diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7d6c4a9d6..d3a9a5ce4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,6 +50,18 @@ For entitlements, only users from those groups are selectable which have to be c
 
 ![advanced permission entitlement](screenshots/aclAdmin.png)
 
+## Configuration parameters
+
+Some settings are currently only exposed via `config/config.php`:
+
+### Default quota for new groupfolders
+
+```injectablephp
+'groupfolders.quota.default' => -3,
+```
+
+The special value `-3` means unlimited and any other value is the quota limit in bytes.
+
 ## Command-line interface management and configuration (via `occ`)
 
 Group folders can be configured and managed from the command-line interface (CLI). This is accomplished by using the `occ` command. 
diff --git a/lib/Folder/FolderManager.php b/lib/Folder/FolderManager.php
index f51cf9161..396f0e8dc 100644
--- a/lib/Folder/FolderManager.php
+++ b/lib/Folder/FolderManager.php
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 use OCP\Files\Cache\ICacheEntry;
 use OCP\Files\IMimeTypeLoader;
 use OCP\Files\IRootFolder;
+use OCP\IConfig;
 use OCP\IDBConnection;
 use OCP\IGroupManager;
 use OCP\IUser;
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ public function __construct(
 		private IMimeTypeLoader $mimeTypeLoader,
 		private LoggerInterface $logger,
 		private IEventDispatcher $eventDispatcher,
+		private IConfig $config,
 	) {
 	}
 
@@ -655,11 +657,14 @@ public function getFoldersFromCircleMemberships(IUser $user, int $rootStorageId
 	 * @throws Exception
 	 */
 	public function createFolder(string $mountPoint): int {
+		$defaultQuota = $this->config->getSystemValueInt('groupfolders.quota.default', -3);
+
 		$query = $this->connection->getQueryBuilder();
 
 		$query->insert('group_folders')
 			->values([
-				'mount_point' => $query->createNamedParameter($mountPoint)
+				'mount_point' => $query->createNamedParameter($mountPoint),
+				'quota' => $defaultQuota,
 			]);
 		$query->executeStatement();
 		$id = $query->getLastInsertId();
diff --git a/lib/Migration/Version102020Date20180806161449.php b/lib/Migration/Version102020Date20180806161449.php
index 6a07693d3..9aef4de68 100644
--- a/lib/Migration/Version102020Date20180806161449.php
+++ b/lib/Migration/Version102020Date20180806161449.php
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ public function changeSchema(IOutput $output, \Closure $schemaClosure, array $op
 			$table->addColumn('quota', 'bigint', [
 				'notnull' => true,
 				'length' => 6,
-				'default' => -3,
+				// Removed in migration Version19000Date20240903062631
+				//'default' => -3,
 			]);
 			$table->setPrimaryKey(['folder_id']);
 		}
diff --git a/lib/Migration/Version19000Date20240903062631.php b/lib/Migration/Version19000Date20240903062631.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1fb1b10e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Migration/Version19000Date20240903062631.php
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/**
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+namespace OCA\GroupFolders\Migration;
+
+use Closure;
+use OCP\DB\ISchemaWrapper;
+use OCP\Migration\IOutput;
+use OCP\Migration\SimpleMigrationStep;
+
+/**
+ * FIXME Auto-generated migration step: Please modify to your needs!
+ */
+class Version19000Date20240903062631 extends SimpleMigrationStep {
+	/**
+	 * @param IOutput $output
+	 * @param Closure(): ISchemaWrapper $schemaClosure
+	 * @param array $options
+	 * @return null|ISchemaWrapper
+	 */
+	public function changeSchema(IOutput $output, Closure $schemaClosure, array $options): ?ISchemaWrapper {
+		/** @var ISchemaWrapper $schema */
+		$schema = $schemaClosure();
+
+		if ($schema->hasTable('group_folders')) {
+			$table = $schema->getTable('group_folders');
+			$table->changeColumn('quota', [
+				'notnull' => true,
+				'length' => 6,
+				'default' => null,
+			]);
+		}
+
+		return $schema;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tests/Folder/FolderManagerTest.php b/tests/Folder/FolderManagerTest.php
index f09563805..19b2afd4c 100644
--- a/tests/Folder/FolderManagerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Folder/FolderManagerTest.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 use OCP\Constants;
 use OCP\EventDispatcher\IEventDispatcher;
 use OCP\Files\IMimeTypeLoader;
+use OCP\IConfig;
 use OCP\IDBConnection;
 use OCP\IGroupManager;
 use OCP\IUser;
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ class FolderManagerTest extends TestCase {
 	private IMimeTypeLoader $mimeLoader;
 	private LoggerInterface $logger;
 	private IEventDispatcher $eventDispatcher;
+	private IConfig $config;
 
 	protected function setUp(): void {
 		parent::setUp();
@@ -33,12 +35,18 @@ protected function setUp(): void {
 		$this->mimeLoader = $this->createMock(IMimeTypeLoader::class);
 		$this->logger = $this->createMock(LoggerInterface::class);
 		$this->eventDispatcher = $this->createMock(IEventDispatcher::class);
+		$this->config = $this->createMock(IConfig::class);
+		$this->config->expects($this->any())
+			->method('getSystemValueInt')
+			->with('groupfolders.quota.default', -3)
+			->willReturn(-3);
 		$this->manager = new FolderManager(
 			\OC::$server->getDatabaseConnection(),
 			$this->groupManager,
 			$this->mimeLoader,
 			$this->logger,
 			$this->eventDispatcher,
+			$this->config,
 		);
 		$this->clean();
 	}
@@ -308,7 +316,7 @@ public function testGetFoldersForUserSimple() {
 		$db = $this->createMock(IDBConnection::class);
 		/** @var FolderManager|\PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject $manager */
 		$manager = $this->getMockBuilder(FolderManager::class)
-			->setConstructorArgs([$db, $this->groupManager, $this->mimeLoader, $this->logger, $this->eventDispatcher])
+			->setConstructorArgs([$db, $this->groupManager, $this->mimeLoader, $this->logger, $this->eventDispatcher, $this->config])
 			->setMethods(['getFoldersForGroups'])
 			->getMock();
 
@@ -331,7 +339,7 @@ public function testGetFoldersForUserMerge() {
 		$db = $this->createMock(IDBConnection::class);
 		/** @var FolderManager|\PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject $manager */
 		$manager = $this->getMockBuilder(FolderManager::class)
-			->setConstructorArgs([$db, $this->groupManager, $this->mimeLoader, $this->logger, $this->eventDispatcher])
+			->setConstructorArgs([$db, $this->groupManager, $this->mimeLoader, $this->logger, $this->eventDispatcher, $this->config])
 			->setMethods(['getFoldersForGroups'])
 			->getMock();
 
@@ -367,7 +375,7 @@ public function testGetFolderPermissionsForUserMerge() {
 		$db = $this->createMock(IDBConnection::class);
 		/** @var FolderManager|\PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject $manager */
 		$manager = $this->getMockBuilder(FolderManager::class)
-			->setConstructorArgs([$db, $this->groupManager, $this->mimeLoader, $this->logger, $this->eventDispatcher])
+			->setConstructorArgs([$db, $this->groupManager, $this->mimeLoader, $this->logger, $this->eventDispatcher, $this->config])
 			->setMethods(['getFoldersForGroups'])
 			->getMock();