diff --git a/pkg/api/api.go b/pkg/api/api.go
index 16af1f809c6..12c7dbd4a8c 100644
--- a/pkg/api/api.go
+++ b/pkg/api/api.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/dashboards"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/datasources"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/featuremgmt"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/web"
 )
 
 var plog = log.New("api")
@@ -417,7 +418,14 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) registerRoutes() {
 			alertsRoute.Get("/states-for-dashboard", routing.Wrap(hs.GetAlertStatesForDashboard))
 		})
 
-		apiRoute.Get("/alert-notifiers", reqEditorRole, routing.Wrap(
+		var notifiersAuthHandler web.Handler
+		if hs.Cfg.UnifiedAlerting.IsEnabled() {
+			notifiersAuthHandler = reqSignedIn
+		} else {
+			notifiersAuthHandler = reqEditorRole
+		}
+
+		apiRoute.Get("/alert-notifiers", notifiersAuthHandler, routing.Wrap(
 			hs.GetAlertNotifiers(hs.Cfg.UnifiedAlerting.IsEnabled())),
 		)
 
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/routes.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/routes.tsx
index b7a90c80d4a..1e64912cc57 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/routes.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/routes.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { RouteDescriptor } from 'app/core/navigation/types';
 import { uniq } from 'lodash';
 import { contextSrv } from 'app/core/core';
 import { AccessControlAction } from 'app/types';
+import { evaluateAccess } from './unified/utils/access-control';
 
 const commonRoutes: RouteDescriptor[] = [
   {
@@ -95,84 +96,118 @@ const unifiedRoutes: RouteDescriptor[] = [
   },
   {
     path: '/alerting/routes',
-    roles: () => ['Admin', 'Editor'],
+    roles: () =>
+      contextSrv.evaluatePermission(config.unifiedAlertingEnabled ? () => ['Editor', 'Admin'] : () => [], [
+        AccessControlAction.AlertingNotificationsRead,
+        AccessControlAction.AlertingNotificationsExternalRead,
+      ]),
     component: SafeDynamicImport(
       () => import(/* webpackChunkName: "AlertAmRoutes" */ 'app/features/alerting/unified/AmRoutes')
     ),
   },
   {
     path: '/alerting/routes/mute-timing/new',
-    roles: () => ['Admin', 'Editor'],
+    roles: evaluateAccess(
+      [AccessControlAction.AlertingNotificationsCreate, AccessControlAction.AlertingNotificationsExternalWrite],
+      ['Editor', 'Admin']
+    ),
     component: SafeDynamicImport(
       () => import(/* webpackChunkName: "MuteTimings" */ 'app/features/alerting/unified/MuteTimings')
     ),
   },
   {
     path: '/alerting/routes/mute-timing/edit',
-    roles: () => ['Admin', 'Editor'],
+    roles: evaluateAccess(
+      [AccessControlAction.AlertingNotificationsUpdate, AccessControlAction.AlertingNotificationsExternalWrite],
+      ['Editor', 'Admin']
+    ),
     component: SafeDynamicImport(
       () => import(/* webpackChunkName: "MuteTimings" */ 'app/features/alerting/unified/MuteTimings')
     ),
   },
   {
     path: '/alerting/silences',
-    roles: () => contextSrv.evaluatePermission(() => [], [AccessControlAction.AlertingInstanceRead]),
+    roles: evaluateAccess([AccessControlAction.AlertingInstanceRead], ['Editor', 'Admin']),
     component: SafeDynamicImport(
       () => import(/* webpackChunkName: "AlertSilences" */ 'app/features/alerting/unified/Silences')
     ),
   },
   {
     path: '/alerting/silence/new',
-    roles: () => contextSrv.evaluatePermission(() => ['Editor', 'Admin'], [AccessControlAction.AlertingInstanceCreate]),
+    roles: evaluateAccess(
+      [AccessControlAction.AlertingInstanceCreate, AccessControlAction.AlertingInstancesExternalWrite],
+      ['Editor', 'Admin']
+    ),
     component: SafeDynamicImport(
       () => import(/* webpackChunkName: "AlertSilences" */ 'app/features/alerting/unified/Silences')
     ),
   },
   {
     path: '/alerting/silence/:id/edit',
-    roles: () => contextSrv.evaluatePermission(() => ['Editor', 'Admin'], [AccessControlAction.AlertingInstanceUpdate]),
+    roles: evaluateAccess(
+      [AccessControlAction.AlertingInstanceUpdate, AccessControlAction.AlertingInstancesExternalWrite],
+      ['Editor', 'Admin']
+    ),
     component: SafeDynamicImport(
       () => import(/* webpackChunkName: "AlertSilences" */ 'app/features/alerting/unified/Silences')
     ),
   },
   {
     path: '/alerting/notifications',
-    roles: config.unifiedAlertingEnabled ? () => ['Editor', 'Admin'] : undefined,
+    roles: evaluateAccess(
+      [AccessControlAction.AlertingNotificationsRead, AccessControlAction.AlertingNotificationsExternalRead],
+      ['Editor', 'Admin']
+    ),
     component: SafeDynamicImport(
       () => import(/* webpackChunkName: "NotificationsListPage" */ 'app/features/alerting/unified/Receivers')
     ),
   },
   {
     path: '/alerting/notifications/templates/new',
-    roles: () => ['Editor', 'Admin'],
+    roles: evaluateAccess(
+      [AccessControlAction.AlertingNotificationsCreate, AccessControlAction.AlertingNotificationsExternalWrite],
+      ['Editor', 'Admin']
+    ),
     component: SafeDynamicImport(
       () => import(/* webpackChunkName: "NotificationsListPage" */ 'app/features/alerting/unified/Receivers')
     ),
   },
   {
     path: '/alerting/notifications/templates/:id/edit',
-    roles: () => ['Editor', 'Admin'],
+    roles: evaluateAccess(
+      [AccessControlAction.AlertingNotificationsUpdate, AccessControlAction.AlertingNotificationsExternalWrite],
+      ['Editor', 'Admin']
+    ),
     component: SafeDynamicImport(
       () => import(/* webpackChunkName: "NotificationsListPage" */ 'app/features/alerting/unified/Receivers')
     ),
   },
   {
     path: '/alerting/notifications/receivers/new',
-    roles: () => ['Editor', 'Admin'],
+    roles: evaluateAccess(
+      [AccessControlAction.AlertingNotificationsCreate, AccessControlAction.AlertingNotificationsExternalWrite],
+      ['Editor', 'Admin']
+    ),
     component: SafeDynamicImport(
       () => import(/* webpackChunkName: "NotificationsListPage" */ 'app/features/alerting/unified/Receivers')
     ),
   },
   {
     path: '/alerting/notifications/receivers/:id/edit',
-    roles: () => ['Editor', 'Admin'],
+    roles: evaluateAccess(
+      [AccessControlAction.AlertingNotificationsUpdate, AccessControlAction.AlertingNotificationsExternalWrite],
+      ['Editor', 'Admin']
+    ),
     component: SafeDynamicImport(
       () => import(/* webpackChunkName: "NotificationsListPage" */ 'app/features/alerting/unified/Receivers')
     ),
   },
   {
     path: '/alerting/notifications/global-config',
-    roles: () => ['Admin', 'Editor'],
+    roles: evaluateAccess(
+      [AccessControlAction.AlertingNotificationsUpdate, AccessControlAction.AlertingNotificationsExternalWrite],
+      ['Editor', 'Admin']
+    ),
     component: SafeDynamicImport(
       () => import(/* webpackChunkName: "NotificationsListPage" */ 'app/features/alerting/unified/Receivers')
     ),
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/AmRoutes.test.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/AmRoutes.test.tsx
index 01f339bbf66..85a561165ba 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/AmRoutes.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/AmRoutes.test.tsx
@@ -20,9 +20,12 @@ import { DataSourceType, GRAFANA_RULES_SOURCE_NAME } from './utils/datasource';
 import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
 import { selectOptionInTest } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { ALERTMANAGER_NAME_QUERY_KEY } from './utils/constants';
+import { contextSrv } from 'app/core/services/context_srv';
+import { AccessControlAction } from 'app/types';
 
 jest.mock('./api/alertmanager');
 jest.mock('./utils/config');
+jest.mock('app/core/services/context_srv');
 
 const mocks = {
   getAllDataSourcesMock: jest.mocked(getAllDataSources),
@@ -32,6 +35,7 @@ const mocks = {
     updateAlertManagerConfig: jest.mocked(updateAlertManagerConfig),
     fetchStatus: jest.mocked(fetchStatus),
   },
+  contextSrv: jest.mocked(contextSrv),
 };
 
 const renderAmRoutes = (alertManagerSourceName?: string) => {
@@ -177,6 +181,9 @@ describe('AmRoutes', () => {
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     mocks.getAllDataSourcesMock.mockReturnValue(Object.values(dataSources));
+    mocks.contextSrv.hasAccess.mockImplementation(() => true);
+    mocks.contextSrv.hasPermission.mockImplementation(() => true);
+    mocks.contextSrv.evaluatePermission.mockImplementation(() => []);
     setDataSourceSrv(new MockDataSourceSrv(dataSources));
   });
 
@@ -359,6 +366,18 @@ describe('AmRoutes', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('hides create and edit button if user does not have permission', () => {
+    mocks.contextSrv.hasAccess.mockImplementation((action) =>
+      [AccessControlAction.AlertingNotificationsRead, AccessControlAction.AlertingNotificationsRead].includes(
+        action as AccessControlAction
+      )
+    );
+
+    renderAmRoutes();
+    expect(ui.newPolicyButton.query()).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(ui.editButton.query()).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
   it('Show error message if loading Alertmanager config fails', async () => {
     mocks.api.fetchAlertManagerConfig.mockRejectedValue({
       status: 500,
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/AmRoutes.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/AmRoutes.tsx
index 43c09b1d4e2..8bcdaa7e184 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/AmRoutes.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/AmRoutes.tsx
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ const AmRoutes: FC = () => {
           />
           <div className={styles.break} />
           <AmSpecificRouting
+            alertManagerSourceName={alertManagerSourceName}
             onChange={handleSave}
             readOnly={readOnly}
             onRootRouteEdit={enterRootRouteEditMode}
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/Receivers.test.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/Receivers.test.tsx
index 389c5c06c29..0b335b3c5f1 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/Receivers.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/Receivers.test.tsx
@@ -25,10 +25,12 @@ import { contextSrv } from 'app/core/services/context_srv';
 import { selectOptionInTest } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { AlertManagerDataSourceJsonData, AlertManagerImplementation } from 'app/plugins/datasource/alertmanager/types';
 import { interceptLinkClicks } from 'app/core/navigation/patch/interceptLinkClicks';
+import { AccessControlAction } from 'app/types';
 
 jest.mock('./api/alertmanager');
 jest.mock('./api/grafana');
 jest.mock('./utils/config');
+jest.mock('app/core/services/context_srv');
 
 const mocks = {
   getAllDataSources: jest.mocked(getAllDataSources),
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ const mocks = {
     fetchNotifiers: jest.mocked(fetchNotifiers),
     testReceivers: jest.mocked(testReceivers),
   },
+  contextSrv: jest.mocked(contextSrv),
 };
 
 const renderReceivers = (alertManagerSourceName?: string) => {
@@ -125,8 +128,23 @@ describe('Receivers', () => {
     mocks.getAllDataSources.mockReturnValue(Object.values(dataSources));
     mocks.api.fetchNotifiers.mockResolvedValue(grafanaNotifiersMock);
     setDataSourceSrv(new MockDataSourceSrv(dataSources));
-    contextSrv.isEditor = true;
+    mocks.contextSrv.isEditor = true;
     store.delete(ALERTMANAGER_NAME_LOCAL_STORAGE_KEY);
+
+    mocks.contextSrv.evaluatePermission.mockImplementation(() => []);
+    mocks.contextSrv.hasPermission.mockImplementation((action) => {
+      const permissions = [
+        AccessControlAction.AlertingNotificationsRead,
+        AccessControlAction.AlertingNotificationsCreate,
+        AccessControlAction.AlertingNotificationsUpdate,
+        AccessControlAction.AlertingNotificationsDelete,
+        AccessControlAction.AlertingNotificationsExternalRead,
+        AccessControlAction.AlertingNotificationsExternalWrite,
+      ];
+      return permissions.includes(action as AccessControlAction);
+    });
+
+    mocks.contextSrv.hasAccess.mockImplementation(() => true);
   });
 
   it('Template and receiver tables are rendered, alertmanager can be selected', async () => {
@@ -295,6 +313,19 @@ describe('Receivers', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('Hides create contact point button for users without permission', () => {
+    mocks.api.fetchConfig.mockResolvedValue(someGrafanaAlertManagerConfig);
+    mocks.api.updateConfig.mockResolvedValue();
+    mocks.contextSrv.hasAccess.mockImplementation((action) =>
+      [AccessControlAction.AlertingNotificationsRead, AccessControlAction.AlertingNotificationsExternalRead].some(
+        (a) => a === action
+      )
+    );
+    renderReceivers();
+
+    expect(ui.newContactPointButton.query()).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
   it('Cloud alertmanager receiver can be edited', async () => {
     mocks.api.fetchConfig.mockResolvedValue(someCloudAlertManagerConfig);
     mocks.api.updateConfig.mockResolvedValue();
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/Receivers.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/Receivers.tsx
index 02bee4161d8..cf503117041 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/Receivers.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/Receivers.tsx
@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@ const Receivers: FC = () => {
   }, [alertManagerSourceName, dispatch, shouldLoadConfig]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (alertManagerSourceName === GRAFANA_RULES_SOURCE_NAME && !(receiverTypes.result || receiverTypes.loading)) {
+    if (
+      alertManagerSourceName === GRAFANA_RULES_SOURCE_NAME &&
+      !(receiverTypes.result || receiverTypes.loading || receiverTypes.error)
+    ) {
       dispatch(fetchGrafanaNotifiersAction());
     }
   }, [alertManagerSourceName, dispatch, receiverTypes]);
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/EmptyAreaWithCTA.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/EmptyAreaWithCTA.tsx
index c507512ab07..a1c8d834104 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/EmptyAreaWithCTA.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/EmptyAreaWithCTA.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export interface EmptyAreaWithCTAProps {
   buttonIcon?: IconName;
   buttonSize?: 'xs' | 'sm' | 'md' | 'lg';
   buttonVariant?: ButtonVariant;
+  showButton?: boolean;
 }
 
 export const EmptyAreaWithCTA: FC<EmptyAreaWithCTAProps> = ({
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ export const EmptyAreaWithCTA: FC<EmptyAreaWithCTAProps> = ({
   onButtonClick,
   text,
   href,
+  showButton = true,
 }) => {
   const styles = useStyles(getStyles);
 
@@ -37,15 +39,16 @@ export const EmptyAreaWithCTA: FC<EmptyAreaWithCTAProps> = ({
     <EmptyArea>
       <>
         <p className={styles.text}>{text}</p>
-        {href ? (
-          <LinkButton href={href} type="button" {...commonProps}>
-            {buttonLabel}
-          </LinkButton>
-        ) : (
-          <Button onClick={onButtonClick} type="button" {...commonProps}>
-            {buttonLabel}
-          </Button>
-        )}
+        {showButton &&
+          (href ? (
+            <LinkButton href={href} type="button" {...commonProps}>
+              {buttonLabel}
+            </LinkButton>
+          ) : (
+            <Button onClick={onButtonClick} type="button" {...commonProps}>
+              {buttonLabel}
+            </Button>
+          ))}
       </>
     </EmptyArea>
   );
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/alert-groups/AlertDetails.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/alert-groups/AlertDetails.tsx
index e7867add2ba..53818045141 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/alert-groups/AlertDetails.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/alert-groups/AlertDetails.tsx
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@ import { GrafanaTheme2 } from '@grafana/data';
 import { LinkButton, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { contextSrv } from 'app/core/services/context_srv';
 import { AlertmanagerAlert, AlertState } from 'app/plugins/datasource/alertmanager/types';
-import { AccessControlAction } from 'app/types';
 import React, { FC } from 'react';
-import { isGrafanaRulesSource } from '../../utils/datasource';
 import { makeAMLink, makeLabelBasedSilenceLink } from '../../utils/misc';
 import { AnnotationDetailsField } from '../AnnotationDetailsField';
 import { Authorize } from '../Authorize';
+import { getInstancesPermissions } from '../../utils/access-control';
 
 interface AmNotificationsAlertDetailsProps {
   alertManagerSourceName: string;
@@ -17,18 +16,11 @@ interface AmNotificationsAlertDetailsProps {
 
 export const AlertDetails: FC<AmNotificationsAlertDetailsProps> = ({ alert, alertManagerSourceName }) => {
   const styles = useStyles2(getStyles);
-  const isExternalAM = !isGrafanaRulesSource(alertManagerSourceName);
+  const permissions = getInstancesPermissions(alertManagerSourceName);
   return (
     <>
       <div className={styles.actionsRow}>
-        <Authorize
-          actions={
-            isExternalAM
-              ? [AccessControlAction.AlertingInstancesExternalWrite]
-              : [AccessControlAction.AlertingInstanceCreate, AccessControlAction.AlertingInstanceUpdate]
-          }
-          fallback={contextSrv.isEditor}
-        >
+        <Authorize actions={[permissions.update, permissions.create]} fallback={contextSrv.isEditor}>
           {alert.status.state === AlertState.Suppressed && (
             <LinkButton
               href={`${makeAMLink(
@@ -53,9 +45,7 @@ export const AlertDetails: FC<AmNotificationsAlertDetailsProps> = ({ alert, aler
             </LinkButton>
           )}
         </Authorize>
-        <Authorize
-          actions={isExternalAM ? [AccessControlAction.DataSourcesExplore] : [AccessControlAction.AlertingInstanceRead]}
-        >
+        <Authorize actions={[permissions.viewSource]}>
           {alert.generatorURL && (
             <LinkButton className={styles.button} href={alert.generatorURL} icon={'chart-line'} size={'sm'}>
               See source
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/amroutes/AmRootRoute.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/amroutes/AmRootRoute.tsx
index e248d4e2609..e3c1a7d7299 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/amroutes/AmRootRoute.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/amroutes/AmRootRoute.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ import { AmRouteReceiver, FormAmRoute } from '../../types/amroutes';
 import { AmRootRouteForm } from './AmRootRouteForm';
 import { AmRootRouteRead } from './AmRootRouteRead';
 import { isVanillaPrometheusAlertManagerDataSource } from '../../utils/datasource';
-
+import { Authorize } from '../../components/Authorize';
+import { getNotificationsPermissions } from '../../utils/access-control';
 export interface AmRootRouteProps {
   isEditMode: boolean;
   onEnterEditMode: () => void;
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ export const AmRootRoute: FC<AmRootRouteProps> = ({
 }) => {
   const styles = useStyles2(getStyles);
 
+  const permissions = getNotificationsPermissions(alertManagerSourceName);
   const isReadOnly = isVanillaPrometheusAlertManagerDataSource(alertManagerSourceName);
 
   return (
@@ -37,9 +39,11 @@ export const AmRootRoute: FC<AmRootRouteProps> = ({
           Root policy - <i>default for all alerts</i>
         </h5>
         {!isEditMode && !isReadOnly && (
-          <Button icon="pen" onClick={onEnterEditMode} size="sm" type="button" variant="secondary">
-            Edit
-          </Button>
+          <Authorize actions={[permissions.update]}>
+            <Button icon="pen" onClick={onEnterEditMode} size="sm" type="button" variant="secondary">
+              Edit
+            </Button>
+          </Authorize>
         )}
       </div>
       <p>
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/amroutes/AmRoutesExpandedRead.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/amroutes/AmRoutesExpandedRead.tsx
index 04d3431e5b2..1ea268ae584 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/amroutes/AmRoutesExpandedRead.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/amroutes/AmRoutesExpandedRead.tsx
@@ -7,13 +7,15 @@ import { emptyRoute } from '../../utils/amroutes';
 import { AmRoutesTable } from './AmRoutesTable';
 import { getGridStyles } from './gridStyles';
 import { MuteTimingsTable } from './MuteTimingsTable';
-import { useAlertManagerSourceName } from '../../hooks/useAlertManagerSourceName';
+import { Authorize } from '../Authorize';
+import { getNotificationsPermissions } from '../../utils/access-control';
 
 export interface AmRoutesExpandedReadProps {
   onChange: (routes: FormAmRoute) => void;
   receivers: AmRouteReceiver[];
   routes: FormAmRoute;
   readOnly?: boolean;
+  alertManagerSourceName: string;
 }
 
 export const AmRoutesExpandedRead: FC<AmRoutesExpandedReadProps> = ({
@@ -21,10 +23,11 @@ export const AmRoutesExpandedRead: FC<AmRoutesExpandedReadProps> = ({
   receivers,
   routes,
   readOnly = false,
+  alertManagerSourceName,
 }) => {
   const styles = useStyles2(getStyles);
   const gridStyles = useStyles2(getGridStyles);
-  const [alertManagerSourceName] = useAlertManagerSourceName();
+  const permissions = getNotificationsPermissions(alertManagerSourceName);
 
   const groupWait = routes.groupWaitValue ? `${routes.groupWaitValue}${routes.groupWaitValueType}` : '-';
   const groupInterval = routes.groupIntervalValue
@@ -71,23 +74,26 @@ export const AmRoutesExpandedRead: FC<AmRoutesExpandedReadProps> = ({
             }}
             receivers={receivers}
             routes={subroutes}
+            alertManagerSourceName={alertManagerSourceName}
           />
         ) : (
           <p>No nested policies configured.</p>
         )}
         {!isAddMode && !readOnly && (
-          <Button
-            className={styles.addNestedRoutingBtn}
-            icon="plus"
-            onClick={() => {
-              setSubroutes((subroutes) => [...subroutes, emptyRoute]);
-              setIsAddMode(true);
-            }}
-            variant="secondary"
-            type="button"
-          >
-            Add nested policy
-          </Button>
+          <Authorize actions={[permissions.create]}>
+            <Button
+              className={styles.addNestedRoutingBtn}
+              icon="plus"
+              onClick={() => {
+                setSubroutes((subroutes) => [...subroutes, emptyRoute]);
+                setIsAddMode(true);
+              }}
+              variant="secondary"
+              type="button"
+            >
+              Add nested policy
+            </Button>
+          </Authorize>
         )}
       </div>
       <div className={gridStyles.titleCell}>Mute timings</div>
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/amroutes/AmRoutesTable.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/amroutes/AmRoutesTable.tsx
index e5cb1df5d46..c25f812d57a 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/amroutes/AmRoutesTable.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/amroutes/AmRoutesTable.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import { Matchers } from '../silences/Matchers';
 import { matcherFieldToMatcher, parseMatchers } from '../../utils/alertmanager';
 import { intersectionWith, isEqual } from 'lodash';
 import { EmptyArea } from '../EmptyArea';
+import { contextSrv } from 'app/core/services/context_srv';
+import { getNotificationsPermissions } from '../../utils/access-control';
 
 export interface AmRoutesTableProps {
   isAddMode: boolean;
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ export interface AmRoutesTableProps {
   routes: FormAmRoute[];
   filters?: { queryString?: string; contactPoint?: string };
   readOnly?: boolean;
+  alertManagerSourceName: string;
 }
 
 type RouteTableColumnProps = DynamicTableColumnProps<FormAmRoute>;
@@ -69,9 +72,15 @@ export const AmRoutesTable: FC<AmRoutesTableProps> = ({
   routes,
   filters,
   readOnly = false,
+  alertManagerSourceName,
 }) => {
   const [editMode, setEditMode] = useState(false);
   const [expandedId, setExpandedId] = useState<string | number>();
+  const permissions = getNotificationsPermissions(alertManagerSourceName);
+  const canEditRoutes = contextSrv.hasPermission(permissions.update);
+  const canDeleteRoutes = contextSrv.hasPermission(permissions.delete);
+
+  const showActions = !readOnly && (canEditRoutes || canDeleteRoutes);
 
   const expandItem = useCallback((item: RouteTableItemProps) => setExpandedId(item.id), []);
   const collapseItem = useCallback(() => setExpandedId(undefined), []);
@@ -102,7 +111,7 @@ export const AmRoutesTable: FC<AmRoutesTableProps> = ({
       renderCell: (item) => item.data.muteTimeIntervals.join(', ') || '-',
       size: 5,
     },
-    ...(readOnly
+    ...(!showActions
       ? []
       : [
           {
@@ -212,6 +221,7 @@ export const AmRoutesTable: FC<AmRoutesTableProps> = ({
             receivers={receivers}
             routes={item.data}
             readOnly={readOnly}
+            alertManagerSourceName={alertManagerSourceName}
           />
         )
       }
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/amroutes/AmSpecificRouting.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/amroutes/AmSpecificRouting.tsx
index c2acff52421..7fba03bfc12 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/amroutes/AmSpecificRouting.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/amroutes/AmSpecificRouting.tsx
@@ -11,8 +11,12 @@ import { MatcherFilter } from '../alert-groups/MatcherFilter';
 import { EmptyArea } from '../EmptyArea';
 import { EmptyAreaWithCTA } from '../EmptyAreaWithCTA';
 import { AmRoutesTable } from './AmRoutesTable';
+import { Authorize } from '../../components/Authorize';
+import { contextSrv } from 'app/core/services/context_srv';
+import { getNotificationsPermissions } from '../../utils/access-control';
 
 export interface AmSpecificRoutingProps {
+  alertManagerSourceName: string;
   onChange: (routes: FormAmRoute) => void;
   onRootRouteEdit: () => void;
   receivers: AmRouteReceiver[];
@@ -26,6 +30,7 @@ interface Filters {
 }
 
 export const AmSpecificRouting: FC<AmSpecificRoutingProps> = ({
+  alertManagerSourceName,
   onChange,
   onRootRouteEdit,
   receivers,
@@ -34,6 +39,8 @@ export const AmSpecificRouting: FC<AmSpecificRoutingProps> = ({
 }) => {
   const [actualRoutes, setActualRoutes] = useState([...routes.routes]);
   const [isAddMode, setIsAddMode] = useState(false);
+  const permissions = getNotificationsPermissions(alertManagerSourceName);
+  const canCreateNotifications = contextSrv.hasPermission(permissions.create);
 
   const [searchParams, setSearchParams] = useURLSearchParams();
   const { queryString, contactPoint } = getNotificationPoliciesFilters(searchParams);
@@ -97,6 +104,7 @@ export const AmSpecificRouting: FC<AmSpecificRoutingProps> = ({
             buttonLabel="Set a default contact point"
             onButtonClick={onRootRouteEdit}
             text="You haven't set a default contact point for the root route yet."
+            showButton={canCreateNotifications}
           />
         )
       ) : actualRoutes.length > 0 ? (
@@ -132,11 +140,13 @@ export const AmSpecificRouting: FC<AmSpecificRoutingProps> = ({
             )}
 
             {!isAddMode && !readOnly && (
-              <div className={styles.addMatcherBtnRow}>
-                <Button className={styles.addMatcherBtn} icon="plus" onClick={addNewRoute} type="button">
-                  New policy
-                </Button>
-              </div>
+              <Authorize actions={[permissions.create]}>
+                <div className={styles.addMatcherBtnRow}>
+                  <Button className={styles.addMatcherBtn} icon="plus" onClick={addNewRoute} type="button">
+                    New policy
+                  </Button>
+                </div>
+              </Authorize>
             )}
           </div>
           <AmRoutesTable
@@ -147,6 +157,7 @@ export const AmSpecificRouting: FC<AmSpecificRoutingProps> = ({
             receivers={receivers}
             routes={actualRoutes}
             filters={{ queryString, contactPoint }}
+            alertManagerSourceName={alertManagerSourceName}
           />
         </>
       ) : readOnly ? (
@@ -159,6 +170,7 @@ export const AmSpecificRouting: FC<AmSpecificRoutingProps> = ({
           buttonLabel="New specific policy"
           onButtonClick={addNewRoute}
           text="You haven't created any specific policies yet."
+          showButton={canCreateNotifications}
         />
       )}
     </div>
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/amroutes/MuteTimingsTable.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/amroutes/MuteTimingsTable.tsx
index 7ee43ea5b43..04497c62d28 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/amroutes/MuteTimingsTable.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/amroutes/MuteTimingsTable.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ import {
   getYearsString,
 } from '../../utils/alertmanager';
 import { EmptyAreaWithCTA } from '../EmptyAreaWithCTA';
+import { Authorize } from '../../components/Authorize';
+import { contextSrv } from 'app/core/services/context_srv';
+import { getNotificationsPermissions } from '../../utils/access-control';
 
 interface Props {
   alertManagerSourceName: string;
@@ -27,6 +30,7 @@ interface Props {
 export const MuteTimingsTable: FC<Props> = ({ alertManagerSourceName, muteTimingNames, hideActions }) => {
   const styles = useStyles2(getStyles);
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
+  const permissions = getNotificationsPermissions(alertManagerSourceName);
   const amConfigs = useUnifiedAlertingSelector((state) => state.amConfigs);
   const [muteTimingName, setMuteTimingName] = useState<string>('');
   const { result }: AsyncRequestState<AlertManagerCortexConfig> =
@@ -56,14 +60,16 @@ export const MuteTimingsTable: FC<Props> = ({ alertManagerSourceName, muteTiming
         </p>
       )}
       {!hideActions && items.length > 0 && (
-        <LinkButton
-          className={styles.addMuteButton}
-          icon="plus"
-          variant="primary"
-          href={makeAMLink('alerting/routes/mute-timing/new', alertManagerSourceName)}
-        >
-          New mute timing
-        </LinkButton>
+        <Authorize actions={[permissions.create]}>
+          <LinkButton
+            className={styles.addMuteButton}
+            icon="plus"
+            variant="primary"
+            href={makeAMLink('alerting/routes/mute-timing/new', alertManagerSourceName)}
+          >
+            New mute timing
+          </LinkButton>
+        </Authorize>
       )}
       {items.length > 0 ? (
         <DynamicTable items={items} cols={columns} />
@@ -74,6 +80,7 @@ export const MuteTimingsTable: FC<Props> = ({ alertManagerSourceName, muteTiming
           buttonIcon="plus"
           buttonSize="lg"
           href={makeAMLink('alerting/routes/mute-timing/new', alertManagerSourceName)}
+          showButton={contextSrv.hasPermission(permissions.create)}
         />
       ) : (
         <p>No mute timings configured</p>
@@ -93,6 +100,11 @@ export const MuteTimingsTable: FC<Props> = ({ alertManagerSourceName, muteTiming
 };
 
 function useColumns(alertManagerSourceName: string, hideActions = false, setMuteTimingName: (name: string) => void) {
+  const permissions = getNotificationsPermissions(alertManagerSourceName);
+
+  const userHasEditPermissions = contextSrv.hasPermission(permissions.update);
+  const userHasDeletePermissions = contextSrv.hasPermission(permissions.delete);
+  const showActions = !hideActions && (userHasEditPermissions || userHasDeletePermissions);
   return useMemo((): Array<DynamicTableColumnProps<MuteTimeInterval>> => {
     const columns: Array<DynamicTableColumnProps<MuteTimeInterval>> = [
       {
@@ -109,19 +121,29 @@ function useColumns(alertManagerSourceName: string, hideActions = false, setMute
         renderCell: ({ data }) => renderTimeIntervals(data.time_intervals),
       },
     ];
-    if (!hideActions) {
+    if (showActions) {
       columns.push({
         id: 'actions',
         label: 'Actions',
         renderCell: function renderActions({ data }) {
           return (
             <div>
-              <Link
-                href={makeAMLink(`/alerting/routes/mute-timing/edit`, alertManagerSourceName, { muteName: data.name })}
-              >
-                <IconButton name="edit" title="Edit mute timing" />
-              </Link>
-              <IconButton name={'trash-alt'} title="Delete mute timing" onClick={() => setMuteTimingName(data.name)} />
+              <Authorize actions={[permissions.update]}>
+                <Link
+                  href={makeAMLink(`/alerting/routes/mute-timing/edit`, alertManagerSourceName, {
+                    muteName: data.name,
+                  })}
+                >
+                  <IconButton name="edit" title="Edit mute timing" />
+                </Link>
+              </Authorize>
+              <Authorize actions={[permissions.delete]}>
+                <IconButton
+                  name={'trash-alt'}
+                  title="Delete mute timing"
+                  onClick={() => setMuteTimingName(data.name)}
+                />
+              </Authorize>
             </div>
           );
         },
@@ -129,7 +151,7 @@ function useColumns(alertManagerSourceName: string, hideActions = false, setMute
       });
     }
     return columns;
-  }, [alertManagerSourceName, hideActions, setMuteTimingName]);
+  }, [alertManagerSourceName, setMuteTimingName, showActions, permissions]);
 }
 
 function renderTimeIntervals(timeIntervals: TimeInterval[]) {
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/receivers/ReceiversAndTemplatesView.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/receivers/ReceiversAndTemplatesView.tsx
index 7a03daa5322..439b851212d 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/receivers/ReceiversAndTemplatesView.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/receivers/ReceiversAndTemplatesView.tsx
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ import { css } from '@emotion/css';
 import { GrafanaTheme2 } from '@grafana/data';
 import { Alert, LinkButton, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { AlertManagerCortexConfig } from 'app/plugins/datasource/alertmanager/types';
+import { AccessControlAction } from 'app/types';
 import React, { FC } from 'react';
 import { GRAFANA_RULES_SOURCE_NAME, isVanillaPrometheusAlertManagerDataSource } from '../../utils/datasource';
 import { makeAMLink } from '../../utils/misc';
+import { Authorize } from '../Authorize';
 import { ReceiversTable } from './ReceiversTable';
 import { TemplatesTable } from './TemplatesTable';
 
@@ -22,15 +24,17 @@ export const ReceiversAndTemplatesView: FC<Props> = ({ config, alertManagerName
       {!isVanillaAM && <TemplatesTable config={config} alertManagerName={alertManagerName} />}
       <ReceiversTable config={config} alertManagerName={alertManagerName} />
       {isCloud && (
-        <Alert className={styles.section} severity="info" title="Global config for contact points">
-          <p>
-            For each external Alertmanager you can define global settings, like server addresses, usernames and
-            password, for all the supported contact points.
-          </p>
-          <LinkButton href={makeAMLink('alerting/notifications/global-config', alertManagerName)} variant="secondary">
-            {isVanillaAM ? 'View global config' : 'Edit global config'}
-          </LinkButton>
-        </Alert>
+        <Authorize actions={[AccessControlAction.AlertingNotificationsExternalWrite]}>
+          <Alert className={styles.section} severity="info" title="Global config for contact points">
+            <p>
+              For each external Alertmanager you can define global settings, like server addresses, usernames and
+              password, for all the supported contact points.
+            </p>
+            <LinkButton href={makeAMLink('alerting/notifications/global-config', alertManagerName)} variant="secondary">
+              {isVanillaAM ? 'View global config' : 'Edit global config'}
+            </LinkButton>
+          </Alert>
+        </Authorize>
       )}
     </>
   );
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/receivers/ReceiversTable.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/receivers/ReceiversTable.tsx
index ba453192eb8..6a3b6761efa 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/receivers/ReceiversTable.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/receivers/ReceiversTable.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ import { isReceiverUsed } from '../../utils/alertmanager';
 import { useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
 import { deleteReceiverAction } from '../../state/actions';
 import { isVanillaPrometheusAlertManagerDataSource } from '../../utils/datasource';
+import { Authorize } from '../../components/Authorize';
+import { contextSrv } from 'app/core/services/context_srv';
+import { getNotificationsPermissions } from '../../utils/access-control';
 
 interface Props {
   config: AlertManagerCortexConfig;
@@ -24,6 +27,7 @@ export const ReceiversTable: FC<Props> = ({ config, alertManagerName }) => {
   const tableStyles = useStyles2(getAlertTableStyles);
   const styles = useStyles2(getStyles);
   const isVanillaAM = isVanillaPrometheusAlertManagerDataSource(alertManagerName);
+  const permissions = getNotificationsPermissions(alertManagerName);
   const grafanaNotifiers = useUnifiedAlertingSelector((state) => state.grafanaNotifiers);
 
   // receiver name slated for deletion. If this is set, a confirmation modal is shown. If user approves, this receiver is deleted
@@ -66,7 +70,7 @@ export const ReceiversTable: FC<Props> = ({ config, alertManagerName }) => {
       className={styles.section}
       title="Contact points"
       description="Define where the notifications will be sent to, for example email or Slack."
-      showButton={!isVanillaAM}
+      showButton={!isVanillaAM && contextSrv.hasPermission(permissions.create)}
       addButtonLabel="New contact point"
       addButtonTo={makeAMLink('/alerting/notifications/receivers/new', alertManagerName)}
     >
@@ -74,13 +78,17 @@ export const ReceiversTable: FC<Props> = ({ config, alertManagerName }) => {
         <colgroup>
           <col />
           <col />
-          <col />
+          <Authorize actions={[permissions.update, permissions.delete]}>
+            <col />
+          </Authorize>
         </colgroup>
         <thead>
           <tr>
             <th>Contact point name</th>
             <th>Type</th>
-            <th>Actions</th>
+            <Authorize actions={[permissions.update, permissions.delete]}>
+              <th>Actions</th>
+            </Authorize>
           </tr>
         </thead>
         <tbody>
@@ -93,38 +101,46 @@ export const ReceiversTable: FC<Props> = ({ config, alertManagerName }) => {
             <tr key={receiver.name} className={idx % 2 === 0 ? tableStyles.evenRow : undefined}>
               <td>{receiver.name}</td>
               <td>{receiver.types.join(', ')}</td>
-              <td className={tableStyles.actionsCell}>
-                {!isVanillaAM && (
-                  <>
-                    <ActionIcon
-                      aria-label="Edit"
-                      data-testid="edit"
-                      to={makeAMLink(
-                        `/alerting/notifications/receivers/${encodeURIComponent(receiver.name)}/edit`,
-                        alertManagerName
-                      )}
-                      tooltip="Edit contact point"
-                      icon="pen"
-                    />
-                    <ActionIcon
-                      onClick={() => onClickDeleteReceiver(receiver.name)}
-                      tooltip="Delete contact point"
-                      icon="trash-alt"
-                    />
-                  </>
-                )}
-                {isVanillaAM && (
-                  <ActionIcon
-                    data-testid="view"
-                    to={makeAMLink(
-                      `/alerting/notifications/receivers/${encodeURIComponent(receiver.name)}/edit`,
-                      alertManagerName
-                    )}
-                    tooltip="View contact point"
-                    icon="file-alt"
-                  />
-                )}
-              </td>
+              <Authorize actions={[permissions.update, permissions.delete]}>
+                <td className={tableStyles.actionsCell}>
+                  {!isVanillaAM && (
+                    <>
+                      <Authorize actions={[permissions.update]}>
+                        <ActionIcon
+                          aria-label="Edit"
+                          data-testid="edit"
+                          to={makeAMLink(
+                            `/alerting/notifications/receivers/${encodeURIComponent(receiver.name)}/edit`,
+                            alertManagerName
+                          )}
+                          tooltip="Edit contact point"
+                          icon="pen"
+                        />
+                      </Authorize>
+                      <Authorize actions={[permissions.delete]}>
+                        <ActionIcon
+                          onClick={() => onClickDeleteReceiver(receiver.name)}
+                          tooltip="Delete contact point"
+                          icon="trash-alt"
+                        />
+                      </Authorize>
+                    </>
+                  )}
+                  {isVanillaAM && (
+                    <Authorize actions={[permissions.update]}>
+                      <ActionIcon
+                        data-testid="view"
+                        to={makeAMLink(
+                          `/alerting/notifications/receivers/${encodeURIComponent(receiver.name)}/edit`,
+                          alertManagerName
+                        )}
+                        tooltip="View contact point"
+                        icon="file-alt"
+                      />
+                    </Authorize>
+                  )}
+                </td>
+              </Authorize>
             </tr>
           ))}
         </tbody>
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/receivers/TemplatesTable.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/receivers/TemplatesTable.tsx
index 48f9d83b7a3..b661c350a98 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/receivers/TemplatesTable.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/receivers/TemplatesTable.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ import { ReceiversSection } from './ReceiversSection';
 import { makeAMLink } from '../../utils/misc';
 import { useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
 import { deleteTemplateAction } from '../../state/actions';
+import { contextSrv } from 'app/core/services/context_srv';
+import { Authorize } from '../../components/Authorize';
+import { getNotificationsPermissions } from '../../utils/access-control';
 
 interface Props {
   config: AlertManagerCortexConfig;
@@ -19,6 +22,7 @@ export const TemplatesTable: FC<Props> = ({ config, alertManagerName }) => {
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
   const [expandedTemplates, setExpandedTemplates] = useState<Record<string, boolean>>({});
   const tableStyles = useStyles2(getAlertTableStyles);
+  const permissions = getNotificationsPermissions(alertManagerName);
 
   const templateRows = useMemo(() => Object.entries(config.template_files), [config]);
   const [templateToDelete, setTemplateToDelete] = useState<string>();
@@ -36,6 +40,7 @@ export const TemplatesTable: FC<Props> = ({ config, alertManagerName }) => {
       description="Templates construct the messages that get sent to the contact points."
       addButtonLabel="New template"
       addButtonTo={makeAMLink('/alerting/notifications/templates/new', alertManagerName)}
+      showButton={contextSrv.hasPermission(permissions.create)}
     >
       <table className={tableStyles.table} data-testid="templates-table">
         <colgroup>
@@ -47,7 +52,9 @@ export const TemplatesTable: FC<Props> = ({ config, alertManagerName }) => {
           <tr>
             <th></th>
             <th>Template</th>
-            <th>Actions</th>
+            <Authorize actions={[permissions.update, permissions.delete]}>
+              <th>Actions</th>
+            </Authorize>
           </tr>
         </thead>
         <tbody>
@@ -68,17 +75,27 @@ export const TemplatesTable: FC<Props> = ({ config, alertManagerName }) => {
                     />
                   </td>
                   <td>{name}</td>
-                  <td className={tableStyles.actionsCell}>
-                    <ActionIcon
-                      to={makeAMLink(
-                        `/alerting/notifications/templates/${encodeURIComponent(name)}/edit`,
-                        alertManagerName
-                      )}
-                      tooltip="edit template"
-                      icon="pen"
-                    />
-                    <ActionIcon onClick={() => setTemplateToDelete(name)} tooltip="delete template" icon="trash-alt" />
-                  </td>
+                  <Authorize actions={[permissions.update, permissions.delete]}>
+                    <td className={tableStyles.actionsCell}>
+                      <Authorize actions={[permissions.update]}>
+                        <ActionIcon
+                          to={makeAMLink(
+                            `/alerting/notifications/templates/${encodeURIComponent(name)}/edit`,
+                            alertManagerName
+                          )}
+                          tooltip="edit template"
+                          icon="pen"
+                        />
+                      </Authorize>
+                      <Authorize actions={[permissions.delete]}>
+                        <ActionIcon
+                          onClick={() => setTemplateToDelete(name)}
+                          tooltip="delete template"
+                          icon="trash-alt"
+                        />
+                      </Authorize>
+                    </td>
+                  </Authorize>
                 </tr>
                 {isExpanded && (
                   <tr className={idx % 2 === 0 ? tableStyles.evenRow : undefined}>
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/silences/SilencesTable.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/silences/SilencesTable.tsx
index 86ef755f6a7..b70fd472166 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/silences/SilencesTable.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/silences/SilencesTable.tsx
@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@ import { useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
 import { expireSilenceAction } from '../../state/actions';
 import { SilenceDetails } from './SilenceDetails';
 import { Stack } from '@grafana/experimental';
-import { AccessControlAction } from '../../../../../types';
 import { Authorize } from '../Authorize';
-import { isGrafanaRulesSource } from '../../utils/datasource';
+import { getInstancesPermissions } from '../../utils/access-control';
 
 export interface SilenceTableItem extends Silence {
   silencedAlerts: AlertmanagerAlert[];
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ const SilencesTable: FC<Props> = ({ silences, alertManagerAlerts, alertManagerSo
   const styles = useStyles2(getStyles);
   const [queryParams] = useQueryParams();
   const filteredSilences = useFilteredSilences(silences);
-  const isExternalAM = !isGrafanaRulesSource(alertManagerSourceName);
+  const permissions = getInstancesPermissions(alertManagerSourceName);
 
   const { silenceState } = getSilenceFiltersFromUrlParams(queryParams);
 
@@ -65,14 +64,7 @@ const SilencesTable: FC<Props> = ({ silences, alertManagerAlerts, alertManagerSo
       {!!silences.length && (
         <>
           <SilencesFilter />
-          <Authorize
-            actions={
-              isExternalAM
-                ? [AccessControlAction.AlertingInstancesExternalWrite]
-                : [AccessControlAction.AlertingInstanceCreate]
-            }
-            fallback={contextSrv.isEditor}
-          >
+          <Authorize actions={[permissions.create]} fallback={contextSrv.isEditor}>
             <div className={styles.topButtonContainer}>
               <Link href={makeAMLink('/alerting/silence/new', alertManagerSourceName)}>
                 <Button className={styles.addNewSilence} icon="plus">
@@ -178,15 +170,12 @@ const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => ({
 function useColumns(alertManagerSourceName: string) {
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
   const styles = useStyles2(getStyles);
-  const isExternalAM = !isGrafanaRulesSource(alertManagerSourceName);
+  const permissions = getInstancesPermissions(alertManagerSourceName);
   return useMemo((): SilenceTableColumnProps[] => {
     const handleExpireSilenceClick = (id: string) => {
       dispatch(expireSilenceAction(alertManagerSourceName, id));
     };
-    const showActions = contextSrv.hasAccess(
-      isExternalAM ? AccessControlAction.AlertingInstancesExternalWrite : AccessControlAction.AlertingInstanceUpdate,
-      contextSrv.isEditor
-    );
+    const showActions = contextSrv.hasAccess(permissions.update, contextSrv.isEditor);
     const columns: SilenceTableColumnProps[] = [
       {
         id: 'state',
@@ -262,7 +251,7 @@ function useColumns(alertManagerSourceName: string) {
       });
     }
     return columns;
-  }, [alertManagerSourceName, dispatch, styles, isExternalAM]);
+  }, [alertManagerSourceName, dispatch, styles, permissions]);
 }
 
 export default SilencesTable;
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/utils/access-control.ts b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/utils/access-control.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7d18ec3c7fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/utils/access-control.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import { AccessControlAction } from 'app/types';
+import { isGrafanaRulesSource } from './datasource';
+import { contextSrv } from 'app/core/services/context_srv';
+
+function getAMversion(alertManagerSourceName: string) {
+  return isGrafanaRulesSource(alertManagerSourceName) ? 'grafana' : 'external';
+}
+
+export function getInstancesPermissions(alertManagerSourceName: string) {
+  const amVersion = getAMversion(alertManagerSourceName);
+
+  const permissions = {
+    read: {
+      grafana: AccessControlAction.AlertingInstanceRead,
+      external: AccessControlAction.AlertingInstancesExternalRead,
+    },
+    create: {
+      grafana: AccessControlAction.AlertingInstanceCreate,
+      external: AccessControlAction.AlertingInstancesExternalWrite,
+    },
+    update: {
+      grafana: AccessControlAction.AlertingInstanceUpdate,
+      external: AccessControlAction.AlertingInstancesExternalWrite,
+    },
+    delete: {
+      grafana: AccessControlAction.AlertingInstanceUpdate,
+      external: AccessControlAction.AlertingInstancesExternalWrite,
+    },
+    viewSource: {
+      grafana: AccessControlAction.AlertingInstanceRead,
+      external: AccessControlAction.DataSourcesExplore,
+    },
+  };
+
+  return {
+    read: permissions.read[amVersion],
+    create: permissions.create[amVersion],
+    update: permissions.update[amVersion],
+    delete: permissions.delete[amVersion],
+    viewSource: permissions.viewSource[amVersion],
+  };
+}
+
+export function getNotificationsPermissions(alertManagerSourceName: string) {
+  const amVersion = getAMversion(alertManagerSourceName);
+
+  const permissions = {
+    read: {
+      grafana: AccessControlAction.AlertingNotificationsRead,
+      external: AccessControlAction.AlertingNotificationsExternalRead,
+    },
+    create: {
+      grafana: AccessControlAction.AlertingNotificationsCreate,
+      external: AccessControlAction.AlertingNotificationsExternalWrite,
+    },
+    update: {
+      grafana: AccessControlAction.AlertingNotificationsUpdate,
+      external: AccessControlAction.AlertingNotificationsExternalWrite,
+    },
+    delete: {
+      grafana: AccessControlAction.AlertingNotificationsDelete,
+      external: AccessControlAction.AlertingNotificationsExternalWrite,
+    },
+  };
+
+  return {
+    read: permissions.read[amVersion],
+    create: permissions.create[amVersion],
+    update: permissions.update[amVersion],
+    delete: permissions.delete[amVersion],
+  };
+}
+
+export function evaluateAccess(actions: AccessControlAction[], fallBackUserRoles: string[]) {
+  return () => {
+    return contextSrv.evaluatePermission(() => fallBackUserRoles, actions);
+  };
+}