diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput.svelte
index dc5be49871..af1bb616f6 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput.svelte
@@ -1277,7 +1277,9 @@
 					canCompact: () => !!history?.currentId && contextCompactionEnabled,
 					compactDisabled: () => isActive,
 					canStatus: () => !!history?.currentId,
-					canFork: () => !!history?.currentId,
+					canFork: () =>
+						!!history?.currentId &&
+						($_user?.role === 'admin' || ($_user?.permissions?.chat?.import ?? true)),
 					forkDisabled: () => isActive,
 					contextUsage: () => statusContextUsage,
 					onCompact: compactHandler,
diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/ResponseMessage.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/ResponseMessage.svelte
index cf6973e98e..d74e4563b8 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/ResponseMessage.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/ResponseMessage.svelte
@@ -1486,7 +1486,7 @@
 										</Tooltip>
 									{/each}
 
-									{#if message.done && !readOnly && forkHandler}
+									{#if message.done && !readOnly && forkHandler && ($user?.role === 'admin' || ($user?.permissions?.chat?.import ?? true))}
 										<Tooltip content="Fork chat" placement="bottom">
 											<button
 												aria-label="Fork chat"