diff --git a/app/Entities/Controllers/BookController.php b/app/Entities/Controllers/BookController.php
index a1c586f47e7..6cdde20d4c2 100644
--- a/app/Entities/Controllers/BookController.php
+++ b/app/Entities/Controllers/BookController.php
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 use BookStack\Http\Controller;
 use BookStack\References\ReferenceFetcher;
 use BookStack\Util\SimpleListOptions;
+use BookStack\Settings\SettingService;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Validation\ValidationException;
 use Throwable;
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ public function __construct(
         protected BookQueries $queries,
         protected BookshelfQueries $shelfQueries,
         protected ReferenceFetcher $referenceFetcher,
+        protected SettingService $settingService,
     ) {
     }
 
@@ -115,6 +117,17 @@ public function store(Request $request, string $shelfSlug = null)
         if ($bookshelf) {
             $bookshelf->appendBook($book);
             Activity::add(ActivityType::BOOKSHELF_UPDATE, $bookshelf);
+
+            $should_inherit_perms = $bookshelf->new_books_inherit_perms ?? $this->settingService->get("app-new-books-inherit-perms");
+
+            if ($should_inherit_perms) {
+                // Copy permissions from the shelf to the book on creation
+                // https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/issues/4411#issuecomment-1962302337
+                $shelfPermissions = $bookshelf->permissions()->get(['role_id', 'view', 'create', 'update', 'delete'])->toArray();
+                $book->permissions()->delete();
+                $book->permissions()->createMany($shelfPermissions);
+                $book->rebuildPermissions();
+            }
         }
 
         return redirect($book->getUrl());
diff --git a/app/Entities/Controllers/BookshelfController.php b/app/Entities/Controllers/BookshelfController.php
index 6cedd23e7df..271ce9459d2 100644
--- a/app/Entities/Controllers/BookshelfController.php
+++ b/app/Entities/Controllers/BookshelfController.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 use Exception;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Validation\ValidationException;
+use Illuminate\Validation\Rule;
 
 class BookshelfController extends Controller
 {
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ public function edit(string $slug)
         return view('shelves.edit', [
             'shelf' => $shelf,
             'books' => $books,
+            'edit_perms' => userCan('restrictions-manage', $shelf),
         ]);
     }
 
@@ -171,10 +173,11 @@ public function update(Request $request, string $slug)
         $shelf = $this->queries->findVisibleBySlugOrFail($slug);
         $this->checkOwnablePermission('bookshelf-update', $shelf);
         $validated = $this->validate($request, [
-            'name'             => ['required', 'string', 'max:255'],
-            'description_html' => ['string', 'max:2000'],
-            'image'            => array_merge(['nullable'], $this->getImageValidationRules()),
-            'tags'             => ['array'],
+            'name'                    => ['required', 'string', 'max:255'],
+            'description_html'        => ['string', 'max:2000'],
+            'image'                   => array_merge(['nullable'], $this->getImageValidationRules()),
+            'tags'                    => ['array'],
+            'new_books_inherit_perms' => ['string', Rule::in(['true', 'false', 'null'])],
         ]);
 
         if ($request->has('image_reset')) {
@@ -183,6 +186,14 @@ public function update(Request $request, string $slug)
             unset($validated['image']);
         }
 
+        if ($request->has('new_books_inherit_perms')) {
+            $this->checkOwnablePermission('restrictions-manage', $shelf);
+            $p = $validated['new_books_inherit_perms'];
+            $validated['new_books_inherit_perms'] = $p == "true" ? true : ($p == "false" ? false : null);
+        } else {
+            unset($validated['new_books_inherit_perms']);
+        }
+
         $bookIds = explode(',', $request->get('books', ''));
         $shelf = $this->shelfRepo->update($shelf, $validated, $bookIds);
 
diff --git a/app/Entities/Models/Bookshelf.php b/app/Entities/Models/Bookshelf.php
index 9ffa0ea9cab..82d48583caf 100644
--- a/app/Entities/Models/Bookshelf.php
+++ b/app/Entities/Models/Bookshelf.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class Bookshelf extends Entity implements HasCoverImage
 
     public float $searchFactor = 1.2;
 
-    protected $fillable = ['name', 'description', 'image_id'];
+    protected $fillable = ['name', 'description', 'image_id', 'new_books_inherit_perms'];
 
     protected $hidden = ['image_id', 'deleted_at', 'description_html'];
 
diff --git a/database/migrations/2024_09_12_204800_add_new_books_inherit_perms_to_bookshelves.php b/database/migrations/2024_09_12_204800_add_new_books_inherit_perms_to_bookshelves.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..62d2f3aeae2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2024_09_12_204800_add_new_books_inherit_perms_to_bookshelves.php
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('bookshelves', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->boolean('new_books_inherit_perms')->nullable()->default(null);
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('bookshelves', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->dropColumn('new_books_inherit_perms');
+        });
+    }
+};
diff --git a/lang/en/entities.php b/lang/en/entities.php
index 9e620b24ed1..e3f6dd2cea4 100644
--- a/lang/en/entities.php
+++ b/lang/en/entities.php
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
     'shelves_books' => 'Books on this shelf',
     'shelves_add_books' => 'Add books to this shelf',
     'shelves_drag_books' => 'Drag books below to add them to this shelf',
+    'shelves_new_books_inherit_perms' => 'Should books created under this shelf inherit it\'s permissions?',
     'shelves_empty_contents' => 'This shelf has no books assigned to it',
     'shelves_edit_and_assign' => 'Edit shelf to assign books',
     'shelves_edit_named' => 'Edit Shelf :name',
diff --git a/lang/en/settings.php b/lang/en/settings.php
index f4c84092c6f..4bdb1abde39 100644
--- a/lang/en/settings.php
+++ b/lang/en/settings.php
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@
     'app_disable_comments' => 'Disable Comments',
     'app_disable_comments_toggle' => 'Disable comments',
     'app_disable_comments_desc' => 'Disables comments across all pages in the application. <br> Existing comments are not shown.',
+    'app_new_books_inherit_perms' => 'New Books Inherit Permissions',
+    'app_new_books_inherit_perms_toggle' => 'New books inherit permissions',
+    'app_new_books_inherit_perms_desc' => 'Enabling this option will cause the bookshelve\'s permissions to be copied to any new book created under the shelf. This fixes the issue where someone creates a book, but cannot access it.<br>This can be overriden on an individual bookshelf.',
 
     // Color settings
     'color_scheme' => 'Application Color Scheme',
diff --git a/resources/sass/_forms.scss b/resources/sass/_forms.scss
index a6f890e3cc4..8fb27e4a0b1 100644
--- a/resources/sass/_forms.scss
+++ b/resources/sass/_forms.scss
@@ -239,6 +239,10 @@ select {
   @include rtl {
     background-position: 20px 70%;
   }
+
+  &.small {
+    width: 170px;
+  }
 }
 
 input[type=date] {
diff --git a/resources/views/settings/features.blade.php b/resources/views/settings/features.blade.php
index 5935e21f549..f7221f8aef0 100644
--- a/resources/views/settings/features.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/settings/features.blade.php
@@ -56,6 +56,20 @@
                 </div>
             </div>
 
+            <div class="grid half gap-xl">
+                <div>
+                    <label class="setting-list-label">{{ trans('settings.app_new_books_inherit_perms') }}</label>
+                    <p class="small">{!! trans('settings.app_new_books_inherit_perms_desc') !!}</p>
+                </div>
+                <div>
+                    @include('form.toggle-switch', [
+                        'name' => 'setting-app-new-books-inherit-perms',
+                        'value' => setting('app-new-books-inherit-perms'),
+                        'label' => trans('settings.app_new_books_inherit_perms_toggle'),
+                    ])
+                </div>
+            </div>
+
 
         </div>
 
diff --git a/resources/views/shelves/parts/form.blade.php b/resources/views/shelves/parts/form.blade.php
index a75dd6ac1b5..a37fb7e71e6 100644
--- a/resources/views/shelves/parts/form.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/shelves/parts/form.blade.php
@@ -84,6 +84,24 @@ class="scroll-box">
     </div>
 </div>
 
+@if($edit_perms)
+<div class="form-group">
+    {{ trans('entities.shelves_new_books_inherit_perms') }}
+    <select
+      name="new_books_inherit_perms"
+      id="new_books_inherit_perms"
+      class="small"
+      >
+        <option value="null" @if(old("new_books_inherit_perms") === null || $shelf->new_books_inherit_perms === null) selected @endif> Use global setting </option>
+        <option value="true" @if(old("new_books_inherit_perms") || $shelf->new_books_inherit_perms) selected @endif> Yes </option>
+        <option value="false" @if(old("new_books_inherit_perms") === 0 || $shelf->new_books_inherit_perms === 0) selected @endif> No </option>
+    </select>
+    @if($errors->has('new_books_inherit_perms'))
+    <div class="text-neg text-small">{{ $errors->first('new_books_inherit_perms') }}</div>
+    @endif
+</div>
+@endif
+
 <div class="form-group text-right">
     <a href="{{ isset($shelf) ? $shelf->getUrl() : url('/shelves') }}" class="button outline">{{ trans('common.cancel') }}</a>
     <button type="submit" class="button">{{ trans('entities.shelves_save') }}</button>