diff --git a/code_submitter/server.py b/code_submitter/server.py
index c382620..c4acee1 100644
--- a/code_submitter/server.py
+++ b/code_submitter/server.py
@@ -122,6 +122,20 @@ async def upload(request: Request) -> Response:
     )
 
 
+@requires(['authenticated', BLUESHIRT_SCOPE])
+async def create_session(request: Request) -> Response:
+    user: User = request.user
+    form = await request.form()
+
+    await utils.create_session(database, form['name'], by_username=user.username)
+
+    return RedirectResponse(
+        request.url_for('homepage'),
+        # 302 so that the browser switches to GET
+        status_code=302,
+    )
+
+
 @requires(['authenticated', BLUESHIRT_SCOPE])
 async def download_submissions(request: Request) -> Response:
     buffer = io.BytesIO()
@@ -142,6 +156,7 @@ async def download_submissions(request: Request) -> Response:
 routes = [
     Route('/', endpoint=homepage, methods=['GET']),
     Route('/upload', endpoint=upload, methods=['POST']),
+    Route('/create-session', endpoint=create_session, methods=['POST']),
     Route('/download-submissions', endpoint=download_submissions, methods=['GET']),
 ]
 
diff --git a/templates/index.html b/templates/index.html
index fb4ec22..e63fdfc 100644
--- a/templates/index.html
+++ b/templates/index.html
@@ -39,6 +39,22 @@ <h1>Virtual Competition Code Submission</h1>
           </a>
         </div>
       </div>
+      <div class="row">
+        <div class="col-sm-6">
+          <form
+            action="{{ url_for('create_session') }}"
+            enctype="multipart/form-data"
+            method="POST"
+          >
+            <h4>Create a new session</h4>
+            <div class="form-group row">
+              <label class="col-sm-2 col-form-label" for="name">Name</label>
+              <input class="col-sm-6" type="text" name="name" required />
+            </div>
+            <button class="btn btn-primary" type="submit">Create</button>
+          </form>
+        </div>
+      </div>
       {% endif %}
       <div class="row">
         {% if request.user.team %}
diff --git a/tests/tests_app.py b/tests/tests_app.py
index ad91d12..d5f16ce 100644
--- a/tests/tests_app.py
+++ b/tests/tests_app.py
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
 from unittest import mock
 
 import test_utils
+from sqlalchemy.sql import select
 from starlette.testclient import TestClient
 
-from code_submitter.tables import Archive, ChoiceHistory
+from code_submitter.tables import Archive, Session, ChoiceHistory
 
 
 class AppTests(test_utils.DatabaseTestCase):
@@ -277,6 +278,42 @@ def test_upload_archive_without_robot_py(self) -> None:
         )
         self.assertEqual([], choices, "Should not have created a choice")
 
+    def test_create_session_requires_blueshirt(self) -> None:
+        response = self.session.post(
+            self.url_for('create_session'),
+            data={'name': "Test session"},
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(403, response.status_code)
+
+    def test_create_session(self) -> None:
+        self.session.auth = ('blueshirt', 'blueshirt')
+
+        response = self.session.post(
+            self.url_for('create_session'),
+            data={'name': "Test session"},
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(302, response.status_code)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.url_for('homepage'),
+            response.headers['location'],
+        )
+
+        session, = self.await_(
+            self.database.fetch_all(select([
+                Session.c.name,
+                Session.c.username,
+            ])),
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            {
+                'name': 'Test session',
+                'username': 'blueshirt',
+            },
+            dict(session),
+            "Should have created a session",
+        )
+
     def test_no_download_link_for_non_blueshirt(self) -> None:
         download_url = self.url_for('download_submissions')