diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 360ed00cf..d19380fd8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
     "react-paginate": "^5.2.1",
     "react-redux": "^6.0.1",
     "react-router": "^5.0.0",
-    "react-router-dom": "^5.0.0",
+    "react-router-dom": "^5.1.0",
     "react-simplemde-editor": "^4.0.0",
     "react-spring": "^8.0.20",
     "react-sticky-box": "^0.8.0",
diff --git a/ui/constants/modal_types.js b/ui/constants/modal_types.js
index a082e000f..105d056b9 100644
--- a/ui/constants/modal_types.js
+++ b/ui/constants/modal_types.js
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ export const WALLET_SYNC = 'wallet_sync';
 export const WALLET_PASSWORD_UNSAVE = 'wallet_password_unsave';
 export const WALLET_SEND = 'wallet_send';
 export const WALLET_RECEIVE = 'wallet_receive';
-export const YOUTUBE_WELCOME = 'youtube_welcome';
+export const CREATE_CHANNEL = 'create_channel';
diff --git a/ui/modal/modalChannelCreate/index.js b/ui/modal/modalChannelCreate/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a39b84ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/modal/modalChannelCreate/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { connect } from 'react-redux';
+import { doHideModal } from 'redux/actions/app';
+import ChannelCreate from './view';
+
+const select = state => ({});
+
+const perform = {
+  doHideModal,
+};
+
+export default connect(select, perform)(ChannelCreate);
diff --git a/ui/modal/modalChannelCreate/view.jsx b/ui/modal/modalChannelCreate/view.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7aa17108a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/modal/modalChannelCreate/view.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// @flow
+import React from 'react';
+import ChannelCreate from 'component/channelCreate';
+import { Modal } from 'modal/modal';
+
+type Props = { doHideModal: () => void };
+
+const ChannelCreateModal = (props: Props) => {
+  const { doHideModal } = props;
+  return (
+    <Modal isOpen type="card" onAborted={doHideModal}>
+      <ChannelCreate />
+    </Modal>
+  );
+};
+
+export default ChannelCreateModal;
diff --git a/ui/page/channelCreate/index.js b/ui/page/channelCreate/index.js
index 9770f416f..4e2a2927b 100644
--- a/ui/page/channelCreate/index.js
+++ b/ui/page/channelCreate/index.js
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { selectBalance } from 'lbry-redux';
 import ChannelCreatePage from './view';
+import { withRouter } from 'react-router';
 
 const select = state => ({
   balance: selectBalance(state),
 });
 
-export default connect(select, null)(ChannelCreatePage);
+export default withRouter(connect(select, null)(ChannelCreatePage));
diff --git a/ui/page/channels/view.jsx b/ui/page/channels/view.jsx
index 4f16df235..c5738ec04 100644
--- a/ui/page/channels/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/page/channels/view.jsx
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import YoutubeTransferStatus from 'component/youtubeTransferStatus';
 import Spinner from 'component/spinner';
 import * as PAGES from 'constants/pages';
 import * as ICONS from 'constants/icons';
+import * as MODALS from 'constants/modal_types';
+import { doOpenModal } from '../../redux/actions/app';
 
 type Props = {
   channels: Array<ChannelClaim>,
@@ -49,9 +51,8 @@ export default function ChannelsPage(props: Props) {
               <Button
                 iconSize={20}
                 label={__('New Channel')}
-                button="link"
                 icon={ICONS.NEW_CHANNEL}
-                navigate={`/$/${PAGES.CHANNEL_CREATE}`}
+                onClick={() => doOpenModal(MODALS.CREATE_CHANNEL)}
               />
             }
           />