diff --git a/install/data/defaults.json b/install/data/defaults.json
index 92bac0b2b7..d60984e99e 100644
--- a/install/data/defaults.json
+++ b/install/data/defaults.json
@@ -23,10 +23,11 @@
     "chatMessageDelay": 2000,
     "newbieChatMessageDelay": 120000,
     "notificationSendDelay": 60,
-    "newbiePostDelayThreshold": 3,
+    "newbieReputationThreshold": 3,
     "postQueue": 0,
     "postQueueReputationThreshold": 0,
     "groupsExemptFromPostQueue": ["administrators", "Global Moderators"],
+    "groupsExemptFromNewUserRestrictions": ["administrators", "Global Moderators"],
     "groupsExemptFromMaintenanceMode": ["administrators", "Global Moderators"],
     "minimumPostLength": 8,
     "maximumPostLength": 32767,
diff --git a/public/language/en-GB/admin/settings/user.json b/public/language/en-GB/admin/settings/user.json
index 7c55d69ee5..528debebaa 100644
--- a/public/language/en-GB/admin/settings/user.json
+++ b/public/language/en-GB/admin/settings/user.json
@@ -87,5 +87,6 @@
 	"restrictions.seconds-between-new": "Seconds between posts for new users",
 	"restrictions.seconds-before-new": "Seconds before a new user can make their first post",
 	"restrictions.seconds-edit-after-new": "Number of seconds a post remains editable for new users (set to 0 to disable)",
-	"restrictions.milliseconds-between-messages": "Time between chat messages for new users (ms)"
+	"restrictions.milliseconds-between-messages": "Time between chat messages for new users (ms)",
+	"restrictions.groups-exempt-from-new-user-restrictions": "Select groups that should be exempt from the new user restrictions"
 }
diff --git a/public/openapi/read/admin/settings/user.yaml b/public/openapi/read/admin/settings/user.yaml
index 89b0b1067a..fe89bae2a6 100644
--- a/public/openapi/read/admin/settings/user.yaml
+++ b/public/openapi/read/admin/settings/user.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ get:
                 properties:
                   title:
                     type: string
+                  groupsExemptFromNewUserRestrictions:
+                    type: array
+                    items:
+                      $ref: ../../../components/schemas/GroupObject.yaml#/GroupDataObject
                   notificationSettings:
                     type: array
                     items:
diff --git a/src/api/chats.js b/src/api/chats.js
index d3788ea9e1..2ea2b26760 100644
--- a/src/api/chats.js
+++ b/src/api/chats.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ async function rateLimitExceeded(caller, field) {
 		user.isPrivileged(caller.uid),
 		user.getUserField(caller.uid, 'reputation'),
 	]);
-	const newbie = !isPrivileged && meta.config.newbiePostDelayThreshold > reputation;
+	const newbie = !isPrivileged && meta.config.newbieReputationThreshold > reputation;
 	const delay = newbie ? meta.config.newbieChatMessageDelay : meta.config.chatMessageDelay;
 	session[field] = session[field] || 0;
 
diff --git a/src/controllers/admin/settings.js b/src/controllers/admin/settings.js
index 61ccd6a091..61e8a6fb2d 100644
--- a/src/controllers/admin/settings.js
+++ b/src/controllers/admin/settings.js
@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ settingsController.email = async (req, res) => {
 };
 
 settingsController.user = async (req, res) => {
-	const notificationTypes = await notifications.getAllNotificationTypes();
+	const [notificationTypes, groupData] = await Promise.all([
+		notifications.getAllNotificationTypes(),
+		groups.getNonPrivilegeGroups('groups:createtime', 0, -1),
+	]);
 	const notificationSettings = notificationTypes.map(type => ({
 		name: type,
 		label: `[[notifications:${type.replace(/_/g, '-')}]]`,
@@ -54,6 +57,7 @@ settingsController.user = async (req, res) => {
 	res.render('admin/settings/user', {
 		title: '[[admin/menu:settings/user]]',
 		notificationSettings: notificationSettings,
+		groupsExemptFromNewUserRestrictions: groupData,
 	});
 };
 
diff --git a/src/groups/update.js b/src/groups/update.js
index ced53ef04e..9da76c9180 100644
--- a/src/groups/update.js
+++ b/src/groups/update.js
@@ -274,17 +274,19 @@ module.exports = function (Groups) {
 	}
 
 	async function updateConfig(oldName, newName) {
-		if (meta.config.groupsExemptFromPostQueue.includes(oldName)) {
-			meta.config.groupsExemptFromPostQueue.splice(
-				meta.config.groupsExemptFromPostQueue.indexOf(oldName), 1, newName
-			);
-			await meta.configs.set('groupsExemptFromPostQueue', meta.config.groupsExemptFromPostQueue);
-		}
-		if (meta.config.groupsExemptFromMaintenanceMode.includes(oldName)) {
-			meta.config.groupsExemptFromMaintenanceMode.splice(
-				meta.config.groupsExemptFromMaintenanceMode.indexOf(oldName), 1, newName
-			);
-			await meta.configs.set('groupsExemptFromMaintenanceMode', meta.config.groupsExemptFromMaintenanceMode);
+		const configKeys = [
+			'groupsExemptFromPostQueue',
+			'groupsExemptFromNewUserRestrictions',
+			'groupsExemptFromMaintenanceMode',
+		];
+
+		for (const key of configKeys) {
+			if (meta.config[key] && meta.config[key].includes(oldName)) {
+				meta.config[key].splice(
+					meta.config[key].indexOf(oldName), 1, newName
+				);
+				await meta.configs.set(key, meta.config[key]);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/privileges/posts.js b/src/privileges/posts.js
index 8b32065df6..fbd6858282 100644
--- a/src/privileges/posts.js
+++ b/src/privileges/posts.js
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ privsPosts.canEdit = async function (pid, uid) {
 	if (
 		!results.isMod &&
 		meta.config.newbiePostEditDuration > 0 &&
-		meta.config.newbiePostDelayThreshold > results.userData.reputation &&
+		meta.config.newbieReputationThreshold > results.userData.reputation &&
 		Date.now() - results.postData.timestamp > meta.config.newbiePostEditDuration * 1000
 	) {
 		return { flag: false, message: `[[error:post-edit-duration-expired, ${meta.config.newbiePostEditDuration}]]` };
diff --git a/src/upgrades/3.6.0/rename_newbie_config.js b/src/upgrades/3.6.0/rename_newbie_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b496d970c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/upgrades/3.6.0/rename_newbie_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/* eslint-disable no-await-in-loop */
+
+'use strict';
+
+const db = require('../../database');
+
+module.exports = {
+	name: 'Rename newbiePostDelayThreshold to newbieReputationThreshold',
+	timestamp: Date.UTC(2023, 10, 7),
+	method: async function () {
+		const current = await db.getObjectField('config', 'newbiePostDelayThreshold');
+		await db.setObjectField('config', 'newbieReputationThreshold', current);
+		await db.deleteObjectField('config', 'newbiePostDelayThreshold');
+	},
+};
diff --git a/src/user/posts.js b/src/user/posts.js
index b2e2b57be2..5ee7f5e8aa 100644
--- a/src/user/posts.js
+++ b/src/user/posts.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 const db = require('../database');
 const meta = require('../meta');
 const privileges = require('../privileges');
+const groups = require('../groups');
 
 module.exports = function (User) {
 	User.isReadyToPost = async function (uid, cid) {
@@ -31,9 +32,10 @@ module.exports = function (User) {
 		if (parseInt(uid, 10) === 0) {
 			return;
 		}
-		const [userData, isAdminOrMod] = await Promise.all([
+		const [userData, isAdminOrMod, isMemberOfExempt] = await Promise.all([
 			User.getUserFields(uid, ['uid', 'mutedUntil', 'joindate', 'email', 'reputation'].concat([field])),
 			privileges.categories.isAdminOrMod(cid, uid),
+			groups.isMemberOfAny(uid, meta.config.groupsExemptFromNewUserRestrictions),
 		]);
 
 		if (!userData.uid) {
@@ -54,14 +56,15 @@ module.exports = function (User) {
 		const lasttime = userData[field] || 0;
 
 		if (
+			!isMemberOfExempt &&
 			meta.config.newbiePostDelay > 0 &&
-			meta.config.newbiePostDelayThreshold > userData.reputation &&
+			meta.config.newbieReputationThreshold > userData.reputation &&
 			now - lasttime < meta.config.newbiePostDelay * 1000
 		) {
 			if (meta.config.newbiewPostDelay % 60 === 0) {
-				throw new Error(`[[error:too-many-posts-newbie-minutes, ${Math.floor(meta.config.newbiePostDelay / 60)}, ${meta.config.newbiePostDelayThreshold}]]`);
+				throw new Error(`[[error:too-many-posts-newbie-minutes, ${Math.floor(meta.config.newbiePostDelay / 60)}, ${meta.config.newbieReputationThreshold}]]`);
 			} else {
-				throw new Error(`[[error:too-many-posts-newbie, ${meta.config.newbiePostDelay}, ${meta.config.newbiePostDelayThreshold}]]`);
+				throw new Error(`[[error:too-many-posts-newbie, ${meta.config.newbiePostDelay}, ${meta.config.newbieReputationThreshold}]]`);
 			}
 		} else if (now - lasttime < meta.config.postDelay * 1000) {
 			throw new Error(`[[error:too-many-posts, ${meta.config.postDelay}]]`);
diff --git a/src/views/admin/settings/user.tpl b/src/views/admin/settings/user.tpl
index 4a2bcc19b7..6a5c703a2d 100644
--- a/src/views/admin/settings/user.tpl
+++ b/src/views/admin/settings/user.tpl
@@ -218,8 +218,8 @@
 				<h5 class="fw-bold tracking-tight settings-header">[[admin/settings/user:restrictions-new]]</h5>
 
 				<div class="mb-3">
-					<label class="form-label" for="newbiePostDelayThreshold">[[admin/settings/user:restrictions.rep-threshold]]</label>
-					<input id="newbiePostDelayThreshold" type="text" class="form-control" value="3" data-field="newbiePostDelayThreshold">
+					<label class="form-label" for="newbieReputationThreshold">[[admin/settings/user:restrictions.rep-threshold]]</label>
+					<input id="newbieReputationThreshold" type="text" class="form-control" value="3" data-field="newbieReputationThreshold">
 				</div>
 
 				<div class="mb-3">
@@ -241,6 +241,16 @@
 					<label class="form-label" for="newbieChatMessageDelay">[[admin/settings/user:restrictions.milliseconds-between-messages]]</label>
 					<input id="newbieChatMessageDelay" type="text" class="form-control" data-field="newbieChatMessageDelay">
 				</div>
+
+				<div class="mb-3">
+					<label class="form-label" for="groupsExemptFromNewUserRestrictions">[[admin/settings/user:restrictions.groups-exempt-from-new-user-restrictions]]</label>
+					<select id="groupsExemptFromNewUserRestrictions" class="form-select" multiple data-field="groupsExemptFromNewUserRestrictions">
+						{{{ each groupsExemptFromNewUserRestrictions }}}
+						<option value="{groupsExemptFromNewUserRestrictions.displayName}">{groupsExemptFromNewUserRestrictions.displayName}</option>
+						{{{ end }}}
+					</select>
+				</div>
+
 			</div>
 
 			<hr/>
diff --git a/test/user.js b/test/user.js
index 45916cbaf9..6133f14f82 100644
--- a/test/user.js
+++ b/test/user.js
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ describe('User', () => {
 
 		it('should error when a new user posts if the last post time is 10 < 30 seconds', (done) => {
 			meta.config.newbiePostDelay = 30;
-			meta.config.newbiePostDelayThreshold = 3;
+			meta.config.newbieReputationThreshold = 3;
 
 			User.setUserField(testUid, 'lastposttime', +new Date() - (20 * 1000), () => {
 				Topics.post({