diff --git a/client/app/router.js b/client/app/router.js
index 9d563e78..9c76f575 100644
--- a/client/app/router.js
+++ b/client/app/router.js
@@ -10,7 +10,13 @@ export default class Router extends EmberRouterScroll {
 // TODO: wrap in an authenticated route
 Router.map(function() {
   // eslint-disable-line
-  this.route('projects');
+  this.route('projects', function() {
+  });
+  
+if (config.featureFlagSelfService) {
+  this.route('projects/new', {path: 'projects/new'} );
+}
+  
   this.route('login');
   this.route('logout');
 
diff --git a/client/app/routes/projects/new.js b/client/app/routes/projects/new.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ecdd31f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/app/routes/projects/new.js
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import Route from '@ember/routing/route';
+
+export default class ProjectsNewRoute extends Route {
+}
diff --git a/client/app/templates/projects/new.hbs b/client/app/templates/projects/new.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..400fa51a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/app/templates/projects/new.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<h1>Create your new project here</h1>
+{{outlet}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/tests/unit/routes/projects/new-test.js b/client/tests/unit/routes/projects/new-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..90dcc01f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/tests/unit/routes/projects/new-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { module, test } from 'qunit';
+import { setupTest } from 'ember-qunit';
+
+module('Unit | Route | projects/new', function(hooks) {
+  setupTest(hooks);
+
+  test('it exists', function(assert) {
+    let route = this.owner.lookup('route:projects/new');
+    assert.ok(route);
+  });
+});