diff --git a/src/api/store/community.py b/src/api/store/community.py
index 42c9400cb..503704098 100644
--- a/src/api/store/community.py
+++ b/src/api/store/community.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     CommunityMember, CommunityNotificationSetting, ContactUsPageSettings, CustomCommunityWebsiteDomain, \
     DonatePageSettings, EventsPageSettings, FeatureFlag, get_enabled_flags, Goal, Graph, HomePageSettings, \
     ImpactPageSettings, Location, \
-    Media, RealEstateUnit, RegisterPageSettings, SigninPageSettings, Subdomain, TeamsPageSettings, \
+    Media, Menu, RealEstateUnit, RegisterPageSettings, SigninPageSettings, Subdomain, TeamsPageSettings, \
     TestimonialsPageSettings, UserProfile, VendorsPageSettings
 from database.utils.common import json_loader
 from .utils import (get_community, get_community_or_die, get_new_title, get_user_from_context, is_reu_in_community)
@@ -103,6 +103,23 @@ def check_community_membership(feature_flag, should_enable, community):
         else:
             feature_flag.communities.add(community)
         feature_flag.save()
+        
+        
+def create_default_menu(community):
+    if not community: return None
+#     load the default menu json
+    default_menu_json = json_loader("database/raw_data/portal/menu.json")
+    menu = Menu(
+        community=community,
+        name="{} - Default Menu".format(community.subdomain),
+        is_custom=True,
+        is_published=True,
+        content=default_menu_json.get("PortalMainNavLinks", []),
+        footer_content=default_menu_json.get("PortalFooterLinks", {}),
+        contact_info=default_menu_json.get("PortalFooterContactInfo", {}),
+    )
+    menu.save()
+    
 
 
 class CommunityStore:
@@ -760,6 +777,7 @@ def create_community(
 
             # clone everything for this community
             homePage = HomePageSettings.objects.filter(is_template=True).first()
+            create_default_menu(community)
             images = homePage.images.all()
             # TODO: make a copy of the images instead, then in the home page, you wont have to create new files everytime
             if homePage: