diff --git a/src/routes/api/options.ts b/src/routes/api/options.ts
index c8f99fd77..b918bdc19 100644
--- a/src/routes/api/options.ts
+++ b/src/routes/api/options.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ const ALLOWED_OPTIONS = new Set([
     'promotedAttributesOpenInRibbon',
     'editedNotesOpenInRibbon',
     'locale',
-    'firstDayOfWeek'
+    'firstDayOfWeek',
+    'textNoteEditorType'
 ]);
 
 function getOptions() {
diff --git a/src/services/options_init.ts b/src/services/options_init.ts
index dfac812f6..1dc7602d2 100644
--- a/src/services/options_init.ts
+++ b/src/services/options_init.ts
@@ -131,7 +131,10 @@ const defaultOptions: DefaultOption[] = [
             return "default:stackoverflow-dark";
         }
     }, isSynced: false },
-    { name: "codeBlockWordWrap", value: "false", isSynced: true }
+    { name: "codeBlockWordWrap", value: "false", isSynced: true },
+
+    // Text note configuration
+    { name: "textNoteEditorType", value: "ckeditor-balloon", isSynced: true }
 ];
 
 /**