diff --git a/doc/api/projects.md b/doc/api/projects.md
index e029522b..5a20719f 100644
--- a/doc/api/projects.md
+++ b/doc/api/projects.md
@@ -102,6 +102,12 @@ Parameters:
 + `name` (required) - new project name
 + `code` (optional) - new project code, uses project name if not set
 + `path` (optional) - new project path, uses project name if not set
++ `description (optional) - short project description
++ `default_branch` (optional) - 'master' by default
++ `issues_enabled` (optional) - enabled by default
++ `wall_enabled` (optional) - enabled by default
++ `merge_requests_enabled` (optional) - enabled by default
++ `wiki_enabled` (optional) - enabled by default
 
 Will return created project with status `201 Created` on success, or `404 Not
 found` on fail.
diff --git a/lib/api/projects.rb b/lib/api/projects.rb
index 3d4fde92..d45d1d82 100644
--- a/lib/api/projects.rb
+++ b/lib/api/projects.rb
@@ -29,14 +29,24 @@ module Gitlab
       #   name (required) - name for new project
       #   code (optional) - code for new project, uses project name if not set
       #   path (optional) - path for new project, uses project name if not set
+      #   description (optional) - short project description
+      #   default_branch (optional) - 'master' by default
+      #   issues_enabled (optional) - enabled by default
+      #   wall_enabled (optional) - enabled by default
+      #   merge_requests_enabled (optional) - enabled by default
+      #   wiki_enabled (optional) - enabled by default
       # Example Request
       #   POST /projects
       post do
-        project = {}
-        project[:name] = params[:name]
-        project[:code] = params[:code] || project[:name]
-        project[:path] = params[:path] || project[:name]
-        @project = Project.create_by_user(project, current_user)
+        params[:code] ||= params[:name]
+        params[:path] ||= params[:name]
+        project_attrs = {}
+        params.each_pair do |k ,v|
+          if Project.attribute_names.include? k
+            project_attrs[k] = v
+          end
+        end
+        @project = Project.create_by_user(project_attrs, current_user)
         if @project.saved?
           present @project, with: Entities::Project
         else
diff --git a/spec/factories.rb b/spec/factories.rb
index a8b3bc57..92790a3f 100644
--- a/spec/factories.rb
+++ b/spec/factories.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ module Factory
   def self.new(type, *args)
     FactoryGirl.build(type, *args)
   end
+  def self.attributes(type, *args)
+    FactoryGirl.attributes_for(type, *args)
+  end
 end
 
 FactoryGirl.define do
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/projects_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/projects_spec.rb
index cc6843cc..1373748f 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/projects_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/projects_spec.rb
@@ -27,38 +27,40 @@ describe Gitlab::API do
 
   describe "POST /projects" do
     it "should create new project without code and path" do
-      lambda {
-        name = "foo"
-        post api("/projects", user), {
-          name: name
-        }
-        response.status.should == 201
-        json_response["name"].should == name
-        json_response["code"].should == name
-        json_response["path"].should == name
-      }.should change{Project.count}.by(1)
+      expect { post api("/projects", user), name: 'foo' }.to change {Project.count}.by(1)
     end
-    it "should create new project" do
-      lambda {
-        name = "foo"
-        path = "bar"
-        code = "bazz"
-        post api("/projects", user), {
-          code: code,
-          path: path,
-          name: name
-        }
-        response.status.should == 201
-        json_response["name"].should == name
-        json_response["path"].should == path
-        json_response["code"].should == code
-      }.should change{Project.count}.by(1)
+
+    it "should not create new project without name" do
+      expect { post api("/projects", user) }.to_not change {Project.count}
     end
-    it "should not create project without name" do
-        lambda {
-          post api("/projects", user)
-          response.status.should == 404
-        }.should_not change{Project.count}
+
+    it "should respond with 201 on success" do
+      post api("/projects", user), name: 'foo'
+      response.status.should == 201
+    end
+
+    it "should repsond with 404 on failure" do
+      post api("/projects", user)
+      response.status.should == 404
+    end
+
+    it "should assign attributes to project" do
+      project = Factory.attributes(:project, {
+        path: 'path',
+        code: 'code',
+        description: Faker::Lorem.sentence,
+        default_branch: 'stable',
+        issues_enabled: false,
+        wall_enabled: false,
+        merge_requests_enabled: false,
+        wiki_enabled: false
+      })
+
+      post api("/projects", user), project
+
+      project.each_pair do |k,v|
+        json_response[k.to_s].should == v
+      end
     end
   end