diff --git a/awx/api/serializers.py b/awx/api/serializers.py
index bd0d3d1ea3..4a674a3a6d 100644
--- a/awx/api/serializers.py
+++ b/awx/api/serializers.py
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ class ProjectSerializer(UnifiedJobTemplateSerializer, ProjectOptionsSerializer):
 
     class Meta:
         model = Project
-        fields = ('*', 'scm_delete_on_next_update', 'scm_update_on_launch',
+        fields = ('*', 'organization', 'scm_delete_on_next_update', 'scm_update_on_launch',
                   'scm_update_cache_timeout') + \
                  ('last_update_failed', 'last_updated')  # Backwards compatibility
         read_only_fields = ('scm_delete_on_next_update',)
diff --git a/awx/api/views.py b/awx/api/views.py
index a93cc40cc8..474e9c6fe8 100644
--- a/awx/api/views.py
+++ b/awx/api/views.py
@@ -669,6 +669,7 @@ class OrganizationProjectsList(SubListCreateAPIView):
     serializer_class = ProjectSerializer
     parent_model = Organization
     relationship = 'projects'
+    parent_key = 'organization'
 
 class OrganizationTeamsList(SubListCreateAttachDetachAPIView):
 
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/functional/conftest.py b/awx/main/tests/functional/conftest.py
index 7d45c51fad..b36d0673e0 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/functional/conftest.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/functional/conftest.py
@@ -167,6 +167,24 @@ def alice(user):
 def bob(user):
     return user('bob', False)
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def rando(user):
+    "Rando, the random user that doesn't have access to anything"
+    return user('rando', False)
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def org_admin(user, organization):
+    ret = user('org-admin', False)
+    organization.admin_role.members.add(ret)
+    organization.member_role.members.add(ret)
+    return ret
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def org_member(user, organization):
+    ret = user('org-member', False)
+    organization.member_role.members.add(ret)
+    return ret
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def organizations(instance):
     def rf(organization_count=1):
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/functional/test_projects.py b/awx/main/tests/functional/test_projects.py
index 13f2a23129..07917acde7 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/functional/test_projects.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/functional/test_projects.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import mock # noqa
 import pytest
 
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
+from awx.main.models import Project
 
 
 
@@ -95,3 +96,38 @@ def test_team_project_list(get, project_factory, team_factory, admin, alice, bob
     # alice should see all projects they can see when viewing an admin
     assert get(reverse('api:user_projects_list', args=(admin.pk,)), alice).data['count'] == 2
 
+
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_create_project(post, organization, org_admin, org_member, admin, rando):
+    test_list = [rando, org_member, org_admin, admin]
+    expected_status_codes = [403, 403, 201, 201]
+
+    for i, u in enumerate(test_list):
+        result = post(reverse('api:project_list'), {
+            'name': 'Project %d' % i,
+            'organization': organization.id,
+        }, u)
+        assert result.status_code == expected_status_codes[i]
+        if expected_status_codes[i] == 201:
+            assert Project.objects.filter(name='Project %d' % i, organization=organization).exists()
+        else:
+            assert not Project.objects.filter(name='Project %d' % i, organization=organization).exists()
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_create_project_through_org_link(post, organization, org_admin, org_member, admin, rando):
+    test_list = [rando, org_member, org_admin, admin]
+    expected_status_codes = [403, 403, 201, 201]
+
+    for i, u in enumerate(test_list):
+        result = post(reverse('api:organization_projects_list', args=(organization.id,)), {
+            'name': 'Project %d' % i,
+        }, u)
+        assert result.status_code == expected_status_codes[i]
+        if expected_status_codes[i] == 201:
+            prj = Project.objects.get(name='Project %d' % i)
+            print(prj.organization)
+            Project.objects.get(name='Project %d' % i, organization=organization)
+            assert Project.objects.filter(name='Project %d' % i, organization=organization).exists()
+        else:
+            assert not Project.objects.filter(name='Project %d' % i, organization=organization).exists()