diff --git a/static/js/stream_create.js b/static/js/stream_create.js
index 477ccece6e..109e7fd511 100644
--- a/static/js/stream_create.js
+++ b/static/js/stream_create.js
@@ -170,26 +170,39 @@ function create_stream() {
 
     let invite_only;
     let history_public_to_subscribers;
+    let is_web_public;
     const privacy_setting = $("#stream_creation_form input[name=privacy]:checked").val();
 
     switch (privacy_setting) {
         case "invite-only": {
             invite_only = true;
             history_public_to_subscribers = false;
+            is_web_public = false;
 
             break;
         }
         case "invite-only-public-history": {
             invite_only = true;
             history_public_to_subscribers = true;
+            is_web_public = false;
+
+            break;
+        }
+        case "web-public": {
+            invite_only = false;
+            history_public_to_subscribers = true;
+            is_web_public = true;
 
             break;
         }
         default: {
             invite_only = false;
             history_public_to_subscribers = true;
+            is_web_public = false;
         }
     }
+
+    data.is_web_public = JSON.stringify(is_web_public);
     data.invite_only = JSON.stringify(invite_only);
     data.history_public_to_subscribers = JSON.stringify(history_public_to_subscribers);