diff --git a/pagure/api/project.py b/pagure/api/project.py
index 3f26404..a2a1acd 100644
--- a/pagure/api/project.py
+++ b/pagure/api/project.py
@@ -291,12 +291,13 @@ def api_new_project():
         name = form.name.data
         description = form.description.data
         namespace = form.namespace.data
-        if namespace:
-            namespace = namespace.strip()
         url = form.url.data
         avatar_email = form.avatar_email.data
         create_readme = form.create_readme.data
 
+        if namespace:
+            namespace = namespace.strip()
+
         try:
             message = pagure.lib.new_project(
                 SESSION,
@@ -316,6 +317,7 @@ def api_new_project():
                 userobj=user,
                 prevent_40_chars=APP.config.get(
                     'OLD_VIEW_COMMIT_ENABLED', False),
+                user_ns=APP.config.get('USER_NAMESPACE', False),
             )
             SESSION.commit()
             pagure.lib.git.generate_gitolite_acls()
diff --git a/pagure/default_config.py b/pagure/default_config.py
index 6dff333..a1c002d 100644
--- a/pagure/default_config.py
+++ b/pagure/default_config.py
@@ -229,3 +229,6 @@ BOOTSTRAP_URLS_JS = 'https://apps.fedoraproject.org/global/' \
 
 # List of the type of CI service supported by this pagure instance
 PAGURE_CI_SERVICES = []
+
+# Boolean to turn on project being by default in the user's namespace
+USER_NAMESPACE = False
diff --git a/pagure/forms.py b/pagure/forms.py
index 85b1768..e5daf63 100644
--- a/pagure/forms.py
+++ b/pagure/forms.py
@@ -158,7 +158,8 @@ class ProjectForm(ProjectFormSimplified):
             self.namespace.choices = [
                 (namespace, namespace) for namespace in kwargs['namespaces']
             ]
-            self.namespace.choices.insert(0, ('', ''))
+            if not pagure.APP.config.get('USER_NAMESPACE', False):
+                self.namespace.choices.insert(0, ('', ''))
 
 
 class IssueFormSimplied(PagureForm):
diff --git a/pagure/lib/__init__.py b/pagure/lib/__init__.py
index 1553754..dbbe5c8 100644
--- a/pagure/lib/__init__.py
+++ b/pagure/lib/__init__.py
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ def new_project(session, user, name, blacklist, allowed_prefix,
                 gitfolder, docfolder, ticketfolder, requestfolder,
                 description=None, url=None, avatar_email=None,
                 parent_id=None, add_readme=False, userobj=None,
-                prevent_40_chars=False, namespace=None):
+                prevent_40_chars=False, namespace=None, user_ns=False):
     ''' Create a new project based on the information provided.
     '''
     if name in blacklist or (
@@ -1061,6 +1061,10 @@ def new_project(session, user, name, blacklist, allowed_prefix,
 
     user_obj = get_user(session, user)
     allowed_prefix = allowed_prefix + [grp for grp in user_obj.groups]
+    if user_ns:
+        allowed_prefix.append(user)
+        if not namespace:
+            namespace = user
 
     if namespace and namespace not in allowed_prefix:
         raise pagure.exceptions.PagureException(
diff --git a/pagure/ui/app.py b/pagure/ui/app.py
index 587e054..302e70b 100644
--- a/pagure/ui/app.py
+++ b/pagure/ui/app.py
@@ -393,6 +393,8 @@ def new_project():
     namespaces = APP.config['ALLOWED_PREFIX'][:]
     if user:
         namespaces.extend([grp for grp in user.groups])
+    if APP.config.get('USER_NAMESPACE', False):
+        namespaces.insert(0, flask.g.fas_user.username)
 
     form = pagure.forms.ProjectForm(namespaces=namespaces)
 
@@ -425,6 +427,7 @@ def new_project():
                 userobj=user,
                 prevent_40_chars=APP.config.get(
                     'OLD_VIEW_COMMIT_ENABLED', False),
+                user_ns=APP.config.get('USER_NAMESPACE', False),
             )
             SESSION.commit()
             pagure.lib.git.generate_gitolite_acls()