diff --git a/api_docs/changelog.md b/api_docs/changelog.md
index a0bc811446..0383f6a867 100644
--- a/api_docs/changelog.md
+++ b/api_docs/changelog.md
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ format used by the Zulip server that they are interacting with.
 
 ## Changes in Zulip 7.0
 
+**Feature level 180**
+
+* `POST /invites`: Added support for invitations specifying the empty
+  list as the user's initial stream subscriptions. Previously, this
+  returned an error.
+
 **Feature level 179**:
 
 * [`POST /scheduled_messages`](/api/create-or-update-scheduled-message):
diff --git a/version.py b/version.py
index e3d2ab20c2..0c65315773 100644
--- a/version.py
+++ b/version.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ DESKTOP_WARNING_VERSION = "5.4.3"
 # Changes should be accompanied by documentation explaining what the
 # new level means in api_docs/changelog.md, as well as "**Changes**"
 # entries in the endpoint's documentation in `zulip.yaml`.
-API_FEATURE_LEVEL = 179
+API_FEATURE_LEVEL = 180
 
 # Bump the minor PROVISION_VERSION to indicate that folks should provision
 # only when going from an old version of the code to a newer version. Bump
diff --git a/web/src/invite.js b/web/src/invite.js
index daacc938a7..68a4412c23 100644
--- a/web/src/invite.js
+++ b/web/src/invite.js
@@ -260,9 +260,8 @@ function open_invite_user_modal(e) {
         function toggle_invite_submit_button() {
             $("#invite-user-modal .dialog_submit_button").prop(
                 "disabled",
-                ($("#invitee_emails").val().trim() === "" &&
-                    !$("#generate_multiuse_invite_radio").is(":checked")) ||
-                    $("#streams_to_add input:checked").length === 0,
+                $("#invitee_emails").val().trim() === "" &&
+                    !$("#generate_multiuse_invite_radio").is(":checked"),
             );
         }
 
@@ -326,10 +325,6 @@ function open_invite_user_modal(e) {
 
         $("#invite_uncheck_all_button").on("click", () => {
             $("#streams_to_add input[type=checkbox]").prop("checked", false);
-            $("#invite-user-modal .dialog_submit_button").prop(
-                "disabled",
-                !$("#generate_multiuse_invite_radio").is(":checked"),
-            );
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_invite.py b/zerver/tests/test_invite.py
index 91e73f9622..170141eb1e 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_invite.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_invite.py
@@ -704,6 +704,18 @@ class InviteUserTest(InviteUserBase):
         self.submit_reg_form_for_user(invitee, "password")
         self.check_user_subscribed_only_to_streams("alice", streams)
 
+        invitee = self.nonreg_email("bob")
+        self.assert_json_success(self.invite(invitee, []))
+        self.assertTrue(find_key_by_email(invitee))
+
+        default_streams = get_default_streams_for_realm(realm.id)
+        self.assert_length(default_streams, 1)
+
+        self.submit_reg_form_for_user(invitee, "password")
+        # If no streams are provided, user is not subscribed to
+        # default streams as well.
+        self.check_user_subscribed_only_to_streams("bob", [])
+
     def test_can_invite_others_to_realm(self) -> None:
         def validation_func(user_profile: UserProfile) -> bool:
             user_profile.refresh_from_db()
@@ -921,11 +933,6 @@ earl-test@zulip.com""",
         do_set_realm_property(realm, "emails_restricted_to_domains", True, acting_user=None)
 
         self.login("hamlet")
-        invitee_emails = "foo@zulip.com"
-        self.assert_json_error(
-            self.invite(invitee_emails, []),
-            "You must specify at least one stream for invitees to join.",
-        )
 
         for address in ("noatsign.com", "outsideyourdomain@example.net"):
             self.assert_json_error(
diff --git a/zerver/views/invite.py b/zerver/views/invite.py
index 78cd106567..cb98e5557d 100644
--- a/zerver/views/invite.py
+++ b/zerver/views/invite.py
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@ def invite_users_backend(
         raise JsonableError(_("Must be an organization administrator"))
     if not invitee_emails_raw:
         raise JsonableError(_("You must specify at least one email address."))
-    if not stream_ids:
-        raise JsonableError(_("You must specify at least one stream for invitees to join."))
 
     invitee_emails = get_invitee_emails_set(invitee_emails_raw)