diff --git a/d2m/actions/create-space.js b/d2m/actions/create-space.js
index 34cf88a..80e49dd 100644
--- a/d2m/actions/create-space.js
+++ b/d2m/actions/create-space.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 const assert = require("assert").strict
 const DiscordTypes = require("discord-api-types/v10")
+const reg = require("../../matrix/read-registration")
 
 const passthrough = require("../../passthrough")
 const { discord, sync, db } = passthrough
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ async function createSpace(guild, kstate) {
 				events_default: 100, // space can only be managed by bridge
 				invite: 0 // any existing member can invite others
 			},
-			invite: [],
+			invite: reg.ooye.invite,
 			topic,
 			creation_content: {
 				type: "m.space"
diff --git a/matrix/read-registration.js b/matrix/read-registration.js
index 54d77ae..c431907 100644
--- a/matrix/read-registration.js
+++ b/matrix/read-registration.js
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ const yaml = require("js-yaml")
 
 /** @ts-ignore @type {import("../types").AppServiceRegistrationConfig} */
 const reg = yaml.load(fs.readFileSync("registration.yaml", "utf8"))
+reg["ooye"].invite = (reg.ooye.invite || []).filter(mxid => mxid.endsWith(`:${reg.ooye.server_name}`)) // one day I will understand why typescript disagrees with dot notation on this line
 assert(reg.ooye.max_file_size)
 assert(reg.ooye.namespace_prefix)
 assert(reg.ooye.server_name)
+
 module.exports = reg
diff --git a/registration.example.yaml b/registration.example.yaml
index 802d743..bad42fe 100644
--- a/registration.example.yaml
+++ b/registration.example.yaml
@@ -18,3 +18,5 @@ ooye:
   max_file_size: 5000000
   server_name: [the part after the colon in your matrix id, like cadence.moe]
   server_origin: [the full protocol and domain of your actual matrix server's location, with no trailing slash, like https://matrix.cadence.moe]
+  invite:
+    # - @cadence:cadence.moe # uncomment this to auto-invite the named user to newly created spaces
diff --git a/types.d.ts b/types.d.ts
index e3a9909..d4e31ef 100644
--- a/types.d.ts
+++ b/types.d.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export type AppServiceRegistrationConfig = {
 		max_file_size: number
 		server_name: string
 		server_origin: string
+		invite: string[]
 	}
 	old_bridge?: {
 		as_token: string