diff --git a/src/components/views/spaces/SpaceCreateMenu.tsx b/src/components/views/spaces/SpaceCreateMenu.tsx
index 6269de1c50..9ee6edc489 100644
--- a/src/components/views/spaces/SpaceCreateMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/spaces/SpaceCreateMenu.tsx
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ const SpaceCreateMenu = ({ onFinished }) => {
                     power_level_content_override: {
                         // Only allow Admins to write to the timeline to prevent hidden sync spam
                         events_default: 100,
+                        ...Visibility.Public ? { invite: 0 } : {},
                     },
                 },
                 spinner: false,