diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/workspace/components/settings/components/workspace-default-page-edit-mode.tsx b/apps/client/src/features/workspace/components/settings/components/workspace-default-page-edit-mode.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..65248d104
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/workspace/components/settings/components/workspace-default-page-edit-mode.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import { Group, Text, SegmentedControl } from "@mantine/core";
+import { useAtom } from "jotai";
+import { workspaceAtom } from "@/features/user/atoms/current-user-atom.ts";
+import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
+import { updateWorkspace } from "@/features/workspace/services/workspace-service.ts";
+import { notifications } from "@mantine/notifications";
+import { getApiErrorMessage } from "@/lib/api-error.ts";
+import { PageEditMode } from "@/features/user/types/user.types.ts";
+
+export default function WorkspaceDefaultPageEditMode() {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+
+  return (
+    <Group justify="space-between" wrap="nowrap" gap="xl">
+      <div>
+        <Text size="md">{t("Default page edit mode")}</Text>
+        <Text size="sm" c="dimmed">
+          {t(
+            "Choose the page edit mode new members start with. Existing members are not affected.",
+          )}
+        </Text>
+      </div>
+
+      <DefaultPageEditModeControl />
+    </Group>
+  );
+}
+
+function DefaultPageEditModeControl() {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const [workspace, setWorkspace] = useAtom(workspaceAtom);
+  const defaultPageEditMode =
+    workspace?.settings?.defaultPageEditMode ?? PageEditMode.Edit;
+  const [value, setValue] = useState<string>(defaultPageEditMode);
+
+  const handleChange = async (newValue: string) => {
+    const prevValue = value;
+    setValue(newValue);
+    try {
+      const updatedWorkspace = await updateWorkspace({
+        defaultPageEditMode: newValue,
+      });
+      setWorkspace(updatedWorkspace);
+    } catch (err) {
+      setValue(prevValue);
+      notifications.show({
+        message: getApiErrorMessage(err, t("Failed to update setting")),
+        color: "red",
+      });
+    }
+  };
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (defaultPageEditMode !== value) {
+      setValue(defaultPageEditMode);
+    }
+  }, [defaultPageEditMode, value]);
+
+  return (
+    <SegmentedControl
+      aria-label={t("Default page edit mode")}
+      value={value}
+      onChange={handleChange}
+      data={[
+        { label: t("Edit"), value: PageEditMode.Edit },
+        { label: t("Read"), value: PageEditMode.Read },
+      ]}
+    />
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/workspace/types/workspace.types.ts b/apps/client/src/features/workspace/types/workspace.types.ts
index eb927e789..dd7124dfb 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/features/workspace/types/workspace.types.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/workspace/types/workspace.types.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export interface IWorkspace {
   restrictApiToAdmins?: boolean;
   allowMemberTemplates?: boolean;
   allowPersonalSpaces?: boolean;
+  defaultPageEditMode?: string;
   isScimEnabled?: boolean;
 }
 
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ export interface IWorkspaceSettings {
   api?: IWorkspaceApiSettings;
   templates?: IWorkspaceTemplateSettings;
   spaces?: IWorkspaceSpaceSettings;
+  defaultPageEditMode?: string;
 }
 
 export interface IWorkspaceApiSettings {
diff --git a/apps/client/src/pages/settings/workspace/workspace-settings.tsx b/apps/client/src/pages/settings/workspace/workspace-settings.tsx
index e31b41b0f..1dc55485f 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/pages/settings/workspace/workspace-settings.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/pages/settings/workspace/workspace-settings.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { Helmet } from "react-helmet-async";
 import ManageHostname from "@/ee/components/manage-hostname.tsx";
 import { Divider } from "@mantine/core";
 import AllowMemberTemplates from "@/ee/security/components/allow-member-templates.tsx";
+import WorkspaceDefaultPageEditMode from "@/features/workspace/components/settings/components/workspace-default-page-edit-mode.tsx";
 import PersonalSpacesSetting from "@/ee/personal-space/components/personal-spaces-setting.tsx";
 
 export default function WorkspaceSettings() {
@@ -32,6 +33,9 @@ export default function WorkspaceSettings() {
           <ManageHostname />
         </>
       )}
+
+      <Divider my="md" />
+      <WorkspaceDefaultPageEditMode />
     </>
   );
 }
diff --git a/apps/server/src/core/auth/services/signup.service.ts b/apps/server/src/core/auth/services/signup.service.ts
index ab683c977..75207e88d 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/core/auth/services/signup.service.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/core/auth/services/signup.service.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import { WorkspaceService } from '../../workspace/services/workspace.service';
 import { CreateWorkspaceDto } from '../../workspace/dto/create-workspace.dto';
 import { CreateAdminUserDto } from '../dto/create-admin-user.dto';
 import { UserRepo } from '@docmost/db/repos/user/user.repo';
+import { WorkspaceRepo } from '@docmost/db/repos/workspace/workspace.repo';
+import { getWorkspaceDefaultPageEditMode } from '../../workspace/workspace.util';
 import { KyselyDB, KyselyTransaction } from '@docmost/db/types/kysely.types';
 import { executeTx } from '@docmost/db/utils';
 import { InjectKysely } from 'nestjs-kysely';
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@ import {
 export class SignupService {
   constructor(
     private userRepo: UserRepo,
+    private workspaceRepo: WorkspaceRepo,
     private workspaceService: WorkspaceService,
     private groupUserRepo: GroupUserRepo,
     @InjectKysely() private readonly db: KyselyDB,
@@ -46,12 +49,16 @@ export class SignupService {
       this.db,
       async (trx) => {
         // create user
+        const workspace = await this.workspaceRepo.findById(workspaceId, {
+          trx,
+        });
         const user = await this.userRepo.insertUser(
           {
             ...createUserDto,
             workspaceId: workspaceId,
           },
           trx,
+          { pageEditMode: getWorkspaceDefaultPageEditMode(workspace) },
         );
 
         // add user to workspace
diff --git a/apps/server/src/core/workspace/dto/update-workspace.dto.ts b/apps/server/src/core/workspace/dto/update-workspace.dto.ts
index 4d0a650b3..87e969e16 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/core/workspace/dto/update-workspace.dto.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/core/workspace/dto/update-workspace.dto.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ import { CreateWorkspaceDto } from './create-workspace.dto';
 import {
   IsArray,
   IsBoolean,
+  IsIn,
   IsInt,
   IsOptional,
+  IsString,
   Min,
 } from 'class-validator';
 
@@ -61,4 +63,9 @@ export class UpdateWorkspaceDto extends PartialType(CreateWorkspaceDto) {
   @IsOptional()
   @IsBoolean()
   allowPersonalSpaces: boolean;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsString()
+  @IsIn(['read', 'edit'])
+  defaultPageEditMode: string;
 }
diff --git a/apps/server/src/core/workspace/services/workspace-invitation.service.ts b/apps/server/src/core/workspace/services/workspace-invitation.service.ts
index 2bc3d2dd9..8e13b9dfc 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/core/workspace/services/workspace-invitation.service.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/core/workspace/services/workspace-invitation.service.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@ import {
   AUDIT_SERVICE,
   IAuditService,
 } from '../../../integrations/audit/audit.service';
-import { isAdminActingOnOwner } from '../workspace.util';
+import {
+  getWorkspaceDefaultPageEditMode,
+  isAdminActingOnOwner,
+} from '../workspace.util';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class WorkspaceInvitationService {
@@ -257,6 +260,7 @@ export class WorkspaceInvitationService {
             workspaceId: workspace.id,
           },
           trx,
+          { pageEditMode: getWorkspaceDefaultPageEditMode(workspace) },
         );
 
         // add user to default group
diff --git a/apps/server/src/core/workspace/services/workspace.service.ts b/apps/server/src/core/workspace/services/workspace.service.ts
index 8f5e3c993..77ccb90c9 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/core/workspace/services/workspace.service.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/core/workspace/services/workspace.service.ts
@@ -527,6 +527,20 @@ export class WorkspaceService {
         );
       }
 
+      if (typeof updateWorkspaceDto.defaultPageEditMode !== 'undefined') {
+        const prev = settingsBefore?.defaultPageEditMode ?? null;
+        const next = updateWorkspaceDto.defaultPageEditMode.toLowerCase();
+        if (prev !== next) {
+          before.defaultPageEditMode = prev;
+          after.defaultPageEditMode = next;
+        }
+        await this.workspaceRepo.updateDefaultPageEditMode(
+          workspaceId,
+          next,
+          trx,
+        );
+      }
+
       delete updateWorkspaceDto.restrictApiToAdmins;
       delete updateWorkspaceDto.aiSearch;
       delete updateWorkspaceDto.generativeAi;
@@ -535,6 +549,7 @@ export class WorkspaceService {
       delete updateWorkspaceDto.allowMemberTemplates;
       delete updateWorkspaceDto.aiChat;
       delete updateWorkspaceDto.allowPersonalSpaces;
+      delete updateWorkspaceDto.defaultPageEditMode;
 
       await this.workspaceRepo.updateWorkspace(
         updateWorkspaceDto,
diff --git a/apps/server/src/core/workspace/workspace.util.ts b/apps/server/src/core/workspace/workspace.util.ts
index b22aa3ceb..0d385d04e 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/core/workspace/workspace.util.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/core/workspace/workspace.util.ts
@@ -6,3 +6,18 @@ export function isAdminActingOnOwner(
 ): boolean {
   return authUserRole === UserRole.ADMIN && targetRole === UserRole.OWNER;
 }
+
+export type PageEditMode = 'read' | 'edit';
+
+export function getWorkspaceDefaultPageEditMode(
+  workspace: { settings?: unknown } | null | undefined,
+): PageEditMode | undefined {
+  const settings = (workspace?.settings ?? {}) as {
+    defaultPageEditMode?: unknown;
+  };
+  const mode = settings.defaultPageEditMode;
+  if (mode === 'read' || mode === 'edit') {
+    return mode;
+  }
+  return undefined;
+}
diff --git a/apps/server/src/database/repos/user/user.repo.ts b/apps/server/src/database/repos/user/user.repo.ts
index 6f9f51cf4..4d619e6c1 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/database/repos/user/user.repo.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/database/repos/user/user.repo.ts
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ export class UserRepo {
   async insertUser(
     insertableUser: InsertableUser,
     trx?: KyselyTransaction,
+    opts?: { pageEditMode?: string },
   ): Promise<User> {
     const user: InsertableUser = {
       name:
@@ -126,7 +127,17 @@ export class UserRepo {
     const db = dbOrTx(this.db, trx);
     return db
       .insertInto('users')
-      .values({ ...insertableUser, ...user })
+      .values({
+        ...insertableUser,
+        ...user,
+        ...(opts?.pageEditMode
+          ? {
+              settings: sql`${JSON.stringify({
+                preferences: { pageEditMode: opts.pageEditMode },
+              })}::text::jsonb`,
+            }
+          : {}),
+      })
       .returning(this.baseFields)
       .executeTakeFirst();
   }
diff --git a/apps/server/src/database/repos/workspace/workspace.repo.ts b/apps/server/src/database/repos/workspace/workspace.repo.ts
index 6bf2d447a..d0f9b5cee 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/database/repos/workspace/workspace.repo.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/database/repos/workspace/workspace.repo.ts
@@ -271,4 +271,22 @@ export class WorkspaceRepo {
       .executeTakeFirst();
   }
 
+  async updateDefaultPageEditMode(
+    workspaceId: string,
+    pageEditMode: string,
+    trx?: KyselyTransaction,
+  ) {
+    const db = dbOrTx(this.db, trx);
+    return db
+      .updateTable('workspaces')
+      .set({
+        settings: sql`COALESCE(settings, '{}'::jsonb)
+                || jsonb_build_object('defaultPageEditMode', ${sql.lit(pageEditMode)})`,
+        updatedAt: new Date(),
+      })
+      .where('id', '=', workspaceId)
+      .returning(this.baseFields)
+      .executeTakeFirst();
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/apps/server/src/ee b/apps/server/src/ee
index 224d73f92..4669109a1 160000
--- a/apps/server/src/ee
+++ b/apps/server/src/ee
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 224d73f9256c4a80677d4452ad7ad8b68a387889
+Subproject commit 4669109a18f0c4d53c616e1f23fb8d5ec0b42f51