diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/WebSocketListeners/ActivityLogWebSocketListener.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/WebSocketListeners/ActivityLogWebSocketListener.cs
index 3818cc4e2b..97f827fde0 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/WebSocketListeners/ActivityLogWebSocketListener.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/WebSocketListeners/ActivityLogWebSocketListener.cs
@@ -70,8 +70,9 @@ public class ActivityLogWebSocketListener : BasePeriodicWebSocketListener<Activi
     /// <param name="message">The message.</param>
     protected override void Start(WebSocketMessageInfo message)
     {
-        if (message.Connection.AuthorizationInfo.User is null
-            || !message.Connection.AuthorizationInfo.User.HasPermission(PermissionKind.IsAdministrator))
+        if (!message.Connection.AuthorizationInfo.IsApiKey
+            && (message.Connection.AuthorizationInfo.User is null
+                || !message.Connection.AuthorizationInfo.User.HasPermission(PermissionKind.IsAdministrator)))
         {
             throw new AuthenticationException("Only admin users can retrieve the activity log.");
         }
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/WebSocketListeners/SessionInfoWebSocketListener.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/WebSocketListeners/SessionInfoWebSocketListener.cs
index 95e7feab30..6cbab6571e 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/WebSocketListeners/SessionInfoWebSocketListener.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/WebSocketListeners/SessionInfoWebSocketListener.cs
@@ -79,8 +79,9 @@ public class SessionInfoWebSocketListener : BasePeriodicWebSocketListener<IEnume
     /// <param name="message">The message.</param>
     protected override void Start(WebSocketMessageInfo message)
     {
-        if (message.Connection.AuthorizationInfo.User is null
-            || !message.Connection.AuthorizationInfo.User.HasPermission(PermissionKind.IsAdministrator))
+        if (!message.Connection.AuthorizationInfo.IsApiKey
+            && (message.Connection.AuthorizationInfo.User is null
+                || !message.Connection.AuthorizationInfo.User.HasPermission(PermissionKind.IsAdministrator)))
         {
             throw new AuthenticationException("Only admin users can subscribe to session information.");
         }