diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index a0eaf33..4266a7c 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -398,6 +398,17 @@ func (cli *Client) SendText(roomID, text string) (*RespSendEvent, error) {
 		TextMessage{"m.text", text})
 }
 
+// CreateRoom creates a new Matrix room. See https://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/r0.2.0.html#post-matrix-client-r0-createroom
+//  resp, err := cli.CreateRoom(&gomatrix.ReqCreateRoom{
+//  	Preset: "public_chat",
+//  })
+//  fmt.Println("Room:", resp.RoomID)
+func (cli *Client) CreateRoom(req *ReqCreateRoom) (resp *RespCreateRoom, err error) {
+	urlPath := cli.BuildURL("createRoom")
+	_, err = cli.MakeRequest("POST", urlPath, req, &resp)
+	return
+}
+
 // LeaveRoom leaves the given room. See http://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/r0.2.0.html#post-matrix-client-r0-rooms-roomid-leave
 func (cli *Client) LeaveRoom(roomID string) (resp *RespLeaveRoom, err error) {
 	u := cli.BuildURL("rooms", roomID, "leave")
diff --git a/requests.go b/requests.go
index 0b47ec3..d26cf9d 100644
--- a/requests.go
+++ b/requests.go
@@ -21,3 +21,25 @@ type ReqLogin struct {
 	DeviceID                 string `json:"device_id,omitempty"`
 	InitialDeviceDisplayName string `json:"initial_device_display_name,omitempty"`
 }
+
+// ReqCreateRoom is the JSON request for https://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/r0.2.0.html#post-matrix-client-r0-createroom
+type ReqCreateRoom struct {
+	Visibility      string                 `json:"visibility,omitempty"`
+	RoomAliasName   string                 `json:"room_alias_name,omitempty"`
+	Name            string                 `json:"name,omitempty"`
+	Topic           string                 `json:"topic,omitempty"`
+	Invite          []string               `json:"invite,omitempty"`
+	Invite3PID      []ReqInvite3PID        `json:"invite_3pid,omitempty"`
+	CreationContent map[string]interface{} `json:"creation_content,omitempty"`
+	InitialState    []Event                `json:"initial_state,omitempty"`
+	Preset          string                 `json:"preset,omitempty"`
+	IsDirect        bool                   `json:"is_direct,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// ReqInvite3PID is the JSON request for https://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/r0.2.0.html#id57
+// It is also a JSON object used in https://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/r0.2.0.html#post-matrix-client-r0-createroom
+type ReqInvite3PID struct {
+	IDServer string `json:"id_server"`
+	Medium   string `json:"medium"`
+	Address  string `json:"address"`
+}
diff --git a/responses.go b/responses.go
index 67f3bd5..1cfd4e0 100644
--- a/responses.go
+++ b/responses.go
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ type RespLogin struct {
 	UserID      string `json:"user_id"`
 }
 
+// RespCreateRoom is the JSON response for https://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/r0.2.0.html#post-matrix-client-r0-createroom
+type RespCreateRoom struct {
+	RoomID string `json:"room_id"`
+}
+
 // RespSync is the JSON response for http://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/r0.2.0.html#get-matrix-client-r0-sync
 type RespSync struct {
 	NextBatch   string `json:"next_batch"`