diff --git a/.github/workflows/protect new wiki modules.yml b/.github/workflows/protect new wiki.yml
similarity index 63%
rename from .github/workflows/protect new wiki modules.yml
rename to .github/workflows/protect new wiki.yml
index 6bb1caafa9a..1fc47e9b90a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/protect new wiki modules.yml	
+++ b/.github/workflows/protect new wiki.yml	
@@ -17,14 +17,27 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Setup Python
+        id: setup
         uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: '3.14'
 
       - name: Install Python Dependency
+        id: dependencies
         run: pip install requests
 
+      - name: Template Protect
+        env:
+          WIKI_USER: ${{ secrets.LP_BOTUSER }}
+          WIKI_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.LP_BOTPASSWORD }}
+          WIKI_UA_EMAIL: ${{ secrets.LP_UA_EMAIL }}
+          WIKI_BASE_URL: ${{ secrets.LP_BASE_URL }}
+          WIKI_TO_PROTECT: ${{ github.event.inputs.wiki }}
+          PYTHONUNBUFFERED: 1
+        run: python3 ./scripts/protect_templates.py
+
       - name: Lua Protect
+        #if: steps.setup.outcome == 'success' && steps.dependencies.outcome == 'success'
         env:
           WIKI_USER: ${{ secrets.LP_BOTUSER }}
           WIKI_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.LP_BOTPASSWORD }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/protect new wiki templates.yml b/.github/workflows/protect page across wikis.yml
similarity index 74%
rename from .github/workflows/protect new wiki templates.yml
rename to .github/workflows/protect page across wikis.yml
index 3b1542f5a2b..8d5030ece43 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/protect new wiki templates.yml	
+++ b/.github/workflows/protect page across wikis.yml	
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-name: Protect newly set up wiki
+name: Protect page across wikis
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
-      wiki:
-        description: 'Wiki to set up'
+      page:
+        description: 'Page to protect (prefix with namespace and use underscores!)'
         required: true
 
 jobs:
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ jobs:
           WIKI_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.LP_BOTPASSWORD }}
           WIKI_UA_EMAIL: ${{ secrets.LP_UA_EMAIL }}
           WIKI_BASE_URL: ${{ secrets.LP_BASE_URL }}
-          WIKI_TO_PROTECT: ${{ github.event.inputs.wiki }}
+          PAGE_TO_PROTECT: ${{ github.event.inputs.page }}
           PYTHONUNBUFFERED: 1
-        run: python3 ./scripts/protect_templates.py
+        run: python3 ./scripts/protect_page_across_wikis.py
diff --git a/scripts/protect_page_across_wikis.py b/scripts/protect_page_across_wikis.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7b27075f314
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/protect_page_across_wikis.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import os
+
+from deploy_util import get_wikis
+from protect_page import (
+    protect_non_existing_page,
+    protect_existing_page,
+    handle_protect_errors,
+)
+
+PAGE_TO_PROTECT = os.getenv("PAGE_TO_PROTECT")
+
+def main():
+    for wiki in get_wikis():
+        print(f"::group::Checking {wiki}:{PAGE_TO_PROTECT}")
+        if wiki == "commons":
+            protect_existing_page(PAGE_TO_PROTECT, wiki)
+        else:  # commons case
+            protect_non_existing_page(PAGE_TO_PROTECT, wiki)
+        print("::endgroup::")
+    handle_protect_errors()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()