diff --git a/src/handlers/http/users/dashboards.rs b/src/handlers/http/users/dashboards.rs
index 38aad3fa9..be894da5b 100644
--- a/src/handlers/http/users/dashboards.rs
+++ b/src/handlers/http/users/dashboards.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use crate::{
     metastore::MetastoreError,
     storage::ObjectStorageError,
     users::dashboards::{DASHBOARDS, Dashboard, Tile, validate_dashboard_id},
-    utils::{get_hash, get_user_from_request},
+    utils::{get_hash, get_user_from_request, is_admin},
 };
 use actix_web::{
     HttpRequest, HttpResponse, Responder,
@@ -104,8 +104,10 @@ pub async fn update_dashboard(
 ) -> Result<impl Responder, DashboardError> {
     let user_id = get_hash(&get_user_from_request(&req)?);
     let dashboard_id = validate_dashboard_id(dashboard_id.into_inner())?;
+    let is_admin = is_admin(&req).map_err(|e| DashboardError::Custom(e.to_string()))?;
+
     let mut existing_dashboard = DASHBOARDS
-        .get_dashboard_by_user(dashboard_id, &user_id)
+        .get_dashboard_by_user(dashboard_id, &user_id, is_admin)
         .await
         .ok_or(DashboardError::Metadata(
             "Dashboard does not exist or user is not authorized",
@@ -189,9 +191,13 @@ pub async fn delete_dashboard(
     dashboard_id: Path<String>,
 ) -> Result<HttpResponse, DashboardError> {
     let user_id = get_hash(&get_user_from_request(&req)?);
+    let is_admin = is_admin(&req).map_err(|e| DashboardError::Custom(e.to_string()))?;
+
     let dashboard_id = validate_dashboard_id(dashboard_id.into_inner())?;
 
-    DASHBOARDS.delete_dashboard(&user_id, dashboard_id).await?;
+    DASHBOARDS
+        .delete_dashboard(&user_id, dashboard_id, is_admin)
+        .await?;
 
     Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().finish())
 }
@@ -207,9 +213,10 @@ pub async fn add_tile(
 
     let user_id = get_hash(&get_user_from_request(&req)?);
     let dashboard_id = validate_dashboard_id(dashboard_id.into_inner())?;
+    let is_admin = is_admin(&req).map_err(|e| DashboardError::Custom(e.to_string()))?;
 
     let mut dashboard = DASHBOARDS
-        .get_dashboard_by_user(dashboard_id, &user_id)
+        .get_dashboard_by_user(dashboard_id, &user_id, is_admin)
         .await
         .ok_or(DashboardError::Unauthorized)?;
 
diff --git a/src/handlers/http/users/filters.rs b/src/handlers/http/users/filters.rs
index 98559a910..629d1ded2 100644
--- a/src/handlers/http/users/filters.rs
+++ b/src/handlers/http/users/filters.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use crate::{
     parseable::PARSEABLE,
     storage::ObjectStorageError,
     users::filters::{CURRENT_FILTER_VERSION, FILTERS, Filter},
-    utils::{actix::extract_session_key_from_req, get_hash, get_user_from_request},
+    utils::{actix::extract_session_key_from_req, get_hash, get_user_from_request, is_admin},
 };
 use actix_web::{
     HttpRequest, HttpResponse, Responder,
@@ -46,8 +46,11 @@ pub async fn get(
 ) -> Result<impl Responder, FiltersError> {
     let user_id = get_user_from_request(&req)?;
     let filter_id = filter_id.into_inner();
-
-    if let Some(filter) = FILTERS.get_filter(&filter_id, &get_hash(&user_id)).await {
+    let is_admin = is_admin(&req).map_err(|e| FiltersError::Custom(e.to_string()))?;
+    if let Some(filter) = FILTERS
+        .get_filter(&filter_id, &get_hash(&user_id), is_admin)
+        .await
+    {
         return Ok((web::Json(filter), StatusCode::OK));
     }
 
@@ -81,7 +84,13 @@ pub async fn update(
     let mut user_id = get_user_from_request(&req)?;
     user_id = get_hash(&user_id);
     let filter_id = filter_id.into_inner();
-    if FILTERS.get_filter(&filter_id, &user_id).await.is_none() {
+    let is_admin = is_admin(&req).map_err(|e| FiltersError::Custom(e.to_string()))?;
+
+    if FILTERS
+        .get_filter(&filter_id, &user_id, is_admin)
+        .await
+        .is_none()
+    {
         return Err(FiltersError::Metadata(
             "Filter does not exist or user is not authorized",
         ));
@@ -103,8 +112,9 @@ pub async fn delete(
     let mut user_id = get_user_from_request(&req)?;
     user_id = get_hash(&user_id);
     let filter_id = filter_id.into_inner();
+    let is_admin = is_admin(&req).map_err(|e| FiltersError::Custom(e.to_string()))?;
     let filter = FILTERS
-        .get_filter(&filter_id, &user_id)
+        .get_filter(&filter_id, &user_id, is_admin)
         .await
         .ok_or(FiltersError::Metadata(
             "Filter does not exist or user is not authorized",
diff --git a/src/users/dashboards.rs b/src/users/dashboards.rs
index fbf83fda6..d2e21a05a 100644
--- a/src/users/dashboards.rs
+++ b/src/users/dashboards.rs
@@ -295,9 +295,10 @@ impl Dashboards {
         &self,
         user_id: &str,
         dashboard_id: Ulid,
+        is_admin: bool,
     ) -> Result<(), DashboardError> {
         let obj = self
-            .ensure_dashboard_ownership(dashboard_id, user_id)
+            .ensure_dashboard_ownership(dashboard_id, user_id, is_admin)
             .await?;
 
         {
@@ -335,6 +336,7 @@ impl Dashboards {
         &self,
         dashboard_id: Ulid,
         user_id: &str,
+        is_admin: bool,
     ) -> Option<Dashboard> {
         self.0
             .read()
@@ -344,7 +346,7 @@ impl Dashboards {
                 d.dashboard_id
                     .as_ref()
                     .is_some_and(|id| *id == dashboard_id)
-                    && d.author == Some(user_id.to_string())
+                    && (d.author == Some(user_id.to_string()) || is_admin)
             })
             .cloned()
     }
@@ -409,8 +411,9 @@ impl Dashboards {
         &self,
         dashboard_id: Ulid,
         user_id: &str,
+        is_admin: bool,
     ) -> Result<Dashboard, DashboardError> {
-        self.get_dashboard_by_user(dashboard_id, user_id)
+        self.get_dashboard_by_user(dashboard_id, user_id, is_admin)
             .await
             .ok_or_else(|| {
                 DashboardError::Metadata(
diff --git a/src/users/filters.rs b/src/users/filters.rs
index b8cabc34f..627ece52b 100644
--- a/src/users/filters.rs
+++ b/src/users/filters.rs
@@ -132,13 +132,19 @@ impl Filters {
         s.retain(|f| f.filter_id != Some(filter_id.to_string()));
     }
 
-    pub async fn get_filter(&self, filter_id: &str, user_id: &str) -> Option<Filter> {
+    pub async fn get_filter(
+        &self,
+        filter_id: &str,
+        user_id: &str,
+        is_admin: bool,
+    ) -> Option<Filter> {
         self.0
             .read()
             .await
             .iter()
             .find(|f| {
-                f.filter_id == Some(filter_id.to_string()) && f.user_id == Some(user_id.to_string())
+                f.filter_id == Some(filter_id.to_string())
+                    && (f.user_id == Some(user_id.to_string()) || is_admin)
             })
             .cloned()
     }
diff --git a/src/utils/mod.rs b/src/utils/mod.rs
index fc3290ab4..b0a49d201 100644
--- a/src/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -145,3 +145,22 @@ pub async fn user_auth_for_datasets(
 
     Ok(())
 }
+
+pub fn is_admin(req: &HttpRequest) -> Result<bool, anyhow::Error> {
+    let session_key =
+        extract_session_key_from_req(req).map_err(|e| anyhow::Error::msg(e.to_string()))?;
+
+    let permissions = Users.get_permissions(&session_key);
+
+    // Check if user has admin permissions (Action::All on All resources)
+    for permission in permissions.iter() {
+        match permission {
+            Permission::Resource(Action::All, ParseableResourceType::All) => {
+                return Ok(true);
+            }
+            _ => continue,
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(false)
+}