diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7f0dce47f..edafd3de8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -76,5 +76,8 @@
   ],
   "peerDependencies": {
     "owncloud-design-system": "^1.7.0"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "validator": "^13.1.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/ui/components/App.vue b/ui/components/App.vue
index c77b087db..403a8e870 100644
--- a/ui/components/App.vue
+++ b/ui/components/App.vue
@@ -2,7 +2,16 @@
   <div>
     <div class="uk-container uk-padding">
       <h1 v-text="$gettext('Accounts')" />
-      <oc-grid v-if="numberOfSelectedAccounts > 0" key="selected-accounts-info" gutter="small" class="uk-flex-middle">
+      <oc-button
+        v-if="numberOfSelectedAccounts < 1"
+        key="create-accounts-button"
+        v-text="$gettext('Create new user')"
+        variation="primary"
+        :disabled="isAccountCreationInProgress || !isInitialized"
+        :uk-tooltip="disabledCreateAccountBtnTooltip"
+        @click="setAccountCreationProgress(true)"
+      />
+      <oc-grid v-else key="selected-accounts-info" gutter="small" class="uk-flex-middle">
         <span v-text="selectionInfoText" />
         <span>|</span>
         <div>
@@ -32,7 +41,11 @@
         </div>
       </oc-grid>
       <template v-if="isInitialized">
-        <accounts-list :accounts="accounts" />
+        <accounts-list
+          :accounts="accounts"
+          :is-create-new-row-displayed="isAccountCreationInProgress"
+          @cancelAccountCreation="setAccountCreationProgress(false)"
+        />
       </template>
       <oc-loader v-else />
     </div>
@@ -45,6 +58,9 @@ import AccountsList from './accounts/AccountsList.vue'
 export default {
   name: 'App',
   components: { AccountsList },
+  data: () => ({
+    isAccountCreationInProgress: false
+  }),
   computed: {
     ...mapGetters('Accounts', ['isInitialized', 'getAccountsSorted']),
     ...mapState('Accounts', ['selectedAccounts']),
@@ -86,17 +102,34 @@ export default {
       }
 
       return actions
+    },
+
+    disabledCreateAccountBtnTooltip () {
+      if (!this.isInitialized) {
+        return this.$gettext('Loading users')
+      }
+
+      if (this.isAccountCreationInProgress) {
+        return this.$gettext('User creation is already in progress')
+      }
+
+      return null
     }
   },
   methods: {
     ...mapActions('Accounts', ['initialize', 'toggleAccountStatus']),
-    ...mapMutations('Accounts', ['RESET_ACCOUNTS_SELECTION'])
+    ...mapMutations('Accounts', ['RESET_ACCOUNTS_SELECTION']),
+
+    setAccountCreationProgress (isInProgress) {
+      this.isAccountCreationInProgress = isInProgress
+    }
   },
   created () {
     this.initialize()
   },
   beforeDestroy () {
     this.RESET_ACCOUNTS_SELECTION()
+    this.setAccountCreationProgress(false)
   }
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/ui/components/accounts/AccountsList.vue b/ui/components/accounts/AccountsList.vue
index d8ef72303..e26b06c6b 100644
--- a/ui/components/accounts/AccountsList.vue
+++ b/ui/components/accounts/AccountsList.vue
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
         </oc-table-row>
       </oc-table-group>
       <oc-table-group>
+        <accounts-list-new-account-row v-if="isCreateNewRowDisplayed" @cancel="emitCreationCancel" />
         <accounts-list-row
           v-for="account in accounts"
           :key="`account-list-row-${account.id}`"
@@ -35,23 +36,34 @@
 <script>
 import { mapActions, mapGetters } from 'vuex'
 import AccountsListRow from './AccountsListRow.vue'
+import AccountsListNewAccountRow from './AccountsListNewAccountRow.vue'
 
 export default {
   name: 'AccountsList',
   components: {
-    AccountsListRow
+    AccountsListRow,
+    AccountsListNewAccountRow
   },
   props: {
     accounts: {
       type: Array,
       required: true
+    },
+    isCreateNewRowDisplayed: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      required: false,
+      default: false
     }
   },
   computed: {
     ...mapGetters('Accounts', ['areAllAccountsSelected'])
   },
   methods: {
-    ...mapActions('Accounts', ['toggleSelectionAll'])
+    ...mapActions('Accounts', ['toggleSelectionAll']),
+
+    emitCreationCancel () {
+      this.$emit('cancelAccountCreation')
+    }
   }
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/ui/components/accounts/AccountsListNewAccountRow.vue b/ui/components/accounts/AccountsListNewAccountRow.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..89c9ab945
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/components/accounts/AccountsListNewAccountRow.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+<template>
+  <oc-table-row>
+    <oc-table-cell colspan="9">
+      <oc-grid gutter="small">
+        <label>
+          <oc-text-input
+            type="text"
+            v-model="username"
+            :error-message="usernameError"
+            :placeholder="$gettext('Username')"
+            @input="checkUsername"
+          />
+        </label>
+        <label>
+          <oc-text-input
+            type="email"
+            v-model="email"
+            :error-message="emailError"
+            :placeholder="$gettext('Email')"
+            @input="checkEmail"
+          />
+        </label>
+        <label class="uk-flex uk-flex-middle">
+          <oc-text-input
+            :type="passwordInputType"
+            v-model="password"
+            :error-message="passwordError"
+            :placeholder="$gettext('Password')"
+            class="uk-margin-xsmall-right"
+            @input="checkPassword"
+          />
+          <oc-button variation="raw" :aria-label="$gettext('Display password')" @click="togglePasswordVisibility">
+            <oc-icon name="remove_red_eye" aria-hidden="true" size="small" />
+          </oc-button>
+        </label>
+        <div>
+          <oc-button v-text="$gettext('Cancel')" @click="emitCancel" class="uk-margin-xsmall-right" />
+          <oc-button v-text="$gettext('Create')" variation="primary" @click="createAccount" />
+        </div>
+      </oc-grid>
+    </oc-table-cell>
+  </oc-table-row>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import isEmail from 'validator/es/lib/isEmail'
+import isEmpty from 'validator/es/lib/isEmpty'
+import debounce from 'debounce'
+import { mapActions } from 'vuex'
+
+export default {
+  name: 'AccountsListNewAccountRow',
+
+  data: () => ({
+    username: '',
+    usernameError: '',
+    email: '',
+    emailError: '',
+    password: '',
+    passwordError: '',
+    passwordInputType: 'password'
+  }),
+
+  methods: {
+    ...mapActions('Accounts', ['createNewAccount']),
+
+    emitCancel () {
+      this.$emit('cancel')
+    },
+    createAccount () {
+      this.checkUsername()
+      this.checkEmail()
+      this.checkPassword()
+
+      if (this.usernameError !== '' || this.emailError !== '' || this.passwordError !== '') {
+        return
+      }
+
+      this.createNewAccount({ username: this.username, email: this.email, password: this.password })
+    },
+
+    checkUsername () {
+      if (isEmpty(this.username)) {
+        debounce(this.usernameError = this.$gettext('Username cannot be empty'), 500)
+
+        return
+      }
+
+      this.usernameError = ''
+    },
+
+    checkEmail () {
+      if (isEmpty(this.email)) {
+        debounce(this.emailError = this.$gettext('Email cannot be empty'), 500)
+
+        return
+      }
+
+      if (!isEmail(this.email)) {
+        debounce(this.emailError = this.$gettext('Invalid email address'), 500)
+
+        return
+      }
+
+      this.emailError = ''
+    },
+
+    checkPassword () {
+      // Later on some restrictions might be applied here
+      if (isEmpty(this.password)) {
+        debounce(this.passwordError = this.$gettext('Password cannot be empty'), 500)
+
+        return
+      }
+
+      this.passwordError = ''
+    },
+
+    togglePasswordVisibility () {
+      this.passwordInputType === 'password'
+        ? this.passwordInputType = 'text'
+        : this.passwordInputType = 'password'
+    }
+  }
+}
+</script>
diff --git a/ui/store/index.js b/ui/store/index.js
index aa2ccc012..b439c74fd 100644
--- a/ui/store/index.js
+++ b/ui/store/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* eslint-disable camelcase */
-import { AccountsService_ListAccounts, AccountsService_UpdateAccount } from '../client/accounts'
+import { AccountsService_ListAccounts, AccountsService_UpdateAccount, AccountsService_CreateAccount } from '../client/accounts'
 import { RoleService_ListRoles } from '../client/settings'
 /* eslint-enable camelcase */
 import { injectAuthToken } from '../helpers/auth'
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ const mutations = {
 
   RESET_ACCOUNTS_SELECTION (state) {
     state.selectedAccounts = []
+  },
+
+  PUSH_NEW_ACCOUNT (state, account) {
+    state.accounts.push(account)
   }
 }
 
@@ -164,6 +168,35 @@ const actions = {
     }
 
     commit('RESET_ACCOUNTS_SELECTION')
+  },
+  async createNewAccount ({ rootGetters, commit, dispatch }, account) {
+    injectAuthToken(rootGetters.user.token)
+
+    const response = await AccountsService_CreateAccount({
+      $domain: rootGetters.configuration.server,
+      body: {
+        account: {
+          on_premises_sam_account_name: account.username,
+          mail: account.email,
+          password_profile: {
+            password: account.password
+          },
+          account_enabled: true,
+          display_name: account.username
+        }
+      }
+    })
+
+    if (response.status === 201) {
+      commit('PUSH_NEW_ACCOUNT', account)
+      console.log(response)
+    } else {
+      dispatch('showMessage', {
+        title: 'Failed to create account',
+        desc: response.statusText,
+        status: 'danger'
+      }, { root: true })
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 235035ada..dd480cbed 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6348,6 +6348,11 @@ validate-npm-package-license@^3.0.1:
     spdx-correct "^3.0.0"
     spdx-expression-parse "^3.0.0"
 
+validator@^13.1.1:
+  version "13.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/validator/-/validator-13.1.1.tgz#f8811368473d2173a9d8611572b58c5783f223bf"
+  integrity sha512-8GfPiwzzRoWTg7OV1zva1KvrSemuMkv07MA9TTl91hfhe+wKrsrgVN4H2QSFd/U/FhiU3iWPYVgvbsOGwhyFWw==
+
 vasync@1.6.2:
   version "1.6.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vasync/-/vasync-1.6.2.tgz#568edcf40b2b5c35b1cc048cad085de4739703fb"