diff --git a/tests/test_pagure_flask_api_project.py b/tests/test_pagure_flask_api_project.py
index 0a8c3f8..09b19b8 100644
--- a/tests/test_pagure_flask_api_project.py
+++ b/tests/test_pagure_flask_api_project.py
@@ -459,6 +459,55 @@ class PagureFlaskApiProjecttests(tests.Modeltests):
         )
 
     @patch('pagure.lib.git.generate_gitolite_acls')
+    def test_api_new_project_user_ns(self, p_gga):
+        """ Test the api_new_project method of the flask api. """
+        pagure.APP.config['USER_NAMESPACE'] = True
+        p_gga.return_value = True
+
+        tests.create_projects(self.session)
+        tests.create_projects_git(os.path.join(self.path, 'tickets'))
+        tests.create_tokens(self.session)
+        tests.create_tokens_acl(self.session)
+
+        headers = {'Authorization': 'token aaabbbcccddd'}
+
+        # Create a project with the user namespace feature on
+        data = {
+            'name': 'testproject',
+            'description': 'Just another small test project',
+        }
+
+        # Valid request
+        output = self.app.post(
+            '/api/0/new/', data=data, headers=headers)
+        self.assertEqual(output.status_code, 200)
+        data = json.loads(output.data)
+        self.assertDictEqual(
+            data,
+            {'message': 'Project "pingou/testproject" created'}
+        )
+
+        # Create a project with a namespace and the user namespace feature on
+        pagure.APP.config['ALLOWED_PREFIX'] = ['testns']
+        data = {
+            'name': 'testproject2',
+            'namespace': 'testns',
+            'description': 'Just another small test project',
+        }
+
+        # Valid request
+        output = self.app.post(
+            '/api/0/new/', data=data, headers=headers)
+        self.assertEqual(output.status_code, 200)
+        data = json.loads(output.data)
+        self.assertDictEqual(
+            data,
+            {'message': 'Project "testns/testproject2" created'}
+        )
+
+        pagure.APP.config['USER_NAMESPACE'] = False
+
+    @patch('pagure.lib.git.generate_gitolite_acls')
     def test_api_fork_project(self, p_gga):
         """ Test the api_fork_project method of the flask api. """
         p_gga.return_value = True
diff --git a/tests/test_pagure_lib.py b/tests/test_pagure_lib.py
index 6432e7f..b7ad650 100644
--- a/tests/test_pagure_lib.py
+++ b/tests/test_pagure_lib.py
@@ -912,6 +912,79 @@ class PagureLibtests(tests.Modeltests):
             'Project "pingou/ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss" '
             'created')
 
+
+    def test_new_project_user_ns(self):
+        """ Test the new_project of pagure.lib with user_ns on. """
+        gitfolder = os.path.join(self.path, 'repos')
+        docfolder = os.path.join(self.path, 'docs')
+        ticketfolder = os.path.join(self.path, 'tickets')
+        requestfolder = os.path.join(self.path, 'requests')
+
+        # Create a new project with user_ns as True
+        pagure.APP.config['GIT_FOLDER'] = gitfolder
+        msg = pagure.lib.new_project(
+            session=self.session,
+            user='pingou',
+            name='testproject',
+            blacklist=[],
+            allowed_prefix=[],
+            gitfolder=gitfolder,
+            docfolder=docfolder,
+            ticketfolder=ticketfolder,
+            requestfolder=requestfolder,
+            description='description for testproject',
+            parent_id=None,
+            user_ns=True,
+        )
+        self.session.commit()
+        self.assertEqual(msg, 'Project "pingou/testproject" created')
+
+        repo = pagure.lib.get_project(
+            self.session, 'testproject', namespace='pingou')
+        self.assertEqual(repo.path, 'pingou/testproject.git')
+
+        gitrepo = os.path.join(gitfolder, repo.path)
+        docrepo = os.path.join(docfolder, repo.path)
+        ticketrepo = os.path.join(ticketfolder, repo.path)
+        requestrepo = os.path.join(requestfolder, repo.path)
+
+        for path in [gitrepo, docrepo, ticketrepo, requestrepo]:
+            self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(path))
+            shutil.rmtree(path)
+
+        # Create a new project with a namespace and user_ns as True
+        pagure.APP.config['GIT_FOLDER'] = gitfolder
+        msg = pagure.lib.new_project(
+            session=self.session,
+            user='pingou',
+            name='testproject2',
+            namespace='testns',
+            blacklist=[],
+            allowed_prefix=['testns'],
+            gitfolder=gitfolder,
+            docfolder=docfolder,
+            ticketfolder=ticketfolder,
+            requestfolder=requestfolder,
+            description='description for testproject2',
+            parent_id=None,
+            user_ns=True,
+        )
+        self.session.commit()
+        self.assertEqual(msg, 'Project "testns/testproject2" created')
+
+        repo = pagure.lib.get_project(
+            self.session, 'testproject2', namespace='testns')
+        self.assertEqual(repo.path, 'testns/testproject2.git')
+
+        gitrepo = os.path.join(gitfolder, repo.path)
+        docrepo = os.path.join(docfolder, repo.path)
+        ticketrepo = os.path.join(ticketfolder, repo.path)
+        requestrepo = os.path.join(requestfolder, repo.path)
+
+        for path in [gitrepo, docrepo, ticketrepo, requestrepo]:
+            self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(path))
+            shutil.rmtree(path)
+
     def test_update_project_settings(self):
         """ Test the update_project_settings of pagure.lib. """