diff --git a/src/sentry/conf/server.py b/src/sentry/conf/server.py
index 489003eb0bd58a..8cb5d8e070a47d 100644
--- a/src/sentry/conf/server.py
+++ b/src/sentry/conf/server.py
@@ -1789,6 +1789,15 @@ def custom_parameter_sort(parameter: dict) -> tuple[str, int]:
     "email": {"email"},
 }
 
+# Specialized scopes that can be granted to integration tokens even if the
+# user doesn't have them in their role. These are token-only scopes not intended
+# for user roles.
+SENTRY_TOKEN_ONLY_SCOPES = frozenset(
+    [
+        "project:distribution",  # App distribution/preprod artifacts
+    ]
+)
+
 SENTRY_SCOPE_SETS = (
     (
         ("org:admin", "Read, write, and admin access to organization details."),
@@ -1818,6 +1827,7 @@ def custom_parameter_sort(parameter: dict) -> tuple[str, int]:
         ("project:read", "Read access to projects."),
     ),
     (("project:releases", "Read, write, and admin access to project releases."),),
+    (("project:distribution", "Access to app distribution and preprod artifacts."),),
     (
         ("event:admin", "Read, write, and admin access to events."),
         ("event:write", "Read and write access to events."),
diff --git a/src/sentry/sentry_apps/api/parsers/sentry_app.py b/src/sentry/sentry_apps/api/parsers/sentry_app.py
index c26137004396ec..c647ea5f27790a 100644
--- a/src/sentry/sentry_apps/api/parsers/sentry_app.py
+++ b/src/sentry/sentry_apps/api/parsers/sentry_app.py
@@ -176,12 +176,20 @@ def validate_scopes(self, value):
         if not value:
             return value
 
+        from sentry.conf.server import SENTRY_TOKEN_ONLY_SCOPES
+
         validation_errors = []
         for scope in value:
             # if the existing instance already has this scope, skip the check
             if self.instance and self.instance.has_scope(scope):
                 continue
 
+            # Token-only scopes can be granted even if the user doesn't have them.
+            # These are specialized scopes (like project:distribution) that are not
+            # included in any user role but can be granted to integration tokens.
+            if scope in SENTRY_TOKEN_ONLY_SCOPES:
+                continue
+
             assert (
                 self.access is not None
             ), "Access is required to validate scopes in SentryAppParser"
diff --git a/src/sentry/sentry_apps/models/sentry_app.py b/src/sentry/sentry_apps/models/sentry_app.py
index 90fc208f69dffd..26218ea992c668 100644
--- a/src/sentry/sentry_apps/models/sentry_app.py
+++ b/src/sentry/sentry_apps/models/sentry_app.py
@@ -200,8 +200,12 @@ def build_signature(self, body):
         ).hexdigest()
 
     def show_auth_info(self, access):
+        from sentry.conf.server import SENTRY_TOKEN_ONLY_SCOPES
+
         encoded_scopes = set({"%s" % scope for scope in list(access.scopes)})
-        return set(self.scope_list).issubset(encoded_scopes)
+        # Exclude token-only scopes from the check since users don't have them in their roles
+        integration_scopes = set(self.scope_list) - SENTRY_TOKEN_ONLY_SCOPES
+        return integration_scopes.issubset(encoded_scopes)
 
     def outboxes_for_update(self) -> list[ControlOutbox]:
         return [
diff --git a/tests/sentry/sentry_apps/api/endpoints/test_sentry_apps.py b/tests/sentry/sentry_apps/api/endpoints/test_sentry_apps.py
index 1a561c18a5ad73..c75790652b8f99 100644
--- a/tests/sentry/sentry_apps/api/endpoints/test_sentry_apps.py
+++ b/tests/sentry/sentry_apps/api/endpoints/test_sentry_apps.py
@@ -793,6 +793,21 @@ def test_create_integration_exceeding_scopes(self) -> None:
             ]
         }
 
+    def test_create_integration_with_token_only_scopes(self) -> None:
+        """Test that token-only scopes (like project:distribution) can be granted
+        even if the user doesn't have them in their role."""
+        self.create_project(organization=self.organization)
+
+        # Token-only scopes like project:distribution are not in any user role,
+        # but should still be grantable to integration tokens
+        data = self.get_data(
+            events=(),
+            scopes=("project:read", "project:distribution"),
+            isInternal=True,
+        )
+        response = self.get_success_response(**data, status_code=201)
+        assert response.data["scopes"] == ["project:distribution", "project:read"]
+
     def test_create_internal_integration_with_non_globally_unique_name(self) -> None:
         # Internal integration names should only need to be unique within an organization.
         self.create_project(organization=self.organization)