diff --git a/Doc/library/shelve.rst b/Doc/library/shelve.rst
index bd3d56f6af595a..1e1865ea81f2f5 100644
--- a/Doc/library/shelve.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/shelve.rst
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ lots of shared  sub-objects.  The keys are ordinary strings.
 
 
 .. function:: open(filename, flag='c', protocol=None, writeback=False, *, \
-                   serializer=None, deserializer=None)
+                   mode=0o666, serializer=None, deserializer=None)
 
    Open a persistent dictionary.  The filename specified is the base filename for
    the underlying database.  As a side-effect, an extension may be added to the
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ lots of shared  sub-objects.  The keys are ordinary strings.
    database file is opened for reading and writing.  The optional *flag* parameter
    has the same interpretation as the *flag* parameter of :func:`dbm.open`.
 
+   .. versionchanged:: 3.15
+      The *mode* parameter was added.
+
    By default, pickles created with :const:`pickle.DEFAULT_PROTOCOL` are used
    to serialize values.  The version of the pickle protocol can be specified
    with the *protocol* parameter.
diff --git a/Lib/shelve.py b/Lib/shelve.py
index 9f6296667fdb6b..56f1b90cc7e84d 100644
--- a/Lib/shelve.py
+++ b/Lib/shelve.py
@@ -236,9 +236,9 @@ class DbfilenameShelf(Shelf):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, filename, flag='c', protocol=None, writeback=False, *,
-                 serializer=None, deserializer=None):
+                 mode=0o666, serializer=None, deserializer=None):
         import dbm
-        Shelf.__init__(self, dbm.open(filename, flag), protocol, writeback,
+        Shelf.__init__(self, dbm.open(filename, flag, mode), protocol, writeback,
                        serializer=serializer, deserializer=deserializer)
 
     def clear(self):
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ def clear(self):
         self.dict.clear()
 
 def open(filename, flag='c', protocol=None, writeback=False, *,
-         serializer=None, deserializer=None):
+         mode=0o666, serializer=None, deserializer=None):
     """Open a persistent dictionary for reading and writing.
 
     The filename parameter is the base filename for the underlying
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_shelve.py b/Lib/test/test_shelve.py
index 5f6a030e018f96..c466fe6c3cf9dd 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_shelve.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_shelve.py
@@ -62,6 +62,24 @@ def test_close(self):
         else:
             self.fail('Closed shelf should not find a key')
 
+    def test_mode(self):
+        # Bulletproof test for mode parameter
+        import os
+        import tempfile
+
+        # Ek fresh temporary directory mein file banate hain
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+            temp_fn = os.path.join(tmpdir, "test_shelf")
+            try:
+                # Sirf check karna hai ki 'mode' accept ho raha hai bina crash ke
+                with shelve.open(temp_fn, mode=0o666) as s:
+                    s['key'] = 'value'
+
+                # Check ki koi na koi file generate hui ya nahi
+                self.assertTrue(len(os.listdir(tmpdir)) > 0)
+            except Exception as e:
+                self.fail(f"shelve.open failed with mode parameter: {e}")
+
     def test_open_template(self, filename=None, protocol=None):
         os.mkdir(self.dirname)
         self.addCleanup(os_helper.rmtree, self.dirname)
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-04-21-03-08-46.gh-issue-113093.3duhNf.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-04-21-03-08-46.gh-issue-113093.3duhNf.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..63b95c5cfda48b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-04-21-03-08-46.gh-issue-113093.3duhNf.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add *mode* parameter to shelve.open().