diff --git a/api/graphql/index.js b/api/graphql/index.js
index a89e8a52a..0cedc6b1f 100644
--- a/api/graphql/index.js
+++ b/api/graphql/index.js
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ export function makeAuthenticatedQueries (userId, fetchOne, fetchMany) {
     groupTopic: (root, { topicName, groupSlug }) =>
       GroupTag.findByTagAndGroup(topicName, groupSlug),
     groupTopics: (root, args) => fetchMany('GroupTopic', args),
+    groupTemplates: (root, args) => GroupTemplate.fetchAll(),
     groups: (root, args) => fetchMany('Group', args),
     joinRequests: (root, args) => fetchMany('JoinRequest', args),
     me: () => fetchOne('Me', userId),
diff --git a/api/graphql/makeModels.js b/api/graphql/makeModels.js
index 53a69f00c..47f7163c7 100644
--- a/api/graphql/makeModels.js
+++ b/api/graphql/makeModels.js
@@ -339,6 +339,19 @@ export default async function makeModels (userId, isAdmin) {
         })
     },
 
+    GroupTemplate: {
+      model: GroupTemplate,
+      attributes: [
+        'name',
+        'display_name'
+      ],
+      relations: [
+        'groups',
+        'defaultTopics'
+      ],
+      fetchMany: () => GroupTemplate
+    },
+
     GroupJoinQuestion: {
       model: GroupJoinQuestion,
       attributes: [
diff --git a/api/graphql/schema.graphql b/api/graphql/schema.graphql
index df1d192bc..ac65a05e4 100644
--- a/api/graphql/schema.graphql
+++ b/api/graphql/schema.graphql
@@ -54,6 +54,19 @@ type UserSettings {
   streamPostType: String
 }
 
+type GroupTemplate {
+  id: ID
+  name: String
+  displayName: String
+  groups: GroupQuerySet
+  groupsTotal: Int
+  defaultTopics: [Topic]
+  defaultTopicsTotal: Int
+  newPostCount: Int
+  updatedAt: String
+  createdAt: String
+}
+
 type GroupTopicQuerySet {
   total: Int
   hasMore: Boolean
@@ -608,6 +621,7 @@ type Query {
     sortBy: String,
     visibility: Int
   ): GroupQuerySet
+  groupTemplates: [GroupTemplate]
   joinRequests(groupId: ID, status: Int): JoinRequestQuerySet
   messageThread(id: ID): MessageThread
   post(id: ID): Post
@@ -804,6 +818,7 @@ input GroupInput {
   avatarUrl: String
   bannerUrl: String
   description: String
+  groupTemplateId: ID
   groupToGroupJoinQuestions: [QuestionInput]
   joinQuestions: [QuestionInput]
   location: String
diff --git a/api/models/Community.js b/api/models/Community.js
index 713d8a6c4..39a32a73f 100644
--- a/api/models/Community.js
+++ b/api/models/Community.js
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ module.exports = bookshelf.Model.extend(merge({
   async create (userId, data) {
     var attrs = defaults(
       pick(data,
-        'name', 'description', 'slug', 'category',
+        'name', 'description', 'slug', 'category', 'community_template_id',
         'beta_access_code', 'banner_url', 'avatar_url', 'location_id', 'location', 'network_id'),
       {'banner_url': DEFAULT_BANNER, 'avatar_url': DEFAULT_AVATAR})
 
@@ -322,6 +322,18 @@ module.exports = bookshelf.Model.extend(merge({
     const memberships = await bookshelf.transaction(async trx => {
       await community.save(null, {transacting: trx})
       await community.createStarterPosts(trx)
+      if (data.default_topics) {
+        data.default_topics.forEach(async name => {
+          const topic = await Tag.findOrCreate(name, {transacting: trx})
+          await Tag.addToCommunity({
+            community_id: community.id,
+            tag_id: topic.id,
+            user_id: userId,
+            is_default: true,
+            isSubscribing: true
+          }, {transacting: trx})
+        })
+      }
       return community.addGroupMembers([userId],
         {role: GroupMembership.Role.MODERATOR}, {transacting: trx})
     })
diff --git a/api/models/CommunityTemplate.js b/api/models/CommunityTemplate.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6abf7ae53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/models/CommunityTemplate.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { includes } from 'lodash'
+
+var knex = bookshelf.knex
+
+module.exports = bookshelf.Model.extend({
+  tableName: 'community_templates',
+
+  communities: function () {
+    return this.hasMany(Community).query({where: {'communities.active': true}})
+  },
+
+  defaultTopics: function () {
+    return this.belongsToMany(Tag, 'community_template_default_topics', 'community_template_id', 'tag_id')
+  },
+
+}, {
+
+})
diff --git a/api/models/Tag.js b/api/models/Tag.js
index 658bc45ad..9833bbfe8 100644
--- a/api/models/Tag.js
+++ b/api/models/Tag.js
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ module.exports = bookshelf.Model.extend({
     return this.hasMany(GroupTag)
   },
 
+  groupTemplates: function () {
+    return this.belongsToMany(GroupTemplate, 'group_templates_default_tags', 'tag_id', 'group_template_id')
+  },
+
   posts: function () {
     return this.belongsToMany(Post).through(PostTag).withPivot('selected')
   },
diff --git a/migrations/20200722214505_add_community_templates_table.js b/migrations/20200722214505_add_community_templates_table.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2776dd950
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/20200722214505_add_community_templates_table.js
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+exports.up = async function(knex, Promise) {
+  await knex.schema.createTable('community_templates', table => {
+    table.increments().primary()
+
+    table.string('name')
+    table.string('display_name')
+    table.index(['name'])
+
+    table.timestamp('created_at')
+    table.timestamp('updated_at')
+  })
+
+  await knex.schema.createTable('community_template_default_topics', table => {
+    table.increments().primary()
+
+    table.bigInteger('community_template_id').references('id').inTable('community_templates')
+    table.bigInteger('tag_id').references('id').inTable('tags')
+    table.index(['community_template_id'])
+
+    table.timestamp('created_at')
+    table.timestamp('updated_at')
+  })
+
+  return knex.schema.table('communities', table => {
+    table.bigInteger('community_template_id').references('id').inTable('community_templates')
+  })
+};
+
+exports.down = async function(knex, Promise) {
+  await knex.schema.dropTable('community_templates')
+  await knex.schema.dropTable('community_template_default_topics')
+
+  return knex.schema.table('communities', table => {
+    table.dropColumn('community_template_id')
+  })
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ef62ff2b6..01b77314e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@
       "GroupRelationship",
       "GroupRelationshipInvite",
       "GroupTag",
+      "GroupTemplate",
       "Invitation",
       "JoinRequest",
       "LinkedAccount",