diff --git a/extensions/guacamole-auth-quickconnect/pom.xml b/extensions/guacamole-auth-quickconnect/pom.xml
index 9d2bcfb17..fdf04c75a 100644
--- a/extensions/guacamole-auth-quickconnect/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/guacamole-auth-quickconnect/pom.xml
@@ -185,6 +185,13 @@
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
 
+        <!-- Jersey - JAX-RS Implementation -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.sun.jersey</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jersey-server</artifactId>
+            <version>1.17.1</version>
+        </dependency>
+
         <!-- Guice -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.inject</groupId>
diff --git a/extensions/guacamole-auth-quickconnect/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/auth/quickconnect/QuickConnectDirectory.java b/extensions/guacamole-auth-quickconnect/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/auth/quickconnect/QuickConnectDirectory.java
index c2ca355e4..d56df95ad 100644
--- a/extensions/guacamole-auth-quickconnect/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/auth/quickconnect/QuickConnectDirectory.java
+++ b/extensions/guacamole-auth-quickconnect/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/auth/quickconnect/QuickConnectDirectory.java
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@ package org.apache.guacamole.auth.quickconnect;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
 import org.apache.guacamole.GuacamoleException;
+import org.apache.guacamole.auth.quickconnect.utility.QCParser;
 import org.apache.guacamole.net.auth.ConnectionGroup;
 import org.apache.guacamole.net.auth.simple.SimpleConnectionDirectory;
 import org.apache.guacamole.net.auth.Connection;
+import org.apache.guacamole.protocol.GuacamoleConfiguration;
 
 /**
  * Implementation of the Connection Directory, stored
@@ -89,6 +91,75 @@ public class QuickConnectDirectory extends SimpleConnectionDirectory {
         this.rootGroup.addConnectionIdentifier(connectionId);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Create a connection object on the tree using an existing
+     * QuickConnection connection, after setting the identifier
+     * and parent object.
+     *
+     * @param object
+     *     The QuickConnection object to add to the tree.
+     *
+     * @returns
+     *     The connectionId of the object added to the directory.
+     *
+     * @throws GuacamoleException
+     *     If an error is encountered adding the object to the
+     *     directory.
+     */
+    public String put(QuickConnection object) throws GuacamoleException {
+
+        // Get the next connection ID.
+        String connectionId = getNextConnectionID().toString();
+
+        // Set up identifier and parent on object.
+        object.setIdentifier(connectionId);
+        object.setParentIdentifier(ROOT_IDENTIFIER);
+
+        // Add connection to the directory
+        putConnection(object);
+
+        // Add connection to the tree
+        this.rootGroup.addConnectionIdentifier(connectionId);
+
+        return connectionId;
+
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create a QuickConnection object from a GuacamoleConfiguration
+     * and get an ID and place it on the tree.
+     *
+     * @param config
+     *     The GuacamoleConfiguration to use to create the
+     *     QuickConnection object.
+     *
+     * @returns
+     *     The connectionId of the object creation in the directory.
+     *
+     * @throws GuacamoleException
+     *     If an error occurs adding the object to the tree.
+     */
+    public String create(GuacamoleConfiguration config) throws GuacamoleException {
+
+        // Get the next connection ID
+        String connectionId = getNextConnectionID().toString();
+
+        // Generate a name for the configuration
+        String name = QCParser.getName(config);
+
+        // Create a new connection and set parent identifier.
+        Connection connection = new QuickConnection(name, connectionId, config);
+        connection.setParentIdentifier(ROOT_IDENTIFIER);
+
+        // Place the object in directory
+        putConnection(connection);
+
+        // Add connection to the tree.
+        this.rootGroup.addConnectionIdentifier(connectionId);
+
+        return connectionId;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void update(Connection object) throws GuacamoleException {
         putConnection(object);
diff --git a/extensions/guacamole-auth-quickconnect/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/auth/quickconnect/QuickConnectUserContext.java b/extensions/guacamole-auth-quickconnect/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/auth/quickconnect/QuickConnectUserContext.java
index bc9754cad..b1a2752ca 100644
--- a/extensions/guacamole-auth-quickconnect/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/auth/quickconnect/QuickConnectUserContext.java
+++ b/extensions/guacamole-auth-quickconnect/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/auth/quickconnect/QuickConnectUserContext.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ package org.apache.guacamole.auth.quickconnect;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
+import org.apache.guacamole.auth.quickconnect.rest.QuickConnectREST;
 import org.apache.guacamole.GuacamoleException;
 import org.apache.guacamole.form.Form;
 import org.apache.guacamole.net.auth.ActiveConnection;
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ public class QuickConnectUserContext implements UserContext {
     /**
      * The unique identifier of the root connection group.
      */
-    private static final String ROOT_IDENTIFIER = "ROOT";
+    public static final String ROOT_IDENTIFIER = "ROOT";
 
     /**
      * The AuthenticationProvider that created this UserContext.
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ public class QuickConnectUserContext implements UserContext {
 
     @Override
     public Object getResource() throws GuacamoleException {
-        return null;
+        return new QuickConnectREST(this);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/extensions/guacamole-auth-quickconnect/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/auth/quickconnect/rest/QuickConnectREST.java b/extensions/guacamole-auth-quickconnect/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/auth/quickconnect/rest/QuickConnectREST.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d494eb883
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/guacamole-auth-quickconnect/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/auth/quickconnect/rest/QuickConnectREST.java
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.guacamole.auth.quickconnect.rest;
+
+import com.google.inject.Inject;
+import java.util.List;
+import javax.ws.rs.Consumes;
+import javax.ws.rs.FormParam;
+import javax.ws.rs.GET;
+import javax.ws.rs.Path;
+import javax.ws.rs.POST;
+import javax.ws.rs.Produces;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
+import org.apache.guacamole.GuacamoleException;
+import org.apache.guacamole.GuacamoleServerException;
+import org.apache.guacamole.protocol.GuacamoleConfiguration;
+import org.apache.guacamole.auth.quickconnect.QuickConnection;
+import org.apache.guacamole.auth.quickconnect.QuickConnectDirectory;
+import org.apache.guacamole.auth.quickconnect.QuickConnectUserContext;
+import org.apache.guacamole.auth.quickconnect.utility.QCParser;
+import org.apache.guacamole.net.auth.Connection;
+import org.apache.guacamole.net.auth.Directory;
+
+/**
+ * A class to create and manage REST endpoints for the
+ * QuickConnect extension.
+ */
+@Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+public class QuickConnectREST {
+
+    /**
+     * The connection directory for this REST endpoint.
+     */
+    private QuickConnectDirectory directory;
+
+    /**
+     * The UserContext object for this REST endpoint.
+     */
+    private QuickConnectUserContext userContext;
+
+    /**
+     * Construct a new QuickConnectREST class, taking in the UserContext
+     * object that calls this constructor.
+     *
+     * @param userContext
+     *     The UserContext object associated with this REST endpoint
+     *
+     * @throws GuacamoleException
+     *     If the UserContext is unavailable or the directory object
+     *     cannot be retrieved.
+     */
+    public QuickConnectREST(QuickConnectUserContext userContext)
+            throws GuacamoleException {
+        this.userContext = userContext;
+        this.directory = (QuickConnectDirectory)this.userContext.getConnectionDirectory();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Parse the URI read from the POST input, add the connection
+     * to the directory, and return the ID of the newly-created
+     * connection.
+     *
+     * @param uri
+     *     The URI to parse into a connection.
+     *
+     * @returns
+     *     The ID of the connection in the directory.
+     *
+     * @throws
+     *     Throws a GuacamoleException if an error is encountered
+     *     parsing the URI.
+     */
+    @POST
+    @Path("create")
+    public String create(@FormParam("uri") String uri) 
+            throws GuacamoleException {
+
+        if (directory == null)
+            throw new GuacamoleServerException("No connection directory available.");
+
+        return directory.create(QCParser.getConfiguration(uri));
+ 
+    }
+    
+
+}
diff --git a/extensions/guacamole-auth-quickconnect/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/auth/quickconnect/utility/QCParser.java b/extensions/guacamole-auth-quickconnect/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/auth/quickconnect/utility/QCParser.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..afe272adb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/guacamole-auth-quickconnect/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/auth/quickconnect/utility/QCParser.java
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.guacamole.auth.quickconnect.utility;
+
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+import org.apache.guacamole.GuacamoleClientException;
+import org.apache.guacamole.GuacamoleException;
+import org.apache.guacamole.protocol.GuacamoleConfiguration;
+
+public class QCParser {
+
+    /**
+     * The default protocol to parse to if one is undefined.
+     */
+    public static final String DEFAULT_URI_PROTOCOL = "ssh";
+
+    /**
+     * The default host to use if one is not defined.
+     */
+    public static final String DEFAULT_URI_HOST = "localhost";
+
+    /**
+     * The default port to use if one is not defined.
+     */
+    public static final Integer DEFAULT_URI_PORT = 22;
+
+    /**
+     * Parse out a URI string and get a connection from that string,
+     * or an exception if the parsing fails.
+     *
+     * @param uri
+     *     The string form of the URI to be parsed.
+     *
+     * @returns
+     *     A GuacamoleConfiguration using a combination of the parsed
+     *     URI values and default values when not specified in the
+     *     URI.
+     *
+     * @throws GuacamoleException
+     *     When an error occurs parsing the URI.
+     */
+    public static GuacamoleConfiguration getConfiguration(String uri)
+            throws GuacamoleException {
+
+        URI qcUri;
+        try {
+            qcUri = new URI(uri);
+        }
+        catch (URISyntaxException e) {
+            throw new GuacamoleClientException("Invalid URI Syntax", e);
+        }
+        String protocol = qcUri.getScheme();
+        String host = qcUri.getHost();
+        Integer port = qcUri.getPort();
+        String userInfo = qcUri.getUserInfo();
+        String query = qcUri.getQuery();
+        String username = null;
+        String password = null;
+        List<String> paramList = null;
+
+        if (protocol == null || protocol.equals(""))
+            protocol = DEFAULT_URI_PROTOCOL;
+
+        if (host == null || host.equals(""))
+            host = DEFAULT_URI_HOST;
+
+        if (port == -1 || port < 1)
+            port = DEFAULT_URI_PORT;
+
+        if (query != null && !query.equals(""))
+            paramList = Arrays.asList(query.split("&"));
+
+        if (userInfo != null && !userInfo.equals("")) {
+            String[] authenticators = userInfo.split(":");
+            if (authenticators[0] != null)
+                username = authenticators[0];
+            if (authenticators[1] != null)
+                password = authenticators[1];
+        }
+
+        GuacamoleConfiguration qcConfig = new GuacamoleConfiguration();
+        qcConfig.setProtocol(protocol);
+        qcConfig.setParameter("hostname",host);
+        qcConfig.setParameter("port", port.toString());
+
+        if (username != null)
+            qcConfig.setParameter("username", username);
+
+        if (password != null)
+            qcConfig.setParameter("password", password);
+
+        if (paramList != null) {
+            for (String parameter : paramList) {
+                String[] paramArray = parameter.split("=");
+                qcConfig.setParameter(paramArray[0],paramArray[1]);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return qcConfig;
+        
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Given a GuacamoleConfiguration object, generate a name
+     * for the configuration based on the protocol, host, user
+     * and port in the configuration, and return the string value.
+     *
+     * @param config
+     *     The GuacamoleConfiguration object to use to generate
+     *     the name.
+     *
+     * @return
+     *     The String value of the name that is generated, or
+     *     null if no config is provided.
+     *
+     * @throws GuacamoleException
+     *     If an error occurs getting items in the configuration.
+     */
+    public static String getName(GuacamoleConfiguration config)
+            throws GuacamoleException {
+
+        if (config == null)
+            return null;
+
+        String protocol = config.getProtocol();
+        String host = config.getParameter("hostname");
+        String port = config.getParameter("port");
+        String user = config.getParameter("username");
+
+        String name = "";
+
+        if (protocol != null && !protocol.equals(""))
+            name += protocol + "://";
+
+        if (user != null && !user.equals(""))
+            name += user + "@";
+
+        if (host != null && !host.equals(""))
+            name += host;
+
+        if (port != null && !port.equals(""))
+            name += ":" + port;
+
+        name += "/";
+
+        return name;
+    }
+
+}