diff --git a/openslides/motions/views.py b/openslides/motions/views.py
index 0d1ef4987..8b5e5fc78 100644
--- a/openslides/motions/views.py
+++ b/openslides/motions/views.py
@@ -1123,9 +1123,18 @@ class MotionPollViewSet(BasePollViewSet):
         Returns True if the user has required permissions.
         """
         return has_perm(self.request.user, "motions.can_see") and has_perm(
-            self.request.user, "motions.can_manage_metadata"
+            self.request.user, "motions.can_manage"
         )
 
+    def create(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        # set default pollmethod to YNA
+        if "pollmethod" not in request.data:
+            # hack to make request.data mutable. Otherwise fields cannot be changed.
+            if isinstance(request.data, QueryDict):
+                request.data._mutable = True
+            request.data["pollmethod"] = MotionPoll.POLLMETHOD_YNA
+        return super().create(request, *args, **kwargs)
+
     def perform_create(self, serializer):
         motion = serializer.validated_data["motion"]
         if not motion.state.allow_create_poll:
diff --git a/tests/integration/motions/test_polls.py b/tests/integration/motions/test_polls.py
index 7971efb74..c0da78417 100644
--- a/tests/integration/motions/test_polls.py
+++ b/tests/integration/motions/test_polls.py
@@ -106,6 +106,22 @@ class CreateMotionPoll(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(poll.motion.id, self.motion.id)
         self.assertTrue(poll.options.exists())
 
+    def test_default_method(self):
+        response = self.client.post(
+            reverse("motionpoll-list"),
+            {
+                "title": "test_title_ailai4toogh3eefaa2Vo",
+                "type": "named",
+                "motion_id": self.motion.id,
+                "onehundred_percent_base": "YN",
+                "majority_method": "simple",
+            },
+        )
+        self.assertHttpStatusVerbose(response, status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
+        self.assertTrue(MotionPoll.objects.exists())
+        poll = MotionPoll.objects.get()
+        self.assertEqual(poll.pollmethod, "YNA")
+
     def test_autoupdate(self):
         response = self.client.post(
             reverse("motionpoll-list"),
@@ -147,7 +163,6 @@ class CreateMotionPoll(TestCase):
         complete_request_data = {
             "title": "test_title_OoCh9aitaeyaeth8nom1",
             "type": "named",
-            "pollmethod": "YNA",
             "motion_id": self.motion.id,
             "onehundred_percent_base": "YN",
             "majority_method": "simple",