diff --git a/internal/repository/postgres.go b/internal/repository/postgres.go
index 510cd6b..302c75e 100644
--- a/internal/repository/postgres.go
+++ b/internal/repository/postgres.go
@@ -331,10 +331,11 @@ func (p *Postgres) CreatePeer(tenantID string, in *store.BGPPeer) (*store.BGPPee
 	if in.SpeakerID != nil && strings.TrimSpace(*in.SpeakerID) != "" {
 		sp = strings.TrimSpace(*in.SpeakerID)
 	}
+	enabled := store.EffectivePeerEnabledOnCreate(in.Enabled, in.SessionState)
 	_, err := p.pool.Exec(ctx, `
 		INSERT INTO bgp_peer (id, tenant_id, bgp_speaker_id, neighbor, remote_asn, enabled, policies_json, meta_json)
 		VALUES ($1,$2,$3,$4::inet, $5, $6, $7::jsonb, $8::jsonb)`,
-		id, tenantID, sp, neighbor, in.RemoteASN, in.Enabled, pol, string(mb))
+		id, tenantID, sp, neighbor, in.RemoteASN, enabled, pol, string(mb))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/store/memory_crud.go b/internal/store/memory_crud.go
index 271c075..5eca7d3 100644
--- a/internal/store/memory_crud.go
+++ b/internal/store/memory_crud.go
@@ -629,12 +629,10 @@ func (m *Memory) CreatePeer(tenantID string, in *BGPPeer) (*BGPPeer, error) {
 	id := uuid.NewString()
 	p := &BGPPeer{
 		ID: id, TenantID: tenantID, SpeakerID: in.SpeakerID, Name: in.Name,
-		Neighbor: neighbor, RemoteASN: in.RemoteASN, Enabled: in.Enabled,
+		Neighbor: neighbor, RemoteASN: in.RemoteASN,
+		Enabled:  EffectivePeerEnabledOnCreate(in.Enabled, in.SessionState),
 		SessionState: in.SessionState, PoliciesJSON: in.PoliciesJSON,
 	}
-	if !p.Enabled && p.SessionState == "" {
-		p.Enabled = true
-	}
 	m.peers[id] = p
 	return p, nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/store/peer_neighbor.go b/internal/store/peer_neighbor.go
index 039b969..eeac4bc 100644
--- a/internal/store/peer_neighbor.go
+++ b/internal/store/peer_neighbor.go
@@ -5,6 +5,19 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
+// EffectivePeerEnabledOnCreate matches API/JSON decoding: omitted "enabled" unmarshals as false in Go,
+// but new peers should be enabled by default. If session_state is non-empty, false is preserved
+// (agent-managed rows may be intentionally disabled).
+func EffectivePeerEnabledOnCreate(inEnabled bool, sessionState string) bool {
+	if inEnabled {
+		return true
+	}
+	if strings.TrimSpace(sessionState) != "" {
+		return false
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
 // ParsePeerNeighbor parses a BGP neighbor value for BIRD output: a plain IPv4/IPv6
 // address, or a host prefix (/32 or /128) which is a common input mistake.
 func ParsePeerNeighbor(s string) (netip.Addr, bool) {
diff --git a/internal/store/peer_neighbor_test.go b/internal/store/peer_neighbor_test.go
index d870810..2082382 100644
--- a/internal/store/peer_neighbor_test.go
+++ b/internal/store/peer_neighbor_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,21 @@ package store
 
 import "testing"
 
+func TestEffectivePeerEnabledOnCreate(t *testing.T) {
+	if !EffectivePeerEnabledOnCreate(false, "") {
+		t.Fatal("omitted enabled (false) + empty session should default to enabled")
+	}
+	if !EffectivePeerEnabledOnCreate(true, "") {
+		t.Fatal("explicit true")
+	}
+	if !EffectivePeerEnabledOnCreate(true, "down") {
+		t.Fatal("true with session")
+	}
+	if EffectivePeerEnabledOnCreate(false, "Idle") {
+		t.Fatal("false with non-empty session should stay disabled")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestParsePeerNeighbor(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		in      string
diff --git a/web/src/routes/network/+page.svelte b/web/src/routes/network/+page.svelte
index 1106522..3ab4bc6 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/network/+page.svelte
+++ b/web/src/routes/network/+page.svelte
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@
 				await apiMutate(`/v1/peers/${peerEdit.id}`, 'PATCH', peerForm);
 				toast.success('Пир обновлён');
 			} else {
-				await apiMutate('/v1/peers', 'POST', peerForm);
+				// API: omitted "enabled" decodes as false in Go; default new peers to enabled.
+				await apiMutate('/v1/peers', 'POST', { ...peerForm, enabled: true });
 				toast.success('Пир создан');
 			}
 			peerDialog = false;