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
@@ -2974,12 +2974,15 @@
     'PhabricatorPHPMailerConfigOptions' => 'applications/config/option/PhabricatorPHPMailerConfigOptions.php',
     'PhabricatorPackagesApplication' => 'applications/packages/application/PhabricatorPackagesApplication.php',
     'PhabricatorPackagesController' => 'applications/packages/controller/PhabricatorPackagesController.php',
+    'PhabricatorPackagesCreatePublisherCapability' => 'applications/packages/capability/PhabricatorPackagesCreatePublisherCapability.php',
     'PhabricatorPackagesDAO' => 'applications/packages/storage/PhabricatorPackagesDAO.php',
     'PhabricatorPackagesEditEngine' => 'applications/packages/editor/PhabricatorPackagesEditEngine.php',
     'PhabricatorPackagesEditor' => 'applications/packages/editor/PhabricatorPackagesEditor.php',
     'PhabricatorPackagesPackage' => 'applications/packages/storage/PhabricatorPackagesPackage.php',
     'PhabricatorPackagesPackageController' => 'applications/packages/controller/PhabricatorPackagesPackageController.php',
     'PhabricatorPackagesPackageDatasource' => 'applications/packages/typeahead/PhabricatorPackagesPackageDatasource.php',
+    'PhabricatorPackagesPackageDefaultEditCapability' => 'applications/packages/capability/PhabricatorPackagesPackageDefaultEditCapability.php',
+    'PhabricatorPackagesPackageDefaultViewCapability' => 'applications/packages/capability/PhabricatorPackagesPackageDefaultViewCapability.php',
     'PhabricatorPackagesPackageEditConduitAPIMethod' => 'applications/packages/conduit/PhabricatorPackagesPackageEditConduitAPIMethod.php',
     'PhabricatorPackagesPackageEditController' => 'applications/packages/controller/PhabricatorPackagesPackageEditController.php',
     'PhabricatorPackagesPackageEditEngine' => 'applications/packages/editor/PhabricatorPackagesPackageEditEngine.php',
@@ -2999,6 +3002,7 @@
     'PhabricatorPackagesPublisher' => 'applications/packages/storage/PhabricatorPackagesPublisher.php',
     'PhabricatorPackagesPublisherController' => 'applications/packages/controller/PhabricatorPackagesPublisherController.php',
     'PhabricatorPackagesPublisherDatasource' => 'applications/packages/typeahead/PhabricatorPackagesPublisherDatasource.php',
+    'PhabricatorPackagesPublisherDefaultEditCapability' => 'applications/packages/capability/PhabricatorPackagesPublisherDefaultEditCapability.php',
     'PhabricatorPackagesPublisherEditConduitAPIMethod' => 'applications/packages/conduit/PhabricatorPackagesPublisherEditConduitAPIMethod.php',
     'PhabricatorPackagesPublisherEditController' => 'applications/packages/controller/PhabricatorPackagesPublisherEditController.php',
     'PhabricatorPackagesPublisherEditEngine' => 'applications/packages/editor/PhabricatorPackagesPublisherEditEngine.php',
@@ -7789,6 +7793,7 @@
     'PhabricatorPHPMailerConfigOptions' => 'PhabricatorApplicationConfigOptions',
     'PhabricatorPackagesApplication' => 'PhabricatorApplication',
     'PhabricatorPackagesController' => 'PhabricatorController',
+    'PhabricatorPackagesCreatePublisherCapability' => 'PhabricatorPolicyCapability',
     'PhabricatorPackagesDAO' => 'PhabricatorLiskDAO',
     'PhabricatorPackagesEditEngine' => 'PhabricatorEditEngine',
     'PhabricatorPackagesEditor' => 'PhabricatorApplicationTransactionEditor',
@@ -7803,6 +7808,8 @@
     ),
     'PhabricatorPackagesPackageController' => 'PhabricatorPackagesController',
     'PhabricatorPackagesPackageDatasource' => 'PhabricatorTypeaheadDatasource',
+    'PhabricatorPackagesPackageDefaultEditCapability' => 'PhabricatorPolicyCapability',
+    'PhabricatorPackagesPackageDefaultViewCapability' => 'PhabricatorPolicyCapability',
     'PhabricatorPackagesPackageEditConduitAPIMethod' => 'PhabricatorEditEngineAPIMethod',
     'PhabricatorPackagesPackageEditController' => 'PhabricatorPackagesPackageController',
     'PhabricatorPackagesPackageEditEngine' => 'PhabricatorPackagesEditEngine',
@@ -7830,6 +7837,7 @@
     ),
     'PhabricatorPackagesPublisherController' => 'PhabricatorPackagesController',
     'PhabricatorPackagesPublisherDatasource' => 'PhabricatorTypeaheadDatasource',
+    'PhabricatorPackagesPublisherDefaultEditCapability' => 'PhabricatorPolicyCapability',
     'PhabricatorPackagesPublisherEditConduitAPIMethod' => 'PhabricatorEditEngineAPIMethod',
     'PhabricatorPackagesPublisherEditController' => 'PhabricatorPackagesPublisherController',
     'PhabricatorPackagesPublisherEditEngine' => 'PhabricatorPackagesEditEngine',
diff --git a/src/applications/packages/application/PhabricatorPackagesApplication.php b/src/applications/packages/application/PhabricatorPackagesApplication.php
--- a/src/applications/packages/application/PhabricatorPackagesApplication.php
+++ b/src/applications/packages/application/PhabricatorPackagesApplication.php
@@ -26,6 +26,27 @@
     return true;
   }
 
+  protected function getCustomCapabilities() {
+    return array(
+      PhabricatorPackagesCreatePublisherCapability::CAPABILITY => array(
+        'default' => PhabricatorPolicies::POLICY_ADMIN,
+      ),
+      PhabricatorPackagesPublisherDefaultEditCapability::CAPABILITY => array(
+        'caption' => pht('Default edit policy for newly created publishers.'),
+        'template' => PhabricatorPackagesPublisherPHIDType::TYPECONST,
+        'default' => PhabricatorPolicies::POLICY_NOONE,
+      ),
+      PhabricatorPackagesPackageDefaultViewCapability::CAPABILITY => array(
+        'caption' => pht('Default edit policy for newly created packages.'),
+        'template' => PhabricatorPackagesPackagePHIDType::TYPECONST,
+      ),
+      PhabricatorPackagesPackageDefaultEditCapability::CAPABILITY => array(
+        'caption' => pht('Default view policy for newly created packages.'),
+        'template' => PhabricatorPackagesPackagePHIDType::TYPECONST,
+        'default' => PhabricatorPolicies::POLICY_NOONE,
+      ),
+    );
+  }
   public function getRoutes() {
     return array(
       '/package/' => array(
diff --git a/src/applications/packages/capability/PhabricatorPackagesCreatePublisherCapability.php b/src/applications/packages/capability/PhabricatorPackagesCreatePublisherCapability.php
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/applications/packages/capability/PhabricatorPackagesCreatePublisherCapability.php
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?php
+
+final class PhabricatorPackagesCreatePublisherCapability
+  extends PhabricatorPolicyCapability {
+
+  const CAPABILITY = 'packages.publisher.create';
+
+  public function getCapabilityName() {
+    return pht('Can Create Publishers');
+  }
+
+  public function describeCapabilityRejection() {
+    return pht('You do not have permission to create publishers.');
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/applications/packages/capability/PhabricatorPackagesPackageDefaultEditCapability.php b/src/applications/packages/capability/PhabricatorPackagesPackageDefaultEditCapability.php
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/applications/packages/capability/PhabricatorPackagesPackageDefaultEditCapability.php
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?php
+
+final class PhabricatorPackagesPackageDefaultEditCapability
+  extends PhabricatorPolicyCapability {
+
+  const CAPABILITY = 'packages.package.default.edit';
+
+  public function getCapabilityName() {
+    return pht('Default Package Edit Policy');
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/applications/packages/capability/PhabricatorPackagesPackageDefaultViewCapability.php b/src/applications/packages/capability/PhabricatorPackagesPackageDefaultViewCapability.php
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/applications/packages/capability/PhabricatorPackagesPackageDefaultViewCapability.php
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?php
+
+final class PhabricatorPackagesPackageDefaultViewCapability
+  extends PhabricatorPolicyCapability {
+
+  const CAPABILITY = 'packages.package.default.view';
+
+  public function getCapabilityName() {
+    return pht('Default Package View Policy');
+  }
+
+  public function shouldAllowPublicPolicySetting() {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/applications/packages/capability/PhabricatorPackagesPublisherDefaultEditCapability.php b/src/applications/packages/capability/PhabricatorPackagesPublisherDefaultEditCapability.php
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/applications/packages/capability/PhabricatorPackagesPublisherDefaultEditCapability.php
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?php
+
+final class PhabricatorPackagesPublisherDefaultEditCapability
+  extends PhabricatorPolicyCapability {
+
+  const CAPABILITY = 'packages.publisher.default.edit';
+
+  public function getCapabilityName() {
+    return pht('Default Publisher Edit Policy');
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/applications/packages/editor/PhabricatorPackagesPublisherEditEngine.php b/src/applications/packages/editor/PhabricatorPackagesPublisherEditEngine.php
--- a/src/applications/packages/editor/PhabricatorPackagesPublisherEditEngine.php
+++ b/src/applications/packages/editor/PhabricatorPackagesPublisherEditEngine.php
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@
     return $object->getURI();
   }
 
+  protected function getCreateNewObjectPolicy() {
+    return $this->getApplication()->getPolicy(
+      PhabricatorPackagesCreatePublisherCapability::CAPABILITY);
+  }
+
   protected function buildCustomEditFields($object) {
     $fields = array();
 
diff --git a/src/applications/packages/storage/PhabricatorPackagesPackage.php b/src/applications/packages/storage/PhabricatorPackagesPackage.php
--- a/src/applications/packages/storage/PhabricatorPackagesPackage.php
+++ b/src/applications/packages/storage/PhabricatorPackagesPackage.php
@@ -19,7 +19,20 @@
   private $publisher = self::ATTACHABLE;
 
   public static function initializeNewPackage(PhabricatorUser $actor) {
-    return id(new self());
+    $packages_application = id(new PhabricatorApplicationQuery())
+      ->setViewer($actor)
+      ->withClasses(array('PhabricatorPackagesApplication'))
+      ->executeOne();
+
+    $view_policy = $packages_application->getPolicy(
+      PhabricatorPackagesPackageDefaultViewCapability::CAPABILITY);
+
+    $edit_policy = $packages_application->getPolicy(
+      PhabricatorPackagesPackageDefaultEditCapability::CAPABILITY);
+
+    return id(new self())
+      ->setViewPolicy($view_policy)
+      ->setEditPolicy($edit_policy);
   }
 
   protected function getConfiguration() {
diff --git a/src/applications/packages/storage/PhabricatorPackagesPublisher.php b/src/applications/packages/storage/PhabricatorPackagesPublisher.php
--- a/src/applications/packages/storage/PhabricatorPackagesPublisher.php
+++ b/src/applications/packages/storage/PhabricatorPackagesPublisher.php
@@ -15,7 +15,16 @@
   protected $editPolicy;
 
   public static function initializeNewPublisher(PhabricatorUser $actor) {
-    return id(new self());
+    $packages_application = id(new PhabricatorApplicationQuery())
+      ->setViewer($actor)
+      ->withClasses(array('PhabricatorPackagesApplication'))
+      ->executeOne();
+
+    $edit_policy = $packages_application->getPolicy(
+      PhabricatorPackagesPublisherDefaultEditCapability::CAPABILITY);
+
+    return id(new self())
+      ->setEditPolicy($edit_policy);
   }
 
   protected function getConfiguration() {