diff --git a/.changeset/tidy-lines-hear.md b/.changeset/tidy-lines-hear.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4cb28dfbac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tidy-lines-hear.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-import': patch
+---
+
+Fixed missing `catalog.entity.create` permission authorization in the default page extension.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-import/package.json b/plugins/catalog-import/package.json
index e3a646d895..cffe9a230d 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-import/package.json
+++ b/plugins/catalog-import/package.json
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
     "@backstage/integration-react": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-common": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-react": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/plugin-permission-react": "workspace:^",
     "@material-ui/core": "^4.12.2",
     "@material-ui/icons": "^4.9.1",
     "@material-ui/lab": "4.0.0-alpha.61",
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-import/src/alpha.tsx b/plugins/catalog-import/src/alpha.tsx
index ab9d06ef19..2d9e5deaba 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-import/src/alpha.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-import/src/alpha.tsx
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ import {
 import { CatalogImportClient, catalogImportApiRef } from './api';
 import { rootRouteRef } from './plugin';
 import { catalogApiRef } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
+import { RequirePermission } from '@backstage/plugin-permission-react';
+import { catalogEntityCreatePermission } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-common/alpha';
 
 export * from './translation';
 
@@ -46,7 +48,11 @@ const catalogImportPage = PageBlueprint.make({
     routeRef: convertLegacyRouteRef(rootRouteRef),
     loader: () =>
       import('./components/ImportPage').then(m =>
-        compatWrapper(<m.ImportPage />),
+        compatWrapper(
+          <RequirePermission permission={catalogEntityCreatePermission}>
+            <m.ImportPage />
+          </RequirePermission>,
+        ),
       ),
   },
 });
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index e705e887ce..e316854f2c 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5253,6 +5253,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-common": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-react": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/plugin-permission-react": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/test-utils": "workspace:^"
     "@material-ui/core": "npm:^4.12.2"
     "@material-ui/icons": "npm:^4.9.1"