diff --git a/packages/reference/src/resources/MultipleResourceReferenceEditor.spec.tsx b/packages/reference/src/resources/MultipleResourceReferenceEditor.spec.tsx
index 0f414f40c..af910e0b8 100644
--- a/packages/reference/src/resources/MultipleResourceReferenceEditor.spec.tsx
+++ b/packages/reference/src/resources/MultipleResourceReferenceEditor.spec.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-import * as React from 'react';
-
 import { FieldAppSDK } from '@contentful/app-sdk';
 import '@testing-library/jest-dom/extend-expect';
 import { fireEvent, render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
 
+import * as React from 'react';
+
 import { useResource } from '../common/EntityStore';
+import { useEditorPermissions } from '../common/useEditorPermissions';
 import { MultipleResourceReferenceEditor } from './MultipleResourceReferenceEditor';
 import { createFakeEntryResource, mockSdkForField } from './testHelpers/resourceEditorHelpers';
 
@@ -23,6 +24,12 @@ jest.mock('../common/EntityStore', () => {
   };
 });
 
+jest.mock('../common/useEditorPermissions', () => {
+  return {
+    useEditorPermissions: jest.fn(),
+  };
+});
+
 jest.mock('react-intersection-observer', () => {
   const module = jest.requireActual('react-intersection-observer');
 
@@ -49,6 +56,12 @@ const fieldDefinition = {
   validations: [],
 };
 
+const mockedUseEditorPermissions = useEditorPermissions as jest.Mock;
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  mockedUseEditorPermissions.mockImplementation(() => ({ canLinkEntity: true }));
+});
+
 describe('Multiple resource editor', () => {
   it('renders the action button when no value is set', async () => {
     const sdk: FieldAppSDK = mockSdkForField(fieldDefinition);
@@ -76,6 +89,26 @@ describe('Multiple resource editor', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('hides the action button when insufficient permissions', async () => {
+    mockedUseEditorPermissions.mockImplementation(() => ({ canLinkEntity: false }));
+
+    const sdk: FieldAppSDK = mockSdkForField(fieldDefinition);
+    render(
+      <MultipleResourceReferenceEditor
+        getEntryRouteHref={() => ''}
+        isInitiallyDisabled={false}
+        sdk={sdk}
+        hasCardEditActions={true}
+        viewType="card"
+        // @ts-expect-error unused...
+        parameters={{}}
+      />
+    );
+
+    const noPermission = await screen.findByText(/You don't have permission to view this content/);
+    expect(noPermission).toBeDefined();
+  });
+
   it('renders custom actions when passed', async () => {
     const sdk: FieldAppSDK = mockSdkForField(fieldDefinition);
     render(
diff --git a/packages/reference/src/resources/MultipleResourceReferenceEditor.tsx b/packages/reference/src/resources/MultipleResourceReferenceEditor.tsx
index 66972616e..4d049a115 100644
--- a/packages/reference/src/resources/MultipleResourceReferenceEditor.tsx
+++ b/packages/reference/src/resources/MultipleResourceReferenceEditor.tsx
@@ -28,11 +28,10 @@ type ChildProps = {
 type EditorProps = ReferenceEditorProps &
   Omit<ChildProps, 'onSortStart' | 'onSortEnd' | 'onMove' | 'onRemoteItemAtIndex'> & {
     children: (props: ReferenceEditorProps & ChildProps) => React.ReactElement;
-    apiUrl: string;
   };
 
 function ResourceEditor(props: EditorProps) {
-  const { setValue, items, apiUrl } = props;
+  const { setValue, items } = props;
 
   const onSortStart = () => noop();
   const onSortEnd = useCallback(
@@ -57,11 +56,9 @@ function ResourceEditor(props: EditorProps) {
     [items, setValue]
   );
 
-  const { dialogs, field } = props.sdk;
   const linkActionsProps = useResourceLinkActions({
-    dialogs,
-    field,
-    apiUrl,
+    sdk: props.sdk,
+    parameters: props.parameters,
   });
 
   return (
diff --git a/packages/reference/src/resources/SingleResourceReferenceEditor.spec.tsx b/packages/reference/src/resources/SingleResourceReferenceEditor.spec.tsx
index 59a85bba9..41a72384a 100644
--- a/packages/reference/src/resources/SingleResourceReferenceEditor.spec.tsx
+++ b/packages/reference/src/resources/SingleResourceReferenceEditor.spec.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import '@testing-library/jest-dom/extend-expect';
 import { fireEvent, render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
 
 import { useResource } from '../common/EntityStore';
+import { useEditorPermissions } from '../common/useEditorPermissions';
 import { SingleResourceReferenceEditor } from './SingleResourceReferenceEditor';
 import { createFakeEntryResource, mockSdkForField } from './testHelpers/resourceEditorHelpers';
 
@@ -31,6 +32,12 @@ jest.mock('react-intersection-observer', () => {
   };
 });
 
+jest.mock('../common/useEditorPermissions', () => {
+  return {
+    useEditorPermissions: jest.fn(),
+  };
+});
+
 const fieldDefinition = {
   type: 'ResourceLink',
   id: 'foo',
@@ -44,6 +51,13 @@ const fieldDefinition = {
   required: true,
   validations: [],
 };
+
+const mockedUseEditorPermissions = useEditorPermissions as jest.Mock;
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  mockedUseEditorPermissions.mockImplementation(() => ({ canLinkEntity: true }));
+});
+
 describe('Single resource editor', () => {
   it('renders the action button when no value is set', async () => {
     const sdk: FieldAppSDK = mockSdkForField(fieldDefinition);
@@ -71,6 +85,25 @@ describe('Single resource editor', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('renders no the action button when permissions insufficient', async () => {
+    mockedUseEditorPermissions.mockImplementation(() => ({ canLinkEntity: false }));
+
+    const sdk: FieldAppSDK = mockSdkForField(fieldDefinition);
+    render(
+      <SingleResourceReferenceEditor
+        isInitiallyDisabled={false}
+        sdk={sdk}
+        hasCardEditActions={true}
+        viewType="card"
+        // @ts-expect-error unused...
+        parameters={{}}
+      />
+    );
+
+    const noPermission = await screen.findByText(/You don't have permission to view this content/);
+    expect(noPermission).toBeDefined();
+  });
+
   it('renders custom actions when passed', async () => {
     const sdk: FieldAppSDK = mockSdkForField(fieldDefinition);
     render(
diff --git a/packages/reference/src/resources/SingleResourceReferenceEditor.tsx b/packages/reference/src/resources/SingleResourceReferenceEditor.tsx
index aca28ba5b..60f4a50ef 100644
--- a/packages/reference/src/resources/SingleResourceReferenceEditor.tsx
+++ b/packages/reference/src/resources/SingleResourceReferenceEditor.tsx
@@ -13,14 +13,11 @@ import { useResourceLinkActions } from './useResourceLinkActions';
 export function SingleResourceReferenceEditor(
   props: ReferenceEditorProps & {
     getEntryRouteHref: (entryRoute: EntryRoute) => string;
-    apiUrl: string;
   }
 ) {
-  const { dialogs, field } = props.sdk;
   const linkActionsProps = useResourceLinkActions({
-    dialogs,
-    field,
-    apiUrl: props.apiUrl,
+    sdk: props.sdk,
+    parameters: props.parameters,
   });
 
   return (
diff --git a/packages/reference/src/resources/useResourceLinkActions.ts b/packages/reference/src/resources/useResourceLinkActions.ts
index 7bd645644..663b6d16a 100644
--- a/packages/reference/src/resources/useResourceLinkActions.ts
+++ b/packages/reference/src/resources/useResourceLinkActions.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import { useMemo } from 'react';
 
-import type { FieldAPI, FieldAppSDK } from '@contentful/app-sdk';
+import type { FieldAPI } from '@contentful/app-sdk';
 import type { ResourceLink } from 'contentful-management';
 
+import { EditorPermissionsProps, useEditorPermissions } from '../common/useEditorPermissions';
 import { LinkActionsProps } from '../components';
 
 const getUpdatedValue = (
@@ -18,12 +19,14 @@ const getUpdatedValue = (
   }
 };
 
+type ResourceLinkActionProps = Pick<EditorPermissionsProps, 'parameters' | 'sdk'>;
+
 export function useResourceLinkActions({
-  dialogs,
-  field,
-}: Pick<FieldAppSDK, 'field' | 'dialogs'> & {
-  apiUrl: string;
-}): LinkActionsProps {
+  parameters,
+  sdk,
+}: ResourceLinkActionProps): LinkActionsProps {
+  const { field, dialogs } = sdk;
+
   const onLinkedExisting = useMemo(() => {
     return (
       links: ResourceLink<'Contentful:Entry'>[] | [ResourceLink<'Contentful:Entry'> | null]
@@ -58,6 +61,13 @@ export function useResourceLinkActions({
     // @ts-expect-error wait for update of app-sdk version
   }, [dialogs, field.allowedResources, multiple, onLinkedExisting]);
 
+  const { canLinkEntity } = useEditorPermissions({
+    entityType: 'Entry',
+    allContentTypes: [],
+    sdk,
+    parameters,
+  });
+
   return {
     onLinkExisting,
     // @ts-expect-error
@@ -67,7 +77,7 @@ export function useResourceLinkActions({
     contentTypes: [],
     canCreateEntity: false,
     canLinkMultiple: multiple,
-    canLinkEntity: true,
+    canLinkEntity,
     isDisabled: false,
     isEmpty: false,
     isFull: false,