diff --git a/backend/src/routes/gallery.js b/backend/src/routes/gallery.js
index 6b2fee27..c810e7c8 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/gallery.js
+++ b/backend/src/routes/gallery.js
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ router.get('/:slug/info', async (req, res) => {
         'share_link',
         'share_token',
         'allow_downloads',
+        'allow_user_uploads',
         'disable_right_click',
         'watermark_downloads',
         'watermark_text',
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ router.get('/:slug/info', async (req, res) => {
       requires_password: requiresPassword,
       color_theme: event.color_theme,
       allow_downloads: !(event.allow_downloads === false || event.allow_downloads === 0 || event.allow_downloads === '0'),
+      allow_user_uploads: event.allow_user_uploads === true || event.allow_user_uploads === 1 || event.allow_user_uploads === '1',
       disable_right_click: event.disable_right_click === true || event.disable_right_click === 1 || event.disable_right_click === '1',
       watermark_downloads: event.watermark_downloads === true || event.watermark_downloads === 1 || event.watermark_downloads === '1',
       watermark_text: event.watermark_text,
@@ -324,6 +326,7 @@ router.get('/:slug/photos', verifyGalleryAccess, async (req, res) => {
         expires_at: req.event.expires_at,
         hero_photo_id: req.event.hero_photo_id,
         allow_downloads: req.event.allow_downloads !== false,
+        allow_user_uploads: req.event.allow_user_uploads === true,
         disable_right_click: req.event.disable_right_click === true,
         watermark_downloads: req.event.watermark_downloads === true,
         watermark_text: req.event.watermark_text,