diff --git a/imports/client/components/HuntProfileListPage.tsx b/imports/client/components/HuntProfileListPage.tsx
index 712a0d9b8..ecc091cb1 100644
--- a/imports/client/components/HuntProfileListPage.tsx
+++ b/imports/client/components/HuntProfileListPage.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   listAllRolesForHunt,
   userMayAddUsersToHunt,
   userMayMakeOperatorForHunt,
+  userMayUpdateHuntInvitationCode,
   userMayUseDiscordBotAPIs,
 } from "../../lib/permission_stubs";
 import ProfileList from "./ProfileList";
@@ -31,11 +32,20 @@ const HuntProfileListPage = () => {
   );
 
   const hunt = useTracker(() => Hunts.findOne(huntId), [huntId]);
-  const { canInvite, canSyncDiscord, canMakeOperator } = useTracker(() => {
+  const {
+    canInvite,
+    canSyncDiscord,
+    canMakeOperator,
+    canUpdateHuntInvitationCode,
+  } = useTracker(() => {
     return {
       canInvite: userMayAddUsersToHunt(Meteor.user(), hunt),
       canSyncDiscord: userMayUseDiscordBotAPIs(Meteor.user()),
       canMakeOperator: userMayMakeOperatorForHunt(Meteor.user(), hunt),
+      canUpdateHuntInvitationCode: userMayUpdateHuntInvitationCode(
+        Meteor.user(),
+        hunt,
+      ),
     };
   }, [hunt]);
   const roles = useTracker(
@@ -63,6 +73,7 @@ const HuntProfileListPage = () => {
       canInvite={canInvite}
       canSyncDiscord={canSyncDiscord}
       canMakeOperator={canMakeOperator}
+      canUpdateHuntInvitationCode={canUpdateHuntInvitationCode}
     />
   );
 };
diff --git a/imports/client/components/JoinHunt.tsx b/imports/client/components/JoinHunt.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..428947dbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/imports/client/components/JoinHunt.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { useNavigate, useParams } from "react-router-dom";
+import acceptHuntInvitationCode from "../../methods/acceptHuntInvitationCode";
+
+const JoinHunt = () => {
+  const invitationCode = useParams<"invitationCode">().invitationCode!;
+  const [status, setStatus] = useState<string>("loading...");
+
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    acceptHuntInvitationCode.call({ invitationCode }, (error, huntId) => {
+      if (error) {
+        setStatus(error.reason ?? "Unknown error");
+      } else {
+        navigate(`/hunts/${huntId}`);
+      }
+    });
+  }, [invitationCode, navigate]);
+
+  return <div>{status}</div>;
+};
+
+export default JoinHunt;
diff --git a/imports/client/components/ProfileList.tsx b/imports/client/components/ProfileList.tsx
index e9ec13831..7cdd9726c 100644
--- a/imports/client/components/ProfileList.tsx
+++ b/imports/client/components/ProfileList.tsx
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ import { formatDiscordName } from "../../lib/discord";
 import isAdmin from "../../lib/isAdmin";
 import type { HuntType } from "../../lib/models/Hunts";
 import { userIsOperatorForHunt } from "../../lib/permission_stubs";
+import clearHuntInvitationCode from "../../methods/clearHuntInvitationCode";
 import demoteOperator from "../../methods/demoteOperator";
+import generateHuntInvitationCode from "../../methods/generateHuntInvitationCode";
 import promoteOperator from "../../methods/promoteOperator";
 import syncHuntDiscordRole from "../../methods/syncHuntDiscordRole";
 import Avatar from "./Avatar";
@@ -272,6 +274,7 @@ const ProfileList = ({
   canInvite,
   canSyncDiscord,
   canMakeOperator,
+  canUpdateHuntInvitationCode,
   users,
   roles,
 }: {
@@ -279,6 +282,7 @@ const ProfileList = ({
   canInvite?: boolean;
   canSyncDiscord?: boolean;
   canMakeOperator?: boolean;
+  canUpdateHuntInvitationCode?: boolean;
   users: Meteor.User[];
   roles?: Record<string, string[]>;
 }) => {
@@ -367,6 +371,67 @@ const ProfileList = ({
     );
   }, [hunt, canSyncDiscord, syncDiscord]);
 
+  const invitationLink = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!hunt || !canInvite || !hunt.invitationCode) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    return (
+      <p>
+        Invitation link:{" "}
+        <a href={`/join/${hunt.invitationCode}`}>
+          {`${window.location.origin}/join/${hunt.invitationCode}`}
+        </a>
+      </p>
+    );
+  }, [hunt, canInvite]);
+
+  const generateInvitationLink = useCallback(() => {
+    if (!hunt) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    generateHuntInvitationCode.call({ huntId: hunt._id });
+  }, [hunt]);
+
+  const clearInvitationLink = useCallback(() => {
+    if (!hunt) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    clearHuntInvitationCode.call({ huntId: hunt._id });
+  }, [hunt]);
+
+  const invitationLinkManagementButtons = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!hunt || !canUpdateHuntInvitationCode) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    return (
+      <FormGroup className="mb-3">
+        <Button variant="info" onClick={generateInvitationLink}>
+          {hunt.invitationCode
+            ? "Regenerate invitation link"
+            : "Generate invitation link"}
+        </Button>
+        {hunt.invitationCode && (
+          <Button variant="info" className="ms-1" onClick={clearInvitationLink}>
+            Disable invitation link
+          </Button>
+        )}
+        <FormText>
+          Manage the public invitation link that can be used by anyone to join
+          this hunt
+        </FormText>
+      </FormGroup>
+    );
+  }, [
+    hunt,
+    canUpdateHuntInvitationCode,
+    clearInvitationLink,
+    generateInvitationLink,
+  ]);
+
   const inviteToHuntItem = useMemo(() => {
     if (!hunt || !canInvite) {
       return null;
@@ -411,6 +476,9 @@ const ProfileList = ({
 
       {syncDiscordButton}
 
+      {invitationLink}
+      {invitationLinkManagementButtons}
+
       <FormGroup className="mb-3">
         <FormLabel htmlFor="jr-profile-list-search">Search</FormLabel>
         <InputGroup>
diff --git a/imports/client/components/Routes.tsx b/imports/client/components/Routes.tsx
index b9b751043..6dabae9b5 100644
--- a/imports/client/components/Routes.tsx
+++ b/imports/client/components/Routes.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import HuntListApp from "./HuntListApp";
 import HuntListPage from "./HuntListPage";
 import HuntProfileListPage from "./HuntProfileListPage";
 import HuntersApp from "./HuntersApp";
+import JoinHunt from "./JoinHunt";
 import Loading from "./Loading";
 import LoginForm from "./LoginForm";
 import PasswordResetForm from "./PasswordResetForm";
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ export const AuthenticatedRouteList: RouteObject[] = [
   },
   { path: "/setup", element: <SetupPage /> },
   { path: "/rtcdebug", element: <RTCDebugPage /> },
+  { path: "/join/:invitationCode", element: <JoinHunt /> },
 ].map((r) => {
   return {
     ...r,
diff --git a/imports/lib/models/Hunts.ts b/imports/lib/models/Hunts.ts
index 33240e611..38132f728 100644
--- a/imports/lib/models/Hunts.ts
+++ b/imports/lib/models/Hunts.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ const EditableHunt = z.object({
   // If provided, then members of the hunt who have also linked their Discord
   // profile will be added to this role.
   memberDiscordRole: SavedDiscordObjectFields.optional(),
+  // If provided, this is an invitation code that can be used to join this hunt.
+  // This takes the place of a direct (user-to-user) invitation.
+  invitationCode: nonEmptyString.optional(),
 });
 export type EditableHuntType = z.infer<typeof EditableHunt>;
 const Hunt = withCommon(EditableHunt);
@@ -68,6 +71,7 @@ export const HuntPattern = {
   puzzleHooksDiscordChannel: Match.Optional(SavedDiscordObjectPattern),
   firehoseDiscordChannel: Match.Optional(SavedDiscordObjectPattern),
   memberDiscordRole: Match.Optional(SavedDiscordObjectPattern),
+  invitationCode: Match.Optional(String),
 };
 
 const Hunts = new SoftDeletedModel("jr_hunts", Hunt);
diff --git a/imports/lib/permission_stubs.ts b/imports/lib/permission_stubs.ts
index 146ac82c8..915c56232 100644
--- a/imports/lib/permission_stubs.ts
+++ b/imports/lib/permission_stubs.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,25 @@ export function userMayAddUsersToHunt(
   return hunt.openSignups;
 }
 
+export function userMayUpdateHuntInvitationCode(
+  user: Pick<Meteor.User, "roles"> | null | undefined,
+  hunt: Pick<HuntType, "_id"> | null | undefined,
+): boolean {
+  if (!user || !hunt) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if (isAdmin(user)) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  if (isOperatorForHunt(user, hunt)) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
 // Admins and operators may add announcements to a hunt.
 export function userMayAddAnnouncementToHunt(
   user: Pick<Meteor.User, "roles"> | null | undefined,
diff --git a/imports/methods/acceptHuntInvitationCode.ts b/imports/methods/acceptHuntInvitationCode.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5f4d454c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/imports/methods/acceptHuntInvitationCode.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import TypedMethod from "./TypedMethod";
+
+export default new TypedMethod<{ invitationCode: string }, string>(
+  "Hunts.methods.acceptHuntInvitationCode",
+);
diff --git a/imports/methods/clearHuntInvitationCode.ts b/imports/methods/clearHuntInvitationCode.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f6607caa1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/imports/methods/clearHuntInvitationCode.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import TypedMethod from "./TypedMethod";
+
+export default new TypedMethod<{ huntId: string }, void>(
+  "Hunts.methods.clearHuntInvitationCode",
+);
diff --git a/imports/methods/generateHuntInvitationCode.ts b/imports/methods/generateHuntInvitationCode.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..88f9c74b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/imports/methods/generateHuntInvitationCode.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import TypedMethod from "./TypedMethod";
+
+export default new TypedMethod<{ huntId: string }, string>(
+  "Hunts.methods.generateHuntInvitationCode",
+);
diff --git a/imports/server/methods/acceptHuntInvitationCode.ts b/imports/server/methods/acceptHuntInvitationCode.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fb70a8032
--- /dev/null
+++ b/imports/server/methods/acceptHuntInvitationCode.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { check } from "meteor/check";
+import { Meteor } from "meteor/meteor";
+import Hunts from "../../lib/models/Hunts";
+import MeteorUsers from "../../lib/models/MeteorUsers";
+import acceptHuntInvitationCode from "../../methods/acceptHuntInvitationCode";
+import addUserToHunt from "../addUserToHunt";
+import defineMethod from "./defineMethod";
+
+defineMethod(acceptHuntInvitationCode, {
+  validate(arg) {
+    check(arg, {
+      invitationCode: String,
+    });
+    return arg;
+  },
+
+  async run({ invitationCode }): Promise<string> {
+    check(this.userId, String);
+
+    const hunt = await Hunts.findOneAsync({
+      invitationCode,
+    });
+    if (!hunt) {
+      throw new Meteor.Error(404, "Invalid invitation code");
+    }
+
+    const user = await MeteorUsers.findOneAsync(this.userId);
+    const email = user?.emails?.[0]?.address;
+    if (!email) {
+      throw new Meteor.Error(500, "No email found for current user");
+    }
+
+    await addUserToHunt({ hunt, email, invitedBy: this.userId });
+
+    return hunt._id;
+  },
+});
diff --git a/imports/server/methods/clearHuntInvitationCode.ts b/imports/server/methods/clearHuntInvitationCode.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5dbce45fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/imports/server/methods/clearHuntInvitationCode.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { check } from "meteor/check";
+import { Meteor } from "meteor/meteor";
+import Hunts from "../../lib/models/Hunts";
+import MeteorUsers from "../../lib/models/MeteorUsers";
+import { userMayUpdateHuntInvitationCode } from "../../lib/permission_stubs";
+import clearHuntInvitationCode from "../../methods/clearHuntInvitationCode";
+import defineMethod from "./defineMethod";
+
+// Clear the invitation code for the given hunt.
+defineMethod(clearHuntInvitationCode, {
+  validate(arg) {
+    check(arg, {
+      huntId: String,
+    });
+    return arg;
+  },
+
+  async run({ huntId }) {
+    check(this.userId, String);
+
+    const hunt = await Hunts.findOneAsync(huntId);
+    if (!hunt) {
+      throw new Meteor.Error(404, "Unknown hunt");
+    }
+
+    const user = await MeteorUsers.findOneAsync(this.userId);
+
+    if (!userMayUpdateHuntInvitationCode(user, hunt)) {
+      throw new Meteor.Error(
+        401,
+        `User ${this.userId} may not clear invitation code for ${huntId}`,
+      );
+    }
+
+    await Hunts.updateAsync(
+      { _id: huntId },
+      {
+        $unset: {
+          invitationCode: 1,
+        },
+      },
+    );
+  },
+});
diff --git a/imports/server/methods/generateHuntInvitationCode.ts b/imports/server/methods/generateHuntInvitationCode.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..845ead56a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/imports/server/methods/generateHuntInvitationCode.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { check } from "meteor/check";
+import { Meteor } from "meteor/meteor";
+import { Random } from "meteor/random";
+import Hunts from "../../lib/models/Hunts";
+import MeteorUsers from "../../lib/models/MeteorUsers";
+import { userMayUpdateHuntInvitationCode } from "../../lib/permission_stubs";
+import generateHuntInvitationCode from "../../methods/generateHuntInvitationCode";
+import defineMethod from "./defineMethod";
+
+// Generate (or regenerate) an invitation code for the given hunt.
+defineMethod(generateHuntInvitationCode, {
+  validate(arg) {
+    check(arg, {
+      huntId: String,
+    });
+    return arg;
+  },
+
+  async run({ huntId }) {
+    check(this.userId, String);
+
+    const hunt = await Hunts.findOneAsync(huntId);
+    if (!hunt) {
+      throw new Meteor.Error(404, "Unknown hunt");
+    }
+
+    const user = await MeteorUsers.findOneAsync(this.userId);
+
+    if (!userMayUpdateHuntInvitationCode(user, hunt)) {
+      throw new Meteor.Error(
+        401,
+        `User ${this.userId} may not generate invitation codes for ${huntId}`,
+      );
+    }
+
+    const newInvitationCode = Random.id();
+
+    await Hunts.updateAsync(
+      { _id: huntId },
+      {
+        $set: {
+          invitationCode: newInvitationCode,
+        },
+      },
+    );
+
+    return newInvitationCode;
+  },
+});
diff --git a/imports/server/methods/index.ts b/imports/server/methods/index.ts
index d39b5fd41..d1438cfc3 100644
--- a/imports/server/methods/index.ts
+++ b/imports/server/methods/index.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+import "./acceptHuntInvitationCode";
 import "./acceptUserHuntTerms";
 import "./addHuntUser";
 import "./addPuzzleAnswer";
 import "./addPuzzleTag";
 import "./bookmarkPuzzle";
 import "./bulkAddHuntUsers";
+import "./clearHuntInvitationCode";
 import "./configureClearGdriveCreds";
 import "./configureCollectGoogleAccountIds";
 import "./configureDiscordBot";
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ import "./dismissPendingAnnouncement";
 import "./ensurePuzzleDocument";
 import "./fetchAPIKey";
 import "./generateUploadToken";
+import "./generateHuntInvitationCode";
 import "./insertDocumentImage";
 import "./linkUserDiscordAccount";
 import "./linkUserGoogleAccount";
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/smoke.tsx b/tests/acceptance/smoke.tsx
index 530643fbb..cc93571ec 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/smoke.tsx
+++ b/tests/acceptance/smoke.tsx
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ if (Meteor.isClient) {
         huntId: fixtureHunt,
         puzzleId: fixturePuzzle,
         userId: Meteor.userId()!,
+        invitationCode: "abcdef123456",
       };
 
       const url = Object.entries(substitutions).reduce(