diff --git a/plugins/plugin-api-permissions/server/src/bootstrap.ts b/plugins/plugin-api-permissions/server/src/bootstrap.ts
index 4655cb2..853cb29 100644
--- a/plugins/plugin-api-permissions/server/src/bootstrap.ts
+++ b/plugins/plugin-api-permissions/server/src/bootstrap.ts
@@ -33,9 +33,10 @@ const RBAC_ACTIONS = [
 ];
 
 export default async ({ strapi }: { strapi: Core.Strapi }) => {
-  await strapi
-    .service("admin::permission")
-    .actionProvider.registerMany(RBAC_ACTIONS);
+  const provider = strapi.service("admin::permission").actionProvider;
+
+  await provider.registerMany(RBAC_ACTIONS);
+  await manualPermissionOverride(strapi);
 
   const roleCount = await strapi.documents(ROLE_UID).count({});
 
@@ -57,3 +58,53 @@ export default async ({ strapi }: { strapi: Core.Strapi }) => {
     });
   }
 };
+
+/**
+ * Manually override permissions for API Roles to ensure they are always in sync with Content Manager permissions.
+ * @param strapi The Strapi instance
+ */
+const manualPermissionOverride = async (strapi: Core.Strapi) => {
+  const provider = strapi.service("admin::permission").actionProvider;
+
+  for (const action of ["read", "create", "update", "delete"]) {
+    const adminString = `plugin::content-manager.explorer.${action}`;
+    const aliasString = `plugin::api-permissions.roles.${action}`;
+
+    const adminAction = provider.get(adminString);
+    const aliasAction = provider.get(aliasString);
+
+    if (adminAction) {
+      if (!adminAction.subjects) adminAction.subjects = [];
+
+      if (!adminAction.subjects.includes(ROLE_UID)) {
+        adminAction.subjects.push(ROLE_UID);
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (aliasAction) {
+      if (!aliasAction.aliases) aliasAction.aliases = [];
+
+      const exists = aliasAction.aliases.some(
+        ({ actionId, subjects }: { actionId: string; subjects?: string[] }) => {
+          return actionId === adminString && subjects?.includes(ROLE_UID);
+        },
+      );
+
+      if (!exists) {
+        aliasAction.aliases.push({
+          actionId: adminString,
+          subjects: [ROLE_UID],
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  try {
+    await strapi.service("admin::role")?.resetSuperAdminPermissions?.();
+  } catch (err) {
+    strapi.log.error(
+      "Failed to sync Super Admin permissions for API Roles:",
+      err,
+    );
+  }
+};