diff --git a/src/main/java/org/breedinginsight/api/v1/controller/ExperimentController.java b/src/main/java/org/breedinginsight/api/v1/controller/ExperimentController.java
index c846fb17d..988402889 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/breedinginsight/api/v1/controller/ExperimentController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/breedinginsight/api/v1/controller/ExperimentController.java
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public HttpResponse<Response<Dataset>> getDatasetData(
      * @return An HttpResponse with a Response object containing the newly created Dataset.
      */
     @Post("/${micronaut.bi.api.version}/programs/{programId}/experiments/{experimentId}/dataset")
-    @ProgramSecured(roleGroups = {ProgramSecuredRoleGroup.PROGRAM_SCOPED_ROLES})
+    @ProgramSecured(roles = {ProgramSecuredRole.PROGRAM_ADMIN})
     @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
     public HttpResponse<Response<Dataset>> createSubEntityDataset(
             @PathVariable("programId") UUID programId,
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/breedinginsight/api/v1/controller/ExperimentControllerIntegrationTest.java b/src/test/java/org/breedinginsight/api/v1/controller/ExperimentControllerIntegrationTest.java
index 7c5c2a872..506c89cef 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/breedinginsight/api/v1/controller/ExperimentControllerIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/breedinginsight/api/v1/controller/ExperimentControllerIntegrationTest.java
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 import io.micronaut.http.client.annotation.Client;
 import io.micronaut.http.client.exceptions.HttpClientResponseException;
 import io.micronaut.http.netty.cookies.NettyCookie;
-import io.micronaut.test.annotation.MicronautTest;
+import io.micronaut.test.extensions.junit5.annotation.MicronautTest;
 import io.reactivex.Flowable;
 import lombok.SneakyThrows;
 import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
@@ -464,6 +464,54 @@ public void createSubEntityDatasetAllowsExpUnitNameUsedInOtherExperiment() throw
         assertEquals(HttpStatus.OK, response.getStatus());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void createSubEntityDatasetForbiddenForExperimentalCollaborator() throws Exception {
+        // add otherTestUser to the program as an Experimental Collaborator
+        FannyPack securityFp = FannyPack.fill("src/test/resources/sql/ProgramSecuredAnnotationRuleIntegrationTest.sql");
+        dsl.execute(securityFp.get("InsertProgramRolesExperimentalCollaborator"), otherTestUser.getId().toString(), program.getId());
+
+        // add that user to this experiment as a collaborator
+        JsonObject requestBody = new JsonObject();
+        requestBody.addProperty("userId", otherTestUser.getId().toString());
+
+        Flowable<HttpResponse<String>> collaboratorCall = client.exchange(
+                POST(String.format("/programs/%s/experiments/%s/collaborators", program.getId().toString(), experimentId), requestBody.toString())
+                        .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+                        .cookie(new NettyCookie("phylo-token", "test-registered-user")),
+                String.class
+        );
+        HttpResponse<String> collaboratorResponse = collaboratorCall.blockingFirst();
+        assertEquals(HttpStatus.OK, collaboratorResponse.getStatus());
+
+        JsonObject collaboratorResult = JsonParser.parseString(collaboratorResponse.body()).getAsJsonObject().getAsJsonObject("result");
+        String collaboratorId = collaboratorResult.get("id").getAsString();
+
+        // collaborator should be blocked from creating sub-entity datasets directly
+        Flowable<HttpResponse<String>> call = client.exchange(
+                POST(String.format("/programs/%s/experiments/%s/dataset", program.getId(), experimentId),
+                        "{\"name\":\"Plant\",\"repeatedMeasures\":2}")
+                        .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+                        .cookie(new NettyCookie("phylo-token", "other-registered-user")),
+                String.class
+        );
+
+        HttpClientResponseException e = assertThrows(HttpClientResponseException.class, call::blockingFirst);
+        assertEquals(HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN, e.getStatus());
+
+        // cleanup collaborator record
+        Flowable<HttpResponse<String>> deleteCall = client.exchange(
+                DELETE(String.format("/programs/%s/experiments/%s/collaborators/%s", program.getId().toString(), experimentId, collaboratorId))
+                        .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+                        .cookie(new NettyCookie("phylo-token", "test-registered-user")),
+                String.class
+        );
+        HttpResponse<String> deleteResponse = deleteCall.blockingFirst();
+        assertEquals(HttpStatus.OK, deleteResponse.getStatus());
+
+        // cleanup program user role
+        dsl.execute(securityFp.get("DeleteProgramUser"), otherTestUser.getId().toString());
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void recommendedSubEntityDatasetNamesIncludeExpUnitNamesFromOtherExperiments() throws Exception {
         Program testProgram = createSeededProgram("Recommended Names");