diff --git a/services/web/app/src/Features/Project/ProjectEditorHandler.js b/services/web/app/src/Features/Project/ProjectEditorHandler.js
index 3645e11dff..649eba5983 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/Features/Project/ProjectEditorHandler.js
+++ b/services/web/app/src/Features/Project/ProjectEditorHandler.js
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ module.exports = ProjectEditorHandler = {
       mendeley: false,
       trackChanges: false,
       trackChangesVisible: ProjectEditorHandler.trackChangesAvailable,
+      symbolPalette: false,
     })
 
     if (result.features.trackChanges) {
diff --git a/services/web/app/src/models/User.js b/services/web/app/src/models/User.js
index 4bfeb798cd..924ff6862c 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/models/User.js
+++ b/services/web/app/src/models/User.js
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ const UserSchema = new Schema({
       type: Boolean,
       default: Settings.defaultFeatures.referencesSearch,
     },
+    symbolPalette: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      default: Settings.defaultFeatures.symbolPalette,
+    },
   },
   featuresOverrides: [
     {
@@ -126,6 +130,7 @@ const UserSchema = new Schema({
         mendeley: { type: Boolean },
         zotero: { type: Boolean },
         referencesSearch: { type: Boolean },
+        symbolPalette: { type: Boolean },
       },
     },
   ],
diff --git a/services/web/test/acceptance/config/settings.test.defaults.js b/services/web/test/acceptance/config/settings.test.defaults.js
index 17a7a1df69..deb387061a 100644
--- a/services/web/test/acceptance/config/settings.test.defaults.js
+++ b/services/web/test/acceptance/config/settings.test.defaults.js
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ module.exports = {
       compileTimeout: 60,
       compileGroup: 'standard',
       trackChanges: false,
+      symbolPalette: false,
     },
     personal: {
       collaborators: 1,
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ module.exports = {
       compileTimeout: 60,
       compileGroup: 'standard',
       trackChanges: false,
+      symbolPalette: false,
     },
     collaborator: {
       collaborators: 10,
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ module.exports = {
       compileTimeout: 180,
       compileGroup: 'priority',
       trackChanges: true,
+      symbolPalette: true,
     },
     professional: {
       collaborators: -1,
@@ -101,6 +104,7 @@ module.exports = {
       compileTimeout: 180,
       compileGroup: 'priority',
       trackChanges: true,
+      symbolPalette: true,
     },
   }),
 
diff --git a/services/web/test/unit/src/Subscription/UserFeaturesUpdaterTests.js b/services/web/test/unit/src/Subscription/UserFeaturesUpdaterTests.js
index 905f3ddf1f..13da43e654 100644
--- a/services/web/test/unit/src/Subscription/UserFeaturesUpdaterTests.js
+++ b/services/web/test/unit/src/Subscription/UserFeaturesUpdaterTests.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ describe('UserFeaturesUpdater', function () {
       referencesSearch: true,
       zotero: true,
       mendeley: true,
+      symbolPalette: true,
     }
     this.User = {
       findByIdAndUpdate: sinon.stub().yields(null, { features: this.features }),