diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/pr-21205.toml b/changelog/unreleased/pr-21205.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..44cd47bce32c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/pr-21205.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+type = "a"
+message = "Enable defining required permissions for navigation web interface plugin."
+
+pulls = ["21205"]
+details.user = """
+Before it was only possible to define required permissions for a navigation dropdown item.
+"""
+
diff --git a/graylog2-web-interface/src/@types/graylog-web-plugin/index.d.ts b/graylog2-web-interface/src/@types/graylog-web-plugin/index.d.ts
index dd5da4d02769..07551e8da009 100644
--- a/graylog2-web-interface/src/@types/graylog-web-plugin/index.d.ts
+++ b/graylog2-web-interface/src/@types/graylog-web-plugin/index.d.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ type PluginNavigation = {
   perspective?: string;
   BadgeComponent?: React.ComponentType<{ text: string }>;
   position?: 'last' | undefined,
+  permissions?: string | Array<string>,
   useIsValidLicense?: () => boolean,
 } & (PluginNavigationLink | PluginNavigationDropdown)