diff --git a/frontend/app/src/components/home/GroupPermissionsEditor.svelte b/frontend/app/src/components/home/GroupPermissionsEditor.svelte
index 59229f1883..8b6611a196 100644
--- a/frontend/app/src/components/home/GroupPermissionsEditor.svelte
+++ b/frontend/app/src/components/home/GroupPermissionsEditor.svelte
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     import TabHeader from "../TabHeader.svelte";
     import { i18nKey } from "../../i18n/i18n";
 
+    export let editing: boolean;
     export let permissions: ChatPermissions;
     export let isPublic: boolean;
     export let isCommunityPublic: boolean;
@@ -14,10 +15,10 @@
     let overrideChatMessages = permissions.threadPermissions !== undefined;
 
     $: {
-        if (isPublic && isCommunityPublic) {
-            permissions.mentionAllMembers = "admin";
-        } else {
-            permissions.mentionAllMembers = "member";
+        if (!editing) {
+            permissions.mentionAllMembers = isPublic && isCommunityPublic
+                ? "admin"
+                : "member";
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/frontend/app/src/components/home/addgroup/NewGroup.svelte b/frontend/app/src/components/home/addgroup/NewGroup.svelte
index a18e13cc6a..c7e94b0a96 100644
--- a/frontend/app/src/components/home/addgroup/NewGroup.svelte
+++ b/frontend/app/src/components/home/addgroup/NewGroup.svelte
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@
                 <div use:menuCloser class="permissions" class:visible={step === 3}>
                     {#if canEditPermissions}
                         <GroupPermissionsEditor
+                            {editing}
                             bind:permissions={candidateGroup.permissions}
                             isPublic={candidateGroup.public}
                             isCommunityPublic={$selectedCommunity?.public ?? true} />