diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f887cba30..1a18db230 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Changed
+- Decoupled offline-license anonymous access from the seat cap. [#1349](https://github.com/sourcebot-dev/sourcebot/pull/1349)
+
 ### Added
 - Recorded service ping history locally and added a "Download usage report" button to the offline license settings page, so offline deployments can export their usage and send it to us. [#1348](https://github.com/sourcebot-dev/sourcebot/pull/1348)
 
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/entitlements.test.ts b/packages/shared/src/entitlements.test.ts
index 35fe4a65d..89b1bcfbe 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/entitlements.test.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/entitlements.test.ts
@@ -40,11 +40,12 @@ const encodeOfflineKey = (payload: object): string => {
 const futureDate = new Date(Date.now() + 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 365).toISOString();
 const pastDate = new Date(Date.now() - 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24).toISOString();
 
-const validOfflineKey = (overrides: { seats?: number; expiryDate?: string } = {}) =>
+const validOfflineKey = (overrides: { seats?: number; anonymousAccess?: boolean; expiryDate?: string } = {}) =>
     encodeOfflineKey({
         id: 'test-customer',
         expiryDate: overrides.expiryDate ?? futureDate,
         ...(overrides.seats !== undefined ? { seats: overrides.seats } : {}),
+        ...(overrides.anonymousAccess !== undefined ? { anonymousAccess: overrides.anonymousAccess } : {}),
         sig: 'fake-sig',
     });
 
@@ -112,23 +113,35 @@ describe('isAnonymousAccessAvailable', () => {
     });
 
     describe('with an offline license key', () => {
-        test('returns false when offline key has a seat count', () => {
+        test('returns false when offline key does not grant anonymous access', () => {
             mocks.env.SOURCEBOT_EE_LICENSE_KEY = validOfflineKey({ seats: 100 });
             expect(isAnonymousAccessAvailable(null)).toBe(false);
         });
 
-        test('returns true when offline key has no seat count (unlimited)', () => {
+        test('returns false when offline key is uncapped but does not grant anonymous access', () => {
+            // Uncapped (no seats) no longer implies anonymous access — it must
+            // be granted explicitly via the `anonymousAccess` flag.
             mocks.env.SOURCEBOT_EE_LICENSE_KEY = validOfflineKey();
+            expect(isAnonymousAccessAvailable(null)).toBe(false);
+        });
+
+        test('returns true when offline key explicitly grants anonymous access', () => {
+            mocks.env.SOURCEBOT_EE_LICENSE_KEY = validOfflineKey({ anonymousAccess: true });
             expect(isAnonymousAccessAvailable(null)).toBe(true);
         });
 
-        test('unlimited offline key beats an active online license', () => {
-            mocks.env.SOURCEBOT_EE_LICENSE_KEY = validOfflineKey();
+        test('anonymous access is independent of the seat cap', () => {
+            mocks.env.SOURCEBOT_EE_LICENSE_KEY = validOfflineKey({ seats: 100, anonymousAccess: true });
+            expect(isAnonymousAccessAvailable(null)).toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        test('anonymous-access offline key beats an active online license', () => {
+            mocks.env.SOURCEBOT_EE_LICENSE_KEY = validOfflineKey({ anonymousAccess: true });
             expect(isAnonymousAccessAvailable(makeLicense({ status: 'active' }))).toBe(true);
         });
 
         test('falls through to online license check when offline key is expired', () => {
-            mocks.env.SOURCEBOT_EE_LICENSE_KEY = validOfflineKey({ seats: 100, expiryDate: pastDate });
+            mocks.env.SOURCEBOT_EE_LICENSE_KEY = validOfflineKey({ anonymousAccess: true, expiryDate: pastDate });
             expect(isAnonymousAccessAvailable(null)).toBe(true);
             expect(isAnonymousAccessAvailable(makeLicense({ status: 'active' }))).toBe(false);
         });
@@ -144,7 +157,7 @@ describe('isAnonymousAccessAvailable', () => {
         });
 
         test('falls through when offline key signature is invalid', () => {
-            mocks.env.SOURCEBOT_EE_LICENSE_KEY = validOfflineKey({ seats: 100 });
+            mocks.env.SOURCEBOT_EE_LICENSE_KEY = validOfflineKey({ anonymousAccess: true });
             mocks.verifySignature.mockReturnValue(false);
             expect(isAnonymousAccessAvailable(null)).toBe(true);
         });
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/entitlements.ts b/packages/shared/src/entitlements.ts
index 93595f125..c03b2f56e 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/entitlements.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/entitlements.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ const offlineLicensePrefix = "sourcebot_ee_";
 const offlineLicensePayloadSchema = z.object({
     id: z.string(),
     seats: z.number().optional(),
+    // Whether anonymous (unauthenticated) access is permitted.
+    anonymousAccess: z.boolean().optional(),
     // ISO 8601 date string
     expiryDate: z.string().datetime(),
     sig: z.string(),
@@ -50,7 +52,13 @@ const decodeOfflineLicenseKeyPayload = (payload: string): getValidOfflineLicense
         const payloadJson = JSON.parse(decodedPayload);
         const licenseData = offlineLicensePayloadSchema.parse(payloadJson);
 
+        // Keys are listed alphabetically to match the canonical JSON the
+        // signer produces (Python `json.dumps(..., sort_keys=True)`).
+        // `JSON.stringify` drops `undefined` values, so omitted optional
+        // fields (e.g. a legacy key without `anonymousAccess`) verify exactly
+        // as they were originally signed.
         const dataToVerify = JSON.stringify({
+            anonymousAccess: licenseData.anonymousAccess,
             expiryDate: licenseData.expiryDate,
             id: licenseData.id,
             seats: licenseData.seats
@@ -138,7 +146,7 @@ export const isValidLicenseActive = (_license: License | null): boolean => {
 export const isAnonymousAccessAvailable = (_license: License | null): boolean => {
     const offlineKey = getValidOfflineLicense();
     if (offlineKey) {
-        return offlineKey.seats === undefined;
+        return offlineKey.anonymousAccess === true;
     }
 
     const onlineLicense = getValidOnlineLicense(_license);
@@ -171,6 +179,7 @@ export const hasEntitlement = (entitlement: Entitlement, _license: License | nul
 export type OfflineLicenseMetadata = {
     id: string;
     seats?: number;
+    anonymousAccess?: boolean;
     expiryDate: string;
 }
 
@@ -186,6 +195,7 @@ export const getOfflineLicenseMetadata = (): OfflineLicenseMetadata | null => {
     return {
         id: license.id,
         seats: license.seats,
+        anonymousAccess: license.anonymousAccess,
         expiryDate: license.expiryDate,
     };
 }