diff --git a/plugins/automation/admin/assets/javascripts/admin/components/placeholders-list.gjs b/plugins/automation/admin/assets/javascripts/admin/components/placeholders-list.gjs
index 110a5dc2dac..2fca8d7679c 100644
--- a/plugins/automation/admin/assets/javascripts/admin/components/placeholders-list.gjs
+++ b/plugins/automation/admin/assets/javascripts/admin/components/placeholders-list.gjs
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ export default class PlaceholdersList extends Component {
 
   @action
   copyPlaceholder(placeholder) {
-    this.args.onCopy(`${this.args.currentValue}{{${placeholder}}}`);
+    this.args.onCopy(`${this.args.currentValue || ""}{{${placeholder}}}`);
   }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/automation/config/locales/client.en.yml b/plugins/automation/config/locales/client.en.yml
index 27d7c793205..8e68eef23b7 100644
--- a/plugins/automation/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/plugins/automation/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -244,6 +244,19 @@ en:
               label: Topic ID
             post:
               label: Post content
+        topic:
+          fields:
+            creator:
+              label: Creator
+              updated_user_context: The updated user
+            body:
+              label: Topic body
+            title:
+              label: Topic title
+            category:
+              label: Topic category
+            tags:
+              label: Topic tags
         group_category_notification_default:
           fields:
             group:
diff --git a/plugins/automation/config/locales/server.en.yml b/plugins/automation/config/locales/server.en.yml
index 220b1a04796..98c6cb25577 100644
--- a/plugins/automation/config/locales/server.en.yml
+++ b/plugins/automation/config/locales/server.en.yml
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ en:
       post:
         title: Create a post
         description: Create a post on a specified topic
+      topic:
+        title: Create a topic
+        description: Create a topic as a specific user
       flag_post_on_words:
         title: Flag post on words
         description: Flags a post if it contains specified words
diff --git a/plugins/automation/lib/discourse_automation/scripts.rb b/plugins/automation/lib/discourse_automation/scripts.rb
index 944ab47aca8..208f4b31926 100644
--- a/plugins/automation/lib/discourse_automation/scripts.rb
+++ b/plugins/automation/lib/discourse_automation/scripts.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ module DiscourseAutomation
     POST = "post"
     SEND_PMS = "send_pms"
     SUSPEND_USER_BY_EMAIL = "suspend_user_by_email"
+    TOPIC = "topic"
     TOPIC_REQUIRED_WORDS = "topic_required_words"
     USER_GLOBAL_NOTICE = "user_global_notice"
     USER_GROUP_MEMBERSHIP_THROUGH_BADGE = "user_group_membership_through_badge"
diff --git a/plugins/automation/lib/discourse_automation/scripts/topic.rb b/plugins/automation/lib/discourse_automation/scripts/topic.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..40701e90478
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/automation/lib/discourse_automation/scripts/topic.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+DiscourseAutomation::Scriptable.add(DiscourseAutomation::Scripts::TOPIC) do
+  version 1
+
+  field :creator, component: :user
+  field :creator, component: :user, triggerable: :user_updated, accepted_contexts: [:updated_user]
+
+  field :body, component: :post, required: true, accepts_placeholders: true
+  field :title, component: :text, required: true, accepts_placeholders: true
+  field :category, component: :category, required: true
+  field :tags, component: :tags
+
+  placeholder :creator_username
+  placeholder :updated_user_username, triggerable: :user_updated
+  placeholder :updated_user_name, triggerable: :user_updated
+
+  triggerables %i[recurring point_in_time user_updated]
+
+  script do |context, fields, automation|
+    creator_username = fields.dig("creator", "value")
+    creator_username = context["user"]&.username if creator_username == "updated_user"
+    creator_username ||= Discourse.system_user.username
+
+    placeholders = { creator_username: creator_username }.merge(context["placeholders"] || {})
+
+    if context["kind"] == DiscourseAutomation::Triggers::USER_UPDATED
+      user = context["user"]
+      user_data = context["user_data"]
+      user_profile_data = user_data[:profile_data] || {}
+      user_custom_fields = {}
+      user_data[:custom_fields]&.each do |k, v|
+        user_custom_fields[k.gsub(/\s+/, "_").underscore] = v
+      end
+      user = User.find(context["user"].id)
+      placeholders["username"] = user.username
+      placeholders["name"] = user.name
+      placeholders["updated_user_username"] = user.username
+      placeholders["updated_user_name"] = user.name
+      placeholders = placeholders.merge(user_profile_data, user_custom_fields)
+    end
+
+    topic_raw = fields.dig("body", "value")
+    topic_raw = utils.apply_placeholders(topic_raw, placeholders)
+
+    title = fields.dig("title", "value")
+    title = utils.apply_placeholders(title, placeholders)
+
+    creator = User.find_by(username: creator_username)
+    if !creator
+      Rails.logger.warn "[discourse-automation] creator with username: `#{creator_username}` was not found"
+      next
+    end
+
+    category_id = fields.dig("category", "value")
+    category = Category.find_by(id: category_id)
+    if !category
+      Rails.logger.warn "[discourse-automation] category of id: `#{category_id}` was not found"
+      next
+    end
+
+    tags = fields.dig("tags", "value") || []
+    new_post =
+      PostCreator.new(
+        creator,
+        raw: topic_raw,
+        title: title,
+        category: category.id,
+        tags: tags,
+      ).create!
+
+    if context["kind"] == DiscourseAutomation::Triggers::USER_UPDATED && new_post.persisted?
+      user.user_custom_fields.create(name: automation.name, value: "true")
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/plugins/automation/plugin.rb b/plugins/automation/plugin.rb
index 8d7026ac937..ed8f9d08f76 100644
--- a/plugins/automation/plugin.rb
+++ b/plugins/automation/plugin.rb
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ after_initialize do
     lib/discourse_automation/scripts/group_category_notification_default
     lib/discourse_automation/scripts/pin_topic
     lib/discourse_automation/scripts/post
+    lib/discourse_automation/scripts/topic
     lib/discourse_automation/scripts/send_pms
     lib/discourse_automation/scripts/suspend_user_by_email
     lib/discourse_automation/scripts/topic_required_words
diff --git a/plugins/automation/spec/scripts/topic_spec.rb b/plugins/automation/spec/scripts/topic_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..54913a2b4e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/automation/spec/scripts/topic_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require_relative "../discourse_automation_helper"
+
+describe "Topic" do
+  let!(:raw) { "this is me testing a new topic by automation" }
+  let!(:title) { "This is a new topic created by automation" }
+  fab!(:category) { Fabricate(:category) }
+  fab!(:tag1) { Fabricate(:tag) }
+  fab!(:tag2) { Fabricate(:tag) }
+
+  before { SiteSetting.discourse_automation_enabled = true }
+
+  context "when using point_in_time trigger" do
+    fab!(:automation) do
+      Fabricate(
+        :automation,
+        script: DiscourseAutomation::Scripts::TOPIC,
+        trigger: DiscourseAutomation::Triggers::POINT_IN_TIME,
+      )
+    end
+
+    before do
+      automation.upsert_field!(
+        "execute_at",
+        "date_time",
+        { value: 3.hours.from_now },
+        target: "trigger",
+      )
+      automation.upsert_field!("title", "text", { value: title }, target: "script")
+      automation.upsert_field!("body", "post", { value: raw }, target: "script")
+      automation.upsert_field!(
+        "category",
+        "category",
+        { value: category.id.to_s },
+        target: "script",
+      )
+    end
+
+    it "creates expected topic" do
+      freeze_time 6.hours.from_now do
+        expect {
+          Jobs::DiscourseAutomationTracker.new.execute
+
+          topic = Topic.last
+          expect(topic.category.id).to eq(category.id)
+          expect(topic.title).to eq(title)
+          expect(topic.posts.first.raw).to eq(raw)
+        }.to change { Topic.count }.by(1)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "when using recurring trigger" do
+    fab!(:automation) do
+      Fabricate(
+        :automation,
+        script: DiscourseAutomation::Scripts::TOPIC,
+        trigger: DiscourseAutomation::Triggers::RECURRING,
+      )
+    end
+
+    before do
+      automation.upsert_field!("title", "text", { value: title }, target: "script")
+      automation.upsert_field!("body", "post", { value: raw }, target: "script")
+      automation.upsert_field!(
+        "category",
+        "category",
+        { value: category.id.to_s },
+        target: "script",
+      )
+    end
+
+    it "creates expected topic" do
+      expect {
+        automation.trigger!
+
+        topic = Topic.last
+        expect(topic.category.id).to eq(category.id)
+        expect(topic.title).to eq(title)
+        expect(topic.posts.first.raw).to eq(raw)
+      }.to change { Topic.count }.by(1)
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "when using user_updated trigger" do
+    fab!(:user_field_1) { Fabricate(:user_field, name: "custom field 1") }
+    fab!(:user_field_2) { Fabricate(:user_field, name: "custom field 2") }
+
+    fab!(:user) do
+      user = Fabricate(:user, trust_level: TrustLevel[0])
+      user.set_user_field(user_field_1.id, "Answer custom 1")
+      user.set_user_field(user_field_2.id, "Answer custom 2")
+      user.user_profile.location = "Japan"
+      user.user_profile.save
+      user.save
+      user
+    end
+
+    fab!(:automation) do
+      automation =
+        Fabricate(
+          :automation,
+          script: DiscourseAutomation::Scripts::TOPIC,
+          trigger: DiscourseAutomation::Triggers::USER_UPDATED,
+        )
+      automation.upsert_field!(
+        "custom_fields",
+        "custom_fields",
+        { value: ["custom field 1", "custom field 2"] },
+        target: "trigger",
+      )
+      automation.upsert_field!(
+        "user_profile",
+        "user_profile",
+        { value: ["location"] },
+        target: "trigger",
+      )
+      automation
+    end
+    let!(:user_raw_post) do
+      "This is a raw test post for user custom field 1: {{custom_field_1}}, custom field 2: {{custom_field_2}} and location: {{location}}"
+    end
+    let!(:placeholder_applied_user_raw_post) do
+      "This is a raw test post for user custom field 1: #{user.custom_fields["user_field_#{user_field_1.id}"]}, custom field 2: #{user.custom_fields["user_field_#{user_field_2.id}"]} and location: #{user.user_profile.location}"
+    end
+
+    before do
+      automation.upsert_field!(
+        "title",
+        "text",
+        { value: "{{custom_field_1}} {{location}} this is a title" },
+        target: "script",
+      )
+      automation.upsert_field!("body", "post", { value: user_raw_post }, target: "script")
+      automation.upsert_field!(
+        "category",
+        "category",
+        { value: category.id.to_s },
+        target: "script",
+      )
+      automation.upsert_field!("tags", "tags", { value: %w[feedback automation] }, target: "script")
+    end
+
+    it "creates a topic correctly" do
+      expect {
+        UserUpdater.new(user, user).update(location: "Japan")
+
+        topic = Topic.last
+        expect(topic.category.id).to eq(category.id)
+        expect(topic.title).to eq(
+          "#{user.custom_fields["user_field_#{user_field_1.id}"]} #{user.user_profile.location} this is a title",
+        )
+        expect(topic.posts.first.raw).to eq(placeholder_applied_user_raw_post)
+        expect(topic.tags.pluck(:name)).to contain_exactly("feedback", "automation")
+      }.to change { Topic.count }.by(1)
+    end
+
+    context "when creator is one of accepted context" do
+      before do
+        automation.upsert_field!("creator", "user", { value: "updated_user" }, target: "script")
+      end
+
+      it "sets the creator to the topic creator" do
+        expect { UserUpdater.new(user, user).update(location: "Japan") }.to change {
+          Topic.where(user_id: user.id).count
+        }.by(1)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end