diff --git a/backend/src/@types/fastify.d.ts b/backend/src/@types/fastify.d.ts
index b3e9d9952..12c07486f 100644
--- a/backend/src/@types/fastify.d.ts
+++ b/backend/src/@types/fastify.d.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import "fastify";
 
 import { TUsers } from "@app/db/schemas";
+import { TAccessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory } from "@app/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-service";
 import { TAuditLogServiceFactory } from "@app/ee/services/audit-log/audit-log-service";
 import { TCreateAuditLogDTO } from "@app/ee/services/audit-log/audit-log-types";
 import { TAuditLogStreamServiceFactory } from "@app/ee/services/audit-log-stream/audit-log-stream-service";
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ declare module "fastify" {
       identityAccessToken: TIdentityAccessTokenServiceFactory;
       identityProject: TIdentityProjectServiceFactory;
       identityUa: TIdentityUaServiceFactory;
+      accessApprovalPolicy: TAccessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory;
       secretApprovalPolicy: TSecretApprovalPolicyServiceFactory;
       secretApprovalRequest: TSecretApprovalRequestServiceFactory;
       secretRotation: TSecretRotationServiceFactory;
diff --git a/backend/src/@types/knex.d.ts b/backend/src/@types/knex.d.ts
index a7d76e944..b6e8744ed 100644
--- a/backend/src/@types/knex.d.ts
+++ b/backend/src/@types/knex.d.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ import { Knex } from "knex";
 
 import {
   TableName,
+  TAccessApprovalPolicies,
+  TAccessApprovalPoliciesApprovers,
+  TAccessApprovalPoliciesApproversInsert,
+  TAccessApprovalPoliciesApproversUpdate,
+  TAccessApprovalPoliciesInsert,
+  TAccessApprovalPoliciesUpdate,
   TApiKeys,
   TApiKeysInsert,
   TApiKeysUpdate,
@@ -344,6 +350,19 @@ declare module "knex/types/tables" {
       TIdentityProjectAdditionalPrivilegeInsert,
       TIdentityProjectAdditionalPrivilegeUpdate
     >;
+
+    [TableName.AccessApprovalPolicy]: Knex.CompositeTableType<
+      TAccessApprovalPolicies,
+      TAccessApprovalPoliciesInsert,
+      TAccessApprovalPoliciesUpdate
+    >;
+
+    [TableName.AccessApprovalPolicyApprover]: Knex.CompositeTableType<
+      TAccessApprovalPoliciesApprovers,
+      TAccessApprovalPoliciesApproversInsert,
+      TAccessApprovalPoliciesApproversUpdate
+    >;
+
     [TableName.ScimToken]: Knex.CompositeTableType<TScimTokens, TScimTokensInsert, TScimTokensUpdate>;
     [TableName.SecretApprovalPolicy]: Knex.CompositeTableType<
       TSecretApprovalPolicies,
diff --git a/backend/src/db/schemas/index.ts b/backend/src/db/schemas/index.ts
index 0eb9b1986..f02188577 100644
--- a/backend/src/db/schemas/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/db/schemas/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+export * from "./access-approval-policies";
+export * from "./access-approval-policies-approvers";
 export * from "./api-keys";
 export * from "./audit-log-streams";
 export * from "./audit-logs";
diff --git a/backend/src/db/schemas/models.ts b/backend/src/db/schemas/models.ts
index 3baa7f40d..8e66cabe4 100644
--- a/backend/src/db/schemas/models.ts
+++ b/backend/src/db/schemas/models.ts
@@ -50,12 +50,18 @@ export enum TableName {
   IdentityProjectMembershipRole = "identity_project_membership_role",
   IdentityProjectAdditionalPrivilege = "identity_project_additional_privilege",
   ScimToken = "scim_tokens",
+
+  // New tables so far
+  AccessApprovalPolicy = "access_approval_policies",
+  AccessApprovalPolicyApprover = "access_approval_policies_approvers",
+
   SecretApprovalPolicy = "secret_approval_policies",
   SecretApprovalPolicyApprover = "secret_approval_policies_approvers",
   SecretApprovalRequest = "secret_approval_requests",
   SecretApprovalRequestReviewer = "secret_approval_requests_reviewers",
   SecretApprovalRequestSecret = "secret_approval_requests_secrets",
   SecretApprovalRequestSecretTag = "secret_approval_request_secret_tags",
+
   SecretRotation = "secret_rotations",
   SecretRotationOutput = "secret_rotation_outputs",
   SamlConfig = "saml_configs",
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/index.ts b/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/index.ts
index cf325b2e3..086a1b3d6 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { registerAuditLogStreamRouter } from "./audit-log-stream-router";
+import { registerAccessApprovalPolicyRouter } from "./access-approval-policy-router";
 import { registerDynamicSecretLeaseRouter } from "./dynamic-secret-lease-router";
 import { registerDynamicSecretRouter } from "./dynamic-secret-router";
 import { registerGroupRouter } from "./group-router";
@@ -41,6 +42,8 @@ export const registerV1EERoutes = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
     prefix: "/secret-rotation-providers"
   });
 
+  await server.register(registerAccessApprovalPolicyRouter, { prefix: "/access-approvals" });
+
   await server.register(
     async (dynamicSecretRouter) => {
       await dynamicSecretRouter.register(registerDynamicSecretRouter);
diff --git a/backend/src/server/plugins/auth/inject-identity.ts b/backend/src/server/plugins/auth/inject-identity.ts
index 4c0683797..71522dcc2 100644
--- a/backend/src/server/plugins/auth/inject-identity.ts
+++ b/backend/src/server/plugins/auth/inject-identity.ts
@@ -108,8 +108,16 @@ export const injectIdentity = fp(async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
     if (req.url.includes("/api/v3/auth/")) {
       return;
     }
+
+    console.log("authMode", authMode);
+    console.log("authMode", authMode);
+    console.log("authMode", authMode);
+    console.log("authMode", authMode);
+
     if (!authMode) return;
 
+    console.log("authMode", authMode);
+
     switch (authMode) {
       case AuthMode.JWT: {
         const { user, tokenVersionId, orgId } = await server.services.authToken.fnValidateJwtIdentity(token);