diff --git a/src/rest_server.cpp b/src/rest_server.cpp
index 5f9e877..57ef4eb 100644
--- a/src/rest_server.cpp
+++ b/src/rest_server.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include "cryptonote_config.h"     // monero/src
 #include "db/data.h"
 #include "db/storage.h"
+#include "db/string.h"
 #include "error.h"
 #include "lmdb/util.h"             // monero/src
 #include "net/http_base.h"         // monero/contrib/epee/include
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ namespace lws
       std::uint32_t max_subaddresses;
       epee::net_utils::ssl_verification_t webhook_verify;
       bool disable_admin_auth;
+      bool auto_accept_creation;
     };
 
     struct get_address_info
@@ -648,6 +650,13 @@ namespace lws
         if (!hooks)
           return hooks.error();
 
+        if (options.auto_accept_creation)
+        {
+          const auto accepted = disk.accept_requests(db::request::create, {std::addressof(req.creds.address), 1});
+          if (!accepted)
+            MERROR("Failed to move account " << db::address_string(req.creds.address) << " to available state: " << accepted.error());
+        }
+
         if (!hooks->empty())
         {
           expect<rpc::client> client = gclient.clone();
@@ -1146,7 +1155,7 @@ namespace lws
     };
 
     bool any_ssl = false;
-    const runtime_options options{config.max_subaddresses, config.webhook_verify, config.disable_admin_auth};
+    const runtime_options options{config.max_subaddresses, config.webhook_verify, config.disable_admin_auth, config.auto_accept_creation};
     for (const std::string& address : addresses)
     {
       ports_.emplace_back(io_service_, disk.clone(), MONERO_UNWRAP(client.clone()), options);
diff --git a/src/rest_server.h b/src/rest_server.h
index 36dc068..9e6e33f 100644
--- a/src/rest_server.h
+++ b/src/rest_server.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ namespace lws
       epee::net_utils::ssl_verification_t webhook_verify;
       bool allow_external;
       bool disable_admin_auth;
+      bool auto_accept_creation;
     };
     
     explicit rest_server(epee::span<const std::string> addresses, std::vector<std::string> admin, db::storage disk, rpc::client client, configuration config);
diff --git a/src/server_main.cpp b/src/server_main.cpp
index 7e62af8..95982ce 100644
--- a/src/server_main.cpp
+++ b/src/server_main.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ namespace
     const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::string> webhook_ssl_verification;
     const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::string> config_file;
     const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::uint32_t> max_subaddresses;
+    const command_line::arg_descriptor<bool> auto_accept_creation;
 
     static std::string get_default_zmq()
     {
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ namespace
       , webhook_ssl_verification{"webhook-ssl-verification", "[<none|system_ca>] specify SSL verification mode for webhooks", "system_ca"}
       , config_file{"config-file", "Specify any option in a config file; <name>=<value> on separate lines"}
       , max_subaddresses{"max-subaddresses", "Maximum number of subaddresses per primary account (defaults to 0)", 0}
+      , auto_accept_creation{"auto-accept-creation", "New account creation requests are automatically accepted", false}
     {}
 
     void prepare(boost::program_options::options_description& description) const
@@ -153,6 +155,7 @@ namespace
       command_line::add_arg(description, webhook_ssl_verification);
       command_line::add_arg(description, config_file);
       command_line::add_arg(description, max_subaddresses);
+      command_line::add_arg(description, auto_accept_creation);
     }
   };
 
@@ -236,7 +239,8 @@ namespace
 	command_line::get_arg(args, opts.max_subaddresses),
         webhook_verify,
         command_line::get_arg(args, opts.external_bind),
-        command_line::get_arg(args, opts.disable_admin_auth)
+        command_line::get_arg(args, opts.disable_admin_auth),
+        command_line::get_arg(args, opts.auto_accept_creation)
       },
       command_line::get_arg(args, opts.daemon_rpc),
       command_line::get_arg(args, opts.daemon_sub),