diff --git a/server/channels/api4/channel.go b/server/channels/api4/channel.go
index 0eb4a4c09d..c690c0920d 100644
--- a/server/channels/api4/channel.go
+++ b/server/channels/api4/channel.go
@@ -732,8 +732,8 @@ func getChannelsMemberCount(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 	}
 
 	for _, channel := range channels {
-		if !c.App.HasPermissionToReadChannel(c.AppContext, c.AppContext.Session().UserId, channel) {
-			c.SetPermissionError(model.PermissionReadChannel)
+		if !c.App.HasPermissionToChannelMemberCount(c.AppContext, c.AppContext.Session().UserId, channel) {
+			c.SetPermissionError(model.PermissionListTeamChannels)
 			return
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/server/channels/app/app_iface.go b/server/channels/app/app_iface.go
index 8a8d1aa1fc..57c2826340 100644
--- a/server/channels/app/app_iface.go
+++ b/server/channels/app/app_iface.go
@@ -909,6 +909,7 @@ type AppIface interface {
 	HasPermissionTo(askingUserId string, permission *model.Permission) bool
 	HasPermissionToChannel(c request.CTX, askingUserId string, channelID string, permission *model.Permission) bool
 	HasPermissionToChannelByPost(c request.CTX, askingUserId string, postID string, permission *model.Permission) bool
+	HasPermissionToChannelMemberCount(c request.CTX, userID string, channel *model.Channel) bool
 	HasPermissionToReadChannel(c request.CTX, userID string, channel *model.Channel) bool
 	HasPermissionToTeam(c request.CTX, askingUserId string, teamID string, permission *model.Permission) bool
 	HasPermissionToUser(askingUserId string, userID string) bool
diff --git a/server/channels/app/authorization.go b/server/channels/app/authorization.go
index 6ad4119fa2..1614b44ef9 100644
--- a/server/channels/app/authorization.go
+++ b/server/channels/app/authorization.go
@@ -385,3 +385,18 @@ func (a *App) HasPermissionToReadChannel(c request.CTX, userID string, channel *
 
 	return false
 }
+
+func (a *App) HasPermissionToChannelMemberCount(c request.CTX, userID string, channel *model.Channel) bool {
+	if !*a.Config().TeamSettings.ExperimentalViewArchivedChannels && channel.DeleteAt != 0 {
+		return false
+	}
+	if a.HasPermissionToChannel(c, userID, channel.Id, model.PermissionReadChannelContent) {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	if channel.Type == model.ChannelTypeOpen {
+		return a.HasPermissionToTeam(c, userID, channel.TeamId, model.PermissionListTeamChannels)
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/server/channels/app/opentracing/opentracing_layer.go b/server/channels/app/opentracing/opentracing_layer.go
index 73e9d11ec2..ed579014c7 100644
--- a/server/channels/app/opentracing/opentracing_layer.go
+++ b/server/channels/app/opentracing/opentracing_layer.go
@@ -11776,6 +11776,23 @@ func (a *OpenTracingAppLayer) HasPermissionToChannelByPost(c request.CTX, asking
 	return resultVar0
 }
 
+func (a *OpenTracingAppLayer) HasPermissionToChannelMemberCount(c request.CTX, userID string, channel *model.Channel) bool {
+	origCtx := a.ctx
+	span, newCtx := tracing.StartSpanWithParentByContext(a.ctx, "app.HasPermissionToChannelMemberCount")
+
+	a.ctx = newCtx
+	a.app.Srv().Store().SetContext(newCtx)
+	defer func() {
+		a.app.Srv().Store().SetContext(origCtx)
+		a.ctx = origCtx
+	}()
+
+	defer span.Finish()
+	resultVar0 := a.app.HasPermissionToChannelMemberCount(c, userID, channel)
+
+	return resultVar0
+}
+
 func (a *OpenTracingAppLayer) HasPermissionToReadChannel(c request.CTX, userID string, channel *model.Channel) bool {
 	origCtx := a.ctx
 	span, newCtx := tracing.StartSpanWithParentByContext(a.ctx, "app.HasPermissionToReadChannel")