diff --git a/src/new_article_resource.rs b/src/new_article_resource.rs
index da667ea..770d9b5 100644
--- a/src/new_article_resource.rs
+++ b/src/new_article_resource.rs
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@ use futures::{self, Future};
 use hyper;
 use hyper::header::ContentType;
 use hyper::server::*;
+use serde_json;
+use serde_urlencoded;
 
 use assets::{StyleCss, ScriptJs};
 use mimes::*;
+use rendering::render_markdown;
 use site::Layout;
 use state::State;
 use web::{Resource, ResponseFuture};
@@ -83,7 +86,64 @@ impl Resource for NewArticleResource {
             }))
     }
 
-    fn put(self: Box<Self>, _body: hyper::Body) -> ResponseFuture {
-        unimplemented!()
+    fn put(self: Box<Self>, body: hyper::Body) -> ResponseFuture {
+        // TODO Check incoming Content-Type
+
+        use chrono::{TimeZone, Local};
+        use futures::Stream;
+
+        #[derive(Deserialize)]
+        struct CreateArticle {
+            base_revision: String,
+            title: String,
+            body: String,
+        }
+
+        #[derive(BartDisplay)]
+        #[template="templates/article_revision_contents.html"]
+        struct Template<'a> {
+            title: &'a str,
+            rendered: String,
+        }
+
+        #[derive(Serialize)]
+        struct PutResponse<'a> {
+            slug: &'a str,
+            revision: i32,
+            title: &'a str,
+            rendered: &'a str,
+            created: &'a str,
+        }
+
+        Box::new(body
+            .concat2()
+            .map_err(Into::into)
+            .and_then(|body| {
+                serde_urlencoded::from_bytes(&body)
+                    .map_err(Into::into)
+            })
+            .and_then(move |arg: CreateArticle| {
+                // TODO Check that update.base_revision == NDASH
+                // ... which seems silly. But there should be a mechanism to indicate that
+                // the client is actually trying to create a new article
+                self.state.create_article(self.slug.clone(), arg.title, arg.body)
+            })
+            .and_then(|updated| {
+                futures::finished(Response::new()
+                    .with_status(hyper::StatusCode::Ok)
+                    .with_header(ContentType(APPLICATION_JSON.clone()))
+                    .with_body(serde_json::to_string(&PutResponse {
+                        slug: &updated.slug,
+                        revision: updated.revision,
+                        title: &updated.title,
+                        rendered: &Template {
+                            title: &updated.title,
+                            rendered: render_markdown(&updated.body),
+                        }.to_string(),
+                        created: &Local.from_utc_datetime(&updated.created).to_string(),
+                    }).expect("Should never fail"))
+                )
+            })
+        )
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/state.rs b/src/state.rs
index 81be9cc..2d75b01 100644
--- a/src/state.rs
+++ b/src/state.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use r2d2::Pool;
 use r2d2_diesel::ConnectionManager;
 
 use models;
+use schema::*;
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct State {
@@ -26,6 +27,17 @@ pub enum SlugLookup {
     Redirect(String),
 }
 
+#[derive(Insertable)]
+#[table_name="article_revisions"]
+struct NewRevision<'a> {
+    article_id: i32,
+    revision: i32,
+    slug: &'a str,
+    title: &'a str,
+    body: &'a str,
+    latest: bool,
+}
+
 fn decide_slug(conn: &SqliteConnection, article_id: i32, prev_title: &str, title: &str, prev_slug: &str) -> Result<String, Error> {
     if prev_slug == "" {
         // Never give a non-empty slug to the front page
@@ -160,17 +172,6 @@ impl State {
 
                 let slug = decide_slug(&*conn, article_id, &prev_title, &title, &prev_slug)?;
 
-                #[derive(Insertable)]
-                #[table_name="article_revisions"]
-                struct NewRevision<'a> {
-                    article_id: i32,
-                    revision: i32,
-                    slug: &'a str,
-                    title: &'a str,
-                    body: &'a str,
-                    latest: bool,
-                }
-
                 diesel::update(
                     article_revisions::table
                         .filter(article_revisions::article_id.eq(article_id))
@@ -198,4 +199,53 @@ impl State {
             })
         })
     }
+
+    pub fn create_article(&self, target_slug: String, title: String, body: String)
+        -> CpuFuture<models::ArticleRevision, Error>
+    {
+        let connection_pool = self.connection_pool.clone();
+
+        self.cpu_pool.spawn_fn(move || {
+            let conn = connection_pool.get()?;
+
+            conn.transaction(|| {
+                #[derive(Insertable)]
+                #[table_name="articles"]
+                struct NewArticle {
+                    id: Option<i32>
+                }
+
+                let article_id = {
+                    use diesel::expression::sql_literal::sql;
+                    // Diesel and SQLite are a bit in disagreement for how this should look:
+                    sql::<(diesel::types::Integer)>("INSERT INTO articles VALUES (null)")
+                        .execute(&*conn)?;
+                    sql::<(diesel::types::Integer)>("SELECT LAST_INSERT_ROWID()")
+                        .load::<i32>(&*conn)?
+                        .pop().expect("Statement must evaluate to an integer")
+                };
+
+                let slug = decide_slug(&*conn, article_id, "", &title, &target_slug)?;
+
+                let new_revision = 1;
+
+                diesel::insert(&NewRevision {
+                        article_id,
+                        revision: new_revision,
+                        slug: &slug,
+                        title: &title,
+                        body: &body,
+                        latest: true,
+                    })
+                    .into(article_revisions::table)
+                    .execute(&*conn)?;
+
+                Ok(article_revisions::table
+                    .filter(article_revisions::article_id.eq(article_id))
+                    .filter(article_revisions::revision.eq(new_revision))
+                    .first::<models::ArticleRevision>(&*conn)?
+                )
+            })
+        })
+    }
 }