diff --git a/acl/policy_authorizer.go b/acl/policy_authorizer.go
index 5d06513ac8..8cce120eb6 100644
--- a/acl/policy_authorizer.go
+++ b/acl/policy_authorizer.go
@@ -536,9 +536,6 @@ func (p *policyAuthorizer) IntentionRead(prefix string, _ *AuthorizerContext) En
 // IntentionWrite checks if writing (creating, updating, or deleting) of an
 // intention is allowed.
 func (p *policyAuthorizer) IntentionWrite(prefix string, _ *AuthorizerContext) EnforcementDecision {
-	if prefix == "" {
-		return Deny
-	}
 	if prefix == "*" {
 		return p.allAllowed(p.intentionRules, AccessWrite)
 	}
diff --git a/agent/consul/acl_test.go b/agent/consul/acl_test.go
index bae52aa1f3..f68c3c0968 100644
--- a/agent/consul/acl_test.go
+++ b/agent/consul/acl_test.go
@@ -2188,6 +2188,42 @@ func testACLResolver_variousTokens(t *testing.T, delegate *ACLResolverTestDelega
 		require.Equal(t, acl.Deny, authz.OperatorRead(nil))
 		require.Equal(t, acl.Allow, authz.ServiceRead("foo", nil))
 	})
+
+	runTwiceAndReset("service and intention wildcard write", func(t *testing.T) {
+		delegate.UseTestLocalData([]interface{}{
+			&structs.ACLToken{
+				AccessorID: "5f57c1f6-6a89-4186-9445-531b316e01df",
+				SecretID:   "with-intentions",
+				Policies: []structs.ACLTokenPolicyLink{
+					{ID: "ixn-write"},
+				},
+			},
+			&structs.ACLPolicy{
+				ID:          "ixn-write",
+				Name:        "ixn-write",
+				Description: "ixn-write",
+				Rules:       `service_prefix "" { policy = "write" intentions = "write" }`,
+				Syntax:      acl.SyntaxCurrent,
+				RaftIndex:   structs.RaftIndex{CreateIndex: 1, ModifyIndex: 2},
+			},
+		})
+		authz, err := r.ResolveToken("with-intentions")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NotNil(t, authz)
+		require.Equal(t, acl.Allow, authz.ServiceRead("", nil))
+		require.Equal(t, acl.Allow, authz.ServiceRead("foo", nil))
+		require.Equal(t, acl.Allow, authz.ServiceRead("bar", nil))
+		require.Equal(t, acl.Allow, authz.ServiceWrite("", nil))
+		require.Equal(t, acl.Allow, authz.ServiceWrite("foo", nil))
+		require.Equal(t, acl.Allow, authz.ServiceWrite("bar", nil))
+		require.Equal(t, acl.Allow, authz.IntentionRead("", nil))
+		require.Equal(t, acl.Allow, authz.IntentionRead("foo", nil))
+		require.Equal(t, acl.Allow, authz.IntentionRead("bar", nil))
+		require.Equal(t, acl.Allow, authz.IntentionWrite("", nil))
+		require.Equal(t, acl.Allow, authz.IntentionWrite("foo", nil))
+		require.Equal(t, acl.Allow, authz.IntentionWrite("bar", nil))
+		require.Equal(t, acl.Deny, authz.NodeRead("server", nil))
+	})
 }
 
 func TestACLResolver_Legacy(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/agent/consul/intention_endpoint_test.go b/agent/consul/intention_endpoint_test.go
index bec1d6c4a2..7ddf7d9d6c 100644
--- a/agent/consul/intention_endpoint_test.go
+++ b/agent/consul/intention_endpoint_test.go
@@ -175,8 +175,9 @@ func TestIntentionApply_createWithID(t *testing.T) {
 		Datacenter: "dc1",
 		Op:         structs.IntentionOpCreate,
 		Intention: &structs.Intention{
-			ID:         generateUUID(),
-			SourceName: "test",
+			ID:              generateUUID(),
+			SourceName:      "test",
+			DestinationName: "test2",
 		},
 	}
 	var reply string
diff --git a/agent/structs/intention.go b/agent/structs/intention.go
index d30a4c0fc9..49217b1307 100644
--- a/agent/structs/intention.go
+++ b/agent/structs/intention.go
@@ -329,6 +329,14 @@ func (ixn *Intention) CanRead(authz acl.Authorizer) bool {
 }
 
 func (ixn *Intention) CanWrite(authz acl.Authorizer) bool {
+	if ixn.DestinationName == "" {
+		// This is likely a strange form of legacy intention data validation
+		// that happened within the authorization check, since intentions without
+		// a destination cannot be written.
+		// This may be able to be removed later.
+		return false
+	}
+
 	var authzContext acl.AuthorizerContext
 	ixn.FillAuthzContext(&authzContext, true)
 	return authz.IntentionWrite(ixn.DestinationName, &authzContext) == acl.Allow