diff --git a/src/Hydra/lib/Hydra/Controller/Root.pm b/src/Hydra/lib/Hydra/Controller/Root.pm
index 59459703..a474a3ec 100644
--- a/src/Hydra/lib/Hydra/Controller/Root.pm
+++ b/src/Hydra/lib/Hydra/Controller/Root.pm
@@ -324,6 +324,13 @@ sub releases :Local {
             return $c->res->redirect($c->uri_for("/releases", $projectName, $releaseSet->name));
         }
 
+        elsif ($subcommand eq "delete") {
+            $c->model('DB')->schema->txn_do(sub {
+                $releaseSet->delete;
+            });
+            return $c->res->redirect($c->uri_for("/releasesets", $projectName));
+        }
+
         else { return error($c, "Unknown subcommand."); }
     }
     
@@ -342,6 +349,40 @@ sub releases :Local {
 }
 
 
+sub create_releaseset :Local {
+    my ($self, $c, $projectName, $subcommand) = @_;
+
+    my $project = $c->model('DB::Projects')->find($projectName);
+    die "Project $projectName doesn't exist." if !defined $project;
+    $c->stash->{curProject} = $project;
+
+    return requireLogin($c) if !$c->user_exists;
+
+    return error($c, "Only the project owner or the administrator can perform this operation.")
+        unless $c->check_user_roles('admin') || $c->user->username eq $project->owner;
+
+    if (defined $subcommand && $subcommand eq "submit") {
+        eval {
+            my $releaseSetName = $c->request->params->{name};
+            $c->model('DB')->schema->txn_do(sub {
+                # Note: $releaseSetName is validated in updateProject,
+                # which will abort the transaction if the name isn't
+                # valid.
+                my $releaseSet = $project->releasesets->create({name => $releaseSetName});
+                updateReleaseSet($c, $releaseSet);
+                return $c->res->redirect($c->uri_for("/releases", $projectName, $releaseSet->name));
+            });
+        };
+        if ($@) {
+            return error($c, $@);
+        }
+    }
+    
+    $c->stash->{template} = 'edit-releaseset.tt';
+    $c->stash->{create} = 1;
+}
+
+
 sub release :Local {
     my ($self, $c, $projectName, $releaseSetName, $releaseId) = @_;
     $c->stash->{template} = 'release.tt';
diff --git a/src/Hydra/root/edit-releaseset.tt b/src/Hydra/root/edit-releaseset.tt
index 802246ac..4d8dc1ae 100644
--- a/src/Hydra/root/edit-releaseset.tt
+++ b/src/Hydra/root/edit-releaseset.tt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-[% WRAPPER layout.tt title="Release Sets ‘$curProject.name:$releaseSet.name’" %]
+[% WRAPPER layout.tt title=(create ? "New Release Set" : "Release Set ‘$curProject.name:$releaseSet.name’") %]
 [% PROCESS common.tt %]
 [% USE HTML %]
 
-<h1>Release Set <tt>[% curProject.name %]:[% releaseSet.name %]</tt></h1>
+<h1>[% IF create %]New Release Set[% ELSE %]Release Set <tt>[% curProject.name %]:[% releaseSet.name %]</tt>[% END %]</h1>
 
 
 [% BLOCK renderJob %]
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 [% END %]
 
 
-<form action="[% IF create %][% ELSE %][% c.uri_for('/releases' curProject.name releaseSet.name 'submit') %][% END %]" method="post">
+<form action="[% IF create %][% c.uri_for('/create_releaseset' curProject.name 'submit') %][% ELSE %][% c.uri_for('/releases' curProject.name releaseSet.name 'submit') %][% END %]" method="post">
 
   <table class="layoutTable">
     <tr>
@@ -84,4 +84,19 @@
 </script>
 
 
+[% IF !create %]
+
+  <form action="[% c.uri_for('/releases' curProject.name releaseSet.name 'delete') %]" method="post">
+    <p><button id="delete-project" type="submit"><img src="/static/images/failure.gif" />Delete this release set</button></p>
+  </form>
+
+  <script>
+    $("#delete-project").click(function() {
+      return confirm("Are you sure you want to delete this release set?");
+    });
+  </script>
+
+[% END %]
+
+  
 [% END %]
diff --git a/src/Hydra/root/releasesets.tt b/src/Hydra/root/releasesets.tt
index f188c479..04aa011e 100644
--- a/src/Hydra/root/releasesets.tt
+++ b/src/Hydra/root/releasesets.tt
@@ -14,4 +14,6 @@
   [% END %]
 </ul>
 
+<p>[<a href="[% c.uri_for('/create_releaseset' curProject.name) %]">Create a new release set</a>]</p>
+
 [% END %]