diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 76691474e..ba0dd985f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 - Location precision filter caused an internal error.
 - Base maps were loaded beyond their maximum zoom level.
 - `layer_depth_to` was displayed in filter even though it was not selected in the filter settings.
+- Users can now only import or add new boreholes to workgroups where they have an editor role.
 
 ## v2.1.772 - 2024-06-27
 
diff --git a/src/client/src/ReduxStateInterfaces.ts b/src/client/src/ReduxStateInterfaces.ts
index ca048eb74..1ce05e5e2 100644
--- a/src/client/src/ReduxStateInterfaces.ts
+++ b/src/client/src/ReduxStateInterfaces.ts
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@ export interface User {
   data: UserData;
 }
 
+export type Role = "PUBLIC" | "VIEW" | "VALID" | "EDIT" | "CONTROL";
+
 export interface UserData {
   // Incomplete type definition, add other properties as needed
   workgroups: Workgroup[];
-  roles: string[];
+  roles: Role[];
   id: number;
   name: string;
   username: string;
@@ -22,13 +24,13 @@ export interface Workgroup {
   disabled: null;
   id: number;
   workgroup: string;
-  roles: string[];
+  roles: Role[];
 }
 
 interface Workflow {
   started: string;
   finished: string;
-  role: string;
+  role: Role;
   username: string;
   workflow: number;
 }
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ export interface Borehole {
     workflow: Workflow;
     id: number;
     spatial_reference_system: number;
-    role: string;
+    role: Role;
     lock: {
       id: number;
     };
diff --git a/src/client/src/commons/menu/mainView/mainSideNav.tsx b/src/client/src/commons/menu/mainView/mainSideNav.tsx
index 225d47fd4..c6d67a979 100644
--- a/src/client/src/commons/menu/mainView/mainSideNav.tsx
+++ b/src/client/src/commons/menu/mainView/mainSideNav.tsx
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ const MainSideNav = ({
   };
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    const wgs = user.data.workgroups.filter(w => w.disabled === null && !w.supplier);
+    const wgs = user.data.workgroups.filter(w => w.disabled === null && !w.supplier && w.roles.includes("EDIT"));
     setEnabledWorkgroups(wgs);
     setWorkgroup(wgs.length > 0 ? wgs[0].id : null);
   }, [setEnabledWorkgroups, setWorkgroup, user.data.workgroups]);
diff --git a/src/client/src/pages/editor/editorComponent.jsx b/src/client/src/pages/editor/editorComponent.jsx
index 4d210a6b6..ad1247b7a 100644
--- a/src/client/src/pages/editor/editorComponent.jsx
+++ b/src/client/src/pages/editor/editorComponent.jsx
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ const EditorComponent = props => {
         workgroup={workgroup}
         setWorkgroup={setWorkgroup}
         enabledWorkgroups={enabledWorkgroups}
-        setEnabledWorkgroups={setEnabledWorkgroups}
       />
     ),
     customLayers: <CustomLayersPanel toggleDrawer={toggleSideDrawer} />,