diff --git a/InvenTree/InvenTree/apps.py b/InvenTree/InvenTree/apps.py
index 76b918459c..80389bda95 100644
--- a/InvenTree/InvenTree/apps.py
+++ b/InvenTree/InvenTree/apps.py
@@ -4,8 +4,13 @@ import logging
 
 from django.apps import AppConfig
 from django.core.exceptions import AppRegistryNotReady
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
+from django.db import transaction
+from django.db.utils import IntegrityError
 
 from InvenTree.ready import isInTestMode, canAppAccessDatabase
+from .config import get_setting
 import InvenTree.tasks
 
 
@@ -26,6 +31,9 @@ class InvenTreeConfig(AppConfig):
             if not isInTestMode():
                 self.update_exchange_rates()
 
+        if canAppAccessDatabase() or settings.TESTING_ENV:
+            self.add_user_on_startup()
+
     def remove_obsolete_tasks(self):
         """
         Delete any obsolete scheduled tasks in the database
@@ -138,3 +146,54 @@ class InvenTreeConfig(AppConfig):
                 update_exchange_rates()
             except Exception as e:
                 logger.error(f"Error updating exchange rates: {e}")
+
+    def add_user_on_startup(self):
+        """Add a user on startup"""
+        # stop if checks were already created
+        if hasattr(settings, 'USER_ADDED') and settings.USER_ADDED:
+            return
+
+        # get values
+        add_user = get_setting(
+            'INVENTREE_ADMIN_USER',
+            settings.CONFIG.get('admin_user', False)
+        )
+        add_email = get_setting(
+            'INVENTREE_ADMIN_EMAIL',
+            settings.CONFIG.get('admin_email', False)
+        )
+        add_password = get_setting(
+            'INVENTREE_ADMIN_PASSWORD',
+            settings.CONFIG.get('admin_password', False)
+        )
+
+        # check if all values are present
+        set_variables = 0
+        for tested_var in [add_user, add_email, add_password]:
+            if tested_var:
+                set_variables += 1
+
+        # no variable set -> do not try anything
+        if set_variables == 0:
+            settings.USER_ADDED = True
+            return
+
+        # not all needed variables set
+        if set_variables < 3:
+            logger.warn('Not all required settings for adding a user on startup are present:\nINVENTREE_SET_USER, INVENTREE_SET_EMAIL, INVENTREE_SET_PASSWORD')
+            settings.USER_ADDED = True
+            return
+
+        # good to go -> create user
+        user = get_user_model()
+        try:
+            with transaction.atomic():
+                new_user = user.objects.create_superuser(add_user, add_email, add_password)
+            logger.info(f'User {str(new_user)} was created!')
+        except IntegrityError as _e:
+            logger.warning(f'The user "{add_user}" could not be created due to the following error:\n{str(_e)}')
+            if settings.TESTING_ENV:
+                raise _e
+
+        # do not try again
+        settings.USER_ADDED = True
diff --git a/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py b/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py
index 121f1b6383..279225355d 100644
--- a/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py
+++ b/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ def _is_true(x):
 
 # Determine if we are running in "test" mode e.g. "manage.py test"
 TESTING = 'test' in sys.argv
+# Are enviroment variables manipulated by tests? Needs to be set by testing code
+TESTING_ENV = False
 
 # New requirement for django 3.2+
 DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD = 'django.db.models.AutoField'
diff --git a/InvenTree/InvenTree/tests.py b/InvenTree/InvenTree/tests.py
index 205231eb7b..f89a8b073d 100644
--- a/InvenTree/InvenTree/tests.py
+++ b/InvenTree/InvenTree/tests.py
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 
 import json
+from test.support import EnvironmentVarGuard
 
-from django.test import TestCase
+from django.test import TestCase, override_settings
 import django.core.exceptions as django_exceptions
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
+from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
+from django.conf import settings
 
 from djmoney.money import Money
 from djmoney.contrib.exchange.models import Rate, convert_money
@@ -407,3 +410,46 @@ class TestStatus(TestCase):
 
     def test_Importing(self):
         self.assertEqual(ready.isImportingData(), False)
+
+
+class TestSettings(TestCase):
+    """
+    Unit tests for settings
+    """
+
+    def setUp(self) -> None:
+        self.user_mdl = get_user_model()
+        self.env = EnvironmentVarGuard()
+
+    def run_reload(self):
+        from plugin import registry
+
+        with self.env:
+            settings.USER_ADDED = False
+            registry.reload_plugins()
+
+    @override_settings(TESTING_ENV=True)
+    def test_set_user_to_few(self):
+        # add shortcut
+        user_count = self.user_mdl.objects.count
+        # enable testing mode
+        settings.TESTING_ENV = True
+
+        # nothing set
+        self.run_reload()
+        self.assertEqual(user_count(), 0)
+
+        # not enough set
+        self.env.set('INVENTREE_ADMIN_USER', 'admin')  # set username
+        self.run_reload()
+        self.assertEqual(user_count(), 0)
+
+        # enough set
+        self.env.set('INVENTREE_ADMIN_USER', 'admin')  # set username
+        self.env.set('INVENTREE_ADMIN_EMAIL', 'info@example.com')  # set email
+        self.env.set('INVENTREE_ADMIN_PASSWORD', 'password123')  # set password
+        self.run_reload()
+        self.assertEqual(user_count(), 1)
+
+        # make sure to clean up
+        settings.TESTING_ENV = False
diff --git a/InvenTree/config_template.yaml b/InvenTree/config_template.yaml
index b14c1224ce..65dd20d3e8 100644
--- a/InvenTree/config_template.yaml
+++ b/InvenTree/config_template.yaml
@@ -154,6 +154,11 @@ static_root: '/home/inventree/data/static'
 # Use environment variable INVENTREE_LOGIN_ATTEMPTS
 #login_attempts: 5
 
+# Add new user on first startup
+#admin_user: admin
+#admin_email: info@example.com
+#admin_password: inventree
+
 # Permit custom authentication backends
 #authentication_backends:
 #  - 'django.contrib.auth.backends.ModelBackend'