diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/group/group-service.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/group/group-service.ts
index 3dcb7588f..d2e836745 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/group/group-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/group/group-service.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export const groupServiceFactory = ({
   const createGroup = async ({ name, slug, role, actor, actorId, actorAuthMethod, actorOrgId }: TCreateGroupDTO) => {
     if (!actorOrgId) throw new UnauthorizedError({ message: "No organization ID provided in request" });
 
-    const { permission } = await permissionService.getOrgPermission(
+    const { permission, membership } = await permissionService.getOrgPermission(
       actor,
       actorId,
       actorOrgId,
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ export const groupServiceFactory = ({
     const isCustomRole = Boolean(customRole);
 
     const permissionBoundary = validatePrivilegeChangeOperation(
+      membership.shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem,
       OrgPermissionGroupActions.ManagePrivileges,
       OrgPermissionSubjects.Groups,
       permission,
@@ -138,13 +139,14 @@ export const groupServiceFactory = ({
   }: TUpdateGroupDTO) => {
     if (!actorOrgId) throw new UnauthorizedError({ message: "No organization ID provided in request" });
 
-    const { permission } = await permissionService.getOrgPermission(
+    const { permission, membership } = await permissionService.getOrgPermission(
       actor,
       actorId,
       actorOrgId,
       actorAuthMethod,
       actorOrgId
     );
+
     ForbiddenError.from(permission).throwUnlessCan(OrgPermissionGroupActions.Edit, OrgPermissionSubjects.Groups);
 
     const plan = await licenseService.getPlan(actorOrgId);
@@ -167,6 +169,7 @@ export const groupServiceFactory = ({
 
       const isCustomRole = Boolean(customOrgRole);
       const permissionBoundary = validatePrivilegeChangeOperation(
+        membership.shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem,
         OrgPermissionGroupActions.ManagePrivileges,
         OrgPermissionSubjects.Groups,
         permission,
@@ -313,7 +316,7 @@ export const groupServiceFactory = ({
   const addUserToGroup = async ({ id, username, actor, actorId, actorAuthMethod, actorOrgId }: TAddUserToGroupDTO) => {
     if (!actorOrgId) throw new UnauthorizedError({ message: "No organization ID provided in request" });
 
-    const { permission } = await permissionService.getOrgPermission(
+    const { permission, membership } = await permissionService.getOrgPermission(
       actor,
       actorId,
       actorOrgId,
@@ -349,11 +352,13 @@ export const groupServiceFactory = ({
 
     // check if user has broader or equal to privileges than group
     const permissionBoundary = validatePrivilegeChangeOperation(
+      membership.shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem,
       OrgPermissionGroupActions.AddMembers,
       OrgPermissionSubjects.Groups,
       permission,
       groupRolePermission
     );
+
     if (!permissionBoundary.isValid)
       throw new ForbiddenRequestError({
         name: "PermissionBoundaryError",
@@ -389,7 +394,7 @@ export const groupServiceFactory = ({
   }: TRemoveUserFromGroupDTO) => {
     if (!actorOrgId) throw new UnauthorizedError({ message: "No organization ID provided in request" });
 
-    const { permission } = await permissionService.getOrgPermission(
+    const { permission, membership } = await permissionService.getOrgPermission(
       actor,
       actorId,
       actorOrgId,
@@ -425,6 +430,7 @@ export const groupServiceFactory = ({
 
     // check if user has broader or equal to privileges than group
     const permissionBoundary = validatePrivilegeChangeOperation(
+      membership.shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem,
       OrgPermissionGroupActions.RemoveMembers,
       OrgPermissionSubjects.Groups,
       permission,
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/identity-project-additional-privilege-v2/identity-project-additional-privilege-v2-service.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/identity-project-additional-privilege-v2/identity-project-additional-privilege-v2-service.ts
index 03bbbd8eb..37c258dc4 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/identity-project-additional-privilege-v2/identity-project-additional-privilege-v2-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/identity-project-additional-privilege-v2/identity-project-additional-privilege-v2-service.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export const identityProjectAdditionalPrivilegeV2ServiceFactory = ({
       ProjectPermissionIdentityActions.Edit,
       subject(ProjectPermissionSub.Identity, { identityId })
     );
-    const { permission: targetIdentityPermission } = await permissionService.getProjectPermission({
+    const { permission: targetIdentityPermission, membership } = await permissionService.getProjectPermission({
       actor: ActorType.IDENTITY,
       actorId: identityId,
       projectId: identityProjectMembership.projectId,
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ export const identityProjectAdditionalPrivilegeV2ServiceFactory = ({
     // @ts-expect-error this is expected error because of one being really accurate rule definition other being a bit more broader. Both are valid casl rules
     targetIdentityPermission.update(targetIdentityPermission.rules.concat(customPermission));
     const permissionBoundary = validatePrivilegeChangeOperation(
+      membership.shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem,
       ProjectPermissionIdentityActions.ManagePrivileges,
       ProjectPermissionSub.Identity,
       permission,
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@ export const identityProjectAdditionalPrivilegeV2ServiceFactory = ({
       ProjectPermissionIdentityActions.Edit,
       subject(ProjectPermissionSub.Identity, { identityId: identityProjectMembership.identityId })
     );
-    const { permission: targetIdentityPermission } = await permissionService.getProjectPermission({
+    const { permission: targetIdentityPermission, membership } = await permissionService.getProjectPermission({
       actor: ActorType.IDENTITY,
       actorId: identityProjectMembership.identityId,
       projectId: identityProjectMembership.projectId,
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@ export const identityProjectAdditionalPrivilegeV2ServiceFactory = ({
     // @ts-expect-error this is expected error because of one being really accurate rule definition other being a bit more broader. Both are valid casl rules
     targetIdentityPermission.update(targetIdentityPermission.rules.concat(data.permissions || []));
     const permissionBoundary = validatePrivilegeChangeOperation(
+      membership.shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem,
       ProjectPermissionIdentityActions.ManagePrivileges,
       ProjectPermissionSub.Identity,
       permission,
@@ -237,7 +239,7 @@ export const identityProjectAdditionalPrivilegeV2ServiceFactory = ({
         message: `Failed to find identity with membership ${identityPrivilege.projectMembershipId}`
       });
 
-    const { permission } = await permissionService.getProjectPermission({
+    const { permission, membership } = await permissionService.getProjectPermission({
       actor,
       actorId,
       projectId: identityProjectMembership.projectId,
@@ -258,6 +260,7 @@ export const identityProjectAdditionalPrivilegeV2ServiceFactory = ({
       actionProjectType: ActionProjectType.Any
     });
     const permissionBoundary = validatePrivilegeChangeOperation(
+      membership.shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem,
       ProjectPermissionIdentityActions.ManagePrivileges,
       ProjectPermissionSub.Identity,
       permission,
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/identity-project-additional-privilege/identity-project-additional-privilege-service.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/identity-project-additional-privilege/identity-project-additional-privilege-service.ts
index 513a933bf..6d603d664 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/identity-project-additional-privilege/identity-project-additional-privilege-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/identity-project-additional-privilege/identity-project-additional-privilege-service.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export const identityProjectAdditionalPrivilegeServiceFactory = ({
     if (!identityProjectMembership)
       throw new NotFoundError({ message: `Failed to find identity with id ${identityId}` });
 
-    const { permission } = await permissionService.getProjectPermission({
+    const { permission, membership } = await permissionService.getProjectPermission({
       actor,
       actorId,
       projectId: identityProjectMembership.projectId,
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ export const identityProjectAdditionalPrivilegeServiceFactory = ({
     // @ts-expect-error this is expected error because of one being really accurate rule definition other being a bit more broader. Both are valid casl rules
     targetIdentityPermission.update(targetIdentityPermission.rules.concat(customPermission));
     const permissionBoundary = validatePrivilegeChangeOperation(
+      membership.shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem,
       ProjectPermissionIdentityActions.ManagePrivileges,
       ProjectPermissionSub.Identity,
       permission,
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ export const identityProjectAdditionalPrivilegeServiceFactory = ({
     if (!identityProjectMembership)
       throw new NotFoundError({ message: `Failed to find identity with id ${identityId}` });
 
-    const { permission } = await permissionService.getProjectPermission({
+    const { permission, membership } = await permissionService.getProjectPermission({
       actor,
       actorId,
       projectId: identityProjectMembership.projectId,
@@ -187,6 +188,7 @@ export const identityProjectAdditionalPrivilegeServiceFactory = ({
     // @ts-expect-error this is expected error because of one being really accurate rule definition other being a bit more broader. Both are valid casl rules
     targetIdentityPermission.update(targetIdentityPermission.rules.concat(data.permissions || []));
     const permissionBoundary = validatePrivilegeChangeOperation(
+      membership.shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem,
       ProjectPermissionIdentityActions.ManagePrivileges,
       ProjectPermissionSub.Identity,
       permission,
@@ -270,7 +272,7 @@ export const identityProjectAdditionalPrivilegeServiceFactory = ({
     if (!identityProjectMembership)
       throw new NotFoundError({ message: `Failed to find identity with id ${identityId}` });
 
-    const { permission } = await permissionService.getProjectPermission({
+    const { permission, membership } = await permissionService.getProjectPermission({
       actor,
       actorId,
       projectId: identityProjectMembership.projectId,
@@ -292,6 +294,7 @@ export const identityProjectAdditionalPrivilegeServiceFactory = ({
       actionProjectType: ActionProjectType.Any
     });
     const permissionBoundary = validatePrivilegeChangeOperation(
+      membership.shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem,
       ProjectPermissionIdentityActions.ManagePrivileges,
       ProjectPermissionSub.Identity,
       permission,
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/permission/permission-dal.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/permission/permission-dal.ts
index ca46442e9..9b23d6113 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/permission/permission-dal.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/permission/permission-dal.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ export const permissionDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
         .join(TableName.Organization, `${TableName.Organization}.id`, `${TableName.OrgMembership}.orgId`)
         .select(
           selectAllTableCols(TableName.OrgMembership),
+          db.ref("shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem").withSchema(TableName.Organization),
           db.ref("slug").withSchema(TableName.OrgRoles).withSchema(TableName.OrgRoles).as("customRoleSlug"),
           db.ref("permissions").withSchema(TableName.OrgRoles),
           db.ref("authEnforced").withSchema(TableName.Organization).as("orgAuthEnforced"),
@@ -70,7 +71,8 @@ export const permissionDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
           OrgMembershipsSchema.extend({
             permissions: z.unknown(),
             orgAuthEnforced: z.boolean().optional().nullable(),
-            customRoleSlug: z.string().optional().nullable()
+            customRoleSlug: z.string().optional().nullable(),
+            shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem: z.boolean()
           }).parse(el),
         childrenMapper: [
           {
@@ -118,7 +120,9 @@ export const permissionDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
         .select(selectAllTableCols(TableName.IdentityOrgMembership))
         .select(db.ref("authEnforced").withSchema(TableName.Organization).as("orgAuthEnforced"))
         .select("permissions")
+        .select(db.ref("shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem").withSchema(TableName.Organization))
         .first();
+
       return membership;
     } catch (error) {
       throw new DatabaseError({ error, name: "GetOrgIdentityPermission" });
@@ -668,7 +672,8 @@ export const permissionDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
           db.ref("authEnforced").withSchema(TableName.Organization).as("orgAuthEnforced"),
           db.ref("orgId").withSchema(TableName.Project),
           db.ref("type").withSchema(TableName.Project).as("projectType"),
-          db.ref("id").withSchema(TableName.Project).as("projectId")
+          db.ref("id").withSchema(TableName.Project).as("projectId"),
+          db.ref("shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem").withSchema(TableName.Organization)
         );
 
       const [userPermission] = sqlNestRelationships({
@@ -684,7 +689,8 @@ export const permissionDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
           groupMembershipCreatedAt,
           groupMembershipUpdatedAt,
           membershipUpdatedAt,
-          projectType
+          projectType,
+          shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem
         }) => ({
           orgId,
           orgAuthEnforced,
@@ -694,7 +700,8 @@ export const permissionDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
           projectType,
           id: membershipId || groupMembershipId,
           createdAt: membershipCreatedAt || groupMembershipCreatedAt,
-          updatedAt: membershipUpdatedAt || groupMembershipUpdatedAt
+          updatedAt: membershipUpdatedAt || groupMembershipUpdatedAt,
+          shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem
         }),
         childrenMapper: [
           {
@@ -995,6 +1002,7 @@ export const permissionDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
           `${TableName.IdentityProjectMembership}.projectId`,
           `${TableName.Project}.id`
         )
+        .join(TableName.Organization, `${TableName.Project}.orgId`, `${TableName.Organization}.id`)
         .leftJoin(TableName.IdentityMetadata, (queryBuilder) => {
           void queryBuilder
             .on(`${TableName.Identity}.id`, `${TableName.IdentityMetadata}.identityId`)
@@ -1012,6 +1020,7 @@ export const permissionDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
           db.ref("updatedAt").withSchema(TableName.IdentityProjectMembership).as("membershipUpdatedAt"),
           db.ref("slug").withSchema(TableName.ProjectRoles).as("customRoleSlug"),
           db.ref("permissions").withSchema(TableName.ProjectRoles),
+          db.ref("shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem").withSchema(TableName.Organization),
           db.ref("id").withSchema(TableName.IdentityProjectAdditionalPrivilege).as("identityApId"),
           db.ref("permissions").withSchema(TableName.IdentityProjectAdditionalPrivilege).as("identityApPermissions"),
           db
@@ -1045,7 +1054,8 @@ export const permissionDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
           membershipUpdatedAt,
           orgId,
           identityName,
-          projectType
+          projectType,
+          shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem
         }) => ({
           id: membershipId,
           identityId,
@@ -1055,6 +1065,7 @@ export const permissionDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
           updatedAt: membershipUpdatedAt,
           orgId,
           projectType,
+          shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem,
           // just a prefilled value
           orgAuthEnforced: false
         }),
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/permission/permission-fns.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/permission/permission-fns.ts
index 3c88fd12d..a0a94c352 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/permission/permission-fns.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/permission/permission-fns.ts
@@ -152,16 +152,28 @@ const escapeHandlebarsMissingMetadata = (obj: Record<string, string>) => {
 // the new privilege management system is based on the actor having the appropriate permission to perform the privilege change,
 // regardless of the actor's privilege level.
 const validatePrivilegeChangeOperation = (
+  shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem: boolean,
   opAction: OrgPermissionSet[0] | ProjectPermissionSet[0],
   opSubject: OrgPermissionSet[1] | ProjectPermissionSet[1],
   actorPermission: MongoAbility,
   managedPermission: MongoAbility
 ) => {
-  // first we ensure if the actor has the permission to manage the privilege
-  if (actorPermission.can(opAction, opSubject)) {
+  if (shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem) {
+    if (actorPermission.can(opAction, opSubject)) {
+      return {
+        isValid: true,
+        missingPermissions: []
+      };
+    }
+
     return {
-      isValid: true,
-      missingPermissions: []
+      isValid: false,
+      missingPermissions: [
+        {
+          action: opAction,
+          subject: opSubject
+        }
+      ]
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/permission/permission-service.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/permission/permission-service.ts
index ddaf55d9d..2997dcf74 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/permission/permission-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/permission/permission-service.ts
@@ -390,14 +390,18 @@ export const permissionServiceFactory = ({
     const scopes = ServiceTokenScopes.parse(serviceToken.scopes || []);
     return {
       permission: buildServiceTokenProjectPermission(scopes, serviceToken.permissions),
-      membership: undefined
+      membership: {
+        shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem: true
+      }
     };
   };
 
   type TProjectPermissionRT<T extends ActorType> = T extends ActorType.SERVICE
     ? {
         permission: MongoAbility<ProjectPermissionSet, MongoQuery>;
-        membership: undefined;
+        membership: {
+          shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem: boolean;
+        };
         hasRole: (arg: string) => boolean;
       } // service token doesn't have both membership and roles
     : {
@@ -406,6 +410,7 @@ export const permissionServiceFactory = ({
           orgAuthEnforced: boolean | null | undefined;
           orgId: string;
           roles: Array<{ role: string }>;
+          shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem: boolean;
         };
         hasRole: (role: string) => boolean;
       };
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/project-user-additional-privilege/project-user-additional-privilege-service.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/project-user-additional-privilege/project-user-additional-privilege-service.ts
index 167ce0964..c6a1ac835 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/project-user-additional-privilege/project-user-additional-privilege-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/project-user-additional-privilege/project-user-additional-privilege-service.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export const projectUserAdditionalPrivilegeServiceFactory = ({
       actionProjectType: ActionProjectType.Any
     });
     ForbiddenError.from(permission).throwUnlessCan(ProjectPermissionMemberActions.Edit, ProjectPermissionSub.Member);
-    const { permission: targetUserPermission } = await permissionService.getProjectPermission({
+    const { permission: targetUserPermission, membership } = await permissionService.getProjectPermission({
       actor: ActorType.USER,
       actorId: projectMembership.userId,
       projectId: projectMembership.projectId,
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ export const projectUserAdditionalPrivilegeServiceFactory = ({
     // @ts-expect-error this is expected error because of one being really accurate rule definition other being a bit more broader. Both are valid casl rules
     targetUserPermission.update(targetUserPermission.rules.concat(customPermission));
     const permissionBoundary = validatePrivilegeChangeOperation(
+      membership.shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem,
       ProjectPermissionMemberActions.ManagePrivileges,
       ProjectPermissionSub.Member,
       permission,
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@ export const projectUserAdditionalPrivilegeServiceFactory = ({
         message: `Project membership for user with ID '${userPrivilege.userId}' not found in project with ID '${userPrivilege.projectId}'`
       });
 
-    const { permission } = await permissionService.getProjectPermission({
+    const { permission, membership } = await permissionService.getProjectPermission({
       actor,
       actorId,
       projectId: projectMembership.projectId,
@@ -177,6 +178,7 @@ export const projectUserAdditionalPrivilegeServiceFactory = ({
     // @ts-expect-error this is expected error because of one being really accurate rule definition other being a bit more broader. Both are valid casl rules
     targetUserPermission.update(targetUserPermission.rules.concat(dto.permissions || []));
     const permissionBoundary = validatePrivilegeChangeOperation(
+      membership.shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem,
       ProjectPermissionMemberActions.ManagePrivileges,
       ProjectPermissionSub.Member,
       permission,
diff --git a/backend/src/services/group-project/group-project-service.ts b/backend/src/services/group-project/group-project-service.ts
index 445141540..37ffacfa5 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/group-project/group-project-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/group-project/group-project-service.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export const groupProjectServiceFactory = ({
     if (!project) throw new NotFoundError({ message: `Failed to find project with ID ${projectId}` });
     if (project.version < 2) throw new BadRequestError({ message: `Failed to add group to E2EE project` });
 
-    const { permission } = await permissionService.getProjectPermission({
+    const { permission, membership } = await permissionService.getProjectPermission({
       actor,
       actorId,
       projectId,
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ export const groupProjectServiceFactory = ({
       );
 
       const permissionBoundary = validatePrivilegeChangeOperation(
+        membership.shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem,
         ProjectPermissionGroupActions.ManagePrivileges,
         ProjectPermissionSub.Groups,
         permission,
@@ -253,7 +254,7 @@ export const groupProjectServiceFactory = ({
 
     if (!project) throw new NotFoundError({ message: `Failed to find project with ID ${projectId}` });
 
-    const { permission } = await permissionService.getProjectPermission({
+    const { permission, membership } = await permissionService.getProjectPermission({
       actor,
       actorId,
       projectId,
@@ -275,6 +276,7 @@ export const groupProjectServiceFactory = ({
         project.id
       );
       const permissionBoundary = validatePrivilegeChangeOperation(
+        membership.shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem,
         ProjectPermissionGroupActions.ManagePrivileges,
         ProjectPermissionSub.Groups,
         permission,
diff --git a/backend/src/services/identity-aws-auth/identity-aws-auth-service.ts b/backend/src/services/identity-aws-auth/identity-aws-auth-service.ts
index a11fa64ea..f80b1b2c3 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/identity-aws-auth/identity-aws-auth-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/identity-aws-auth/identity-aws-auth-service.ts
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ export const identityAwsAuthServiceFactory = ({
         message: "The identity does not have aws auth"
       });
     }
-    const { permission } = await permissionService.getOrgPermission(
+    const { permission, membership } = await permissionService.getOrgPermission(
       actor,
       actorId,
       identityMembershipOrg.orgId,
@@ -340,11 +340,13 @@ export const identityAwsAuthServiceFactory = ({
     );
 
     const permissionBoundary = validatePrivilegeChangeOperation(
+      membership.shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem,
       OrgPermissionIdentityActions.RevokeAuth,
       OrgPermissionSubjects.Identity,
       permission,
       rolePermission
     );
+
     if (!permissionBoundary.isValid)
       throw new ForbiddenRequestError({
         name: "PermissionBoundaryError",
diff --git a/backend/src/services/identity-azure-auth/identity-azure-auth-service.ts b/backend/src/services/identity-azure-auth/identity-azure-auth-service.ts
index 2e7013852..56249c606 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/identity-azure-auth/identity-azure-auth-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/identity-azure-auth/identity-azure-auth-service.ts
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ export const identityAzureAuthServiceFactory = ({
         message: "The identity does not have azure auth"
       });
     }
-    const { permission } = await permissionService.getOrgPermission(
+    const { permission, membership } = await permissionService.getOrgPermission(
       actor,
       actorId,
       identityMembershipOrg.orgId,
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ export const identityAzureAuthServiceFactory = ({
       actorOrgId
     );
     const permissionBoundary = validatePrivilegeChangeOperation(
+      membership.shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem,
       OrgPermissionIdentityActions.RevokeAuth,
       OrgPermissionSubjects.Identity,
       permission,
diff --git a/backend/src/services/identity-gcp-auth/identity-gcp-auth-service.ts b/backend/src/services/identity-gcp-auth/identity-gcp-auth-service.ts
index cf8812980..11c5151e9 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/identity-gcp-auth/identity-gcp-auth-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/identity-gcp-auth/identity-gcp-auth-service.ts
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ export const identityGcpAuthServiceFactory = ({
         message: "The identity does not have gcp auth"
       });
     }
-    const { permission } = await permissionService.getOrgPermission(
+    const { permission, membership } = await permissionService.getOrgPermission(
       actor,
       actorId,
       identityMembershipOrg.orgId,
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@ export const identityGcpAuthServiceFactory = ({
       actorOrgId
     );
     const permissionBoundary = validatePrivilegeChangeOperation(
+      membership.shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem,
       OrgPermissionIdentityActions.RevokeAuth,
       OrgPermissionSubjects.Identity,
       permission,
diff --git a/backend/src/services/identity-jwt-auth/identity-jwt-auth-service.ts b/backend/src/services/identity-jwt-auth/identity-jwt-auth-service.ts
index a3b3842dd..353d1e46f 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/identity-jwt-auth/identity-jwt-auth-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/identity-jwt-auth/identity-jwt-auth-service.ts
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ export const identityJwtAuthServiceFactory = ({
       });
     }
 
-    const { permission } = await permissionService.getOrgPermission(
+    const { permission, membership } = await permissionService.getOrgPermission(
       actor,
       actorId,
       identityMembershipOrg.orgId,
@@ -517,6 +517,7 @@ export const identityJwtAuthServiceFactory = ({
     );
 
     const permissionBoundary = validatePrivilegeChangeOperation(
+      membership.shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem,
       OrgPermissionIdentityActions.RevokeAuth,
       OrgPermissionSubjects.Identity,
       permission,
diff --git a/backend/src/services/identity-kubernetes-auth/identity-kubernetes-auth-service.ts b/backend/src/services/identity-kubernetes-auth/identity-kubernetes-auth-service.ts
index 4a6467af5..bc7dda22e 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/identity-kubernetes-auth/identity-kubernetes-auth-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/identity-kubernetes-auth/identity-kubernetes-auth-service.ts
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ export const identityKubernetesAuthServiceFactory = ({
         message: "The identity does not have kubernetes auth"
       });
     }
-    const { permission } = await permissionService.getOrgPermission(
+    const { permission, membership } = await permissionService.getOrgPermission(
       actor,
       actorId,
       identityMembershipOrg.orgId,
@@ -488,6 +488,7 @@ export const identityKubernetesAuthServiceFactory = ({
       actorOrgId
     );
     const permissionBoundary = validatePrivilegeChangeOperation(
+      membership.shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem,
       OrgPermissionIdentityActions.RevokeAuth,
       OrgPermissionSubjects.Identity,
       permission,
diff --git a/backend/src/services/identity-oidc-auth/identity-oidc-auth-service.ts b/backend/src/services/identity-oidc-auth/identity-oidc-auth-service.ts
index f8deb63c7..bb0077664 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/identity-oidc-auth/identity-oidc-auth-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/identity-oidc-auth/identity-oidc-auth-service.ts
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ export const identityOidcAuthServiceFactory = ({
       });
     }
 
-    const { permission } = await permissionService.getOrgPermission(
+    const { permission, membership } = await permissionService.getOrgPermission(
       actor,
       actorId,
       identityMembershipOrg.orgId,
@@ -429,11 +429,13 @@ export const identityOidcAuthServiceFactory = ({
     );
 
     const permissionBoundary = validatePrivilegeChangeOperation(
+      membership.shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem,
       OrgPermissionIdentityActions.RevokeAuth,
       OrgPermissionSubjects.Identity,
       permission,
       rolePermission
     );
+
     if (!permissionBoundary.isValid)
       throw new ForbiddenRequestError({
         name: "PermissionBoundaryError",
diff --git a/backend/src/services/identity-project/identity-project-service.ts b/backend/src/services/identity-project/identity-project-service.ts
index cabed7751..ae7f8f25b 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/identity-project/identity-project-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/identity-project/identity-project-service.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export const identityProjectServiceFactory = ({
     projectId,
     roles
   }: TCreateProjectIdentityDTO) => {
-    const { permission } = await permissionService.getProjectPermission({
+    const { permission, membership } = await permissionService.getProjectPermission({
       actor,
       actorId,
       projectId,
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ export const identityProjectServiceFactory = ({
       );
 
       const permissionBoundary = validatePrivilegeChangeOperation(
+        membership.shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem,
         ProjectPermissionIdentityActions.ManagePrivileges,
         ProjectPermissionSub.Identity,
         permission,
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ export const identityProjectServiceFactory = ({
     actorAuthMethod,
     actorOrgId
   }: TUpdateProjectIdentityDTO) => {
-    const { permission } = await permissionService.getProjectPermission({
+    const { permission, membership } = await permissionService.getProjectPermission({
       actor,
       actorId,
       projectId,
@@ -192,11 +193,13 @@ export const identityProjectServiceFactory = ({
       );
 
       const permissionBoundary = validatePrivilegeChangeOperation(
+        membership.shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem,
         ProjectPermissionIdentityActions.ManagePrivileges,
         ProjectPermissionSub.Identity,
         permission,
         rolePermission
       );
+
       if (!permissionBoundary.isValid)
         throw new ForbiddenRequestError({
           name: "PermissionBoundaryError",
diff --git a/backend/src/services/identity-token-auth/identity-token-auth-service.ts b/backend/src/services/identity-token-auth/identity-token-auth-service.ts
index 4dcba6910..ab2216458 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/identity-token-auth/identity-token-auth-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/identity-token-auth/identity-token-auth-service.ts
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ export const identityTokenAuthServiceFactory = ({
     );
     ForbiddenError.from(permission).throwUnlessCan(OrgPermissionIdentityActions.Edit, OrgPermissionSubjects.Identity);
 
-    const { permission: rolePermission } = await permissionService.getOrgPermission(
+    const { permission: rolePermission, membership } = await permissionService.getOrgPermission(
       ActorType.IDENTITY,
       identityMembershipOrg.identityId,
       identityMembershipOrg.orgId,
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ export const identityTokenAuthServiceFactory = ({
     );
 
     const permissionBoundary = validatePrivilegeChangeOperation(
+      membership.shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem,
       OrgPermissionIdentityActions.RevokeAuth,
       OrgPermissionSubjects.Identity,
       permission,
@@ -295,7 +296,7 @@ export const identityTokenAuthServiceFactory = ({
     );
     ForbiddenError.from(permission).throwUnlessCan(OrgPermissionIdentityActions.Edit, OrgPermissionSubjects.Identity);
 
-    const { permission: rolePermission } = await permissionService.getOrgPermission(
+    const { permission: rolePermission, membership } = await permissionService.getOrgPermission(
       ActorType.IDENTITY,
       identityMembershipOrg.identityId,
       identityMembershipOrg.orgId,
@@ -304,6 +305,7 @@ export const identityTokenAuthServiceFactory = ({
     );
 
     const permissionBoundary = validatePrivilegeChangeOperation(
+      membership.shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem,
       OrgPermissionIdentityActions.CreateToken,
       OrgPermissionSubjects.Identity,
       permission,
@@ -423,7 +425,7 @@ export const identityTokenAuthServiceFactory = ({
     );
     ForbiddenError.from(permission).throwUnlessCan(OrgPermissionIdentityActions.Edit, OrgPermissionSubjects.Identity);
 
-    const { permission: rolePermission } = await permissionService.getOrgPermission(
+    const { permission: rolePermission, membership } = await permissionService.getOrgPermission(
       ActorType.IDENTITY,
       identityMembershipOrg.identityId,
       identityMembershipOrg.orgId,
@@ -431,6 +433,7 @@ export const identityTokenAuthServiceFactory = ({
       actorOrgId
     );
     const permissionBoundary = validatePrivilegeChangeOperation(
+      membership.shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem,
       OrgPermissionIdentityActions.CreateToken,
       OrgPermissionSubjects.Identity,
       permission,
diff --git a/backend/src/services/identity-ua/identity-ua-service.ts b/backend/src/services/identity-ua/identity-ua-service.ts
index 77e6ad3f3..0c067e057 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/identity-ua/identity-ua-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/identity-ua/identity-ua-service.ts
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ export const identityUaServiceFactory = ({
     );
     ForbiddenError.from(permission).throwUnlessCan(OrgPermissionIdentityActions.Edit, OrgPermissionSubjects.Identity);
 
-    const { permission: rolePermission } = await permissionService.getOrgPermission(
+    const { permission: rolePermission, membership } = await permissionService.getOrgPermission(
       ActorType.IDENTITY,
       identityMembershipOrg.identityId,
       identityMembershipOrg.orgId,
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@ export const identityUaServiceFactory = ({
       actorOrgId
     );
     const permissionBoundary = validatePrivilegeChangeOperation(
+      membership.shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem,
       OrgPermissionIdentityActions.RevokeAuth,
       OrgPermissionSubjects.Identity,
       permission,
@@ -406,7 +407,7 @@ export const identityUaServiceFactory = ({
       });
     }
 
-    const { permission } = await permissionService.getOrgPermission(
+    const { permission, membership } = await permissionService.getOrgPermission(
       actor,
       actorId,
       identityMembershipOrg.orgId,
@@ -423,6 +424,7 @@ export const identityUaServiceFactory = ({
       actorOrgId
     );
     const permissionBoundary = validatePrivilegeChangeOperation(
+      membership.shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem,
       OrgPermissionIdentityActions.CreateToken,
       OrgPermissionSubjects.Identity,
       permission,
@@ -473,7 +475,7 @@ export const identityUaServiceFactory = ({
         message: "The identity does not have universal auth"
       });
     }
-    const { permission } = await permissionService.getOrgPermission(
+    const { permission, membership } = await permissionService.getOrgPermission(
       actor,
       actorId,
       identityMembershipOrg.orgId,
@@ -491,6 +493,7 @@ export const identityUaServiceFactory = ({
     );
 
     const permissionBoundary = validatePrivilegeChangeOperation(
+      membership.shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem,
       OrgPermissionIdentityActions.GetToken,
       OrgPermissionSubjects.Identity,
       permission,
@@ -531,7 +534,7 @@ export const identityUaServiceFactory = ({
       });
     }
 
-    const { permission } = await permissionService.getOrgPermission(
+    const { permission, membership } = await permissionService.getOrgPermission(
       actor,
       actorId,
       identityMembershipOrg.orgId,
@@ -548,6 +551,7 @@ export const identityUaServiceFactory = ({
       actorOrgId
     );
     const permissionBoundary = validatePrivilegeChangeOperation(
+      membership.shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem,
       OrgPermissionIdentityActions.GetToken,
       OrgPermissionSubjects.Identity,
       permission,
@@ -581,7 +585,7 @@ export const identityUaServiceFactory = ({
       });
     }
 
-    const { permission } = await permissionService.getOrgPermission(
+    const { permission, membership } = await permissionService.getOrgPermission(
       actor,
       actorId,
       identityMembershipOrg.orgId,
@@ -599,6 +603,7 @@ export const identityUaServiceFactory = ({
     );
 
     const permissionBoundary = validatePrivilegeChangeOperation(
+      membership.shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem,
       OrgPermissionIdentityActions.DeleteToken,
       OrgPermissionSubjects.Identity,
       permission,
diff --git a/backend/src/services/identity/identity-service.ts b/backend/src/services/identity/identity-service.ts
index 41252bf25..937fba6f7 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/identity/identity-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/identity/identity-service.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,13 @@ export const identityServiceFactory = ({
     actorOrgId,
     metadata
   }: TCreateIdentityDTO) => {
-    const { permission } = await permissionService.getOrgPermission(actor, actorId, orgId, actorAuthMethod, actorOrgId);
+    const { permission, membership } = await permissionService.getOrgPermission(
+      actor,
+      actorId,
+      orgId,
+      actorAuthMethod,
+      actorOrgId
+    );
     ForbiddenError.from(permission).throwUnlessCan(OrgPermissionIdentityActions.Create, OrgPermissionSubjects.Identity);
 
     const { permission: rolePermission, role: customRole } = await permissionService.getOrgPermissionByRole(
@@ -58,6 +64,7 @@ export const identityServiceFactory = ({
     );
     const isCustomRole = Boolean(customRole);
     const permissionBoundary = validatePrivilegeChangeOperation(
+      membership.shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem,
       OrgPermissionIdentityActions.ManagePrivileges,
       OrgPermissionSubjects.Identity,
       permission,
@@ -121,7 +128,7 @@ export const identityServiceFactory = ({
     const identityOrgMembership = await identityOrgMembershipDAL.findOne({ identityId: id });
     if (!identityOrgMembership) throw new NotFoundError({ message: `Failed to find identity with id ${id}` });
 
-    const { permission } = await permissionService.getOrgPermission(
+    const { permission, membership } = await permissionService.getOrgPermission(
       actor,
       actorId,
       identityOrgMembership.orgId,
@@ -139,6 +146,7 @@ export const identityServiceFactory = ({
 
       const isCustomRole = Boolean(customOrgRole);
       const appliedRolePermissionBoundary = validatePrivilegeChangeOperation(
+        membership.shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem,
         OrgPermissionIdentityActions.ManagePrivileges,
         OrgPermissionSubjects.Identity,
         permission,
diff --git a/backend/src/services/org/org-service.ts b/backend/src/services/org/org-service.ts
index b89b6f7fa..63aaa2457 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/org/org-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/org/org-service.ts
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ export const orgServiceFactory = ({
   }: TUpgradePrivilegeSystemDTO) => {
     const { membership } = await permissionService.getUserOrgPermission(actorId, orgId, actorAuthMethod, actorOrgId);
 
-    if (membership.role != OrgMembershipRole.Admin) {
+    if (membership.role !== OrgMembershipRole.Admin) {
       throw new ForbiddenRequestError({
         message: "Insufficient privileges - only the organization admin can upgrade the privilege system."
       });
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ export const orgServiceFactory = ({
       // if there exist no project membership we set is as given by the request
       for await (const project of projectsToInvite) {
         const projectId = project.id;
-        const { permission: projectPermission } = await permissionService.getProjectPermission({
+        const { permission: projectPermission, membership } = await permissionService.getProjectPermission({
           actor,
           actorId,
           projectId,
@@ -920,6 +920,7 @@ export const orgServiceFactory = ({
           );
 
           const permissionBoundary = validatePrivilegeChangeOperation(
+            membership.shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem,
             ProjectPermissionMemberActions.ManagePrivileges,
             ProjectPermissionSub.Member,
             projectPermission,
diff --git a/backend/src/services/project-membership/project-membership-service.ts b/backend/src/services/project-membership/project-membership-service.ts
index ecc7f83d0..62668ed77 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/project-membership/project-membership-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/project-membership/project-membership-service.ts
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ export const projectMembershipServiceFactory = ({
     membershipId,
     roles
   }: TUpdateProjectMembershipDTO) => {
-    const { permission } = await permissionService.getProjectPermission({
+    const { permission, membership } = await permissionService.getProjectPermission({
       actor,
       actorId,
       projectId,
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ export const projectMembershipServiceFactory = ({
       );
 
       const permissionBoundary = validatePrivilegeChangeOperation(
+        membership.shouldUseNewPrivilegeSystem,
         ProjectPermissionMemberActions.ManagePrivileges,
         ProjectPermissionSub.Member,
         permission,