diff --git a/src/frontend/actions/api.ts b/src/frontend/actions/api.ts
index cc732e2..0a2eedd 100644
--- a/src/frontend/actions/api.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/actions/api.ts
@@ -211,6 +211,35 @@ export async function createAsset(file: FileInfo): Promise<boolean> {
   }
 }
 
+export async function createPolicy(name: string, description: string): Promise<boolean> {
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch('/api/createPolicy', {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: {
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+      },
+      body: JSON.stringify({
+        name: name,
+        description: description
+      })
+    });
+
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      throw new Error(`API call failed with status ${response.status}`);
+    }
+
+    const data = await response.json();
+
+    if (data.error) {
+      throw new Error(data.error);
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  } catch (err) {
+    throw new Error("Error creating policy: ", err);
+  }
+}
+
 export async function createContractDefinition(contractId: string, policyId: string, assetId: string): Promise<boolean> {
   try {
     const response = await fetch('/api/createContractDefinition', {
diff --git a/src/frontend/app/api/connector-functions.ts b/src/frontend/app/api/connector-functions.ts
index 8440f17..38ee4e5 100644
--- a/src/frontend/app/api/connector-functions.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/app/api/connector-functions.ts
@@ -232,14 +232,16 @@ export async function registerDataplaneProvider(dataplaneId: string) {
     }
 };
 
-function generateCreatePolicy(policyId: string) {
-    // TODO: acutal policy with permission/prohibition/obligation
+function generateCreatePolicy(name: string, description: string) {
     const createPolicy = {
         "@context": {
             "@vocab": "https://w3id.org/edc/v0.0.1/ns/",
             "odrl": "http://www.w3.org/ns/odrl/2/"
         },
-        "@id": policyId,
+        "privateProperties": {
+            "name": name,
+            "description": description
+          },
         "policy": {
             "@context": "http://www.w3.org/ns/odrl.jsonld",
             "@type": "Set",
@@ -251,7 +253,7 @@ function generateCreatePolicy(policyId: string) {
     return createPolicy;
 };
 
-export async function createPolicy(policyId: string) {
+export async function createPolicy(name: string, description: string) {
     try {
         const result = await fetch(connectorManagementUrl + "v2/policydefinitions", {
             method: 'POST',
@@ -260,7 +262,7 @@ export async function createPolicy(policyId: string) {
                 'Content-Type': 'application/json',
                 'X-API-Key': authenticationPassword
             },
-            body: JSON.stringify(generateCreatePolicy(policyId)),
+            body: JSON.stringify(generateCreatePolicy(name, description)),
         });
         if (!result.ok) {
             throw new Error(`HTTP Error! Status: ${result.status}`);
diff --git a/src/frontend/app/api/createPolicy/route.ts b/src/frontend/app/api/createPolicy/route.ts
index 001e427..0953495 100644
--- a/src/frontend/app/api/createPolicy/route.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/app/api/createPolicy/route.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ export const POST = auth(async function POST(req) {
           return NextResponse.json({ error: "Not authenticated" }, { status: 401 });
       }
     const body = await req.json();
-    const { policyId } = body;
-    const result = await createPolicy(policyId);
+    const { name, description } = body;
+    const result = await createPolicy(name, description);
     return NextResponse.json(result);
   } catch (error) {
     return NextResponse.json({ error: error.message }, { status: 500 });
diff --git a/src/frontend/app/api/getPolicies/route.ts b/src/frontend/app/api/getPolicies/route.ts
index 31149c3..de82039 100644
--- a/src/frontend/app/api/getPolicies/route.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/app/api/getPolicies/route.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export const GET = auth(async function GET(req) {
       }
     const data = await getPolicies();
     const policies = data.map((item: any) => ({
-        name: item.privateProperties?.name || 'Unnamed Policy',
+        name: item.privateProperties?.name || 'Default Policy',
         description: item.privateProperties?.description || 'No description provided',
         id: item["@id"]
     }));
diff --git a/src/frontend/app/dashboard/upload/page.tsx b/src/frontend/app/dashboard/upload/page.tsx
index a5ab845..366fd72 100644
--- a/src/frontend/app/dashboard/upload/page.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/app/dashboard/upload/page.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 'use client';
 import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
+
 import { ArrowPathIcon, TrashIcon, CloudArrowDownIcon, XCircleIcon, CheckCircleIcon } from '@heroicons/react/24/outline';
 import { createAsset, createContractDefinition, getAssets, uploadFile, getPolicies, fetchCatalogItems, deleteAsset, deleteContractDefinition, deleteFile, getContractDefinitions } from '@/actions/api';
 import { FileInfo, Policy, Asset, CatalogItem } from "@/data/interface/file";
 import PolicyDropdown from './PolicyDropdown';
+import PolicyModal from './policyModal';
 
 const MAX_FILE_SIZE_MB = 10;
 
@@ -12,6 +14,7 @@ const UploadPage: React.FC = () => {
     const [title, setTitle] = useState('');
     const [policy, setPolicy] = useState<Policy | null>(null);
     const [showModal, setShowModal] = useState(false);
+    const [showPolicyModal, setShowPolicyModal] = useState<boolean>(false);
     const [errorMessage, setErrorMessage] = useState('');
     const [files, setFiles] = useState<Asset[]>([]);
     const [contractDefinitions, setContractDefinitions] = useState<[]>([]);
@@ -175,16 +178,19 @@ const UploadPage: React.FC = () => {
 
     return (
         <div className="p-6">
-            <div className="flex justify-end mb-4">
+            <div className="flex justify-end mb-4 gap-2">
                 <button
                     onClick={fetchAssets}
-                    className="px-4 py-2 mr-2 bg-neonBlue rounded flex items-center"
+                    className="px-4 py-2 bg-neonBlue rounded flex items-center"
                 >
                     <ArrowPathIcon className="w-5 h-5" />
                 </button>
                 <button onClick={() => setShowModal(true)} className="px-4 py-2 bg-neonGreen rounded">
                     Upload File
                 </button>
+                <button onClick={() => setShowPolicyModal(true)} className="px-4 py-2 bg-neonGreen rounded">
+                    Create Policy
+                </button>
             </div>
             <div className="overflow-x-auto">
                 <table className="min-w-full divide-y divide-gray-200">
@@ -238,6 +244,8 @@ const UploadPage: React.FC = () => {
                 </table>
             </div>
 
+            <PolicyModal isOpen={showPolicyModal} onClose={() => setShowPolicyModal(false)} />
+
             {showModal && (
                 <div className="fixed inset-0 flex items-center justify-center bg-black bg-opacity-50 text-black">
                     <div className="bg-white p-6 rounded">
@@ -289,6 +297,8 @@ const UploadPage: React.FC = () => {
                         </form>
                     </div>
                 </div>
+
+                
             )}
         </div>
     );
diff --git a/src/frontend/app/dashboard/upload/policyModal.tsx b/src/frontend/app/dashboard/upload/policyModal.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11ad517
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/app/dashboard/upload/policyModal.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+'use client';
+import { createPolicy } from '@/actions/api';
+import React, { useState, useEffect, FormEvent } from 'react';
+
+interface PolicyModalProps {
+    isOpen: boolean;
+    onClose: () => void;
+}
+
+const PolicyModal: React.FC<PolicyModalProps> = ({ isOpen, onClose }) => {
+    const [name, setName] = useState("");
+    const [description, setDescription] = useState("");
+    const [errorMessage, setErrorMessage] = useState("");
+
+    const handleCreate = async (e: FormEvent) => {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        try {
+            setErrorMessage("");
+            await createPolicy(name, description);
+            onClose();
+        } catch(err) {
+            setErrorMessage("There was a problem creating the policy.");
+        }
+    }
+
+    if(!isOpen) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    return (
+        <div className="fixed inset-0 flex items-center justify-center bg-black bg-opacity-50 text-black">
+            <div className="bg-white p-6 rounded">
+                <form onSubmit={handleCreate} className="flex gap-4 flex-col">
+                    <div>
+                        <label htmlFor="name" className="block mb-2 text-sm font-medium">Policy Name</label>
+                        <input
+                            type="text"
+                            name="name"
+                            id="name"
+                            value={name}
+                            onChange={(e) => setName(e.target.value)}
+                            className="border border-gray-300 text-sm rounded-lg focus:ring-blue-500 focus:border-blue-500 block w-full p-2.5 dark:border-gray-600 dark:placeholder-gray-400 dark:focus:ring-blue-500 dark:focus:border-blue-500"
+                            required
+                        />
+                    </div>
+                    <div>
+                        <label htmlFor="description" className="block mb-2 text-sm font-medium">Description</label>
+                        <textarea
+                            name="description"
+                            id="description"
+                            value={description}
+                            onChange={(e) => setDescription(e.target.value)}
+                            className="border border-gray-300 text-sm rounded-lg focus:ring-blue-500 focus:border-blue-500 block w-full p-2.5 dark:border-gray-600 dark:placeholder-gray-400 dark:focus:ring-blue-500 dark:focus:border-blue-500"
+                        />
+                    </div>
+
+                    {errorMessage && <p className="text-red-500">{errorMessage}</p>}
+
+                    <div className="flex justify-end">
+                        <button onClick={() => onClose()} className="px-4 py-2 bg-gray-500 text-white rounded mr-2">
+                            Cancel
+                        </button>
+                        <button type="submit" className="px-4 py-2 bg-green-500 text-white rounded">
+                            Create
+                        </button>
+                    </div>
+                </form>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+    )
+}
+
+
+export default PolicyModal;
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