diff --git a/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/navtree.go b/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/navtree.go
index 2c6c18c8699..b8544cffc3a 100644
--- a/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/navtree.go
+++ b/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/navtree.go
@@ -95,7 +95,10 @@ func (s *ServiceImpl) GetNavTree(c *contextmodel.ReqContext, hasEditPerm bool, p
 		})
 	}
 
-	if c.IsPublicDashboardView || hasAccess(ac.ReqSignedIn, ac.EvalAny(ac.EvalPermission(dashboards.ActionDashboardsRead), ac.EvalPermission(dashboards.ActionDashboardsCreate))) {
+	if c.IsPublicDashboardView || hasAccess(ac.ReqSignedIn, ac.EvalAny(
+		ac.EvalPermission(dashboards.ActionFoldersRead), ac.EvalPermission(dashboards.ActionFoldersCreate),
+		ac.EvalPermission(dashboards.ActionDashboardsRead), ac.EvalPermission(dashboards.ActionDashboardsCreate)),
+	) {
 		dashboardChildLinks := s.buildDashboardNavLinks(c, hasEditPerm)
 
 		dashboardLink := &navtree.NavLink{