diff --git a/lib/Controller/SettingsController.php b/lib/Controller/SettingsController.php
index 2c1ca955093..c93c92d0379 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/SettingsController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/SettingsController.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class SettingsController extends Controller
 {
 	public const ACCEPTED_KEYS = [
 		'workspace_enabled',
-		'user_text_editor_max_width'
+		'is_full_width_editor'
 	];
 
 	public function __construct(
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public function __construct(
 	/**
 	 * @throws \OCP\PreConditionNotMetException
 	 *
-	 * @psalm-return DataResponse<200|400, array{workspace_enabled?: mixed, user_text_editor_max_width?: mixed, message?: 'Invalid config key'}, array<never, never>>
+	 * @psalm-return DataResponse<200|400, array{workspace_enabled?: mixed, is_full_width_editor?: mixed, message?: 'Invalid config key'}, array<never, never>>
 	 */
 	#[NoAdminRequired]
 	public function updateConfig(string $key, int|string $value): DataResponse
diff --git a/lib/Service/ConfigService.php b/lib/Service/ConfigService.php
index 1b6564eef94..74fb1fe9551 100644
--- a/lib/Service/ConfigService.php
+++ b/lib/Service/ConfigService.php
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ public function isNotifyPushSyncEnabled(): bool
 
 	}
 
-	public function getUserPreferencesTextEditorMaxWidth(?string $userId): string
+	public function isFullWidthEditor(?string $userId): bool
 	{
-		return $this->config->getUserValue($userId, Application::APP_NAME, 'user_text_editor_max_width', '80ch');
+		return $this->config->getUserValue($userId, Application::APP_NAME, 'is_full_width_editor', '0') === '1';
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/Service/InitialStateProvider.php b/lib/Service/InitialStateProvider.php
index de1d286aadb..102e4bf6568 100644
--- a/lib/Service/InitialStateProvider.php
+++ b/lib/Service/InitialStateProvider.php
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ public function provideState(): void
 		);
 
 		$this->initialState->provideInitialState(
-			'user_text_editor_max_width',
-			$this->configService->getUserPreferencesTextEditorMaxWidth($this->userId),
+			'is_full_width_editor',
+			$this->configService->isFullWidthEditor($this->userId),
 		);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/components/Editor.vue b/src/components/Editor.vue
index d86cf390755..372168c09df 100644
--- a/src/components/Editor.vue
+++ b/src/components/Editor.vue
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ export default {
 			}
 		},
 		editorMaxWidth() {
-			return loadState('text', 'user_text_editor_max_width', '80ch')
+			return loadState('text', 'is_full_width_editor', false) ? '100%' : '80ch'
 		},
 	},
 	watch: {
diff --git a/src/components/Editor/SessionList.vue b/src/components/Editor/SessionList.vue
index 8f3718bfd92..c715106c750 100644
--- a/src/components/Editor/SessionList.vue
+++ b/src/components/Editor/SessionList.vue
@@ -70,11 +70,10 @@ export default {
 		},
 	},
 	data() {
-		const savedWidth = loadState('text', 'user_text_editor_max_width', '80ch')
+		const isFullWidth = loadState('text', 'is_full_width_editor', false)
 		return {
 			myName: '',
-			user_text_editor_max_width: savedWidth,
-			isFullWidth: savedWidth === '100%',
+			isFullWidth,
 		}
 	},
 	computed: {
@@ -112,15 +111,12 @@ export default {
 	},
 	methods: {
 		onWidthToggle(checked) {
-			const newWidth = checked ? '100%' : '80ch'
-			this.user_text_editor_max_width = newWidth
 			this.isFullWidth = checked
-
-			this.$emit('editor-width-change', newWidth)
+			this.$emit('editor-width-change', checked ? '100%' : '80ch')
 
 			axios.post(generateUrl('/apps/text/settings'), {
-				key: 'user_text_editor_max_width',
-				value: newWidth,
+				key: 'is_full_width_editor',
+				value: checked ? '1' : '0',
 			})
 		},
 	},