diff --git a/plugins/tiddlywiki/multiwikiserver/modules/routes/handlers/get-acl.js b/plugins/tiddlywiki/multiwikiserver/modules/routes/handlers/get-acl.js
index fa8434f7132..2cee7f27599 100644
--- a/plugins/tiddlywiki/multiwikiserver/modules/routes/handlers/get-acl.js
+++ b/plugins/tiddlywiki/multiwikiserver/modules/routes/handlers/get-acl.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ exports.handler = function (request, response, state) {
 	var permissions = state.server.sqlTiddlerDatabase.listPermissions();
 
 	// This ensures that the user attempting to view the ACL management page has permission to do so
-	if(!state.authenticatedUser || (recipeAclRecords.length > 0 && !sqlTiddlerDatabase.hasRecipePermission(state.authenticatedUser.user_id, recipeName, 'WRITE'))){
+	if(!state.authenticatedUser?.isAdmin && (!state.authenticatedUser || (recipeAclRecords.length > 0 && !sqlTiddlerDatabase.hasRecipePermission(state.authenticatedUser.user_id, recipeName, 'WRITE')))){
 		response.writeHead(403, "Forbidden");
 		response.end();
 		return
diff --git a/plugins/tiddlywiki/multiwikiserver/modules/routes/handlers/get-index.js b/plugins/tiddlywiki/multiwikiserver/modules/routes/handlers/get-index.js
index 7b2f397194b..bcaa6482a6e 100644
--- a/plugins/tiddlywiki/multiwikiserver/modules/routes/handlers/get-index.js
+++ b/plugins/tiddlywiki/multiwikiserver/modules/routes/handlers/get-index.js
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ exports.handler = function(request,response,state) {
 			"Content-Type":  "text/html"
 		});
 		// filter bags and recipies by user's read access from ACL
-		var allowedRecipes = recipeList.filter(recipe => recipe.recipe_name.startsWith("$:/") || sqlTiddlerDatabase.hasRecipePermission(state.authenticatedUser?.user_id, recipe.recipe_name, 'READ') || state.allowAnon && state.allowAnonReads);
-		var allowedBags = bagList.filter(bag => bag.bag_name.startsWith("$:/") || sqlTiddlerDatabase.hasBagPermission(state.authenticatedUser?.user_id, bag.bag_name, 'READ') || state.allowAnon && state.allowAnonReads);
+		var allowedRecipes = recipeList.filter(recipe => recipe.recipe_name.startsWith("$:/") || state.authenticatedUser?.isAdmin || sqlTiddlerDatabase.hasRecipePermission(state.authenticatedUser?.user_id, recipe.recipe_name, 'READ') || state.allowAnon && state.allowAnonReads);
+		var allowedBags = bagList.filter(bag => bag.bag_name.startsWith("$:/") || state.authenticatedUser?.isAdmin || sqlTiddlerDatabase.hasBagPermission(state.authenticatedUser?.user_id, bag.bag_name, 'READ') || state.allowAnon && state.allowAnonReads);
 
 		// Render the html
 		var html = $tw.mws.store.adminWiki.renderTiddler("text/plain","$:/plugins/tiddlywiki/multiwikiserver/templates/page",{
diff --git a/plugins/tiddlywiki/multiwikiserver/modules/routes/helpers/acl-middleware.js b/plugins/tiddlywiki/multiwikiserver/modules/routes/helpers/acl-middleware.js
index 6b9095ac467..7210ed82c68 100644
--- a/plugins/tiddlywiki/multiwikiserver/modules/routes/helpers/acl-middleware.js
+++ b/plugins/tiddlywiki/multiwikiserver/modules/routes/helpers/acl-middleware.js
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ exports.middleware = function (request, response, state, entityType, permissionN
 	var hasAnonymousAccess = state.allowAnon ? (isGetRequest ? state.allowAnonReads : state.allowAnonWrites) : false;
 	var anonymousAccessConfigured = state.anonAccessConfigured;
 	var entity = sqlTiddlerDatabase.getEntityByName(entityType, decodedEntityName);
+	var isAdmin = state.authenticatedUser?.isAdmin;
+
+	if(isAdmin) {
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if(entity?.owner_id) {
 		if(state.authenticatedUser?.user_id && (state.authenticatedUser?.user_id !== entity.owner_id) || !state.authenticatedUser?.user_id && !hasAnonymousAccess) {
 			const hasPermission = state.authenticatedUser?.user_id ?