diff --git a/resources/celerity/map.php b/resources/celerity/map.php
--- a/resources/celerity/map.php
+++ b/resources/celerity/map.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 return array(
   'names' => array(
-    'core.pkg.css' => 'e94665e4',
+    'core.pkg.css' => 'e4f1ea81',
     'core.pkg.js' => '47dc9ebb',
     'darkconsole.pkg.js' => 'e7393ebb',
     'differential.pkg.css' => '2de124c9',
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
     'rsrc/css/phui/phui-badge.css' => 'f25c3476',
     'rsrc/css/phui/phui-box.css' => 'a5bb366d',
     'rsrc/css/phui/phui-button.css' => '16020a60',
-    'rsrc/css/phui/phui-crumbs-view.css' => 'd842f867',
+    'rsrc/css/phui/phui-crumbs-view.css' => '414406b5',
     'rsrc/css/phui/phui-document-pro.css' => '4f2b42e3',
     'rsrc/css/phui/phui-document.css' => 'f841ad0a',
     'rsrc/css/phui/phui-feed-story.css' => 'b7b26d23',
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@
     'phui-calendar-day-css' => 'd1cf6f93',
     'phui-calendar-list-css' => 'c1c7f338',
     'phui-calendar-month-css' => '476be7e0',
-    'phui-crumbs-view-css' => 'd842f867',
+    'phui-crumbs-view-css' => '414406b5',
     'phui-document-view-css' => 'f841ad0a',
     'phui-document-view-pro-css' => '4f2b42e3',
     'phui-feed-story-css' => 'b7b26d23',
diff --git a/src/__phutil_library_map__.php b/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
--- a/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
+++ b/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
@@ -3248,6 +3248,7 @@
     'PhameBasicTemplateBlogSkin' => 'applications/phame/skins/PhameBasicTemplateBlogSkin.php',
     'PhameBlog' => 'applications/phame/storage/PhameBlog.php',
     'PhameBlogController' => 'applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogController.php',
+    'PhameBlogCreateCapability' => 'applications/phame/capability/PhameBlogCreateCapability.php',
     'PhameBlogDeleteController' => 'applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogDeleteController.php',
     'PhameBlogEditController' => 'applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogEditController.php',
     'PhameBlogEditor' => 'applications/phame/editor/PhameBlogEditor.php',
@@ -7512,6 +7513,7 @@
       'PhabricatorApplicationTransactionInterface',
     ),
     'PhameBlogController' => 'PhameController',
+    'PhameBlogCreateCapability' => 'PhabricatorPolicyCapability',
     'PhameBlogDeleteController' => 'PhameBlogController',
     'PhameBlogEditController' => 'PhameBlogController',
     'PhameBlogEditor' => 'PhabricatorApplicationTransactionEditor',
diff --git a/src/applications/phame/application/PhabricatorPhameApplication.php b/src/applications/phame/application/PhabricatorPhameApplication.php
--- a/src/applications/phame/application/PhabricatorPhameApplication.php
+++ b/src/applications/phame/application/PhabricatorPhameApplication.php
@@ -102,4 +102,13 @@
     );
   }
 
+  protected function getCustomCapabilities() {
+    return array(
+      PhameBlogCreateCapability::CAPABILITY => array(
+        'default' => PhabricatorPolicies::POLICY_USER,
+        'caption' => pht('Default create policy for blogs.'),
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/applications/phame/capability/PhameBlogCreateCapability.php b/src/applications/phame/capability/PhameBlogCreateCapability.php
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/applications/phame/capability/PhameBlogCreateCapability.php
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?php
+
+final class PhameBlogCreateCapability
+  extends PhabricatorPolicyCapability {
+
+  const CAPABILITY = 'phame.blog.default.create';
+
+  public function getCapabilityName() {
+    return pht('Can Create Blogs');
+  }
+
+  public function describeCapabilityRejection() {
+    return pht('You do not have permission to create a blog.');
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/applications/phame/controller/PhameController.php b/src/applications/phame/controller/PhameController.php
--- a/src/applications/phame/controller/PhameController.php
+++ b/src/applications/phame/controller/PhameController.php
@@ -92,15 +92,22 @@
 
   protected function buildApplicationCrumbs() {
     $crumbs = parent::buildApplicationCrumbs();
+
+    $can_create = $this->hasApplicationCapability(
+      PhameBlogCreateCapability::CAPABILITY);
+
     $crumbs->addAction(
       id(new PHUIListItemView())
         ->setName(pht('New Blog'))
-        ->setHref($this->getApplicationURI('/blog/new'))
-        ->setIcon('fa-plus-square'));
+        ->setHref($this->getApplicationURI('/blog/new/'))
+        ->setIcon('fa-plus-square')
+        ->setDisabled(!$can_create)
+        ->setWorkflow(!$can_create));
+
     $crumbs->addAction(
       id(new PHUIListItemView())
         ->setName(pht('New Post'))
-        ->setHref($this->getApplicationURI('/post/new'))
+        ->setHref($this->getApplicationURI('/post/new/'))
         ->setIcon('fa-pencil'));
     return $crumbs;
   }
diff --git a/src/applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogEditController.php b/src/applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogEditController.php
--- a/src/applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogEditController.php
+++ b/src/applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogEditController.php
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
       $v_projects = array_reverse($v_projects);
 
     } else {
+      $this->requireApplicationCapability(
+        PhameBlogCreateCapability::CAPABILITY);
+
       $blog = PhameBlog::initializeNewBlog($viewer);
 
       $submit_button = pht('Create Blog');
diff --git a/webroot/rsrc/css/phui/phui-crumbs-view.css b/webroot/rsrc/css/phui/phui-crumbs-view.css
--- a/webroot/rsrc/css/phui/phui-crumbs-view.css
+++ b/webroot/rsrc/css/phui/phui-crumbs-view.css
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
   padding-right: 0;
 }
 
-.phui-crumbs-view a.phui-crumbs-action-disabled {
+.phui-crumbs-view a.phui-crumbs-action-disabled,
+.phui-crumbs-view a.phui-crumbs-action-disabled .phui-icon-view {
   color: {$lightgreytext};
 }