diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/oauth_dispatch/management/commands/create_dot_application.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/oauth_dispatch/management/commands/create_dot_application.py
index d8175aee06..f7d781b924 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/oauth_dispatch/management/commands/create_dot_application.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/oauth_dispatch/management/commands/create_dot_application.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 """
 Management command for creating a Django OAuth Toolkit Application model.
+
+Also creates an oauth_dispatch application access if scopes are provided.
 """
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
@@ -9,6 +11,7 @@ import logging
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
 from oauth2_provider.models import get_application_model
+from openedx.core.djangoapps.oauth_dispatch.models import ApplicationAccess
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -59,6 +62,35 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
                             dest='client_secret',
                             default='',
                             help='The client_secret for this application. If omitted, one will be generated.')
+        parser.add_argument('--scopes',
+                            action='store',
+                            dest='scopes',
+                            default='',
+                            help='Comma-separated list of scopes that this application will be allowed to request.')
+
+    def _create_application_access(self, application, scopes):
+        """
+        If scopes are supplied, creates an oauth_dispatch ApplicationAccess for the provided
+        scopes and DOT application.
+        """
+        if not scopes:
+            return
+
+        if ApplicationAccess.objects.filter(application_id=application.id).exists():
+            logger.info('Application access for application {} already exists.'.format(
+                application.name,
+            ))
+            return
+
+        application_access = ApplicationAccess.objects.create(
+            application_id=application.id,
+            scopes=scopes,
+        )
+        application_access.save()
+        logger.info('Created application access for {} with scopes: {}'.format(
+            application.name,
+            application_access.scopes,
+        ))
 
     def handle(self, *args, **options):
         app_name = options['name']
@@ -69,6 +101,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         client_type = Application.CLIENT_PUBLIC if options['public'] else Application.CLIENT_CONFIDENTIAL
         client_id = options['client_id']
         client_secret = options['client_secret']
+        scopes = options['scopes']
 
         user = User.objects.get(username=username)
 
@@ -77,6 +110,8 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
                 app_name,
                 username
             ))
+            application = Application.objects.get(user=user, name=app_name)
+            self._create_application_access(application, scopes)
             return
 
         create_kwargs = dict(
@@ -100,3 +135,4 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
             application.client_id,
             application.client_secret
         ))
+        self._create_application_access(application, scopes)
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/oauth_dispatch/management/commands/tests/test_create_dot_application.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/oauth_dispatch/management/commands/tests/test_create_dot_application.py
index 7c2fe88c94..5e143cd19a 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/oauth_dispatch/management/commands/tests/test_create_dot_application.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/oauth_dispatch/management/commands/tests/test_create_dot_application.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from django.core.management import call_command
 from django.test import TestCase
 from oauth2_provider.models import get_application_model
 
+from openedx.core.djangoapps.oauth_dispatch.models import ApplicationAccess
 from student.tests.factories import UserFactory
 
 from ..create_dot_application import Command
@@ -31,13 +32,13 @@ class TestCreateDotApplication(TestCase):
         Application.objects.filter(user=self.user).delete()
 
     @ddt.data(
-        (None, None, None, None, False),
-        (None, None, 'client-abc', None, False),
-        (None, None, None, 'great-big-secret', False),
-        ('password', True, 'client-dce', 'has-a-great-big-secret', True),
+        (None, None, None, None, False, None),
+        (None, None, 'client-abc', None, False, None),
+        (None, None, None, 'great-big-secret', False, 'email,profile,user_id'),
+        ('password', True, 'client-dce', 'has-a-great-big-secret', True, None),
     )
     @ddt.unpack
-    def test_create_dot_application(self, grant_type, public, client_id, client_secret, skip_auth):
+    def test_create_dot_application(self, grant_type, public, client_id, client_secret, skip_auth, scopes):
         # Add optional arguments if provided
         call_args = ['testing_application', self.user.username]
         if grant_type:
@@ -60,6 +61,9 @@ class TestCreateDotApplication(TestCase):
             call_args.append(client_secret)
         if skip_auth:
             call_args.append('--skip-authorization')
+        if scopes:
+            call_args.append('--scopes')
+            call_args.append(scopes)
 
         call_command(Command(), *call_args)
 
@@ -78,8 +82,17 @@ class TestCreateDotApplication(TestCase):
         if client_secret:
             self.assertEqual(client_secret, application.client_secret)
 
+        if scopes:
+            app_access_list = ApplicationAccess.objects.filter(application_id=application.id)
+            self.assertEqual(1, len(app_access_list))
+            app_access = app_access_list[0]
+            self.assertEqual(scopes.split(','), app_access.scopes)
+
         # When called a second time with the same arguments, the command should
         # exit gracefully without creating a second application.
         call_command(Command(), *call_args)
         apps = Application.objects.filter(name='testing_application')
         self.assertEqual(1, len(apps))
+        if scopes:
+            app_access_list = ApplicationAccess.objects.filter(application_id=application.id)
+            self.assertEqual(1, len(app_access_list))