diff --git a/src/it/java/teammates/it/ui/webapi/CreateAccountRequestActionIT.java b/src/it/java/teammates/it/ui/webapi/CreateAccountRequestActionIT.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..70aa4ecc521
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+++ b/src/it/java/teammates/it/ui/webapi/CreateAccountRequestActionIT.java
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package teammates.it.ui.webapi;
+
+import org.testng.annotations.Test;
+
+import teammates.common.util.Const;
+import teammates.common.util.EmailType;
+import teammates.common.util.EmailWrapper;
+import teammates.storage.sqlentity.AccountRequest;
+import teammates.ui.output.JoinLinkData;
+import teammates.ui.request.AccountCreateRequest;
+import teammates.ui.webapi.CreateAccountRequestAction;
+import teammates.ui.webapi.JsonResult;
+
+/**
+ * SUT: {@link CreateAccountRequestAction}.
+ */
+public class CreateAccountRequestActionIT extends BaseActionIT<CreateAccountRequestAction> {
+
+    @Override
+    String getActionUri() {
+        return Const.ResourceURIs.ACCOUNT_REQUEST;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    String getRequestMethod() {
+        return POST;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @Test
+    protected void testExecute() throws Exception {
+        // This is a minimal test; other cases are not tested due to upcoming changes in behaviour.
+        AccountCreateRequest request = new AccountCreateRequest();
+        request.setInstructorEmail("ring-bearer@fellowship.net");
+        request.setInstructorName("Frodo Baggins");
+        request.setInstructorInstitution("The Fellowship of the Ring");
+        CreateAccountRequestAction action = getAction(request);
+        JsonResult result = getJsonResult(action);
+        JoinLinkData output = (JoinLinkData) result.getOutput();
+        AccountRequest accountRequest = logic.getAccountRequest("ring-bearer@fellowship.net", "The Fellowship of the Ring");
+        assertEquals("ring-bearer@fellowship.net", accountRequest.getEmail());
+        assertEquals("Frodo Baggins", accountRequest.getName());
+        assertEquals("The Fellowship of the Ring", accountRequest.getInstitute());
+        assertNull(accountRequest.getRegisteredAt());
+        assertEquals(accountRequest.getRegistrationUrl(), output.getJoinLink());
+        verifyNumberOfEmailsSent(1);
+        verifySpecifiedTasksAdded(Const.TaskQueue.SEARCH_INDEXING_QUEUE_NAME, 1);
+        EmailWrapper emailSent = mockEmailSender.getEmailsSent().get(0);
+        assertEquals(String.format(EmailType.NEW_INSTRUCTOR_ACCOUNT.getSubject(), "Frodo Baggins"),
+                emailSent.getSubject());
+        assertEquals("ring-bearer@fellowship.net", emailSent.getRecipient());
+        assertTrue(emailSent.getContent().contains(output.getJoinLink()));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void testAccessControl() throws Exception {
+        // This is not tested due to upcoming changes in behaviour.
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/teammates/ui/webapi/CreateAccountRequestAction.java b/src/main/java/teammates/ui/webapi/CreateAccountRequestAction.java
index 0022e2ff26a..27de0e8437b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/teammates/ui/webapi/CreateAccountRequestAction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/teammates/ui/webapi/CreateAccountRequestAction.java
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /**
  * Creates a new account request.
  */
-class CreateAccountRequestAction extends AdminOnlyAction {
+public class CreateAccountRequestAction extends AdminOnlyAction {
 
     @Override
     public JsonResult execute()
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ public JsonResult execute()
 
         try {
             accountRequest = sqlLogic.createAccountRequest(instructorName, instructorEmail, instructorInstitution);
+            taskQueuer.scheduleAccountRequestForSearchIndexing(instructorEmail, instructorInstitution);
         } catch (InvalidParametersException ipe) {
             throw new InvalidHttpRequestBodyException(ipe);
         } catch (EntityAlreadyExistsException eaee) {