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
@@ -2670,6 +2670,7 @@
     'PhabricatorPhurlURL' => 'applications/phurl/storage/PhabricatorPhurlURL.php',
     'PhabricatorPhurlURLAccessController' => 'applications/phurl/controller/PhabricatorPhurlURLAccessController.php',
     'PhabricatorPhurlURLCommentController' => 'applications/phurl/controller/PhabricatorPhurlURLCommentController.php',
+    'PhabricatorPhurlURLCreateCapability' => 'applications/phurl/capability/PhabricatorPhurlURLCreateCapability.php',
     'PhabricatorPhurlURLEditController' => 'applications/phurl/controller/PhabricatorPhurlURLEditController.php',
     'PhabricatorPhurlURLEditor' => 'applications/phurl/editor/PhabricatorPhurlURLEditor.php',
     'PhabricatorPhurlURLListController' => 'applications/phurl/controller/PhabricatorPhurlURLListController.php',
@@ -6848,6 +6849,7 @@
     ),
     'PhabricatorPhurlURLAccessController' => 'PhabricatorPhurlController',
     'PhabricatorPhurlURLCommentController' => 'PhabricatorPhurlController',
+    'PhabricatorPhurlURLCreateCapability' => 'PhabricatorPolicyCapability',
     'PhabricatorPhurlURLEditController' => 'PhabricatorPhurlController',
     'PhabricatorPhurlURLEditor' => 'PhabricatorApplicationTransactionEditor',
     'PhabricatorPhurlURLListController' => 'PhabricatorPhurlController',
diff --git a/src/applications/phurl/application/PhabricatorPhurlApplication.php b/src/applications/phurl/application/PhabricatorPhurlApplication.php
--- a/src/applications/phurl/application/PhabricatorPhurlApplication.php
+++ b/src/applications/phurl/application/PhabricatorPhurlApplication.php
@@ -60,4 +60,12 @@
     );
   }
 
+  protected function getCustomCapabilities() {
+    return array(
+      PhabricatorPhurlURLCreateCapability::CAPABILITY => array(
+        'default' => PhabricatorPolicies::POLICY_USER,
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/applications/phurl/capability/PhabricatorPhurlURLCreateCapability.php b/src/applications/phurl/capability/PhabricatorPhurlURLCreateCapability.php
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/applications/phurl/capability/PhabricatorPhurlURLCreateCapability.php
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?php
+
+final class PhabricatorPhurlURLCreateCapability
+  extends PhabricatorPolicyCapability {
+
+  const CAPABILITY = 'phurl.url.create';
+
+  public function getCapabilityName() {
+    return pht('Can Create Phurl URLs');
+  }
+
+  public function describeCapabilityRejection() {
+    return pht('You do not have permission to create a Phurl URL.');
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/applications/phurl/controller/PhabricatorPhurlController.php b/src/applications/phurl/controller/PhabricatorPhurlController.php
--- a/src/applications/phurl/controller/PhabricatorPhurlController.php
+++ b/src/applications/phurl/controller/PhabricatorPhurlController.php
@@ -3,12 +3,17 @@
 abstract class PhabricatorPhurlController extends PhabricatorController {
 
   protected function buildApplicationCrumbs() {
+    $can_create = $this->hasApplicationCapability(
+      PhabricatorPhurlURLCreateCapability::CAPABILITY);
+
     $crumbs = parent::buildApplicationCrumbs();
     $crumbs->addAction(
       id(new PHUIListItemView())
         ->setName(pht('Shorten URL'))
         ->setHref($this->getApplicationURI().'url/create/')
-        ->setIcon('fa-plus-square'));
+        ->setIcon('fa-plus-square')
+        ->setDisabled(!$can_create)
+        ->setWorkflow(!$can_create));
 
     return $crumbs;
   }
diff --git a/src/applications/phurl/controller/PhabricatorPhurlURLEditController.php b/src/applications/phurl/controller/PhabricatorPhurlURLEditController.php
--- a/src/applications/phurl/controller/PhabricatorPhurlURLEditController.php
+++ b/src/applications/phurl/controller/PhabricatorPhurlURLEditController.php
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
     $uri_query = $request->getStr('query');
 
     if ($is_create) {
+      $this->requireApplicationCapability(
+        PhabricatorPhurlURLCreateCapability::CAPABILITY);
+
       $url = PhabricatorPhurlURL::initializeNewPhurlURL(
         $viewer);
       $submit_label = pht('Create');