diff --git a/server/src/entities/album-permission.entity.ts b/server/src/entities/album-permission.entity.ts
index c3e63a8c24..2f1ef8bf77 100644
--- a/server/src/entities/album-permission.entity.ts
+++ b/server/src/entities/album-permission.entity.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ export class AlbumPermissionEntity {
   @ManyToOne(() => UserEntity, { onDelete: 'CASCADE', onUpdate: 'CASCADE', nullable: false })
   users!: UserEntity;
 
-  // Readonly is false when migrating previous entries
-  @Column({ default: false })
+  @Column({ default: true })
   readonly!: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/server/src/migrations/1712905931092-SetReadonlyDefault.ts b/server/src/migrations/1712905931092-SetReadonlyDefault.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..821b1ca196
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/migrations/1712905931092-SetReadonlyDefault.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { MigrationInterface, QueryRunner } from "typeorm";
+
+export class SetReadonlyDefault1712905931092 implements MigrationInterface {
+    name = 'SetReadonlyDefault1712905931092'
+
+    public async up(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+        await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "albums_shared_users_users" ALTER COLUMN "readonly" SET DEFAULT true`);
+    }
+
+    public async down(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+        await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "albums_shared_users_users" ALTER COLUMN "readonly" SET DEFAULT false`);
+    }
+
+}