diff --git a/packages/cli/src/workflows/workflows.controller.ts b/packages/cli/src/workflows/workflows.controller.ts
index 37341cbe914..4b7e34b8e83 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/workflows/workflows.controller.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/workflows/workflows.controller.ts
@@ -405,6 +405,15 @@ export class WorkflowsController {
 
 		let updateData = new WorkflowEntity();
 		const { tags, parentFolderId, ...rest } = req.body;
+
+		// TODO: Add zod validation for entire `rest` object before assigning to `updateData`
+		if (
+			rest.settings?.timeSavedMode !== undefined &&
+			!['fixed', 'dynamic'].includes(rest.settings.timeSavedMode)
+		) {
+			throw new BadRequestError('Invalid timeSavedMode');
+		}
+
 		Object.assign(updateData, rest);
 
 		const isSharingEnabled = this.license.isSharingEnabled();
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/integration/workflows/workflows.controller.test.ts b/packages/cli/test/integration/workflows/workflows.controller.test.ts
index 8ea5b3929eb..d42db96d52a 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/integration/workflows/workflows.controller.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/test/integration/workflows/workflows.controller.test.ts
@@ -2458,6 +2458,8 @@ describe('PATCH /workflows/:workflowId', () => {
 				saveDataSuccessExecution: 'all',
 				executionTimeout: 3600,
 				timezone: 'America/New_York',
+				timeSavedMode: 'fixed',
+				timeSavedPerExecution: 10,
 			},
 		};
 
@@ -2468,6 +2470,8 @@ describe('PATCH /workflows/:workflowId', () => {
 		} = response.body;
 
 		expect(response.statusCode).toBe(200);
+		expect(response.body.data.settings.timeSavedMode).toBe('fixed');
+		expect(response.body.data.settings.timeSavedPerExecution).toBe(10);
 
 		expect(id).toBe(workflow.id);
 		expect(await workflowHistoryRepository.count({ where: { workflowId: id } })).toBe(2);
@@ -2723,6 +2727,22 @@ describe('PATCH /workflows/:workflowId', () => {
 		expect(updatedWorkflow.parentFolder).toBe(null);
 	});
 
+	test('should fail if an invalid timeSavedMode is provided', async () => {
+		const workflow = await createWorkflow({}, owner);
+		const payload = {
+			name: 'name updated',
+			versionId: workflow.versionId,
+			settings: {
+				timeSavedMode: 'invalid' as 'fixed' | 'dynamic',
+			},
+		};
+
+		const response = await authOwnerAgent.patch(`/workflows/${workflow.id}`).send(payload);
+
+		expect(response.statusCode).toBe(400);
+		expect(response.body.message).toBe('Invalid timeSavedMode');
+	});
+
 	test('should fail if trying update workflow parent folder with a folder that does not belong to project', async () => {
 		const ownerPersonalProject = await projectRepository.getPersonalProjectForUserOrFail(owner.id);
 		const memberPersonalProject = await projectRepository.getPersonalProjectForUserOrFail(
diff --git a/packages/workflow/src/interfaces.ts b/packages/workflow/src/interfaces.ts
index a1dcbff5472..f0e7ddad055 100644
--- a/packages/workflow/src/interfaces.ts
+++ b/packages/workflow/src/interfaces.ts
@@ -2738,6 +2738,7 @@ export interface IWorkflowSettings {
 	executionTimeout?: number;
 	executionOrder?: 'v0' | 'v1';
 	timeSavedPerExecution?: number;
+	timeSavedMode?: 'fixed' | 'dynamic';
 	availableInMCP?: boolean;
 }