diff --git a/docs/overview/changelog.md b/docs/overview/changelog.md
index 68113475da..c150c10269 100644
--- a/docs/overview/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/overview/changelog.md
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ in bursts.
 - Added server support for creating an account from mobile/terminal apps.
 - The Zulip desktop apps now do social authentication (Google, GitHub,
   etc.) via an external browser.
+- Added support for BigBlueButton as video chat provider.
 - Added support for setting an organization-wide default language for
   code blocks.
 - Added an API endpoint for fetching a single user.
diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/compose.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/compose.js
index ec68a9138c..5470c87dc0 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/compose.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/compose.js
@@ -947,6 +947,10 @@ run_test('initialize', () => {
             id: 3,
             name: "Zoom",
         },
+        big_blue_button: {
+            id: 4,
+            name: "Big Blue Button",
+        },
     };
 
     page_params.realm_video_chat_provider =
@@ -1463,6 +1467,18 @@ run_test('on_events', () => {
         video_link_regex = /\[Click to join video call\]\(example\.zoom\.com\)/;
         assert(video_link_regex.test(syntax_to_insert));
 
+        page_params.realm_video_chat_provider =
+            page_params.realm_available_video_chat_providers.big_blue_button.id;
+
+        channel.get = function (options) {
+            assert(options.url === '/json/calls/bigbluebutton/create');
+            options.success({ url: '/calls/bigbluebutton/join?meeting_id=%22zulip-1%22&password=%22AAAAAAAAAA%22&checksum=%2232702220bff2a22a44aee72e96cfdb4c4091752e%22' });
+        };
+
+        handler(ev);
+        video_link_regex = /\[Click to join video call\]\(\/calls\/bigbluebutton\/join\?meeting_id=%22zulip-1%22&password=%22AAAAAAAAAA%22&checksum=%2232702220bff2a22a44aee72e96cfdb4c4091752e%22\)/;
+        assert(video_link_regex.test(syntax_to_insert));
+
     }());
 
     (function test_markdown_preview_compose_clicked() {
diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/settings_org.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/settings_org.js
index d643585616..84d5c2f9f7 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/settings_org.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/settings_org.js
@@ -759,6 +759,10 @@ run_test('set_up', () => {
             id: 3,
             name: "Zoom",
         },
+        big_blue_button: {
+            id: 4,
+            name: "Big Blue Button",
+        },
     };
     simulate_tip_box();
 
diff --git a/static/js/compose.js b/static/js/compose.js
index 68987295ac..6352cb3c2c 100644
--- a/static/js/compose.js
+++ b/static/js/compose.js
@@ -1122,6 +1122,15 @@ exports.initialize = function () {
                     "width=800,height=500,noopener,noreferrer"
                 );
             }
+        } else if (
+            page_params.realm_video_chat_provider === available_providers.big_blue_button.id) {
+
+            channel.get({
+                url: '/json/calls/bigbluebutton/create',
+                success: function (response) {
+                    insert_video_call_url(response.url, target_textarea);
+                },
+            });
         } else {
             video_call_link = page_params.jitsi_server_url + "/" +  video_call_id;
             insert_video_call_url(video_call_link, target_textarea);
diff --git a/templates/zerver/features.html b/templates/zerver/features.html
index 6d77716b74..94157db3d8 100644
--- a/templates/zerver/features.html
+++ b/templates/zerver/features.html
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@
             <h3>VIDEO CALLS</h3>
             <p>
                 Create and join video calls with a single click. Powered
-                by your choice of Jitsi Meet or Zoom.
+                by your choice of Zoom, Jitsi Meet or Big Blue Button.
             </p>
         </a>
         <a class="feature-block" href="/help/configure-authentication-methods" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
diff --git a/templates/zerver/help/start-a-call.md b/templates/zerver/help/start-a-call.md
index 3441c1a34a..564bc81e7b 100644
--- a/templates/zerver/help/start-a-call.md
+++ b/templates/zerver/help/start-a-call.md
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ Meet](https://meet.jit.si/).
 You can also use Zulip with Jitsi Meet on-premise; to configure this,
 just set `JITSI_SERVER_URL` in `/etc/zulip/settings.py`.
 
+{tab|bigbluebutton}
+
+In order to use Big Blue Button as the video call provider, you need
+to first configure the `BIG_BLUE_BUTTON_URL` setting in
+`/etc/zulip/settings.py`.
+
 {tab|zoom}
 
 Zulip supports Zoom as the video chat provider using an OAuth
diff --git a/tools/lib/capitalization.py b/tools/lib/capitalization.py
index 2e1fbc0452..881eb2d482 100644
--- a/tools/lib/capitalization.py
+++ b/tools/lib/capitalization.py
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ IGNORED_PHRASES = [
     r"Emoji One",
     r"mailinator.com",
     r"HQ",
+    r"Big Blue Button",
     # Code things
     r".zuliprc",
     r"__\w+\.\w+__",
diff --git a/zerver/lib/bugdown/tabbed_sections.py b/zerver/lib/bugdown/tabbed_sections.py
index 86a488b2ec..d7bfb5dd20 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/bugdown/tabbed_sections.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/bugdown/tabbed_sections.py
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ TAB_DISPLAY_NAMES = {
 
     'zoom': 'Zoom (experimental)',
     'jitsi-meet': 'Jitsi Meet',
+    'bigbluebutton': 'Big Blue Button',
     'disable': 'Disabled',
 
     'chrome': 'Chrome',
diff --git a/zerver/models.py b/zerver/models.py
index 2898184b47..ef08bc24f3 100644
--- a/zerver/models.py
+++ b/zerver/models.py
@@ -362,11 +362,19 @@ class Realm(models.Model):
         # ID 2 was used for the now-deleted Google Hangouts.
         # ID 3 reserved for optional Zoom, see below.
     }
+
     if settings.VIDEO_ZOOM_CLIENT_ID is not None and settings.VIDEO_ZOOM_CLIENT_SECRET is not None:
         VIDEO_CHAT_PROVIDERS['zoom'] = {
             'name': "Zoom",
             'id': 3,
         }
+
+    if settings.BIG_BLUE_BUTTON_SECRET is not None and settings.BIG_BLUE_BUTTON_URL is not None:
+        VIDEO_CHAT_PROVIDERS['big_blue_button'] = {
+            'name': "Big Blue Button",
+            'id': 4
+        }
+
     video_chat_provider = models.PositiveSmallIntegerField(default=VIDEO_CHAT_PROVIDERS['jitsi_meet']['id'])
 
     default_code_block_language: Optional[str] = models.TextField(null=True, default=None)
diff --git a/zerver/openapi/openapi.py b/zerver/openapi/openapi.py
index 7d6ded4ab9..56e196f61c 100644
--- a/zerver/openapi/openapi.py
+++ b/zerver/openapi/openapi.py
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ EXCLUDE_PROPERTIES = {
             '200': ['deliver_at'],
         }
     },
+    '/calls/bigbluebutton/create': {
+        'get': {
+            '200': ['url']
+        }
+    },
 }
 
 # A list of endpoint-methods such that the endpoint
diff --git a/zerver/openapi/zulip.yaml b/zerver/openapi/zulip.yaml
index ab3323dbe7..6f60039199 100644
--- a/zerver/openapi/zulip.yaml
+++ b/zerver/openapi/zulip.yaml
@@ -4495,6 +4495,27 @@ paths:
                         "bot_email": "outgoing-bot@localhost"
                     }
 
+  /calls/bigbluebutton/create:
+    get:
+      tags: ["streams"]
+      operationId: create_big_blue_button_video_call
+      description: |
+        Create a video call url for a Big Blue Button video call.
+        Requires Big Blue Button to be configured on the Zulip server.
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: Success.
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/JsonSuccess'
+                example:
+                  {
+                    "msg": "",
+                    "result": "success",
+                    "url": "/calls/bbb/join?meeting_id=%22zulip-something%22&password=%22something%22&checksum=%22somechecksum%22"
+                  }
+
 components:
   #######################
   # Security definitions
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_create_video_call.py b/zerver/tests/test_create_video_call.py
index e393b1da2d..28c0ef8f07 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_create_video_call.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_create_video_call.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
+from unittest import mock
+
 import responses
+from django.http import HttpResponseRedirect
 
 from zerver.lib.test_classes import ZulipTestCase
 
@@ -157,3 +160,57 @@ class TestVideoCall(ZulipTestCase):
             content_type="application/json",
         )
         self.assert_json_success(response)
+
+    def test_create_bigbluebutton_link(self) -> None:
+        with mock.patch('zerver.views.video_calls.random.randint', return_value="1"), mock.patch(
+             'zerver.views.video_calls.random.SystemRandom.choice', return_value="A"):
+            response = self.client_get("/json/calls/bigbluebutton/create")
+            self.assert_json_success(response)
+            self.assertEqual(response.json()['url'],
+                             "/calls/bigbluebutton/join?meeting_id=%22zulip-1%22&password=%22AAAAAAAAAA%22"
+                             "&checksum=%22697939301a52d3a2f0b3c3338895c1a5ab528933%22")
+
+    @responses.activate
+    def test_join_bigbluebutton_redirect(self) -> None:
+        responses.add(responses.GET, "https://bbb.example.com/bigbluebutton/api/create?meetingID=zulip-1&moderatorPW=a&attendeePW=aa&checksum=check",
+                      "<response><returncode>SUCCESS</returncode><messageKey/></response>")
+        response = self.client_get("/calls/bigbluebutton/join?meeting_id=%22zulip-1%22&password=%22a%22&checksum=%22check%22")
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
+        self.assertEqual(isinstance(response, HttpResponseRedirect), True)
+        self.assertEqual(response.url, "https://bbb.example.com/bigbluebutton/api/join?meetingID=zulip-1&password=a"
+                                       "&fullName=King%20Hamlet&checksum=7ddbb4e7e5aa57cb8c58db12003f3b5b040ff530")
+
+    @responses.activate
+    def test_join_bigbluebutton_redirect_wrong_check(self) -> None:
+        responses.add(responses.GET,
+                      "https://bbb.example.com/bigbluebutton/api/create?meetingID=zulip-1&moderatorPW=a&attendeePW=aa&checksum=check",
+                      "<response><returncode>FAILED</returncode><messageKey>checksumError</messageKey>"
+                      "<message>You did not pass the checksum security check</message></response>")
+        response = self.client_get("/calls/bigbluebutton/join?meeting_id=%22zulip-1%22&password=%22a%22&checksum=%22check%22")
+        self.assert_json_error(response, "Error authenticating to the Big Blue Button server.")
+
+    @responses.activate
+    def test_join_bigbluebutton_redirect_server_error(self) -> None:
+        # Simulate bbb server error
+        responses.add(responses.GET,
+                      "https://bbb.example.com/bigbluebutton/api/create?meetingID=zulip-1&moderatorPW=a&attendeePW=aa&checksum=check", "", status=500)
+        response = self.client_get(
+            "/calls/bigbluebutton/join?meeting_id=%22zulip-1%22&password=%22a%22&checksum=%22check%22")
+        self.assert_json_error(response, "Error connecting to the Big Blue Button server.")
+
+    @responses.activate
+    def test_join_bigbluebutton_redirect_error_by_server(self) -> None:
+        # Simulate bbb server error
+        responses.add(responses.GET,
+                      "https://bbb.example.com/bigbluebutton/api/create?meetingID=zulip-1&moderatorPW=a&attendeePW=aa&checksum=check",
+                      "<response><returncode>FAILURE</returncode><messageKey>otherFailure</messageKey></response>")
+        response = self.client_get(
+            "/calls/bigbluebutton/join?meeting_id=%22zulip-1%22&password=%22a%22&checksum=%22check%22")
+        self.assert_json_error(response, "Big Blue Button server returned an unexpected error.")
+
+    def test_join_bigbluebutton_redirect_not_configured(self) -> None:
+        with self.settings(BIG_BLUE_BUTTON_SECRET=None,
+                           BIG_BLUE_BUTTON_URL=None):
+            response = self.client_get(
+                "/calls/bigbluebutton/join?meeting_id=%22zulip-1%22&password=%22a%22&checksum=%22check%22")
+            self.assert_json_error(response, "Big Blue Button is not configured.")
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_realm.py b/zerver/tests/test_realm.py
index ce4acf84e7..296a724403 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_realm.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_realm.py
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ class RealmTest(ZulipTestCase):
             invite_to_stream_policy=10,
             email_address_visibility=10,
             message_retention_days=10,
-            video_chat_provider=4,
+            video_chat_provider=10,
             waiting_period_threshold=-10,
             digest_weekday=10,
             user_group_edit_policy=10,
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ class RealmTest(ZulipTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(get_realm('zulip').video_chat_provider, Realm.VIDEO_CHAT_PROVIDERS['jitsi_meet']['id'])
         self.login('iago')
 
-        invalid_video_chat_provider_value = 4
+        invalid_video_chat_provider_value = 10
         req = {"video_chat_provider": ujson.dumps(invalid_video_chat_provider_value)}
         result = self.client_patch('/json/realm', req)
         self.assert_json_error(result,
@@ -556,6 +556,12 @@ class RealmTest(ZulipTestCase):
         self.assert_json_success(result)
         self.assertEqual(get_realm('zulip').video_chat_provider, Realm.VIDEO_CHAT_PROVIDERS['jitsi_meet']['id'])
 
+        req = {"video_chat_provider": ujson.dumps(Realm.VIDEO_CHAT_PROVIDERS['big_blue_button']['id'])}
+        result = self.client_patch('/json/realm', req)
+        self.assert_json_success(result)
+        self.assertEqual(get_realm('zulip').video_chat_provider,
+                         Realm.VIDEO_CHAT_PROVIDERS['big_blue_button']['id'])
+
         req = {"video_chat_provider": ujson.dumps(Realm.VIDEO_CHAT_PROVIDERS['zoom']['id'])}
         result = self.client_patch('/json/realm', req)
         self.assert_json_success(result)
diff --git a/zerver/views/video_calls.py b/zerver/views/video_calls.py
index 6002cb86cf..3e9d4e3101 100644
--- a/zerver/views/video_calls.py
+++ b/zerver/views/video_calls.py
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
+import hashlib
 import json
+import random
+import string
 from functools import partial
 from typing import Dict
-from urllib.parse import urljoin
+from urllib.parse import quote, urlencode, urljoin
 
 import requests
+from defusedxml import ElementTree
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.http import HttpRequest, HttpResponse
 from django.middleware import csrf
@@ -20,8 +24,9 @@ from zerver.decorator import REQ, has_request_variables, zulip_login_required
 from zerver.lib.actions import do_set_zoom_token
 from zerver.lib.exceptions import ErrorCode, JsonableError
 from zerver.lib.pysa import mark_sanitized
-from zerver.lib.response import json_success
+from zerver.lib.response import json_error, json_success
 from zerver.lib.subdomains import get_subdomain
+from zerver.lib.url_encoding import add_query_arg_to_redirect_url, add_query_to_redirect_url
 from zerver.lib.validator import check_dict, check_string
 from zerver.models import UserProfile, get_realm
 
@@ -135,7 +140,6 @@ def make_zoom_video_call(request: HttpRequest, user: UserProfile) -> HttpRespons
 
     return json_success({"url": res.json()["join_url"]})
 
-
 @csrf_exempt
 @require_POST
 @has_request_variables
@@ -155,3 +159,62 @@ def deauthorize_zoom_user(request: HttpRequest) -> HttpResponse:
             auth=(settings.VIDEO_ZOOM_CLIENT_ID, settings.VIDEO_ZOOM_CLIENT_SECRET),
         ).raise_for_status()
     return json_success()
+
+
+def get_bigbluebutton_url(request: HttpRequest, user_profile: UserProfile) -> HttpResponse:
+    # https://docs.bigbluebutton.org/dev/api.html#create for reference on the api calls
+    # https://docs.bigbluebutton.org/dev/api.html#usage for reference for checksum
+    id = "zulip-" + str(random.randint(100000000000, 999999999999))
+    password = ''.join(random.SystemRandom().choice(string.ascii_uppercase + string.digits) for _ in range(10))
+    checksum = hashlib.sha1(("create" + "meetingID=" + id + "&moderatorPW="
+                             + password + "&attendeePW=" + password + "a" + settings.BIG_BLUE_BUTTON_SECRET).encode()).hexdigest()
+    url = add_query_to_redirect_url("/calls/bigbluebutton/join", urlencode({
+        "meeting_id": "\"" + id + "\"",
+        "password": "\"" + password + "\"",
+        "checksum": "\"" + checksum + "\""
+    }))
+    return json_success({"url": url})
+
+
+# We use zulip_login_required here mainly to get access to the user's
+# full name from Zulip to prepopulate the user's name in the
+# BigBlueButton meeting.  Since the meeting's details are encoded in
+# the link the user is clicking, there is no validation tying this
+# meeting to the Zulip organization it was created in.
+@zulip_login_required
+@never_cache
+@has_request_variables
+def join_bigbluebutton(request: HttpRequest, meeting_id: str = REQ(validator=check_string),
+                       password: str = REQ(validator=check_string),
+                       checksum: str = REQ(validator=check_string)) -> HttpResponse:
+    if settings.BIG_BLUE_BUTTON_URL is None or settings.BIG_BLUE_BUTTON_SECRET is None:
+        return json_error(_("Big Blue Button is not configured."))
+    else:
+        response = requests.get(
+            add_query_to_redirect_url(settings.BIG_BLUE_BUTTON_URL + "api/create", urlencode({
+                "meetingID": meeting_id,
+                "moderatorPW": password,
+                "attendeePW": password + "a",
+                "checksum": checksum
+            })))
+        try:
+            response.raise_for_status()
+        except Exception:
+            return json_error(_("Error connecting to the Big Blue Button server."))
+
+        payload = ElementTree.fromstring(response.text)
+        if payload.find("messageKey").text == "checksumError":
+            return json_error(_("Error authenticating to the Big Blue Button server."))
+
+        if payload.find("returncode").text != "SUCCESS":
+            return json_error(_("Big Blue Button server returned an unexpected error."))
+
+        join_params = urlencode({  # type: ignore[type-var] # MyPy has an AnyStr / Union[bytes, str] mismatch here.
+            "meetingID": meeting_id,
+            "password": password,
+            "fullName": request.user.full_name
+        }, quote_via=quote)
+
+        checksum = hashlib.sha1(("join" + join_params + settings.BIG_BLUE_BUTTON_SECRET).encode()).hexdigest()
+        redirect_url_base = add_query_to_redirect_url(settings.BIG_BLUE_BUTTON_URL + "api/join", join_params)
+        return redirect(add_query_arg_to_redirect_url(redirect_url_base, "checksum=" + checksum))
diff --git a/zproject/computed_settings.py b/zproject/computed_settings.py
index d53e593706..5f7eca928d 100644
--- a/zproject/computed_settings.py
+++ b/zproject/computed_settings.py
@@ -458,6 +458,8 @@ ANDROID_GCM_API_KEY = get_secret("android_gcm_api_key")
 
 DROPBOX_APP_KEY = get_secret("dropbox_app_key")
 
+BIG_BLUE_BUTTON_SECRET = get_secret('big_blue_button_secret')
+
 MAILCHIMP_API_KEY = get_secret("mailchimp_api_key")
 
 # Twitter API credentials
diff --git a/zproject/default_settings.py b/zproject/default_settings.py
index 979f3323ef..b5f956cadf 100644
--- a/zproject/default_settings.py
+++ b/zproject/default_settings.py
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ MAX_FILE_UPLOAD_SIZE = 25
 # Jitsi Meet video call integration; set to None to disable integration.
 JITSI_SERVER_URL = 'https://meet.jit.si/'
 
+# Allow setting BigBlueButton settings in zulip-secrets.conf in
+# development; this is useful since there are no public BigBlueButton servers.
+BIG_BLUE_BUTTON_URL = get_secret('big_blue_button_url', development_only=True)
+
 # Max state storage per user
 # TODO: Add this to zproject/prod_settings_template.py once stateful bots are fully functional.
 USER_STATE_SIZE_LIMIT = 10000000
diff --git a/zproject/prod_settings_template.py b/zproject/prod_settings_template.py
index ec97e08cda..273b2b587f 100644
--- a/zproject/prod_settings_template.py
+++ b/zproject/prod_settings_template.py
@@ -649,3 +649,7 @@ CAMO_URI = '/external_content/'
 # your own Jitsi Meet server, or if you'd like to disable the
 # integration, set JITSI_SERVER_URL = None.
 #JITSI_SERVER_URL = 'jitsi.example.com'
+
+# Controls the Big Blue Button video call integration.  You must also
+# set big_blue_button_secret in zulip-secrets.conf.
+# BIG_BLUE_BUTTON_URL = "https://bbb.example.com/bigbluebutton/"
diff --git a/zproject/test_extra_settings.py b/zproject/test_extra_settings.py
index f100b94042..cda3b7958d 100644
--- a/zproject/test_extra_settings.py
+++ b/zproject/test_extra_settings.py
@@ -185,6 +185,9 @@ APPLE_ID_TOKEN_GENERATION_KEY = get_from_file_if_exists("zerver/tests/fixtures/a
 VIDEO_ZOOM_CLIENT_ID = "client_id"
 VIDEO_ZOOM_CLIENT_SECRET = "client_secret"
 
+BIG_BLUE_BUTTON_SECRET = "123"
+BIG_BLUE_BUTTON_URL = "https://bbb.example.com/bigbluebutton/"
+
 # By default two factor authentication is disabled in tests.
 # Explicitly set this to True within tests that must have this on.
 TWO_FACTOR_AUTHENTICATION_ENABLED = False
diff --git a/zproject/urls.py b/zproject/urls.py
index 5c96052f58..92807dd4e4 100644
--- a/zproject/urls.py
+++ b/zproject/urls.py
@@ -405,6 +405,9 @@ v1_api_and_json_patterns = [
     # Used to generate a Zoom video call URL
     url(r'^calls/zoom/create$', rest_dispatch,
         {'POST': 'zerver.views.video_calls.make_zoom_video_call'}),
+    # Used to generate a Big Blue Button video call URL
+    url(r'^calls/bigbluebutton/create$', rest_dispatch,
+        {'GET': 'zerver.views.video_calls.get_bigbluebutton_url'}),
 
     # export/realm -> zerver.views.realm_export
     url(r'^export/realm$', rest_dispatch,
@@ -554,6 +557,9 @@ i18n_urls = [
     url(r'^calls/zoom/complete$', zerver.views.video_calls.complete_zoom_user),
     url(r'^calls/zoom/deauthorize$', zerver.views.video_calls.deauthorize_zoom_user),
 
+    # Used to join a Big Blue Button video call
+    url(r'^calls/bigbluebutton/join$', zerver.views.video_calls.join_bigbluebutton),
+
     # API and integrations documentation
     url(r'^integrations/doc-html/(?P<integration_name>[^/]*)$',
         zerver.views.documentation.integration_doc,