diff --git a/Config/config.php b/Config/config.php
index 1476deaf4..826948053 100644
--- a/Config/config.php
+++ b/Config/config.php
@@ -747,6 +747,7 @@
                     'custom_item.permission.provider',
                     'custom_field.repository',
                     'translator',
+                    'mautic.user.model.user',
                 ],
             ],
             'custom_item.contact.subscriber' => [
diff --git a/EventListener/ImportSubscriber.php b/EventListener/ImportSubscriber.php
index 98fba5826..852856c46 100644
--- a/EventListener/ImportSubscriber.php
+++ b/EventListener/ImportSubscriber.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 use Mautic\LeadBundle\Event\ImportProcessEvent;
 use Mautic\LeadBundle\Event\ImportValidateEvent;
 use Mautic\LeadBundle\LeadEvents;
+use Mautic\UserBundle\Model\UserModel;
 use MauticPlugin\CustomObjectsBundle\Entity\CustomField;
 use MauticPlugin\CustomObjectsBundle\Exception\ForbiddenException;
 use MauticPlugin\CustomObjectsBundle\Exception\NotFoundException;
@@ -56,13 +57,16 @@ class ImportSubscriber implements EventSubscriberInterface
      */
     private $customFieldRepository;
 
+    private UserModel $userModel;
+
     public function __construct(
         CustomObjectModel $customObjectModel,
         CustomItemImportModel $customItemImportModel,
         ConfigProvider $configProvider,
         CustomItemPermissionProvider $permissionProvider,
         CustomFieldRepository $customFieldRepository,
-        TranslatorInterface $translator
+        TranslatorInterface $translator,
+        UserModel $userModel
     ) {
         $this->customObjectModel     = $customObjectModel;
         $this->customItemImportModel = $customItemImportModel;
@@ -70,6 +74,7 @@ public function __construct(
         $this->permissionProvider    = $permissionProvider;
         $this->customFieldRepository = $customFieldRepository;
         $this->translator            = $translator;
+        $this->userModel             = $userModel;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -185,8 +190,9 @@ public function onImportProcess(ImportProcessEvent $event): void
 
         try {
             $customObjectId = $this->getCustomObjectId($event->import->getObject());
-            $this->permissionProvider->canCreate($customObjectId);
-            $customObject = $this->customObjectModel->fetchEntity($customObjectId);
+            $user           = $event->import->isBackgroundProcess() ? $this->userModel->getEntity($event->import->getCreatedBy()) : null;
+            $this->permissionProvider->canCreate($customObjectId, $user);
+            $customObject   = $this->customObjectModel->fetchEntity($customObjectId);
             $merged       = $this->customItemImportModel->import($event->import, $event->rowData, $customObject);
             $event->setWasMerged($merged);
         } catch (NotFoundException $e) {
diff --git a/Provider/CustomItemPermissionProvider.php b/Provider/CustomItemPermissionProvider.php
index c756e1da8..a9d5bc8f0 100644
--- a/Provider/CustomItemPermissionProvider.php
+++ b/Provider/CustomItemPermissionProvider.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 namespace MauticPlugin\CustomObjectsBundle\Provider;
 
 use Mautic\CoreBundle\Security\Permissions\CorePermissions;
+use Mautic\UserBundle\Entity\User;
 use MauticPlugin\CustomObjectsBundle\Entity\CustomItem;
 use MauticPlugin\CustomObjectsBundle\Exception\ForbiddenException;
 use MauticPlugin\CustomObjectsBundle\Security\Permissions\CustomObjectPermissions;
@@ -24,9 +25,9 @@ public function __construct(CorePermissions $corePermissions)
     /**
      * @throws ForbiddenException
      */
-    public function isGranted(string $permission, int $customObjectId): void
+    public function isGranted(string $permission, int $customObjectId, ?User $user = null): void
     {
-        if (!$this->corePermissions->isGranted($this->getPermissionName($customObjectId, $permission))) {
+        if (!$this->corePermissions->isGranted($this->getPermissionName($customObjectId, $permission), 'MATCH_ALL', $user)) {
             throw new ForbiddenException($permission, 'Items for Custom Object', $customObjectId);
         }
     }
@@ -45,9 +46,9 @@ public function hasEntityAccess(string $permission, CustomItem $entity): void
     /**
      * @throws ForbiddenException
      */
-    public function canCreate(int $customObjectId): void
+    public function canCreate(int $customObjectId, ?User $user = null): void
     {
-        $this->isGranted('create', $customObjectId);
+        $this->isGranted('create', $customObjectId, $user);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ public function canDelete(CustomItem $entity): void
         $this->hasEntityAccess('delete', $entity);
     }
 
-    private function getPermissionName(int $customObjectId, string $permission): string
+    public function getPermissionName(int $customObjectId, string $permission): string
     {
         return sprintf('%s:%d:%s', CustomObjectPermissions::NAME, $customObjectId, $permission);
     }