diff --git a/apps/sim/lib/workspaces/permissions/utils.test.ts b/apps/sim/lib/workspaces/permissions/utils.test.ts
index 503be8036aa..f54ce9d1044 100644
--- a/apps/sim/lib/workspaces/permissions/utils.test.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/lib/workspaces/permissions/utils.test.ts
@@ -772,6 +772,7 @@ describe('Permission Utils', () => {
         canWrite: false,
         canAdmin: false,
         workspace: null,
+        permission: null,
       })
     })
 
@@ -793,6 +794,7 @@ describe('Permission Utils', () => {
         canWrite: true,
         canAdmin: true,
         workspace: { id: 'workspace123', ownerId: 'user123' },
+        permission: 'admin',
       })
     })
 
diff --git a/apps/sim/lib/workspaces/permissions/utils.ts b/apps/sim/lib/workspaces/permissions/utils.ts
index b815a69be86..3ec92b4c131 100644
--- a/apps/sim/lib/workspaces/permissions/utils.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/lib/workspaces/permissions/utils.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ export interface WorkspaceAccess {
   canWrite: boolean
   canAdmin: boolean
   workspace: WorkspaceWithOwner | null
+  /** The viewer's raw effective permission, or `null` when the workspace doesn't exist or they have none. */
+  permission: PermissionType | null
 }
 
 /**
@@ -143,7 +145,14 @@ export async function checkWorkspaceAccess(
   const ws = await getWorkspaceWithOwner(workspaceId)
 
   if (!ws) {
-    return { exists: false, hasAccess: false, canWrite: false, canAdmin: false, workspace: null }
+    return {
+      exists: false,
+      hasAccess: false,
+      canWrite: false,
+      canAdmin: false,
+      workspace: null,
+      permission: null,
+    }
   }
 
   const permission = await getEffectiveWorkspacePermission(userId, ws)
@@ -151,7 +160,7 @@ export async function checkWorkspaceAccess(
   const canWrite = permissionSatisfies(permission, 'write')
   const canAdmin = permissionSatisfies(permission, 'admin')
 
-  return { exists: true, hasAccess, canWrite, canAdmin, workspace: ws }
+  return { exists: true, hasAccess, canWrite, canAdmin, workspace: ws, permission }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -200,11 +209,7 @@ export async function getUserEntityPermissions(
   entityId: string
 ): Promise<PermissionType | null> {
   if (entityType === 'workspace') {
-    const ws = await getWorkspaceWithOwner(entityId)
-    if (!ws) {
-      return null
-    }
-    return getEffectiveWorkspacePermission(userId, ws)
+    return (await checkWorkspaceAccess(entityId, userId)).permission
   }
 
   const result = await db
@@ -387,13 +392,7 @@ export async function hasWorkspaceAdminAccess(
   userId: string,
   workspaceId: string
 ): Promise<boolean> {
-  const ws = await getWorkspaceWithOwner(workspaceId)
-
-  if (!ws) {
-    return false
-  }
-
-  return (await getEffectiveWorkspacePermission(userId, ws)) === 'admin'
+  return (await checkWorkspaceAccess(workspaceId, userId)).canAdmin
 }
 
 /**