diff --git a/platform/commonUI/browse/bundle.json b/platform/commonUI/browse/bundle.json
index 14ff9344ba..e6cc265eff 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/browse/bundle.json
+++ b/platform/commonUI/browse/bundle.json
@@ -30,6 +30,17 @@
                 "key": "CreateMenuController",
                 "implementation": "creation/CreateMenuController",
                 "depends": [ "$scope" ]
+            },
+            {
+                "key": "LocatorController",
+                "implementation": "creation/LocatorController",
+                "depends": [ "$scope" ]
+            }
+        ],
+        "controls": [
+            {
+                "key": "locator",
+                "templateUrl": "templates/create/locator.html"
             }
         ],
         "templates": [
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/create/locator.html b/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/create/locator.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..071611add1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/create/locator.html
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<div ng-controller="LocatorController" class="selector-list">
+    <div>
+        <mct-representation key="'tree'"
+                            mct-object="rootObject"
+                            ng-model="treeModel">
+        </mct-representation>
+    </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/browse/src/creation/LocatorController.js b/platform/commonUI/browse/src/creation/LocatorController.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b2ea72e35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/commonUI/browse/src/creation/LocatorController.js
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*global define*/
+
+define(
+    [],
+    function () {
+        "use strict";
+
+        /**
+         * Controller for the "locator" control, which provides the
+         * user with the ability to select a domain object as the
+         * destination for a newly-created object in the Create menu.
+         * @constructor
+         */
+        function LocatorController($scope) {
+            // Populate values needed by the locator control. These are:
+            // * rootObject: The top-level object, since we want to show
+            //               the full tree
+            // * treeModel: The model for the embedded tree representation,
+            //              used for bi-directional object selection.
+            function setLocatingObject(domainObject) {
+                var context = domainObject &&
+                    domainObject.getCapability("context");
+
+                $scope.rootObject = context && context.getRoot();
+                $scope.treeModel.selectedObject = domainObject;
+                $scope.ngModel[$scope.field] = domainObject;
+            }
+
+            // Initial state for the tree's model
+            $scope.treeModel =
+                { selectedObject: $scope.ngModel[$scope.field] };
+
+            // Watch for changes from the tree
+            $scope.$watch("treeModel.selectedObject", setLocatingObject);
+        }
+
+        return LocatorController;
+    }
+);