diff --git a/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/changelog/hotfix-template-locked-bug b/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/changelog/hotfix-template-locked-bug
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d3c084bd1a72d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/changelog/hotfix-template-locked-bug
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: fixed
+
+Gutenberg 19.8.0 hotfix: don't show the template-locked rendering mode for pages
diff --git a/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/src/class-jetpack-mu-wpcom.php b/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/src/class-jetpack-mu-wpcom.php
index a607b7e67d910..26cf4192d604a 100644
--- a/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/src/class-jetpack-mu-wpcom.php
+++ b/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/src/class-jetpack-mu-wpcom.php
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ public static function load_features() {
 		require_once __DIR__ . '/features/wpcom-admin-dashboard/wpcom-admin-dashboard.php';
 		require_once __DIR__ . '/features/wpcom-block-editor/class-jetpack-wpcom-block-editor.php';
 		require_once __DIR__ . '/features/wpcom-block-editor/functions.editor-type.php';
+		require_once __DIR__ . '/features/wpcom-hotfixes/wpcom-hotfixes.php';
 		require_once __DIR__ . '/features/wpcom-logout/wpcom-logout.php';
 		require_once __DIR__ . '/features/wpcom-themes/wpcom-theme-fixes.php';
 
diff --git a/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/src/features/wpcom-hotfixes/wpcom-hotfixes.php b/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/src/features/wpcom-hotfixes/wpcom-hotfixes.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..199033db6b7f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/src/features/wpcom-hotfixes/wpcom-hotfixes.php
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Various hotfixes to WordPress.com
+ *
+ * @package automattic/jetpack-mu-wpcom
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Hotfix for a Gutenberg 19.8.0 bug preventing lower-capability users from editing pages.
+ * See: p1734525664059729-slack-C02FMH4G8
+ * See: https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/68053#issuecomment-2550730705
+ */
+add_filter(
+	'register_post_type_args',
+	function ( $args ) {
+		unset( $args['default_rendering_mode'] );
+		return $args;
+	},
+	20
+);