diff --git a/src/__phutil_library_map__.php b/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
index dee3337316..82d0bde3f3 100644
--- a/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
+++ b/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ phutil_register_library_map(array(
     'ConduitAPI_flag_edit_Method' => 'applications/flag/conduit/ConduitAPI_flag_edit_Method.php',
     'ConduitAPI_flag_query_Method' => 'applications/flag/conduit/ConduitAPI_flag_query_Method.php',
     'ConduitAPI_macro_Method' => 'applications/macro/conduit/ConduitAPI_macro_Method.php',
+    'ConduitAPI_macro_creatememe_Method' => 'applications/macro/conduit/ConduitAPI_macro_creatememe_Method.php',
     'ConduitAPI_macro_query_Method' => 'applications/macro/conduit/ConduitAPI_macro_query_Method.php',
     'ConduitAPI_maniphest_Method' => 'applications/maniphest/conduit/ConduitAPI_maniphest_Method.php',
     'ConduitAPI_maniphest_createtask_Method' => 'applications/maniphest/conduit/ConduitAPI_maniphest_createtask_Method.php',
@@ -2121,6 +2122,7 @@ phutil_register_library_map(array(
     'ConduitAPI_flag_edit_Method' => 'ConduitAPI_flag_Method',
     'ConduitAPI_flag_query_Method' => 'ConduitAPI_flag_Method',
     'ConduitAPI_macro_Method' => 'ConduitAPIMethod',
+    'ConduitAPI_macro_creatememe_Method' => 'ConduitAPI_macro_Method',
     'ConduitAPI_macro_query_Method' => 'ConduitAPI_macro_Method',
     'ConduitAPI_maniphest_Method' => 'ConduitAPIMethod',
     'ConduitAPI_maniphest_createtask_Method' => 'ConduitAPI_maniphest_Method',
diff --git a/src/applications/macro/conduit/ConduitAPI_macro_creatememe_Method.php b/src/applications/macro/conduit/ConduitAPI_macro_creatememe_Method.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..04f10fd31b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/applications/macro/conduit/ConduitAPI_macro_creatememe_Method.php
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @group conduit
+ */
+final class ConduitAPI_macro_creatememe_Method
+  extends ConduitAPI_macro_Method {
+
+  public function getMethodStatus() {
+    return self::METHOD_STATUS_UNSTABLE;
+  }
+
+  public function getMethodDescription() {
+    return pht('Generate a meme.');
+  }
+
+  public function defineParamTypes() {
+    return array(
+      'macroName'    => 'string',
+      'upperText'    => 'optional string',
+      'lowerText'    => 'optional string',
+    );
+  }
+
+  public function defineReturnType() {
+    return 'string';
+  }
+
+  public function defineErrorTypes() {
+    return array(
+      'ERR-NOT-FOUND' => 'Macro was not found.',
+    );
+  }
+
+  protected function execute(ConduitAPIRequest $request) {
+    $user = $request->getUser();
+
+    $macro_name = $request->getValue('macroName');
+    $upper_text = $request->getValue('upperText');
+    $lower_text = $request->getValue('lowerText');
+
+    $uri = PhabricatorMacroMemeController::generateMacro(
+      $user,
+      $macro_name,
+      $upper_text,
+      $lower_text);
+
+    if (!$uri) {
+      throw new ConduitException('ERR-NOT-FOUND');
+    }
+
+    return array(
+      'uri' => $uri,
+    );
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/applications/macro/controller/PhabricatorMacroMemeController.php b/src/applications/macro/controller/PhabricatorMacroMemeController.php
index 4446f48f93..e876db8068 100644
--- a/src/applications/macro/controller/PhabricatorMacroMemeController.php
+++ b/src/applications/macro/controller/PhabricatorMacroMemeController.php
@@ -9,12 +9,23 @@ final class PhabricatorMacroMemeController
     $upper_text = $request->getStr('uppertext');
     $lower_text = $request->getStr('lowertext');
     $user = $request->getUser();
+
+    $uri = PhabricatorMacroMemeController::generateMacro($user, $macro_name,
+      $upper_text, $lower_text);
+    if ($uri === false) {
+      return new Aphront404Response();
+    }
+    return id(new AphrontRedirectResponse())->setURI($uri);
+  }
+
+  public static function generateMacro($user, $macro_name, $upper_text,
+      $lower_text) {
     $macro = id(new PhabricatorMacroQuery())
       ->setViewer($user)
       ->withNames(array($macro_name))
       ->executeOne();
     if (!$macro) {
-      return new Aphront404Response();
+      return false;
     }
     $file = $macro->getFile();
 
@@ -29,7 +40,7 @@ final class PhabricatorMacroMemeController
     if ($xform) {
       $memefile = id(new PhabricatorFile())->loadOneWhere(
       'phid = %s', $xform->getTransformedPHID());
-      return id(new AphrontRedirectResponse())->setURI($memefile->getBestURI());
+      return $memefile->getBestURI();
     }
     $unguarded = AphrontWriteGuard::beginScopedUnguardedWrites();
     $transformers = (new PhabricatorImageTransformer());
@@ -40,6 +51,7 @@ final class PhabricatorMacroMemeController
     $xfile->setTransformedPHID($newfile->getPHID());
     $xfile->setTransform($hash);
     $xfile->save();
-    return id(new AphrontRedirectResponse())->setURI($newfile->getBestURI());
+
+    return $newfile->getBestURI();
   }
 }