diff --git a/src/applications/project/editor/PhabricatorProjectTransactionEditor.php b/src/applications/project/editor/PhabricatorProjectTransactionEditor.php
index de61c2a09b..2a90d6ce29 100644
--- a/src/applications/project/editor/PhabricatorProjectTransactionEditor.php
+++ b/src/applications/project/editor/PhabricatorProjectTransactionEditor.php
@@ -1,474 +1,477 @@
 <?php
 
 final class PhabricatorProjectTransactionEditor
   extends PhabricatorApplicationTransactionEditor {
 
   private $isMilestone;
 
   private function setIsMilestone($is_milestone) {
     $this->isMilestone = $is_milestone;
     return $this;
   }
 
   public function getIsMilestone() {
     return $this->isMilestone;
   }
 
   public function getEditorApplicationClass() {
     return 'PhabricatorProjectApplication';
   }
 
   public function getEditorObjectsDescription() {
     return pht('Projects');
   }
 
   public function getCreateObjectTitle($author, $object) {
     return pht('%s created this project.', $author);
   }
 
   public function getCreateObjectTitleForFeed($author, $object) {
     return pht('%s created %s.', $author, $object);
   }
 
   public function getTransactionTypes() {
     $types = parent::getTransactionTypes();
 
     $types[] = PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_EDGE;
     $types[] = PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_VIEW_POLICY;
     $types[] = PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_EDIT_POLICY;
     $types[] = PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_JOIN_POLICY;
 
     return $types;
   }
 
   protected function validateAllTransactions(
     PhabricatorLiskDAO $object,
     array $xactions) {
 
     $errors = array();
 
     // Prevent creating projects which are both subprojects and milestones,
     // since this does not make sense, won't work, and will break everything.
     $parent_xaction = null;
     foreach ($xactions as $xaction) {
       switch ($xaction->getTransactionType()) {
         case PhabricatorProjectParentTransaction::TRANSACTIONTYPE:
         case PhabricatorProjectMilestoneTransaction::TRANSACTIONTYPE:
           if ($xaction->getNewValue() === null) {
             continue;
           }
 
           if (!$parent_xaction) {
             $parent_xaction = $xaction;
             continue;
           }
 
           $errors[] = new PhabricatorApplicationTransactionValidationError(
             $xaction->getTransactionType(),
             pht('Invalid'),
             pht(
               'When creating a project, specify a maximum of one parent '.
               'project or milestone project. A project can not be both a '.
               'subproject and a milestone.'),
             $xaction);
           break;
           break;
       }
     }
 
     $is_milestone = $this->getIsMilestone();
 
     $is_parent = $object->getHasSubprojects();
 
     foreach ($xactions as $xaction) {
       switch ($xaction->getTransactionType()) {
         case PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_EDGE:
           $type = $xaction->getMetadataValue('edge:type');
           if ($type != PhabricatorProjectProjectHasMemberEdgeType::EDGECONST) {
             break;
           }
 
           if ($is_parent) {
             $errors[] = new PhabricatorApplicationTransactionValidationError(
               $xaction->getTransactionType(),
               pht('Invalid'),
               pht(
                 'You can not change members of a project with subprojects '.
                 'directly. Members of any subproject are automatically '.
                 'members of the parent project.'),
               $xaction);
           }
 
           if ($is_milestone) {
             $errors[] = new PhabricatorApplicationTransactionValidationError(
               $xaction->getTransactionType(),
               pht('Invalid'),
               pht(
                 'You can not change members of a milestone. Members of the '.
                 'parent project are automatically members of the milestone.'),
               $xaction);
           }
           break;
       }
     }
 
     return $errors;
   }
 
   protected function requireCapabilities(
     PhabricatorLiskDAO $object,
     PhabricatorApplicationTransaction $xaction) {
 
     switch ($xaction->getTransactionType()) {
       case PhabricatorProjectLockTransaction::TRANSACTIONTYPE:
         PhabricatorPolicyFilter::requireCapability(
           $this->requireActor(),
           newv($this->getEditorApplicationClass(), array()),
           ProjectCanLockProjectsCapability::CAPABILITY);
         return;
       case PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_EDGE:
         switch ($xaction->getMetadataValue('edge:type')) {
           case PhabricatorProjectProjectHasMemberEdgeType::EDGECONST:
             $old = $xaction->getOldValue();
             $new = $xaction->getNewValue();
 
             $add = array_keys(array_diff_key($new, $old));
             $rem = array_keys(array_diff_key($old, $new));
 
             $actor_phid = $this->requireActor()->getPHID();
 
             $is_join = (($add === array($actor_phid)) && !$rem);
             $is_leave = (($rem === array($actor_phid)) && !$add);
 
             if ($is_join) {
               // You need CAN_JOIN to join a project.
               PhabricatorPolicyFilter::requireCapability(
                 $this->requireActor(),
                 $object,
                 PhabricatorPolicyCapability::CAN_JOIN);
             } else if ($is_leave) {
               // You usually don't need any capabilities to leave a project.
               if ($object->getIsMembershipLocked()) {
                 // you must be able to edit though to leave locked projects
                 PhabricatorPolicyFilter::requireCapability(
                   $this->requireActor(),
                   $object,
                   PhabricatorPolicyCapability::CAN_EDIT);
               }
             } else {
-              // You need CAN_EDIT to change members other than yourself.
-              PhabricatorPolicyFilter::requireCapability(
-                $this->requireActor(),
-                $object,
-                PhabricatorPolicyCapability::CAN_EDIT);
+              if (!$this->getIsNewObject()) {
+                // You need CAN_EDIT to change members other than yourself.
+                // (PHI193) Just skip this check if we're creating a project.
+                PhabricatorPolicyFilter::requireCapability(
+                  $this->requireActor(),
+                  $object,
+                  PhabricatorPolicyCapability::CAN_EDIT);
+              }
             }
             return;
         }
         break;
     }
 
     return parent::requireCapabilities($object, $xaction);
   }
 
   protected function willPublish(PhabricatorLiskDAO $object, array $xactions) {
     // NOTE: We're using the omnipotent user here because the original actor
     // may no longer have permission to view the object.
     return id(new PhabricatorProjectQuery())
       ->setViewer(PhabricatorUser::getOmnipotentUser())
       ->withPHIDs(array($object->getPHID()))
       ->needAncestorMembers(true)
       ->executeOne();
   }
 
   protected function shouldSendMail(
     PhabricatorLiskDAO $object,
     array $xactions) {
     return true;
   }
 
   protected function getMailSubjectPrefix() {
     return pht('[Project]');
   }
 
   protected function getMailTo(PhabricatorLiskDAO $object) {
     return array(
       $this->getActingAsPHID(),
     );
   }
 
   protected function getMailCc(PhabricatorLiskDAO $object) {
     return array();
   }
 
   public function getMailTagsMap() {
     return array(
       PhabricatorProjectTransaction::MAILTAG_METADATA =>
         pht('Project name, hashtags, icon, image, or color changes.'),
       PhabricatorProjectTransaction::MAILTAG_MEMBERS =>
         pht('Project membership changes.'),
       PhabricatorProjectTransaction::MAILTAG_WATCHERS =>
         pht('Project watcher list changes.'),
       PhabricatorProjectTransaction::MAILTAG_OTHER =>
         pht('Other project activity not listed above occurs.'),
     );
   }
 
   protected function buildReplyHandler(PhabricatorLiskDAO $object) {
     return id(new ProjectReplyHandler())
       ->setMailReceiver($object);
   }
 
   protected function buildMailTemplate(PhabricatorLiskDAO $object) {
     $name = $object->getName();
 
     return id(new PhabricatorMetaMTAMail())
       ->setSubject("{$name}");
   }
 
   protected function buildMailBody(
     PhabricatorLiskDAO $object,
     array $xactions) {
 
     $body = parent::buildMailBody($object, $xactions);
 
     $uri = '/project/profile/'.$object->getID().'/';
     $body->addLinkSection(
       pht('PROJECT DETAIL'),
       PhabricatorEnv::getProductionURI($uri));
 
     return $body;
   }
 
   protected function shouldPublishFeedStory(
     PhabricatorLiskDAO $object,
     array $xactions) {
     return true;
   }
 
   protected function supportsSearch() {
     return true;
   }
 
   protected function applyFinalEffects(
     PhabricatorLiskDAO $object,
     array $xactions) {
 
     $materialize = false;
     $new_parent = null;
     foreach ($xactions as $xaction) {
       switch ($xaction->getTransactionType()) {
         case PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_EDGE:
           switch ($xaction->getMetadataValue('edge:type')) {
             case PhabricatorProjectProjectHasMemberEdgeType::EDGECONST:
               $materialize = true;
               break;
           }
           break;
         case PhabricatorProjectParentTransaction::TRANSACTIONTYPE:
         case PhabricatorProjectMilestoneTransaction::TRANSACTIONTYPE:
           $materialize = true;
           $new_parent = $object->getParentProject();
           break;
       }
     }
 
     if ($new_parent) {
       // If we just created the first subproject of this parent, we want to
       // copy all of the real members to the subproject.
       if (!$new_parent->getHasSubprojects()) {
         $member_type = PhabricatorProjectProjectHasMemberEdgeType::EDGECONST;
 
         $project_members = PhabricatorEdgeQuery::loadDestinationPHIDs(
           $new_parent->getPHID(),
           $member_type);
 
         if ($project_members) {
           $editor = id(new PhabricatorEdgeEditor());
           foreach ($project_members as $phid) {
             $editor->addEdge($object->getPHID(), $member_type, $phid);
           }
           $editor->save();
         }
       }
     }
 
     // TODO: We should dump an informational transaction onto the parent
     // project to show that we created the sub-thing.
 
     if ($materialize) {
       id(new PhabricatorProjectsMembershipIndexEngineExtension())
         ->rematerialize($object);
     }
 
     if ($new_parent) {
       id(new PhabricatorProjectsMembershipIndexEngineExtension())
         ->rematerialize($new_parent);
     }
 
     return parent::applyFinalEffects($object, $xactions);
   }
 
   public function addSlug(PhabricatorProject $project, $slug, $force) {
     $slug = PhabricatorSlug::normalizeProjectSlug($slug);
     $table = new PhabricatorProjectSlug();
     $project_phid = $project->getPHID();
 
     if ($force) {
       // If we have the `$force` flag set, we only want to ignore an existing
       // slug if it's for the same project. We'll error on collisions with
       // other projects.
       $current = $table->loadOneWhere(
         'slug = %s AND projectPHID = %s',
         $slug,
         $project_phid);
     } else {
       // Without the `$force` flag, we'll just return without doing anything
       // if any other project already has the slug.
       $current = $table->loadOneWhere(
         'slug = %s',
         $slug);
     }
 
     if ($current) {
       return;
     }
 
     return id(new PhabricatorProjectSlug())
       ->setSlug($slug)
       ->setProjectPHID($project_phid)
       ->save();
   }
 
   public function removeSlugs(PhabricatorProject $project, array $slugs) {
     if (!$slugs) {
       return;
     }
 
     // We're going to try to delete both the literal and normalized versions
     // of all slugs. This allows us to destroy old slugs that are no longer
     // valid.
     foreach ($this->normalizeSlugs($slugs) as $slug) {
       $slugs[] = $slug;
     }
 
     $objects = id(new PhabricatorProjectSlug())->loadAllWhere(
       'projectPHID = %s AND slug IN (%Ls)',
       $project->getPHID(),
       $slugs);
 
     foreach ($objects as $object) {
       $object->delete();
     }
   }
 
   public function normalizeSlugs(array $slugs) {
     foreach ($slugs as $key => $slug) {
       $slugs[$key] = PhabricatorSlug::normalizeProjectSlug($slug);
     }
 
     $slugs = array_unique($slugs);
     $slugs = array_values($slugs);
 
     return $slugs;
   }
 
   protected function adjustObjectForPolicyChecks(
     PhabricatorLiskDAO $object,
     array $xactions) {
 
     $copy = parent::adjustObjectForPolicyChecks($object, $xactions);
 
     $type_edge = PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_EDGE;
     $edgetype_member = PhabricatorProjectProjectHasMemberEdgeType::EDGECONST;
 
     $member_xaction = null;
     foreach ($xactions as $xaction) {
       if ($xaction->getTransactionType() !== $type_edge) {
         continue;
       }
 
       $edgetype = $xaction->getMetadataValue('edge:type');
       if ($edgetype !== $edgetype_member) {
         continue;
       }
 
       $member_xaction = $xaction;
     }
 
     if ($member_xaction) {
       $object_phid = $object->getPHID();
 
       if ($object_phid) {
         $project = id(new PhabricatorProjectQuery())
           ->setViewer($this->getActor())
           ->withPHIDs(array($object_phid))
           ->needMembers(true)
           ->executeOne();
         $members = $project->getMemberPHIDs();
       } else {
         $members = array();
       }
 
       $clone_xaction = clone $member_xaction;
       $hint = $this->getPHIDTransactionNewValue($clone_xaction, $members);
       $rule = new PhabricatorProjectMembersPolicyRule();
 
       $hint = array_fuse($hint);
 
       PhabricatorPolicyRule::passTransactionHintToRule(
         $copy,
         $rule,
         $hint);
     }
 
     return $copy;
   }
 
   protected function expandTransactions(
     PhabricatorLiskDAO $object,
     array $xactions) {
 
     $actor = $this->getActor();
     $actor_phid = $actor->getPHID();
 
     $results = parent::expandTransactions($object, $xactions);
 
     $is_milestone = $object->isMilestone();
     foreach ($xactions as $xaction) {
       switch ($xaction->getTransactionType()) {
         case PhabricatorProjectMilestoneTransaction::TRANSACTIONTYPE:
           if ($xaction->getNewValue() !== null) {
             $is_milestone = true;
           }
           break;
       }
     }
 
     $this->setIsMilestone($is_milestone);
 
     return $results;
   }
 
   protected function shouldApplyHeraldRules(
     PhabricatorLiskDAO $object,
     array $xactions) {
     return true;
   }
 
   protected function buildHeraldAdapter(
     PhabricatorLiskDAO $object,
     array $xactions) {
 
     // Herald rules may run on behalf of other users and need to execute
     // membership checks against ancestors.
     $project = id(new PhabricatorProjectQuery())
       ->setViewer(PhabricatorUser::getOmnipotentUser())
       ->withPHIDs(array($object->getPHID()))
       ->needAncestorMembers(true)
       ->executeOne();
 
     return id(new PhabricatorProjectHeraldAdapter())
       ->setProject($project);
   }
 
 }