diff --git a/.eslintrc.json b/.eslintrc.json
index 4d2070f073..b87140cbbe 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/.eslintrc.json
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
         "settings_emoji": false,
         "settings_org": false,
         "settings_users": false,
+        "settings_streams": false,
         "settings": false,
         "resize": false,
         "loading": false,
diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/dispatch.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/dispatch.js
index 9b95d9df30..4bb1facb60 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/dispatch.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/dispatch.js
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ with_overrides(function () {
 with_overrides(function (override) {
     // default_streams
     var event = event_fixtures.default_streams;
-    override('admin.update_default_streams_table', noop);
+    override('settings_streams.update_default_streams_table', noop);
     dispatch(event);
     assert_same(page_params.realm_default_streams, event.default_streams);
 
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ with_overrides(function (override) {
 
     global.with_stub(function (stub) {
         override('stream_events.update_property', stub.f);
-        override('admin.update_default_streams_table', noop);
+        override('settings_streams.update_default_streams_table', noop);
         dispatch(event);
         var args = stub.get_args('stream_id', 'property', 'value');
         assert_same(args.stream_id, event.stream_id);
diff --git a/static/js/admin.js b/static/js/admin.js
index 0ddee4d8d3..52fd62a2a9 100644
--- a/static/js/admin.js
+++ b/static/js/admin.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ var meta = {
     loaded: false,
 };
 var exports = {};
-var all_streams = [];
 
 exports.show_or_hide_menu_item = function () {
     var item = $('.admin-menu-item').expectOne();
@@ -17,121 +16,6 @@ exports.show_or_hide_menu_item = function () {
     }
 };
 
-function failed_listing_streams(xhr) {
-    ui_report.error(i18n.t("Error listing streams"), xhr, $("#organization-status"));
-}
-
-function populate_streams(streams_data) {
-    var streams_table = $("#admin_streams_table").expectOne();
-    all_streams = streams_data;
-    streams_table.find("tr.stream_row").remove();
-    _.each(streams_data.streams, function (stream) {
-        streams_table.append(templates.render("admin_streams_list", {stream: stream}));
-    });
-    loading.destroy_indicator($('#admin_page_streams_loading_indicator'));
-}
-
-exports.build_default_stream_table = function (streams_data) {
-    var self = {};
-
-    self.row_dict = new Dict();
-
-    function set_up_remove_click_hander(row, stream_name) {
-        row.on("click", ".remove-default-stream", function (e) {
-            e.preventDefault();
-            e.stopPropagation();
-
-            channel.del({
-                url: '/json/default_streams'+ '?' + $.param({stream_name: stream_name}),
-                error: function (xhr) {
-                    var button = row.find("button");
-                    if (xhr.status.toString().charAt(0) === "4") {
-                        button.closest("td").html(
-                            $("<p>").addClass("text-error").text(JSON.parse(xhr.responseText).msg)
-                        );
-                    } else {
-                        button.text(i18n.t("Failed!"));
-                    }
-                },
-                success: function () {
-                    row.remove();
-                },
-            });
-        });
-    }
-
-    (function () {
-        var table = $("#admin_default_streams_table").expectOne();
-        _.each(streams_data, function (stream) {
-            var row = $(templates.render("admin_default_streams_list", {stream: stream}));
-            set_up_remove_click_hander(row, stream.name);
-            self.row_dict.set(stream.stream_id, row);
-            table.append(row);
-        });
-        loading.destroy_indicator($('#admin_page_default_streams_loading_indicator'));
-    }());
-
-    self.remove = function (stream_id) {
-        if (self.row_dict.has(stream_id)) {
-            var row = self.row_dict.get(stream_id);
-            row.remove();
-        }
-    };
-
-    return self;
-};
-var default_stream_table;
-
-exports.remove_default_stream = function (stream_id) {
-    if (default_stream_table) {
-        default_stream_table.remove(stream_id);
-    }
-};
-
-function get_non_default_streams_names(streams_data) {
-    var non_default_streams_names = [];
-    var default_streams_names = [];
-
-    _.each(page_params.realm_default_streams, function (default_stream) {
-        default_streams_names.push(default_stream.name);
-    });
-
-    _.each(streams_data.streams, function (stream) {
-        if (default_streams_names.indexOf(stream.name) < 0) {
-            non_default_streams_names.push(stream.name);
-        }
-    });
-    return non_default_streams_names;
-}
-
-exports.update_default_streams_table = function () {
-    if (/#*organization/.test(window.location.hash) ||
-        /#*settings/.test(window.location.hash)) {
-        $("#admin_default_streams_table").expectOne().find("tr.default_stream_row").remove();
-        default_stream_table = exports.build_default_stream_table(
-            page_params.realm_default_streams);
-    }
-};
-
-function make_stream_default(stream_name) {
-    var data = {
-        stream_name: stream_name,
-    };
-
-    channel.post({
-        url: '/json/default_streams',
-        data: data,
-        error: function (xhr) {
-            if (xhr.status.toString().charAt(0) === "4") {
-                $(".active_stream_row button").closest("td").html(
-                    $("<p>").addClass("text-error").text(JSON.parse(xhr.responseText).msg));
-            } else {
-                $(".active_stream_row button").text(i18n.t("Failed!"));
-            }
-        },
-    });
-}
-
 exports.populate_filters = function (filters_data) {
     if (!meta.loaded) {
         return;
@@ -206,18 +90,8 @@ function _setup_page() {
     $("#id_realm_default_language").val(page_params.realm_default_language);
 
     // create loading indicators
-    loading.make_indicator($('#admin_page_streams_loading_indicator'));
     loading.make_indicator($('#admin_page_filters_loading_indicator'));
 
-    // Populate streams table
-    channel.get({
-        url:      '/json/streams?include_public=true&include_subscribed=true&include_default=true',
-        timeout:  10*1000,
-        idempotent: true,
-        success: populate_streams,
-        error: failed_listing_streams,
-    });
-
     // We set this flag before we're fully loaded so that the populate
     // methods don't short-circuit.
     meta.loaded = true;
@@ -225,73 +99,11 @@ function _setup_page() {
     settings_org.set_up();
     settings_emoji.set_up();
     settings_users.set_up();
-
-    exports.update_default_streams_table();
+    settings_streams.set_up();
 
     // Populate filters table
     exports.populate_filters(page_params.realm_filters);
 
-    $(".admin_stream_table").on("click", ".deactivate", function (e) {
-        e.preventDefault();
-        e.stopPropagation();
-
-        $(".active_stream_row").removeClass("active_stream_row");
-        var row = $(e.target).closest(".stream_row");
-        row.addClass("active_stream_row");
-
-        var stream_name = row.find('.stream_name').text();
-
-        $("#deactivation_stream_modal .stream_name").text(stream_name);
-        $("#deactivation_stream_modal").modal("show");
-    });
-
-    $('.create_default_stream').keypress(function (e) {
-        if (e.which === 13) {
-            e.preventDefault();
-            e.stopPropagation();
-        }
-    });
-
-    $('.create_default_stream').typeahead({
-        items: 5,
-        fixed: true,
-        source: function () {
-            return get_non_default_streams_names(all_streams);
-        },
-        highlight: true,
-        updater: function (stream_name) {
-            make_stream_default(stream_name);
-        },
-    });
-
-    $("#do_deactivate_stream_button").click(function () {
-        if ($("#deactivation_stream_modal .stream_name").text() !== $(".active_stream_row").find('.stream_name').text()) {
-            blueslip.error("Stream deactivation canceled due to non-matching fields.");
-            ui_report.message("Deactivation encountered an error. Please reload and try again.",
-               $("#home-error"), 'alert-error');
-        }
-        $("#deactivation_stream_modal").modal("hide");
-        $(".active_stream_row button").prop("disabled", true).text(i18n.t("Working…"));
-        var stream_name = $(".active_stream_row").find('.stream_name').text();
-        var stream_id = stream_data.get_sub(stream_name).stream_id;
-        channel.del({
-            url: '/json/streams/' + stream_id,
-            error: function (xhr) {
-                if (xhr.status.toString().charAt(0) === "4") {
-                    $(".active_stream_row button").closest("td").html(
-                        $("<p>").addClass("text-error").text(JSON.parse(xhr.responseText).msg)
-                    );
-                } else {
-                    $(".active_stream_row button").text(i18n.t("Failed!"));
-                }
-            },
-            success: function () {
-                var row = $(".active_stream_row");
-                row.remove();
-            },
-        });
-    });
-
     $('.admin_filters_table').on('click', '.delete', function (e) {
         e.preventDefault();
         e.stopPropagation();
diff --git a/static/js/server_events.js b/static/js/server_events.js
index 213db8d827..7d8232294b 100644
--- a/static/js/server_events.js
+++ b/static/js/server_events.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ function dispatch_normal_event(event) {
 
     case 'default_streams':
         page_params.realm_default_streams = event.default_streams;
-        admin.update_default_streams_table();
+        settings_streams.update_default_streams_table();
         break;
 
     case 'hotspots':
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ function dispatch_normal_event(event) {
                 event.property,
                 event.value
             );
-            admin.update_default_streams_table();
+            settings_streams.update_default_streams_table();
         } else if (event.op === 'create') {
             stream_data.create_streams(event.streams);
         } else if (event.op === 'delete') {
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ function dispatch_normal_event(event) {
                 }
                 subs.remove_stream(stream.stream_id);
                 stream_data.delete_sub(stream.stream_id);
-                admin.remove_default_stream(stream.stream_id);
+                settings_streams.remove_default_stream(stream.stream_id);
                 stream_data.remove_default_stream(stream.stream_id);
             });
         }
diff --git a/static/js/settings_streams.js b/static/js/settings_streams.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a0e71c4e65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/js/settings_streams.js
@@ -0,0 +1,215 @@
+var settings_streams = (function () {
+
+var exports = {};
+
+var meta = {
+    loaded: false,
+};
+
+var all_streams = [];
+
+function failed_listing_streams(xhr) {
+    ui_report.error(i18n.t("Error listing streams"), xhr, $("#organization-status"));
+}
+
+function populate_streams(streams_data) {
+    var streams_table = $("#admin_streams_table").expectOne();
+    all_streams = streams_data;
+    streams_table.find("tr.stream_row").remove();
+    _.each(streams_data.streams, function (stream) {
+        streams_table.append(templates.render("admin_streams_list", {stream: stream}));
+    });
+    loading.destroy_indicator($('#admin_page_streams_loading_indicator'));
+}
+
+exports.build_default_stream_table = function (streams_data) {
+    var self = {};
+
+    self.row_dict = new Dict();
+
+    function set_up_remove_click_hander(row, stream_name) {
+        row.on("click", ".remove-default-stream", function (e) {
+            e.preventDefault();
+            e.stopPropagation();
+
+            channel.del({
+                url: '/json/default_streams'+ '?' + $.param({stream_name: stream_name}),
+                error: function (xhr) {
+                    var button = row.find("button");
+                    if (xhr.status.toString().charAt(0) === "4") {
+                        button.closest("td").html(
+                            $("<p>").addClass("text-error").text(JSON.parse(xhr.responseText).msg)
+                        );
+                    } else {
+                        button.text(i18n.t("Failed!"));
+                    }
+                },
+                success: function () {
+                    row.remove();
+                },
+            });
+        });
+    }
+
+    (function () {
+        var table = $("#admin_default_streams_table").expectOne();
+        _.each(streams_data, function (stream) {
+            var row = $(templates.render("admin_default_streams_list", {stream: stream}));
+            set_up_remove_click_hander(row, stream.name);
+            self.row_dict.set(stream.stream_id, row);
+            table.append(row);
+        });
+        loading.destroy_indicator($('#admin_page_default_streams_loading_indicator'));
+    }());
+
+    self.remove = function (stream_id) {
+        if (self.row_dict.has(stream_id)) {
+            var row = self.row_dict.get(stream_id);
+            row.remove();
+        }
+    };
+
+    return self;
+};
+
+var default_stream_table;
+
+exports.remove_default_stream = function (stream_id) {
+    if (default_stream_table) {
+        default_stream_table.remove(stream_id);
+    }
+};
+
+function get_non_default_streams_names(streams_data) {
+    var non_default_streams_names = [];
+    var default_streams_names = [];
+
+    _.each(page_params.realm_default_streams, function (default_stream) {
+        default_streams_names.push(default_stream.name);
+    });
+
+    _.each(streams_data.streams, function (stream) {
+        if (default_streams_names.indexOf(stream.name) < 0) {
+            non_default_streams_names.push(stream.name);
+        }
+    });
+    return non_default_streams_names;
+}
+
+exports.update_default_streams_table = function () {
+    if (/#*organization/.test(window.location.hash) ||
+        /#*settings/.test(window.location.hash)) {
+        $("#admin_default_streams_table").expectOne().find("tr.default_stream_row").remove();
+        default_stream_table = exports.build_default_stream_table(
+            page_params.realm_default_streams);
+    }
+};
+
+function make_stream_default(stream_name) {
+    var data = {
+        stream_name: stream_name,
+    };
+
+    channel.post({
+        url: '/json/default_streams',
+        data: data,
+        error: function (xhr) {
+            if (xhr.status.toString().charAt(0) === "4") {
+                $(".active_stream_row button").closest("td").html(
+                    $("<p>").addClass("text-error").text(JSON.parse(xhr.responseText).msg));
+            } else {
+                $(".active_stream_row button").text(i18n.t("Failed!"));
+            }
+        },
+    });
+}
+
+exports.set_up = function () {
+    loading.make_indicator($('#admin_page_streams_loading_indicator'));
+
+    // Populate streams table
+    channel.get({
+        url:      '/json/streams?include_public=true&include_subscribed=true&include_default=true',
+        timeout:  10*1000,
+        idempotent: true,
+        success: exports.on_load_success,
+        error: failed_listing_streams,
+    });
+};
+
+exports.on_load_success = function (streams_data) {
+    meta.loaded = true;
+
+    populate_streams(streams_data);
+
+    exports.update_default_streams_table();
+
+    $(".admin_stream_table").on("click", ".deactivate", function (e) {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        e.stopPropagation();
+
+        $(".active_stream_row").removeClass("active_stream_row");
+        var row = $(e.target).closest(".stream_row");
+        row.addClass("active_stream_row");
+
+        var stream_name = row.find('.stream_name').text();
+
+        $("#deactivation_stream_modal .stream_name").text(stream_name);
+        $("#deactivation_stream_modal").modal("show");
+    });
+
+    $('.create_default_stream').keypress(function (e) {
+        if (e.which === 13) {
+            e.preventDefault();
+            e.stopPropagation();
+        }
+    });
+
+    $('.create_default_stream').typeahead({
+        items: 5,
+        fixed: true,
+        source: function () {
+            return get_non_default_streams_names(all_streams);
+        },
+        highlight: true,
+        updater: function (stream_name) {
+            make_stream_default(stream_name);
+        },
+    });
+
+    $("#do_deactivate_stream_button").click(function () {
+        if ($("#deactivation_stream_modal .stream_name").text() !== $(".active_stream_row").find('.stream_name').text()) {
+            blueslip.error("Stream deactivation canceled due to non-matching fields.");
+            ui_report.message("Deactivation encountered an error. Please reload and try again.",
+               $("#home-error"), 'alert-error');
+        }
+        $("#deactivation_stream_modal").modal("hide");
+        $(".active_stream_row button").prop("disabled", true).text(i18n.t("Working…"));
+        var stream_name = $(".active_stream_row").find('.stream_name').text();
+        var stream_id = stream_data.get_sub(stream_name).stream_id;
+        channel.del({
+            url: '/json/streams/' + stream_id,
+            error: function (xhr) {
+                if (xhr.status.toString().charAt(0) === "4") {
+                    $(".active_stream_row button").closest("td").html(
+                        $("<p>").addClass("text-error").text(JSON.parse(xhr.responseText).msg)
+                    );
+                } else {
+                    $(".active_stream_row button").text(i18n.t("Failed!"));
+                }
+            },
+            success: function () {
+                var row = $(".active_stream_row");
+                row.remove();
+            },
+        });
+    });
+
+};
+
+return exports;
+}());
+
+if (typeof module !== 'undefined') {
+    module.exports = settings_streams;
+}
diff --git a/zproject/settings.py b/zproject/settings.py
index d58419ecfb..da156e477f 100644
--- a/zproject/settings.py
+++ b/zproject/settings.py
@@ -916,6 +916,7 @@ JS_SPECS = {
             'js/settings_emoji.js',
             'js/settings_org.js',
             'js/settings_users.js',
+            'js/settings_streams.js',
             'js/settings.js',
             'js/admin.js',
             'js/tab_bar.js',