diff --git a/themes/MUG/invenio.cfg b/themes/MUG/invenio.cfg
index d9bef55..c504913 100644
--- a/themes/MUG/invenio.cfg
+++ b/themes/MUG/invenio.cfg
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from invenio_curations.services.permissions import (
     CurationRDMRequestsPermissionPolicy,
 )
 from invenio_rdm_records.services.components import DefaultRecordsComponents
+from invenio_override.permissions import CustomCommunitiesPermissionPolicy
 
 def _(x):  # needed to avoid start time failure with lazy strings
     return x
@@ -262,6 +263,22 @@ REQUESTS_PERMISSION_POLICY = CurationRDMRequestsPermissionPolicy
 CURATIONS_ENABLE_REQUEST_COMMENTS = True
 CURATIONS_COMMENT_TEMPLATE_FILE = "comment-template.html"
 
+# ============================================================================
+# Invenio-Communities - Restrict Community Creation
+# ============================================================================
+OVERRIDE_COMMUNITIES_RESTRICT_CREATION = True
+"""Restrict community creation to administrators.
+
+When True: only admins can create communities.
+When False: any authenticated user can create communities.
+"""
+
+OVERRIDE_COMMUNITIES_CREATE_ROLES = ["community-creator"]
+"""Roles allowed to create communities when OVERRIDE_COMMUNITIES_RESTRICT_CREATION is True."""
+
+COMMUNITIES_PERMISSION_POLICY = CustomCommunitiesPermissionPolicy
+"""Custom permission policy for communities."""
+
 # ============================================================================
 # Extras
 # ============================================================================