diff --git a/backend/src/services/secret-v2-bridge/secret-v2-bridge-fns.ts b/backend/src/services/secret-v2-bridge/secret-v2-bridge-fns.ts
index 5c2f6a2f0..6fdcadeff 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/secret-v2-bridge/secret-v2-bridge-fns.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/secret-v2-bridge/secret-v2-bridge-fns.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import path from "node:path";
 
 import RE2 from "re2";
 
-import { TableName, TSecretFolders, TSecretsV2 } from "@app/db/schemas";
+import { SecretType, TableName, TSecretFolders, TSecretsV2 } from "@app/db/schemas";
 import { ForbiddenRequestError, NotFoundError } from "@app/lib/errors";
 import { groupBy } from "@app/lib/fn";
 import { logger } from "@app/lib/logger";
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ export const reshapeBridgeSecret = (
   secretReminderRecipients: secret.secretReminderRecipients || [],
   ...(secretValueHidden
     ? {
-        secretValue: INFISICAL_SECRET_VALUE_HIDDEN_MASK,
+        secretValue: secret.type === SecretType.Personal ? secret.value : INFISICAL_SECRET_VALUE_HIDDEN_MASK,
         secretValueHidden: true
       }
     : {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/v2/SecretInput/SecretInput.tsx b/frontend/src/components/v2/SecretInput/SecretInput.tsx
index 96f79e65f..c8b8f2ee6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/v2/SecretInput/SecretInput.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/v2/SecretInput/SecretInput.tsx
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ export const SecretInput = forwardRef<HTMLTextAreaElement, Props>(
             onFocus={(evt) => {
               onFocus?.(evt);
               setIsSecretFocused.on();
+              evt.currentTarget.select();
             }}
             disabled={isDisabled}
             spellCheck={false}
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/OverviewPage/components/SecretOverviewTableRow/SecretEditRow.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/OverviewPage/components/SecretOverviewTableRow/SecretEditRow.tsx
index ddb9a99d1..bd7660838 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/OverviewPage/components/SecretOverviewTableRow/SecretEditRow.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/OverviewPage/components/SecretOverviewTableRow/SecretEditRow.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { subject } from "@casl/ability";
 import {
   faCheck,
   faCopy,
+  faEyeSlash,
   faProjectDiagram,
   faTrash,
   faXmark
@@ -25,7 +26,6 @@ import {
   ModalTrigger,
   Tooltip
 } from "@app/components/v2";
-import { Blur } from "@app/components/v2/Blur";
 import { InfisicalSecretInput } from "@app/components/v2/InfisicalSecretInput";
 import { ProjectPermissionActions, ProjectPermissionSub, useProjectPermission } from "@app/context";
 import { ProjectPermissionSecretActions } from "@app/context/ProjectPermissionContext/types";
@@ -124,7 +124,13 @@ export const SecretEditRow = ({
         );
       }
     }
-    reset({ value });
+    if (secretValueHidden && !isOverride) {
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        reset({ value: defaultValue || null });
+      }, 50);
+    } else {
+      reset({ value });
+    }
   };
 
   const canReadSecretValue = hasSecretReadValueOrDescribePermission(
@@ -132,6 +138,16 @@ export const SecretEditRow = ({
     ProjectPermissionSecretActions.ReadValue
   );
 
+  const canEditSecretValue = permission.can(
+    ProjectPermissionSecretActions.Edit,
+    subject(ProjectPermissionSub.Secrets, {
+      environment,
+      secretPath,
+      secretName,
+      secretTags: ["*"]
+    })
+  );
+
   const handleDeleteSecret = useCallback(async () => {
     setIsDeleting.on();
     setIsModalOpen(false);
@@ -153,29 +169,32 @@ export const SecretEditRow = ({
         deleteKey={secretName}
         onDeleteApproved={handleDeleteSecret}
       />
-
+      {secretValueHidden && !isOverride && (
+        <Tooltip
+          content={`You do not have access to view the current value${canEditSecretValue && !isRotatedSecret ? ", but you can set a new one" : "."}`}
+        >
+          <FontAwesomeIcon className="pl-2" size="sm" icon={faEyeSlash} />
+        </Tooltip>
+      )}
       <div className="flex-grow border-r border-r-mineshaft-600 pl-1 pr-2">
-        {secretValueHidden ? (
-          <Blur tooltipText="You do not have permission to read the value of this secret." />
-        ) : (
-          <Controller
-            disabled={isImportedSecret && !defaultValue}
-            control={control}
-            name="value"
-            render={({ field }) => (
-              <InfisicalSecretInput
-                {...field}
-                isReadOnly={isImportedSecret || isRotatedSecret}
-                value={field.value as string}
-                key="secret-input"
-                isVisible={isVisible}
-                secretPath={secretPath}
-                environment={environment}
-                isImport={isImportedSecret}
-              />
-            )}
-          />
-        )}
+        <Controller
+          disabled={isImportedSecret && !defaultValue}
+          control={control}
+          name="value"
+          render={({ field }) => (
+            <InfisicalSecretInput
+              {...field}
+              isReadOnly={isImportedSecret || (isRotatedSecret && !isOverride)}
+              value={field.value as string}
+              key="secret-input"
+              isVisible={isVisible && !secretValueHidden}
+              secretPath={secretPath}
+              environment={environment}
+              isImport={isImportedSecret}
+              defaultValue={secretValueHidden ? "" : undefined}
+            />
+          )}
+        />
       </div>
 
       <div
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/OverviewPage/components/SecretOverviewTableRow/SecretOverviewTableRow.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/OverviewPage/components/SecretOverviewTableRow/SecretOverviewTableRow.tsx
index 15e6753f3..c6dbb555b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/OverviewPage/components/SecretOverviewTableRow/SecretOverviewTableRow.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/OverviewPage/components/SecretOverviewTableRow/SecretOverviewTableRow.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { subject } from "@casl/ability";
 import { faCircle } from "@fortawesome/free-regular-svg-icons";
 import {
   faAngleDown,
@@ -14,6 +15,11 @@ import { FontAwesomeIcon } from "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome";
 import { twMerge } from "tailwind-merge";
 
 import { Button, Checkbox, TableContainer, Td, Tooltip, Tr } from "@app/components/v2";
+import { useProjectPermission } from "@app/context";
+import {
+  ProjectPermissionSecretActions,
+  ProjectPermissionSub
+} from "@app/context/ProjectPermissionContext/types";
 import { useToggle } from "@app/hooks";
 import { SecretType, SecretV3RawSanitized } from "@app/hooks/api/secrets/types";
 import { WorkspaceEnv } from "@app/hooks/api/types";
@@ -64,6 +70,28 @@ export const SecretOverviewTableRow = ({
   const totalCols = environments.length + 1; // secret key row
   const [isSecretVisible, setIsSecretVisible] = useToggle();
 
+  const { permission } = useProjectPermission();
+
+  const getDefaultValue = (
+    secret: SecretV3RawSanitized | undefined,
+    importedSecret: { secret?: SecretV3RawSanitized } | undefined
+  ) => {
+    const canEditSecretValue = permission.can(
+      ProjectPermissionSecretActions.Edit,
+      subject(ProjectPermissionSub.Secrets, {
+        environment: secret?.env || "",
+        secretPath: secret?.path || "",
+        secretName: secret?.key || "",
+        secretTags: ["*"]
+      })
+    );
+
+    if (secret?.secretValueHidden && !secret?.valueOverride) {
+      return canEditSecretValue ? "******" : "";
+    }
+    return secret?.valueOverride || secret?.value || importedSecret?.secret?.value || "";
+  };
+
   return (
     <>
       <Tr isHoverable isSelectable onClick={() => setIsFormExpanded.toggle()} className="group">
@@ -228,13 +256,7 @@ export const SecretOverviewTableRow = ({
                               isVisible={isSecretVisible}
                               secretName={secretKey}
                               secretValueHidden={secret?.secretValueHidden || false}
-                              defaultValue={
-                                secret?.secretValueHidden
-                                  ? ""
-                                  : secret?.valueOverride ||
-                                    secret?.value ||
-                                    importedSecret?.secret?.value
-                              }
+                              defaultValue={getDefaultValue(secret, importedSecret)}
                               secretId={secret?.id}
                               isOverride={Boolean(secret?.valueOverride)}
                               isImportedSecret={isImportedSecret}
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/SecretDashboardPage/components/SecretListView/SecretItem.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/SecretDashboardPage/components/SecretListView/SecretItem.tsx
index 5c431427c..65d001e95 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/SecretDashboardPage/components/SecretListView/SecretItem.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/SecretDashboardPage/components/SecretListView/SecretItem.tsx
@@ -46,10 +46,9 @@ import {
 } from "@app/components/secrets/SecretReferenceDetails";
 
 import { ProjectPermissionSecretActions } from "@app/context/ProjectPermissionContext/types";
-import { Blur } from "@app/components/v2/Blur";
 import { hasSecretReadValueOrDescribePermission } from "@app/lib/fn/permission";
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome";
-import { faKey, faRotate } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
+import { faEyeSlash, faKey, faRotate } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
 import {
   FontAwesomeSpriteName,
   formSchema,
@@ -57,6 +56,8 @@ import {
   TFormSchema
 } from "./SecretListView.utils";
 
+const hiddenValue = "******";
+
 type Props = {
   secret: SecretV3RawSanitized;
   onSaveSecret: (
@@ -95,6 +96,23 @@ export const SecretItem = memo(
     const { permission } = useProjectPermission();
     const { isRotatedSecret } = secret;
 
+    const canEditSecretValue = permission.can(
+      ProjectPermissionSecretActions.Edit,
+      subject(ProjectPermissionSub.Secrets, {
+        environment,
+        secretPath,
+        secretName: secret.key,
+        secretTags: ["*"]
+      })
+    );
+
+    const getDefaultValue = () => {
+      if (secret.secretValueHidden) {
+        return canEditSecretValue ? hiddenValue : "";
+      }
+      return secret.valueOverride || secret.value || "";
+    };
+
     const {
       handleSubmit,
       control,
@@ -108,11 +126,11 @@ export const SecretItem = memo(
     } = useForm<TFormSchema>({
       defaultValues: {
         ...secret,
-        value: secret.secretValueHidden ? "" : secret.value
+        value: getDefaultValue()
       },
       values: {
         ...secret,
-        value: secret.secretValueHidden ? "" : secret.value
+        value: getDefaultValue()
       },
       resolver: zodResolver(formSchema)
     });
@@ -154,6 +172,7 @@ export const SecretItem = memo(
           secretTags: selectedTagSlugs
         })
       );
+
     const { secretValueHidden } = secret;
 
     const [isSecValueCopied, setIsSecValueCopied] = useToggle(false);
@@ -286,6 +305,13 @@ export const SecretItem = memo(
               tabIndex={0}
               role="button"
             >
+              {secretValueHidden && !isOverriden && (
+                <Tooltip
+                  content={`You do not have access to view the current value${canEditSecretValue && !isRotatedSecret ? ", but you can set a new one" : "."}`}
+                >
+                  <FontAwesomeIcon className="pr-2" size="sm" icon={faEyeSlash} />
+                </Tooltip>
+              )}
               {isOverriden ? (
                 <Controller
                   name="valueOverride"
@@ -301,8 +327,6 @@ export const SecretItem = memo(
                     />
                   )}
                 />
-              ) : secretValueHidden ? (
-                <Blur tooltipText="You do not have permission to read the value of this secret." />
               ) : (
                 <Controller
                   name="value"
@@ -312,11 +336,11 @@ export const SecretItem = memo(
                     <InfisicalSecretInput
                       isReadOnly={isReadOnly || isRotatedSecret}
                       key="secret-value"
-                      isVisible={isVisible}
+                      isVisible={isVisible && !secretValueHidden}
                       environment={environment}
                       secretPath={secretPath}
                       {...field}
-                      defaultValue={secretValueHidden ? "" : undefined}
+                      defaultValue={secretValueHidden ? hiddenValue : undefined}
                       containerClassName="py-1.5 rounded-md transition-all"
                     />
                   )}
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/SecretDashboardPage/components/SecretListView/SecretListView.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/SecretDashboardPage/components/SecretListView/SecretListView.tsx
index 5c70b91e4..1ef2c7076 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/SecretDashboardPage/components/SecretListView/SecretListView.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/SecretDashboardPage/components/SecretListView/SecretListView.tsx
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ export const SecretListView = ({
   isProtectedBranch = false,
   importedBy
 }: Props) => {
-  console.log("secretssssss", secrets);
-
   const queryClient = useQueryClient();
   const { popUp, handlePopUpToggle, handlePopUpOpen, handlePopUpClose } = usePopUp([
     "deleteSecret",