diff --git a/.changeset/friendly-timers-bathe.md b/.changeset/friendly-timers-bathe.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..961a6d9f2b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/friendly-timers-bathe.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@keystone-next/keystone': patch
+---
+
+Updated items API to handle static `false` access control.
diff --git a/packages-next/keystone/src/lib/getCoerceAndValidateArgumentsFnForGraphQLField.ts b/packages-next/keystone/src/lib/getCoerceAndValidateArgumentsFnForGraphQLField.ts
index a937f030c5a..f80ad8eb337 100644
--- a/packages-next/keystone/src/lib/getCoerceAndValidateArgumentsFnForGraphQLField.ts
+++ b/packages-next/keystone/src/lib/getCoerceAndValidateArgumentsFnForGraphQLField.ts
@@ -43,8 +43,9 @@ function getTypeNodeForType(type: GraphQLType): TypeNode {
 
 export function getCoerceAndValidateArgumentsFnForGraphQLField(
   schema: GraphQLSchema,
-  field: GraphQLField<any, any>
+  field?: GraphQLField<any, any>
 ) {
+  if (!field) return;
   const variableDefintions: VariableDefinitionNode[] = [];
 
   for (const arg of field.args) {
diff --git a/packages-next/keystone/src/lib/itemAPI.ts b/packages-next/keystone/src/lib/itemAPI.ts
index 6d4493379ff..27a66345d47 100644
--- a/packages-next/keystone/src/lib/itemAPI.ts
+++ b/packages-next/keystone/src/lib/itemAPI.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export function itemAPIForList(
   const listKey = list.key;
   return {
     findOne({ resolveFields = 'id', ...rawArgs }) {
+      if (!getArgs.findOne) throw new Error('You do not have access to this resource');
       const args = getArgs.findOne(rawArgs) as { where: { id: string } };
       if (resolveFields) {
         return getItem({ listKey, context, returnFields: resolveFields, itemId: args.where.id });
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ export function itemAPIForList(
       }
     },
     findMany({ resolveFields = 'id', ...rawArgs }) {
+      if (!getArgs.findMany) throw new Error('You do not have access to this resource');
       const args = getArgs.findMany(rawArgs);
       if (resolveFields) {
         return getItems({ listKey, context, returnFields: resolveFields, ...args });
@@ -59,10 +61,12 @@ export function itemAPIForList(
       }
     },
     async count(rawArgs) {
-      const args = getArgs.count(rawArgs);
+      if (!getArgs.count) throw new Error('You do not have access to this resource');
+      const args = getArgs.count(rawArgs!);
       return (await list.listQueryMeta(args, context)).getCount();
     },
     createOne({ resolveFields = 'id', ...rawArgs }) {
+      if (!getArgs.createOne) throw new Error('You do not have access to this resource');
       const { data } = getArgs.createOne(rawArgs);
       if (resolveFields) {
         return createItem({ listKey, context, returnFields: resolveFields, item: data });
@@ -71,6 +75,7 @@ export function itemAPIForList(
       }
     },
     createMany({ resolveFields = 'id', ...rawArgs }) {
+      if (!getArgs.createMany) throw new Error('You do not have access to this resource');
       const { data } = getArgs.createMany(rawArgs);
       if (resolveFields) {
         return createItems({ listKey, context, returnFields: resolveFields, items: data });
@@ -79,6 +84,7 @@ export function itemAPIForList(
       }
     },
     updateOne({ resolveFields = 'id', ...rawArgs }) {
+      if (!getArgs.updateOne) throw new Error('You do not have access to this resource');
       const { id, data } = getArgs.updateOne(rawArgs);
       if (resolveFields) {
         return updateItem({ listKey, context, returnFields: resolveFields, item: { id, data } });
@@ -87,6 +93,7 @@ export function itemAPIForList(
       }
     },
     updateMany({ resolveFields = 'id', ...rawArgs }) {
+      if (!getArgs.updateMany) throw new Error('You do not have access to this resource');
       const { data } = getArgs.updateMany(rawArgs);
       if (resolveFields) {
         return updateItems({ listKey, context, returnFields: resolveFields, items: data });
@@ -95,6 +102,7 @@ export function itemAPIForList(
       }
     },
     deleteOne({ resolveFields = 'id', ...rawArgs }) {
+      if (!getArgs.deleteOne) throw new Error('You do not have access to this resource');
       const { id } = getArgs.deleteOne(rawArgs);
       if (resolveFields) {
         return deleteItem({ listKey, context, returnFields: resolveFields, itemId: id });
@@ -103,6 +111,7 @@ export function itemAPIForList(
       }
     },
     deleteMany({ resolveFields = 'id', ...rawArgs }) {
+      if (!getArgs.deleteMany) throw new Error('You do not have access to this resource');
       const { ids } = getArgs.deleteMany(rawArgs);
       if (resolveFields) {
         return deleteItems({ listKey, context, returnFields: resolveFields, items: ids });
diff --git a/packages-next/keystone/src/lib/schema-type-printer.tsx b/packages-next/keystone/src/lib/schema-type-printer.tsx
index 3990e9d0e87..9db47d976b4 100644
--- a/packages-next/keystone/src/lib/schema-type-printer.tsx
+++ b/packages-next/keystone/src/lib/schema-type-printer.tsx
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ export function printGeneratedTypes(
 
     const { gqlNames } = list;
     let listTypeInfoName = `${listKey}ListTypeInfo`;
+    const listQuery = queryNodeFieldsByName[gqlNames.listQueryName];
     printedTypes += `
 export type ${listTypeInfoName} = {
   key: ${JSON.stringify(listKey)};
@@ -146,7 +147,11 @@ export type ${listTypeInfoName} = {
     update: ${gqlNames.updateInputName};
   };
   args: {
-    listQuery: ${printArgs(queryNodeFieldsByName[gqlNames.listQueryName].arguments!)}
+    listQuery: ${
+      listQuery
+        ? printArgs(listQuery.arguments!)
+        : 'import("@keystone-next/types").BaseGeneratedListTypes["args"]["listQuery"]'
+    }
   };
 };