diff --git a/ghost/members-api/subscriptions/payment-processors/stripe/api.js b/ghost/members-api/subscriptions/payment-processors/stripe/api.js
index a611174d0a..e3a69c7668 100644
--- a/ghost/members-api/subscriptions/payment-processors/stripe/api.js
+++ b/ghost/members-api/subscriptions/payment-processors/stripe/api.js
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ function createSubscription(stripe, member, metadata) {
         }).then(() => {
             return stripe.subscriptions.create({
                 customer: customer.id,
-                items: [{plan: metadata.plan.id}]
+                items: [{plan: metadata.plan.id}],
+                coupon: metadata.coupon
             });
         });
     });
diff --git a/ghost/members-api/subscriptions/payment-processors/stripe/index.js b/ghost/members-api/subscriptions/payment-processors/stripe/index.js
index 6c3b7b3517..96ff45bb66 100644
--- a/ghost/members-api/subscriptions/payment-processors/stripe/index.js
+++ b/ghost/members-api/subscriptions/payment-processors/stripe/index.js
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ module.exports = class StripePaymentProcessor {
 
             return api.subscriptions.create(this._stripe, member, {
                 plan,
-                stripeToken: metadata.stripeToken
+                stripeToken: metadata.stripeToken,
+                coupon: metadata.coupon
             });
         });
     }