diff --git a/readthedocs/allauth/providers/githubapp/__init__.py b/readthedocs/allauth/providers/githubapp/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/readthedocs/allauth/providers/githubapp/provider.py b/readthedocs/allauth/providers/githubapp/provider.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cf5958a7826
--- /dev/null
+++ b/readthedocs/allauth/providers/githubapp/provider.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from allauth.socialaccount.providers.github.provider import GitHubProvider
+from readthedocs.allauth.providers.githubapp.views import GitHubAppOAuth2Adapter
+
+
+class GitHubAppProvider(GitHubProvider):
+    id = "githubapp"
+    name = "GitHub App"
+    oauth2_adapter_class = GitHubAppOAuth2Adapter
+
+provider_classes = [GitHubAppProvider]
diff --git a/readthedocs/allauth/providers/githubapp/urls.py b/readthedocs/allauth/providers/githubapp/urls.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3ab15feaae2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/readthedocs/allauth/providers/githubapp/urls.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from allauth.socialaccount.providers.oauth2.urls import default_urlpatterns
+
+from readthedocs.allauth.providers.githubapp.provider import GitHubAppProvider
+
+
+urlpatterns = default_urlpatterns(GitHubAppProvider)
diff --git a/readthedocs/allauth/providers/githubapp/views.py b/readthedocs/allauth/providers/githubapp/views.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a5d1377c648
--- /dev/null
+++ b/readthedocs/allauth/providers/githubapp/views.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+from allauth.socialaccount.providers.github.views import GitHubOAuth2Adapter
+
+from allauth.socialaccount.providers.oauth2.views import (
+    OAuth2CallbackView,
+    OAuth2LoginView,
+)
+
+class GitHubAppOAuth2Adapter(GitHubOAuth2Adapter):
+    provider_id = 'githubapp'
+
+
+oauth2_login = OAuth2LoginView.adapter_view(GitHubAppOAuth2Adapter)
+oauth2_callback = OAuth2CallbackView.adapter_view(GitHubAppOAuth2Adapter)
diff --git a/readthedocs/core/adapters.py b/readthedocs/core/adapters.py
index 56edf345691..c2f8005271d 100644
--- a/readthedocs/core/adapters.py
+++ b/readthedocs/core/adapters.py
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 """Allauth overrides."""
 
+from allauth.socialaccount.adapter import DefaultSocialAccountAdapter
+from allauth.socialaccount.models import SocialAccount
+from allauth.socialaccount.providers.github.provider import GitHubProvider
+
 import structlog
 from allauth.account.adapter import DefaultAccountAdapter
 from django.utils.encoding import force_str
 
+from readthedocs.allauth.providers.githubapp.provider import GitHubAppProvider
 from readthedocs.core.utils import send_email_from_object
 from readthedocs.invitations.models import Invitation
 
@@ -50,3 +55,16 @@ def save_user(self, request, user, form, commit=True):
                 invitation.delete()
             else:
                 log.info("Invitation not found", invitation_pk=invitation_pk)
+
+
+class SocialAccountAdapter(DefaultSocialAccountAdapter):
+
+    def pre_social_login(self, request, sociallogin):
+        provider = sociallogin.account.get_provider()
+        if provider.id == GitHubAppProvider.id and not sociallogin.is_existing:
+            social_ccount = SocialAccount.objects.filter(
+                provider=GitHubProvider.id,
+                uid=sociallogin.account.uid,
+            ).first()
+            if social_ccount:
+                sociallogin.connect(request, social_ccount.user)
diff --git a/readthedocs/settings/base.py b/readthedocs/settings/base.py
index b98cc1ea04f..7e7e6ca9038 100644
--- a/readthedocs/settings/base.py
+++ b/readthedocs/settings/base.py
@@ -2,19 +2,17 @@
 
 import os
 import re
-import subprocess
 import socket
+import subprocess
 
 import structlog
-
 from celery.schedules import crontab
+from corsheaders.defaults import default_headers
+from django.conf.global_settings import PASSWORD_HASHERS
 
+from readthedocs.builds import constants_docker
 from readthedocs.core.logs import shared_processors
-from corsheaders.defaults import default_headers
 from readthedocs.core.settings import Settings
-from readthedocs.builds import constants_docker
-
-from django.conf.global_settings import PASSWORD_HASHERS
 
 try:
     import readthedocsext.cdn  # noqa
@@ -73,7 +71,7 @@ def _show_debug_toolbar(request):
                 # It's a "known issue/bug" and there is no solution as far as we can tell.
                 "debug_toolbar.panels.sql.SQLPanel",
                 "debug_toolbar.panels.templates.TemplatesPanel",
-            ]
+            ],
         }
 
     @property
@@ -294,6 +292,7 @@ def INSTALLED_APPS(self):  # noqa
             "allauth.account",
             "allauth.socialaccount",
             "allauth.socialaccount.providers.github",
+            "readthedocs.allauth.providers.githubapp",
             "allauth.socialaccount.providers.gitlab",
             "allauth.socialaccount.providers.bitbucket_oauth2",
             "allauth.mfa",
@@ -679,6 +678,7 @@ def DOCKER_LIMITS(self):
 
     # Allauth
     ACCOUNT_ADAPTER = "readthedocs.core.adapters.AccountAdapter"
+    SOCIALACCOUNT_ADAPTER = 'readthedocs.core.adapters.SocialAccountAdapter'
     ACCOUNT_EMAIL_REQUIRED = True
     # By preventing enumeration, we will always send an email,
     # even if the email is not registered, that's hurting
@@ -709,6 +709,12 @@ def DOCKER_LIMITS(self):
                 "repo:status",
             ],
         },
+        "githubapp": {
+            "APPS": [
+                {"client_id": "123", "secret": "456", "key": ""},
+            ],
+            "SCOPE": [],
+        },
         "gitlab": {
             "APPS": [
                 {"client_id": "123", "secret": "456", "key": ""},