diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/permissions/development.yml b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/permissions/development.yml
index e501f108d..e36ef759c 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/permissions/development.yml
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/permissions/development.yml
@@ -85,6 +85,16 @@ permissions:
     users: []
     allowed_permissions: [read]
     uri: /v1.0/process-models
+  read-process-instance-list:
+    groups: [everybody]
+    users: []
+    allowed_permissions: [read]
+    uri: /v1.0/process-instances
+  read-process-instance-report-list:
+    groups: [everybody]
+    users: []
+    allowed_permissions: [read]
+    uri: /v1.0/process-instances/reports
 
   manage-procurement-admin:
     groups: ["Project Lead"]
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/permissions/terraform_deployed_environment.yml b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/permissions/terraform_deployed_environment.yml
index 1a19427f4..cb8a50b8c 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/permissions/terraform_deployed_environment.yml
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/permissions/terraform_deployed_environment.yml
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ permissions:
     users: []
     allowed_permissions: [read]
     uri: /v1.0/process-models
+  read-process-instance-list:
+    groups: [everybody]
+    users: []
+    allowed_permissions: [read]
+    uri: /v1.0/process-instances
 
   manage-procurement-admin:
     groups: ["Project Lead"]
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/hooks/UriListForPermissions.tsx b/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/hooks/UriListForPermissions.tsx
index 99b798af1..80c78987a 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/hooks/UriListForPermissions.tsx
+++ b/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/hooks/UriListForPermissions.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export const useUriListForPermissions = () => {
       processInstanceActionPath: `/v1.0/process-models/${params.process_model_id}/process-instances`,
       processInstanceListPath: '/v1.0/process-instances',
       processInstanceTaskListPath: `/v1.0/process-instances/${params.process_model_id}/${params.process_instance_id}/tasks`,
+      processInstanceReportListPath: '/v1.0/process-instances/reports',
       processModelCreatePath: `/v1.0/process-models/${params.process_group_id}`,
       processModelFileCreatePath: `/v1.0/process-models/${params.process_model_id}/files`,
       processModelFileShowPath: `/v1.0/process-models/${params.process_model_id}/files/${params.file_name}`,
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/routes/ProcessInstanceReportList.tsx b/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/routes/ProcessInstanceReportList.tsx
index 298008d11..906fb3142 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/routes/ProcessInstanceReportList.tsx
+++ b/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/routes/ProcessInstanceReportList.tsx
@@ -2,12 +2,22 @@ import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 // @ts-ignore
 import { Button, Table } from '@carbon/react';
 import { useParams, Link } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { Can } from '@casl/react';
 import HttpService from '../services/HttpService';
+import { useUriListForPermissions } from '../hooks/UriListForPermissions';
+import { PermissionsToCheck } from '../interfaces';
+import { usePermissionFetcher } from '../hooks/PermissionService';
 
 export default function ProcessInstanceReportList() {
   const params = useParams();
   const [processInstanceReports, setProcessInstanceReports] = useState([]);
 
+  const { targetUris } = useUriListForPermissions();
+  const permissionRequestData: PermissionsToCheck = {
+    [targetUris.processInstanceReportListPath]: ['POST'],
+  };
+  const { ability } = usePermissionFetcher(permissionRequestData);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     HttpService.makeCallToBackend({
       path: `/process-instances/reports`,
@@ -45,9 +55,11 @@ export default function ProcessInstanceReportList() {
   const headerStuff = (
     <>
       <h1>Process Instance Perspectives</h1>
-      <Button href="/admin/process-instances/reports/new">
-        Add a process instance perspective
-      </Button>
+      <Can I="POST" a={targetUris.processInstanceListPath} ability={ability}>
+        <Button href="/admin/process-instances/reports/new">
+          Add a process instance perspective
+        </Button>
+      </Can>
     </>
   );
   if (processInstanceReports?.length > 0) {