diff --git a/apps/web/src/views/board/components/BoardDropdown.tsx b/apps/web/src/views/board/components/BoardDropdown.tsx
index e46bdd51..2a52e392 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/views/board/components/BoardDropdown.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/views/board/components/BoardDropdown.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
 } from "react-icons/hi2";
 
 import Dropdown from "~/components/Dropdown";
+import { usePermissions } from "~/hooks/usePermissions";
 import { useModal } from "~/providers/modal";
 import { usePopup } from "~/providers/popup";
 import { api } from "~/utils/api";
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ export default function BoardDropdown({
   workspacePublicId: string;
 }) {
   const { openModal } = useModal();
+  const { canEditBoard, canDeleteBoard } = usePermissions();
   return (
     <Dropdown
       disabled={isLoading}
@@ -30,25 +32,33 @@ export default function BoardDropdown({
         ...(isTemplate
           ? []
           : [
-              {
-                label: t`Make template`,
-                action: () => openModal("CREATE_TEMPLATE"),
-                icon: (
-                  <HiOutlineDocumentDuplicate className="h-[16px] w-[16px] text-dark-900" />
-                ),
-              },
-              {
-                label: t`Edit board URL`,
-                action: () => openModal("UPDATE_BOARD_SLUG"),
-                icon: <HiLink className="h-[16px] w-[16px] text-dark-900" />,
-              },
+              ...(canEditBoard
+                ? [
+                    {
+                      label: t`Make template`,
+                      action: () => openModal("CREATE_TEMPLATE"),
+                      icon: (
+                        <HiOutlineDocumentDuplicate className="h-[16px] w-[16px] text-dark-900" />
+                      ),
+                    },
+                    {
+                      label: t`Edit board URL`,
+                      action: () => openModal("UPDATE_BOARD_SLUG"),
+                      icon: <HiLink className="h-[16px] w-[16px] text-dark-900" />,
+                    },
+                  ]
+                : []),
             ]),
 
-        {
-          label: isTemplate ? t`Delete template` : t`Delete board`,
-          action: () => openModal("DELETE_BOARD"),
-          icon: <HiOutlineTrash className="h-[16px] w-[16px] text-dark-900" />,
-        },
+        ...(canDeleteBoard
+          ? [
+              {
+                label: isTemplate ? t`Delete template` : t`Delete board`,
+                action: () => openModal("DELETE_BOARD"),
+                icon: <HiOutlineTrash className="h-[16px] w-[16px] text-dark-900" />,
+              },
+            ]
+          : []),
       ]}
     >
       <HiEllipsisHorizontal className="h-5 w-5 text-dark-900" />
diff --git a/apps/web/src/views/boards/index.tsx b/apps/web/src/views/boards/index.tsx
index 72dc4c8d..09e0a0e9 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/views/boards/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/views/boards/index.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import Modal from "~/components/modal";
 import { NewWorkspaceForm } from "~/components/NewWorkspaceForm";
 import { PageHead } from "~/components/PageHead";
 import { Tooltip } from "~/components/Tooltip";
+import { usePermissions } from "~/hooks/usePermissions";
 import { useKeyboardShortcut } from "~/providers/keyboard-shortcuts";
 import { useModal } from "~/providers/modal";
 import { useWorkspace } from "~/providers/workspace";
@@ -17,12 +18,13 @@ import { NewBoardForm } from "./components/NewBoardForm";
 export default function BoardsPage({ isTemplate }: { isTemplate?: boolean }) {
   const { openModal, modalContentType, isOpen } = useModal();
   const { workspace } = useWorkspace();
+  const { canCreateBoard } = usePermissions();
 
   const { tooltipContent: createModalShortcutTooltipContent } =
     useKeyboardShortcut({
       type: "PRESS",
       stroke: { key: "C" },
-      action: () => openModal("NEW_BOARD"),
+      action: () => canCreateBoard && openModal("NEW_BOARD"),
       description: t`Create new ${isTemplate ? "template" : "board"}`,
       group: "ACTIONS",
     });
diff --git a/packages/api/src/routers/board.ts b/packages/api/src/routers/board.ts
index ef0197cd..829cc2ff 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/routers/board.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/routers/board.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
 } from "@kan/shared/utils";
 
 import { createTRPCRouter, protectedProcedure, publicProcedure } from "../trpc";
-import { assertUserInWorkspace } from "../utils/auth";
+import { assertPermission } from "../utils/permissions";
 
 export const boardRouter = createTRPCRouter({
   all: protectedProcedure
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export const boardRouter = createTRPCRouter({
           code: "NOT_FOUND",
         });
 
-      await assertUserInWorkspace(ctx.db, userId, workspace.id);
+      await assertPermission(ctx.db, userId, workspace.id, "board:view");
 
       const result = boardRepo.getAllByWorkspaceId(ctx.db, workspace.id, {
         type: input.type,
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ export const boardRouter = createTRPCRouter({
           code: "NOT_FOUND",
         });
 
-      await assertUserInWorkspace(ctx.db, userId, board.workspaceId);
+      await assertPermission(ctx.db, userId, board.workspaceId, "board:view");
 
       // Convert semantic string filters to date ranges expected by the repo
       const dueDateFilters = input.dueDateFilters
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ export const boardRouter = createTRPCRouter({
           code: "NOT_FOUND",
         });
 
-      await assertUserInWorkspace(ctx.db, userId, workspace.id);
+      await assertPermission(ctx.db, userId, workspace.id, "board:create");
 
       // If sourceBoardPublicId is provided, clone the source board
       if (input.sourceBoardPublicId) {
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ export const boardRouter = createTRPCRouter({
           code: "NOT_FOUND",
         });
 
-      await assertUserInWorkspace(ctx.db, userId, board.workspaceId);
+      await assertPermission(ctx.db, userId, board.workspaceId, "board:edit");
 
       if (input.slug) {
         const isBoardSlugAvailable = await boardRepo.isBoardSlugAvailable(
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ export const boardRouter = createTRPCRouter({
           code: "NOT_FOUND",
         });
 
-      await assertUserInWorkspace(ctx.db, userId, board.workspaceId);
+      await assertPermission(ctx.db, userId, board.workspaceId, "board:delete");
 
       const listIds = board.lists.map((list) => list.id);