diff --git a/editor.planx.uk/src/pages/FlowEditor/components/Team/components/EditorUpsertModal.tsx b/editor.planx.uk/src/pages/FlowEditor/components/Team/components/EditorUpsertModal.tsx
index 1f74e1f528..b9c74de535 100644
--- a/editor.planx.uk/src/pages/FlowEditor/components/Team/components/EditorUpsertModal.tsx
+++ b/editor.planx.uk/src/pages/FlowEditor/components/Team/components/EditorUpsertModal.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import {
   optimisticallyUpdateExistingMember,
 } from "./lib/optimisticallyUpdateMembersTable";
 
+export const DEMO_TEAM_ID = 32;
+
 export const EditorUpsertModal = ({
   setShowModal,
   showModal,
@@ -34,6 +36,8 @@ export const EditorUpsertModal = ({
 }: EditorModalProps) => {
   const [showUserAlreadyExistsError, setShowUserAlreadyExistsError] =
     useState<boolean>(false);
+  const [ teamId, teamSlug ] = useStore(state => [state.teamId, state.teamSlug])
+  const isDemoTeam = teamId === DEMO_TEAM_ID;
 
   const toast = useToast();
 
@@ -56,15 +60,11 @@ export const EditorUpsertModal = ({
   };
 
   const handleSubmitToAddNewUser = async () => {
-    const { teamId, teamSlug } = useStore.getState();
-
-    const createUserResult = await createAndAddUserToTeam(
-      formik.values.email,
-      formik.values.firstName,
-      formik.values.lastName,
+    const createUserResult = await createAndAddUserToTeam({
+      newUser: formik.values,
       teamId,
       teamSlug,
-    ).catch((err) => {
+    }).catch((err) => {
       if (isUserAlreadyExistsError(err.message)) {
         setShowUserAlreadyExistsError(true);
       }
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ export const EditorUpsertModal = ({
       firstName: initialValues?.firstName || "",
       lastName: initialValues?.lastName || "",
       email: initialValues?.email || "",
+      // Users within the Demo team are granted a role with a restricted permission set
+      role: isDemoTeam ? "demoUser" : "teamEditor",
     },
     validationSchema: upsertEditorSchema,
     onSubmit: handleSubmit,
diff --git a/editor.planx.uk/src/pages/FlowEditor/components/Team/components/lib/optimisticallyUpdateMembersTable.tsx b/editor.planx.uk/src/pages/FlowEditor/components/Team/components/lib/optimisticallyUpdateMembersTable.tsx
index a499633f7f..b13960045b 100644
--- a/editor.planx.uk/src/pages/FlowEditor/components/Team/components/lib/optimisticallyUpdateMembersTable.tsx
+++ b/editor.planx.uk/src/pages/FlowEditor/components/Team/components/lib/optimisticallyUpdateMembersTable.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ export const optimisticallyAddNewMember = async (
   const existingMembers = useStore.getState().teamMembers;
   const newMember: TeamMember = {
     ...values,
-    role: "teamEditor",
     id: userId,
   };
 
diff --git a/editor.planx.uk/src/pages/FlowEditor/components/Team/queries/createAndAddUserToTeam.tsx b/editor.planx.uk/src/pages/FlowEditor/components/Team/queries/createAndAddUserToTeam.tsx
index 594657bb63..dfb805df85 100644
--- a/editor.planx.uk/src/pages/FlowEditor/components/Team/queries/createAndAddUserToTeam.tsx
+++ b/editor.planx.uk/src/pages/FlowEditor/components/Team/queries/createAndAddUserToTeam.tsx
@@ -2,19 +2,18 @@ import { FetchResult, gql } from "@apollo/client";
 import { GET_USERS_FOR_TEAM_QUERY } from "routes/teamMembers";
 
 import { client } from "../../../../../lib/graphql";
+import { AddNewEditorFormValues } from "../types";
 
 type CreateAndAddUserResponse = FetchResult<{
-  insert_users_one: { id: number; __typename: "users" };
+  insertUsersOne: { id: number; __typename: "users" };
 }>;
 
-export const createAndAddUserToTeam = async (
-  email: string,
-  firstName: string,
-  lastName: string,
-  teamId: number,
-  teamSlug: string
+export const createAndAddUserToTeam = async ({
+  newUser,
+  teamId,
+  teamSlug,
+}: { newUser: AddNewEditorFormValues, teamId: number, teamSlug: string }
 ) => {
-  // NB: the user is hard-coded with the 'teamEditor' role for now
   const response: CreateAndAddUserResponse = await client.mutate({
     mutation: gql`
       mutation CreateAndAddUserToTeam(
@@ -22,13 +21,14 @@ export const createAndAddUserToTeam = async (
         $firstName: String!
         $lastName: String!
         $teamId: Int!
+        $role: user_roles_enum!
       ) {
-        insert_users_one(
+        insertUsersOne: insert_users_one(
           object: {
             email: $email
             first_name: $firstName
             last_name: $lastName
-            teams: { data: { role: teamEditor, team_id: $teamId } }
+            teams: { data: { role: $role, team_id: $teamId } }
           }
         ) {
           id
@@ -36,9 +36,7 @@ export const createAndAddUserToTeam = async (
       }
     `,
     variables: {
-      email,
-      firstName,
-      lastName,
+      ...newUser,
       teamId,
     },
     refetchQueries: [
@@ -47,7 +45,7 @@ export const createAndAddUserToTeam = async (
   });
 
   if (response.data) {
-    return response.data.insert_users_one;
+    return response.data.insertUsersOne;
   }
   throw new Error("Unable to create user");
 };
diff --git a/editor.planx.uk/src/pages/FlowEditor/components/Team/tests/TeamMembers.addNewEditor.demoTeam.test.tsx b/editor.planx.uk/src/pages/FlowEditor/components/Team/tests/TeamMembers.addNewEditor.demoTeam.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e14a223595
--- /dev/null
+++ b/editor.planx.uk/src/pages/FlowEditor/components/Team/tests/TeamMembers.addNewEditor.demoTeam.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import { waitFor, within } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { useStore } from "pages/FlowEditor/lib/store";
+import { vi } from "vitest";
+
+import { DEMO_TEAM_ID } from "../components/EditorUpsertModal";
+import { setupTeamMembersScreen } from "./helpers/setupTeamMembersScreen";
+import { userTriesToAddNewEditor } from "./helpers/userTriesToAddNewEditor";
+import { mockTeamMembersData } from "./mocks/mockTeamMembersData";
+import { mockPlatformAdminUser } from "./mocks/mockUsers";
+
+const { setState, getState } = useStore;
+
+vi.mock(
+  "pages/FlowEditor/components/Team/queries/createAndAddUserToTeam.tsx",
+  async () => ({
+    createAndAddUserToTeam: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+      id: 1,
+      __typename: "users",
+    }),
+  })
+);
+
+describe("adding a new user to the Demo team", () => {
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    setState({
+      user: mockPlatformAdminUser,
+      teamMembers: mockTeamMembersData,
+      teamId: DEMO_TEAM_ID,
+    });
+  });
+  
+  it("assigns the `demoUser` role automatically", async () => {
+    let currentUsers = getState().teamMembers
+    expect(currentUsers).toHaveLength(3);
+
+    const { user, getByTestId } = await setupTeamMembersScreen();
+    await userTriesToAddNewEditor(user);
+
+    const membersTable = getByTestId("members-table-add-editor");
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(
+        within(membersTable).getByText(/Mickey Mouse/),
+      ).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    currentUsers = getState().teamMembers
+    expect(currentUsers).toHaveLength(4);
+
+    // Role correctly assigned to user
+    const newUser = getState().teamMembers[3];
+    expect(newUser.role).toBe("demoUser");
+
+    // Use role tag displayed in table
+    expect(within(membersTable).getByText("demoUser")).toBeVisible();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/editor.planx.uk/src/pages/FlowEditor/components/Team/tests/TeamMembers.addNewEditor.test.tsx b/editor.planx.uk/src/pages/FlowEditor/components/Team/tests/TeamMembers.addNewEditor.test.tsx
index 2707a882df..5ec4040a2e 100644
--- a/editor.planx.uk/src/pages/FlowEditor/components/Team/tests/TeamMembers.addNewEditor.test.tsx
+++ b/editor.planx.uk/src/pages/FlowEditor/components/Team/tests/TeamMembers.addNewEditor.test.tsx
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ describe("when a user presses 'add a new editor'", () => {
       teamMembers: mockTeamMembersData,
       user: mockPlatformAdminUser,
       teamSlug: "planx",
+      teamId: 1,
     });
     const { user } = await setupTeamMembersScreen();
 
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ describe("when a user fills in the 'add a new editor' form correctly", () => {
       teamMembers: mockTeamMembersData,
       user: mockPlatformAdminUser,
       teamSlug: "planx",
+      teamId: 1,
     });
     const { user } = await setupTeamMembersScreen();
     await userTriesToAddNewEditor(user);
@@ -112,6 +114,7 @@ describe("'add a new editor' button is hidden from Templates team", () => {
       teamMembers: mockTeamMembersData,
       user: mockPlatformAdminUser,
       teamSlug: "templates",
+      teamId: 2,
     });
   });
 
@@ -130,6 +133,7 @@ describe("when a user is not a platform admin", () => {
       teamMembers: mockTeamMembersData,
       user: mockPlainUser,
       teamSlug: "trumptonshire",
+      teamId: 3,
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/editor.planx.uk/src/pages/FlowEditor/components/Team/tests/TeamMembers.removeUser.test.tsx b/editor.planx.uk/src/pages/FlowEditor/components/Team/tests/TeamMembers.removeUser.test.tsx
index e07a0c74c9..555c39f0ed 100644
--- a/editor.planx.uk/src/pages/FlowEditor/components/Team/tests/TeamMembers.removeUser.test.tsx
+++ b/editor.planx.uk/src/pages/FlowEditor/components/Team/tests/TeamMembers.removeUser.test.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ describe("when a user presses 'remove' button", () => {
       teamMembers: mockTeamMembersData,
       user: mockPlatformAdminUser,
       teamSlug: "planx",
+      teamId: 1,
     });
     const { user, container } = await setupTeamMembersScreen();
 
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ describe("when a user clicks 'Remove user' button", () => {
       teamMembers: mockTeamMembersData,
       user: mockPlatformAdminUser,
       teamSlug: "planx",
+      teamId: 1,
     });
     const { user } = await setupTeamMembersScreen();
 
@@ -119,6 +121,7 @@ describe("'remove' button is hidden from Templates team", () => {
       teamMembers: mockTeamMembersData,
       user: mockPlatformAdminUser,
       teamSlug: "templates",
+      teamId: 2,
     });
   });
 
@@ -137,6 +140,7 @@ describe("when a user is not a platform admin", () => {
       teamMembers: mockTeamMembersData,
       user: mockPlainUser,
       team: "planx",
+      teamId: 1,
     });
 
     await setupTeamMembersScreen();
diff --git a/editor.planx.uk/src/pages/FlowEditor/components/Team/tests/TeamMembers.updateEditor.test.tsx b/editor.planx.uk/src/pages/FlowEditor/components/Team/tests/TeamMembers.updateEditor.test.tsx
index b43b6478bc..3e4c01497b 100644
--- a/editor.planx.uk/src/pages/FlowEditor/components/Team/tests/TeamMembers.updateEditor.test.tsx
+++ b/editor.planx.uk/src/pages/FlowEditor/components/Team/tests/TeamMembers.updateEditor.test.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ describe("when a user presses 'edit button'", () => {
       teamMembers: mockTeamMembersData,
       user: mockPlatformAdminUser,
       teamSlug: "planx",
+      teamId: 1,
     });
 
     const { user } = await setupTeamMembersScreen();
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@ describe("'edit' button is hidden from Templates team", () => {
       teamMembers: mockTeamMembersData,
       user: mockPlatformAdminUser,
       teamSlug: "templates",
+      teamId: 3,
     });
   });
 
@@ -188,6 +190,7 @@ describe("when a user is not a platform admin", () => {
       teamMembers: mockTeamMembersData,
       user: mockPlainUser,
       team: "planx",
+      teamId: 1,
     });
 
     await setupTeamMembersScreen();
diff --git a/editor.planx.uk/src/pages/FlowEditor/components/Team/types.ts b/editor.planx.uk/src/pages/FlowEditor/components/Team/types.ts
index 5ad87a8a6e..a2ccdfdcf7 100644
--- a/editor.planx.uk/src/pages/FlowEditor/components/Team/types.ts
+++ b/editor.planx.uk/src/pages/FlowEditor/components/Team/types.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Role, User } from "@opensystemslab/planx-core/types";
+import { Role, TeamRole, User } from "@opensystemslab/planx-core/types";
 import React, { SetStateAction } from "react";
 
 export type TeamMember = ActiveTeamMember | ArchivedTeamMember;
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export interface AddNewEditorFormValues {
   email: string;
   firstName: string;
   lastName: string;
+  role: TeamRole;
 }
 
 export interface UpdateEditorFormValues {