diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Controllers/ContentController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Controllers/ContentController.cs
index d06062498a..6ba81172c8 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Controllers/ContentController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Controllers/ContentController.cs
@@ -826,6 +826,7 @@ public class ContentController : ContentControllerBase
     /// <param name="contentId">The content id to copy</param>
     /// <param name="name">The name of the blueprint</param>
     /// <returns></returns>
+    [Authorize(Policy = AuthorizationPolicies.ContentPermissionCreateBlueprintFromId)]
     [HttpPost]
     public ActionResult<SimpleNotificationModel> CreateBlueprintFromContent(
         [FromQuery] int contentId,
@@ -881,8 +882,9 @@ public class ContentController : ContentControllerBase
     /// <summary>
     ///     Saves content
     /// </summary>
+    [Authorize(Policy = AuthorizationPolicies.TreeAccessDocumentTypes)]
     [FileUploadCleanupFilter]
-    [ContentSaveValidation]
+    [ContentSaveValidation(skipUserAccessValidation:true)] // skip user access validation because we "only" require Settings access to create new blueprints from scratch
     public async Task<ActionResult<ContentItemDisplay<ContentVariantDisplay>?>?> PostSaveBlueprint(
         [ModelBinder(typeof(BlueprintItemBinder))] ContentItemSave contentItem)
     {
@@ -2077,6 +2079,7 @@ public class ContentController : ContentControllerBase
         return Ok();
     }
 
+    [Authorize(Policy = AuthorizationPolicies.TreeAccessDocumentTypes)]
     [HttpDelete]
     [HttpPost]
     public IActionResult DeleteBlueprint(int id)
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/DependencyInjection/UmbracoBuilder.BackOfficeAuth.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/DependencyInjection/UmbracoBuilder.BackOfficeAuth.cs
index bfd460bda4..0945d3459b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/DependencyInjection/UmbracoBuilder.BackOfficeAuth.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/DependencyInjection/UmbracoBuilder.BackOfficeAuth.cs
@@ -179,6 +179,13 @@ public static partial class UmbracoBuilderExtensions
             policy.Requirements.Add(new ContentPermissionsQueryStringRequirement(ActionDelete.ActionLetter));
         });
 
+        options.AddPolicy(AuthorizationPolicies.ContentPermissionCreateBlueprintFromId, policy =>
+        {
+            policy.AuthenticationSchemes.Add(backOfficeAuthenticationScheme);
+            policy.Requirements.Add(
+                new ContentPermissionsQueryStringRequirement(ActionCreateBlueprintFromContent.ActionLetter, "contentId"));
+        });
+
         options.AddPolicy(AuthorizationPolicies.BackOfficeAccess, policy =>
         {
             policy.AuthenticationSchemes.Add(backOfficeAuthenticationScheme);
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Filters/ContentSaveValidationAttribute.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Filters/ContentSaveValidationAttribute.cs
index 100d089451..f7be9d129a 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Filters/ContentSaveValidationAttribute.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Filters/ContentSaveValidationAttribute.cs
@@ -20,9 +20,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Cms.Web.BackOffice.Filters;
 /// </summary>
 internal sealed class ContentSaveValidationAttribute : TypeFilterAttribute
 {
-    public ContentSaveValidationAttribute() : base(typeof(ContentSaveValidationFilter)) =>
+    public ContentSaveValidationAttribute(bool skipUserAccessValidation = false)
+        : base(typeof(ContentSaveValidationFilter))
+    {
         Order = -3000; // More important than ModelStateInvalidFilter.FilterOrder
-
+        Arguments = new object[] { skipUserAccessValidation };
+    }
 
     private sealed class ContentSaveValidationFilter : IAsyncActionFilter
     {
@@ -32,6 +35,7 @@ internal sealed class ContentSaveValidationAttribute : TypeFilterAttribute
         private readonly ILocalizationService _localizationService;
         private readonly ILoggerFactory _loggerFactory;
         private readonly IPropertyValidationService _propertyValidationService;
+        private readonly bool _skipUserAccessValidation;
 
 
         public ContentSaveValidationFilter(
@@ -40,7 +44,8 @@ internal sealed class ContentSaveValidationAttribute : TypeFilterAttribute
             IPropertyValidationService propertyValidationService,
             IAuthorizationService authorizationService,
             IBackOfficeSecurityAccessor backOfficeSecurityAccessor,
-            ILocalizationService localizationService)
+            ILocalizationService localizationService,
+            bool skipUserAccessValidation)
         {
             _loggerFactory = loggerFactory ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(loggerFactory));
             _contentService = contentService ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(contentService));
@@ -49,6 +54,7 @@ internal sealed class ContentSaveValidationAttribute : TypeFilterAttribute
             _authorizationService = authorizationService;
             _backOfficeSecurityAccessor = backOfficeSecurityAccessor;
             _localizationService = localizationService;
+            _skipUserAccessValidation = skipUserAccessValidation;
         }
 
         public async Task OnActionExecutionAsync(ActionExecutingContext context, ActionExecutionDelegate next)
@@ -88,7 +94,7 @@ internal sealed class ContentSaveValidationAttribute : TypeFilterAttribute
                 return;
             }
 
-            if (!await ValidateUserAccessAsync(model, context))
+            if (_skipUserAccessValidation is false && await ValidateUserAccessAsync(model, context) is false)
             {
                 return;
             }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.Common/Authorization/AuthorizationPolicies.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web.Common/Authorization/AuthorizationPolicies.cs
index cfad020a92..429cc77faf 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.Common/Authorization/AuthorizationPolicies.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.Common/Authorization/AuthorizationPolicies.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ public static class AuthorizationPolicies
     public const string ContentPermissionProtectById = nameof(ContentPermissionProtectById);
     public const string ContentPermissionBrowseById = nameof(ContentPermissionBrowseById);
     public const string ContentPermissionDeleteById = nameof(ContentPermissionDeleteById);
+    public const string ContentPermissionCreateBlueprintFromId = nameof(ContentPermissionCreateBlueprintFromId);
 
     public const string MediaPermissionByResource = nameof(MediaPermissionByResource);
     public const string MediaPermissionPathById = nameof(MediaPermissionPathById);