diff --git a/frontend/src/__tests__/cypress/cypress/tests/mocked/projects/projectList.cy.ts b/frontend/src/__tests__/cypress/cypress/tests/mocked/projects/projectList.cy.ts
index 535619b463..f2ccb327a9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/__tests__/cypress/cypress/tests/mocked/projects/projectList.cy.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/__tests__/cypress/cypress/tests/mocked/projects/projectList.cy.ts
@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@ import {
   ProjectModel,
   ProjectRequestModel,
   RouteModel,
+  SelfSubjectAccessReviewModel,
 } from '~/__tests__/cypress/cypress/utils/models';
 import { mock200Status } from '~/__mocks__/mockK8sStatus';
 import { mockNotebookK8sResource, mockRouteK8sResource } from '~/__mocks__';
 import { mockPodK8sResource } from '~/__mocks__/mockPodK8sResource';
+import { mockSelfSubjectAccessReview } from '~/__mocks__/mockSelfSubjectAccessReview';
 import { asProjectAdminUser } from '~/__tests__/cypress/cypress/utils/users';
 import { notebookConfirmModal } from '~/__tests__/cypress/cypress/pages/workbench';
 import { testPagination } from '~/__tests__/cypress/cypress/utils/pagination';
@@ -78,7 +80,16 @@ describe('Data science projects details', () => {
   it('should delete project', () => {
     initIntercepts();
     projectListPage.visit();
-    projectListPage.getProjectRow('Test Project').findKebabAction('Delete project').click();
+    cy.interceptK8s(
+      'POST',
+      SelfSubjectAccessReviewModel,
+      mockSelfSubjectAccessReview({ allowed: true }),
+    ).as('selfSubjectAccessReviewsCall');
+    const deleteProject = projectListPage
+      .getProjectRow('Test Project')
+      .findKebabAction('Delete project');
+    cy.wait('@selfSubjectAccessReviewsCall');
+    deleteProject.click();
     deleteModal.shouldBeOpen();
     deleteModal.findSubmitButton().should('be.disabled');
     deleteModal.findCancelButton().should('be.enabled').click();
@@ -154,6 +165,31 @@ describe('Data science projects details', () => {
     projectListPage.findProjectLink('renamed').should('not.exist');
   });
 
+  it('should disable kebab actions with insufficient permissions', () => {
+    initIntercepts();
+    projectListPage.visit();
+    cy.interceptK8s(
+      'POST',
+      SelfSubjectAccessReviewModel,
+      mockSelfSubjectAccessReview({ allowed: false }),
+    ).as('selfSubjectAccessReviewsCall');
+
+    const editProject = projectListPage
+      .getProjectRow('Test Project')
+      .findKebabAction('Edit project');
+    const editPermission = projectListPage
+      .getProjectRow('Test Project')
+      .findKebabAction('Edit permissions');
+    const deleteProject = projectListPage
+      .getProjectRow('Test Project')
+      .findKebabAction('Delete project');
+    cy.wait('@selfSubjectAccessReviewsCall');
+
+    editProject.should('have.attr', 'aria-disabled', 'true');
+    editPermission.should('have.attr', 'aria-disabled', 'true');
+    deleteProject.should('have.attr', 'aria-disabled', 'true');
+  });
+
   describe('Table filter', () => {
     it('filter by name', () => {
       initIntercepts();
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/useAccessReview.ts b/frontend/src/api/useAccessReview.ts
index b0926954cb..c2cec046bc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/useAccessReview.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/useAccessReview.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ const checkAccess = ({
 
 export const useAccessReview = (
   resourceAttributes: AccessReviewResourceAttributes,
+  shouldRunCheck = true,
 ): [boolean, boolean] => {
   const [loaded, setLoaded] = React.useState(false);
   const [isAllowed, setAllowed] = React.useState(false);
@@ -51,22 +52,24 @@ export const useAccessReview = (
   } = resourceAttributes;
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
-    checkAccess({ group, resource, subresource, verb, name, namespace })
-      .then((result) => {
-        if (result.status) {
-          setAllowed(result.status.allowed);
-        } else {
+    if (shouldRunCheck) {
+      checkAccess({ group, resource, subresource, verb, name, namespace })
+        .then((result) => {
+          if (result.status) {
+            setAllowed(result.status.allowed);
+          } else {
+            setAllowed(true);
+          }
+          setLoaded(true);
+        })
+        .catch((e) => {
+          // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+          console.warn('SelfSubjectAccessReview failed', e);
           setAllowed(true);
-        }
-        setLoaded(true);
-      })
-      .catch((e) => {
-        // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-        console.warn('SelfSubjectAccessReview failed', e);
-        setAllowed(true);
-        setLoaded(true);
-      });
-  }, [group, name, namespace, resource, subresource, verb]);
+          setLoaded(true);
+        });
+    }
+  }, [group, name, namespace, resource, subresource, verb, shouldRunCheck]);
 
   return [isAllowed, loaded];
 };
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/projects/screens/projects/ProjectTableRow.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/projects/screens/projects/ProjectTableRow.tsx
index d6a62b4b7e..e6a3268331 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/projects/screens/projects/ProjectTableRow.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/projects/screens/projects/ProjectTableRow.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,12 @@ const ProjectTableRow: React.FC<ProjectTableRowProps> = ({
   const navigate = useNavigate();
   const owner = getProjectOwner(project);
 
-  const item = useProjectTableRowItems(project, isRefreshing, setEditData, setDeleteData);
+  const [item, runAccessCheck] = useProjectTableRowItems(
+    project,
+    isRefreshing,
+    setEditData,
+    setDeleteData,
+  );
   const [notebookStates, loaded] = useProjectNotebookStates(project.metadata.name);
 
   return (
@@ -130,6 +135,8 @@ const ProjectTableRow: React.FC<ProjectTableRowProps> = ({
                   className="odh-project-table__action-column"
                   isActionCell
                   rowSpan={notebookStates.length || 1}
+                  onMouseEnter={runAccessCheck}
+                  onClick={runAccessCheck}
                 >
                   <ActionsColumn items={item} />
                 </Td>
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/projects/screens/projects/useProjectTableRowItems.ts b/frontend/src/pages/projects/screens/projects/useProjectTableRowItems.ts
index 59a76eeecd..e72165f0fc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/projects/screens/projects/useProjectTableRowItems.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/projects/screens/projects/useProjectTableRowItems.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
+import * as React from 'react';
 import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { TooltipProps } from '@patternfly/react-core';
 import { useAccessReview } from '~/api';
 import { AccessReviewResourceAttributes, ProjectKind } from '~/k8sTypes';
 
 type KebabItem = {
   title?: string;
-  isDisabled?: boolean;
+  isAriaDisabled?: boolean;
   isSeparator?: boolean;
   onClick?: () => void;
+  tooltipProps?: TooltipProps;
 };
 const accessReviewResource: AccessReviewResourceAttributes = {
   group: 'rbac.authorization.k8s.io',
@@ -18,40 +21,72 @@ const useProjectTableRowItems = (
   isRefreshing: boolean,
   setEditData: (data: ProjectKind) => void,
   setDeleteData: (data: ProjectKind) => void,
-): KebabItem[] => {
-  const [allowCreate] = useAccessReview({
-    ...accessReviewResource,
-    namespace: project.metadata.name,
-  });
+): [KebabItem[], () => void] => {
   const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const [shouldRunCheck, setShouldRunCheck] = React.useState(false);
+
+  const [allowUpdate, allowUpdateLoaded] = useAccessReview(
+    {
+      ...accessReviewResource,
+      namespace: project.metadata.name,
+      verb: 'update',
+    },
+    shouldRunCheck,
+  );
+  const [allowCreate, allowCreateLoaded] = useAccessReview(
+    {
+      ...accessReviewResource,
+      namespace: project.metadata.name,
+    },
+    shouldRunCheck,
+  );
+  const [allowDelete, allowDeleteLoaded] = useAccessReview(
+    {
+      ...accessReviewResource,
+      namespace: project.metadata.name,
+      verb: 'delete',
+    },
+    shouldRunCheck,
+  );
+
+  const runAccesCheck = React.useCallback(() => {
+    setShouldRunCheck(true);
+  }, []);
+
+  const noPermissionToolTip = (allow: boolean, loaded: boolean): Partial<KebabItem> | undefined =>
+    !allow && loaded
+      ? { tooltipProps: { content: 'You do not have permissions to perform this action' } }
+      : undefined;
+
   const item: KebabItem[] = [
     {
       title: 'Edit project',
-      isDisabled: isRefreshing,
+      isAriaDisabled: isRefreshing || !allowUpdate || !allowUpdateLoaded,
       onClick: () => {
         setEditData(project);
       },
+      ...noPermissionToolTip(allowUpdate, allowUpdateLoaded),
+    },
+    {
+      title: 'Edit permissions',
+      isAriaDisabled: !allowCreate || !allowCreateLoaded,
+      onClick: () => {
+        navigate(`/projects/${project.metadata.name}?section=permissions`);
+      },
+      ...noPermissionToolTip(allowCreate, allowCreateLoaded),
     },
-    ...(allowCreate
-      ? [
-          {
-            title: 'Edit permissions',
-            onClick: () => {
-              navigate(`/projects/${project.metadata.name}?section=permissions`);
-            },
-          },
-        ]
-      : []),
     {
       isSeparator: true,
     },
     {
       title: 'Delete project',
+      isAriaDisabled: !allowDelete || !allowDeleteLoaded,
       onClick: () => {
         setDeleteData(project);
       },
+      ...noPermissionToolTip(allowDelete, allowDeleteLoaded),
     },
   ];
-  return item;
+  return [item, runAccesCheck];
 };
 export default useProjectTableRowItems;