diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-create-repo-dialog/gr-create-repo-dialog.html b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-create-repo-dialog/gr-create-repo-dialog.html
index d55d7e9..f43a3e2 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-create-repo-dialog/gr-create-repo-dialog.html
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-create-repo-dialog/gr-create-repo-dialog.html
@@ -71,6 +71,17 @@
           </span>
         </section>
         <section>
+          <span class="title">Owner</span>
+          <span class="value">
+            <gr-autocomplete
+                id="ownerInput"
+                text="{{_repoOwner}}"
+                value="{{_repoOwnerId}}"
+                query="[[_queryGroups]]">
+            </gr-autocomplete>
+          </span>
+        </section>
+        <section>
           <span class="title">Create initial empty commit</span>
           <span class="value">
             <gr-select
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-create-repo-dialog/gr-create-repo-dialog.js b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-create-repo-dialog/gr-create-repo-dialog.js
index 9dde290..bb2b5f2 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-create-repo-dialog/gr-create-repo-dialog.js
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-create-repo-dialog/gr-create-repo-dialog.js
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@
         type: Boolean,
         value: false,
       },
+      _repoOwner: String,
+      _repoOwnerId: {
+        type: String,
+        observer: '_repoOwnerIdUpdate',
+      },
 
       _query: {
         type: Function,
@@ -50,6 +55,12 @@
           return this._getRepoSuggestions.bind(this);
         },
       },
+      _queryGroups: {
+        type: Function,
+        value() {
+          return this._getGroupSuggestions.bind(this);
+        },
+      },
     },
 
     observers: [
@@ -70,6 +81,14 @@
       this.hasNewRepoName = !!name;
     },
 
+    _repoOwnerIdUpdate(id) {
+      if (id) {
+        this.set('_repoConfig.owners', [id]);
+      } else {
+        this.set('_repoConfig.owners', undefined);
+      }
+    },
+
     handleCreateRepo() {
       return this.$.restAPI.createRepo(this._repoConfig)
           .then(repoRegistered => {
@@ -94,5 +113,20 @@
             return repos;
           });
     },
+
+    _getGroupSuggestions(input) {
+      return this.$.restAPI.getSuggestedGroups(input)
+          .then(response => {
+            const groups = [];
+            for (const key in response) {
+              if (!response.hasOwnProperty(key)) { continue; }
+              groups.push({
+                name: key,
+                value: decodeURIComponent(response[key].id),
+              });
+            }
+            return groups;
+          });
+    },
   });
 })();
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-create-repo-dialog/gr-create-repo-dialog_test.html b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-create-repo-dialog/gr-create-repo-dialog_test.html
index e70c11a..6bc3522 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-create-repo-dialog/gr-create-repo-dialog_test.html
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-create-repo-dialog/gr-create-repo-dialog_test.html
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
         create_empty_commit: true,
         parent: 'All-Project',
         permissions_only: false,
+        owners: ['testId'],
       };
 
       const saveStub = sandbox.stub(element.$.restAPI,
@@ -76,8 +77,12 @@
         permissions_only: false,
       };
 
+      element._repoOwner = 'test';
+      element._repoOwnerId = 'testId';
+
       element.$.repoNameInput.bindValue = configInputObj.name;
       element.$.rightsInheritFromInput.bindValue = configInputObj.parent;
+      element.$.ownerInput.text = configInputObj.owners[0];
       element.$.initalCommit.bindValue =
           configInputObj.create_empty_commit;
       element.$.parentRepo.bindValue =
@@ -92,5 +97,10 @@
         done();
       });
     });
+
+    test('testing observer of _repoOwner', () => {
+      element._repoOwnerId = 'test-5';
+      assert.deepEqual(element._repoConfig.owners, ['test-5']);
+    });
   });
 </script>