diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/Resolvers/PlaylistResolver.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/Resolvers/PlaylistResolver.cs
index 7a2b3da3a9..5d569009d3 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/Resolvers/PlaylistResolver.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/Resolvers/PlaylistResolver.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library.Resolvers
         {
             if (args.IsDirectory)
             {
-                // It's a boxset if the path is a directory with [playlist] in it's the name
+                // It's a boxset if the path is a directory with [playlist] in its name
                 var filename = Path.GetFileName(Path.TrimEndingDirectorySeparator(args.Path));
                 if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(filename))
                 {
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library.Resolvers
                     return new Playlist
                     {
                         Path = args.Path,
-                        Name = filename.Replace("[playlist]", string.Empty, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase).Trim()
+                        Name = filename.Replace("[playlist]", string.Empty, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase).Trim(),
+                        OpenAccess = true
                     };
                 }
 
@@ -53,7 +54,8 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library.Resolvers
                     return new Playlist
                     {
                         Path = args.Path,
-                        Name = filename
+                        Name = filename,
+                        OpenAccess = true
                     };
                 }
             }
@@ -70,7 +72,8 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library.Resolvers
                         Path = args.Path,
                         Name = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(args.Path),
                         IsInMixedFolder = true,
-                        PlaylistMediaType = MediaType.Audio
+                        PlaylistMediaType = MediaType.Audio,
+                        OpenAccess = true
                     };
                 }
             }
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Playlists/PlaylistManager.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Playlists/PlaylistManager.cs
index 6176879b66..adb8ac7327 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Playlists/PlaylistManager.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Playlists/PlaylistManager.cs
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Playlists
                         SavePlaylistFile(playlist);
                     }
                 }
-                else
+                else if (!playlist.OpenAccess)
                 {
                     // Remove playlist if not shared
                     _libraryManager.DeleteItem(
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/PlaylistsController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/PlaylistsController.cs
index c6dbea5e22..20995bf1b4 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/PlaylistsController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/PlaylistsController.cs
@@ -64,12 +64,15 @@ public class PlaylistsController : BaseJellyfinApiController
     /// <param name="userId">The user id.</param>
     /// <param name="mediaType">The media type.</param>
     /// <param name="createPlaylistRequest">The create playlist payload.</param>
+    /// <response code="200">Playlist created.</response>
+    /// <response code="403">User does not have permission to create playlists.</response>
     /// <returns>
     /// A <see cref="Task" /> that represents the asynchronous operation to create a playlist.
     /// The task result contains an <see cref="OkResult"/> indicating success.
     /// </returns>
     [HttpPost]
     [ProducesResponseType(StatusCodes.Status200OK)]
+    [ProducesResponseType(StatusCodes.Status403Forbidden)]
     public async Task<ActionResult<PlaylistCreationResult>> CreatePlaylist(
         [FromQuery, ParameterObsolete] string? name,
         [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder)), ParameterObsolete] IReadOnlyList<Guid> ids,
@@ -102,9 +105,11 @@ public class PlaylistsController : BaseJellyfinApiController
     /// <param name="ids">Item id, comma delimited.</param>
     /// <param name="userId">The userId.</param>
     /// <response code="204">Items added to playlist.</response>
+    /// <response code="403">User does not have permission to add items to playlist.</response>
     /// <returns>An <see cref="NoContentResult"/> on success.</returns>
     [HttpPost("{playlistId}/Items")]
     [ProducesResponseType(StatusCodes.Status204NoContent)]
+    [ProducesResponseType(StatusCodes.Status403Forbidden)]
     public async Task<ActionResult> AddToPlaylist(
         [FromRoute, Required] Guid playlistId,
         [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] Guid[] ids,
@@ -122,9 +127,11 @@ public class PlaylistsController : BaseJellyfinApiController
     /// <param name="itemId">The item id.</param>
     /// <param name="newIndex">The new index.</param>
     /// <response code="204">Item moved to new index.</response>
+    /// <response code="403">User does not have permission to move item.</response>
     /// <returns>An <see cref="NoContentResult"/> on success.</returns>
     [HttpPost("{playlistId}/Items/{itemId}/Move/{newIndex}")]
     [ProducesResponseType(StatusCodes.Status204NoContent)]
+    [ProducesResponseType(StatusCodes.Status403Forbidden)]
     public async Task<ActionResult> MoveItem(
         [FromRoute, Required] string playlistId,
         [FromRoute, Required] string itemId,
@@ -140,9 +147,11 @@ public class PlaylistsController : BaseJellyfinApiController
     /// <param name="playlistId">The playlist id.</param>
     /// <param name="entryIds">The item ids, comma delimited.</param>
     /// <response code="204">Items removed.</response>
+    /// <response code="403">User does not have permission to get playlist.</response>
     /// <returns>An <see cref="NoContentResult"/> on success.</returns>
     [HttpDelete("{playlistId}/Items")]
     [ProducesResponseType(StatusCodes.Status204NoContent)]
+    [ProducesResponseType(StatusCodes.Status403Forbidden)]
     public async Task<ActionResult> RemoveFromPlaylist(
         [FromRoute, Required] string playlistId,
         [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] string[] entryIds)
@@ -164,9 +173,13 @@ public class PlaylistsController : BaseJellyfinApiController
     /// <param name="imageTypeLimit">Optional. The max number of images to return, per image type.</param>
     /// <param name="enableImageTypes">Optional. The image types to include in the output.</param>
     /// <response code="200">Original playlist returned.</response>
+    /// <response code="403">User does not have permission to get playlist items.</response>
     /// <response code="404">Playlist not found.</response>
     /// <returns>The original playlist items.</returns>
     [HttpGet("{playlistId}/Items")]
+    [ProducesResponseType(StatusCodes.Status200OK)]
+    [ProducesResponseType(StatusCodes.Status403Forbidden)]
+    [ProducesResponseType(StatusCodes.Status404NotFound)]
     public ActionResult<QueryResult<BaseItemDto>> GetPlaylistItems(
         [FromRoute, Required] Guid playlistId,
         [FromQuery, Required] Guid userId,
@@ -189,9 +202,7 @@ public class PlaylistsController : BaseJellyfinApiController
             : _userManager.GetUserById(userId);
 
         var items = playlist.GetManageableItems().ToArray();
-
         var count = items.Length;
-
         if (startIndex.HasValue)
         {
             items = items.Skip(startIndex.Value).ToArray();
@@ -207,7 +218,6 @@ public class PlaylistsController : BaseJellyfinApiController
             .AddAdditionalDtoOptions(enableImages, enableUserData, imageTypeLimit, enableImageTypes);
 
         var dtos = _dtoService.GetBaseItemDtos(items.Select(i => i.Item2).ToList(), dtoOptions, user);
-
         for (int index = 0; index < dtos.Count; index++)
         {
             dtos[index].PlaylistItemId = items[index].Item1.Id;
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Server/Migrations/Routines/FixPlaylistOwner.cs b/Jellyfin.Server/Migrations/Routines/FixPlaylistOwner.cs
index 55aadae79a..1dd938b1be 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Server/Migrations/Routines/FixPlaylistOwner.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Server/Migrations/Routines/FixPlaylistOwner.cs
@@ -53,12 +53,19 @@ internal class FixPlaylistOwner : IMigrationRoutine
             foreach (var playlist in playlists)
             {
                 var shares = playlist.Shares;
-                var firstEditShare = shares.First(x => x.CanEdit);
-                if (firstEditShare is not null && Guid.TryParse(firstEditShare.UserId, out var guid))
+                if (shares.Length > 0)
                 {
-                    playlist.OwnerUserId = guid;
-                    playlist.Shares = shares.Where(x => x != firstEditShare).ToArray();
-
+                    var firstEditShare = shares.First(x => x.CanEdit);
+                    if (firstEditShare is not null && Guid.TryParse(firstEditShare.UserId, out var guid))
+                    {
+                        playlist.OwnerUserId = guid;
+                        playlist.Shares = shares.Where(x => x != firstEditShare).ToArray();
+                        _playlistManager.UpdatePlaylistAsync(playlist).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    playlist.OpenAccess = true;
                     _playlistManager.UpdatePlaylistAsync(playlist).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
                 }
             }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Playlists/Playlist.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Playlists/Playlist.cs
index 344e996ea8..498df5ab06 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Playlists/Playlist.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Playlists/Playlist.cs
@@ -34,10 +34,13 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Playlists
         public Playlist()
         {
             Shares = Array.Empty<Share>();
+            OpenAccess = false;
         }
 
         public Guid OwnerUserId { get; set; }
 
+        public bool OpenAccess { get; set; }
+
         public Share[] Shares { get; set; }
 
         [JsonIgnore]
@@ -233,6 +236,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Playlists
                 return base.IsVisible(user);
             }
 
+            if (OpenAccess)
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+
             var userId = user.Id;
             if (userId.Equals(OwnerUserId))
             {