1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/fields/util.ts b/src/fields/util.ts
index 2bb6b45c2..439c4d333 100644
--- a/src/fields/util.ts
+++ b/src/fields/util.ts
@@ -141,7 +141,9 @@ export function denormalizeEmail(email: string) {
 export function inheritParentAcls(parent: Doc, child: Doc) {
     const dataDoc = parent[DataSym];
     for (const key of Object.keys(dataDoc)) {
-        key.startsWith("acl") && distributeAcls(key, dataDoc[key], child);
+        // if the default acl mode is private, then don't inherit the acl-Public permission, but set it to private.
+        const permission = (key === "acl-Public" && Doc.UserDoc().defaultAclPrivate) ? AclPrivate : dataDoc[key];
+        key.startsWith("acl") && distributeAcls(key, permission, child);
     }
 }