diff --git a/includes/reader-revenue/class-woocommerce-connection.php b/includes/reader-revenue/class-woocommerce-connection.php
index dc066555d5..02ed89d954 100644
--- a/includes/reader-revenue/class-woocommerce-connection.php
+++ b/includes/reader-revenue/class-woocommerce-connection.php
@@ -15,27 +15,80 @@
  * Connection with WooCommerce's features.
  */
 class WooCommerce_Connection {
+	/**
+	 * Get WC's Order Item related to a donation frequency.
+	 *
+	 * @param string $frequency Donation frequency.
+	 * @param number $amount Donation amount.
+	 */
+	private static function get_donation_order_item( $frequency, $amount = 0 ) {
+		$product_id = Donations::get_donation_product( $frequency );
+		if ( false === $product_id ) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		$item = new \WC_Order_Item_Product();
+		$item->set_product( wc_get_product( $product_id ) );
+		$item->set_total( $amount );
+		$item->set_subtotal( $amount );
+		return $item;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * If the site is using woocommerce-memberships, create a new user and a
+	 * membership, if the donation type calls for it.
+	 *
+	 * @param string $email_address Email address.
+	 * @param string $full_name Full name.
+	 * @param string $frequency Donation frequency.
+	 */
+	public static function set_up_membership( $email_address, $full_name, $frequency ) {
+		if ( ! class_exists( 'WC_Memberships_Membership_Plans' ) ) {
+			return;
+		}
+		Logger::log( 'Creating a membership' );
+		$wc_memberships_membership_plans = new \WC_Memberships_Membership_Plans();
+		$should_create_account           = false;
+		$membership_plans                = $wc_memberships_membership_plans->get_membership_plans();
+		$order_items                     = [ self::get_donation_order_item( $frequency ) ];
+		foreach ( $membership_plans as $plan ) {
+			$access_granting_product_ids = wc_memberships_get_order_access_granting_product_ids( $plan, '', $order_items );
+			if ( ! empty( $access_granting_product_ids ) ) {
+				$should_create_account = true;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		if ( $should_create_account ) {
+			Logger::log( 'This order will result in a membership, creating account for user.' );
+			$user_login = sanitize_title( $full_name );
+			$user_id    = wc_create_new_customer( $email_address, $user_login, '', [ 'display_name' => $full_name ] );
+			if ( is_wp_error( $user_id ) ) {
+				return $user_id;
+			}
+
+			// Log the new user in.
+			wp_set_current_user( $user_id, $user_login );
+			wp_set_auth_cookie( $user_id );
+			return $user_id;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Add a donation transaction to WooCommerce.
 	 *
 	 * @param object $order_data Order data.
 	 */
 	public static function create_transaction( $order_data ) {
-		Logger::log( 'Creating order' );
+		Logger::log( 'Creating an order' );
 
 		$order     = wc_create_order( [ 'status' => 'completed' ] );
 		$frequency = $order_data['frequency'];
 
-		$product_id = Donations::get_donation_product( $frequency );
-		if ( false === $product_id ) {
-			return new WP_Error( 'newspack_woocommerce', __( 'Missing donation product ID.', 'newspack' ) );
+		$item = self::get_donation_order_item( $frequency, $order_data['amount'] );
+		if ( false === $item ) {
+			return new WP_Error( 'newspack_woocommerce', __( 'Missing donation product.', 'newspack' ) );
 		}
 
-		$item = new \WC_Order_Item_Product();
-		$item->set_product( wc_get_product( $product_id ) );
-		$item->set_total( $order_data['amount'] );
-		$item->set_subtotal( $order_data['amount'] );
-
 		$order->add_item( $item );
 		$order->calculate_totals();
 		$order->set_currency( $order_data['currency'] );
@@ -68,12 +121,20 @@ public static function create_transaction( $order_data ) {
 			$order->add_meta_data( 'newspack-cid', $order_data['client_id'] );
 		}
 
-		if ( ! empty( $order_data['user_id'] ) ) {
+		$has_user_id = ! empty( $order_data['user_id'] );
+		if ( $has_user_id ) {
 			$order->set_customer_id( $order_data['user_id'] );
 		}
 
 		$order->set_created_via( 'newspack-stripe' );
 		$order->save();
+
+		if ( class_exists( 'WC_Memberships_Membership_Plans' ) ) {
+			$wc_memberships_membership_plans = new \WC_Memberships_Membership_Plans();
+			// If the order items are tied to a membership plan, a membership will be created.
+			$wc_memberships_membership_plans->grant_access_to_membership_from_order( $order );
+		}
+
 		return $order->get_id();
 	}
 }