diff --git a/agent/acl_endpoint.go b/agent/acl_endpoint.go
index 7ad0392f0409..0d1a005e7ff1 100644
--- a/agent/acl_endpoint.go
+++ b/agent/acl_endpoint.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package agent
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/acl"
@@ -142,6 +143,12 @@ func (s *HTTPHandlers) ACLPolicyCRUD(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request
 }
 
 func (s *HTTPHandlers) ACLPolicyRead(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, policyID, policyName string) (interface{}, error) {
+	// policy name needs to be unescaped in case there were `/` characters
+	policyName, err := url.QueryUnescape(policyName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	args := structs.ACLPolicyGetRequest{
 		Datacenter: s.agent.config.Datacenter,
 		PolicyID:   policyID,
diff --git a/command/acl/acl_helpers.go b/command/acl/acl_helpers.go
index c571934edc58..ac1f1c0e99a7 100644
--- a/command/acl/acl_helpers.go
+++ b/command/acl/acl_helpers.go
@@ -42,9 +42,17 @@ func GetTokenAccessorIDFromPartial(client *api.Client, partialAccessorID string)
 }
 
 func GetPolicyIDFromPartial(client *api.Client, partialID string) (string, error) {
-	if partialID == "global-management" {
-		return structs.ACLPolicyGlobalManagementID, nil
+	// try the builtin policies (by name) first
+	for _, policy := range structs.ACLBuiltinPolicies {
+		if partialID == policy.Name {
+			return policy.ID, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	if policy, ok := structs.ACLBuiltinPolicies[partialID]; ok {
+		return policy.ID, nil
 	}
+
 	// The full UUID string was given
 	if len(partialID) == 36 {
 		return partialID, nil
diff --git a/command/acl/acl_test.go b/command/acl/acl_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2095795ff00b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/acl/acl_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+// Copyright (c) HashiCorp, Inc.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+
+package acl
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/structs"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/testrpc"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func Test_GetPolicyIDByName_Builtins(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	a := agent.StartTestAgent(t,
+		agent.TestAgent{
+			LogOutput: io.Discard,
+			HCL: `
+				primary_datacenter = "dc1"
+				acl {
+					enabled = true
+					tokens {
+						initial_management = "root"
+					}
+				}
+			`,
+		},
+	)
+
+	defer a.Shutdown()
+	testrpc.WaitForTestAgent(t, a.RPC, "dc1", testrpc.WithToken("root"))
+
+	client := a.Client()
+	client.AddHeader("X-Consul-Token", "root")
+
+	for _, policy := range structs.ACLBuiltinPolicies {
+		name := fmt.Sprintf("%s policy", policy.Name)
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			id, err := GetPolicyIDByName(client, policy.Name)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.Equal(t, policy.ID, id)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func Test_GetPolicyIDFromPartial_Builtins(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	a := agent.StartTestAgent(t,
+		agent.TestAgent{
+			LogOutput: io.Discard,
+			HCL: `
+				primary_datacenter = "dc1"
+				acl {
+					enabled = true
+					tokens {
+						initial_management = "root"
+					}
+				}
+			`,
+		},
+	)
+
+	defer a.Shutdown()
+	testrpc.WaitForTestAgent(t, a.RPC, "dc1", testrpc.WithToken("root"))
+
+	client := a.Client()
+	client.AddHeader("X-Consul-Token", "root")
+
+	for _, policy := range structs.ACLBuiltinPolicies {
+		name := fmt.Sprintf("%s policy", policy.Name)
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			id, err := GetPolicyIDFromPartial(client, policy.Name)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.Equal(t, policy.ID, id)
+		})
+	}
+}