diff --git a/scripts/lib/upgrade-zulip-stage-2 b/scripts/lib/upgrade-zulip-stage-2
index 21560e65e3..b39e771f6a 100755
--- a/scripts/lib/upgrade-zulip-stage-2
+++ b/scripts/lib/upgrade-zulip-stage-2
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ if migrations_needed:
     logging.info("Applying database migrations...")
     subprocess.check_call(["./manage.py", "migrate", "--noinput"], preexec_fn=su_to_zulip)
 
+subprocess.check_call(["./manage.py", "create_realm_internal_bots"], preexec_fn=su_to_zulip)
+
 logging.info("Restarting Zulip...")
 subprocess.check_output(["./scripts/restart-server"], preexec_fn=su_to_zulip)
 
diff --git a/tools/lib/provision.py b/tools/lib/provision.py
index 47025aac29..0bff444e68 100755
--- a/tools/lib/provision.py
+++ b/tools/lib/provision.py
@@ -374,6 +374,8 @@ def main(options):
         else:
             print("No need to run `manage.py compilemessages`.")
 
+        run(["./manage.py", "create_realm_internal_bots"])  # Creates realm internal bots if required.
+
     run(["scripts/lib/clean-unused-caches"])
 
     version_file = os.path.join(UUID_VAR_PATH, 'provision_version')
diff --git a/zerver/lib/actions.py b/zerver/lib/actions.py
index 00d43847a3..267519b065 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/actions.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/actions.py
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ from confirmation.models import Confirmation, create_confirmation_link
 from confirmation import settings as confirmation_settings
 from six import unichr
 
+from zerver.lib.bulk_create import bulk_create_users
 from zerver.lib.create_user import random_api_key
 from zerver.lib.timestamp import timestamp_to_datetime, datetime_to_timestamp
 from zerver.lib.queue import queue_json_publish
@@ -426,6 +427,13 @@ def notify_created_bot(user_profile: UserProfile) -> None:
     event = dict(type="realm_bot", op="add", bot=bot)
     send_event(event, bot_owner_user_ids(user_profile))
 
+def create_users(realm: Realm, name_list: Iterable[Tuple[Text, Text]], bot_type: int=None) -> None:
+    user_set = set()
+    for full_name, email in name_list:
+        short_name = email_to_username(email)
+        user_set.add((email, full_name, short_name, True))
+    bulk_create_users(realm, user_set, bot_type)
+
 def do_create_user(email: Text, password: Optional[Text], realm: Realm, full_name: Text,
                    short_name: Text, is_realm_admin: bool=False, bot_type: Optional[int]=None,
                    bot_owner: Optional[UserProfile]=None, tos_version: Optional[Text]=None,
diff --git a/zerver/lib/onboarding.py b/zerver/lib/onboarding.py
index 7f500208c7..d380d8d7bd 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/onboarding.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/onboarding.py
@@ -4,11 +4,24 @@ from django.conf import settings
 from zerver.lib.actions import set_default_streams, bulk_add_subscriptions, \
     internal_prep_stream_message, internal_send_private_message, \
     create_stream_if_needed, create_streams_if_needed, do_send_messages, \
-    do_add_reaction_legacy
+    do_add_reaction_legacy, create_users
 from zerver.models import Realm, UserProfile, Message, Reaction, get_system_bot
 
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Mapping, Text
 
+def setup_realm_internal_bots(realm: Realm) -> None:
+    internal_bots = [(bot['name'], bot['email_template'] % (settings.INTERNAL_BOT_DOMAIN,))
+                     for bot in settings.REALM_INTERNAL_BOTS]
+    create_users(realm, internal_bots, bot_type=UserProfile.DEFAULT_BOT)
+    bots = UserProfile.objects.filter(
+        realm=realm,
+        email__in=[bot_info[1] for bot_info in internal_bots],
+        bot_owner__isnull=True
+    )
+    for bot in bots:
+        bot.bot_owner = bot
+        bot.save()
+
 def send_initial_pms(user: UserProfile) -> None:
     organization_setup_text = ""
     if user.is_realm_admin:
diff --git a/zerver/management/commands/create_realm_internal_bots.py b/zerver/management/commands/create_realm_internal_bots.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b0e1dc55ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zerver/management/commands/create_realm_internal_bots.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+
+from typing import Any, Iterable, Text, Tuple
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
+
+from zerver.lib.actions import create_users
+from zerver.models import Realm, UserProfile
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    help = "Create Realm internal bots. These bots provide various services like doing reminders."
+
+    def handle(self, *args: Any, **options: Any) -> None:
+        internal_bots = set([(bot['name'], bot['email_template'] % (settings.INTERNAL_BOT_DOMAIN,))
+                            for bot in settings.REALM_INTERNAL_BOTS])
+
+        existing_bots = list(UserProfile.objects.select_related(
+            'realm').filter(email__in=[bot[1] for bot in internal_bots]))
+
+        all_realms = list(Realm.objects.all())
+
+        for realm in all_realms:
+            this_realm_bots = set()
+            for bot in existing_bots:
+                if bot.realm.string_id == realm.string_id:
+                    this_realm_bots.update([bot])
+            bots_to_create = list(internal_bots - this_realm_bots)
+            if bots_to_create:
+                create_users(realm, bots_to_create, bot_type=UserProfile.DEFAULT_BOT)
+
+        # Set the owners for these bots to the bots themselves
+        bots = UserProfile.objects.filter(
+            email__in=[bot_info[1] for bot_info in internal_bots],
+            bot_owner__isnull=True
+        )
+        for bot in bots:
+            bot.bot_owner = bot
+            bot.save()
+
+        self.stdout.write("Successfully created realm default bots.\n")
diff --git a/zerver/views/registration.py b/zerver/views/registration.py
index 8040ad5d45..d1cfbe07f2 100644
--- a/zerver/views/registration.py
+++ b/zerver/views/registration.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from django_auth_ldap.backend import LDAPBackend, _LDAPUser
 from zerver.decorator import require_post, has_request_variables, \
     JsonableError, REQ, do_login
 from zerver.lib.onboarding import setup_initial_streams, \
-    send_initial_realm_messages
+    send_initial_realm_messages, setup_realm_internal_bots
 from zerver.lib.response import json_success
 from zerver.lib.subdomains import get_subdomain, is_root_domain_available
 from zerver.lib.timezone import get_all_timezones
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ def accounts_register(request: HttpRequest) -> HttpResponse:
             realm_name = form.cleaned_data['realm_name']
             realm = do_create_realm(string_id, realm_name)
             setup_initial_streams(realm)
+            setup_realm_internal_bots(realm)
         assert(realm is not None)
 
         full_name = form.cleaned_data['full_name']
diff --git a/zproject/settings.py b/zproject/settings.py
index a4bed7dc04..59ddc558cc 100644
--- a/zproject/settings.py
+++ b/zproject/settings.py
@@ -698,6 +698,10 @@ INTERNAL_BOTS = [{'var_name': 'NOTIFICATION_BOT',
                   'email_template': 'welcome-bot@%s',
                   'name': 'Welcome Bot'}]
 
+REALM_INTERNAL_BOTS = [{'var_name': 'REMINDER_BOT',
+                        'email_template': 'reminder-bot@%s',
+                        'name': 'Reminder Bot'}]
+
 if PRODUCTION:
     INTERNAL_BOTS += [
         {'var_name': 'NAGIOS_STAGING_SEND_BOT',
@@ -711,7 +715,7 @@ if PRODUCTION:
 INTERNAL_BOT_DOMAIN = "zulip.com"
 
 # Set the realm-specific bot names
-for bot in INTERNAL_BOTS:
+for bot in INTERNAL_BOTS + REALM_INTERNAL_BOTS:
     if vars().get(bot['var_name']) is None:
         bot_email = bot['email_template'] % (INTERNAL_BOT_DOMAIN,)
         vars()[bot['var_name']] = bot_email