diff --git a/apps/systemtags/lib/Settings/Admin.php b/apps/systemtags/lib/Settings/Admin.php
index 2252fd50ba356..45ea8fc736852 100644
--- a/apps/systemtags/lib/Settings/Admin.php
+++ b/apps/systemtags/lib/Settings/Admin.php
@@ -6,16 +6,28 @@
  */
 namespace OCA\SystemTags\Settings;
 
+use OCA\SystemTags\AppInfo\Application;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Http\TemplateResponse;
+use OCP\AppFramework\Services\IInitialState;
+use OCP\IAppConfig;
 use OCP\Settings\ISettings;
 use OCP\Util;
 
 class Admin implements ISettings {
 
+	public function __construct(
+		private IAppConfig $appConfig,
+		private IInitialState $initialStateService,
+	) {
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @return TemplateResponse
 	 */
 	public function getForm() {
+		$restrictSystemTagsCreationToAdmin = $this->appConfig->getValueBool(Application::APP_ID, 'restrict_creation_to_admin', false);
+		$this->initialStateService->provideInitialState('restrictSystemTagsCreationToAdmin', $restrictSystemTagsCreationToAdmin);
+
 		Util::addScript('systemtags', 'admin');
 		return new TemplateResponse('systemtags', 'admin', [], '');
 	}
diff --git a/apps/systemtags/tests/Settings/AdminTest.php b/apps/systemtags/tests/Settings/AdminTest.php
index 4c890755e09da..ef5fa7ec8853c 100644
--- a/apps/systemtags/tests/Settings/AdminTest.php
+++ b/apps/systemtags/tests/Settings/AdminTest.php
@@ -8,19 +8,54 @@
 
 use OCA\SystemTags\Settings\Admin;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Http\TemplateResponse;
+use OCP\AppFramework\Services\IInitialState;
+use OCP\IAppConfig;
 use Test\TestCase;
 
 class AdminTest extends TestCase {
 	/** @var Admin */
 	private $admin;
+	/** @var IAppConfig|\PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockObject */
+	private $appConfig;
+	/** @var IInitialState|\PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockObject */
+	private $initialState;
 
 	protected function setUp(): void {
 		parent::setUp();
 
-		$this->admin = new Admin();
+		$this->appConfig = $this->createMock(IAppConfig::class);
+		$this->initialState = $this->createMock(IInitialState::class);
+
+		$this->admin = new Admin(
+			$this->appConfig,
+			$this->initialState
+		);
 	}
 
 	public function testGetForm(): void {
+		$this->appConfig->expects($this->once())
+			->method('getValueBool')
+			->with('systemtags', 'restrict_creation_to_admin', false)
+			->willReturn(false);
+
+		$this->initialState->expects($this->once())
+			->method('provideInitialState')
+			->with('restrictSystemTagsCreationToAdmin', false);
+
+		$expected = new TemplateResponse('systemtags', 'admin', [], '');
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, $this->admin->getForm());
+	}
+
+	public function testGetFormWithRestrictedCreation(): void {
+		$this->appConfig->expects($this->once())
+			->method('getValueBool')
+			->with('systemtags', 'restrict_creation_to_admin', false)
+			->willReturn(true);
+
+		$this->initialState->expects($this->once())
+			->method('provideInitialState')
+			->with('restrictSystemTagsCreationToAdmin', true);
+
 		$expected = new TemplateResponse('systemtags', 'admin', [], '');
 		$this->assertEquals($expected, $this->admin->getForm());
 	}