diff --git a/src/plugins/workspace/server/permission_control/client.ts b/src/plugins/workspace/server/permission_control/client.ts
index 137016721a60..46232a21cbae 100644
--- a/src/plugins/workspace/server/permission_control/client.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/workspace/server/permission_control/client.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   SavedObjectsBulkGetObject,
   SavedObjectsServiceStart,
   Logger,
+  WORKSPACE_TYPE,
 } from '../../../../core/server';
 import { WORKSPACE_SAVED_OBJECTS_CLIENT_WRAPPER_ID } from '../../common/constants';
 import { getPrincipalsFromRequest } from '../utils';
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ export class SavedObjectsPermissionControl {
   private getScopedClient(request: OpenSearchDashboardsRequest) {
     return this._getScopedClient?.(request, {
       excludedWrappers: [WORKSPACE_SAVED_OBJECTS_CLIENT_WRAPPER_ID],
+      includedHiddenTypes: [WORKSPACE_TYPE],
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/workspace/server/saved_objects/integration_tests/workspace_saved_objects_client_wrapper.test.ts b/src/plugins/workspace/server/saved_objects/integration_tests/workspace_saved_objects_client_wrapper.test.ts
index 68717ccf80fc..c883bd33c0a6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/workspace/server/saved_objects/integration_tests/workspace_saved_objects_client_wrapper.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/workspace/server/saved_objects/integration_tests/workspace_saved_objects_client_wrapper.test.ts
@@ -3,15 +3,18 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-import { ISavedObjectsRepository, SavedObjectsClientContract } from 'src/core/server';
-
 import {
   createTestServers,
   TestOpenSearchUtils,
   TestOpenSearchDashboardsUtils,
   TestUtils,
 } from '../../../../../core/test_helpers/osd_server';
-import { SavedObjectsErrorHelpers } from '../../../../../core/server';
+import {
+  SavedObjectsErrorHelpers,
+  WORKSPACE_TYPE,
+  ISavedObjectsRepository,
+  SavedObjectsClientContract,
+} from '../../../../../core/server';
 import { httpServerMock } from '../../../../../../src/core/server/mocks';
 import * as utilsExports from '../../utils';
 
@@ -77,7 +80,9 @@ describe('WorkspaceSavedObjectsClientWrapper', () => {
     opensearchServer = await servers.startOpenSearch();
     osd = await servers.startOpenSearchDashboards();
 
-    internalSavedObjectsRepository = osd.coreStart.savedObjects.createInternalRepository();
+    internalSavedObjectsRepository = osd.coreStart.savedObjects.createInternalRepository([
+      WORKSPACE_TYPE,
+    ]);
 
     await repositoryKit.create(
       internalSavedObjectsRepository,
@@ -122,9 +127,12 @@ describe('WorkspaceSavedObjectsClientWrapper', () => {
       return { users: ['foo'] };
     });
 
-    permittedSavedObjectedClient = osd.coreStart.savedObjects.getScopedClient(permittedRequest);
+    permittedSavedObjectedClient = osd.coreStart.savedObjects.getScopedClient(permittedRequest, {
+      includedHiddenTypes: [WORKSPACE_TYPE],
+    });
     notPermittedSavedObjectedClient = osd.coreStart.savedObjects.getScopedClient(
-      notPermittedRequest
+      notPermittedRequest,
+      { includedHiddenTypes: [WORKSPACE_TYPE] }
     );
   });