diff --git a/CHANGES/406.feature b/CHANGES/406.feature
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..db84c96e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGES/406.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Added autopublish functionality.
+Creates a structured APT publication when used.
+Cannot be used to create verbatim publications.
diff --git a/pulp_deb/app/migrations/0032_add_autopublish.py b/pulp_deb/app/migrations/0032_add_autopublish.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b408491a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pulp_deb/app/migrations/0032_add_autopublish.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('deb', '0001_initial_squashed_0031_add_domains'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='aptrepository',
+            name='autopublish',
+            field=models.BooleanField(default=False),
+        ),
+    ]
+
diff --git a/pulp_deb/app/models/repository.py b/pulp_deb/app/models/repository.py
index 2c19628e5..d851b0e97 100644
--- a/pulp_deb/app/models/repository.py
+++ b/pulp_deb/app/models/repository.py
@@ -68,6 +68,30 @@ class AptRepository(Repository, AutoAddObjPermsMixin):
     )
     # Implicit signing_service_release_overrides
 
+    autopublish = models.BooleanField(default=False)
+
+    def on_new_version(self, version):
+        """
+        Called when new repository versions are created.
+
+        Args:
+            version: The new repository version.
+        """
+        super().on_new_version(version)
+
+        # avoid circular import issues
+        from pulp_deb.app import tasks
+
+        if self.autopublish:
+            tasks.publish(
+                repository_version_pk=version.pk,
+                # We currently support only automatically creating a structured
+                # publication
+                simple=False,
+                structured=True,
+                signing_service_pk=getattr(self.signing_service, "pk", None),
+            )
+
     class Meta:
         default_related_name = "%(app_label)s_%(model_name)s"
         permissions = [
diff --git a/pulp_deb/app/serializers/repository_serializers.py b/pulp_deb/app/serializers/repository_serializers.py
index 99b100b55..79a9f9c7c 100644
--- a/pulp_deb/app/serializers/repository_serializers.py
+++ b/pulp_deb/app/serializers/repository_serializers.py
@@ -44,6 +44,16 @@ class AptRepositorySerializer(RepositorySerializer):
     A Serializer for AptRepository.
     """
 
+    autopublish = serializers.BooleanField(
+        help_text=_(
+            "Whether to automatically create publications for new repository versions, "
+            "and update any distributions pointing to this repository. Will create a "
+            "standard structured APT publication."
+        ),
+        default=False,
+        required=False,
+    )
+
     publish_upstream_release_fields = serializers.BooleanField(
         help_text=_(
             "Previously, pulp_deb only synced the Release file fields codename and suite, now "
@@ -78,6 +88,7 @@ class AptRepositorySerializer(RepositorySerializer):
 
     class Meta:
         fields = RepositorySerializer.Meta.fields + (
+            "autopublish",
             "publish_upstream_release_fields",
             "signing_service",
             "signing_service_release_overrides",
diff --git a/pulp_deb/tests/functional/api/test_auto_publish.py b/pulp_deb/tests/functional/api/test_auto_publish.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0b4ed1bd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pulp_deb/tests/functional/api/test_auto_publish.py
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import pytest
+
+from pulpcore.client.pulp_deb import (
+    AptRepositorySyncURL,
+)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def setup_autopublish(
+    deb_get_fixture_server_url, deb_repository_factory, deb_remote_factory, deb_distribution_factory
+):
+    """Create remote, repo, publish settings, and distribution."""
+    url = deb_get_fixture_server_url()
+    remote = deb_remote_factory(url=url)
+    repo = deb_repository_factory(autopublish=True)
+    distribution = deb_distribution_factory(repository=repo)
+
+    return repo, remote, distribution
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parallel
+def test_01_sync(setup_autopublish, apt_repository_api, apt_publication_api, monitor_task):
+    """Assert that syncing the repository triggers auto-publish and auto-distribution."""
+    repo, remote, distribution = setup_autopublish
+    assert apt_publication_api.list(repository=repo.pulp_href).count == 0
+    assert distribution.publication is None
+
+    # Sync the repository.
+    repository_sync_data = AptRepositorySyncURL(remote=remote.pulp_href)
+    sync_response = apt_repository_api.sync(repo.pulp_href, repository_sync_data)
+    task = monitor_task(sync_response.task)
+
+    # Check that all the appropriate resources were created
+    assert len(task.created_resources) > 1
+    publications = apt_publication_api.list(repository=repo.pulp_href)
+    assert publications.count == 1
+
+    # Sync the repository again. Since there should be no new repository version, there
+    # should be no new publications or distributions either.
+    sync_response = apt_repository_api.sync(repo.pulp_href, repository_sync_data)
+    task = monitor_task(sync_response.task)
+
+    assert len(task.created_resources) == 0
+    assert apt_publication_api.list(repository=repo.pulp_href).count == 1
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parallel
+def test_02_modify(
+    setup_autopublish, apt_repository_api, apt_package_api, apt_publication_api, monitor_task
+):
+    """Assert that modifying the repository triggers auto-publish and auto-distribution."""
+    repo, remote, distribution = setup_autopublish
+    assert apt_publication_api.list(repository=repo.pulp_href).count == 0
+    assert distribution.publication is None
+
+    # Modify the repository by adding a content unit
+    content = apt_package_api.list().results[0].pulp_href
+
+    modify_response = apt_repository_api.modify(repo.pulp_href, {"add_content_units": [content]})
+    task = monitor_task(modify_response.task)
+
+    # Check that all the appropriate resources were created
+    assert len(task.created_resources) > 1
+    publications = apt_publication_api.list(repository=repo.pulp_href)
+    assert publications.count == 1