diff --git a/app/jobs/regular/create_linked_topic.rb b/app/jobs/regular/create_linked_topic.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e88ead16abd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/jobs/regular/create_linked_topic.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Jobs
+  class CreateLinkedTopic < ::Jobs::Base
+
+    def execute(args)
+      reference_post = Post.find_by(id: args[:post_id])
+      return unless reference_post.present?
+      parent_topic = reference_post.topic
+      return unless parent_topic.present?
+      parent_topic_id = parent_topic.id
+      parent_title = parent_topic.title
+
+      ActiveRecord::Base.transaction do
+        linked_topic_record = parent_topic.linked_topic
+        if linked_topic_record.present?
+          raw_title = parent_title.delete_suffix(I18n.t("create_linked_topic.topic_title_with_sequence", topic_title: "", count: linked_topic_record.sequence))
+          original_topic_id = linked_topic_record.original_topic_id
+          sequence = linked_topic_record.sequence + 1
+        else
+          raw_title = parent_title
+
+          # update parent topic title to append title_suffix_locale
+          parent_title = I18n.t("create_linked_topic.topic_title_with_sequence", topic_title: parent_title, count: 1)
+          parent_topic.title = parent_title
+          parent_topic.save!
+
+          # create linked topic record
+          original_topic_id = parent_topic_id
+          LinkedTopic.create!(topic_id: parent_topic_id, original_topic_id: original_topic_id, sequence: 1)
+          sequence = 2
+        end
+
+        # fetch previous topic titles
+        previous_topics = ""
+        linked_topic_ids = LinkedTopic.where(original_topic_id: original_topic_id).pluck(:topic_id)
+        Topic.where(id: linked_topic_ids).order(:id).each do |topic|
+          previous_topics += "- [#{topic.title}](#{topic.url})\n"
+        end
+
+        # create new topic
+        new_topic_title = I18n.t("create_linked_topic.topic_title_with_sequence", topic_title: raw_title, count: sequence)
+        new_topic_raw = I18n.t('create_linked_topic.post_raw', parent_title: "[#{parent_title}](#{reference_post.full_url})", previous_topics: previous_topics)
+        system_user = Discourse.system_user
+        new_post = PostCreator.create!(
+          system_user,
+          title: new_topic_title,
+          raw: new_topic_raw,
+          skip_validations: true)
+        new_topic = new_post.topic
+        new_topic_id = new_topic.id
+
+        # create linked_topic record
+        LinkedTopic.create!(topic_id: new_topic_id, original_topic_id: original_topic_id, sequence: sequence)
+
+        # copy over topic tracking state from old topic
+        params = {
+          old_topic_id: parent_topic_id,
+          new_topic_id: new_topic_id
+        }
+        DB.exec(<<~SQL, params)
+          INSERT INTO topic_users(user_id, topic_id, notification_level,
+                                  notifications_reason_id)
+          SELECT tu.user_id,
+                 :new_topic_id AS topic_id,
+                 tu.notification_level,
+                 tu.notifications_reason_id
+          FROM topic_users tu
+               JOIN topics t ON (t.id = :new_topic_id)
+          WHERE tu.topic_id = :old_topic_id
+            AND tu.notification_level != 1
+          ON CONFLICT (topic_id, user_id) DO NOTHING
+        SQL
+
+        # add moderator post to old topic
+        parent_topic.add_moderator_post(system_user, I18n.t('create_linked_topic.moderator_post_raw', new_title: "[#{new_topic_title}](#{new_topic.url})"))
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/models/linked_topic.rb b/app/models/linked_topic.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..01934b07515
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/linked_topic.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class LinkedTopic < ActiveRecord::Base
+  belongs_to :topic
+end
+
+# == Schema Information
+#
+# Table name: linked_topics
+#
+#  id                :bigint           not null, primary key
+#  topic_id          :bigint           not null
+#  original_topic_id :bigint           not null
+#  sequence          :integer          not null
+#  created_at        :datetime         not null
+#  updated_at        :datetime         not null
+#
+# Indexes
+#
+#  index_linked_topics_on_topic_id_and_original_topic_id  (topic_id,original_topic_id) UNIQUE
+#  index_linked_topics_on_topic_id_and_sequence           (topic_id,sequence) UNIQUE
+#
diff --git a/app/models/topic.rb b/app/models/topic.rb
index cecd42df79b..4df894e2bc0 100644
--- a/app/models/topic.rb
+++ b/app/models/topic.rb
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ class Topic < ActiveRecord::Base
   has_one :first_post, -> { where post_number: 1 }, class_name: 'Post'
   has_one :topic_search_data
   has_one :topic_embed, dependent: :destroy
+  has_one :linked_topic, dependent: :destroy
 
   belongs_to :image_upload, class_name: 'Upload'
   has_many :topic_thumbnails, through: :image_upload
diff --git a/config/locales/server.en.yml b/config/locales/server.en.yml
index 4c2c6fe0a52..5133993cd7e 100644
--- a/config/locales/server.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/server.en.yml
@@ -2140,6 +2140,7 @@ en:
     notify_about_queued_posts_after: "If there are posts that have been waiting to be reviewed for more than this many hours, send a notification to all moderators. Set to 0 to disable these notifications."
     auto_close_messages_post_count: "Maximum number of posts allowed in a message before it is automatically closed (0 to disable)"
     auto_close_topics_post_count: "Maximum number of posts allowed in a topic before it is automatically closed (0 to disable)"
+    auto_close_topics_create_linked_topic: "Create a new linked topic when a topic is auto-closed based on 'auto close topics post count' setting"
 
     code_formatting_style: "Code button in composer will default to this code formatting style"
 
@@ -4936,3 +4937,10 @@ en:
       %{keys}
 
       No action is required at this time, however, it is considered good security practice to cycle all your important credentials every few years.
+
+  create_linked_topic:
+    topic_title_with_sequence:
+      one: "%{topic_title} (Part %{count})"
+      other: "%{topic_title} (Part %{count})"
+    post_raw: "Continuing the discussion from %{parent_title}.\n\nPrevious discussions:\n\n%{previous_topics}"
+    moderator_post_raw: "Continue discussion here: %{new_title}"
diff --git a/config/site_settings.yml b/config/site_settings.yml
index b0ad977432d..78aa9d6832c 100644
--- a/config/site_settings.yml
+++ b/config/site_settings.yml
@@ -930,6 +930,8 @@ posting:
     default: 500
   auto_close_topics_post_count:
     default: 10000
+  auto_close_topics_create_linked_topic:
+    default: true
   code_formatting_style:
     client: true
     type: enum
diff --git a/db/migrate/20201027110546_create_linked_topics.rb b/db/migrate/20201027110546_create_linked_topics.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0f3c8497d62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20201027110546_create_linked_topics.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class CreateLinkedTopics < ActiveRecord::Migration[6.0]
+  def change
+    create_table :linked_topics do |t|
+      t.bigint :topic_id, null: false
+      t.bigint :original_topic_id, null: false
+      t.integer :sequence, null: false
+
+      t.timestamps
+    end
+
+    add_index :linked_topics, [:topic_id, :original_topic_id], unique: true
+    add_index :linked_topics, [:topic_id, :sequence], unique: true
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/post_creator.rb b/lib/post_creator.rb
index ad7f0e74b25..0921f46ce7f 100644
--- a/lib/post_creator.rb
+++ b/lib/post_creator.rb
@@ -381,6 +381,11 @@ class PostCreator
           locale: SiteSetting.default_locale
         )
       )
+
+      if SiteSetting.auto_close_topics_create_linked_topic?
+        # enqueue a job to create a linked topic
+        Jobs.enqueue_in(5.seconds, :create_linked_topic, post_id: @post.id)
+      end
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/components/post_creator_spec.rb b/spec/components/post_creator_spec.rb
index c59d92c7273..685d4b2ee45 100644
--- a/spec/components/post_creator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/components/post_creator_spec.rb
@@ -411,6 +411,29 @@ describe PostCreator do
                 locale: :en
               ))
             end
+
+            describe "auto_close_topics_create_linked_topic is enabled" do
+              before do
+                SiteSetting.auto_close_topics_create_linked_topic = true
+              end
+
+              it "enqueues a job to create a new linked topic" do
+                freeze_time
+                post
+
+                post_2 = PostCreator.new(
+                  topic.user,
+                  topic_id: topic.id,
+                  raw: "this is a second post"
+                ).create
+
+                topic.reload
+
+                expect(topic.closed).to eq(true)
+                expect(topic_timer.reload.deleted_at).to eq_time(Time.zone.now)
+                expect(job_enqueued?(job: :create_linked_topic, args: { post_id: post_2.id })).to eq(true)
+              end
+            end
           end
         end
       end
diff --git a/spec/jobs/create_linked_topic_spec.rb b/spec/jobs/create_linked_topic_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c8471717397
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/jobs/create_linked_topic_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'rails_helper'
+require 'jobs/regular/create_linked_topic'
+
+describe Jobs::CreateLinkedTopic do
+
+  it "returns when the post cannot be found" do
+    expect { Jobs::CreateLinkedTopic.new.perform(post_id: 1, sync_exec: true) }.not_to raise_error
+  end
+
+  context 'with a post' do
+
+    fab!(:topic) { Fabricate(:topic) }
+    fab!(:post) do
+      Fabricate(:post, topic: topic)
+    end
+    fab!(:user_1) { Fabricate(:user) }
+    fab!(:user_2) { Fabricate(:user) }
+
+    let :watching do
+      TopicUser.notification_levels[:watching]
+    end
+
+    let :tracking do
+      TopicUser.notification_levels[:tracking]
+    end
+
+    let :muted do
+      TopicUser.notification_levels[:muted]
+    end
+
+    before do
+      SiteSetting.auto_close_topics_create_linked_topic = true
+      Fabricate(:topic_user, notification_level: tracking, topic: topic, user: user_1)
+      Fabricate(:topic_user, notification_level: muted, topic: topic, user: user_2)
+    end
+
+    it 'creates a linked topic' do
+      Jobs::CreateLinkedTopic.new.execute(post_id: post.id)
+
+      raw_title = topic.title
+      topic.reload
+      new_topic = Topic.last
+      linked_topic = new_topic.linked_topic
+      expect(topic.title).to include(I18n.t("create_linked_topic.topic_title_with_sequence", topic_title: raw_title, count: 1))
+      expect(topic.posts.last.raw).to eq(I18n.t('create_linked_topic.moderator_post_raw', new_title: "[#{new_topic.title}](#{new_topic.url})"))
+      expect(new_topic.title).to include(I18n.t("create_linked_topic.topic_title_with_sequence", topic_title: raw_title, count: 2))
+      expect(new_topic.first_post.raw).to include(topic.url)
+      expect(new_topic.topic_users.count).to eq(3)
+      expect(new_topic.topic_users.pluck(:notification_level)).to contain_exactly(muted, tracking, watching)
+      expect(linked_topic.topic_id).to eq(new_topic.id)
+      expect(linked_topic.original_topic_id).to eq(topic.id)
+      expect(linked_topic.sequence).to eq(2)
+    end
+  end
+
+end