diff --git a/internal/services/projects.go b/internal/services/projects.go
index 9d56803..48eca48 100644
--- a/internal/services/projects.go
+++ b/internal/services/projects.go
@@ -2,21 +2,57 @@ package services
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"database/sql"
+	"errors"
+	"time"
 
 	"gitea.badhouseplants.net/softplayer/softplayer-backend/internal/helpers/logger"
+	"gitea.badhouseplants.net/softplayer/softplayer-backend/internal/repository"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 )
 
-type ProjectsController struct{}
+type ProjectsController struct {
+	DB *sql.DB
+}
 
-type ProjectData struct{}
+type ProjectData struct {
+	UUID        string
+	Name        string
+	Slug        string
+	Description string
+}
+
+var (
+	ErrProjectExists  = errors.New("project exists")
+	ErrInvalidProject = errors.New("invalid project data")
+)
 
 // Create a new project
-// It should create a project and set an owner to it
-func (ctrl *ProjectsController) Create(ctx context.Context, data *ProjectData) (id string, err error) {
-	log := logger.FromContext(ctx)
+func (ctrl *ProjectsController) Create(ctx context.Context, data *ProjectData, userID string) (id string, err error) {
+	id = uuid.NewString()
+	log := logger.FromContext(ctx).WithValues("id", id)
 	log.V(2).Info("Creating a project")
-
-	return "", nil
+	queryData := &repository.ProjectData{
+		UUID:        id,
+		Name:        data.Name,
+		Slug:        data.Slug,
+		Description: data.Description,
+		CreatedBy:   userID,
+		CreatedAt:   time.Now(),
+		UpdatedAt:   time.Now(),
+		UpdatedBy:   userID,
+	}
+	err = repository.CreateProject(ctx, ctrl.DB, queryData)
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, repository.ErrAlreadyExists) {
+			return "", ErrProjectExists
+		} else if errors.Is(err, repository.ErrCheckNotPassed) {
+			return "", ErrInvalidProject
+		}
+		log.Error(err, "Couldn't create a project")
+		return "", ErrServerError
+	}
+	return id, nil
 }
 
 // Update an existing project
diff --git a/internal/services/projects_test.go b/internal/services/projects_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78b39d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/services/projects_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package services_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"gitea.badhouseplants.net/softplayer/softplayer-backend/internal/services"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func newTestProjectsController(ctx context.Context) *services.ProjectsController {
+	return &services.ProjectsController{
+		DB: newTestDBConnection(ctx),
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIntegrationCreateProject_Success(t *testing.T) {
+	ctrlAccount := newTestAccountController(t.Context())
+	accountData := &services.AccountData{
+		Password: "qwertyu9",
+		Email:    newTestUniqueEmail("projects"),
+	}
+
+	userID, err := ctrlAccount.Create(t.Context(), accountData)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	ctrlProjects := newTestProjectsController(t.Context())
+	projectData := &services.ProjectData{
+		UUID:        uuid.NewString(),
+		Name:        "Test project",
+		Slug:        uuid.NewString(),
+		Description: "Test project",
+	}
+	projectID, err := ctrlProjects.Create(t.Context(), projectData, userID)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, projectID)
+}