diff --git a/backend/src/db/migrations/20240717194958_add-enforcement-level-access-policies.ts b/backend/src/db/migrations/20240717194958_add-enforcement-level-access-policies.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9aeb8d51e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/db/migrations/20240717194958_add-enforcement-level-access-policies.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { Knex } from "knex";
+
+import { EnforcementLevel } from "@app/lib/types";
+
+export async function up(knex: Knex): Promise<void> {
+  await knex.schema.table("access_approval_policies", (table) => {
+    table.specificType("enforcementLevel", "VARCHAR(10)").notNullable().defaultTo(EnforcementLevel.Hard);
+  });
+}
+
+export async function down(knex: Knex): Promise<void> {
+  await knex.schema.table("access_approval_policies", (table) => {
+    table.dropColumn("enforcementLevel");
+  });
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/db/schemas/access-approval-policies.ts b/backend/src/db/schemas/access-approval-policies.ts
index 69068d23b..c05f22b31 100644
--- a/backend/src/db/schemas/access-approval-policies.ts
+++ b/backend/src/db/schemas/access-approval-policies.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 import { z } from "zod";
 
+import { EnforcementLevel } from "@app/lib/types";
+
 import { TImmutableDBKeys } from "./models";
 
 export const AccessApprovalPoliciesSchema = z.object({
@@ -14,7 +16,8 @@ export const AccessApprovalPoliciesSchema = z.object({
   secretPath: z.string().nullable().optional(),
   envId: z.string().uuid(),
   createdAt: z.date(),
-  updatedAt: z.date()
+  updatedAt: z.date(),
+  enforcementLevel: z.nativeEnum(EnforcementLevel).default(EnforcementLevel.Hard)
 });
 
 export type TAccessApprovalPolicies = z.infer<typeof AccessApprovalPoliciesSchema>;
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/access-approval-policy-router.ts b/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/access-approval-policy-router.ts
index 3b8949d3b..fe3a16f2b 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/access-approval-policy-router.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/access-approval-policy-router.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { nanoid } from "nanoid";
 import { z } from "zod";
 
+import { EnforcementLevel } from "@app/lib/types";
 import { verifyAuth } from "@app/server/plugins/auth/verify-auth";
 import { sapPubSchema } from "@app/server/routes/sanitizedSchemas";
 import { AuthMode } from "@app/services/auth/auth-type";
@@ -17,7 +18,8 @@ export const registerAccessApprovalPolicyRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvi
           secretPath: z.string().trim().default("/"),
           environment: z.string(),
           approvers: z.string().array().min(1),
-          approvals: z.number().min(1).default(1)
+          approvals: z.number().min(1).default(1),
+          enforcementLevel: z.nativeEnum(EnforcementLevel)
         })
         .refine((data) => data.approvals <= data.approvers.length, {
           path: ["approvals"],
@@ -38,7 +40,8 @@ export const registerAccessApprovalPolicyRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvi
         actorOrgId: req.permission.orgId,
         ...req.body,
         projectSlug: req.body.projectSlug,
-        name: req.body.name ?? `${req.body.environment}-${nanoid(3)}`
+        name: req.body.name ?? `${req.body.environment}-${nanoid(3)}`,
+        enforcementLevel: req.body.enforcementLevel
       });
       return { approval };
     }
@@ -115,7 +118,8 @@ export const registerAccessApprovalPolicyRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvi
             .optional()
             .transform((val) => (val === "" ? "/" : val)),
           approvers: z.string().array().min(1),
-          approvals: z.number().min(1).default(1)
+          approvals: z.number().min(1).default(1),
+          enforcementLevel: z.nativeEnum(EnforcementLevel)
         })
         .refine((data) => data.approvals <= data.approvers.length, {
           path: ["approvals"],
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-service.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-service.ts
index 51a51abb5..c91fbf970 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-service.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory = ({
     approvals,
     approvers,
     projectSlug,
-    environment
+    environment,
+    enforcementLevel
   }: TCreateAccessApprovalPolicy) => {
     const project = await projectDAL.findProjectBySlug(projectSlug, actorOrgId);
     if (!project) throw new BadRequestError({ message: "Project not found" });
@@ -94,7 +95,8 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory = ({
           envId: env.id,
           approvals,
           secretPath,
-          name
+          name,
+          enforcementLevel
         },
         tx
       );
@@ -143,7 +145,8 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory = ({
     actor,
     actorOrgId,
     actorAuthMethod,
-    approvals
+    approvals,
+    enforcementLevel
   }: TUpdateAccessApprovalPolicy) => {
     const accessApprovalPolicy = await accessApprovalPolicyDAL.findById(policyId);
     if (!accessApprovalPolicy) throw new BadRequestError({ message: "Secret approval policy not found" });
@@ -163,7 +166,8 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory = ({
         {
           approvals,
           secretPath,
-          name
+          name,
+          enforcementLevel
         },
         tx
       );
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-types.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-types.ts
index 601561b68..fdb6fc8bb 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-types.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-types.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { TProjectPermission } from "@app/lib/types";
+import { EnforcementLevel, TProjectPermission } from "@app/lib/types";
 import { ActorAuthMethod } from "@app/services/auth/auth-type";
 
 import { TPermissionServiceFactory } from "../permission/permission-service";
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export type TCreateAccessApprovalPolicy = {
   approvers: string[];
   projectSlug: string;
   name: string;
+  enforcementLevel: EnforcementLevel;
 } & Omit<TProjectPermission, "projectId">;
 
 export type TUpdateAccessApprovalPolicy = {
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ export type TUpdateAccessApprovalPolicy = {
   approvers?: string[];
   secretPath?: string;
   name?: string;
+  enforcementLevel?: EnforcementLevel;
 } & Omit<TProjectPermission, "projectId">;
 
 export type TDeleteAccessApprovalPolicy = {