diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/security/permissions.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/security/permissions.ts
index 6cacc12dd6..0edab188d9 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/security/permissions.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/security/permissions.ts
@@ -1,29 +1,12 @@
-const { flatten } = require("lodash")
-const { cloneDeep } = require("lodash/fp")
+import { flatten } from "lodash"
+import { cloneDeep } from "lodash/fp"
+import { PermissionType, PermissionLevel } from "@budibase/types"
+export { PermissionType, PermissionLevel } from "@budibase/types"
 
 export type RoleHierarchy = {
   permissionId: string
 }[]
 
-export enum PermissionLevel {
-  READ = "read",
-  WRITE = "write",
-  EXECUTE = "execute",
-  ADMIN = "admin",
-}
-
-// these are the global types, that govern the underlying default behaviour
-export enum PermissionType {
-  APP = "app",
-  TABLE = "table",
-  USER = "user",
-  AUTOMATION = "automation",
-  WEBHOOK = "webhook",
-  BUILDER = "builder",
-  VIEW = "view",
-  QUERY = "query",
-}
-
 export class Permission {
   type: PermissionType
   level: PermissionLevel
@@ -173,3 +156,4 @@ export function isPermissionLevelHigherThanRead(level: PermissionLevel) {
 
 // utility as a lot of things need simply the builder permission
 export const BUILDER = PermissionType.BUILDER
+export const GLOBAL_BUILDER = PermissionType.GLOBAL_BUILDER
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/application.ts b/packages/server/src/api/routes/application.ts
index 0c1fa364ff..04d5f67b96 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/application.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/application.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ router
   )
   .post(
     "/api/applications",
-    authorized(permissions.BUILDER),
+    authorized(permissions.GLOBAL_BUILDER),
     applicationValidator(),
     controller.create
   )
diff --git a/packages/server/src/middleware/authorized.ts b/packages/server/src/middleware/authorized.ts
index dba5d47cb9..767c3d95ef 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/middleware/authorized.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/middleware/authorized.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
   context,
   users,
 } from "@budibase/backend-core"
-import { Role, UserCtx } from "@budibase/types"
+import { Role, UserCtx, PermissionType, PermissionLevel } from "@budibase/types"
 import builderMiddleware from "./builder"
 import { isWebhookEndpoint } from "./utils"
 
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ const csrf = auth.buildCsrfMiddleware()
 const checkAuthorized = async (
   ctx: UserCtx,
   resourceRoles: any,
-  permType: any,
-  permLevel: any
+  permType: PermissionType,
+  permLevel: PermissionLevel
 ) => {
   const appId = context.getAppId()
   // check if this is a builder api and the user is not a builder
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ const checkAuthorized = async (
 }
 
 const checkAuthorizedResource = async (
-  ctx: any,
+  ctx: UserCtx,
   resourceRoles: any,
-  permType: any,
-  permLevel: any
+  permType: PermissionType,
+  permLevel: PermissionLevel
 ) => {
   // get the user's roles
   const roleId = ctx.roleId || roles.BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS.PUBLIC
@@ -122,7 +122,10 @@ export default (
 
     // check general builder stuff, this middleware is a good way
     // to find API endpoints which are builder focused
-    if (permType === permissions.PermissionType.BUILDER) {
+    if (
+      permType === permissions.PermissionType.BUILDER ||
+      permType === permissions.PermissionType.GLOBAL_BUILDER
+    ) {
       await builderMiddleware(ctx)
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/middleware/builder.ts b/packages/server/src/middleware/builder.ts
index 881ec843a4..7df135c86a 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/middleware/builder.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/middleware/builder.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
   setDebounce,
 } from "../utilities/redis"
 import { db as dbCore, cache } from "@budibase/backend-core"
-import { UserCtx, Database, App } from "@budibase/types"
+import { UserCtx, Database } from "@budibase/types"
 
 const DEBOUNCE_TIME_SEC = 30
 
diff --git a/packages/types/src/documents/global/user.ts b/packages/types/src/documents/global/user.ts
index 3249660624..2ce714801d 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/documents/global/user.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/documents/global/user.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ export interface User extends Document {
   roles: UserRoles
   builder?: {
     global?: boolean
-    appBuilder?: boolean
     apps?: string[]
   }
   admin?: {
diff --git a/packages/types/src/sdk/index.ts b/packages/types/src/sdk/index.ts
index 49d0387a82..e4b5778ed9 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/sdk/index.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/sdk/index.ts
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ export * from "./sso"
 export * from "./user"
 export * from "./cli"
 export * from "./websocket"
+export * from "./permissions"
diff --git a/packages/types/src/sdk/permissions.ts b/packages/types/src/sdk/permissions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9e51e4c7b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/types/src/sdk/permissions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+export enum PermissionLevel {
+  READ = "read",
+  WRITE = "write",
+  EXECUTE = "execute",
+  ADMIN = "admin",
+}
+
+// these are the global types, that govern the underlying default behaviour
+export enum PermissionType {
+  APP = "app",
+  TABLE = "table",
+  USER = "user",
+  AUTOMATION = "automation",
+  WEBHOOK = "webhook",
+  BUILDER = "builder",
+  GLOBAL_BUILDER = "globalBuilder",
+  VIEW = "view",
+  QUERY = "query",
+}
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/global/users.ts b/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/global/users.ts
index d1e66b4ac1..99da08a5b8 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/global/users.ts
+++ b/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/global/users.ts
@@ -433,26 +433,9 @@ export const inviteAccept = async (
   }
 }
 
-export const grantAppBuilder = async (ctx: Ctx) => {
-  const { userId } = ctx.params
-  const user = await userSdk.db.getUser(userId)
-  if (!user.builder) {
-    user.builder = {}
-  }
-  user.builder.appBuilder = true
-  await userSdk.db.save(user, { hashPassword: false })
-  ctx.body = { message: `User "${user.email}" granted app builder permissions` }
-}
-
 export const addAppBuilder = async (ctx: Ctx) => {
   const { userId, appId } = ctx.params
   const user = await userSdk.db.getUser(userId)
-  if (!user.builder?.appBuilder && !userSdk.core.isGlobalBuilder(user)) {
-    ctx.throw(
-      400,
-      "Unable to update access, user must be granted app builder permissions."
-    )
-  }
   if (userSdk.core.isGlobalBuilder(user)) {
     ctx.body = { message: "User already admin - no permissions updated." }
     return
@@ -472,12 +455,6 @@ export const addAppBuilder = async (ctx: Ctx) => {
 export const removeAppBuilder = async (ctx: Ctx) => {
   const { userId, appId } = ctx.params
   const user = await userSdk.db.getUser(userId)
-  if (!user.builder?.appBuilder && !userSdk.core.isGlobalBuilder(user)) {
-    ctx.throw(
-      400,
-      "Unable to update access, user must be granted app builder permissions."
-    )
-  }
   if (userSdk.core.isGlobalBuilder(user)) {
     ctx.body = { message: "User already admin - no permissions removed." }
     return
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/api/routes/global/tests/appBuilder.spec.ts b/packages/worker/src/api/routes/global/tests/appBuilder.spec.ts
index 83bc401759..22039471b4 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/api/routes/global/tests/appBuilder.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/worker/src/api/routes/global/tests/appBuilder.spec.ts
@@ -24,27 +24,9 @@ describe("/api/global/users/:userId/app/builder", () => {
     return response.body as User
   }
 
-  async function grantAppBuilder(): Promise<User> {
-    const user = await newUser()
-    await config.api.users.grantAppBuilder(user._id!)
-    return await getUser(user._id!)
-  }
-
-  describe("POST /api/global/users/:userId/app/builder", () => {
-    it("should be able to grant a user builder permissions", async () => {
-      const user = await grantAppBuilder()
-      expect(user.builder?.appBuilder).toBe(true)
-    })
-  })
-
   describe("PATCH /api/global/users/:userId/app/:appId/builder", () => {
-    it("shouldn't allow granting access to an app to a non-app builder", async () => {
-      const user = await newUser()
-      await config.api.users.grantBuilderToApp(user._id!, MOCK_APP_ID, 400)
-    })
-
     it("should be able to grant a user access to a particular app", async () => {
-      const user = await grantAppBuilder()
+      const user = await newUser()
       await config.api.users.grantBuilderToApp(user._id!, MOCK_APP_ID)
       const updated = await getUser(user._id!)
       expect(updated.builder?.appBuilder).toBe(true)
@@ -54,7 +36,7 @@ describe("/api/global/users/:userId/app/builder", () => {
 
   describe("DELETE /api/global/users/:userId/app/:appId/builder", () => {
     it("should allow revoking access", async () => {
-      const user = await grantAppBuilder()
+      const user = await newUser()
       await config.api.users.grantBuilderToApp(user._id!, MOCK_APP_ID)
       let updated = await getUser(user._id!)
       expect(updated.builder?.apps![0]).toBe(MOCK_APP_ID)
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/api/routes/global/users.ts b/packages/worker/src/api/routes/global/users.ts
index 9c1b5d9acb..348939a2e7 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/api/routes/global/users.ts
+++ b/packages/worker/src/api/routes/global/users.ts
@@ -122,8 +122,7 @@ router
     buildAdminInitValidation(),
     controller.adminUser
   )
-  .post("/api/global/users/:userId/app/builder", controller.grantAppBuilder)
-  .patch(
+  .post(
     "/api/global/users/:userId/app/:appId/builder",
     controller.addAppBuilder
   )
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/tests/api/users.ts b/packages/worker/src/tests/api/users.ts
index bafc157e69..d9f6595f1d 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/tests/api/users.ts
+++ b/packages/worker/src/tests/api/users.ts
@@ -141,30 +141,19 @@ export class UserAPI extends TestAPI {
       .expect(opts?.status ? opts.status : 200)
   }
 
-  grantAppBuilder = (userId: string) => {
-    return this.request
-      .post(`/api/global/users/${userId}/app/builder`)
-      .set(this.config.defaultHeaders())
-      .expect("Content-Type", /json/)
-      .expect(200)
-  }
-
   grantBuilderToApp = (
     userId: string,
     appId: string,
     statusCode: number = 200
   ) => {
     return this.request
-      .patch(`/api/global/users/${userId}/app/${appId}/builder`)
+      .post(`/api/global/users/${userId}/app/${appId}/builder`)
       .set(this.config.defaultHeaders())
       .expect("Content-Type", /json/)
       .expect(statusCode)
   }
 
-  revokeBuilderToApp = (
-    userId: string,
-    appId: string
-  ) => {
+  revokeBuilderToApp = (userId: string, appId: string) => {
     return this.request
       .delete(`/api/global/users/${userId}/app/${appId}/builder`)
       .set(this.config.defaultHeaders())