diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/WikiController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/WikiController.php
index 6cbcb4fb..9cd45095 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/WikiController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/WikiController.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 use App\Jobs\MediawikiInit;
 use App\Jobs\ProvisionQueryserviceNamespaceJob;
 use App\Jobs\ProvisionWikiDbJob;
+use App\KnowledgeEquityResponse;
 use App\QueryserviceNamespace;
 use App\Wiki;
 use App\WikiDb;
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Config;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
+use Illuminate\Validation\Rule;
 
 class WikiController extends Controller {
     private $domainValidator;
@@ -55,6 +57,14 @@ public function create(Request $request): \Illuminate\Http\Response {
             'sitename' => 'required|min:3',
             'username' => 'required',
             'profile' => 'nullable|json',
+            'knowledgeEquityResponse.selectedOption' => [
+                'nullable',
+                Rule::in('yes', 'no', 'unsure', 'unsaid'),
+            ],
+            'knowledgeEquityResponse.freeTextResponse' => [
+                'nullable',
+                'max:3000',
+            ],
         ]);
 
         $rawProfile = false;
@@ -64,11 +74,13 @@ public function create(Request $request): \Illuminate\Http\Response {
             $profileValidator->validateWithBag('post');
         }
 
+        $rawKnowledgeEquityResponse = $request->input('knowledgeEquityResponse');
+
         $wiki = null;
         $dbAssignment = null;
 
         // TODO create with some sort of owner etc?
-        DB::transaction(function () use ($user, $request, &$wiki, &$dbAssignment, $submittedDomain, $rawProfile) {
+        DB::transaction(function () use ($user, $request, &$wiki, &$dbAssignment, $submittedDomain, $rawProfile, $rawKnowledgeEquityResponse) {
             $dbVersion = Config::get('wbstack.wiki_db_use_version');
             $wikiDbCondition = ['wiki_id' => null, 'version' => $dbVersion];
 
@@ -158,6 +170,10 @@ public function create(Request $request): \Illuminate\Http\Response {
             if ($rawProfile) {
                 WikiProfile::create(['wiki_id' => $wiki->id, ...$rawProfile]);
             }
+
+            if ($rawKnowledgeEquityResponse) {
+                KnowledgeEquityResponse::create(['wiki_id' => $wiki->id, ...$rawKnowledgeEquityResponse]);
+            }
         });
 
         // TODO maybe always make these run in a certain order..?
diff --git a/tests/Routes/Wiki/CreateTest.php b/tests/Routes/Wiki/CreateTest.php
index 6d66842a..170590fa 100644
--- a/tests/Routes/Wiki/CreateTest.php
+++ b/tests/Routes/Wiki/CreateTest.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 use App\Jobs\ElasticSearchAliasInit;
 use App\Jobs\MediawikiInit;
 use App\Jobs\ProvisionWikiDbJob;
+use App\KnowledgeEquityResponse;
 use App\QueryserviceNamespace;
 use App\User;
 use App\Wiki;
@@ -310,4 +311,82 @@ public function testCreateWithProfileCreatesProfiles(): void {
             WikiProfile::where(['wiki_id' => $id])->count()
         );
     }
+
+    public function testCreateWithKERCreatesProfiles(): void {
+        $this->createSQLandQSDBs();
+        Queue::fake();
+        $user = User::factory()->create(['verified' => true]);
+        $response = $this->actingAs($user, 'api')
+            ->json(
+                'POST',
+                $this->route,
+                [...self::defaultData, 'knowledgeEquityResponse' => [
+                    // This only tests the selectedOption since in the future this will become required while
+                    // the freeTextResponse will not.
+                    'selectedOption' => 'yes',
+                ]]
+            );
+        $id = $response->decodeResponseJson()['data']['id'];
+        $this->assertEquals(1,
+            KnowledgeEquityResponse::where(['wiki_id' => $id])->count()
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateWithKERRejectsIfSelectedOptionIsInvalid(): void {
+        $this->createSQLandQSDBs();
+        Queue::fake();
+        $user = User::factory()->create(['verified' => true]);
+        $response = $this->actingAs($user, 'api')
+            ->json(
+                'POST',
+                $this->route,
+                [...self::defaultData, 'knowledgeEquityResponse' => [
+                    'selectedOption' => 'yeeeeeah',
+                ]]
+            );
+        $response->assertStatus(422);
+        // This only tests for the existance of an error key.
+        // Using JSON path to check the specific errors message
+        // binds very tightly to the laravel implemention of validation and was hard to make work.
+        $response->assertJsonStructure(['errors']);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateWithKERCreatesIf3000FreeTextResponse(): void {
+        $this->createSQLandQSDBs();
+        Queue::fake();
+        $user = User::factory()->create(['verified' => true]);
+        $response = $this->actingAs($user, 'api')
+            ->json(
+                'POST',
+                $this->route,
+                [...self::defaultData, 'knowledgeEquityResponse' => [
+                    'selectedOption' => 'yes',
+                    'freeTextResponse' => str_repeat('a', 3000),
+                ]]
+            );
+        $id = $response->decodeResponseJson()['data']['id'];
+        $this->assertEquals(1,
+            KnowledgeEquityResponse::where(['wiki_id' => $id])->count()
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateWithKERErrorsIf3001FreeTextResponse(): void {
+        $this->createSQLandQSDBs();
+        Queue::fake();
+        $user = User::factory()->create(['verified' => true]);
+        $response = $this->actingAs($user, 'api')
+            ->json(
+                'POST',
+                $this->route,
+                [...self::defaultData, 'knowledgeEquityResponse' => [
+                    'selectedOption' => 'yes',
+                    'freeTextResponse' => str_repeat('a', 3001),
+                ]]
+            );
+        $response->assertStatus(422);
+        // This only tests for the existance of an error key.
+        // Using JSON path to check the specific errors message
+        // binds very tightly to the laravel implemention of validation and was hard to make work.
+        $response->assertJsonStructure(['errors']);
+    }
 }