diff --git a/lib/tasks/admin.rake b/lib/tasks/admin.rake
index 80c403616d..cba01202ac 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/admin.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/admin.rake
@@ -107,3 +107,43 @@ task "admin:create" => :environment do
   end
 
 end
+
+desc "Creates a forum administrator noninteractively"
+task "admin:create_noninteractively" => :environment do
+  email = ENV["ADMIN_EMAIL"]
+  existing_user = User.find_by_email(email)
+
+  # check if user account already exixts
+  if existing_user
+    admin = existing_user
+  else
+    # create new user
+    admin = User.new
+  end
+
+  admin.email = email
+  admin.name = ENV["ADMIN_NAME"]
+  admin.username = ENV["ADMIN_USERNAME"]
+
+  password = ENV["ADMIN_PASSWORD"]
+  unless admin.confirm_password?(password)
+    admin.password = password
+    puts "Admin password set!"
+  end
+
+  admin.active = true
+
+  # save/update user account
+  saved = admin.save
+  raise admin.errors.full_messages.join("\n") unless saved
+
+  puts "Account created successfully with username #{admin.username}" unless existing_user
+
+  # grant admin privileges
+  admin.grant_admin!
+  if admin.trust_level < 1
+    admin.change_trust_level!(1)
+  end
+  admin.email_tokens.update_all confirmed: true
+  admin.activate
+end