diff --git a/doc/wiki/build-run-operate.md b/doc/wiki/build-run-operate.md
index 99aabe337..90ba5214e 100644
--- a/doc/wiki/build-run-operate.md
+++ b/doc/wiki/build-run-operate.md
@@ -123,10 +123,10 @@ See [Program.cs](../../src/apps/Elsa.Server.Web/Program.cs).
 
 With default route prefix `elsa/api`, runtime admin endpoints include:
 
-- `GET /elsa/api/admin/workflow-runtime/status`
-- `POST /elsa/api/admin/workflow-runtime/pause`
-- `POST /elsa/api/admin/workflow-runtime/resume`
-- `POST /elsa/api/admin/workflow-runtime/force-drain`
+- `GET /elsa/api/admin/workflow-runtime/status`: requires `read:workflow-runtime`; `ManageWorkflowRuntime` is also accepted for backward compatibility.
+- `POST /elsa/api/admin/workflow-runtime/pause`: requires `ManageWorkflowRuntime`.
+- `POST /elsa/api/admin/workflow-runtime/resume`: requires `ManageWorkflowRuntime`.
+- `POST /elsa/api/admin/workflow-runtime/force-drain`: requires `ManageWorkflowRuntime`.
 
 Structured log diagnostics endpoints include:
 
diff --git a/doc/wiki/workflow-runtime.md b/doc/wiki/workflow-runtime.md
index 33e7f4a6c..d3d539fc3 100644
--- a/doc/wiki/workflow-runtime.md
+++ b/doc/wiki/workflow-runtime.md
@@ -159,10 +159,10 @@ Ingress source adapters are currently registered by modules such as HTTP and Sch
 
 The workflow API includes runtime admin endpoints:
 
-- `GET /elsa/api/admin/workflow-runtime/status`
-- `POST /elsa/api/admin/workflow-runtime/pause`
-- `POST /elsa/api/admin/workflow-runtime/resume`
-- `POST /elsa/api/admin/workflow-runtime/force-drain`
+- `GET /elsa/api/admin/workflow-runtime/status`: requires `read:workflow-runtime`; `ManageWorkflowRuntime` is also accepted for backward compatibility.
+- `POST /elsa/api/admin/workflow-runtime/pause`: requires `ManageWorkflowRuntime`.
+- `POST /elsa/api/admin/workflow-runtime/resume`: requires `ManageWorkflowRuntime`.
+- `POST /elsa/api/admin/workflow-runtime/force-drain`: requires `ManageWorkflowRuntime`.
 
 Endpoint code lives under [Elsa.Workflows.Api/Endpoints/RuntimeAdmin](../../src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Api/Endpoints/RuntimeAdmin). The service behind these endpoints is [WorkflowRuntimeAdminService](../../src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Runtime/Services/WorkflowRuntimeAdminService.cs).
 
diff --git a/src/common/Elsa.Api.Common/PermissionNames.cs b/src/common/Elsa.Api.Common/PermissionNames.cs
index c56266d90..951010aa9 100644
--- a/src/common/Elsa.Api.Common/PermissionNames.cs
+++ b/src/common/Elsa.Api.Common/PermissionNames.cs
@@ -16,10 +16,15 @@ public static class PermissionNames
     public const string ExecutePythonExpressions = "exec:python-expressions";
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Permission required to pause, resume, force-drain, or query the workflow runtime's graceful-shutdown status.
+    /// Permission required to pause, resume, or force-drain the workflow runtime.
     /// </summary>
     public const string ManageWorkflowRuntime = "ManageWorkflowRuntime";
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Permission required to query workflow runtime status.
+    /// </summary>
+    public const string ReadWorkflowRuntime = "read:workflow-runtime";
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Permission required to list or inspect bookmark queue dead-letter items.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Api/Endpoints/RuntimeAdmin/Status/Endpoint.cs b/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Api/Endpoints/RuntimeAdmin/Status/Endpoint.cs
index 4cd740836..5667447f7 100644
--- a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Api/Endpoints/RuntimeAdmin/Status/Endpoint.cs
+++ b/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Api/Endpoints/RuntimeAdmin/Status/Endpoint.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ internal sealed class StatusEndpoint(IWorkflowRuntimeAdminService admin) : ElsaE
     public override void Configure()
     {
         Get("/admin/workflow-runtime/status");
-        ConfigurePermissions(PermissionNames.ManageWorkflowRuntime);
+        ConfigurePermissions(PermissionNames.ReadWorkflowRuntime, PermissionNames.ManageWorkflowRuntime);
     }
 
     public override async Task HandleAsync(CancellationToken ct)
diff --git a/test/unit/Elsa.Workflows.Api.UnitTests/Endpoints/RuntimeAdmin/RuntimeAdminAuthorizationTests.cs b/test/unit/Elsa.Workflows.Api.UnitTests/Endpoints/RuntimeAdmin/RuntimeAdminAuthorizationTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aceb4b08c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/Elsa.Workflows.Api.UnitTests/Endpoints/RuntimeAdmin/RuntimeAdminAuthorizationTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+using System.Reflection;
+using Elsa.Workflows.Runtime;
+using FastEndpoints;
+using NSubstitute;
+using WorkflowsApiFeature = Elsa.Workflows.Api.Features.WorkflowsApiFeature;
+
+namespace Elsa.Workflows.Api.UnitTests.Endpoints.RuntimeAdmin;
+
+public class RuntimeAdminAuthorizationTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void StatusEndpoint_AllowsReadWorkflowRuntimePermission()
+    {
+        var permissions = GetConfiguredPermissions("Elsa.Workflows.Api.Endpoints.RuntimeAdmin.Status.StatusEndpoint");
+
+        Assert.Contains(PermissionNames.All, permissions);
+        Assert.Contains(PermissionNames.ReadWorkflowRuntime, permissions);
+        Assert.Contains(PermissionNames.ManageWorkflowRuntime, permissions);
+    }
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData("Elsa.Workflows.Api.Endpoints.RuntimeAdmin.Pause.PauseEndpoint")]
+    [InlineData("Elsa.Workflows.Api.Endpoints.RuntimeAdmin.Resume.ResumeEndpoint")]
+    [InlineData("Elsa.Workflows.Api.Endpoints.RuntimeAdmin.ForceDrain.ForceDrainEndpoint")]
+    public void MutatingEndpoints_RequireManageWorkflowRuntimePermission(string endpointTypeName)
+    {
+        var permissions = GetConfiguredPermissions(endpointTypeName);
+
+        Assert.Contains(PermissionNames.ManageWorkflowRuntime, permissions);
+        Assert.DoesNotContain(PermissionNames.ReadWorkflowRuntime, permissions);
+    }
+
+    private static IReadOnlyCollection<string> GetConfiguredPermissions(string endpointTypeName)
+    {
+        var endpointType = typeof(WorkflowsApiFeature).Assembly.GetType(endpointTypeName, throwOnError: true)!;
+        var endpoint = Activator.CreateInstance(
+            endpointType,
+            BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic,
+            null,
+            [Substitute.For<IWorkflowRuntimeAdminService>()],
+            null)!;
+        var (requestDtoType, responseDtoType) = GetEndpointDtoTypes(endpointType);
+        var definition = new EndpointDefinition(endpointType, requestDtoType, responseDtoType);
+
+        endpointType
+            .GetProperty("Definition", BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic)!
+            .SetValue(endpoint, definition);
+
+        endpointType.GetMethod("Configure")!.Invoke(endpoint, null);
+
+        var permissions = definition
+            .GetType()
+            .GetProperty("AllowedPermissions", BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic)!
+            .GetValue(definition);
+
+        return Assert.IsAssignableFrom<IEnumerable<string>>(permissions).ToArray();
+    }
+
+    private static (Type RequestDtoType, Type ResponseDtoType) GetEndpointDtoTypes(Type endpointType)
+    {
+        var type = endpointType;
+
+        while (type.BaseType != null)
+        {
+            type = type.BaseType;
+
+            if (!type.IsGenericType)
+                continue;
+
+            var genericTypeDefinition = type.GetGenericTypeDefinition();
+            var genericArguments = type.GetGenericArguments();
+
+            if (genericTypeDefinition == typeof(Abstractions.ElsaEndpoint<,>))
+                return (genericArguments[0], genericArguments[1]);
+
+            if (genericTypeDefinition == typeof(Abstractions.ElsaEndpointWithoutRequest<>))
+                return (typeof(EmptyRequest), genericArguments[0]);
+        }
+
+        throw new InvalidOperationException($"Unsupported endpoint type '{endpointType.FullName}'.");
+    }
+}