diff --git a/app/community/routes.py b/app/community/routes.py
index 1e4c94d7..7f48d7fb 100644
--- a/app/community/routes.py
+++ b/app/community/routes.py
@@ -352,6 +352,36 @@ def unsubscribe(actor):
         abort(404)
 
 
+@bp.route('/<actor>/join_then_add', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
+@login_required
+@validation_required
+def join_then_add(actor):
+    community = actor_to_community(actor)
+    if not current_user.subscribed(community.id):
+        if not community.is_local():
+            # send ActivityPub message to remote community, asking to follow. Accept message will be sent to our shared inbox
+            join_request = CommunityJoinRequest(user_id=current_user.id, community_id=community.id)
+            db.session.add(join_request)
+            db.session.commit()
+            follow = {
+                "actor": f"https://{current_app.config['SERVER_NAME']}/u/{current_user.user_name}",
+                "to": [community.ap_profile_id],
+                "object": community.ap_profile_id,
+                "type": "Follow",
+                "id": f"https://{current_app.config['SERVER_NAME']}/activities/follow/{join_request.id}"
+            }
+            success = post_request(community.ap_inbox_url, follow, current_user.private_key,
+                                   current_user.profile_id() + '#main-key')
+        member = CommunityMember(user_id=current_user.id, community_id=community.id)
+        db.session.add(member)
+        db.session.commit()
+        flash('You joined ' + community.title)
+    if not community.user_is_banned(current_user):
+        return redirect(url_for('community.add_post', actor=community.link()))
+    else:
+        abort(401)
+
+
 @bp.route('/<actor>/submit', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
 @login_required
 @validation_required
diff --git a/app/static/js/scripts.js b/app/static/js/scripts.js
index f56738f7..32d3c7ba 100644
--- a/app/static/js/scripts.js
+++ b/app/static/js/scripts.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () {
     setupMobileNav();
     setupLightDark();
     setupKeyboardShortcuts();
+    setupTopicChooser();
 });
 
 
@@ -487,6 +488,26 @@ function setupKeyboardShortcuts() {
     });
 }
 
+function setupTopicChooser() {
+    // at /topic/news/submit, clicking on an anchor element needs to save the clicked community id to a hidden field and then submit the form
+    var chooseTopicLinks = document.querySelectorAll('a.choose_topic_for_post');
+    chooseTopicLinks.forEach(function(link) {
+        link.addEventListener('click', function(event) {
+            event.preventDefault();
+            var communityIdInput = document.getElementById('community_id');
+            var communityForm = document.getElementById('choose_community');
+
+            // Set the value of the hidden input field
+            if (communityIdInput) {
+                communityIdInput.value = this.getAttribute('data-id');
+            }
+            if (communityForm) {
+                communityForm.submit();
+            }
+        });
+    });
+}
+
 function formatTime(seconds) {
   const hours = Math.floor(seconds / 3600);
   const minutes = Math.floor((seconds % 3600) / 60);
diff --git a/app/static/structure.css b/app/static/structure.css
index 3648d938..0cbff03e 100644
--- a/app/static/structure.css
+++ b/app/static/structure.css
@@ -1164,4 +1164,12 @@ fieldset legend {
   top: 0;
 }
 
+#choose_community table th {
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+#choose_community table th img {
+  vertical-align: middle;
+}
+
 /*# sourceMappingURL=structure.css.map */
diff --git a/app/static/structure.scss b/app/static/structure.scss
index f1c3f7da..7dc9d2f8 100644
--- a/app/static/structure.scss
+++ b/app/static/structure.scss
@@ -849,3 +849,13 @@ fieldset {
 .skip-link:focus {
   top: 0;
 }
+
+#choose_community {
+  table th {
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    img {
+      vertical-align: middle;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/templates/community/community.html b/app/templates/community/community.html
index fa79dc53..28cc9672 100644
--- a/app/templates/community/community.html
+++ b/app/templates/community/community.html
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
             <div class="card-body">
                 <div class="row">
                     <div class="col-6">
-                        <a class="w-100 btn btn-primary" href="/community/{{ community.link() }}/submit">{{ _('Create a post') }}</a>
+                        <a class="w-100 btn btn-primary" href="/community/{{ community.link() }}/submit" rel="nofollow">{{ _('Create post') }}</a>
                     </div>
                     <div class="col-6">
                         {% if current_user.is_authenticated and community_membership(current_user, community) in [SUBSCRIPTION_MEMBER, SUBSCRIPTION_MODERATOR, SUBSCRIPTION_OWNER] %}
diff --git a/app/templates/topic/show_topic.html b/app/templates/topic/show_topic.html
index 49a09092..977ae796 100644
--- a/app/templates/topic/show_topic.html
+++ b/app/templates/topic/show_topic.html
@@ -52,6 +52,18 @@
     </div>
 
     <aside id="side_pane" class="col-12 col-md-4 side_pane" role="complementary">
+        <div class="card">
+            <div class="card-body">
+                <div class="row">
+                    <div class="col-6">
+                        <a class="w-100 btn btn-primary" href="{{ url_for('topic.topic_create_post', topic_name=topic.machine_name) }}" rel="nofollow">{{ _('Create post') }}</a>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="col-6">
+
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
         {% if topic_communities %}
         <div class="card mt-3">
             <div class="card-header">
diff --git a/app/templates/topic/topic_create_post.html b/app/templates/topic/topic_create_post.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2e255371
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/templates/topic/topic_create_post.html
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{% extends 'base.html' %}
+{% from 'bootstrap/form.html' import render_form %}
+
+{% block app_content %}
+    <div class="row">
+        <div class="col col-login mx-auto">
+            <div class="card mt-5">
+                <div class="card-body p-6" id="choose_topics_card">
+                    <div class="card-title text-center">{{ _('Which community within %(topic)s to post in?', topic=topic.name) }}</div>
+                    <form method="post" id="choose_community">
+                        <input type="hidden" name="community_id" id="community_id" />
+                        <table class="communities_table table table-hover w-100">
+                            <tbody>
+                                {% for community in communities %}
+                                    {% if not community.user_is_banned(current_user) %}
+                                        <tr>
+                                            <th class="pl-2"><a class="choose_topic_for_post" data-id="{{ community.id }}" href="/community/{{ community.link() }}/submit" rel="nofollow" aria-label="{{ _('Post in %(name)s', name=community.display_name()) }}"><img src="{{ community.icon_image('tiny') }}" class="community_icon rounded-circle" loading="lazy" alt="" />
+                                            {{ community.display_name() }}</a></th>
+                                        </tr>
+                                    {% endif %}
+                                {% endfor %}
+                            </tbody>
+                        </table>
+                    </form>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/app/topic/routes.py b/app/topic/routes.py
index 9af30480..f80d21a2 100644
--- a/app/topic/routes.py
+++ b/app/topic/routes.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from app.topic import bp
 from app import db, celery, cache
 from app.topic.forms import ChooseTopicsForm
 from app.utils import render_template, user_filters_posts, moderating_communities, joined_communities, \
-    community_membership, blocked_domains
+    community_membership, blocked_domains, validation_required
 
 
 @bp.route('/topic/<topic_name>', methods=['GET'])
@@ -109,6 +109,22 @@ def choose_topics():
                                )
 
 
+@bp.route('/topic/<topic_name>/submit', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
+@login_required
+@validation_required
+def topic_create_post(topic_name):
+    topic = Topic.query.filter(Topic.machine_name == topic_name.strip().lower()).first()
+    if not topic:
+        abort(404)
+    communities = Community.query.filter_by(topic_id=topic.id, banned=False).order_by(Community.title).all()
+    if request.form.get('community_id', '') != '':
+        community = Community.query.get_or_404(int(request.form.get('community_id')))
+        return redirect(url_for('community.join_then_add', actor=community.link()))
+    return render_template('topic/topic_create_post.html', communities=communities, topic=topic,
+                           moderating_communities=moderating_communities(current_user.get_id()),
+                           joined_communities=joined_communities(current_user.get_id()))
+
+
 def topics_for_form():
     topics = Topic.query.order_by(Topic.name).all()
     result = []