diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/tests/util.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/tests/util.go
index ea3415c7ec7..348db1797e9 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/tests/util.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/tests/util.go
@@ -3,25 +3,32 @@ package tests
 import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
+
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/api/routing"
 	busmock "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/bus/mock"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/log"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/accesscontrol"
 	acmock "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/accesscontrol/mock"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/dashboards"
 	databasestore "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/dashboards/database"
 	dashboardservice "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/dashboards/service"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/featuremgmt"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/guardian"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/ngalert"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/ngalert/metrics"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/ngalert/models"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/ngalert/store"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/org"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/secrets/database"
 	secretsManager "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/secrets/manager"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/sqlstore"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/user"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/setting"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/util"
 
@@ -32,6 +39,15 @@ import (
 // SetupTestEnv initializes a store to used by the tests.
 func SetupTestEnv(t *testing.T, baseInterval time.Duration) (*ngalert.AlertNG, *store.DBstore) {
 	t.Helper()
+	origNewGuardian := guardian.New
+	guardian.MockDashboardGuardian(&guardian.FakeDashboardGuardian{
+		CanSaveValue:  true,
+		CanViewValue:  true,
+		CanAdminValue: true,
+	})
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		guardian.New = origNewGuardian
+	})
 
 	cfg := setting.NewCfg()
 	cfg.UnifiedAlerting = setting.UnifiedAlertingSettings{
@@ -49,6 +65,7 @@ func SetupTestEnv(t *testing.T, baseInterval time.Duration) (*ngalert.AlertNG, *
 	ac := acmock.New()
 	features := featuremgmt.WithFeatures()
 	folderPermissions := acmock.NewMockedPermissionsService()
+	folderPermissions.On("SetPermissions", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return([]accesscontrol.ResourcePermission{}, nil)
 	dashboardPermissions := acmock.NewMockedPermissionsService()
 
 	dashboardService := dashboardservice.ProvideDashboardService(
@@ -74,6 +91,7 @@ func SetupTestEnv(t *testing.T, baseInterval time.Duration) (*ngalert.AlertNG, *
 		},
 		Logger:           log.New("ngalert-test"),
 		DashboardService: dashboardService,
+		FolderService:    folderService,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -84,7 +102,20 @@ func CreateTestAlertRule(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, dbstore *store.DBsto
 
 func CreateTestAlertRuleWithLabels(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, dbstore *store.DBstore, intervalSeconds int64, orgID int64, labels map[string]string) *models.AlertRule {
 	ruleGroup := fmt.Sprintf("ruleGroup-%s", util.GenerateShortUID())
-	_, err := dbstore.InsertAlertRules(ctx, []models.AlertRule{
+	folderUID := "namespace"
+	user := &user.SignedInUser{
+		UserID:         1,
+		OrgID:          orgID,
+		OrgRole:        org.RoleAdmin,
+		IsGrafanaAdmin: true,
+	}
+	folder, err := dbstore.FolderService.CreateFolder(ctx, user, orgID, "FOLDER-"+util.GenerateShortUID(), folderUID)
+	if errors.Is(err, dashboards.ErrFolderWithSameUIDExists) || errors.Is(err, dashboards.ErrFolderVersionMismatch) {
+		folder, err = dbstore.FolderService.GetFolderByUID(ctx, user, orgID, folderUID)
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	_, err = dbstore.InsertAlertRules(ctx, []models.AlertRule{
 		{
 
 			ID:        0,
@@ -108,7 +139,7 @@ func CreateTestAlertRuleWithLabels(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, dbstore *s
 			Labels:          labels,
 			Annotations:     map[string]string{"testAnnoKey": "testAnnoValue"},
 			IntervalSeconds: intervalSeconds,
-			NamespaceUID:    "namespace",
+			NamespaceUID:    folder.Uid,
 			RuleGroup:       ruleGroup,
 			NoDataState:     models.NoData,
 			ExecErrState:    models.AlertingErrState,
@@ -118,7 +149,7 @@ func CreateTestAlertRuleWithLabels(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, dbstore *s
 
 	q := models.ListAlertRulesQuery{
 		OrgID:         orgID,
-		NamespaceUIDs: []string{"namespace"},
+		NamespaceUIDs: []string{folder.Uid},
 		RuleGroup:     ruleGroup,
 	}
 	err = dbstore.ListAlertRules(ctx, &q)
@@ -126,6 +157,6 @@ func CreateTestAlertRuleWithLabels(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, dbstore *s
 	require.NotEmpty(t, q.Result)
 
 	rule := q.Result[0]
-	t.Logf("alert definition: %v with title: %q interval: %d created", rule.GetKey(), rule.Title, rule.IntervalSeconds)
+	t.Logf("alert definition: %v with title: %q interval: %d folder: %s created", rule.GetKey(), rule.Title, rule.IntervalSeconds, folder.Uid)
 	return rule
 }