diff --git a/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/manage/tools/docker/page.tsx b/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/manage/tools/docker/page.tsx
index c9054efe2..7af012d53 100644
--- a/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/manage/tools/docker/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/manage/tools/docker/page.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
+import { notFound } from "next/navigation";
 import { Stack, Title } from "@mantine/core";
 
 import { api } from "@homarr/api/server";
+import { auth } from "@homarr/auth/next";
 import { getScopedI18n } from "@homarr/translation/server";
 
 import { DynamicBreadcrumb } from "~/components/navigation/dynamic-breadcrumb";
 import { DockerTable } from "./docker-table";
 
 export default async function DockerPage() {
+  const session = await auth();
+  if (!session?.user || !session.user.permissions.includes("admin")) {
+    notFound();
+  }
+
   const { containers, timestamp } = await api.docker.getContainers();
   const tDocker = await getScopedI18n("docker");
 
diff --git a/packages/api/src/router/docker/docker-router.ts b/packages/api/src/router/docker/docker-router.ts
index 186d47286..876ab683d 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/router/docker/docker-router.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/router/docker/docker-router.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import type { DockerContainerState } from "@homarr/definitions";
 import { createCacheChannel } from "@homarr/redis";
 import { z } from "@homarr/validation";
 
-import { createTRPCRouter, permissionRequiredProcedure, publicProcedure } from "../../trpc";
+import { createTRPCRouter, permissionRequiredProcedure } from "../../trpc";
 import { DockerSingleton } from "./docker-singleton";
 
 const dockerCache = createCacheChannel<{
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const dockerCache = createCacheChannel<{
 }>("docker-containers", 5 * 60 * 1000);
 
 export const dockerRouter = createTRPCRouter({
-  getContainers: publicProcedure.query(async () => {
+  getContainers: permissionRequiredProcedure.requiresPermission("admin").query(async () => {
     const { timestamp, data } = await dockerCache.consumeAsync(async () => {
       const dockerInstances = DockerSingleton.getInstance();
       const containers = await Promise.all(
diff --git a/packages/api/src/router/test/docker/docker-router.spec.ts b/packages/api/src/router/test/docker/docker-router.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a166b46a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api/src/router/test/docker/docker-router.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+import { TRPCError } from "@trpc/server";
+import { describe, expect, test, vi } from "vitest";
+
+import type { Session } from "@homarr/auth";
+import { objectKeys } from "@homarr/common";
+import type { Database } from "@homarr/db";
+import { getPermissionsWithChildren } from "@homarr/definitions";
+import type { GroupPermissionKey } from "@homarr/definitions";
+
+import type { RouterInputs } from "../../..";
+import { dockerRouter } from "../../docker/docker-router";
+
+// Mock the auth module to return an empty session
+vi.mock("@homarr/auth", () => ({ auth: () => ({}) as Session }));
+vi.mock("@homarr/redis", () => ({
+  createCacheChannel: () => ({
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/require-await
+    consumeAsync: async () => ({
+      timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+      data: { containers: [] },
+    }),
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-empty-function
+    invalidateAsync: async () => {},
+  }),
+}));
+
+const createSessionWithPermissions = (...permissions: GroupPermissionKey[]) =>
+  ({
+    user: {
+      id: "1",
+      permissions,
+    },
+    expires: new Date().toISOString(),
+  }) satisfies Session;
+
+const procedureKeys = objectKeys(dockerRouter._def.procedures);
+
+const validInputs: {
+  [key in (typeof procedureKeys)[number]]: RouterInputs["docker"][key];
+} = {
+  getContainers: undefined,
+  startAll: { ids: ["1"] },
+  stopAll: { ids: ["1"] },
+  restartAll: { ids: ["1"] },
+  removeAll: { ids: ["1"] },
+};
+
+describe("All procedures should only be accessible for users with admin permission", () => {
+  test.each(procedureKeys)("Procedure %s should be accessible for users with admin permission", async (procedure) => {
+    // Arrange
+    const caller = dockerRouter.createCaller({
+      db: null as unknown as Database,
+      session: createSessionWithPermissions("admin"),
+    });
+
+    // Act
+    const act = () => caller[procedure](validInputs[procedure] as never);
+
+    await expect(act()).resolves.not.toThrow();
+  });
+
+  test.each(procedureKeys)("Procedure %s should not be accessible with other permissions", async (procedure) => {
+    // Arrange
+    const groupPermissionsWithoutAdmin = getPermissionsWithChildren(["admin"]).filter(
+      (permission) => permission !== "admin",
+    );
+    const caller = dockerRouter.createCaller({
+      db: null as unknown as Database,
+      session: createSessionWithPermissions(...groupPermissionsWithoutAdmin),
+    });
+
+    // Act
+    const act = () => caller[procedure](validInputs[procedure] as never);
+
+    await expect(act()).rejects.toThrow(new TRPCError({ code: "FORBIDDEN", message: "Permission denied" }));
+  });
+
+  test.each(procedureKeys)("Procedure %s should not be accessible without session", async (procedure) => {
+    // Arrange
+    const caller = dockerRouter.createCaller({
+      db: null as unknown as Database,
+      session: null,
+    });
+
+    // Act
+    const act = () => caller[procedure](validInputs[procedure] as never);
+
+    await expect(act()).rejects.toThrow(new TRPCError({ code: "UNAUTHORIZED" }));
+  });
+});