diff --git a/src/content-tags-drawer/ContentTagsCollapsible.jsx b/src/content-tags-drawer/ContentTagsCollapsible.jsx
index 574e1617fb..470b38f9ce 100644
--- a/src/content-tags-drawer/ContentTagsCollapsible.jsx
+++ b/src/content-tags-drawer/ContentTagsCollapsible.jsx
@@ -99,11 +99,10 @@ import useContentTagsCollapsibleHelper from './ContentTagsCollapsibleHelper';
  * @param {Object} props - The component props.
  * @param {string} props.contentId - Id of the content object
  * @param {TaxonomyData & {contentTags: ContentTagData[]}} props.taxonomyAndTagsData - Taxonomy metadata & applied tags
- * @param {boolean} props.editable - Whether the tags can be edited
  */
-const ContentTagsCollapsible = ({ contentId, taxonomyAndTagsData, editable }) => {
+const ContentTagsCollapsible = ({ contentId, taxonomyAndTagsData }) => {
   const intl = useIntl();
-  const { id, name } = taxonomyAndTagsData;
+  const { id, name, canTagObject } = taxonomyAndTagsData;
 
   const {
     tagChangeHandler, tagsTree, contentTagsCount, checkedTags,
@@ -141,12 +140,12 @@ const ContentTagsCollapsible = ({ contentId, taxonomyAndTagsData, editable }) =>
     <div className="d-flex">
       <Collapsible title={name} styling="card-lg" className="taxonomy-tags-collapsible">
         <div key={id}>
-          <ContentTagsTree tagsTree={tagsTree} removeTagHandler={tagChangeHandler} editable={editable} />
+          <ContentTagsTree tagsTree={tagsTree} removeTagHandler={tagChangeHandler} />
         </div>
 
         <div className="d-flex taxonomy-tags-selector-menu">
 
-          {editable && (
+          {canTagObject && (
             <Button
               ref={setAddTagsButtonRef}
               variant="outline-primary"
@@ -216,8 +215,8 @@ ContentTagsCollapsible.propTypes = {
       value: PropTypes.string,
       lineage: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.string),
     })),
+    canTagObject: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
   }).isRequired,
-  editable: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
 };
 
 export default ContentTagsCollapsible;
diff --git a/src/content-tags-drawer/ContentTagsCollapsible.test.jsx b/src/content-tags-drawer/ContentTagsCollapsible.test.jsx
index 49a8108371..bd660ab200 100644
--- a/src/content-tags-drawer/ContentTagsCollapsible.test.jsx
+++ b/src/content-tags-drawer/ContentTagsCollapsible.test.jsx
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ const data = {
         lineage: ['Tag 2'],
       },
     ],
+    canTagObject: true,
   },
-  editable: true,
 };
 
-const ContentTagsCollapsibleComponent = ({ contentId, taxonomyAndTagsData, editable }) => (
+const ContentTagsCollapsibleComponent = ({ contentId, taxonomyAndTagsData }) => (
   <IntlProvider locale="en" messages={{}}>
-    <ContentTagsCollapsible contentId={contentId} taxonomyAndTagsData={taxonomyAndTagsData} editable={editable} />
+    <ContentTagsCollapsible contentId={contentId} taxonomyAndTagsData={taxonomyAndTagsData} />
   </IntlProvider>
 );
 
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ ContentTagsCollapsibleComponent.propTypes = {
       value: PropTypes.string,
       lineage: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.string),
     })),
+    canTagObjects: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
   }).isRequired,
-  editable: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
 };
 
 describe('<ContentTagsCollapsible />', () => {
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ describe('<ContentTagsCollapsible />', () => {
       <ContentTagsCollapsibleComponent
         contentId={componentData.contentId}
         taxonomyAndTagsData={componentData.taxonomyAndTagsData}
-        editable={componentData.editable}
       />,
     );
   }
diff --git a/src/content-tags-drawer/ContentTagsCollapsibleHelper.jsx b/src/content-tags-drawer/ContentTagsCollapsibleHelper.jsx
index 44a06ad502..fb6db9b176 100644
--- a/src/content-tags-drawer/ContentTagsCollapsibleHelper.jsx
+++ b/src/content-tags-drawer/ContentTagsCollapsibleHelper.jsx
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ const removeTags = (tree, tagsToRemove) => {
  */
 const useContentTagsCollapsibleHelper = (contentId, taxonomyAndTagsData) => {
   const {
-    id, contentTags,
+    id, contentTags, canTagObject,
   } = taxonomyAndTagsData;
   // State to determine whether the tags are being updating so we can make a call
   // to the update endpoint to the reflect those changes
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ const useContentTagsCollapsibleHelper = (contentId, taxonomyAndTagsData) => {
       const tags = checkedTags.map(t => decodeURIComponent(t.split(',').slice(-1)));
       updateTags.mutate({ tags });
     }
-  }, [contentId, id, checkedTags]);
+  }, [contentId, id, canTagObject, checkedTags]);
 
   // This converts the contentTags prop to the tree structure mentioned above
   const appliedContentTags = React.useMemo(() => {
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ const useContentTagsCollapsibleHelper = (contentId, taxonomyAndTagsData) => {
           currentLevel[key] = {
             explicit: isExplicit,
             children: {},
+            canDelete: item.canDelete,
           };
 
           // Populating the SelectableBox with "selected" (explicit) tags
diff --git a/src/content-tags-drawer/ContentTagsDrawer.jsx b/src/content-tags-drawer/ContentTagsDrawer.jsx
index 3d2cd52c07..fd47c442aa 100644
--- a/src/content-tags-drawer/ContentTagsDrawer.jsx
+++ b/src/content-tags-drawer/ContentTagsDrawer.jsx
@@ -105,8 +105,7 @@ const ContentTagsDrawer = () => {
         { isTaxonomyListLoaded && isContentTaxonomyTagsLoaded
           ? taxonomies.map((data) => (
             <div key={`taxonomy-tags-collapsible-${data.id}`}>
-              {/* TODO: Properly set whether tags should be editable or not based on permissions */}
-              <ContentTagsCollapsible contentId={contentId} taxonomyAndTagsData={data} editable />
+              <ContentTagsCollapsible contentId={contentId} taxonomyAndTagsData={data} />
               <hr />
             </div>
           ))
diff --git a/src/content-tags-drawer/ContentTagsDrawer.test.jsx b/src/content-tags-drawer/ContentTagsDrawer.test.jsx
index 3ffbadd9c6..1d3df425b7 100644
--- a/src/content-tags-drawer/ContentTagsDrawer.test.jsx
+++ b/src/content-tags-drawer/ContentTagsDrawer.test.jsx
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ describe('<ContentTagsDrawer />', () => {
           {
             name: 'Taxonomy 1',
             taxonomyId: 123,
-            editable: true,
+            canTagObject: true,
             tags: [
               {
                 value: 'Tag 1',
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ describe('<ContentTagsDrawer />', () => {
           {
             name: 'Taxonomy 2',
             taxonomyId: 124,
-            editable: true,
+            canTagObject: true,
             tags: [
               {
                 value: 'Tag 3',
diff --git a/src/content-tags-drawer/ContentTagsTree.jsx b/src/content-tags-drawer/ContentTagsTree.jsx
index 7066ca8693..c011f2c59d 100644
--- a/src/content-tags-drawer/ContentTagsTree.jsx
+++ b/src/content-tags-drawer/ContentTagsTree.jsx
@@ -41,9 +41,8 @@ import TagBubble from './TagBubble';
  *   tagSelectableBoxValue: string,
  *   checked: boolean
  * ) => void} props.removeTagHandler - Function that is called when removing tags from the tree.
- * @param {boolean} props.editable - Whether the tags appear with an 'x' allowing the user to remove them.
  */
-const ContentTagsTree = ({ tagsTree, removeTagHandler, editable }) => {
+const ContentTagsTree = ({ tagsTree, removeTagHandler }) => {
   const renderTagsTree = (tag, level, lineage) => Object.keys(tag).map((key) => {
     const updatedLineage = [...lineage, encodeURIComponent(key)];
     if (tag[key] !== undefined) {
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ const ContentTagsTree = ({ tagsTree, removeTagHandler, editable }) => {
             level={level}
             lineage={updatedLineage}
             removeTagHandler={removeTagHandler}
-            editable={editable}
+            canDelete={tag[key].canDelete}
           />
           { renderTagsTree(tag[key].children, level + 1, updatedLineage) }
         </div>
@@ -73,10 +72,10 @@ ContentTagsTree.propTypes = {
     PropTypes.shape({
       explicit: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
       children: PropTypes.shape({}).isRequired,
+      canDelete: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
     }).isRequired,
   ).isRequired,
   removeTagHandler: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-  editable: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
 };
 
 export default ContentTagsTree;
diff --git a/src/content-tags-drawer/ContentTagsTree.test.jsx b/src/content-tags-drawer/ContentTagsTree.test.jsx
index ac41f3c1f1..b42d08f482 100644
--- a/src/content-tags-drawer/ContentTagsTree.test.jsx
+++ b/src/content-tags-drawer/ContentTagsTree.test.jsx
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ const data = {
           'DNA Sequencing': {
             explicit: true,
             children: {},
+            canDelete: true,
           },
         },
+        canDelete: false,
       },
       'Molecular, Cellular, and Microbiology': {
         explicit: false,
@@ -24,16 +26,18 @@ const data = {
           Virology: {
             explicit: true,
             children: {},
+            canDelete: true,
           },
         },
+        canDelete: false,
       },
     },
   },
 };
 
-const ContentTagsTreeComponent = ({ tagsTree, removeTagHandler, editable }) => (
+const ContentTagsTreeComponent = ({ tagsTree, removeTagHandler }) => (
   <IntlProvider locale="en" messages={{}}>
-    <ContentTagsTree tagsTree={tagsTree} removeTagHandler={removeTagHandler} editable={editable} />
+    <ContentTagsTree tagsTree={tagsTree} removeTagHandler={removeTagHandler} />
   </IntlProvider>
 );
 
@@ -42,16 +46,16 @@ ContentTagsTreeComponent.propTypes = {
     PropTypes.shape({
       explicit: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
       children: PropTypes.shape({}).isRequired,
+      canDelete: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
     }).isRequired,
   ).isRequired,
   removeTagHandler: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-  editable: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
 };
 
 describe('<ContentTagsTree />', () => {
   it('should render taxonomy tags data along content tags number badge', async () => {
     await act(async () => {
-      const { getByText } = render(<ContentTagsTreeComponent tagsTree={data} removeTagHandler={() => {}} editable />);
+      const { getByText } = render(<ContentTagsTreeComponent tagsTree={data} removeTagHandler={() => {}} />);
       expect(getByText('Science and Research')).toBeInTheDocument();
       expect(getByText('Genetics Subcategory')).toBeInTheDocument();
       expect(getByText('Molecular, Cellular, and Microbiology')).toBeInTheDocument();
diff --git a/src/content-tags-drawer/TagBubble.jsx b/src/content-tags-drawer/TagBubble.jsx
index 2287e48ab3..2eb1583444 100644
--- a/src/content-tags-drawer/TagBubble.jsx
+++ b/src/content-tags-drawer/TagBubble.jsx
@@ -8,15 +8,15 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import TagOutlineIcon from './TagOutlineIcon';
 
 const TagBubble = ({
-  value, implicit, level, lineage, removeTagHandler, editable,
+  value, implicit, level, lineage, removeTagHandler, canDelete,
 }) => {
   const className = `tag-bubble mb-2 border-light-300 ${implicit ? 'implicit' : ''}`;
 
   const handleClick = React.useCallback(() => {
-    if (!implicit && editable) {
+    if (!implicit && canDelete) {
       removeTagHandler(lineage.join(','), false);
     }
-  }, [implicit, lineage, editable, removeTagHandler]);
+  }, [implicit, lineage, canDelete, removeTagHandler]);
 
   return (
     <div style={{ paddingLeft: `${level * 1}rem` }}>
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const TagBubble = ({
         className={className}
         variant="light"
         iconBefore={!implicit ? Tag : TagOutlineIcon}
-        iconAfter={!implicit && editable ? Close : null}
+        iconAfter={!implicit && canDelete ? Close : null}
         onIconAfterClick={handleClick}
       >
         {value}
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ TagBubble.propTypes = {
   level: PropTypes.number,
   lineage: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.string).isRequired,
   removeTagHandler: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-  editable: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+  canDelete: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
 };
 
 export default TagBubble;
diff --git a/src/content-tags-drawer/TagBubble.test.jsx b/src/content-tags-drawer/TagBubble.test.jsx
index e03fe18726..e15853e842 100644
--- a/src/content-tags-drawer/TagBubble.test.jsx
+++ b/src/content-tags-drawer/TagBubble.test.jsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const data = {
 };
 
 const TagBubbleComponent = ({
-  value, implicit, level, lineage, removeTagHandler, editable,
+  value, implicit, level, lineage, removeTagHandler, canDelete,
 }) => (
   <IntlProvider locale="en" messages={{}}>
     <TagBubble
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const TagBubbleComponent = ({
       level={level}
       lineage={lineage}
       removeTagHandler={removeTagHandler}
-      editable={editable}
+      canDelete={canDelete}
     />
   </IntlProvider>
 );
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ TagBubbleComponent.propTypes = {
   level: PropTypes.number,
   lineage: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.string).isRequired,
   removeTagHandler: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-  editable: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+  canDelete: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
 };
 
 describe('<TagBubble />', () => {
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ describe('<TagBubble />', () => {
     const { container, getByText } = render(
       <TagBubbleComponent
         value={data.value}
-        editable
+        canDelete
         lineage={data.lineage}
         removeTagHandler={data.removeTagHandler}
       />,
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ describe('<TagBubble />', () => {
     const { container, getByText } = render(
       <TagBubbleComponent
         value={tagBubbleData.value}
-        editable
+        canDelete
         lineage={data.lineage}
         implicit={tagBubbleData.implicit}
         removeTagHandler={tagBubbleData.removeTagHandler}
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ describe('<TagBubble />', () => {
     const { container } = render(
       <TagBubbleComponent
         value={tagBubbleData.value}
-        editable
+        canDelete
         lineage={data.lineage}
         implicit={tagBubbleData.implicit}
         removeTagHandler={tagBubbleData.removeTagHandler}
diff --git a/src/content-tags-drawer/__mocks__/contentTaxonomyTagsMock.js b/src/content-tags-drawer/__mocks__/contentTaxonomyTagsMock.js
index 2e8aa0bea7..fd8214f5cd 100644
--- a/src/content-tags-drawer/__mocks__/contentTaxonomyTagsMock.js
+++ b/src/content-tags-drawer/__mocks__/contentTaxonomyTagsMock.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module.exports = {
       {
         name: 'FlatTaxonomy',
         taxonomyId: 3,
-        editable: true,
+        canTagObject: true,
         tags: [
           {
             value: 'flat taxonomy tag 3856',
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ module.exports = {
       {
         name: 'HierarchicalTaxonomy',
         taxonomyId: 4,
-        editable: true,
+        canTagObject: true,
         tags: [
           {
             value: 'hierarchical taxonomy tag 1.7.59',
diff --git a/src/content-tags-drawer/__mocks__/updateContentTaxonomyTagsMock.js b/src/content-tags-drawer/__mocks__/updateContentTaxonomyTagsMock.js
index cc319f1197..0fb6ffc6f1 100644
--- a/src/content-tags-drawer/__mocks__/updateContentTaxonomyTagsMock.js
+++ b/src/content-tags-drawer/__mocks__/updateContentTaxonomyTagsMock.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module.exports = {
       {
         name: 'FlatTaxonomy',
         taxonomyId: 3,
-        editable: true,
+        canTagObject: true,
         tags: [
           {
             value: 'flat taxonomy tag 100',
diff --git a/src/content-tags-drawer/data/api.js b/src/content-tags-drawer/data/api.js
index b5b28514f9..5bcd86b886 100644
--- a/src/content-tags-drawer/data/api.js
+++ b/src/content-tags-drawer/data/api.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const getApiBaseUrl = () => getConfig().STUDIO_BASE_URL;
  * @returns {string} the URL
  */
 export const getTaxonomyTagsApiUrl = (taxonomyId, options = {}) => {
-  const url = new URL(`api/content_tagging/v1/taxonomies/${taxonomyId}/tags/`, getApiBaseUrl());
+  const url = new URL(`api/content_tagging/v1/taxonomies/${taxonomyId}/tags/?include_perms`, getApiBaseUrl());
   if (options.parentTag) {
     url.searchParams.append('parent_tag', options.parentTag);
   }
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export const getTaxonomyTagsApiUrl = (taxonomyId, options = {}) => {
 
   return url.href;
 };
-export const getContentTaxonomyTagsApiUrl = (contentId) => new URL(`api/content_tagging/v1/object_tags/${contentId}/`, getApiBaseUrl()).href;
+export const getContentTaxonomyTagsApiUrl = (contentId) => new URL(`api/content_tagging/v1/object_tags/${contentId}/?include_perms`, getApiBaseUrl()).href;
 export const getXBlockContentDataApiURL = (contentId) => new URL(`/xblock/outline/${contentId}`, getApiBaseUrl()).href;
 export const getLibraryContentDataApiUrl = (contentId) => new URL(`/api/libraries/v2/blocks/${contentId}/`, getApiBaseUrl()).href;
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export async function getContentData(contentId) {
  */
 export async function updateContentTaxonomyTags(contentId, taxonomyId, tags) {
   let url = getContentTaxonomyTagsApiUrl(contentId);
-  url = `${url}?taxonomy=${taxonomyId}`;
+  url = `${url}&taxonomy=${taxonomyId}`;
   const { data } = await getAuthenticatedHttpClient().put(url, { tags });
   return camelCaseObject(data[contentId]);
 }
diff --git a/src/content-tags-drawer/data/api.test.js b/src/content-tags-drawer/data/api.test.js
index d183f59ea2..229e6daee1 100644
--- a/src/content-tags-drawer/data/api.test.js
+++ b/src/content-tags-drawer/data/api.test.js
@@ -110,10 +110,10 @@ describe('content tags drawer api calls', () => {
     const contentId = 'block-v1:SampleTaxonomyOrg1+STC1+2023_1+type@vertical+block@aaf8b8eb86b54281aeeab12499d2cb0b';
     const taxonomyId = 3;
     const tags = ['flat taxonomy tag 100', 'flat taxonomy tag 3856'];
-    axiosMock.onPut(`${getContentTaxonomyTagsApiUrl(contentId)}?taxonomy=${taxonomyId}`).reply(200, updateContentTaxonomyTagsMock);
+    axiosMock.onPut(`${getContentTaxonomyTagsApiUrl(contentId)}&taxonomy=${taxonomyId}`).reply(200, updateContentTaxonomyTagsMock);
     const result = await updateContentTaxonomyTags(contentId, taxonomyId, tags);
 
-    expect(axiosMock.history.put[0].url).toEqual(`${getContentTaxonomyTagsApiUrl(contentId)}?taxonomy=${taxonomyId}`);
+    expect(axiosMock.history.put[0].url).toEqual(`${getContentTaxonomyTagsApiUrl(contentId)}&taxonomy=${taxonomyId}`);
     expect(result).toEqual(updateContentTaxonomyTagsMock[contentId]);
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/content-tags-drawer/data/types.mjs b/src/content-tags-drawer/data/types.mjs
index 2145f41b95..9e249f7ade 100644
--- a/src/content-tags-drawer/data/types.mjs
+++ b/src/content-tags-drawer/data/types.mjs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  * @typedef {Object} ContentTaxonomyTagData A list of the tags from one taxonomy that are applied to a content object.
  * @property {string} name
  * @property {number} taxonomyId
- * @property {boolean} editable
+ * @property {boolean} canTagObject
  * @property {Tag[]} tags
  */
 
diff --git a/src/taxonomy/data/api.js b/src/taxonomy/data/api.js
index c4a3a7d653..aa282dcb09 100644
--- a/src/taxonomy/data/api.js
+++ b/src/taxonomy/data/api.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { getAuthenticatedHttpClient } from '@edx/frontend-platform/auth';
 const getApiBaseUrl = () => getConfig().STUDIO_BASE_URL;
 
 export const getTaxonomyListApiUrl = (org) => {
-  const url = new URL('api/content_tagging/v1/taxonomies/', getApiBaseUrl());
+  const url = new URL('api/content_tagging/v1/taxonomies/?include_perms', getApiBaseUrl());
   url.searchParams.append('enabled', 'true');
   if (org !== undefined) {
     if (org === 'Unassigned') {
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export const getTaxonomyTemplateApiUrl = (format) => new URL(
   * @param {number} pk
   * @returns {string}
   */
-export const getTaxonomyApiUrl = (pk) => new URL(`api/content_tagging/v1/taxonomies/${pk}/`, getApiBaseUrl()).href;
+export const getTaxonomyApiUrl = (pk) => new URL(`api/content_tagging/v1/taxonomies/${pk}/?include_perms`, getApiBaseUrl()).href;
 
 /**
  * Get list of taxonomies.
diff --git a/src/taxonomy/data/types.mjs b/src/taxonomy/data/types.mjs
index 6268b882e0..2e606712a1 100644
--- a/src/taxonomy/data/types.mjs
+++ b/src/taxonomy/data/types.mjs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  * @property {boolean} allOrgs
  * @property {boolean} canChange
  * @property {boolean} canDelete
+ * @property {boolean} canTagObject
  */
 
 /**