diff --git a/rhodecode/controllers/forks.py b/rhodecode/controllers/forks.py
--- a/rhodecode/controllers/forks.py
+++ b/rhodecode/controllers/forks.py
@@ -23,13 +23,23 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 import logging
+import formencode
+import traceback
+from formencode import htmlfill
 
-from pylons import tmpl_context as c, request
+from pylons import tmpl_context as c, request, url
+from pylons.controllers.util import redirect
+from pylons.i18n.translation import _
+
+import rhodecode.lib.helpers as h
 
 from rhodecode.lib.helpers import Page
-from rhodecode.lib.auth import LoginRequired, HasRepoPermissionAnyDecorator
+from rhodecode.lib.auth import LoginRequired, HasRepoPermissionAnyDecorator, \
+    NotAnonymous
 from rhodecode.lib.base import BaseRepoController, render
-from rhodecode.model.db import Repository, User, UserFollowing
+from rhodecode.model.db import Repository, RepoGroup, UserFollowing, User
+from rhodecode.model.repo import RepoModel
+from rhodecode.model.forms import RepoForkForm
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -37,11 +47,59 @@ log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 class ForksController(BaseRepoController):
 
     @LoginRequired()
-    @HasRepoPermissionAnyDecorator('repository.read', 'repository.write',
-                                   'repository.admin')
     def __before__(self):
         super(ForksController, self).__before__()
 
+    def __load_defaults(self):
+        c.repo_groups = RepoGroup.groups_choices()
+        c.repo_groups_choices = map(lambda k: unicode(k[0]), c.repo_groups)
+
+    def __load_data(self, repo_name=None):
+        """
+        Load defaults settings for edit, and update
+
+        :param repo_name:
+        """
+        self.__load_defaults()
+
+        c.repo_info = db_repo = Repository.get_by_repo_name(repo_name)
+        repo = db_repo.scm_instance
+
+        if c.repo_info is None:
+            h.flash(_('%s repository is not mapped to db perhaps'
+                      ' it was created or renamed from the filesystem'
+                      ' please run the application again'
+                      ' in order to rescan repositories') % repo_name,
+                      category='error')
+
+            return redirect(url('repos'))
+
+        c.default_user_id = User.get_by_username('default').user_id
+        c.in_public_journal = UserFollowing.query()\
+            .filter(UserFollowing.user_id == c.default_user_id)\
+            .filter(UserFollowing.follows_repository == c.repo_info).scalar()
+
+        if c.repo_info.stats:
+            last_rev = c.repo_info.stats.stat_on_revision
+        else:
+            last_rev = 0
+        c.stats_revision = last_rev
+
+        c.repo_last_rev = repo.count() - 1 if repo.revisions else 0
+
+        if last_rev == 0 or c.repo_last_rev == 0:
+            c.stats_percentage = 0
+        else:
+            c.stats_percentage = '%.2f' % ((float((last_rev)) /
+                                            c.repo_last_rev) * 100)
+
+        defaults = RepoModel()._get_defaults(repo_name)
+        # add prefix to fork
+        defaults['repo_name'] = 'fork-' + defaults['repo_name']
+        return defaults
+
+    @HasRepoPermissionAnyDecorator('repository.read', 'repository.write',
+                                   'repository.admin')
     def forks(self, repo_name):
         p = int(request.params.get('page', 1))
         repo_id = c.rhodecode_db_repo.repo_id
@@ -54,3 +112,63 @@ class ForksController(BaseRepoController
             return c.forks_data
 
         return render('/forks/forks.html')
+
+    @NotAnonymous()
+    @HasRepoPermissionAnyDecorator('repository.read', 'repository.write',
+                                   'repository.admin')
+    def fork(self, repo_name):
+        c.repo_info = Repository.get_by_repo_name(repo_name)
+        if not c.repo_info:
+            h.flash(_('%s repository is not mapped to db perhaps'
+                      ' it was created or renamed from the file system'
+                      ' please run the application again'
+                      ' in order to rescan repositories') % repo_name,
+                      category='error')
+
+            return redirect(url('home'))
+
+        defaults = self.__load_data(repo_name)
+
+        return htmlfill.render(
+            render('forks/fork.html'),
+            defaults=defaults,
+            encoding="UTF-8",
+            force_defaults=False
+        )
+
+
+    @NotAnonymous()
+    @HasRepoPermissionAnyDecorator('repository.read', 'repository.write',
+                                   'repository.admin')
+    def fork_create(self, repo_name):
+        self.__load_defaults()
+        c.repo_info = Repository.get_by_repo_name(repo_name)
+        _form = RepoForkForm(old_data={'repo_type': c.repo_info.repo_type},
+                             repo_groups=c.repo_groups_choices,)()
+        form_result = {}
+        try:
+            form_result = _form.to_python(dict(request.POST))
+            # add org_path of repo so we can do a clone from it later
+            form_result['org_path'] = c.repo_info.repo_name
+
+            # create fork is done sometimes async on celery, db transaction
+            # management is handled there.
+            RepoModel().create_fork(form_result, self.rhodecode_user)
+            h.flash(_('forked %s repository as %s') \
+                      % (repo_name, form_result['repo_name']),
+                    category='success')
+        except formencode.Invalid, errors:
+            c.new_repo = errors.value['repo_name']
+
+            return htmlfill.render(
+                render('forks/fork.html'),
+                defaults=errors.value,
+                errors=errors.error_dict or {},
+                prefix_error=False,
+                encoding="UTF-8")
+        except Exception:
+            log.error(traceback.format_exc())
+            h.flash(_('An error occurred during repository forking %s') %
+                    repo_name, category='error')
+
+        return redirect(url('home'))