diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/components/dashboard-inline-table.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/components/dashboard-inline-table.js.es6
index 070625e9e47..dd8582461bf 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/components/dashboard-inline-table.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/components/dashboard-inline-table.js.es6
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { ajax } from 'discourse/lib/ajax';
 import computed from 'ember-addons/ember-computed-decorators';
 
 export default Ember.Component.extend({
-  classNames: ["dashboard-table", "dashboard-inline-table"],
+  classNames: ["dashboard-table", "dashboard-inline-table", "fixed"],
 
   classNameBindings: ["isLoading"],
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/components/dashboard-mini-chart.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/components/dashboard-mini-chart.js.es6
index eea4bc917cd..3b56917f997 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/components/dashboard-mini-chart.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/components/dashboard-mini-chart.js.es6
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import { ajax } from 'discourse/lib/ajax';
-import computed from 'ember-addons/ember-computed-decorators';
-import loadScript from 'discourse/lib/load-script';
+import { ajax } from "discourse/lib/ajax";
+import computed from "ember-addons/ember-computed-decorators";
+import loadScript from "discourse/lib/load-script";
+import Report from "admin/models/report";
 
 export default Ember.Component.extend({
   classNames: ["dashboard-mini-chart"],
@@ -17,12 +18,26 @@ export default Ember.Component.extend({
 
   didInsertElement() {
     this._super();
-    this._initializeChart();
+
+    if (this.get("model")) {
+      loadScript("/javascripts/Chart.min.js").then(() => {
+        this._setPropertiesFromModel(this.get("model"));
+        this._drawChart();
+      });
+    }
   },
 
   didUpdateAttrs() {
     this._super();
-    this._initializeChart();
+
+    loadScript("/javascripts/Chart.min.js").then(() => {
+      if (this.get("model") && !this.get("values")) {
+        this._setPropertiesFromModel(this.get("model"));
+        this._drawChart();
+      } else if (this.get("dataSource")) {
+        this._fetchReport();
+      }
+    });
   },
 
   @computed("dataSourceName")
@@ -34,10 +49,17 @@ export default Ember.Component.extend({
 
   @computed("trend")
   trendIcon(trend) {
-    if (trend === "stable") {
-      return null;
-    } else {
-      return `angle-${trend}`;
+    switch (trend) {
+      case "trending-up":
+        return "angle-up";
+      case "trending-down":
+        return "angle-down";
+      case "high-trending-up":
+        return "angle-double-up";
+      case "high-trending-down":
+        return "angle-double-down";
+      default:
+        return null;
     }
   },
 
@@ -46,7 +68,9 @@ export default Ember.Component.extend({
 
     this.set("isLoading", true);
 
-    let payload = {data: {}};
+    let payload = {
+      data: {}
+    };
 
     if (this.get("startDate")) {
       payload.data.start_date = this.get("startDate").toISOString();
@@ -58,7 +82,7 @@ export default Ember.Component.extend({
 
     ajax(this.get("dataSource"), payload)
       .then((response) => {
-        this._setPropertiesFromModel(response.report);
+        this._setPropertiesFromModel(Report.create(response.report));
       })
       .finally(() => {
         this.set("isLoading", false);
@@ -71,17 +95,6 @@ export default Ember.Component.extend({
       });
   },
 
-  _initializeChart() {
-    loadScript("/javascripts/Chart.min.js").then(() => {
-      if (this.get("model") && !this.get("values")) {
-        this._setPropertiesFromModel(this.get("model"));
-        this._drawChart();
-      } else if (this.get("dataSource")) {
-        this._fetchReport();
-      }
-    });
-  },
-
   _drawChart() {
     const $chartCanvas = this.$(".chart-canvas");
     if (!$chartCanvas.length) return;
@@ -91,7 +104,7 @@ export default Ember.Component.extend({
     const data = {
       labels: this.get("labels"),
       datasets: [{
-        data: this.get("values"),
+        data: Ember.makeArray(this.get("values")),
         backgroundColor: this.get("backgroundColor"),
         borderColor: this.get("borderColor")
       }]
@@ -100,72 +113,64 @@ export default Ember.Component.extend({
     this._chart = new window.Chart(context, this._buildChartConfig(data));
   },
 
-  _setPropertiesFromModel(model) {
+  _setPropertiesFromModel(report) {
+    const oneDataPoint = (this.get("startDate") && this.get("endDate")) &&
+      this.get("startDate").isSame(this.get("endDate"), "day");
+
     this.setProperties({
-      labels: model.data.map(r => r.x),
-      values: model.data.map(r => r.y),
-      oneDataPoint: (this.get("startDate") && this.get("endDate")) &&
-                    this.get("startDate").isSame(this.get("endDate"), 'day'),
-      total: model.total,
-      title: model.title,
-      trend: this._computeTrend(model.total, model.prev30Days)
+      oneDataPoint,
+      labels: report.get("data").map(r => r.x),
+      values: report.get("data").map(r => r.y),
+      total: report.get("total"),
+      description: report.get("description"),
+      title: report.get("title"),
+      trend: report.get("sevenDayTrend"),
+      prev30Days: report.get("prev30Days"),
     });
   },
 
   _buildChartConfig(data) {
-    const values = this.get("values");
+    const values = data.datasets[0].data;
     const max = Math.max(...values);
     const min = Math.min(...values);
-    const stepSize = Math.max(...[Math.ceil((max - min)/5), 20]);
 
-    const startDate = this.get("startDate") || moment();
-    const endDate = this.get("endDate") || moment();
-    const datesDifference = startDate.diff(endDate, "days");
-    let unit = "day";
-    if (datesDifference >= 366) {
-      unit = "quarter";
-    } else if (datesDifference >= 61) {
-      unit = "month";
-    } else if (datesDifference >= 14) {
-      unit = "week";
-    }
+    const stepSize = Math.max(...[Math.ceil((max - min) / 5) * 5, 20]);
 
     return {
       type: "line",
       data,
       options: {
-        legend: { display: false },
+        legend: {
+          display: false
+        },
         responsive: true,
-        layout: { padding: { left: 0, top: 0, right: 0, bottom: 0 } },
+        maintainAspectRatio: false,
+        layout: {
+          padding: {
+            left: 0,
+            top: 0,
+            right: 0,
+            bottom: 0
+          }
+        },
         scales: {
-          yAxes: [
-            {
-              display: true,
-              ticks: { suggestedMin: 0, stepSize, suggestedMax: max + stepSize }
+          yAxes: [{
+            display: true,
+            ticks: {
+              suggestedMin: 0,
+              stepSize,
+              suggestedMax: max + stepSize
             }
-          ],
-          xAxes: [
-            {
-              display: true,
-              type: "time",
-              time: {
-                parser: "YYYY-MM-DD",
-                unit
-              }
+          }],
+          xAxes: [{
+            display: true,
+            type: "time",
+            time: {
+              parser: "YYYY-MM-DD"
             }
-          ],
+          }],
         }
       },
     };
-  },
-
-  _computeTrend(total, prevTotal) {
-    const percentChange = ((total - prevTotal) / prevTotal) * 100;
-
-    if (percentChange > 50) return "double-up";
-    if (percentChange > 0) return "up";
-    if (percentChange === 0) return "stable";
-    if (percentChange < 50) return "double-down";
-    if (percentChange < 0) return "down";
-  },
+  }
 });
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/controllers/admin-dashboard-next.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/controllers/admin-dashboard-next.js.es6
index 3afb55343dd..0c56cfe971a 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/controllers/admin-dashboard-next.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/controllers/admin-dashboard-next.js.es6
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 import DiscourseURL from "discourse/lib/url";
 import computed from "ember-addons/ember-computed-decorators";
 import AdminDashboardNext from 'admin/models/admin-dashboard-next';
-import Report from 'admin/models/report';
-
-const ATTRIBUTES = [ "disk_space", "updated_at", "last_backup_taken_at"];
-
-const REPORTS = [ "global_reports", "user_reports" ];
 
 export default Ember.Controller.extend({
   queryParams: ["period"],
@@ -14,20 +9,17 @@ export default Ember.Controller.extend({
   dashboardFetchedAt: null,
   exceptionController: Ember.inject.controller('exception'),
 
+  diskSpace: Ember.computed.alias("model.attributes.disk_space"),
+
   fetchDashboard() {
     if (this.get("isLoading")) return;
 
     if (!this.get("dashboardFetchedAt") || moment().subtract(30, "minutes").toDate() > this.get("dashboardFetchedAt")) {
       this.set("isLoading", true);
 
-      AdminDashboardNext.find().then(d => {
+      AdminDashboardNext.find().then(adminDashboardNextModel => {
         this.set("dashboardFetchedAt", new Date());
-
-        const reports = {};
-        REPORTS.forEach(name => d[name].forEach(r => reports[`${name}_${r.type}`] = Report.create(r)));
-        this.setProperties(reports);
-
-        ATTRIBUTES.forEach(a => this.set(a, d[a]));
+        this.set("model", adminDashboardNextModel);
       }).catch(e => {
         this.get("exceptionController").set("thrown", e.jqXHR);
         this.replaceRoute("exception");
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/models/admin-dashboard-next.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/models/admin-dashboard-next.js.es6
index fb4d7519c30..880c2d5488f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/models/admin-dashboard-next.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/models/admin-dashboard-next.js.es6
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
-import { ajax } from 'discourse/lib/ajax';
+import { ajax } from "discourse/lib/ajax";
+import Report from "admin/models/report";
+
+const ATTRIBUTES = [ "disk_space", "updated_at", "last_backup_taken_at"];
+
+const REPORTS = [ "global_reports", "user_reports" ];
 
 const AdminDashboardNext = Discourse.Model.extend({});
 
 AdminDashboardNext.reopenClass({
-
   /**
     Fetch all dashboard data. This can be an expensive request when the cached data
     has expired and the server must collect the data again.
@@ -11,13 +15,26 @@ AdminDashboardNext.reopenClass({
     @method find
     @return {jqXHR} a jQuery Promise object
   **/
-  find: function() {
+  find() {
     return ajax("/admin/dashboard-next.json").then(function(json) {
-      var model = AdminDashboardNext.create(json);
-      model.set('loaded', true);
+      var model = AdminDashboardNext.create();
+
+      const reports = {};
+      REPORTS.forEach(name => json[name].forEach(r => {
+        if (!reports[name]) reports[name] = {};
+        reports[name][r.type] = Report.create(r);
+      }));
+      model.set("reports", reports);
+
+      const attributes = {};
+      ATTRIBUTES.forEach(a => attributes[a] = json[a]);
+      model.set("attributes", attributes);
+
+      model.set("loaded", true);
+
       return model;
     });
-  },
+  }
 });
 
 export default AdminDashboardNext;
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/models/report.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/models/report.js.es6
index 3ed442bb0d2..fac048a62a4 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/models/report.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/models/report.js.es6
@@ -60,12 +60,18 @@ const Report = Discourse.Model.extend({
   sevenDayTrend() {
     const currentPeriod = this.valueFor(1, 7);
     const prevPeriod = this.valueFor(8, 14);
-    if (currentPeriod > prevPeriod) {
+    const change = ((currentPeriod - prevPeriod) / prevPeriod) * 100;
+
+    if (change > 50) {
+      return "high-trending-up";
+    } else if (change > 0) {
       return "trending-up";
-    } else if (currentPeriod < prevPeriod) {
-      return "trending-down";
-    } else {
+    } else if (change === 0) {
       return "no-change";
+    } else if (change < -50) {
+      return "high-trending-down";
+    } else if (change < 0) {
+      return "trending-down";
     }
   },
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/components/dashboard-mini-chart.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/components/dashboard-mini-chart.hbs
index 7f12611bc98..20fb90063d6 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/components/dashboard-mini-chart.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/components/dashboard-mini-chart.hbs
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
   <div class="chart-title">
     <h3>{{title}}</h3>
 
-    {{#if help}}
-      {{d-icon "question-circle" title=help}}
+    {{#if description}}
+      <span title={{description}}>
+        {{d-icon "question-circle"}}
+      </span>
     {{/if}}
   </div>
 
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@
       </span>
     {{else}}
       <div class="chart-trend {{trend}}">
-        <span>{{number total}}</span>
+        <span>{{number prev30Days}}</span>
 
         {{#if trendIcon}}
           {{d-icon trendIcon}}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/dashboard_next.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/dashboard_next.hbs
index 99f3de35bd1..3d0cca00c3d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/dashboard_next.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/dashboard_next.hbs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {{plugin-outlet name="admin-dashboard-top"}}
-{{lastRefreshedAt}}
+
 <div class="community-health section">
   <div class="section-title">
     <h2>{{i18n "admin.dashboard.community_health"}}</h2>
@@ -9,31 +9,61 @@
   <div class="section-body">
     <div class="charts">
       {{dashboard-mini-chart
-        model=global_reports_signups
+        model=model.reports.global_reports.signups
         dataSourceName="signups"
         startDate=startDate
-        endDate=endDate
-        help="admin.dashboard.charts.signups.help"}}
+        endDate=endDate}}
 
       {{dashboard-mini-chart
-        model=global_reports_topics
+        model=model.reports.global_reports.topics
         dataSourceName="topics"
         startDate=startDate
-        endDate=endDate
-        help="admin.dashboard.charts.topics.help"}}
+        endDate=endDate}}
+
+      {{dashboard-mini-chart
+        model=model.reports.global_reports.new_contributors
+        dataSourceName="new_contributors"
+        startDate=startDate
+        endDate=endDate}}
     </div>
   </div>
 </div>
 
 <div class="section-columns">
   <div class="section-column">
+    <div class="dashboard-table">
+      <div class="table-title">
+        <h3>{{i18n "admin.dashboard.activity_metrics"}}</h3>
+      </div>
+
+      <div class="table-container">
+        <table>
+          <thead>
+            <tr>
+              <th></th>
+              <th>{{i18n 'admin.dashboard.reports.today'}}</th>
+              <th>{{i18n 'admin.dashboard.reports.yesterday'}}</th>
+              <th>{{i18n 'admin.dashboard.reports.last_7_days'}}</th>
+              <th>{{i18n 'admin.dashboard.reports.last_30_days'}}</th>
+              <th>{{i18n 'admin.dashboard.reports.all'}}</th>
+            </tr>
+          </thead>
+          <tbody>
+            {{admin-report-counts report=model.reports.global_reports.topics}}
+            {{admin-report-counts report=model.reports.global_reports.signups}}
+            {{admin-report-counts report=model.reports.global_reports.new_contributors}}
+          </tbody>
+        </table>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+
     {{dashboard-inline-table
-      model=user_reports_users_by_type
+      model=model.reports.user_reports.users_by_type
       lastRefreshedAt=lastRefreshedAt
       isLoading=isLoading}}
 
     {{dashboard-inline-table
-      model=user_reports_users_by_trust_level
+      model=model.reports.user_reports.users_by_trust_level
       lastRefreshedAt=lastRefreshedAt
       isLoading=isLoading}}
 
@@ -44,7 +74,7 @@
             <div class="backups">
               <h3 class="durability-title"><a href="/admin/backups">{{i18n "admin.dashboard.backups"}}</a></h3>
               <p>
-                {{disk_space.backups_used}} ({{i18n "admin.dashboard.space_free" size=disk_space.backups_free}})
+                {{diskSpace.backups_used}} ({{i18n "admin.dashboard.space_free" size=diskSpace.backups_free}})
                 <br />
                 {{{i18n "admin.dashboard.lastest_backup" date=backupTimestamp}}}
               </p>
@@ -54,7 +84,7 @@
           <div class="uploads">
             <h3 class="durability-title">{{i18n "admin.dashboard.uploads"}}</h3>
             <p>
-              {{disk_space.uploads_used}} ({{i18n "admin.dashboard.space_free" size=disk_space.uploads_free}})
+              {{diskSpace.uploads_used}} ({{i18n "admin.dashboard.space_free" size=diskSpace.uploads_free}})
             </p>
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/admin/admin_base.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/admin/admin_base.scss
index d86e5144992..d8c90a7b685 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/admin/admin_base.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/admin/admin_base.scss
@@ -965,13 +965,13 @@ table.api-keys {
         display: none;
       }
 
-      &.trending-up {
+      &.high-trending-up, &.trending-up {
         i.up {
           color: $success;
           display: inline;
         }
       }
-      &.trending-down {
+      &.high-trending-down, &.trending-down {
         i.down {
           color: $danger;
           display: inline;
@@ -986,10 +986,10 @@ table.api-keys {
     }
 
     tr.reverse-colors {
-      td.value.trending-down i.down {
+      td.value.high-trending-down i.down, td.value.trending-down i.down {
         color: $success;
       }
-      td.value.trending-up i.up {
+      td.value.high-trending-up i.up, td.value.trending-up i.up {
         color: $danger;
       }
     }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/admin/dashboard_next.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/admin/dashboard_next.scss
index b0ade25fb53..88654d1de8f 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/admin/dashboard_next.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/admin/dashboard_next.scss
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@
   .dashboard-table {
     margin-bottom: 1em;
 
+    &.fixed table {
+      table-layout: fixed;
+    }
+
     &.is-loading {
       height: 150px;
     }
@@ -59,7 +63,6 @@
 
     table {
       border: 1px solid $primary-low-mid;
-      table-layout: fixed;
 
       thead {
         tr {
@@ -67,6 +70,10 @@
           th {
             border: 1px solid $primary-low-mid;
             text-align: center;
+
+            text-overflow: ellipsis;
+            overflow: hidden;
+            white-space: nowrap;
           }
         }
       }
@@ -77,6 +84,31 @@
             border: 1px solid $primary-low-mid;
             text-align: center;
           }
+
+          td.value {
+            i {
+              display: none;
+            }
+
+            &.high-trending-up, &.trending-up {
+              i.up {
+                color: $success;
+                display: inline;
+              }
+            }
+            &.high-trending-down, &.trending-down {
+              i.down {
+                color: $danger;
+                display: inline;
+              }
+            }
+            &.no-change {
+              i.down {
+                display: inline;
+                visibility: hidden;
+              }
+            }
+          }
         }
       }
     }
@@ -110,13 +142,13 @@
         }
       }
 
-      &.double-up, &.up {
+      &.high-trending-up, &.trending-up {
         .chart-trend, .data-point {
           color: rgb(17, 141, 0);
         }
       }
 
-      &.double-down, &.down {
+      &.high-trending-down, &.trending-down {
         .chart-trend, .data-point {
           color: $danger;
         }
@@ -145,13 +177,14 @@
     .chart-container {
       position: relative;
       padding: 0 1em;
+      min-height: 200px;
     }
 
     .chart-trend {
       font-size: $font-up-5;
       position: absolute;
-      right: 1.5em;
-      top: .5em;
+      right: 40px;
+      top: 5px;
       display: flex;
       justify-content: space-between;
       align-items: center;
diff --git a/app/models/admin_dashboard_next_data.rb b/app/models/admin_dashboard_next_data.rb
index ca6ce399cdc..2bd8c567bfa 100644
--- a/app/models/admin_dashboard_next_data.rb
+++ b/app/models/admin_dashboard_next_data.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ class AdminDashboardNextData
   GLOBAL_REPORTS ||= [
     'signups',
     'topics',
-    'trending_search'
+    'trending_search',
+    'new_contributors'
   ]
 
   USER_REPORTS ||= [
diff --git a/app/models/report.rb b/app/models/report.rb
index 522b51776b7..e6f789ac7e6 100644
--- a/app/models/report.rb
+++ b/app/models/report.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class Report
      title: I18n.t("reports.#{type}.title"),
      xaxis: I18n.t("reports.#{type}.xaxis"),
      yaxis: I18n.t("reports.#{type}.yaxis"),
+     description: I18n.t("reports.#{type}.description"),
      data: data,
      total: total,
      start_date: start_date,
@@ -109,6 +110,10 @@ class Report
     end
   end
 
+  def self.report_new_contributors(report)
+    report_about report, User.real, :count_by_first_post
+  end
+
   def self.report_profile_views(report)
     start_date = report.start_date.to_date
     end_date = report.end_date.to_date
diff --git a/app/models/topic.rb b/app/models/topic.rb
index efc4cf1ae5d..b8be34167ee 100644
--- a/app/models/topic.rb
+++ b/app/models/topic.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class Topic < ActiveRecord::Base
   include Searchable
   include LimitedEdit
   extend Forwardable
+  include DateGroupable
 
   def_delegator :featured_users, :user_ids, :featured_user_ids
   def_delegator :featured_users, :choose, :feature_topic_users
@@ -458,9 +459,9 @@ class Topic < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def self.listable_count_per_day(start_date, end_date, category_id = nil)
-    result = listable_topics.where('created_at >= ? and created_at <= ?', start_date, end_date)
+    result = listable_topics.smart_group_by_date("topics.created_at", start_date, end_date)
     result = result.where(category_id: category_id) if category_id
-    result.group('date(created_at)').order('date(created_at)').count
+    result.count
   end
 
   def private_message?
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 08beb52ac09..369b92636fc 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
   include Roleable
   include HasCustomFields
   include SecondFactorManager
+  include DateGroupable
 
   # TODO: Remove this after 7th Jan 2018
   self.ignored_columns = %w{email}
@@ -829,13 +830,20 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def self.count_by_signup_date(start_date, end_date, group_id = nil)
-    result = where('users.created_at >= ? AND users.created_at <= ?', start_date, end_date)
+    result = smart_group_by_date("users.created_at", start_date, end_date)
 
     if group_id
       result = result.joins("INNER JOIN group_users ON group_users.user_id = users.id")
       result = result.where("group_users.group_id = ?", group_id)
     end
-    result.group('date(users.created_at)').order('date(users.created_at)').count
+
+    result.count
+  end
+
+  def self.count_by_first_post(start_date, end_date)
+    joins('INNER JOIN user_stats AS us ON us.user_id = users.id')
+    .smart_group_by_date("us.first_post_created_at", start_date, end_date)
+    .count
   end
 
   def secure_category_ids
diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index 6ef8662b25f..45575a270f0 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -2742,12 +2742,7 @@ en:
         show_traffic_report: "Show Detailed Traffic Report"
         community_health: Community health
         whats_new_in_discourse: What’s new in Discourse?
-
-        charts:
-          signups:
-            help: Users created for this period
-          topics:
-            help: Topics created for this period
+        activity_metrics: Activity Metrics
 
         reports:
           today: "Today"
diff --git a/config/locales/server.en.yml b/config/locales/server.en.yml
index d98a3696063..a98ebe93d25 100644
--- a/config/locales/server.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/server.en.yml
@@ -840,6 +840,12 @@ en:
       title: "New Users"
       xaxis: "Day"
       yaxis: "Number of new users"
+      description: "Users created for this period"
+    new_contributors:
+      title: "New Contributors"
+      xaxis: "Day"
+      yaxis: "Number of new contributors"
+      description: "Number of users who made their first contribution"
     profile_views:
       title: "User Profile Views"
       xaxis: "Day"
@@ -848,6 +854,7 @@ en:
       title: "Topics"
       xaxis: "Day"
       yaxis: "Number of new topics"
+      description: "Topics created for this period"
     posts:
       title: "Posts"
       xaxis: "Day"
diff --git a/spec/models/report_spec.rb b/spec/models/report_spec.rb
index 23ff10b1224..98758d5938a 100644
--- a/spec/models/report_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/report_spec.rb
@@ -250,6 +250,36 @@ describe Report do
     end
   end
 
+  describe 'new contributors report' do
+    let(:report) { Report.find('new_contributors') }
+
+    context "no contributors" do
+      it "returns an empty report" do
+        expect(report.data).to be_blank
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "with contributors" do
+      before do
+        jeff = Fabricate(:user)
+        jeff.user_stat = UserStat.new(new_since: 1.hour.ago, first_post_created_at: 1.day.ago)
+
+        regis = Fabricate(:user)
+        regis.user_stat = UserStat.new(new_since: 1.hour.ago, first_post_created_at: 2.days.ago)
+
+        hawk = Fabricate(:user)
+        hawk.user_stat = UserStat.new(new_since: 1.hour.ago, first_post_created_at: 2.days.ago)
+      end
+
+      it "returns a report with data" do
+        expect(report.data).to be_present
+
+        expect(report.data[0][:y]).to eq 2
+        expect(report.data[1][:y]).to eq 1
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   describe 'users by types level report' do
     let(:report) { Report.find('users_by_type') }