diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/bulk-group-member-dropdown.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/bulk-group-member-dropdown.js
index baeddb07466..76fe26e6d5e 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/bulk-group-member-dropdown.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/bulk-group-member-dropdown.js
@@ -39,22 +39,24 @@ export default DropdownSelectBoxComponent.extend({
       });
     }
 
-    if (this.bulkSelection.some((m) => !m.primary)) {
-      items.push({
-        id: "setPrimary",
-        name: I18n.t("groups.members.make_all_primary"),
-        description: I18n.t("groups.members.make_all_primary_description"),
-        icon: "id-card",
-      });
-    }
+    if (this.currentUser.staff) {
+      if (this.bulkSelection.some((m) => !m.primary)) {
+        items.push({
+          id: "setPrimary",
+          name: I18n.t("groups.members.make_all_primary"),
+          description: I18n.t("groups.members.make_all_primary_description"),
+          icon: "id-card",
+        });
+      }
 
-    if (this.bulkSelection.some((m) => m.primary)) {
-      items.push({
-        id: "unsetPrimary",
-        name: I18n.t("groups.members.remove_all_primary"),
-        description: I18n.t("groups.members.remove_all_primary_description"),
-        icon: "id-card",
-      });
+      if (this.bulkSelection.some((m) => m.primary)) {
+        items.push({
+          id: "unsetPrimary",
+          name: I18n.t("groups.members.remove_all_primary"),
+          description: I18n.t("groups.members.remove_all_primary_description"),
+          icon: "id-card",
+        });
+      }
     }
 
     return items;
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/group-index-test.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/group-index-test.js
index 226775a6805..2707adf91d9 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/group-index-test.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/group-index-test.js
@@ -72,10 +72,9 @@ acceptance("Group Members", function (needs) {
     );
   });
 
-  test("Shows bulk actions", async function (assert) {
+  test("Shows bulk actions as an admin user", async function (assert) {
     await visit("/g/discourse");
 
-    assert.ok(exists("button.bulk-select"));
     await click("button.bulk-select");
 
     await click(queryAll("input.bulk-select")[0]);
@@ -83,7 +82,50 @@ acceptance("Group Members", function (needs) {
 
     const memberDropdown = selectKit(".bulk-group-member-dropdown");
     await memberDropdown.expand();
-    await memberDropdown.selectRowByValue("makeOwners");
+
+    assert.ok(
+      exists('[data-value="removeMembers"]'),
+      "it includes remove member option"
+    );
+
+    assert.ok(
+      exists('[data-value="makeOwners"]'),
+      "it includes make owners option"
+    );
+
+    assert.ok(
+      exists('[data-value="setPrimary"]'),
+      "it includes set primary option"
+    );
+  });
+
+  test("Shows bulk actions as a group owner", async function (assert) {
+    updateCurrentUser({ moderator: false, admin: false });
+
+    await visit("/g/discourse");
+
+    await click("button.bulk-select");
+
+    await click(queryAll("input.bulk-select")[0]);
+    await click(queryAll("input.bulk-select")[1]);
+
+    const memberDropdown = selectKit(".bulk-group-member-dropdown");
+    await memberDropdown.expand();
+
+    assert.ok(
+      exists('[data-value="removeMembers"]'),
+      "it includes remove member option"
+    );
+
+    assert.ok(
+      exists('[data-value="makeOwners"]'),
+      "it includes make owners option"
+    );
+
+    assert.notOk(
+      exists('[data-value="setPrimary"]'),
+      "it does not include set primary (staff only) option"
+    );
   });
 
   test("Bulk actions - Menu, Select all and Clear all buttons", async function (assert) {