diff --git a/docs/configuration/collections.mdx b/docs/configuration/collections.mdx
index 93be89de00..d4cdbba873 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/collections.mdx
+++ b/docs/configuration/collections.mdx
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ The following options are available:
 | `defaultPopulate`    | Specify which fields to select when this Collection is populated from another document. [More Details](../queries/select#defaultpopulate-collection-config-property).                                                            |
 | `indexes`            | Define compound indexes for this collection. This can be used to either speed up querying/sorting by 2 or more fields at the same time or to ensure uniqueness between several fields.                                           |
 | `forceSelect`        | Specify which fields should be selected always, regardless of the `select` query which can be useful that the field exists for access control / hooks                                                                            |
+| `disableBulkEdit`    | Disable the bulk edit operation for the collection in the admin panel and the REST API                                                                                                                                           |
 
 _\* An asterisk denotes that a property is required._
 
diff --git a/packages/next/src/views/List/index.tsx b/packages/next/src/views/List/index.tsx
index 92663627d8..ddef9ce0d0 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/views/List/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/next/src/views/List/index.tsx
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ export const renderListView = async (
                 collectionSlug,
                 columnState,
                 disableBulkDelete,
-                disableBulkEdit,
+                disableBulkEdit: collectionConfig.disableBulkEdit ?? disableBulkEdit,
                 disableQueryPresets,
                 enableRowSelections,
                 hasCreatePermission,
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/collections/config/types.ts b/packages/payload/src/collections/config/types.ts
index 1ba3d13c5e..43f80ae91d 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/collections/config/types.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/collections/config/types.ts
@@ -440,6 +440,10 @@ export type CollectionConfig<TSlug extends CollectionSlug = any> = {
    * Default field to sort by in collection list view
    */
   defaultSort?: Sort
+  /**
+   * Disable the bulk edit operation for the collection in the admin panel and the API
+   */
+  disableBulkEdit?: boolean
   /**
    * When true, do not show the "Duplicate" button while editing documents within this collection and prevent `duplicate` from all APIs
    */
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/update.ts b/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/update.ts
index ea5bb613de..9b836e0d5e 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/update.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/update.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import type {
 import executeAccess from '../../auth/executeAccess.js'
 import { combineQueries } from '../../database/combineQueries.js'
 import { validateQueryPaths } from '../../database/queryValidation/validateQueryPaths.js'
-import { APIError } from '../../errors/index.js'
+import { APIError, Forbidden } from '../../errors/index.js'
 import { type CollectionSlug, deepCopyObjectSimple } from '../../index.js'
 import { generateFileData } from '../../uploads/generateFileData.js'
 import { unlinkTempFiles } from '../../uploads/unlinkTempFiles.js'
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ export const updateOperation = async <
 ): Promise<BulkOperationResult<TSlug, TSelect>> => {
   let args = incomingArgs
 
+  if (args.collection.config.disableBulkEdit && !args.overrideAccess) {
+    throw new APIError(`Collection ${args.collection.config.slug} has disabled bulk edit`, 403)
+  }
+
   try {
     const shouldCommit = !args.disableTransaction && (await initTransaction(args.req))
 
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/views/CollectionFolder/index.tsx b/packages/ui/src/views/CollectionFolder/index.tsx
index 678e55431b..98c58b60b7 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/views/CollectionFolder/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/views/CollectionFolder/index.tsx
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ function CollectionFolderViewInContext(props: CollectionFolderViewInContextProps
               !smallBreak && (
                 <ListSelection
                   disableBulkDelete={disableBulkDelete}
-                  disableBulkEdit={disableBulkEdit}
+                  disableBulkEdit={collectionConfig.disableBulkEdit ?? disableBulkEdit}
                   key="list-selection"
                 />
               ),
diff --git a/test/admin/collections/DisableBulkEdit.ts b/test/admin/collections/DisableBulkEdit.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f4ac92685e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/admin/collections/DisableBulkEdit.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import type { CollectionConfig } from 'payload'
+
+export const DisableBulkEdit: CollectionConfig = {
+  slug: 'disable-bulk-edit',
+  fields: [],
+  disableBulkEdit: true,
+}
diff --git a/test/admin/config.ts b/test/admin/config.ts
index 1873d20ee1..44537855ef 100644
--- a/test/admin/config.ts
+++ b/test/admin/config.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-/* eslint-disable no-restricted-exports */
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
 import path from 'path'
 
@@ -8,6 +7,7 @@ import { BaseListFilter } from './collections/BaseListFilter.js'
 import { CustomFields } from './collections/CustomFields/index.js'
 import { CustomViews1 } from './collections/CustomViews1.js'
 import { CustomViews2 } from './collections/CustomViews2.js'
+import { DisableBulkEdit } from './collections/DisableBulkEdit.js'
 import { DisableCopyToLocale } from './collections/DisableCopyToLocale.js'
 import { DisableDuplicate } from './collections/DisableDuplicate.js'
 import { EditMenuItems } from './collections/editMenuItems.js'
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ export default buildConfigWithDefaults({
     ListDrawer,
     Placeholder,
     UseAsTitleGroupField,
+    DisableBulkEdit,
   ],
   globals: [
     GlobalHidden,
diff --git a/test/admin/e2e/list-view/e2e.spec.ts b/test/admin/e2e/list-view/e2e.spec.ts
index b625945a98..4e0dd5b0a5 100644
--- a/test/admin/e2e/list-view/e2e.spec.ts
+++ b/test/admin/e2e/list-view/e2e.spec.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ describe('List View', () => {
   let with300DocumentsUrl: AdminUrlUtil
   let withListViewUrl: AdminUrlUtil
   let placeholderUrl: AdminUrlUtil
+  let disableBulkEditUrl: AdminUrlUtil
   let user: any
 
   let serverURL: string
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ describe('List View', () => {
     customViewsUrl = new AdminUrlUtil(serverURL, customViews1CollectionSlug)
     withListViewUrl = new AdminUrlUtil(serverURL, listDrawerSlug)
     placeholderUrl = new AdminUrlUtil(serverURL, placeholderCollectionSlug)
+    disableBulkEditUrl = new AdminUrlUtil(serverURL, 'disable-bulk-edit')
     const context = await browser.newContext()
     page = await context.newPage()
     initPageConsoleErrorCatch(page)
@@ -1302,6 +1304,16 @@ describe('List View', () => {
       await page.locator('#confirm-delete-many-docs #confirm-action').click()
       await expect(page.locator('.cell-_select')).toHaveCount(1)
     })
+
+    test('should hide edit many from collection with disableBulkEdit: true', async () => {
+      await payload.create({ collection: 'disable-bulk-edit', data: {} })
+      await page.goto(disableBulkEditUrl.list)
+
+      // select one row
+      await page.locator('.row-1 .cell-_select input').check()
+      // ensure the edit many button is hidden
+      await expect(page.locator('.edit-many button')).toBeHidden()
+    })
   })
 
   describe('pagination', () => {
diff --git a/test/admin/payload-types.ts b/test/admin/payload-types.ts
index f7e71a1975..88fb0f3d5d 100644
--- a/test/admin/payload-types.ts
+++ b/test/admin/payload-types.ts
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ export interface Config {
     'with-list-drawer': WithListDrawer;
     placeholder: Placeholder;
     'use-as-title-group-field': UseAsTitleGroupField;
+    'disable-bulk-edit': DisableBulkEdit;
     'payload-locked-documents': PayloadLockedDocument;
     'payload-preferences': PayloadPreference;
     'payload-migrations': PayloadMigration;
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ export interface Config {
     'with-list-drawer': WithListDrawerSelect<false> | WithListDrawerSelect<true>;
     placeholder: PlaceholderSelect<false> | PlaceholderSelect<true>;
     'use-as-title-group-field': UseAsTitleGroupFieldSelect<false> | UseAsTitleGroupFieldSelect<true>;
+    'disable-bulk-edit': DisableBulkEditSelect<false> | DisableBulkEditSelect<true>;
     'payload-locked-documents': PayloadLockedDocumentsSelect<false> | PayloadLockedDocumentsSelect<true>;
     'payload-preferences': PayloadPreferencesSelect<false> | PayloadPreferencesSelect<true>;
     'payload-migrations': PayloadMigrationsSelect<false> | PayloadMigrationsSelect<true>;
@@ -547,6 +549,15 @@ export interface UseAsTitleGroupField {
   updatedAt: string;
   createdAt: string;
 }
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "disable-bulk-edit".
+ */
+export interface DisableBulkEdit {
+  id: string;
+  updatedAt: string;
+  createdAt: string;
+}
 /**
  * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
  * via the `definition` "payload-locked-documents".
@@ -653,6 +664,10 @@ export interface PayloadLockedDocument {
     | ({
         relationTo: 'use-as-title-group-field';
         value: string | UseAsTitleGroupField;
+      } | null)
+    | ({
+        relationTo: 'disable-bulk-edit';
+        value: string | DisableBulkEdit;
       } | null);
   globalSlug?: string | null;
   user: {
@@ -1037,6 +1052,14 @@ export interface UseAsTitleGroupFieldSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
   updatedAt?: T;
   createdAt?: T;
 }
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "disable-bulk-edit_select".
+ */
+export interface DisableBulkEditSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
+  updatedAt?: T;
+  createdAt?: T;
+}
 /**
  * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
  * via the `definition` "payload-locked-documents_select".
diff --git a/test/collections-rest/config.ts b/test/collections-rest/config.ts
index 7b8d89d7ba..49bd6e6544 100644
--- a/test/collections-rest/config.ts
+++ b/test/collections-rest/config.ts
@@ -270,6 +270,16 @@ export default buildConfigWithDefaults({
         path: `/${method}-test`,
       })),
     },
+    {
+      slug: 'disabled-bulk-edit-docs',
+      fields: [
+        {
+          name: 'text',
+          type: 'text',
+        },
+      ],
+      disableBulkEdit: true,
+    },
   ],
   endpoints: [
     {
diff --git a/test/collections-rest/int.spec.ts b/test/collections-rest/int.spec.ts
index 553d2d4f21..e233f4622b 100644
--- a/test/collections-rest/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/collections-rest/int.spec.ts
@@ -1797,6 +1797,28 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
       expect((await result.json()).message.startsWith('Route not found')).toBeTruthy()
     }
   })
+
+  it('should disable bulk edit for the collection with disableBulkEdit: true', async () => {
+    const res = await restClient.PATCH('/disabled-bulk-edit-docs?where[id][equals]=0', {})
+    expect(res.status).toBe(403)
+
+    await expect(
+      payload.update({
+        collection: 'disabled-bulk-edit-docs',
+        where: {},
+        data: {},
+        overrideAccess: false,
+      }),
+    ).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(APIError)
+
+    await expect(
+      payload.update({
+        collection: 'disabled-bulk-edit-docs',
+        where: {},
+        data: {},
+      }),
+    ).resolves.toBeTruthy()
+  })
 })
 
 async function createPost(overrides?: Partial<Post>) {
diff --git a/test/collections-rest/payload-types.ts b/test/collections-rest/payload-types.ts
index bd6de3d7fa..1a7fca99d8 100644
--- a/test/collections-rest/payload-types.ts
+++ b/test/collections-rest/payload-types.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ export interface Config {
     'custom-id-number': CustomIdNumber;
     'error-on-hooks': ErrorOnHook;
     endpoints: Endpoint;
+    'disabled-bulk-edit-docs': DisabledBulkEditDoc;
     users: User;
     'payload-locked-documents': PayloadLockedDocument;
     'payload-preferences': PayloadPreference;
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ export interface Config {
     'custom-id-number': CustomIdNumberSelect<false> | CustomIdNumberSelect<true>;
     'error-on-hooks': ErrorOnHooksSelect<false> | ErrorOnHooksSelect<true>;
     endpoints: EndpointsSelect<false> | EndpointsSelect<true>;
+    'disabled-bulk-edit-docs': DisabledBulkEditDocsSelect<false> | DisabledBulkEditDocsSelect<true>;
     users: UsersSelect<false> | UsersSelect<true>;
     'payload-locked-documents': PayloadLockedDocumentsSelect<false> | PayloadLockedDocumentsSelect<true>;
     'payload-preferences': PayloadPreferencesSelect<false> | PayloadPreferencesSelect<true>;
@@ -247,6 +249,16 @@ export interface Endpoint {
   updatedAt: string;
   createdAt: string;
 }
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "disabled-bulk-edit-docs".
+ */
+export interface DisabledBulkEditDoc {
+  id: string;
+  text?: string | null;
+  updatedAt: string;
+  createdAt: string;
+}
 /**
  * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
  * via the `definition` "users".
@@ -303,6 +315,10 @@ export interface PayloadLockedDocument {
         relationTo: 'endpoints';
         value: string | Endpoint;
       } | null)
+    | ({
+        relationTo: 'disabled-bulk-edit-docs';
+        value: string | DisabledBulkEditDoc;
+      } | null)
     | ({
         relationTo: 'users';
         value: string | User;
@@ -446,6 +462,15 @@ export interface EndpointsSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
   updatedAt?: T;
   createdAt?: T;
 }
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "disabled-bulk-edit-docs_select".
+ */
+export interface DisabledBulkEditDocsSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
+  text?: T;
+  updatedAt?: T;
+  createdAt?: T;
+}
 /**
  * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
  * via the `definition` "users_select".