diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/addon/controllers/admin-config-group-permissions-settings.js b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/addon/controllers/admin-config-group-permissions-settings.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..16b500a3413
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/addon/controllers/admin-config-group-permissions-settings.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import AdminAreaSettingsBaseController from "admin/controllers/admin-area-settings-base";
+
+export default class AdminConfigGroupPermissionsSettingsController extends AdminAreaSettingsBaseController {}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/addon/routes/admin-config-group-permissions.js b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/addon/routes/admin-config-group-permissions.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3e123fe30ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/addon/routes/admin-config-group-permissions.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import DiscourseRoute from "discourse/routes/discourse";
+import { i18n } from "discourse-i18n";
+
+export default class AdminConfigGroupPermissionsRoute extends DiscourseRoute {
+  titleToken() {
+    return i18n("admin.community.sidebar_link.group_permissions");
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/addon/routes/admin-route-map.js b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/addon/routes/admin-route-map.js
index 2f8e75d8d0f..b87a83ed788 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/addon/routes/admin-route-map.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/addon/routes/admin-route-map.js
@@ -241,6 +241,15 @@ export default function () {
             path: "/",
           });
         });
+        this.route(
+          "groupPermissions",
+          { path: "/group-permissions" },
+          function () {
+            this.route("settings", {
+              path: "/",
+            });
+          }
+        );
         this.route("trustLevels", { path: "/trust-levels" }, function () {
           this.route("settings", {
             path: "/",
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/addon/templates/config-group-permissions-settings.gjs b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/addon/templates/config-group-permissions-settings.gjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..163a167e54e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/addon/templates/config-group-permissions-settings.gjs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import RouteTemplate from "ember-route-template";
+import DBreadcrumbsItem from "discourse/components/d-breadcrumbs-item";
+import DPageHeader from "discourse/components/d-page-header";
+import { i18n } from "discourse-i18n";
+import AdminAreaSettings from "admin/components/admin-area-settings";
+
+export default RouteTemplate(<template>
+  <DPageHeader
+    @titleLabel={{i18n "admin.config.group_permissions.title"}}
+    @descriptionLabel={{i18n
+      "admin.config.group_permissions.header_description"
+    }}
+  >
+    <:breadcrumbs>
+      <DBreadcrumbsItem @path="/admin" @label={{i18n "admin_title"}} />
+      <DBreadcrumbsItem
+        @path="/admin/config/group-permissions"
+        @label={{i18n "admin.config.group_permissions.title"}}
+      />
+    </:breadcrumbs>
+  </DPageHeader>
+
+  <div class="admin-config-page__main-area">
+    <AdminAreaSettings
+      @area="group_permissions"
+      @path="/admin/config/group-permissions"
+      @filter={{@controller.filter}}
+      @adminSettingsFilterChangedCallback={{@controller.adminSettingsFilterChangedCallback}}
+    />
+  </div>
+</template>);
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/addon/templates/config-trust-levels-settings.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/addon/templates/config-trust-levels-settings.hbs
index 28cbb87cece..76b6e99a50e 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/addon/templates/config-trust-levels-settings.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/addon/templates/config-trust-levels-settings.hbs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 <div class="admin-config-page__main-area">
   <AdminAreaSettings
-    @categories="trust"
+    @area="trust_levels"
     @path="/admin/config/trust-levels"
     @filter={{this.filter}}
     @adminSettingsFilterChangedCallback={{this.adminSettingsFilterChangedCallback}}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/sidebar/admin-nav-map.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/sidebar/admin-nav-map.js
index e6a7bb0234c..7a7be898839 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/sidebar/admin-nav-map.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/sidebar/admin-nav-map.js
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ export const ADMIN_NAV_MAP = [
         label: "admin.community.sidebar_link.trust_levels",
         icon: "user-shield",
       },
+      {
+        name: "admin_group_permissions",
+        route: "adminConfig.groupPermissions.settings",
+        label: "admin.community.sidebar_link.group_permissions",
+        icon: "user-gear",
+      },
       {
         name: "admin_user_fields",
         route: "adminUserFields",
diff --git a/app/models/site_setting.rb b/app/models/site_setting.rb
index 938223a570f..473881b973c 100644
--- a/app/models/site_setting.rb
+++ b/app/models/site_setting.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,19 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 class SiteSetting < ActiveRecord::Base
-  VALID_AREAS = %w[about embedding emojis flags fonts legal navigation notifications permalinks]
+  VALID_AREAS = %w[
+    about
+    embedding
+    emojis
+    flags
+    fonts
+    group_permissions
+    legal
+    navigation
+    notifications
+    permalinks
+    trust_levels
+  ]
 
   extend GlobalPath
   extend SiteSettingExtension
diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index 12156acbc1c..f5fae16cbe7 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -5136,28 +5136,31 @@ en:
       config:
         font_style:
           title: "Font style"
-          header_description: "Customize the font styles used by your themes."
+          header_description: "Customize the font styles used by your themes"
         login_and_authentication:
           title: "Login and authentication"
-          header_description: "Configure how users log in and authenticate, secrets and keys, OAuth2 providers, and more."
+          header_description: "Configure how users log in and authenticate, secrets and keys, OAuth2 providers, and more"
         logo:
           title: "Site logo"
-          header_description: "Customize the variations of your site logo."
+          header_description: "Customize the variations of your site logo"
         navigation:
           title: "Navigation"
           header_description: "Configure the navigation links and menu items for your site. This includes the location and behaviour of the primary navigation menu, the quick links at the top of the homepage, as well as the admin sidebar."
         notifications:
           title: "Notifications"
-          header_description: "Configure how notifications are managed and delivered for users, including email preferences, push notifications, mention limits, and notification consolidation."
+          header_description: "Configure how notifications are managed and delivered for users, including email preferences, push notifications, mention limits, and notification consolidation"
         search:
           title: "Search"
-          header_description: "Configure search settings including logging and tokenization for Chinese and Japanese languages."
+          header_description: "Configure search settings including logging and tokenization for Chinese and Japanese languages"
         legal:
           title: "Legal"
-          header_description: "Configure legal settings, such as terms of service, privacy policy, contact details, and EU-specific considerations."
+          header_description: "Configure legal settings, such as terms of service, privacy policy, contact details, and EU-specific considerations"
         trust_levels:
           title: "Trust levels"
-          header_description: "Trust level settings allow you to fine-tune the requirements and notifications for your community’s progression system, which automatically promotes users to higher trust levels as they demonstrate consistent, positive engagement with your forum."
+          header_description: "Trust level settings allow you to fine-tune the requirements and notifications for your community’s progression system, which automatically promotes users to higher trust levels as they demonstrate consistent, positive engagement with your forum"
+        group_permissions:
+          title: "Group permissions"
+          header_description: "All group-based app permissions are managed here, which control access to various features within Discourse"
 
       new_features:
         title: "What's new?"
@@ -5636,6 +5639,7 @@ en:
           notifications: "Notifications"
           permalinks: "Permalinks"
           trust_levels: "Trust levels"
+          group_permissions: "Group permissions"
           users: "Users"
           groups: "Groups"
           user_fields: "User fields"
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 5b7d3435eb1..4160ce0baf0 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ Discourse::Application.routes.draw do
         get "search" => "site_settings#index"
         get "legal" => "site_settings#index"
         get "trust-levels" => "site_settings#index"
+        get "group-permissions" => "site_settings#index"
 
         resources :flags, only: %i[index new create update destroy] do
           put "toggle"
diff --git a/config/site_settings.yml b/config/site_settings.yml
index 3398f8524b2..90e60a89732 100644
--- a/config/site_settings.yml
+++ b/config/site_settings.yml
@@ -367,12 +367,14 @@ basic:
     default: ""
     allow_any: false
     refresh: true
+    area: "group_permissions"
   hidden_post_visible_groups:
     type: group_list
     list_type: compact
     default: "14"
     allow_any: false
     refresh: true
+    area: "group_permissions"
   push_notifications_prompt:
     default: true
     client: true
@@ -437,6 +439,7 @@ basic:
   about_page_hidden_groups:
     default: ""
     type: group_list
+    area: "group_permissions"
   adobe_analytics_tags_url:
     default: ""
     regex: "assets.adobedtm.com"
@@ -784,6 +787,7 @@ users:
     allow_any: false
     refresh: true
     validator: "AtLeastOneGroupValidator"
+    area: "group_permissions"
   anonymous_account_duration_minutes:
     default: 10080
     max: 99000
@@ -976,6 +980,7 @@ posting:
     type: group_list
     allow_any: false
     refresh: true
+    area: "group_permissions"
   editing_grace_period: 300
   editing_grace_period_max_diff: 100
   editing_grace_period_max_diff_high_trust: 400
@@ -993,6 +998,7 @@ posting:
     allow_any: false
     refresh: true
     validator: "AtLeastOneGroupValidator"
+    area: "group_permissions"
   post_edit_time_limit:
     default: 1440
     max: 10080
@@ -1075,6 +1081,7 @@ posting:
     type: group_list
     allow_any: false
     refresh: true
+    area: "group_permissions"
   title_max_word_length:
     default: 30
     locale_default:
@@ -1190,6 +1197,7 @@ posting:
     type: group_list
     allow_any: false
     refresh: true
+    area: "group_permissions"
   approve_new_topics_unless_trust_level:
     default: 0
     enum: "TrustLevelSetting"
@@ -1200,6 +1208,7 @@ posting:
     type: group_list
     allow_any: false
     refresh: true
+    area: "group_permissions"
   approve_suspect_users:
     default: true
   approve_unless_staged:
@@ -1293,6 +1302,7 @@ posting:
     type: group_list
     allow_any: false
     refresh: true
+    area: "group_permissions"
   blur_tl0_flagged_posts_media:
     default: true
     client: true
@@ -1416,6 +1426,7 @@ email:
     type: group_list
     allow_any: false
     refresh: true
+    area: "group_permissions"
   email_in_authserv_id:
     default: ""
   email_in_spam_header:
@@ -1572,6 +1583,7 @@ email:
     default: "1|2"
     allow_any: false
     refresh: true
+    area: "group_permissions"
 
 files:
   max_image_size_kb:
@@ -1723,10 +1735,11 @@ files:
     enum: "TrustLevelAndStaffAndDisabledSetting"
     hidden: true
   uploaded_avatars_allowed_groups:
-    default: 10
+    default: "10"
     type: group_list
     allow_any: false
     refresh: true
+    area: "group_permissions"
   default_avatars:
     default: ""
     type: url_list
@@ -1844,9 +1857,11 @@ trust:
   default_trust_level:
     default: 0
     enum: "TrustLevelSetting"
+    area: "trust_levels"
   default_invitee_trust_level:
     default: 1
     enum: "TrustLevelSetting"
+    area: "trust_levels"
   min_trust_to_create_topic:
     default: 0
     enum: "TrustLevelSetting"
@@ -1857,6 +1872,7 @@ trust:
     type: group_list
     allow_any: false
     refresh: true
+    area: "group_permissions"
   min_trust_to_edit_wiki_post:
     default: 1
     enum: "TrustLevelSetting"
@@ -1867,6 +1883,7 @@ trust:
     type: group_list
     allow_any: false
     refresh: true
+    area: "group_permissions"
   min_trust_to_edit_post:
     default: 0
     enum: "TrustLevelSetting"
@@ -1877,6 +1894,7 @@ trust:
     type: group_list
     allow_any: false
     refresh: true
+    area: "group_permissions"
   min_trust_to_allow_self_wiki:
     default: 3
     enum: "TrustLevelSetting"
@@ -1887,6 +1905,7 @@ trust:
     type: group_list
     allow_any: false
     refresh: true
+    area: "group_permissions"
   min_trust_to_send_email_messages:
     default: "4"
     enum: "TrustLevelAndStaffSetting"
@@ -1897,6 +1916,7 @@ trust:
     type: group_list
     allow_any: false
     refresh: true
+    area: "group_permissions"
   min_trust_to_flag_posts:
     default: 1
     enum: "TrustLevelSetting"
@@ -1907,6 +1927,7 @@ trust:
     type: group_list
     allow_any: false
     refresh: true
+    area: "group_permissions"
   min_trust_to_post_links:
     default: 0
     enum: "TrustLevelSetting"
@@ -1917,6 +1938,7 @@ trust:
     type: group_list
     allow_any: false
     refresh: true
+    area: "group_permissions"
   min_trust_to_post_embedded_media:
     default: 0
     enum: "TrustLevelSetting"
@@ -1927,6 +1949,7 @@ trust:
     type: group_list
     allow_any: false
     refresh: true
+    area: "group_permissions"
   min_trust_level_to_allow_profile_background:
     default: 0
     client: true
@@ -1938,6 +1961,7 @@ trust:
     type: group_list
     allow_any: false
     refresh: true
+    area: "group_permissions"
   min_trust_level_to_allow_user_card_background:
     default: 0
     client: true
@@ -1949,6 +1973,7 @@ trust:
     type: group_list
     allow_any: false
     refresh: true
+    area: "group_permissions"
   min_trust_level_to_allow_invite:
     default: 2
     enum: "TrustLevelSetting"
@@ -1959,6 +1984,7 @@ trust:
     type: group_list
     allow_any: false
     refresh: true
+    area: "group_permissions"
   min_trust_level_to_allow_ignore:
     default: 2
     enum: "TrustLevelSetting"
@@ -1970,74 +1996,111 @@ trust:
     type: group_list
     allow_any: false
     refresh: true
+    area: "group_permissions"
   allow_flagging_staff: true
   send_tl1_welcome_message: true
   send_tl2_promotion_message: true
-  tl1_requires_topics_entered: 5
+  tl1_requires_topics_entered:
+    default: 5
+    area: "trust_levels"
   tl1_requires_read_posts:
     default: 30
     client: true
-  tl1_requires_time_spent_mins: 10
-  tl2_requires_topics_entered: 20
-  tl2_requires_read_posts: 100
-  tl2_requires_time_spent_mins: 60
+    area: "trust_levels"
+  tl1_requires_time_spent_mins:
+    default: 10
+    area: "trust_levels"
+  tl2_requires_topics_entered:
+    default: 20
+    area: "trust_levels"
+  tl2_requires_read_posts:
+    default: 100
+    area: "trust_levels"
+  tl2_requires_time_spent_mins:
+    default: 60
+    area: "trust_levels"
   tl2_requires_days_visited:
     default: 15
     max: 36500
-  tl2_requires_likes_received: 1
-  tl2_requires_likes_given: 1
-  tl2_requires_topic_reply_count: 3
+    area: "trust_levels"
+  tl2_requires_likes_received:
+    default: 1
+    area: "trust_levels"
+  tl2_requires_likes_given:
+    default: 1
+    area: "trust_levels"
+  tl2_requires_topic_reply_count:
+    default: 3
+    area: "trust_levels"
   tl3_time_period:
     default: 100
     min: 1
     max: 1000000
+    area: "trust_levels"
   tl3_requires_days_visited:
     default: 50
     max: 36500
+    area: "trust_levels"
   tl3_requires_topics_replied_to:
     default: 10
+    area: "trust_levels"
   tl3_requires_topics_viewed:
     default: 25
     max: 100
+    area: "trust_levels"
   tl3_requires_topics_viewed_cap:
     default: 500
+    area: "trust_levels"
   tl3_requires_posts_read:
     default: 25
     max: 100
+    area: "trust_levels"
   tl3_requires_posts_read_cap:
     default: 20000
     max: 99000
+    area: "trust_levels"
   tl3_requires_topics_viewed_all_time:
     default: 200
+    area: "trust_levels"
   tl3_requires_posts_read_all_time:
     default: 500
+    area: "trust_levels"
   tl3_requires_max_flagged:
     default: 5
+    area: "trust_levels"
   tl3_promotion_min_duration:
     default: 14
     max: 10000
+    area: "trust_levels"
   tl3_requires_likes_given:
     default: 30
+    area: "trust_levels"
   tl3_requires_likes_received:
     default: 20
+    area: "trust_levels"
   tl3_links_no_follow:
     default: false
     client: true
+    area: "trust_levels"
   tl4_delete_posts_and_topics:
     default: false
     client: true
     hidden: true
+    area: "trust_levels"
   delete_all_posts_and_topics_allowed_groups:
     default: ""
     type: group_list
     allow_any: false
     refresh: true
+    area: "group_permissions"
   edit_all_topic_groups:
     default: "13"
     type: group_list
+    area: "group_permissions"
   edit_all_post_groups:
     default: "14"
     type: group_list
+    area: "group_permissions"
 
 security:
   detailed_404: false
@@ -2188,6 +2251,7 @@ security:
     allow_any: false
     refresh: true
     hidden: true
+    area: "group_permissions"
 
 onebox:
   post_onebox_maxlength:
@@ -2508,7 +2572,7 @@ developer:
     default: "1|2"
     allow_any: false
     refresh: true
-    area: "navigation"
+    area: "group_permissions|navigation"
   warn_critical_js_deprecations:
     default: true
     client: true
@@ -3220,6 +3284,7 @@ user_api:
     type: group_list
     allow_any: false
     refresh: true
+    area: "group_permissions"
   allowed_user_api_push_urls:
     default: ""
     type: list
@@ -3281,6 +3346,7 @@ tags:
     type: group_list
     allow_any: false
     refresh: true
+    area: "group_permissions"
   min_trust_level_to_tag_topics:
     default: "0"
     enum: "TrustLevelAndStaffSetting"
@@ -3293,6 +3359,7 @@ tags:
     allow_any: false
     refresh: true
     client: true
+    area: "group_permissions"
   max_tag_search_results:
     client: true
     default: 5
@@ -3315,6 +3382,7 @@ tags:
     default: ""
     allow_any: false
     refresh: true
+    area: "group_permissions"
   suppress_overlapping_tags_in_list:
     default: false
     client: true
@@ -3400,7 +3468,7 @@ experimental:
     default: ""
     allow_any: false
     refresh: true
-    area: "navigation"
+    area: "group_permissions|navigation"
   glimmer_topic_list_mode:
     client: true
     type: enum
@@ -3431,3 +3499,4 @@ experimental:
     default: ""
     type: group_list
     list_type: compact
+    area: "group_permissions"
diff --git a/plugins/chat/config/settings.yml b/plugins/chat/config/settings.yml
index 0bbb1cdbfe7..59e65d0116f 100644
--- a/plugins/chat/config/settings.yml
+++ b/plugins/chat/config/settings.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ chat:
     mandatory_values: "1|2" # @admins, @moderators
     allow_any: false
     refresh: true
+    area: "group_permissions"
   chat_threads_enabled:
     client: true
     default: false
@@ -101,13 +102,14 @@ chat:
     allow_any: false
     refresh: true
     validator: "Chat::DirectMessageEnabledGroupsValidator"
+    area: "group_permissions"
   chat_message_flag_allowed_groups:
     default: "1|2|11" # @admins, @moderators, @trust_level_1
     mandatory_values: "1|2" # @admins, @moderators
     type: group_list
     allow_any: false
     refresh: true
-    area: "flags"
+    area: "flags|group_permissions"
   max_mentions_per_chat_message:
     client: true
     type: integer
diff --git a/plugins/poll/config/settings.yml b/plugins/poll/config/settings.yml
index 9eb7522561c..373a36a599a 100644
--- a/plugins/poll/config/settings.yml
+++ b/plugins/poll/config/settings.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ plugins:
     allow_any: false
     refresh: true
     validator: "AtLeastOneGroupValidator"
+    area: "group_permissions"
   poll_groupable_user_fields:
     default: ""
     type: list
diff --git a/plugins/styleguide/config/settings.yml b/plugins/styleguide/config/settings.yml
index 6e2bc65e59f..21e9c9c535e 100644
--- a/plugins/styleguide/config/settings.yml
+++ b/plugins/styleguide/config/settings.yml
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ plugins:
     allow_any: false
     refresh: true
     validator: "AtLeastOneGroupValidator"
+    area: "group_permissions"