diff --git a/posthog/api/test/test_personal_api_keys.py b/posthog/api/test/test_personal_api_keys.py
index afd7b924605a0..1fe9c3af847e9 100644
--- a/posthog/api/test/test_personal_api_keys.py
+++ b/posthog/api/test/test_personal_api_keys.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from rest_framework import status
 
 from posthog.jwt import PosthogJwtAudience, encode_jwt
+from posthog.models.insight import Insight
 from posthog.models.organization import Organization
 from posthog.models.personal_api_key import PersonalAPIKey, hash_key_value
 from posthog.models.team.team import Team
@@ -422,6 +423,23 @@ def test_allows_overriding_write_scopes(self):
         )
         assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
 
+    def test_works_with_routes_missing_action(self):
+        insight = Insight.objects.create(team=self.team, name="XYZ", created_by=self.user)
+
+        self.key.scopes = ["sharing_configuration:read"]
+        self.key.save()
+        response = self.client.patch(
+            f"/api/projects/{self.team.id}/insights/{insight.id}/sharing?personal_api_key={self.value}"
+        )
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN
+
+        self.key.scopes = ["sharing_configuration:write"]
+        self.key.save()
+        response = self.client.patch(
+            f"/api/projects/{self.team.id}/insights/{insight.id}/sharing?personal_api_key={self.value}"
+        )
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+
 
 class TestPersonalAPIKeysWithOrganizationScopeAPIAuthentication(PersonalAPIKeysBaseTest):
     def setUp(self):
diff --git a/posthog/permissions.py b/posthog/permissions.py
index 4d42f165020bf..0d61b015d7f84 100644
--- a/posthog/permissions.py
+++ b/posthog/permissions.py
@@ -268,11 +268,19 @@ class APIScopePermission(BasePermission):
 
     """
 
-    write_actions: list[str] = ["create", "update", "partial_update", "destroy"]
+    write_actions: list[str] = ["create", "update", "partial_update", "patch", "destroy"]
     read_actions: list[str] = ["list", "retrieve"]
     scope_object_read_actions: list[str] = []
     scope_object_write_actions: list[str] = []
 
+    def _get_action(self, request, view) -> str:
+        # TRICKY: DRF doesn't have an action for non-detail level "patch" calls which we use sometimes
+
+        if not view.action:
+            if request.method == "PATCH" and not view.detail:
+                return "patch"
+        return view.action
+
     def has_permission(self, request, view) -> bool:
         # NOTE: We do this first to error out quickly if the view is missing the required attribute
         # Helps devs remember to add it.
@@ -341,12 +349,13 @@ def get_required_scopes(self, request, view) -> list[str]:
         if scope_object == "INTERNAL":
             raise PermissionDenied(f"This action does not support Personal API Key access")
 
+        action = self._get_action(request, view)
         read_actions = getattr(view, "scope_object_read_actions", self.read_actions)
         write_actions = getattr(view, "scope_object_write_actions", self.write_actions)
 
-        if view.action in write_actions:
+        if action in write_actions:
             return [f"{scope_object}:write"]
-        elif view.action in read_actions or request.method == "OPTIONS":
+        elif action in read_actions or request.method == "OPTIONS":
             return [f"{scope_object}:read"]
 
         # If we get here this typically means an action was called without a required scope