diff --git a/bigbluebutton-tests/playwright/chat/chat.js b/bigbluebutton-tests/playwright/chat/chat.js
index b378547eaa..16536daf17 100644
--- a/bigbluebutton-tests/playwright/chat/chat.js
+++ b/bigbluebutton-tests/playwright/chat/chat.js
@@ -343,7 +343,24 @@ class Chat extends MultiUsers {
     await this.userPage.waitAndClick(e.logout);
     await this.modPage.hasElementDisabled(e.chatBox);
     await this.modPage.hasElementDisabled(e.sendButton);
-  }  
+  }
+
+  async preventUserFromUsingPublicChat(context) {
+    await openPublicChat(this.modPage);
+    await openPublicChat(this.userPage);
+    await this.modPage.waitAndClick(e.userListItem);
+    await this.modPage.waitAndClick(e.togglePublicChat);
+    await this.initUserPage2(true, context)
+    await this.userPage.hasElementDisabled(e.chatBox);
+    await this.userPage.hasElementDisabled(e.sendButton);
+    await this.userPage2.hasElement(e.chatBox);
+    await this.userPage2.hasElement(e.sendButton);
+    await this.userPage2.type(e.chatBox, 'test');
+    await this.userPage2.waitAndClick(e.sendButton);
+    await this.modPage.hasText(e.chatUserMessageText, 'test');
+    await this.userPage.hasText(e.chatUserMessageText, 'test');
+    await this.userPage2.hasText(e.chatUserMessageText, 'test');
+  }
 }
 
 exports.Chat = Chat;
diff --git a/bigbluebutton-tests/playwright/chat/chat.spec.js b/bigbluebutton-tests/playwright/chat/chat.spec.js
index 3c8dd53f86..bf61c5dfcb 100644
--- a/bigbluebutton-tests/playwright/chat/chat.spec.js
+++ b/bigbluebutton-tests/playwright/chat/chat.spec.js
@@ -91,4 +91,8 @@ test.describe('Chat', () => {
   test('Private chat disabled when user leaves meeting @ci', async () => {
     await chat.chatDisabledUserLeaves();
   });
+
+  test('Prevent specific user from sending public chat messages @ci', async ({ context }) => {
+    await chat.preventUserFromUsingPublicChat(context);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/bigbluebutton-tests/playwright/core/elements.js b/bigbluebutton-tests/playwright/core/elements.js
index 979eddc430..c122475a22 100644
--- a/bigbluebutton-tests/playwright/core/elements.js
+++ b/bigbluebutton-tests/playwright/core/elements.js
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@ exports.userBannedMessage2 = 'div[id="app"] >> div >> div:nth-child(2)';
 exports.meetingEndedModalTitle = 'h1[data-test="meetingEndedModalTitle"]';
 exports.unmuteUser = 'li[data-test="unmuteUser"]';
 exports.ejectCamera = 'li[data-test="ejectCamera"]';
+exports.togglePublicChat = 'li[data-test="togglePublicChat"]';
 
 // Lock Viewers
 exports.lockViewersButton = 'li[data-test="lockViewersButton"]';