diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/WikiController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/WikiController.php
index b5731bbc..3e881792 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/WikiController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/WikiController.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
+use App\Enums\WikiSuspensionReason;
 use App\Helper\DomainHelper;
 use App\Helper\DomainValidator;
 use App\Helper\ProfileValidator;
@@ -18,6 +19,8 @@
 use App\WikiManager;
 use App\WikiProfile;
 use App\WikiSetting;
+use App\WikiSuspension;
+use Carbon\CarbonImmutable;
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Http\Response;
@@ -107,6 +110,14 @@ public function create(Request $request): Response {
                 'domain' => $submittedDomain,
             ]);
 
+            $suspension = new WikiSuspension();
+            $suspension->wiki_id = $wiki->id;
+            $suspension->active_from = CarbonImmutable::now()->addDays(
+                Config::get('wbstack.automatic_expiry_suspension_days')
+            );
+            $suspension->reason = WikiSuspensionReason::AUTOMATIC_EXPIRY;
+            $suspension->save();
+
             // Assign storage
             $dbAssignment = DB::table('wiki_dbs')->where($wikiDbCondition)->limit(1)->update(['wiki_id' => $wiki->id]);
             if (!$dbAssignment) {
diff --git a/config/wbstack.php b/config/wbstack.php
index 76f4a2bb..11f0f223 100644
--- a/config/wbstack.php
+++ b/config/wbstack.php
@@ -35,4 +35,8 @@
 
     'transferbot_image_repo' => env('WBSTACK_TRANSFERBOT_IMAGE_REPO', 'ghcr.io/wbstack/transferbot'),
     'transferbot_image_version' => env('WBSTACK_TRANSFERBOT_IMAGE_VERSION', '1.1.0'),
+
+    'automatic_expiry_suspension_days' => intval(
+        env('WBSTACK_AUTOMATIC_EXPIRY_SUSPENSION_DAYS', '91')
+    ),
 ];
diff --git a/tests/Routes/Wiki/CreateTest.php b/tests/Routes/Wiki/CreateTest.php
index 4711b154..119b2758 100644
--- a/tests/Routes/Wiki/CreateTest.php
+++ b/tests/Routes/Wiki/CreateTest.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Tests\Routes\Wiki\Managers;
 
+use App\Enums\WikiSuspensionReason;
 use App\Jobs\ElasticSearchAliasInit;
 use App\Jobs\MediawikiInit;
 use App\Jobs\ProvisionWikiDbJob;
@@ -9,10 +10,13 @@
 use App\QueryserviceNamespace;
 use App\User;
 use App\Wiki;
+use App\WikiDb;
 use App\WikiManager;
 use App\WikiProfile;
 use App\WikiSetting;
+use App\WikiSuspension;
 use Carbon\Carbon;
+use Carbon\CarbonImmutable;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\DatabaseTransactions;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Config;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Queue;
@@ -36,6 +40,37 @@ class CreateTest extends TestCase {
     use DatabaseTransactions;
     use OptionsRequestAllowed;
 
+    public function testCreateSchedulesAutomaticExpirySuspension(): void {
+        Queue::fake();
+
+        $user = User::factory()->create(['verified' => true]);
+
+        $now = CarbonImmutable::parse('2026-06-01 12:00');
+        $this->travelTo($now);
+
+        WikiDb::factory()->create([
+            'wiki_id' => null,
+            'version' => config('wbstack.wiki_db_use_version'),
+        ]);
+        QueryserviceNamespace::create([
+            'namespace' => 'automatic-expiry-test',
+            'backend' => 'wdqs.svc',
+        ]);
+
+        $response = $this->actingAs($user, 'api')->postJson($this->route, [
+            'domain' => 'automatic-expiry-test.wikibase.cloud',
+            'sitename' => 'Automatic Expiry Test',
+            'username' => 'Admin',
+        ]);
+
+        $response->assertOk()->assertJsonPath('success', true);
+        $suspension = WikiSuspension::where('wiki_id', $response->json('data.id'))->sole();
+        $this->assertSame(WikiSuspensionReason::AUTOMATIC_EXPIRY, $suspension->reason);
+        $this->assertTrue($suspension->active_from->equalTo('2026-08-31 12:00'));
+        $this->assertNull($suspension->actor_user_id);
+        $this->assertNull($suspension->review_submission_action_id);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @dataProvider createDispatchesSomeJobsProvider
      */