diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/AuthorizedCatalogProcessingOrchestrator.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/AuthorizedCatalogProcessingOrchestrator.ts
index e4657f01ba..76fad3b33c 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/AuthorizedCatalogProcessingOrchestrator.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/AuthorizedCatalogProcessingOrchestrator.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 import { NotAllowedError } from '@backstage/errors';
-import { catalogEntityCreatePermission } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-common/alpha';
+import { catalogEntityValidatePermission } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-common/alpha';
 import { AuthorizeResult } from '@backstage/plugin-permission-common';
 import {
   CatalogProcessingOrchestrator,
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export class AuthorizedCatalogProcessingOrchestrator
       await this.permissionApi.authorize(
         [
           {
-            permission: catalogEntityCreatePermission,
+            permission: catalogEntityValidatePermission,
           },
         ],
         { credentials },
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/AuthorizedLocationAnalyzer.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/AuthorizedLocationAnalyzer.ts
index de0cc189b3..dc9af81dcd 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/AuthorizedLocationAnalyzer.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/AuthorizedLocationAnalyzer.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import { NotAllowedError } from '@backstage/errors';
-import { catalogLocationCreatePermission } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-common/alpha';
+import { catalogLocationAnalyzePermission } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-common/alpha';
 import { AuthorizeResult } from '@backstage/plugin-permission-common';
 import {
   BackstageCredentials,
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export class AuthorizedLocationAnalyzer implements LocationAnalyzer {
       await this.permissionApi.authorize(
         [
           {
-            permission: catalogLocationCreatePermission,
+            permission: catalogLocationAnalyzePermission,
           },
         ],
         { credentials: credentials },
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-common/src/alpha.ts b/plugins/catalog-common/src/alpha.ts
index 2dfc028332..8a3ed17431 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-common/src/alpha.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-common/src/alpha.ts
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@ export {
   catalogEntityCreatePermission,
   catalogEntityDeletePermission,
   catalogEntityRefreshPermission,
+  catalogEntityValidatePermission,
   catalogLocationReadPermission,
   catalogLocationCreatePermission,
   catalogLocationDeletePermission,
+  catalogLocationAnalyzePermission,
   catalogPermissions,
 } from './permissions';
 export type { CatalogEntityPermission } from './permissions';
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-common/src/permissions.ts b/plugins/catalog-common/src/permissions.ts
index 3082c0da70..fa86268f61 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-common/src/permissions.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-common/src/permissions.ts
@@ -91,6 +91,15 @@ export const catalogEntityRefreshPermission = createPermission({
   resourceType: RESOURCE_TYPE_CATALOG_ENTITY,
 });
 
+/**
+ * This permission is used to authorize validating catalog entities.
+ * @alpha
+ */
+export const catalogEntityValidatePermission = createPermission({
+  name: 'catalog.entity.validate',
+  attributes: {},
+});
+
 /**
  * This permission is used to designate actions that involve reading one or more
  * locations from the catalog.
@@ -118,6 +127,15 @@ export const catalogLocationCreatePermission = createPermission({
   },
 });
 
+/**
+ * This permission is used to authorize analyzing catalog locations.
+ * @alpha
+ */
+export const catalogLocationAnalyzePermission = createPermission({
+  name: 'catalog.location.analyze',
+  attributes: {},
+});
+
 /**
  * This permission is used to designate actions that involve deleting locations
  * from the catalog.
@@ -139,7 +157,9 @@ export const catalogPermissions = [
   catalogEntityCreatePermission,
   catalogEntityDeletePermission,
   catalogEntityRefreshPermission,
+  catalogEntityValidatePermission,
   catalogLocationReadPermission,
   catalogLocationCreatePermission,
   catalogLocationDeletePermission,
+  catalogLocationAnalyzePermission,
 ];