diff --git a/doc/configuration.rst b/doc/configuration.rst
index 7de3b6c..629f7f5 100644
--- a/doc/configuration.rst
+++ b/doc/configuration.rst
@@ -613,7 +613,19 @@ ENABLE_NEW_PROJECTS
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 This configuration key permits or forbids creation of new projects via
-the user interface of this pagure instance.
+the user interface and the API of this pagure instance.
+
+Defaults to: ``True``
+
+
+ENABLE_UI_NEW_PROJECTS
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+This configuration key permits or forbids creation of new projects via
+the user interface (only) of this pagure instance. It allows forbidding
+to create new project in the user interface while letting a set of trusted
+person to create projects via the API granted they have the API token with
+the corresponding ACL.
 
 Defaults to: ``True``
 
diff --git a/pagure/templates/master.html b/pagure/templates/master.html
index d757531..35f6e7d 100644
--- a/pagure/templates/master.html
+++ b/pagure/templates/master.html
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@
               <li class="nav-item">
                 <a class="nav-link" href="{{ url_for('browse_projects') }}">Browse</a>
               </li>
-              {% if config.get('ENABLE_NEW_PROJECTS', True) %}
+              {% if config.get('ENABLE_NEW_PROJECTS', True) and
+                  config.get('ENABLE_UI_NEW_PROJECTS', True)  %}
                 <li class="nav-item p-l-1">
                   <a class="nav-link" href="{{ url_for('new_project') }}">
                       <span class="oi" data-glyph="plus" title="Create New"
diff --git a/pagure/ui/app.py b/pagure/ui/app.py
index c1c5c5f..9e4f640 100644
--- a/pagure/ui/app.py
+++ b/pagure/ui/app.py
@@ -440,7 +440,8 @@ def new_project():
     """
     user = pagure.lib.search_user(SESSION, username=flask.g.fas_user.username)
 
-    if not pagure.APP.config.get('ENABLE_NEW_PROJECTS', True):
+    if not pagure.APP.config.get('ENABLE_NEW_PROJECTS', True) or \
+            not pagure.APP.config.get('ENABLE_UI_NEW_PROJECTS', True):
         flask.abort(404, 'Creation of new project is not allowed on this \
                 pagure instance')
 
diff --git a/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_app.py b/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_app.py
index 8ab1813..5bd53e7 100644
--- a/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_app.py
+++ b/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_app.py
@@ -163,6 +163,23 @@ class PagureFlaskApptests(tests.Modeltests):
         self.assertIn(
             'Forks <span class="label label-default">0</span>', output.data)
 
+    @patch.dict('pagure.APP.config', {'ENABLE_UI_NEW_PROJECTS': False})
+    def test_new_project_when_turned_off_in_the_ui(self):
+        """ Test the new_project endpoint when new project creation is
+        not allowed in the UI of this pagure instance. """
+
+        user = tests.FakeUser(username='foo')
+        with tests.user_set(pagure.APP, user):
+            output = self.app.get('/new/')
+            self.assertEqual(output.status_code, 404)
+
+            data = {
+                'description': 'Project #1',
+                'name': 'project-1',
+            }
+
+            output = self.app.post('/new/', data=data, follow_redirects=True)
+            self.assertEqual(output.status_code, 404)
 
     def test_new_project_when_turned_off(self):
         """ Test the new_project endpoint when new project creation is