diff --git a/pkg/services/dashboards/service/dashboard_service.go b/pkg/services/dashboards/service/dashboard_service.go
index 0b669732eac..04564f3b1bd 100644
--- a/pkg/services/dashboards/service/dashboard_service.go
+++ b/pkg/services/dashboards/service/dashboard_service.go
@@ -1175,7 +1175,7 @@ func (dr *DashboardServiceImpl) SetDefaultPermissionsAfterCreate(ctx context.Con
 			return nil
 		}
 		permissions = append(permissions, []accesscontrol.SetResourcePermissionCommand{
-			{BuiltinRole: string(org.RoleEditor), Permission: dashboardaccess.PERMISSION_ADMIN.String()},
+			{BuiltinRole: string(org.RoleEditor), Permission: dashboardaccess.PERMISSION_EDIT.String()},
 			{BuiltinRole: string(org.RoleViewer), Permission: dashboardaccess.PERMISSION_VIEW.String()},
 		}...)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/services/dashboards/service/dashboard_service_test.go b/pkg/services/dashboards/service/dashboard_service_test.go
index d3b6d33d0aa..e0053b5e40e 100644
--- a/pkg/services/dashboards/service/dashboard_service_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/dashboards/service/dashboard_service_test.go
@@ -2118,7 +2118,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultPermissionsAfterCreate(t *testing.T) {
 				featureKubernetesDashboards: true,
 				expectedPermission: []accesscontrol.SetResourcePermissionCommand{
 					{UserID: 1, Permission: dashboardaccess.PERMISSION_ADMIN.String()},
-					{BuiltinRole: string(org.RoleEditor), Permission: dashboardaccess.PERMISSION_ADMIN.String()},
+					{BuiltinRole: string(org.RoleEditor), Permission: dashboardaccess.PERMISSION_EDIT.String()},
 					{BuiltinRole: string(org.RoleViewer), Permission: dashboardaccess.PERMISSION_VIEW.String()},
 				},
 			},