstract class PhabricatorPolicyRule {
 
   const CONTROL_TYPE_TEXT       = 'text';
@@ -93,4 +96,38 @@
     return true;
   }
 
+
+/* -(  Implementing Object Policies  )--------------------------------------- */
+
+
+  /**
+   * Return a unique string like "maniphest.author" to expose this rule as an
+   * object policy.
+   *
+   * Object policy rules, like "Task Author", are more advanced than basic
+   * policy rules (like "All Users") but not as powerful as custom rules.
+   *
+   * @return string Unique identifier for this rule.
+   * @task objectpolicy
+   */
+  public function getObjectPolicyKey() {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  public function getObjectPolicyName() {
+    throw new PhutilMethodNotImplementedException();
+  }
+
+  public function getObjectPolicyShortName() {
+    return $this->getObjectPolicyName();
+  }
+
+  public function getObjectPolicyIcon() {
+    return 'fa-cube';
+  }
+
+  public function getPolicyExplanation() {
+    throw new PhutilMethodNotImplementedException();
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/applications/policy/storage/PhabricatorPolicy.php b/src/applications/policy/storage/PhabricatorPolicy.php
--- a/src/applications/policy/storage/PhabricatorPolicy.php
+++ b/src/applications/policy/storage/PhabricatorPolicy.php
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@
       return PhabricatorPolicyQuery::getGlobalPolicy($policy_identifier);
     }
 
+    $policy = PhabricatorPolicyQuery::getObjectPolicy($policy_identifier);
+    if ($policy) {
+      return $policy;
+    }
+
     if (!$handle) {
       throw new Exception(
         pht(
@@ -158,7 +163,16 @@
     return $this->workflow;
   }
 
+  public function setIcon($icon) {
+    $this->icon = $icon;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
   public function getIcon() {
+    if ($this->icon) {
+      return $this->icon;
+    }
+
     switch ($this->getType()) {
       case PhabricatorPolicyType::TYPE_GLOBAL:
         static $map = array(
@@ -204,6 +218,11 @@
     PhabricatorUser $viewer,
     $policy) {
 
+    $rule = PhabricatorPolicyQuery::getObjectPolicyRule($policy);
+    if ($rule) {
+      return $rule->getPolicyExplanation();
+    }
+
     switch ($policy) {
       case PhabricatorPolicies::POLICY_PUBLIC:
         return pht('This object is public.');
diff --git a/src/applications/transactions/storage/PhabricatorApplicationTransaction.php b/src/applications/transactions/storage/PhabricatorApplicationTransaction.php
--- a/src/applications/transactions/storage/PhabricatorApplicationTransaction.php
+++ b/src/applications/transactions/storage/PhabricatorApplicationTransaction.php
@@ -243,10 +243,10 @@
       case PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_EDIT_POLICY:
       case PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_VIEW_POLICY:
       case PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_JOIN_POLICY:
-        if (!PhabricatorPolicyQuery::isGlobalPolicy($old)) {
+        if (!PhabricatorPolicyQuery::isSpecialPolicy($old)) {
           $phids[] = array($old);
         }
-        if (!PhabricatorPolicyQuery::isGlobalPolicy($new)) {
+        if (!PhabricatorPolicyQuery::isSpecialPolicy($new)) {
           $phids[] = array($new);
         }
         break;
diff --git a/src/view/form/control/AphrontFormPolicyControl.php b/src/view/form/control/AphrontFormPolicyControl.php
--- a/src/view/form/control/AphrontFormPolicyControl.php
+++ b/src/view/form/control/AphrontFormPolicyControl.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   private $policies;
   private $spacePHID;
   private $templatePHIDType;
+  private $templateObject;
 
   public function setPolicyObject(PhabricatorPolicyInterface $object) {
     $this->object = $object;
@@ -33,6 +34,11 @@
     return $this;
   }
 
+  public function setTemplateObject($object) {
+    $this->templateObject = $object;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
   public function setCapability($capability) {
     $this->capability = $capability;
 
@@ -64,9 +70,31 @@
 
   protected function getOptions() {
     $capability = $this->capability;
+    $policies = $this->policies;
+
+    // Exclude object policies which don't make sense here. This primarily
+    // filters object policies associated from template capabilities (like
+    // "Default Task View Policy" being set to "Task Author") so they aren't
+    // made available on non-template capabilities (like "Can Bulk Edit").
+    foreach ($policies as $key => $policy) {
+      if ($policy->getType() != PhabricatorPolicyType::TYPE_OBJECT) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      $rule = PhabricatorPolicyQuery::getObjectPolicyRule($policy->getPHID());
+      if (!$rule) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      $target = nonempty($this->templateObject, $this->object);
+      if (!$rule->canApplyToObject($target)) {
+        unset($policies[$key]);
+        continue;
+      }
+    }
 
     $options = array();
-    foreach ($this->policies as $policy) {
+    foreach ($policies as $policy) {
       if ($policy->getPHID() == PhabricatorPolicies::POLICY_PUBLIC) {
         // Never expose "Public" for capabilities which don't support it.
         $capobj = PhabricatorPolicyCapability::getCapabilityByKey($capability);
@@ -74,6 +102,7 @@
           continue;
         }
       }
+
       $policy_short_name = id(new PhutilUTF8StringTruncator())
         ->setMaximumGlyphs(28)
         ->truncateString($policy->getName());
@@ -122,6 +151,7 @@
       $options,
       array(
         PhabricatorPolicyType::TYPE_GLOBAL,
+        PhabricatorPolicyType::TYPE_OBJECT,
         PhabricatorPolicyType::TYPE_USER,
         PhabricatorPolicyType::TYPE_CUSTOM,
         PhabricatorPolicyType::TYPE_PROJECT,