diff --git a/app/controllers/slots_controller.rb b/app/controllers/slots_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..36517beee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/slots_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+class SlotsController < ApplicationController
+  expose :slot, scope: -> { policy_scope(current_room.slots) }
+
+  def new
+    authorize(slot)
+  end
+
+  def create
+    if authorize(slot).save
+      redirect_to(slot.slottable.location)
+    else
+      render :new, status: :unprocessable_entity
+    end
+  end
+
+  def slot_params
+    params.require(:slot).permit([:slottable_type])
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/lib/space_routes.rb b/app/lib/space_routes.rb
index 6f3891ee4..2b96f8478 100644
--- a/app/lib/space_routes.rb
+++ b/app/lib/space_routes.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ def self.append_routes(router)
     router.resources :rooms, only: %i[show edit update new create destroy] do
       Furniture.append_routes(router)
       router.resources :furnitures, only: %i[create edit update destroy]
+      router.resources :slots, only: %i[new create]
       router.resource :hero_image, controller: "room/hero_images"
     end
 
diff --git a/app/models/room.rb b/app/models/room.rb
index 4794a282a..596893070 100644
--- a/app/models/room.rb
+++ b/app/models/room.rb
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ class Room < ApplicationRecord
   has_many :gizmos, dependent: :destroy, inverse_of: :room, class_name: :Furniture
   accepts_nested_attributes_for :gizmos
 
+  has_many :slots, dependent: :destroy, inverse_of: :section
+
   DESCRIPTION_MAX_LENGTH = 300
   validates :description, length: {maximum: DESCRIPTION_MAX_LENGTH, allow_blank: true}
 
diff --git a/app/models/slot.rb b/app/models/slot.rb
index 6cf8228ba..30095d45f 100644
--- a/app/models/slot.rb
+++ b/app/models/slot.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 class Slot < ApplicationRecord
-  belongs_to :section, class_name: "Room"
-  belongs_to :slottable, polymorphic: true
+  belongs_to :section, class_name: "Room", inverse_of: :slots
+  has_one :space, through: :section
+
+  belongs_to :slottable, polymorphic: true, inverse_of: :slot
 
   include RankedModel
   ranks :slot_order, with_same: [:section_id]
diff --git a/app/policies/slot_policy.rb b/app/policies/slot_policy.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..80da6fd56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/policies/slot_policy.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+class SlotPolicy < ApplicationPolicy
+  alias_method :slot, :object
+
+  def create?
+    current_person.operator? || current_person.member_of?(slot.space)
+  end
+
+  class Scope < ApplicationScope
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/views/rooms/edit.html.erb b/app/views/rooms/edit.html.erb
index fab30b491..b87a0ce64 100644
--- a/app/views/rooms/edit.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/rooms/edit.html.erb
@@ -11,6 +11,19 @@
     <%= render "rooms/hero_image/form", room: room %>
   <% end %>
 <%- end %>
+
+<%- if current_person.operator? || Rails.env.test? %>
+  <%= render CardComponent.new do |card| %>
+    <%- card.with_header do %>
+      <h2>Gizmos (but lighter)</h2>
+    <%- end %>
+
+    <%- card.with_footer(variant: :action_bar) do%>
+      <%= link_to "Add a Slottable", room.location(:new, child: :slot),
+                  class: "button w-full" %>
+    <%- end %>
+  <%- end %>
+<%- end %>
 <div class="mt-3 gap-y-3">
   <%= render CardComponent.new do %>
     <h2>Gizmos</h2>
diff --git a/app/views/slots/new.html.erb b/app/views/slots/new.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff297fb68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/slots/new.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<%= form_with(model: [slot.space, slot.section, slot]) do |slot_form| %>
+  <%= slot_form.label(:slottable_type) %>
+  <%= slot_form.select(:slottable_type, [:MarkdownTextBlock]) %>
+  <%= slot_form.submit %>
+<%- end %>
diff --git a/spec/models/room_spec.rb b/spec/models/room_spec.rb
index 1db962ace..38a1746fe 100644
--- a/spec/models/room_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/room_spec.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
   let(:space) { Space.new }
 
   it { is_expected.to have_many(:gizmos).inverse_of(:room).dependent(:destroy) }
+  it { is_expected.to have_many(:slots).inverse_of(:section).dependent(:destroy) }
+
   it { is_expected.to belong_to(:space).inverse_of(:rooms) }
 
   describe "#description" do
diff --git a/spec/models/slot_spec.rb b/spec/models/slot_spec.rb
index 3eae57e7f..cd0b5fd8c 100644
--- a/spec/models/slot_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/slot_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 require "rails_helper"
 
 RSpec.describe Slot do
-  it { is_expected.to belong_to(:section).class_name(:Room) }
-  it { is_expected.to belong_to(:slottable) }
+  it { is_expected.to belong_to(:section).class_name(:Room).inverse_of(:slots) }
+  it { is_expected.to belong_to(:slottable).inverse_of(:slot) }
 end
diff --git a/spec/system/slots_system_spec.rb b/spec/system/slots_system_spec.rb
index 5ea044d2c..19ceac81c 100644
--- a/spec/system/slots_system_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/system/slots_system_spec.rb
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@
     sign_in(space.members.first, space)
     visit(polymorphic_path(section.location(:edit)))
 
-    click_link("Add a Slottable")
+    click_link("Add Text Block")
+    expect(page).to have_current_path(polymorphic_path(section.location(:new, child: :text_block)))
 
-    select("Text Block", from: "Type")
-
-    click_button("Create Slottable")
+    fill_in_rich_text_area("Body", with: "Prepare yourself for AMAZING")
+    click_button("Create")
 
     expect(section.slots.count).to eq(1)
-    expect(section.slots.slottable).to be_a(TextBlock)
-    expect(page).to have_current_path(polymorphic_path(section.slots.slottable))
+    expect(section.slots.first.slottable).to be_a(TextBlock)
+    expect(sections.slots.first.slottable.body).to eq("Prepare yourself for AMAZING")
   end
 end