diff --git a/api4/bleve.go b/api4/bleve.go
index fd2843c172..1171442d21 100644
--- a/api4/bleve.go
+++ b/api4/bleve.go
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ func purgeBleveIndexes(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	auditRec := c.MakeAuditRecord("purgeBleveIndexes", audit.Fail)
 	defer c.LogAuditRec(auditRec)
 
-	if !c.App.SessionHasPermissionTo(*c.App.Session(), model.PERMISSION_MANAGE_SYSTEM) {
-		c.SetPermissionError(model.PERMISSION_MANAGE_SYSTEM)
+	if !c.App.SessionHasPermissionTo(*c.App.Session(), model.PERMISSION_SYSCONSOLE_WRITE_EXPERIMENTAL) {
+		c.SetPermissionError(model.PERMISSION_SYSCONSOLE_WRITE_EXPERIMENTAL)
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/api4/bleve_test.go b/api4/bleve_test.go
index f5664680b4..481908f7e8 100644
--- a/api4/bleve_test.go
+++ b/api4/bleve_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ func TestBlevePurgeIndexes(t *testing.T) {
 		CheckForbiddenStatus(t, resp)
 	})
 
+	t.Run("as system user with write experimental permission", func(t *testing.T) {
+		th.AddPermissionToRole(model.PERMISSION_SYSCONSOLE_WRITE_EXPERIMENTAL.Id, model.SYSTEM_USER_ROLE_ID)
+		defer th.RemovePermissionFromRole(model.PERMISSION_SYSCONSOLE_WRITE_EXPERIMENTAL.Id, model.SYSTEM_USER_ROLE_ID)
+		_, resp := th.Client.PurgeBleveIndexes()
+		CheckOKStatus(t, resp)
+	})
+
 	t.Run("as system admin", func(t *testing.T) {
 		_, resp := th.SystemAdminClient.PurgeBleveIndexes()
 		CheckOKStatus(t, resp)