diff --git a/ghost/members-api/lib/MembersAPI.js b/ghost/members-api/lib/MembersAPI.js
index f39b603b11..b6917cd282 100644
--- a/ghost/members-api/lib/MembersAPI.js
+++ b/ghost/members-api/lib/MembersAPI.js
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ module.exports = function MembersAPI({
     }
 
     async function getMemberDataFromMagicLinkToken(token) {
-        const {email, labels = [], name = '', oldEmail} = await magicLinkService.getDataFromToken(token);
+        const {email, labels = [], name = '', oldEmail, newsletters} = await magicLinkService.getDataFromToken(token);
         if (!email) {
             return null;
         }
@@ -241,8 +241,7 @@ module.exports = function MembersAPI({
             }
             return member;
         }
-
-        const newMember = await users.create({name, email, labels});
+        const newMember = await users.create({name, email, labels, newsletters});
         await MemberLoginEvent.add({member_id: newMember.id});
         return getMemberIdentityData(email);
     }
diff --git a/ghost/members-api/lib/controllers/router.js b/ghost/members-api/lib/controllers/router.js
index e08ee0fb74..5eac3f6314 100644
--- a/ghost/members-api/lib/controllers/router.js
+++ b/ghost/members-api/lib/controllers/router.js
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ module.exports = class RouterController {
                     await this._sendEmailWithMagicLink({email, tokenData, requestedType: emailType, requestSrc});
                 }
             } else {
-                const tokenData = _.pick(req.body, ['labels', 'name']);
+                const tokenData = _.pick(req.body, ['labels', 'name', 'newsletters']);
                 await this._sendEmailWithMagicLink({email, tokenData, requestedType: emailType, requestSrc});
             }
             res.writeHead(201);