diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/umbdataformatter.service.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/umbdataformatter.service.js
index 439720e461..dab6cb8eda 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/umbdataformatter.service.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/umbdataformatter.service.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
                 var saveModel = _.pick(displayModel,
                     'compositeContentTypes', 'isContainer', 'allowAsRoot', 'allowedTemplates', 'allowedContentTypes',
                     'alias', 'description', 'thumbnail', 'name', 'id', 'icon', 'trashed',
-                    'key', 'parentId', 'alias', 'path');
+                    'key', 'parentId', 'alias', 'path', 'allowCultureVariant');
 
                 //TODO: Map these
                 saveModel.allowedTemplates = _.map(displayModel.allowedTemplates, function (t) { return t.alias; });
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/documenttypes/views/permissions/permissions.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/documenttypes/views/permissions/permissions.html
index d9c7d185da..7df2577871 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/documenttypes/views/permissions/permissions.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/documenttypes/views/permissions/permissions.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
             <small><localize key="contentTypeEditor_allowAsRootDescription" /></small>
         </div>
         <div class="sub-view-column-right">
-            <label class="checkbox no-indent" >
+            <label class="checkbox no-indent">
                 <input type="checkbox" ng-model="model.allowAsRoot" hotkey="alt+shift+r" />
                 <localize key="contentTypeEditor_allowAsRootCheckbox" />
             </label>
@@ -23,25 +23,38 @@
         </div>
 
         <div class="sub-view-column-right">
-            <umb-child-selector
-                    selected-children="vm.selectedChildren"
-                    available-children="vm.contentTypes"
-                    parent-name="model.name"
-                    parent-icon="model.icon"
-                    parent-id="model.id"
-                    on-add="vm.addChild"
-                    on-remove="vm.removeChild">
+            <umb-child-selector selected-children="vm.selectedChildren"
+                                available-children="vm.contentTypes"
+                                parent-name="model.name"
+                                parent-icon="model.icon"
+                                parent-id="model.id"
+                                on-add="vm.addChild"
+                                on-remove="vm.removeChild">
             </umb-child-selector>
 
-            <umb-overlay
-               ng-if="vm.childNodeSelectorOverlay.show"
-               model="vm.childNodeSelectorOverlay"
-               position="target"
-               view="vm.childNodeSelectorOverlay.view">
+            <umb-overlay ng-if="vm.childNodeSelectorOverlay.show"
+                         model="vm.childNodeSelectorOverlay"
+                         position="target"
+                         view="vm.childNodeSelectorOverlay.view">
             </umb-overlay>
 
         </div>
 
     </div>
 
+    <div class="sub-view-columns">
+
+        <div class="sub-view-column-left">
+            <h5>Content Type Variation</h5>
+            <small>Define the rules for how this content type's properties can be varied</small>
+        </div>
+        <div class="sub-view-column-right">
+            <label class="checkbox no-indent">
+                <input type="checkbox" ng-model="model.allowCultureVariant" />
+                Allow varying by Culture
+            </label>
+        </div>
+
+    </div>
+
 </div>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/ContentEditing/ContentTypeSave.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/ContentEditing/ContentTypeSave.cs
index 3f3efa15d8..c2ec70d3dc 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/ContentEditing/ContentTypeSave.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/ContentEditing/ContentTypeSave.cs
@@ -57,6 +57,15 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Models.ContentEditing
             Groups = new List<PropertyGroupBasic<TPropertyType>>();
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// A rule for defining how a content type can be varied
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// This is only supported on document types right now but in the future it could be media types too
+        /// </remarks>
+        [DataMember(Name = "allowCultureVariant")]
+        public bool AllowCultureVariant { get; set; }
+
         //Tabs
         [DataMember(Name = "groups")]
         public IEnumerable<PropertyGroupBasic<TPropertyType>> Groups { get; set; }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/ContentEditing/DocumentTypeDisplay.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/ContentEditing/DocumentTypeDisplay.cs
index 7965b90ae0..6b82f74ca7 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/ContentEditing/DocumentTypeDisplay.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/ContentEditing/DocumentTypeDisplay.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Models.ContentEditing
 
         [DataMember(Name = "defaultTemplate")]
         public EntityBasic DefaultTemplate { get; set; }
+        
+        [DataMember(Name = "allowCultureVariant")]
+        public bool AllowCultureVariant { get; set; }
 
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/ContentEditing/DocumentTypeSave.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/ContentEditing/DocumentTypeSave.cs
index 3f163f860f..21164b493b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/ContentEditing/DocumentTypeSave.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/ContentEditing/DocumentTypeSave.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Models.ContentEditing
         /// <returns></returns>
         public override IEnumerable<ValidationResult> Validate(ValidationContext validationContext)
         {
-            if (AllowedTemplates.Any(x => StringExtensions.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(x)))
+            if (AllowedTemplates.Any(x => x.IsNullOrWhiteSpace()))
                 yield return new ValidationResult("Template value cannot be null", new[] { "AllowedTemplates" });
 
             foreach (var v in base.Validate(validationContext))
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/VariationResolver.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentItemDisplayVariationResolver.cs
similarity index 90%
rename from src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/VariationResolver.cs
rename to src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentItemDisplayVariationResolver.cs
index 9d3de07d77..3d7890a152 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/VariationResolver.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentItemDisplayVariationResolver.cs
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ using Language = Umbraco.Web.Models.ContentEditing.Language;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Web.Models.Mapping
 {
-    internal class VariationResolver : IValueResolver<IContent, ContentItemDisplay, IEnumerable<ContentVariation>>
+    internal class ContentItemDisplayVariationResolver : IValueResolver<IContent, ContentItemDisplay, IEnumerable<ContentVariation>>
     {
         private readonly ILocalizationService _localizationService;
 
-        public VariationResolver(ILocalizationService localizationService)
+        public ContentItemDisplayVariationResolver(ILocalizationService localizationService)
         {
             _localizationService = localizationService ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(localizationService));
         }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentMapperProfile.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentMapperProfile.cs
index 6791afb921..9aa6495492 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentMapperProfile.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentMapperProfile.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Models.Mapping
             var contentTreeNodeUrlResolver = new ContentTreeNodeUrlResolver<IContent, ContentTreeController>();
             var defaultTemplateResolver = new DefaultTemplateResolver();
             var contentUrlResolver = new ContentUrlResolver();
-            var variantResolver = new VariationResolver(localizationService);
+            var variantResolver = new ContentItemDisplayVariationResolver(localizationService);
 
             //FROM IContent TO ContentItemDisplay
             CreateMap<IContent, ContentItemDisplay>()
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentTypeMapperProfile.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentTypeMapperProfile.cs
index c9e9554b93..bba27ce3f1 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentTypeMapperProfile.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentTypeMapperProfile.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using Umbraco.Core.Models;
 using Umbraco.Core.PropertyEditors;
 using Umbraco.Web.Models.ContentEditing;
 using Umbraco.Core.Services;
+using ContentVariation = Umbraco.Core.Models.ContentVariation;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Web.Models.Mapping
 {
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Models.Mapping
                 {
                     dest.AllowedTemplates = source.AllowedTemplates
                         .Where(x => x != null)
-                        .Select(s => fileService.GetTemplate(s))
+                        .Select(fileService.GetTemplate)
                         .ToArray();
 
                     if (source.DefaultTemplate != null)
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Models.Mapping
                 .ForMember(dto => dto.AllowedTemplates, opt => opt.Ignore())
                 .ForMember(dto => dto.DefaultTemplate, opt => opt.Ignore())
                 .ForMember(display => display.Notifications, opt => opt.Ignore())
+                .ForMember(display => display.AllowCultureVariant, opt => opt.MapFrom(type => type.Variations.HasFlag(ContentVariation.CultureNeutral)))
                 .AfterMap((source, dest) =>
                 {
                     //sync templates
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentTypeProfileExtensions.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentTypeProfileExtensions.cs
index d67eaf8ea2..72842c5354 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentTypeProfileExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentTypeProfileExtensions.cs
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Models.Mapping
                 // ignore, composition is managed in AfterMapContentTypeSaveToEntity
                 .ForMember(dest => dest.ContentTypeComposition, opt => opt.Ignore())
 
-                .ForMember(dto => dto.Variations, opt => opt.Ignore()) // fixme - change when UI supports it!
+                .ForMember(dto => dto.Variations, opt => opt.ResolveUsing<ContentTypeVariationsResolver<TSource, TSourcePropertyType, TDestination>>())
 
                 .ForMember(
                     dest => dest.AllowedContentTypes,
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentTypeVariationsResolver.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentTypeVariationsResolver.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fcfe9a47cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentTypeVariationsResolver.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+using AutoMapper;
+using Umbraco.Core.Models;
+using Umbraco.Web.Models.ContentEditing;
+using ContentVariation = Umbraco.Core.Models.ContentVariation;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Web.Models.Mapping
+{
+    internal class ContentTypeVariationsResolver<TSource, TSourcePropertyType, TDestination> : IValueResolver<TSource, TDestination, ContentVariation>
+        where TSource : ContentTypeSave<TSourcePropertyType>
+        where TDestination : IContentTypeComposition
+        where TSourcePropertyType : PropertyTypeBasic
+    {
+        public ContentVariation Resolve(TSource source, TDestination destination, ContentVariation destMember, ResolutionContext context)
+        {
+            //this will always be the case, a content type will always be allowed to be invariant
+            var result = ContentVariation.InvariantNeutral;
+
+            if (source.AllowCultureVariant)
+            {
+                result |= ContentVariation.CultureNeutral;
+            }
+
+            return result;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
index 923078c0b7..160fc80751 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Models\ContentEditing\Language.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Mapping\ActionButtonsResolver.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Mapping\AuditMapperProfile.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Models\Mapping\ContentTypeVariationsResolver.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Mapping\ContextMapper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Mapping\ContentChildOfListViewResolver.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Mapping\ContentUrlResolver.cs" />
@@ -259,7 +260,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Models\Mapping\RedirectUrlMapperProfile.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Mapping\TemplateMapperProfile.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Mapping\UserGroupDefaultPermissionsResolver.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Models\Mapping\VariationResolver.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Models\Mapping\ContentItemDisplayVariationResolver.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\RelatedLink.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\RelatedLinkBase.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\RelatedLinks.cs" />