diff --git a/html/inc/consent.inc b/html/inc/consent.inc
index a9f2fd57fe..b263268eff 100644
--- a/html/inc/consent.inc
+++ b/html/inc/consent.inc
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 include_once("../inc/boinc_db.inc");
 include_once("../inc/util.inc");
 
+define('MIN_BOINCCLIENT_VERSION_TOU', 61000);
 define('CONSENT_TYPE_ENROLL','ENROLL');
 
 function consent_to_a_policy($user, $consent_type_id, $consent_flag, $consent_not_required, $source, $ctime = 0) {
diff --git a/html/user/create_account.php b/html/user/create_account.php
index 59ea027904..ab1cb7c2bc 100644
--- a/html/user/create_account.php
+++ b/html/user/create_account.php
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ if ($user) {
     if ($checkct) {
         // As of Sept 2018, this code allows 'legacy' boinc clients to
         // create accounts. If consent_flag is null, e.g., if an older
-        // BOINC client creates an account withouth this new
+        // BOINC client creates an account without this new
         // parameter, the account is created as normal and there is no
         // updateto the consent table.
         //
@@ -111,6 +111,14 @@ if ($user) {
         // is_null($consent_flag) returns TRUE, then return an
         // xml_error(-1, ...).
 
+        // If BOINC client version is larger than the minimum defined,
+        // then assume consent has been given, because the user must
+        // have clicked through the terms-of-use dialog box.
+        $client_version = boinc_client_version();
+        if ($client_version >= MIN_BOINCCLIENT_VERSION_TOU) {
+            $consent_flag=1;
+            $source='BoincClient';
+        }
         if ( (!is_null($consent_flag)) and $source) {
             // Record the user giving consent in database - if consent_flag is 0,
             // this is an 'anonymous account' and consent_not_required is