diff --git a/mailpoet/lib/Automation/Engine/API/Endpoint.php b/mailpoet/lib/Automation/Engine/API/Endpoint.php
index 910c73126d..6946f424bc 100644
--- a/mailpoet/lib/Automation/Engine/API/Endpoint.php
+++ b/mailpoet/lib/Automation/Engine/API/Endpoint.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace MailPoet\Automation\Engine\API;
 
+use MailPoet\Config\AccessControl;
 use MailPoet\Validator\Schema;
 
 use function current_user_can;
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ abstract class Endpoint {
   abstract public function handle(Request $request): Response;
 
   public function checkPermissions(): bool {
-    return current_user_can('administrator');
+    return current_user_can(AccessControl::PERMISSION_MANAGE_AUTOMATIONS);
   }
 
   /** @return array<string, Schema> */
diff --git a/mailpoet/lib/Config/AccessControl.php b/mailpoet/lib/Config/AccessControl.php
index 88e4e85a57..86a789b901 100644
--- a/mailpoet/lib/Config/AccessControl.php
+++ b/mailpoet/lib/Config/AccessControl.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class AccessControl {
   const PERMISSION_MANAGE_SUBSCRIBERS = 'mailpoet_manage_subscribers';
   const PERMISSION_MANAGE_FORMS = 'mailpoet_manage_forms';
   const PERMISSION_MANAGE_SEGMENTS = 'mailpoet_manage_segments';
+  const PERMISSION_MANAGE_AUTOMATIONS = 'mailpoet_manage_automations';
   const NO_ACCESS_RESTRICTION = 'mailpoet_no_access_restriction';
   const ALL_ROLES_ACCESS = 'mailpoet_all_roles_access';
 
@@ -61,6 +62,12 @@ class AccessControl {
           'administrator',
         ]
       ),
+      self::PERMISSION_MANAGE_AUTOMATIONS => WPFunctions::get()->applyFilters(
+        'mailpoet_permission_manage_automations',
+        [
+          'administrator',
+        ]
+      ),
     ];
   }
 
@@ -73,6 +80,7 @@ class AccessControl {
       self::PERMISSION_MANAGE_SUBSCRIBERS => WPFunctions::get()->__('Manage subscribers', 'mailpoet'),
       self::PERMISSION_MANAGE_FORMS => WPFunctions::get()->__('Manage forms', 'mailpoet'),
       self::PERMISSION_MANAGE_SEGMENTS => WPFunctions::get()->__('Manage segments', 'mailpoet'),
+      self::PERMISSION_MANAGE_AUTOMATIONS => WPFunctions::get()->__('Manage automations', 'mailpoet'),
     ];
   }
 
diff --git a/mailpoet/lib/Config/Menu.php b/mailpoet/lib/Config/Menu.php
index 63df8c4313..518cd60f29 100644
--- a/mailpoet/lib/Config/Menu.php
+++ b/mailpoet/lib/Config/Menu.php
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ class Menu {
         true,
         $this->setPageTitle('Automation Editor'),
         'Automation Editor',
-        AccessControl::PERMISSION_MANAGE_EMAILS,
+        AccessControl::PERMISSION_MANAGE_AUTOMATIONS,
         'mailpoet-automation-editor',
         [$this, 'automationEditor']
       );
diff --git a/mailpoet/tests/integration/Config/AccessControlTest.php b/mailpoet/tests/integration/Config/AccessControlTest.php
index 55c736c8bd..fa9e146522 100644
--- a/mailpoet/tests/integration/Config/AccessControlTest.php
+++ b/mailpoet/tests/integration/Config/AccessControlTest.php
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ class AccessControlTest extends \MailPoetTest {
         return ['custom_manage_segments_role'];
       }
     );
+    $wp->addFilter(
+      'mailpoet_permission_manage_automations',
+      function() {
+        return ['custom_manage_automations_role'];
+      }
+    );
 
     expect($this->accessControl->getDefaultPermissions())->equals(
       [
@@ -84,6 +90,9 @@ class AccessControlTest extends \MailPoetTest {
         AccessControl::PERMISSION_MANAGE_SEGMENTS => [
           'custom_manage_segments_role',
         ],
+        AccessControl::PERMISSION_MANAGE_AUTOMATIONS => [
+          'custom_manage_automations_role',
+        ],
       ]
     );
   }