diff --git a/bookwyrm/forms.py b/bookwyrm/forms.py
index ff35a9486..a20fadcb3 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/forms.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/forms.py
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ class InviteRequestForm(CustomForm):
 
     class Meta:
         model = models.InviteRequest
-        fields = ["email"]
+        fields = ["email", "answer"]
 
 
 class CreateInviteForm(CustomForm):
diff --git a/bookwyrm/migrations/0145_auto_20220313_2206.py b/bookwyrm/migrations/0145_auto_20220313_2206.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8d06ca8b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookwyrm/migrations/0145_auto_20220313_2206.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.2.12 on 2022-03-13 22:06
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("bookwyrm", "0144_alter_announcement_display_type"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="inviterequest",
+            name="answer",
+            field=models.TextField(blank=True, max_length=50, null=True),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="sitesettings",
+            name="invite_question_text",
+            field=models.CharField(
+                blank=True, default="What is your favourite book?", max_length=255
+            ),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="sitesettings",
+            name="invite_request_question",
+            field=models.BooleanField(default=False),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/bookwyrm/models/site.py b/bookwyrm/models/site.py
index c6c53f765..e939da20f 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/models/site.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/models/site.py
@@ -48,8 +48,12 @@ class SiteSettings(models.Model):
     # registration
     allow_registration = models.BooleanField(default=False)
     allow_invite_requests = models.BooleanField(default=True)
+    invite_request_question = models.BooleanField(default=False)
     require_confirm_email = models.BooleanField(default=True)
 
+    invite_question_text = models.CharField(
+        max_length=255, blank=True, default="What is your favourite book?"
+    )
     # images
     logo = models.ImageField(upload_to="logos/", null=True, blank=True)
     logo_small = models.ImageField(upload_to="logos/", null=True, blank=True)
@@ -99,11 +103,13 @@ class SiteSettings(models.Model):
         return urljoin(STATIC_FULL_URL, default_path)
 
     def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        """if require_confirm_email is disabled, make sure no users are pending"""
+        """if require_confirm_email is disabled, make sure no users are pending, if enabled, make sure invite_question_text is not empty"""
         if not self.require_confirm_email:
             User.objects.filter(is_active=False, deactivation_reason="pending").update(
                 is_active=True, deactivation_reason=None
             )
+        if not self.invite_question_text:
+            self.invite_question_text = "What is your favourite book?"
         super().save(*args, **kwargs)
 
 
@@ -149,6 +155,7 @@ class InviteRequest(BookWyrmModel):
     invite = models.ForeignKey(
         SiteInvite, on_delete=models.SET_NULL, null=True, blank=True
     )
+    answer = models.TextField(max_length=50, unique=False, null=True, blank=True)
     invite_sent = models.BooleanField(default=False)
     ignored = models.BooleanField(default=False)
 
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/landing/layout.html b/bookwyrm/templates/landing/layout.html
index 6d69cafc2..bf0a6b2a1 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/landing/layout.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/landing/layout.html
@@ -70,6 +70,14 @@
 
                             {% include 'snippets/form_errors.html' with errors_list=request_form.email.errors id="desc_request_email" %}
                         </div>
+                        {% if site.invite_request_question %}
+                            <div class="block">
+                                <label for="id_answer_register" class="label">{{ site.invite_question_text }}</label>
+                                <input type="answer" name="answer" maxlength="50" class="input" required="true" id="id_answer_register" aria-describedby="desc_answer_register">
+                                {% include 'snippets/form_errors.html' with errors_list=request_form.answer.errors id="desc_answer_register" %}
+                            </div>
+                        {% endif %}
+
                         <button type="submit" class="button is-link">{% trans "Submit" %}</button>
                     </form>
                 {% endif %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/settings/invites/manage_invite_requests.html b/bookwyrm/templates/settings/invites/manage_invite_requests.html
index fb7c0b1fb..bdd60099a 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/settings/invites/manage_invite_requests.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/settings/invites/manage_invite_requests.html
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
                 {% include 'snippets/table-sort-header.html' with field="invite__invitees__created_date" sort=sort text=text %}
             </th>
             <th>{% trans "Email" %}</th>
+            {% if site.invite_request_question %}
+                <th>{% trans "Answer" %}</th>
+            {% endif %}
             <th>
                 {% trans "Status" as text %}
                 {% include 'snippets/table-sort-header.html' with field="invite__times_used" sort=sort text=text %}
@@ -54,6 +57,9 @@
             <td>{{ req.created_date | naturaltime }}</td>
             <td>{{ req.invite.invitees.first.created_date | naturaltime }}</td>
             <td>{{ req.email }}</td>
+            {% if site.invite_request_question %}
+                <td>{{ req.answer }}</td>
+            {% endif %}
             <td>
                 {% if req.invite.times_used %}
                 {% trans "Accepted" %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/settings/site.html b/bookwyrm/templates/settings/site.html
index 4d9dbe400..d55514b55 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/settings/site.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/settings/site.html
@@ -145,6 +145,18 @@
                     {% trans "Allow invite requests" %}
                 </label>
             </div>
+            <div class="field">
+                <label class="label" for="id_invite_requests_question">
+                    {{ site_form.invite_request_question }}
+                    {% trans "Set a question for invite requests" %}
+                </label>
+            </div>
+                <div class="field">
+                    <label class="label" for="id_invite_question_text">
+                        {% trans "Question:" %}
+                        {{ site_form.invite_question_text }}
+                    </label>
+                </div>
             <div class="field">
                 <label class="label mb-0" for="id_require_confirm_email">
                     {{ site_form.require_confirm_email }}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/admin/invite.py b/bookwyrm/views/admin/invite.py
index 322c5fcba..7da84c96c 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/admin/invite.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/admin/invite.py
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ class ManageInviteRequests(View):
             "created_date",
             "invite__times_used",
             "invite__invitees__created_date",
+            "answer",
         ]
         # pylint: disable=consider-using-f-string
         if not sort in sort_fields + ["-{:s}".format(f) for f in sort_fields]:
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ class ManageInviteRequests(View):
         invite_request = get_object_or_404(
             models.InviteRequest, id=request.POST.get("invite-request")
         )
+
         # only create a new invite if one doesn't exist already (resending)
         if not invite_request.invite:
             invite_request.invite = models.SiteInvite.objects.create(
@@ -170,10 +172,7 @@ class InviteRequest(View):
             received = True
             form.save()
 
-        data = {
-            "request_form": form,
-            "request_received": received,
-        }
+        data = {"request_form": form, "request_received": received}
         return TemplateResponse(request, "landing/landing.html", data)