diff --git a/src/topics/create.js b/src/topics/create.js
index edb1f1b84d..bc1091bf52 100644
--- a/src/topics/create.js
+++ b/src/topics/create.js
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ module.exports = function (Topics) {
 							'cid:' + topicData.cid + ':uid:' + topicData.uid + ':tids',
 						], timestamp, topicData.tid, next);
 					},
+					function (next) {
+						db.sortedSetAdd('cid:' + topicData.cid + ':tids:votes', 0, topicData.tid, next);
+					},
 					function (next) {
 						categories.updateRecentTid(topicData.cid, topicData.tid, next);
 					},