diff --git a/messages/en.json b/messages/en.json
index 9fe4566..c552f95 100644
--- a/messages/en.json
+++ b/messages/en.json
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@
   "studios": "Studios",
   "requests": "Requests",
   "submitalbum": "Submit Album",
-  "admingrounds": "Admin Grounds",
-  "managealbums": "Manage Albums",
-  "manageusers": "Manage Users",
-  "managerequests": "Manage Requests",
-  "managesubmissions": "Manage Submissions",
+  "adminGrounds": "Admin Grounds",
+  "manageAlbums": "Manage Albums",
+  "manageUsers": "Manage Users",
+  "manageRequests": "Manage Requests",
+  "manageSubmissions": "Manage Submissions",
   "profilePic": "Profile picture",
   "emailSuccess": "An email with further instructions has been sent to the address linked to the account. Check your spam folder.",
   "close": "Close",
diff --git a/prisma/schema.prisma b/prisma/schema.prisma
index 94e110b..bbdab2c 100644
--- a/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ model users {
   updatedAt     DateTime @db.DateTime(0)
   image         String?  @db.VarChar(255)
 
-  roles          User_Role[]
+  roleList       User_Role[]
   albumHistories albumHistories[]
   comments       comments[]
   favorites      favorites[]
diff --git a/src/components/Header.astro b/src/components/Header.astro
index 163e6d5..5b232f3 100644
--- a/src/components/Header.astro
+++ b/src/components/Header.astro
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import prismaClient from 'utils/prisma-client.js'
 
 const { value: bannerId } = (await prismaClient.config.findUnique({ where: { name: 'banner' } })) ?? {}
 const { value: bannerPosition } = (await prismaClient.config.findUnique({ where: { name: 'banner-position' } })) ?? {}
+const { session } = Astro.locals
 ---
 
 <header class='relative'>
@@ -67,20 +68,33 @@ const { value: bannerPosition } = (await prismaClient.config.findUnique({ where:
         </Fragment>
       </Dropdown>
 
-      <!-- <a href='/requests'><NavButton>{m.requests()}</NavButton></a>
-      <a href='#'><NavButton>{m.submitalbum()}</NavButton></a> -->
-
-      <!-- <Dropdown>
-      {m.admingrounds()}
-      <Fragment slot='items'>
-        <DropdownItem href='/admin'>{m.managealbums()}</DropdownItem>
-        <DropdownItem href='/admin/user'>{m.manageusers()}</DropdownItem>
-        <DropdownItem href='/admin/request'>{m.managerequests()}</DropdownItem>
-        <DropdownItem href='/admin/submission'
-          >{m.managesubmissions()}</DropdownItem
-        >
-      </Fragment>
-    </Dropdown> -->
+      {
+        session ? (
+          <>
+            <a href='/requests'>
+              <NavButton>{m.requests()}</NavButton>
+            </a>
+            <NavButton>{m.submitalbum()}</NavButton>
+            <Dropdown>
+              {m.adminGrounds()}
+              <Fragment slot='items'>
+                <DropdownItem href='/admin' perms>
+                  {m.manageAlbums()}
+                </DropdownItem>
+                <DropdownItem href='/admin/user' perms>
+                  {m.manageUsers()}
+                </DropdownItem>
+                <DropdownItem href='/admin/request' perms>
+                  {m.manageRequests()}
+                </DropdownItem>
+                <DropdownItem href='/admin/submission' perms>
+                  {m.manageSubmissions()}
+                </DropdownItem>
+              </Fragment>
+            </Dropdown>
+          </>
+        ) : null
+      }
     </Toggler>
   </nav>
 </header>
diff --git a/src/components/header/DropdownItem.astro b/src/components/header/DropdownItem.astro
index 440c0ca..504801a 100644
--- a/src/components/header/DropdownItem.astro
+++ b/src/components/header/DropdownItem.astro
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 ---
-const { class: className, href } = Astro.props
+const { class: className, href, perms = false } = Astro.props
+const { pages } = Astro.locals
+
+const show = !perms || pages.includes(href)
 ---
 
-<a
-  href={href}
-  class:list={['hover:bg-gray-hover py-1 text-left ps-4', className]}
->
-  <slot />
-</a>
+{
+  show ? (
+    <a href={href} class:list={['hover:bg-gray-hover py-1 text-left ps-4', className]}>
+      <slot />
+    </a>
+  ) : null
+}
diff --git a/src/env.d.ts b/src/env.d.ts
index 6ae6167..3c2ae49 100644
--- a/src/env.d.ts
+++ b/src/env.d.ts
@@ -4,5 +4,7 @@ declare namespace App {
   interface Locals {
     user: import('better-auth').User | null
     session: import('better-auth').Session | null
+    permissions: string[]
+    pages: string[]
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/middleware.ts b/src/middleware.ts
index 17ce791..00d5d17 100644
--- a/src/middleware.ts
+++ b/src/middleware.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import { auth } from 'auth'
 import { defineMiddleware } from 'astro:middleware'
 
+import PAGES from 'utils/pages.json'
+import prismaClient from 'utils/prisma-client'
+
 export const onRequest = defineMiddleware(async (context, next) => {
   const isAuthed = await auth.api.getSession({
     headers: context.request.headers
@@ -9,9 +12,21 @@ export const onRequest = defineMiddleware(async (context, next) => {
   if (isAuthed) {
     context.locals.user = isAuthed.user
     context.locals.session = isAuthed.session
+
+    const user = await prismaClient.users.findUnique({
+      select: { roleList: { select: { roles: { select: { permissions: true } } } } },
+      where: { id: isAuthed.user.id }
+    })
+    const permissions = (user?.roleList.map((r) => r.roles.permissions).flat() as string[]) ?? []
+    const pages = PAGES.filter((p) => p.perms.some((r) => permissions.includes(r))).map((p) => p.url)
+
+    context.locals.permissions = permissions
+    context.locals.pages = pages
   } else {
     context.locals.user = null
     context.locals.session = null
+    context.locals.permissions = []
+    context.locals.pages = []
   }
 
   return next()
diff --git a/src/utils/pages.json b/src/utils/pages.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5598f4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/pages.json
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+[
+  {
+    "url": "/admin/1",
+    "perms": ["UPDATE"]
+  },
+  {
+    "url": "/admin/user",
+    "perms": ["MANAGE_USER"]
+  },
+  {
+    "url": "/admin/album/add",
+    "perms": ["CREATE", "UPDATE"]
+  },
+  {
+    "url": "/admin/album/:id",
+    "perms": ["UPDATE"]
+  },
+  {
+    "url": "/admin/request",
+    "perms": ["REQUESTS"]
+  },
+  {
+    "url": "/admin/submission",
+    "perms": ["REQUESTS"]
+  }
+]