diff --git a/docs/usage/helpers.md b/docs/usage/helpers.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..623dc9e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/usage/helpers.md
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Helpers
+
+## Create user
+
+**FastAPI Users** provides a helper function to easily create a user programmatically. They are available from your `FastAPIUsers` instance.
+
+```py
+regular_user = await fastapi_users.create_user(
+    UserCreate(
+        email="king.arthur@camelot.bt",
+        password="guinevere",
+    )
+)
+
+superuser = await fastapi_users.create_user(
+    UserCreate(
+        email="king.arthur@camelot.bt",
+        password="guinevere",
+        is_superuser=True,
+    )
+)
+```
diff --git a/fastapi_users/fastapi_users.py b/fastapi_users/fastapi_users.py
index e606ca05..51d93c4d 100644
--- a/fastapi_users/fastapi_users.py
+++ b/fastapi_users/fastapi_users.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from fastapi_users.router import (
     get_reset_password_router,
     get_users_router,
 )
+from fastapi_users.user import CreateUserProtocol, get_create_user
 
 try:
     from httpx_oauth.oauth2 import BaseOAuth2
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ class FastAPIUsers:
     :param user_update_model: Pydantic model for updating a user.
     :param user_db_model: Pydantic model of a DB representation of a user.
 
+    :attribute create_user: Helper function to create a user programmatically.
     :attribute get_current_user: Dependency callable to inject authenticated user.
     :attribute get_current_active_user: Dependency callable to inject active user.
     :attribute get_current_superuser: Dependency callable to inject superuser.
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ class FastAPIUsers:
 
     db: BaseUserDatabase
     authenticator: Authenticator
+    create_user: CreateUserProtocol
     _user_model: Type[models.BaseUser]
     _user_create_model: Type[models.BaseUserCreate]
     _user_update_model: Type[models.BaseUserUpdate]
@@ -61,6 +64,8 @@ class FastAPIUsers:
         self._user_update_model = user_update_model
         self._user_db_model = user_db_model
 
+        self.create_user = get_create_user(db, user_db_model)
+
         self.get_current_user = self.authenticator.get_current_user
         self.get_current_active_user = self.authenticator.get_current_active_user
         self.get_current_superuser = self.authenticator.get_current_superuser
@@ -83,10 +88,9 @@ class FastAPIUsers:
         after a successful registration.
         """
         return get_register_router(
-            self.db,
+            self.create_user,
             self._user_model,
             self._user_create_model,
-            self._user_db_model,
             after_register,
         )
 
diff --git a/fastapi_users/models.py b/fastapi_users/models.py
index 833a891f..6f843c10 100644
--- a/fastapi_users/models.py
+++ b/fastapi_users/models.py
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ class BaseUser(CreateUpdateDictModel):
 class BaseUserCreate(CreateUpdateDictModel):
     email: EmailStr
     password: str
+    is_active: Optional[bool] = True
+    is_superuser: Optional[bool] = False
 
 
 class BaseUserUpdate(BaseUser):
diff --git a/fastapi_users/router/register.py b/fastapi_users/router/register.py
index 53beed01..6ce58a8c 100644
--- a/fastapi_users/router/register.py
+++ b/fastapi_users/router/register.py
@@ -1,18 +1,16 @@
-from typing import Callable, Optional, Type, cast
+from typing import Callable, Optional, Type
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, HTTPException, Request, status
 
 from fastapi_users import models
-from fastapi_users.db import BaseUserDatabase
-from fastapi_users.password import get_password_hash
 from fastapi_users.router.common import ErrorCode, run_handler
+from fastapi_users.user import CreateUserProtocol, UserAlreadyExists
 
 
 def get_register_router(
-    user_db: BaseUserDatabase[models.BaseUserDB],
+    create_user: CreateUserProtocol,
     user_model: Type[models.BaseUser],
     user_create_model: Type[models.BaseUserCreate],
-    user_db_model: Type[models.BaseUserDB],
     after_register: Optional[Callable[[models.UD, Request], None]] = None,
 ) -> APIRouter:
     """Generate a router with the register route."""
@@ -22,21 +20,14 @@ def get_register_router(
         "/register", response_model=user_model, status_code=status.HTTP_201_CREATED
     )
     async def register(request: Request, user: user_create_model):  # type: ignore
-        user = cast(models.BaseUserCreate, user)  # Prevent mypy complain
-        existing_user = await user_db.get_by_email(user.email)
-
-        if existing_user is not None:
+        try:
+            created_user = await create_user(user, safe=True)
+        except UserAlreadyExists:
             raise HTTPException(
                 status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
                 detail=ErrorCode.REGISTER_USER_ALREADY_EXISTS,
             )
 
-        hashed_password = get_password_hash(user.password)
-        db_user = user_db_model(
-            **user.create_update_dict(), hashed_password=hashed_password
-        )
-        created_user = await user_db.create(db_user)
-
         if after_register:
             await run_handler(after_register, created_user, request)
 
diff --git a/fastapi_users/user.py b/fastapi_users/user.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..86c96b4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fastapi_users/user.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+from typing import Awaitable, Type
+
+from typing_extensions import Protocol
+
+from fastapi_users import models
+from fastapi_users.db import BaseUserDatabase
+from fastapi_users.password import get_password_hash
+
+
+class UserAlreadyExists(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+class CreateUserProtocol(Protocol):  # pragma: no cover
+    def __call__(
+        self, user: models.BaseUserCreate, safe: bool = False
+    ) -> Awaitable[models.BaseUserDB]:
+        pass
+
+
+def get_create_user(
+    user_db: BaseUserDatabase[models.BaseUserDB],
+    user_db_model: Type[models.BaseUserDB],
+) -> CreateUserProtocol:
+    async def create_user(
+        user: models.BaseUserCreate, safe: bool = False
+    ) -> models.BaseUserDB:
+        existing_user = await user_db.get_by_email(user.email)
+
+        if existing_user is not None:
+            raise UserAlreadyExists()
+
+        hashed_password = get_password_hash(user.password)
+        user_dict = (
+            user.create_update_dict() if safe else user.create_update_dict_superuser()
+        )
+        db_user = user_db_model(**user_dict, hashed_password=hashed_password)
+        return await user_db.create(db_user)
+
+    return create_user
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index 5fc97ad3..3876f1bc 100644
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ nav:
     - usage/flow.md
     - usage/routes.md
     - usage/dependency-callables.md
+    - usage/helpers.md
   - Migration:
     - migration/08_to_1x.md
     - migration/1x_to_2x.md
diff --git a/tests/test_router_register.py b/tests/test_router_register.py
index efaddbba..65fd7a5e 100644
--- a/tests/test_router_register.py
+++ b/tests/test_router_register.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import pytest
 from fastapi import FastAPI, Request, status
 
 from fastapi_users.router import ErrorCode, get_register_router
+from fastapi_users.user import get_create_user
 from tests.conftest import User, UserCreate, UserDB
 
 SECRET = "SECRET"
@@ -29,13 +30,13 @@ def after_register(request):
 @pytest.fixture
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_app_client(
-    mock_user_db, mock_authentication, after_register, get_test_client
+    mock_user_db, after_register, get_test_client
 ) -> AsyncGenerator[httpx.AsyncClient, None]:
+    create_user = get_create_user(mock_user_db, UserDB)
     register_router = get_register_router(
-        mock_user_db,
+        create_user,
         User,
         UserCreate,
-        UserDB,
         after_register,
     )
 
diff --git a/tests/test_user.py b/tests/test_user.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b21e14f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_user.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import pytest
+
+from fastapi_users.user import CreateUserProtocol, UserAlreadyExists, get_create_user
+from tests.conftest import UserCreate, UserDB
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def create_user(
+    mock_user_db,
+) -> CreateUserProtocol:
+    return get_create_user(mock_user_db, UserDB)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.router
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+class TestCreateUser:
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "email", ["king.arthur@camelot.bt", "King.Arthur@camelot.bt"]
+    )
+    async def test_existing_user(self, email, create_user):
+        user = UserCreate(email=email, password="guinevere")
+        with pytest.raises(UserAlreadyExists):
+            await create_user(user)
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("email", ["lancelot@camelot.bt", "Lancelot@camelot.bt"])
+    async def test_regular_user(self, email, create_user):
+        user = UserCreate(email=email, password="guinevere")
+        created_user = await create_user(user)
+        assert type(created_user) == UserDB
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("safe,result", [(True, False), (False, True)])
+    async def test_superuser(self, create_user, safe, result):
+        user = UserCreate(
+            email="lancelot@camelot.b", password="guinevere", is_superuser=True
+        )
+        created_user = await create_user(user, safe)
+        assert type(created_user) == UserDB
+        assert created_user.is_superuser is result
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("safe,result", [(True, True), (False, False)])
+    async def test_is_active(self, create_user, safe, result):
+        user = UserCreate(
+            email="lancelot@camelot.b", password="guinevere", is_active=False
+        )
+        created_user = await create_user(user, safe)
+        assert type(created_user) == UserDB
+        assert created_user.is_active is result