diff --git a/config b/config
index 5fb11290..3704f65b 100644
--- a/config
+++ b/config
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@
 # Permit delete of a collection (global)
 #permit_delete_collection = True
 
+# Permit overwrite of a collection (global)
+#permit_overwrite_collection = False
 
 [storage]
 
diff --git a/radicale/app/__init__.py b/radicale/app/__init__.py
index ee958ad4..4f11ad3f 100644
--- a/radicale/app/__init__.py
+++ b/radicale/app/__init__.py
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ class Application(ApplicationPartDelete, ApplicationPartHead,
     _auth_realm: str
     _extra_headers: Mapping[str, str]
     _permit_delete_collection: bool
+    _permit_overwrite_collection: bool
 
     def __init__(self, configuration: config.Configuration) -> None:
         """Initialize Application.
@@ -91,6 +92,8 @@ class Application(ApplicationPartDelete, ApplicationPartHead,
         self._auth_realm = configuration.get("auth", "realm")
         self._permit_delete_collection = configuration.get("rights", "permit_delete_collection")
         logger.info("permit delete of collection: %s", self._permit_delete_collection)
+        self._permit_overwrite_collection = configuration.get("rights", "permit_overwrite_collection")
+        logger.info("permit overwrite of collection: %s", self._permit_overwrite_collection)
         self._extra_headers = dict()
         for key in self.configuration.options("headers"):
             self._extra_headers[key] = configuration.get("headers", key)
diff --git a/radicale/app/base.py b/radicale/app/base.py
index 71fd8073..2132111d 100644
--- a/radicale/app/base.py
+++ b/radicale/app/base.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class ApplicationBase:
     _web: web.BaseWeb
     _encoding: str
     _permit_delete_collection: bool
+    _permit_overwrite_collection: bool
     _hook: hook.BaseHook
 
     def __init__(self, configuration: config.Configuration) -> None:
diff --git a/radicale/config.py b/radicale/config.py
index 5bddaf91..27c48760 100644
--- a/radicale/config.py
+++ b/radicale/config.py
@@ -245,6 +245,10 @@ DEFAULT_CONFIG_SCHEMA: types.CONFIG_SCHEMA = OrderedDict([
             "value": "True",
             "help": "permit delete of a collection",
             "type": bool}),
+        ("permit_overwrite_collection", {
+            "value": "False",
+            "help": "permit overwrite of a collection",
+            "type": bool}),
         ("file", {
             "value": "/etc/radicale/rights",
             "help": "file for rights management from_file",