diff --git a/src/server/WebBackend.cpp b/src/server/WebBackend.cpp
index 9a295b4..7f8a102 100644
--- a/src/server/WebBackend.cpp
+++ b/src/server/WebBackend.cpp
@@ -501,6 +501,10 @@ RestOutputStruct::ExitCode WebSocket::EvaluateSysadmIohyveRequest(const QJsonVal
     bool ok = false;
     if(keys.contains("action")){
       QString act = JsonValueToString(in_args.toObject().value("action"));
+      if(act=="create"){
+	ok = true;
+        out->insert("create", sysadm::Iohyve::createGuest(in_args.toObject()));
+      }
       if(act=="listvms"){
 	ok = true;
         out->insert("listvms", sysadm::Iohyve::listVMs());
diff --git a/src/server/library/sysadm-iohyve.cpp b/src/server/library/sysadm-iohyve.cpp
index 2c184af..767d326 100644
--- a/src/server/library/sysadm-iohyve.cpp
+++ b/src/server/library/sysadm-iohyve.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,36 @@
 using namespace sysadm;
 
 //PLEASE: Keep the functions in the same order as listed in pcbsd-general.h
+
+// Create a new guest VM
+QJsonObject Iohyve::createGuest(QJsonObject jsin) {
+  QJsonObject retObject;
+
+  QStringList keys = jsin.keys();
+  if (! keys.contains("name") || !keys.contains("size") ) {
+    retObject.insert("error", "Missing required key(s) 'name/size'");
+    return retObject;
+  }
+
+  // Get the key values
+  QString name = jsin.value("name").toString();
+  QString size = jsin.value("size").toString();
+
+  QStringList output = General::RunCommand("iohyve create " + name + " " + size).split("\n");
+  for ( int i = 0; i < output.size(); i++)
+  {
+    if ( output.at(i).indexOf("cannot create") != -1 ) {
+      retObject.insert("error", output.at(i));
+      return retObject;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Return some details to user that the action was queued
+  retObject.insert("name", name);
+  retObject.insert("size", size);
+  return retObject;
+}
+
 // Queue the fetch of an ISO
 QJsonObject Iohyve::fetchISO(QJsonObject jsin) {
   QJsonObject retObject;
diff --git a/src/server/library/sysadm-iohyve.h b/src/server/library/sysadm-iohyve.h
index ba71700..23d8009 100644
--- a/src/server/library/sysadm-iohyve.h
+++ b/src/server/library/sysadm-iohyve.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace sysadm{
 
 class Iohyve{
 public:
+	static QJsonObject createGuest(QJsonObject);
 	static QJsonObject fetchISO(QJsonObject);
 	static QJsonObject isSetup();
 	static QJsonObject listVMs();