Index: src/__phutil_library_map__.php
===================================================================
--- src/__phutil_library_map__.php
+++ src/__phutil_library_map__.php
@@ -828,6 +828,8 @@
     'JavelinViewExample' => 'applications/uiexample/examples/JavelinViewExample.php',
     'JavelinViewExampleServerView' => 'applications/uiexample/examples/JavelinViewExampleServerView.php',
     'LeaseHostBuildStepImplementation' => 'applications/harbormaster/step/LeaseHostBuildStepImplementation.php',
+    'LegalpadCapabilityDefaultEdit' => 'applications/legalpad/capability/LegalpadCapabilityDefaultEdit.php',
+    'LegalpadCapabilityDefaultView' => 'applications/legalpad/capability/LegalpadCapabilityDefaultView.php',
     'LegalpadConstants' => 'applications/legalpad/constants/LegalpadConstants.php',
     'LegalpadController' => 'applications/legalpad/controller/LegalpadController.php',
     'LegalpadDAO' => 'applications/legalpad/storage/LegalpadDAO.php',
@@ -3382,6 +3384,8 @@
     'JavelinViewExample' => 'PhabricatorUIExample',
     'JavelinViewExampleServerView' => 'AphrontView',
     'LeaseHostBuildStepImplementation' => 'BuildStepImplementation',
+    'LegalpadCapabilityDefaultEdit' => 'PhabricatorPolicyCapability',
+    'LegalpadCapabilityDefaultView' => 'PhabricatorPolicyCapability',
     'LegalpadController' => 'PhabricatorController',
     'LegalpadDAO' => 'PhabricatorLiskDAO',
     'LegalpadDocument' =>
Index: src/applications/legalpad/application/PhabricatorApplicationLegalpad.php
===================================================================
--- src/applications/legalpad/application/PhabricatorApplicationLegalpad.php
+++ src/applications/legalpad/application/PhabricatorApplicationLegalpad.php
@@ -51,4 +51,13 @@
       ));
   }
 
+  protected function getCustomCapabilities() {
+    return array(
+      LegalpadCapabilityDefaultView::CAPABILITY => array(
+      ),
+      LegalpadCapabilityDefaultEdit::CAPABILITY => array(
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+
 }
Index: src/applications/legalpad/capability/LegalpadCapabilityDefaultEdit.php
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ src/applications/legalpad/capability/LegalpadCapabilityDefaultEdit.php
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?php
+
+final class LegalpadCapabilityDefaultEdit
+  extends PhabricatorPolicyCapability {
+
+  const CAPABILITY = 'legalpad.default.edit';
+
+  public function getCapabilityKey() {
+    return self::CAPABILITY;
+  }
+
+  public function getCapabilityName() {
+    return pht('Default Edit Policy');
+  }
+
+}
Index: src/applications/legalpad/capability/LegalpadCapabilityDefaultView.php
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ src/applications/legalpad/capability/LegalpadCapabilityDefaultView.php
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?php
+
+final class LegalpadCapabilityDefaultView
+  extends PhabricatorPolicyCapability {
+
+  const CAPABILITY = 'legalpad.default.view';
+
+  public function getCapabilityKey() {
+    return self::CAPABILITY;
+  }
+
+  public function getCapabilityName() {
+    return pht('Default View Policy');
+  }
+
+  public function shouldAllowPublicPolicySetting() {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+}
Index: src/applications/legalpad/controller/LegalpadDocumentEditController.php
===================================================================
--- src/applications/legalpad/controller/LegalpadDocumentEditController.php
+++ src/applications/legalpad/controller/LegalpadDocumentEditController.php
@@ -18,14 +18,7 @@
     if (!$this->id) {
       $is_create = true;
 
-      $document = id(new LegalpadDocument())
-        ->setVersions(0)
-        ->setCreatorPHID($user->getPHID())
-        ->setContributorCount(0)
-        ->setRecentContributorPHIDs(array())
-        ->attachSignatures(array())
-        ->setViewPolicy(PhabricatorPolicies::POLICY_USER)
-        ->setEditPolicy(PhabricatorPolicies::POLICY_USER);
+      $document = LegalpadDocument::initializeNewDocument($user);
       $body = id(new LegalpadDocumentBody())
         ->setCreatorPHID($user->getPHID());
       $document->attachDocumentBody($body);
Index: src/applications/legalpad/storage/LegalpadDocument.php
===================================================================
--- src/applications/legalpad/storage/LegalpadDocument.php
+++ src/applications/legalpad/storage/LegalpadDocument.php
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 
-/**
- * @group legalpad
- */
 final class LegalpadDocument extends LegalpadDAO
   implements
     PhabricatorPolicyInterface,
@@ -23,6 +20,25 @@
   private $contributors = self::ATTACHABLE;
   private $signatures   = self::ATTACHABLE;
 
+  public static function initializeNewDocument(PhabricatorUser $actor) {
+    $app = id(new PhabricatorApplicationQuery())
+      ->setViewer($actor)
+      ->withClasses(array('PhabricatorApplicationLegalpad'))
+      ->executeOne();
+
+    $view_policy = $app->getPolicy(LegalpadCapabilityDefaultView::CAPABILITY);
+    $edit_policy = $app->getPolicy(LegalpadCapabilityDefaultEdit::CAPABILITY);
+
+    return id(new LegalpadDocument())
+      ->setVersions(0)
+      ->setCreatorPHID($actor->getPHID())
+      ->setContributorCount(0)
+      ->setRecentContributorPHIDs(array())
+      ->attachSignatures(array())
+      ->setViewPolicy($view_policy)
+      ->setEditPolicy($edit_policy);
+  }
+
   public function getConfiguration() {
     return array(
       self::CONFIG_AUX_PHID => true,