diff --git a/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/manage/boards/_components/create-board-button.tsx b/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/manage/boards/_components/create-board-button.tsx
index 1c59db412..ed30fb23d 100644
--- a/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/manage/boards/_components/create-board-button.tsx
+++ b/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/manage/boards/_components/create-board-button.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ export const CreateBoardButton = ({ boardNames }: CreateBoardButtonProps) => {
       onSuccess: async (values) => {
         await mutateAsync({
           name: values.name,
+          columnCount: values.columnCount,
+          isPublic: values.isPublic,
         });
       },
       boardNames,
diff --git a/apps/nextjs/src/components/manage/boards/add-board-modal.tsx b/apps/nextjs/src/components/manage/boards/add-board-modal.tsx
index 1e1723edd..e3bf35f8a 100644
--- a/apps/nextjs/src/components/manage/boards/add-board-modal.tsx
+++ b/apps/nextjs/src/components/manage/boards/add-board-modal.tsx
@@ -1,31 +1,36 @@
-import { Button, Group, Stack, TextInput } from "@mantine/core";
+import { Button, Group, InputWrapper, Slider, Stack, Switch, TextInput } from "@mantine/core";
 
 import { useZodForm } from "@homarr/form";
 import { createModal } from "@homarr/modals";
 import { useI18n } from "@homarr/translation/client";
-import { validation, z } from "@homarr/validation";
+import { validation } from "@homarr/validation";
 import { createCustomErrorParams } from "@homarr/validation/form";
 
 interface InnerProps {
   boardNames: string[];
-  onSuccess: ({ name }: { name: string }) => Promise<void>;
+  onSuccess: (props: { name: string; columnCount: number; isPublic: boolean }) => Promise<void>;
 }
 
 export const AddBoardModal = createModal<InnerProps>(({ actions, innerProps }) => {
   const t = useI18n();
   const form = useZodForm(
-    z.object({
-      name: validation.board.byName.shape.name.refine((value) => !innerProps.boardNames.includes(value), {
-        params: createCustomErrorParams("boardAlreadyExists"),
-      }),
+    validation.board.create.refine((value) => !innerProps.boardNames.includes(value.name), {
+      params: createCustomErrorParams("boardAlreadyExists"),
+      path: ["name"],
     }),
     {
       initialValues: {
         name: "",
+        columnCount: 10,
+        isPublic: false,
       },
     },
   );
 
+  const columnCountChecks = validation.board.create.shape.columnCount._def.checks;
+  const minColumnCount = columnCountChecks.find((check) => check.kind === "min")?.value;
+  const maxColumnCount = columnCountChecks.find((check) => check.kind === "max")?.value;
+
   return (
     <form
       onSubmit={form.onSubmit((values) => {
@@ -35,11 +40,21 @@ export const AddBoardModal = createModal<InnerProps>(({ actions, innerProps }) =
     >
       <Stack>
         <TextInput label={t("board.field.name.label")} data-autofocus {...form.getInputProps("name")} />
+        <InputWrapper label={t("board.field.columnCount.label")} {...form.getInputProps("columnCount")}>
+          <Slider min={minColumnCount} max={maxColumnCount} step={1} {...form.getInputProps("columnCount")} />
+        </InputWrapper>
+
+        <Switch
+          label={t("board.field.isPublic.label")}
+          description={t("board.field.isPublic.description")}
+          {...form.getInputProps("isPublic")}
+        />
+
         <Group justify="right">
           <Button onClick={actions.closeModal} variant="subtle" color="gray">
             {t("common.action.cancel")}
           </Button>
-          <Button disabled={!form.isValid()} type="submit" color="teal">
+          <Button type="submit" color="teal">
             {t("common.action.create")}
           </Button>
         </Group>
diff --git a/packages/api/src/router/board.ts b/packages/api/src/router/board.ts
index f39a6ac1f..d4c42e44c 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/router/board.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/router/board.ts
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ export const boardRouter = createTRPCRouter({
         await transaction.insert(boards).values({
           id: boardId,
           name: input.name,
+          isPublic: input.isPublic,
+          columnCount: input.columnCount,
           creatorId: ctx.session.user.id,
         });
         await transaction.insert(sections).values({
diff --git a/packages/api/src/router/test/board.spec.ts b/packages/api/src/router/test/board.spec.ts
index 5c121f91d..86e567965 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/router/test/board.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/router/test/board.spec.ts
@@ -294,12 +294,14 @@ describe("createBoard should create a new board", () => {
     });
 
     // Act
-    await caller.createBoard({ name: "newBoard" });
+    await caller.createBoard({ name: "newBoard", columnCount: 24, isPublic: true });
 
     // Assert
     const dbBoard = await db.query.boards.findFirst();
     expect(dbBoard).toBeDefined();
     expect(dbBoard?.name).toBe("newBoard");
+    expect(dbBoard?.columnCount).toBe(24);
+    expect(dbBoard?.isPublic).toBe(true);
     expect(dbBoard?.creatorId).toBe(defaultCreatorId);
 
     const dbSection = await db.query.sections.findFirst();
@@ -314,7 +316,7 @@ describe("createBoard should create a new board", () => {
     const caller = boardRouter.createCaller({ db, session: defaultSession });
 
     // Act
-    const actAsync = async () => await caller.createBoard({ name: "newBoard" });
+    const actAsync = async () => await caller.createBoard({ name: "newBoard", columnCount: 12, isPublic: true });
 
     // Assert
     await expect(actAsync()).rejects.toThrowError("Permission denied");
diff --git a/packages/translation/src/lang/en.ts b/packages/translation/src/lang/en.ts
index 26e182939..aa851a7c6 100644
--- a/packages/translation/src/lang/en.ts
+++ b/packages/translation/src/lang/en.ts
@@ -1201,6 +1201,10 @@ export default {
       name: {
         label: "Name",
       },
+      isPublic: {
+        label: "Public",
+        description: "Public boards are accessible by everyone, even without an account.",
+      },
     },
     content: {
       metaTitle: "{boardName} board",
diff --git a/packages/validation/src/board.ts b/packages/validation/src/board.ts
index d8567cebb..c7eff93a6 100644
--- a/packages/validation/src/board.ts
+++ b/packages/validation/src/board.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ const saveSchema = z.object({
   sections: z.array(createSectionSchema(commonItemSchema)),
 });
 
-const createSchema = z.object({ name: boardNameSchema });
+const createSchema = z.object({ name: boardNameSchema, columnCount: z.number().min(1).max(24), isPublic: z.boolean() });
 
 const permissionsSchema = z.object({
   id: z.string(),