diff --git a/orcid-core/src/main/java/org/orcid/core/manager/RegistrationManager.java b/orcid-core/src/main/java/org/orcid/core/manager/RegistrationManager.java
index a49e5bac857..777033f11db 100644
--- a/orcid-core/src/main/java/org/orcid/core/manager/RegistrationManager.java
+++ b/orcid-core/src/main/java/org/orcid/core/manager/RegistrationManager.java
@@ -17,4 +17,6 @@ public interface RegistrationManager {
     String createMinimalRegistration(Registration registration, boolean usedCaptcha, Locale locale, String ip);
     
     Long getCount();
+
+    void createAffiliation(Registration registration, String newUserOrcid);
 }
diff --git a/orcid-core/src/main/java/org/orcid/core/manager/impl/RegistrationManagerImpl.java b/orcid-core/src/main/java/org/orcid/core/manager/impl/RegistrationManagerImpl.java
index 5de0ae5d3ab..60601f387c2 100644
--- a/orcid-core/src/main/java/org/orcid/core/manager/impl/RegistrationManagerImpl.java
+++ b/orcid-core/src/main/java/org/orcid/core/manager/impl/RegistrationManagerImpl.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import org.orcid.core.manager.AdminManager;
 import org.orcid.core.manager.EncryptionManager;
 import org.orcid.core.manager.OrcidGenerationManager;
+import org.orcid.core.manager.OrgDisambiguatedManager;
 import org.orcid.core.manager.ProfileEntityCacheManager;
 import org.orcid.core.manager.ProfileEntityManager;
 import org.orcid.core.manager.RegistrationManager;
@@ -38,7 +39,9 @@
 import org.orcid.persistence.jpa.entities.EmailEntity;
 import org.orcid.persistence.jpa.entities.OrcidGrantedAuthority;
 import org.orcid.persistence.jpa.entities.ProfileEntity;
+import org.orcid.pojo.OrgDisambiguated;
 import org.orcid.pojo.ProfileDeprecationRequest;
+import org.orcid.pojo.ajaxForm.AffiliationForm;
 import org.orcid.pojo.ajaxForm.PojoUtil;
 import org.orcid.pojo.ajaxForm.Registration;
 import org.orcid.pojo.ajaxForm.Text;
@@ -97,6 +100,9 @@ public class RegistrationManagerImpl implements RegistrationManager {
 
     @Resource(name = "affiliationsManagerV3")
     private AffiliationsManager affiliationsManager;
+
+    @Resource
+    private OrgDisambiguatedManager orgDisambiguatedManager;
     
     @Required
     public void setEncryptionManager(EncryptionManager encryptionManager) {
@@ -108,6 +114,18 @@ public Long getCount() {
         return profileDao.getConfirmedProfileCount();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void createAffiliation(Registration registration, String orcid) {
+        AffiliationForm affiliationForm = registration.getAffiliationForm();
+        OrgDisambiguated orgDisambiguated = orgDisambiguatedManager.findInDB(Long.valueOf(affiliationForm.getOrgDisambiguatedId().getValue()));
+        affiliationForm.setDisambiguatedAffiliationSourceId(Text.valueOf(orgDisambiguated.getSourceId()));
+        affiliationForm.setDisambiguationSource(Text.valueOf(orgDisambiguated.getSourceType()));
+        affiliationForm.setCity(Text.valueOf(orgDisambiguated.getCity()));
+        affiliationForm.setCountry(Text.valueOf(orgDisambiguated.getCountry()));
+        Affiliation affiliation = registration.getAffiliationForm().toAffiliation();
+        affiliationsManager.createEmploymentAffiliation(orcid, (Employment) affiliation, false);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public VerifyRegistrationToken parseEncyrptedParamsForVerification(String encryptedParams) {
         String decryptedParams = encryptionManager.decryptForExternalUse(encryptedParams);
@@ -298,11 +316,6 @@ private String createMinimalProfile(Registration registration, boolean usedCaptc
         }
         recordNameManager.createRecordName(orcid, name);
 
-        if (Features.REGISTRATION_2_0.isActive() && registration.getAffiliationForm() != null) {
-            Affiliation affiliation = registration.getAffiliationForm().toAffiliation();
-            affiliationsManager.createEmploymentAffiliation(orcid, (Employment) affiliation, false);
-        }
-
         // Create email frequency entity
         boolean sendQuarterlyTips = (registration.getSendOrcidNews() == null) ? false : registration.getSendOrcidNews().getValue();
         emailFrequencyManager.createOnRegister(orcid, SendEmailFrequency.WEEKLY, SendEmailFrequency.WEEKLY, SendEmailFrequency.WEEKLY, sendQuarterlyTips);
diff --git a/orcid-core/src/test/java/org/orcid/core/manager/impl/RegistrationManagerImplTest.java b/orcid-core/src/test/java/org/orcid/core/manager/impl/RegistrationManagerImplTest.java
index e0a6b83b2b1..bda40388b09 100644
--- a/orcid-core/src/test/java/org/orcid/core/manager/impl/RegistrationManagerImplTest.java
+++ b/orcid-core/src/test/java/org/orcid/core/manager/impl/RegistrationManagerImplTest.java
@@ -470,11 +470,14 @@ public void testRegisterWithAffiliationTest() {
         registrationForm.setAffiliationForm(getAffiliationForm());
 
         String userOrcid = registrationManager.createMinimalRegistration(registrationForm, true, java.util.Locale.ENGLISH, "0.0.0.0");
+        registrationManager.createAffiliation(registrationForm, userOrcid);
         assertNotNull(userOrcid);
         assertTrue(OrcidStringUtils.isValidOrcid(userOrcid));
         List<EmploymentSummary> employmentSummaryList = affiliationsManager.getEmploymentSummaryList(userOrcid);
         assertNotNull(employmentSummaryList);
         assertEquals(1, employmentSummaryList.size());
+        // Cleanup
+        affiliationsManager.removeAffiliation(userOrcid, employmentSummaryList.get(0).getPutCode());
     }
 
     private Registration createRegistrationForm(String email, boolean claimed) {
diff --git a/orcid-web/src/main/java/org/orcid/frontend/web/controllers/RegistrationController.java b/orcid-web/src/main/java/org/orcid/frontend/web/controllers/RegistrationController.java
index b06c4b7574a..f142de18577 100644
--- a/orcid-web/src/main/java/org/orcid/frontend/web/controllers/RegistrationController.java
+++ b/orcid-web/src/main/java/org/orcid/frontend/web/controllers/RegistrationController.java
@@ -48,8 +48,11 @@
 import org.orcid.jaxb.model.common.AvailableLocales;
 import org.orcid.jaxb.model.message.CreationMethod;
 import org.orcid.jaxb.model.v3.release.common.Visibility;
+import org.orcid.jaxb.model.v3.release.record.Affiliation;
 import org.orcid.jaxb.model.v3.release.record.AffiliationType;
+import org.orcid.jaxb.model.v3.release.record.Employment;
 import org.orcid.persistence.constants.SendEmailFrequency;
+import org.orcid.pojo.OrgDisambiguated;
 import org.orcid.pojo.Redirect;
 import org.orcid.pojo.ajaxForm.AffiliationForm;
 import org.orcid.pojo.ajaxForm.Date;
@@ -553,6 +556,9 @@ private void createMinimalRegistrationAndLogUserIn(HttpServletRequest request, H
         String unencryptedPassword = registration.getPassword().getValue();
         String orcidId = createMinimalRegistration(request, registration, usedCaptchaVerification, locale, ip);
         logUserIn(request, response, orcidId, unencryptedPassword);
+        if (Features.REGISTRATION_2_0.isActive() && registration.getAffiliationForm() != null) {
+            createAffiliation(registration, orcidId);
+        }
     }
 
     public void logUserIn(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, String orcidId, String password) {
@@ -584,6 +590,10 @@ public String createMinimalRegistration(HttpServletRequest request, Registration
         return newUserOrcid;
     }
 
+    private void createAffiliation(Registration registration, String newUserOrcid) {
+        registrationManager.createAffiliation(registration, newUserOrcid);
+    }
+    
     private void processProfileHistoryEvents(Registration registration, String newUserOrcid) {
         // t&cs must be accepted but check just in case!
         if (registration.getTermsOfUse().getValue()) {