diff --git a/frontend/src/markdown-editor.js b/frontend/src/markdown-editor.js
index 66b61b0830..2b888a647a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/markdown-editor.js
+++ b/frontend/src/markdown-editor.js
@@ -238,10 +238,14 @@ class EditorUtilities {
       window.location.href = serviceUrl + '/lib/' + res.data.origin_repo_id + '/file' + res.data.draft_file_path + '?mode=edit'
     })
   }
+
+  createFileReview() {
+    return seafileAPI.createFileReview(repoID, filePath).then(res => {
+      window.location.href = serviceUrl + '/drafts/review/' + res.data.id;
+    })
+  }
 }
 
-
-
 const editorUtilities = new EditorUtilities();
 
 class MarkdownEditor extends React.Component {
diff --git a/seahub/api2/endpoints/file_review.py b/seahub/api2/endpoints/file_review.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1937c2faa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/seahub/api2/endpoints/file_review.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2012-2016 Seafile Ltd.
+from rest_framework import status
+from rest_framework.authentication import SessionAuthentication
+from rest_framework.permissions import IsAuthenticated
+from rest_framework.response import Response
+from rest_framework.views import APIView
+
+from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
+from django.db import IntegrityError
+from seaserv import seafile_api
+
+from seahub.api2.authentication import TokenAuthentication
+from seahub.api2.throttling import UserRateThrottle
+from seahub.api2.utils import api_error
+from seahub.views import check_folder_permission
+from seahub.drafts.models import Draft, DraftReview, ReviewReviewer, \
+        DraftFileExist, DraftReviewExist
+
+
+class FileReviewView(APIView):
+    authentication_classes = (TokenAuthentication, SessionAuthentication)
+    permission_classes = (IsAuthenticated, )
+    throttle_classes = (UserRateThrottle, )
+
+    def post(self, request):
+        repo_id = request.POST.get('repo_id', '')
+        file_path = request.POST.get('file_path', '')
+
+        # new draft
+        repo = seafile_api.get_repo(repo_id)
+        if not repo:
+            error_msg = 'Library %s not found.' % repo_id
+            return api_error(status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND, error_msg)
+
+        # perm check
+        perm = check_folder_permission(request, repo.id, file_path)
+        if perm is None:
+            error_msg = 'Permission denied.'
+            return api_error(status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN, error_msg)
+
+        file_id = seafile_api.get_file_id_by_path(repo.id, file_path)
+        if not file_id:
+            return api_error(status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND,
+                             "File %s not found" % file_path)
+
+        username = request.user.username
+        dirent = seafile_api.get_dirent_by_path(repo_id, file_path)
+
+        try:
+            d = Draft.objects.add(dirent.modifier, repo, file_path, file_id)
+        except (DraftFileExist, IntegrityError):
+            return api_error(status.HTTP_409_CONFLICT, 'Draft already exists.')
+
+        # new review
+        try:
+            r = DraftReview.objects.add(creator=dirent.modifier, draft=d)
+        except (DraftReviewExist):
+            return api_error(status.HTTP_409_CONFLICT, 'Draft review already exists.')
+
+        # new reviewer
+        if username != d.username:
+            ReviewReviewer.objects.add(username, r)
+
+        return Response(r.to_dict())
diff --git a/seahub/urls.py b/seahub/urls.py
index 27c5c3e1bd..6242cddf1d 100644
--- a/seahub/urls.py
+++ b/seahub/urls.py
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ from seahub.api2.endpoints.wikis import WikisView, WikiView
 from seahub.api2.endpoints.drafts import DraftsView, DraftView
 from seahub.api2.endpoints.draft_reviews import DraftReviewsView, DraftReviewView
 from seahub.api2.endpoints.draft_review_reviewer import DraftReviewReviewerView
+from seahub.api2.endpoints.file_review import FileReviewView
 from seahub.api2.endpoints.activities import ActivitiesView
 from seahub.api2.endpoints.wiki_pages import WikiPageView, WikiPagesView, WikiPagesDirView, WikiPageContentView
 from seahub.api2.endpoints.revision_tag import TaggedItemsView, TagNamesView
@@ -343,6 +344,8 @@ urlpatterns = [
     url(r'^api/v2.1/review/(?P<pk>\d+)/$', DraftReviewView.as_view(), name='api-v2.1-draft-review'),
     url(r'^api/v2.1/review/(?P<pk>\d+)/reviewer/$', DraftReviewReviewerView.as_view(), name='api-v2.1-draft-review-reviewer'),
 
+    url(r'^api/v2.1/file-review/$', FileReviewView.as_view(), name='api-v2.1-file-review'),
+
     ## user::activities
     url(r'^api/v2.1/activities/$', ActivitiesView.as_view(), name='api-v2.1-acitvity'),