diff --git a/app/models/budget.rb b/app/models/budget.rb
index 56b774a41..bf3fc13f5 100644
--- a/app/models/budget.rb
+++ b/app/models/budget.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ class Budget < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   before_validation :sanitize_descriptions
 
+  after_create :generate_phases
+
   scope :drafting, -> { where(phase: "drafting") }
   scope :accepting, -> { where(phase: "accepting") }
   scope :reviewing, -> { where(phase: "reviewing") }
@@ -156,5 +158,17 @@ class Budget < ActiveRecord::Base
       send("description_#{phase}=", sanitized)
     end
   end
+
+  def generate_phases
+    Budget::Phase::PHASE_KINDS.each do |phase|
+      Budget::Phase.create(
+        budget: self,
+        kind: phase,
+        prev_phase: phases&.last,
+        starts_at: phases&.last&.ends_at || Date.current,
+        ends_at: (phases&.last&.ends_at || Date.current) + 1.month
+      )
+    end
+  end
 end
 
diff --git a/spec/models/budget_spec.rb b/spec/models/budget_spec.rb
index fe96d8ab7..7369d15ac 100644
--- a/spec/models/budget_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/budget_spec.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ require 'rails_helper'
 
 describe Budget do
 
+  let(:budget) { create(:budget) }
+
   it_behaves_like "sluggable"
 
   describe "name" do
@@ -15,20 +17,38 @@ describe Budget do
   end
 
   describe "description" do
-    it "changes depending on the phase" do
-      budget = create(:budget)
+    describe "Without Budget::Phase associated" do
+      before do
+        budget.phases.destroy_all
+      end
 
-      Budget::Phase::PHASE_KINDS.each do |phase|
-        budget.phase = phase
-        expect(budget.description).to eq(budget.send("description_#{phase}"))
-        expect(budget.description).to be_html_safe
+      it "changes depending on the phase, falling back to budget description attributes" do
+        Budget::Phase::PHASE_KINDS.each do |phase_kind|
+          budget.phase = phase_kind
+          expect(budget.description).to eq(budget.send("description_#{phase_kind}"))
+          expect(budget.description).to be_html_safe
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "With associated Budget::Phases" do
+      before do
+        budget.phases.each do |phase|
+          phase.description = phase.kind.humanize
+          phase.save
+        end
+      end
+
+      it "changes depending on the phase" do
+        Budget::Phase::PHASE_KINDS.each do |phase_kind|
+          budget.phase = phase_kind
+          expect(budget.description).to eq(phase_kind.humanize)
+        end
       end
     end
   end
 
   describe "phase" do
-    let(:budget) { create(:budget) }
-
     it "is validated" do
       Budget::Phase::PHASE_KINDS.each do |phase|
         budget.phase = phase
@@ -99,7 +119,6 @@ describe Budget do
   end
 
   describe "heading_price" do
-    let(:budget) { create(:budget) }
     let(:group) { create(:budget_group, budget: budget) }
 
     it "returns the heading price if the heading provided is part of the budget" do
@@ -113,8 +132,6 @@ describe Budget do
   end
 
   describe "investments_orders" do
-    let(:budget) { create(:budget) }
-
     it "is random when accepting and reviewing" do
       budget.phase = 'accepting'
       expect(budget.investments_orders).to eq(['random'])
@@ -136,5 +153,40 @@ describe Budget do
       expect(budget.investments_orders).to eq(['random', 'confidence_score'])
     end
   end
-end
 
+  describe "#generate_phases" do
+    let(:drafting_phase)          { budget.phases.drafting }
+    let(:accepting_phase)         { budget.phases.accepting }
+    let(:reviewing_phase)         { budget.phases.reviewing }
+    let(:selecting_phase)         { budget.phases.selecting }
+    let(:valuating_phase)         { budget.phases.valuating }
+    let(:publishing_prices_phase) { budget.phases.publishing_prices }
+    let(:balloting_phase)         { budget.phases.balloting }
+    let(:reviewing_ballots_phase) { budget.phases.reviewing_ballots }
+    let(:finished_phase)          { budget.phases.finished }
+
+    it "generates all phases linked in correct order" do
+      expect(budget.phases.count).to eq(Budget::Phase::PHASE_KINDS.count)
+
+      expect(drafting_phase.next_phase).to eq(accepting_phase)
+      expect(accepting_phase.next_phase).to eq(reviewing_phase)
+      expect(reviewing_phase.next_phase).to eq(selecting_phase)
+      expect(selecting_phase.next_phase).to eq(valuating_phase)
+      expect(valuating_phase.next_phase).to eq(publishing_prices_phase)
+      expect(publishing_prices_phase.next_phase).to eq(balloting_phase)
+      expect(balloting_phase.next_phase).to eq(reviewing_ballots_phase)
+      expect(reviewing_ballots_phase.next_phase).to eq(finished_phase)
+      expect(finished_phase.next_phase).to eq(nil)
+
+      expect(drafting_phase.prev_phase).to eq(nil)
+      expect(accepting_phase.prev_phase).to eq(drafting_phase)
+      expect(reviewing_phase.prev_phase).to eq(accepting_phase)
+      expect(selecting_phase.prev_phase).to eq(reviewing_phase)
+      expect(valuating_phase.prev_phase).to eq(selecting_phase)
+      expect(publishing_prices_phase.prev_phase).to eq(valuating_phase)
+      expect(balloting_phase.prev_phase).to eq(publishing_prices_phase)
+      expect(reviewing_ballots_phase.prev_phase).to eq(balloting_phase)
+      expect(finished_phase.prev_phase).to eq(reviewing_ballots_phase)
+    end
+  end
+end