diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index dd96bbf8c..f8c8a6ab5 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
 
   has_one :invite_request, class_name: 'UserInviteRequest', inverse_of: :user, dependent: :destroy
   accepts_nested_attributes_for :invite_request, reject_if: ->(attributes) { attributes['text'].blank? && !Setting.require_invite_text }
-  validates :invite_request, presence: true, on: :create, if: -> { Setting.require_invite_text && !invited? }
+  validates :invite_request, presence: true, on: :create, if: :invite_text_required?
 
   validates :locale, inclusion: I18n.available_locales.map(&:to_s), if: :locale?
   validates_with BlacklistedEmailValidator, on: :create
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
            to: :settings, prefix: :setting, allow_nil: false
 
   attr_reader :invite_code, :sign_in_token_attempt
-  attr_writer :external
+  attr_writer :external, :bypass_invite_request_check
 
   def confirmed?
     confirmed_at.present?
@@ -429,6 +429,10 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
     !!@external
   end
 
+  def bypass_invite_request_check?
+    @bypass_invite_request_check
+  end
+
   def sanitize_languages
     return if chosen_languages.nil?
     chosen_languages.reject!(&:blank?)
@@ -466,4 +470,8 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
   def validate_email_dns?
     email_changed? && !(Rails.env.test? || Rails.env.development?)
   end
+
+  def invite_text_required?
+    Setting.require_invite_text && !invited? && !external? && !bypass_invite_request_check?
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/mastodon/accounts_cli.rb b/lib/mastodon/accounts_cli.rb
index 5275f04cf..cdd1db995 100644
--- a/lib/mastodon/accounts_cli.rb
+++ b/lib/mastodon/accounts_cli.rb
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ module Mastodon
     def create(username)
       account  = Account.new(username: username)
       password = SecureRandom.hex
-      user     = User.new(email: options[:email], password: password, agreement: true, approved: true, admin: options[:role] == 'admin', moderator: options[:role] == 'moderator', confirmed_at: options[:confirmed] ? Time.now.utc : nil)
+      user     = User.new(email: options[:email], password: password, agreement: true, approved: true, admin: options[:role] == 'admin', moderator: options[:role] == 'moderator', confirmed_at: options[:confirmed] ? Time.now.utc : nil, bypass_invite_request_check: true)
 
       if options[:reattach]
         account = Account.find_local(username) || Account.new(username: username)
diff --git a/lib/tasks/mastodon.rake b/lib/tasks/mastodon.rake
index 9e80989ef..2ad1e778b 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/mastodon.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/mastodon.rake
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ namespace :mastodon do
 
           password = SecureRandom.hex(16)
 
-          user = User.new(admin: true, email: email, password: password, confirmed_at: Time.now.utc, account_attributes: { username: username })
+          user = User.new(admin: true, email: email, password: password, confirmed_at: Time.now.utc, account_attributes: { username: username }, bypass_invite_request_check: true)
           user.save(validate: false)
 
           prompt.ok "You can login with the password: #{password}"
diff --git a/spec/controllers/auth/registrations_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/auth/registrations_controller_spec.rb
index c701a3b8b..ccf304a93 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/auth/registrations_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/auth/registrations_controller_spec.rb
@@ -195,16 +195,19 @@ RSpec.describe Auth::RegistrationsController, type: :controller do
       end
     end
 
-    context 'approval-based registrations with valid invite' do
+    context 'approval-based registrations with valid invite and required invite text' do
       around do |example|
         registrations_mode = Setting.registrations_mode
+        require_invite_text = Setting.require_invite_text
         example.run
+        Setting.require_invite_text = require_invite_text
         Setting.registrations_mode = registrations_mode
       end
 
       subject do
         inviter = Fabricate(:user, confirmed_at: 2.days.ago)
         Setting.registrations_mode = 'approved'
+        Setting.require_invite_text = true
         request.headers["Accept-Language"] = accept_language
         invite = Fabricate(:invite, user: inviter, max_uses: nil, expires_at: 1.hour.from_now)
         post :create, params: { user: { account_attributes: { username: 'test' }, email: 'test@example.com', password: '12345678', password_confirmation: '12345678', 'invite_code': invite.code, agreement: 'true' } }