diff --git a/pkg/services/apiserver/appinstaller/installer.go b/pkg/services/apiserver/appinstaller/installer.go
index 2824a731726..d80e865b5f0 100644
--- a/pkg/services/apiserver/appinstaller/installer.go
+++ b/pkg/services/apiserver/appinstaller/installer.go
@@ -86,6 +86,27 @@ func RegisterAdmissionPlugins(
 	return nil
 }
 
+type AuthorizerRegistrar interface {
+	Register(gv schema.GroupVersion, authorizer authorizer.Authorizer)
+}
+
+func RegisterAuthorizers(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	appInstallers []appsdkapiserver.AppInstaller,
+	registrar AuthorizerRegistrar,
+) {
+	logger := logging.FromContext(ctx)
+	for _, installer := range appInstallers {
+		if authorizerProvider, ok := installer.(AuthorizerProvider); ok {
+			authorizer := authorizerProvider.GetAuthorizer()
+			for _, gv := range installer.GroupVersions() {
+				registrar.Register(gv, authorizer)
+				logger.Debug("Registered authorizer", "group", gv.Group, "version", gv.Version, "app")
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func BuildOpenAPIDefGetter(
 	appInstallers []appsdkapiserver.AppInstaller,
 ) func(ref common.ReferenceCallback) map[string]common.OpenAPIDefinition {
diff --git a/pkg/services/apiserver/appinstaller/installer_test.go b/pkg/services/apiserver/appinstaller/installer_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..89c4bfa0164
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/services/apiserver/appinstaller/installer_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+package appinstaller
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	appsdkapiserver "github.com/grafana/grafana-app-sdk/k8s/apiserver"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
+	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authorization/authorizer"
+)
+
+func TestRegisterAuthorizers(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name              string
+		appInstallers     []appsdkapiserver.AppInstaller
+		expectedRegisters int
+	}{
+		{
+			name:              "empty installers list",
+			appInstallers:     []appsdkapiserver.AppInstaller{},
+			expectedRegisters: 0,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "installer without authorizer provider",
+			appInstallers: []appsdkapiserver.AppInstaller{
+				&mockAppInstaller{
+					groupVersions: []schema.GroupVersion{
+						{Group: "test.example.com", Version: "v1"},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expectedRegisters: 0,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "single installer with authorizer provider",
+			appInstallers: []appsdkapiserver.AppInstaller{
+				&mockAppInstallerWithAuth{
+					mockAppInstaller: &mockAppInstaller{
+						groupVersions: []schema.GroupVersion{
+							{Group: "test.example.com", Version: "v1"},
+						},
+					},
+					mockAuthorizer: &mockAuthorizer{},
+				},
+			},
+			expectedRegisters: 1,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "installer with multiple group versions",
+			appInstallers: []appsdkapiserver.AppInstaller{
+				&mockAppInstallerWithAuth{
+					mockAppInstaller: &mockAppInstaller{
+						groupVersions: []schema.GroupVersion{
+							{Group: "test.example.com", Version: "v1"},
+							{Group: "test.example.com", Version: "v2"},
+							{Group: "other.example.com", Version: "v1"},
+						},
+					},
+					mockAuthorizer: &mockAuthorizer{},
+				},
+			},
+			expectedRegisters: 3,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "multiple installers with mixed authorizer support",
+			appInstallers: []appsdkapiserver.AppInstaller{
+				&mockAppInstallerWithAuth{
+					mockAppInstaller: &mockAppInstaller{
+						groupVersions: []schema.GroupVersion{
+							{Group: "test.example.com", Version: "v1"},
+						},
+					},
+					mockAuthorizer: &mockAuthorizer{},
+				},
+				&mockAppInstaller{
+					groupVersions: []schema.GroupVersion{
+						{Group: "other.example.com", Version: "v1"},
+					},
+				},
+				&mockAppInstallerWithAuth{
+					mockAppInstaller: &mockAppInstaller{
+						groupVersions: []schema.GroupVersion{
+							{Group: "another.example.com", Version: "v1"},
+							{Group: "another.example.com", Version: "v2"},
+						},
+					},
+					mockAuthorizer: &mockAuthorizer{},
+				},
+			},
+			expectedRegisters: 3, // 1 from first installer + 2 from third installer
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			ctx := context.Background()
+			registrar := &mockAuthorizerRegistrar{}
+			RegisterAuthorizers(ctx, tt.appInstallers, registrar)
+			require.Equal(t, tt.expectedRegisters, len(registrar.registrations))
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+type mockAppInstaller struct {
+	appsdkapiserver.AppInstaller // Embed the interface
+	groupVersions                []schema.GroupVersion
+}
+
+func (m *mockAppInstaller) GroupVersions() []schema.GroupVersion {
+	return m.groupVersions
+}
+
+type mockAppInstallerWithAuth struct {
+	*mockAppInstaller
+	mockAuthorizer authorizer.Authorizer
+}
+
+func (m *mockAppInstallerWithAuth) GetAuthorizer() authorizer.Authorizer {
+	return m.mockAuthorizer
+}
+
+type mockRegistration struct {
+	groupVersion schema.GroupVersion
+	authorizer   authorizer.Authorizer
+}
+
+type mockAuthorizerRegistrar struct {
+	registrations []mockRegistration
+}
+
+func (m *mockAuthorizerRegistrar) Register(gv schema.GroupVersion, auth authorizer.Authorizer) {
+	m.registrations = append(m.registrations, mockRegistration{
+		groupVersion: gv,
+		authorizer:   auth,
+	})
+}
+
+type mockAuthorizer struct{}
+
+func (m *mockAuthorizer) Authorize(ctx context.Context, attr authorizer.Attributes) (authorizer.Decision, string, error) {
+	return authorizer.DecisionAllow, "test", nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/services/apiserver/service.go b/pkg/services/apiserver/service.go
index 9fd8e263bbb..58bf5ad4ac7 100644
--- a/pkg/services/apiserver/service.go
+++ b/pkg/services/apiserver/service.go
@@ -292,6 +292,9 @@ func (s *service) start(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// Register authorizers from app installers
+	appinstaller.RegisterAuthorizers(ctx, s.appInstallers, s.authorizer)
+
 	err = applyGrafanaConfig(s.cfg, s.features, o)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err