diff --git a/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/services/resources/admin/permissions/UserPermissions.java b/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/services/resources/admin/permissions/UserPermissions.java
index 54834860357..d9bbf9bc5f2 100644
--- a/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/services/resources/admin/permissions/UserPermissions.java
+++ b/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/services/resources/admin/permissions/UserPermissions.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class UserPermissions implements UserPermissionEvaluator, UserPermissionManageme
     protected final KeycloakSession session;
     private final AuthorizationProvider authz;
     protected final MgmtPermissions root;
-    private final PolicyStore policyStore;
+    protected final PolicyStore policyStore;
     protected final ResourceStore resourceStore;
     private boolean grantIfNoPermission = false;
 
diff --git a/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/services/resources/admin/permissions/UserPermissionsV2.java b/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/services/resources/admin/permissions/UserPermissionsV2.java
index 75df7599bfa..3aa8e4b0bb8 100644
--- a/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/services/resources/admin/permissions/UserPermissionsV2.java
+++ b/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/services/resources/admin/permissions/UserPermissionsV2.java
@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ class UserPermissionsV2 extends UserPermissions {
         Resource resource = user == null ? null : resourceStore.findByName(server, user.getId());
 
         if (resource == null) {
+            // check if there is permission for "all-users". If so, load its resource and proceed with evaluation
+            if (policyStore.findByName(server, AdminPermissionsSchema.USERS_RESOURCE_TYPE) == null) {
+                return false;
+            }
             resource = resourceStore.findByName(server, AdminPermissionsSchema.USERS_RESOURCE_TYPE, server.getId());
         }
 
@@ -127,9 +131,11 @@ class UserPermissionsV2 extends UserPermissions {
         List<String> expectedScopes = Arrays.asList(scopes);
 
         for (Permission permission : permissions) {
-            for (String scope : permission.getScopes()) {
-                if (expectedScopes.contains(scope)) {
-                    return true;
+            if (permission.getResourceId().equals(resource.getId())) {
+                for (String scope : permission.getScopes()) {
+                    if (expectedScopes.contains(scope)) {
+                        return true;
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/tests/base/src/test/java/org/keycloak/tests/admin/authz/fgap/UserResourceTypeEvaluationTest.java b/tests/base/src/test/java/org/keycloak/tests/admin/authz/fgap/UserResourceTypeEvaluationTest.java
index d59de08fbb1..9186e1e7fd0 100644
--- a/tests/base/src/test/java/org/keycloak/tests/admin/authz/fgap/UserResourceTypeEvaluationTest.java
+++ b/tests/base/src/test/java/org/keycloak/tests/admin/authz/fgap/UserResourceTypeEvaluationTest.java
@@ -79,6 +79,17 @@ public class UserResourceTypeEvaluationTest extends AbstractPermissionTest {
         realm.admin().users().search(newUserUsername).forEach(user -> realm.admin().users().get(user.getId()).remove());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testSingleUserPermission() {
+        UserRepresentation myadmin = realm.admin().users().search("myadmin").get(0);
+        UserPolicyRepresentation allowMyAdminPermission = createUserPolicy("Only My Admin User Policy", myadmin.getId());
+        // allow my admin to see alice only
+        createUserPermission(userAlice.admin().toRepresentation(), Set.of(VIEW), allowMyAdminPermission);
+        List<UserRepresentation> search = realmAdminClient.realm(realm.getName()).users().search(null, -1, -1);
+        assertEquals(1, search.size());
+        assertEquals(userAlice.getUsername(), search.get(0).getUsername());
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testImpersonatePermission() {
         // myadmin shouldn't be able to impersonate user just yet