diff --git a/src/NATS.Server/JetStream/Cluster/AssetPlacementPlanner.cs b/src/NATS.Server/JetStream/Cluster/AssetPlacementPlanner.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6722fda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NATS.Server/JetStream/Cluster/AssetPlacementPlanner.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+namespace NATS.Server.JetStream.Cluster;
+
+public sealed class AssetPlacementPlanner
+{
+    private readonly int _nodes;
+
+    public AssetPlacementPlanner(int nodes)
+    {
+        _nodes = Math.Max(nodes, 1);
+    }
+
+    public IReadOnlyList<int> PlanReplicas(int replicas)
+    {
+        var count = Math.Min(Math.Max(replicas, 1), _nodes);
+        return Enumerable.Range(1, count).ToArray();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/NATS.Server/JetStream/Cluster/JetStreamMetaGroup.cs b/src/NATS.Server/JetStream/Cluster/JetStreamMetaGroup.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75943d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NATS.Server/JetStream/Cluster/JetStreamMetaGroup.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+using System.Collections.Concurrent;
+using NATS.Server.JetStream.Models;
+
+namespace NATS.Server.JetStream.Cluster;
+
+public sealed class JetStreamMetaGroup
+{
+    private readonly int _nodes;
+    private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, byte> _streams = new(StringComparer.Ordinal);
+
+    public JetStreamMetaGroup(int nodes)
+    {
+        _nodes = nodes;
+    }
+
+    public Task ProposeCreateStreamAsync(StreamConfig config, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        _streams[config.Name] = 0;
+        return Task.CompletedTask;
+    }
+
+    public MetaGroupState GetState()
+    {
+        return new MetaGroupState
+        {
+            Streams = _streams.Keys.OrderBy(x => x, StringComparer.Ordinal).ToArray(),
+            ClusterSize = _nodes,
+        };
+    }
+}
+
+public sealed class MetaGroupState
+{
+    public IReadOnlyList<string> Streams { get; init; } = [];
+    public int ClusterSize { get; init; }
+}
diff --git a/src/NATS.Server/JetStream/ConsumerManager.cs b/src/NATS.Server/JetStream/ConsumerManager.cs
index 36d778e..68ba351 100644
--- a/src/NATS.Server/JetStream/ConsumerManager.cs
+++ b/src/NATS.Server/JetStream/ConsumerManager.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using NATS.Server.JetStream.Api;
+using NATS.Server.JetStream.Cluster;
 using NATS.Server.JetStream.Consumers;
 using NATS.Server.JetStream.Models;
 using NATS.Server.JetStream.Storage;
@@ -8,10 +9,16 @@ namespace NATS.Server.JetStream;
 
 public sealed class ConsumerManager
 {
+    private readonly JetStreamMetaGroup? _metaGroup;
     private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<(string Stream, string Name), ConsumerHandle> _consumers = new();
     private readonly PullConsumerEngine _pullConsumerEngine = new();
     private readonly PushConsumerEngine _pushConsumerEngine = new();
 
+    public ConsumerManager(JetStreamMetaGroup? metaGroup = null)
+    {
+        _metaGroup = metaGroup;
+    }
+
     public int ConsumerCount => _consumers.Count;
 
     public JetStreamApiResponse CreateOrUpdate(string stream, ConsumerConfig config)
diff --git a/src/NATS.Server/JetStream/StreamManager.cs b/src/NATS.Server/JetStream/StreamManager.cs
index f33061f..b294cff 100644
--- a/src/NATS.Server/JetStream/StreamManager.cs
+++ b/src/NATS.Server/JetStream/StreamManager.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using NATS.Server.JetStream.Api;
+using NATS.Server.JetStream.Cluster;
 using NATS.Server.JetStream.MirrorSource;
 using NATS.Server.JetStream.Models;
 using NATS.Server.JetStream.Publish;
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ namespace NATS.Server.JetStream;
 
 public sealed class StreamManager
 {
+    private readonly JetStreamMetaGroup? _metaGroup;
     private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, StreamHandle> _streams =
         new(StringComparer.Ordinal);
     private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, List<MirrorCoordinator>> _mirrorsByOrigin =
@@ -17,6 +19,11 @@ public sealed class StreamManager
     private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, List<SourceCoordinator>> _sourcesByOrigin =
         new(StringComparer.Ordinal);
 
+    public StreamManager(JetStreamMetaGroup? metaGroup = null)
+    {
+        _metaGroup = metaGroup;
+    }
+
     public IReadOnlyCollection<string> StreamNames => _streams.Keys.ToArray();
 
     public JetStreamApiResponse CreateOrUpdate(StreamConfig config)
@@ -30,6 +37,7 @@ public sealed class StreamManager
             _ => new StreamHandle(normalized, new MemStore()),
             (_, existing) => existing with { Config = normalized });
         RebuildReplicationCoordinators();
+        _metaGroup?.ProposeCreateStreamAsync(normalized, default).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
 
         return BuildStreamInfoResponse(handle);
     }
diff --git a/tests/NATS.Server.Tests/JetStreamMetaGroupTests.cs b/tests/NATS.Server.Tests/JetStreamMetaGroupTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f669f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/NATS.Server.Tests/JetStreamMetaGroupTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+using NATS.Server.JetStream;
+using NATS.Server.JetStream.Cluster;
+using NATS.Server.JetStream.Models;
+
+namespace NATS.Server.Tests;
+
+public class JetStreamMetaGroupTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Stream_create_requires_meta_group_commit()
+    {
+        await using var fixture = await JetStreamClusterFixture.StartAsync(nodes: 3);
+
+        var result = await fixture.CreateStreamAsync("ORDERS", replicas: 3);
+        result.Error.ShouldBeNull();
+
+        var meta = await fixture.GetMetaStateAsync();
+        meta.Streams.ShouldContain("ORDERS");
+    }
+}
+
+internal sealed class JetStreamClusterFixture : IAsyncDisposable
+{
+    private readonly JetStreamMetaGroup _metaGroup;
+    private readonly StreamManager _streamManager;
+
+    private JetStreamClusterFixture(JetStreamMetaGroup metaGroup, StreamManager streamManager)
+    {
+        _metaGroup = metaGroup;
+        _streamManager = streamManager;
+    }
+
+    public static Task<JetStreamClusterFixture> StartAsync(int nodes)
+    {
+        var meta = new JetStreamMetaGroup(nodes);
+        var streamManager = new StreamManager(meta);
+        return Task.FromResult(new JetStreamClusterFixture(meta, streamManager));
+    }
+
+    public Task<NATS.Server.JetStream.Api.JetStreamApiResponse> CreateStreamAsync(string name, int replicas)
+    {
+        var response = _streamManager.CreateOrUpdate(new StreamConfig
+        {
+            Name = name,
+            Subjects = [name.ToLowerInvariant() + ".*"],
+            Replicas = replicas,
+        });
+        return Task.FromResult(response);
+    }
+
+    public Task<MetaGroupState> GetMetaStateAsync() => Task.FromResult(_metaGroup.GetState());
+
+    public ValueTask DisposeAsync() => ValueTask.CompletedTask;
+}