diff --git a/src/pylorax/api/v0.py b/src/pylorax/api/v0.py
index 1090845c..82290032 100644
--- a/src/pylorax/api/v0.py
+++ b/src/pylorax/api/v0.py
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ from pykickstart.version import makeVersion, RHEL7
 
 from pylorax.api.crossdomain import crossdomain
 from pylorax.api.recipes import list_branch_files, read_recipe_commit, recipe_filename, list_commits
-from pylorax.api.workspace import workspace_read
+from pylorax.api.recipes import recipe_from_dict, recipe_from_toml, commit_recipe
+from pylorax.api.workspace import workspace_read, workspace_write
 from pylorax.creator import DRACUT_DEFAULT, mount_boot_part_over_root
 from pylorax.creator import make_appliance, make_image, make_livecd, make_live_images
 from pylorax.creator import make_runtime, make_squashfs
@@ -141,3 +142,25 @@ def v0_api(api):
         errors = sorted(errors, key=lambda e: e["recipe"].lower())
 
         return jsonify(recipes=recipes, errors=errors, offset=offset, limit=limit)
+
+    @api.route("/api/v0/recipes/new", methods=["POST"])
+    @crossdomain(origin="*")
+    def v0_recipes_new():
+        """Commit a new recipe"""
+        errors = []
+        try:
+            if request.headers['Content-Type'] == "text/x-toml":
+                recipe = recipe_from_toml(request.data)
+            else:
+                recipe = recipe_from_dict(request.get_json(cache=False))
+
+            with api.config["GITLOCK"].lock:
+                commit_recipe(api.config["GITLOCK"].repo, "master", recipe)
+
+                # Read the recipe with new version and write it to the workspace
+                recipe = read_recipe_commit(api.config["GITLOCK"].repo, "master", recipe.filename)
+                workspace_write(api.config["GITLOCK"].repo, "master", recipe)
+        except Exception as e:
+            return jsonify(status=False, error={"msg":str(e)}), 400
+        else:
+            return jsonify(status=True)
diff --git a/tests/pylorax/test_server.py b/tests/pylorax/test_server.py
index 246f9eea..3c7cdbd1 100644
--- a/tests/pylorax/test_server.py
+++ b/tests/pylorax/test_server.py
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ from threading import Lock
 import unittest
 
 from flask import json
+import pytoml as toml
 from pylorax.api.recipes import open_or_create_repo, commit_recipe_directory
 from pylorax.api.server import server, GitLock
-
+from pylorax.sysutils import joinpaths
 
 class ServerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
@@ -35,8 +36,10 @@ class ServerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         server.config['TESTING'] = True
         self.server = server.test_client()
 
+        self.examples_path = "./tests/pylorax/recipes/"
+
         # Import the example recipes
-        commit_recipe_directory(server.config["GITLOCK"].repo, "master", "tests/pylorax/recipes/")
+        commit_recipe_directory(server.config["GITLOCK"].repo, "master", self.examples_path)
 
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(self):
@@ -122,3 +125,47 @@ class ServerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(len(data["recipes"]), 1)
         self.assertEqual(data["recipes"][0]["name"], "http-server")
         self.assertEqual(len(data["recipes"][0]["changes"]), 1)
+
+    def test_recipes_new_json(self):
+        """Test the /api/v0/recipes/new route with json recipe"""
+        test_recipe = {"description": "An example GlusterFS server with samba",
+                       "name":"glusterfs",
+                       "version": "0.2.0",
+                       "modules":[{"name":"glusterfs", "version":"3.7.*"},
+                                  {"name":"glusterfs-cli", "version":"3.7.*"}],
+                       "packages":[{"name":"samba", "version":"4.2.*"},
+                                   {"name":"tmux", "version":"2.2"}]}
+
+        resp = self.server.post("/api/v0/recipes/new",
+                                data=json.dumps(test_recipe),
+                                content_type="application/json")
+        data = json.loads(resp.data)
+        self.assertEqual(data, {"status":True})
+
+        resp = self.server.get("/api/v0/recipes/info/glusterfs")
+        data = json.loads(resp.data)
+        self.assertNotEqual(data, None)
+        recipes = data.get("recipes")
+        self.assertEqual(len(recipes), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(recipes[0], test_recipe)
+
+    def test_recipes_new_toml(self):
+        """Test the /api/v0/recipes/new route with toml recipe"""
+        test_recipe = open(joinpaths(self.examples_path, "glusterfs.toml"), "rb").read()
+        resp = self.server.post("/api/v0/recipes/new",
+                                data=test_recipe,
+                                content_type="text/x-toml")
+        data = json.loads(resp.data)
+        self.assertEqual(data, {"status":True})
+
+        resp = self.server.get("/api/v0/recipes/info/glusterfs")
+        data = json.loads(resp.data)
+        self.assertNotEqual(data, None)
+        recipes = data.get("recipes")
+        self.assertEqual(len(recipes), 1)
+
+        # Returned recipe has had its version bumped to 0.2.1
+        test_recipe = toml.loads(test_recipe)
+        test_recipe["version"] = "0.2.1"
+
+        self.assertEqual(recipes[0], test_recipe)