diff --git a/.changeset/kind-dolls-swim.md b/.changeset/kind-dolls-swim.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7db601a031f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/kind-dolls-swim.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"create-cloudflare": patch
+---
+
+Add the `global_fetch_strictly_public` flag to the Next template for workers
diff --git a/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/next/workers/templates/wrangler.jsonc b/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/next/workers/templates/wrangler.jsonc
index aeedd2147b9e..8a99a245df6c 100644
--- a/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/next/workers/templates/wrangler.jsonc
+++ b/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/next/workers/templates/wrangler.jsonc
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
   "main": ".open-next/worker.js",
   "compatibility_date": "2025-03-01",
   "compatibility_flags": [
-    "nodejs_compat"
+    "nodejs_compat",
+    "global_fetch_strictly_public"
   ],
   "assets": {
     "binding": "ASSETS",