diff --git a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/admin/ConfigSetsHandler.java b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/admin/ConfigSetsHandler.java
index d3489df05b0..3f857e79d67 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/admin/ConfigSetsHandler.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/admin/ConfigSetsHandler.java
@@ -306,13 +306,15 @@ public class ConfigSetsHandler extends RequestHandlerBase implements PermissionN
 
   @Override
   public Name getPermissionName(AuthorizationContext ctx) {
-    switch (ctx.getHttpMethod()) {
-      case "GET":
-        return Name.CONFIG_READ_PERM;
-      case "POST":
+    String a = ctx.getParams().get(ConfigSetParams.ACTION);
+    if (a != null) {
+      ConfigSetAction action = ConfigSetAction.get(a);
+      if (action == ConfigSetAction.CREATE || action == ConfigSetAction.DELETE || action == ConfigSetAction.UPLOAD) {
         return Name.CONFIG_EDIT_PERM;
-      default:
-        return null;
+      } else if (action == ConfigSetAction.LIST) {
+        return Name.CONFIG_READ_PERM;
+      }
     }
+    return null;
   }
 }