diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index b0a0f20b9..ac387b8c6 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ ILLEGAL_MODEL_REQ_SCORE=5
 #========================#
 
 CHECK_BALANCE=false
+# START_BALANCE=20000 # note: the number of tokens that will be credited after registration.
 
 #========================#
 # Registration and Login #
diff --git a/api/models/userMethods.js b/api/models/userMethods.js
index 913ce762e..63b25edd3 100644
--- a/api/models/userMethods.js
+++ b/api/models/userMethods.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 const bcrypt = require('bcryptjs');
 const signPayload = require('~/server/services/signPayload');
+const { isEnabled } = require('~/server/utils/handleText');
+const Balance = require('./Balance');
 const User = require('./User');
 
 /**
@@ -71,6 +73,16 @@ const createUser = async (data, disableTTL = true, returnUser = false) => {
   }
 
   const user = await User.create(userData);
+
+  if (isEnabled(process.env.CHECK_BALANCE) && process.env.START_BALANCE) {
+    let incrementValue = parseInt(process.env.START_BALANCE);
+    await Balance.findOneAndUpdate(
+      { user: user._id },
+      { $inc: { tokenCredits: incrementValue } },
+      { upsert: true, new: true },
+    ).lean();
+  }
+
   if (returnUser) {
     return user.toObject();
   }