diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index a794dc46..cc76ef84 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ API_URL=https://localhost:3300/api
 # Comma-separated list of user IDs who should have access to the bot's global commands
 STAFF=
 
+# A comma-separated list of server IDs that should be allowed by default
+DEFAULT_ALLOWED_SERVERS=
+
 # When using the Docker-based development environment, this is only used internally. The API will be available at localhost:DOCKER_DEV_WEB_PORT/api.
 API_PORT=3000
 
diff --git a/backend/src/data/AllowedGuilds.ts b/backend/src/data/AllowedGuilds.ts
index 747dbb87..a9d86220 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/AllowedGuilds.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/AllowedGuilds.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { BaseRepository } from "./BaseRepository";
 import { AllowedGuild } from "./entities/AllowedGuild";
 import moment from "moment-timezone";
 import { DBDateFormat } from "../utils";
+import { env } from "../env";
 
 export class AllowedGuilds extends BaseRepository {
   private allowedGuilds: Repository<AllowedGuild>;
diff --git a/backend/src/env.ts b/backend/src/env.ts
index cd453f39..5a607e45 100644
--- a/backend/src/env.ts
+++ b/backend/src/env.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ const envType = z.object({
 
   STAFF: z.preprocess((v) => String(v).split(","), z.array(z.string())).optional(),
 
+  DEFAULT_ALLOWED_SERVERS: z.preprocess((v) => String(v).split(","), z.array(z.string())).optional(),
+
   PHISHERMAN_API_KEY: z.string().optional(),
 
   DOCKER_DEV_MYSQL_PASSWORD: z.string().optional(), // Included here for the DB_PASSWORD default in development
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/GuildAccessMonitor/GuildAccessMonitorPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/GuildAccessMonitor/GuildAccessMonitorPlugin.ts
index d181ad7a..711a9154 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/GuildAccessMonitor/GuildAccessMonitorPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/GuildAccessMonitor/GuildAccessMonitorPlugin.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import * as t from "io-ts";
 import { BasePluginType, GlobalPluginData, typedGlobalEventListener } from "knub";
 import { AllowedGuilds } from "../../data/AllowedGuilds";
 import { zeppelinGlobalPlugin } from "../ZeppelinPluginBlueprint";
+import { env } from "../../env";
+import { Configs } from "../../data/Configs";
 
 interface GuildAccessMonitorPluginType extends BasePluginType {
   config: {};
@@ -35,8 +37,19 @@ export const GuildAccessMonitorPlugin = zeppelinGlobalPlugin<GuildAccessMonitorP
     }),
   ],
 
-  beforeLoad(pluginData) {
+  async beforeLoad(pluginData) {
     pluginData.state.allowedGuilds = new AllowedGuilds();
+
+    const defaultAllowedServers = env.DEFAULT_ALLOWED_SERVERS || [];
+    const configs = new Configs();
+    for (const serverId of defaultAllowedServers) {
+      if (! await pluginData.state.allowedGuilds.isAllowed(serverId)) {
+        // tslint:disable-next-line:no-console
+        console.log(`Adding allowed-by-default server ${serverId} to the allowed servers`);
+        await pluginData.state.allowedGuilds.add(serverId);
+        await configs.saveNewRevision(`guild-${serverId}`, "plugins: {}", 0);
+      }
+    }
   },
 
   afterLoad(pluginData) {