diff --git a/src/handlers/next/create-protected-handler.ts b/src/handlers/next/create-protected-handler.ts
index e41d463..c17fb22 100644
--- a/src/handlers/next/create-protected-handler.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/next/create-protected-handler.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { NextApiHandler, NextApiRequest, NextApiResponse } from "next";
 
 import { APL } from "../../APL";
 import { createDebug } from "../../debug";
+import { AppPermission } from "../../types";
 import { ProtectedHandlerContext } from "./process-async-saleor-webhook";
 import {
   processSaleorProtectedHandler,
@@ -33,12 +34,17 @@ export type NextProtectedApiHandler<TResp = unknown> = (
  * Also provides additional `context` object containing request properties.
  */
 export const createProtectedHandler =
-  (handlerFn: NextProtectedApiHandler, apl: APL): NextApiHandler =>
+  (
+    handlerFn: NextProtectedApiHandler,
+    apl: APL,
+    requiredPermissions?: AppPermission[]
+  ): NextApiHandler =>
   (req, res) => {
     debug("Protected handler called");
     processSaleorProtectedHandler({
       req,
       apl,
+      requiredPermissions,
     })
       .then(async (context) => {
         debug("Incoming request validated. Call handlerFn");
diff --git a/src/handlers/next/process-protected-handler.ts b/src/handlers/next/process-protected-handler.ts
index cb8f2fc..d6834b8 100644
--- a/src/handlers/next/process-protected-handler.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/next/process-protected-handler.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { APL } from "../../APL";
 import { AuthData } from "../../APL/apl";
 import { createDebug } from "../../debug";
 import { getBaseUrl, getSaleorHeaders } from "../../headers";
+import { AppPermission } from "../../types";
 import { verifyJWT } from "../../verify-jwt";
 
 const debug = createDebug("processProtectedHandler");
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ export type ProtectedHandlerContext = {
 interface ProcessSaleorProtectedHandlerArgs {
   req: NextApiRequest;
   apl: APL;
+  requiredPermissions?: AppPermission[];
 }
 
 type ProcessAsyncSaleorProtectedHandler = (
@@ -51,8 +53,10 @@ type ProcessAsyncSaleorProtectedHandler = (
 export const processSaleorProtectedHandler: ProcessAsyncSaleorProtectedHandler = async ({
   req,
   apl,
+  requiredPermissions,
 }: ProcessSaleorProtectedHandlerArgs): Promise<ProtectedHandlerContext> => {
   debug("Request processing started");
+
   const { saleorApiUrl, authorizationBearer: token } = getSaleorHeaders(req.headers);
 
   const baseUrl = getBaseUrl(req.headers);
@@ -85,7 +89,7 @@ export const processSaleorProtectedHandler: ProcessAsyncSaleorProtectedHandler =
   }
 
   try {
-    await verifyJWT({ appId: authData.appId, token, saleorApiUrl });
+    await verifyJWT({ appId: authData.appId, token, saleorApiUrl, requiredPermissions });
   } catch (e) {
     throw new ProtectedHandlerError("JWT verification failed: ", "JWT_VERIFICATION_FAILED");
   }
diff --git a/src/has-permissions-in-jwt-token.ts b/src/has-permissions-in-jwt-token.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7306488
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/has-permissions-in-jwt-token.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { createDebug } from "./debug";
+import { AppPermission } from "./types";
+import { DashboardTokenPayload } from "./verify-jwt";
+
+const debug = createDebug("checkJwtPermissions");
+
+export const hasPermissionsInJwtToken = (
+  tokenData?: Pick<DashboardTokenPayload, "user_permissions">,
+  permissionsToCheckAgainst?: AppPermission[]
+) => {
+  debug(`Permissions required ${permissionsToCheckAgainst}`);
+
+  if (!permissionsToCheckAgainst?.length) {
+    debug("No permissions specified, check passed");
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  const userPermissions = tokenData?.user_permissions || undefined;
+
+  if (!userPermissions?.length) {
+    debug("User has no permissions assigned. Rejected");
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  const arePermissionsSatisfied = permissionsToCheckAgainst.every((permission) =>
+    userPermissions.includes(permission)
+  );
+
+  if (!arePermissionsSatisfied) {
+    debug("Permissions check not passed");
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  debug("Permissions check successful");
+  return true;
+};
diff --git a/src/has-permissions.in-jwt-token.test.ts b/src/has-permissions.in-jwt-token.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..238097c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/has-permissions.in-jwt-token.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+import { hasPermissionsInJwtToken } from "./has-permissions-in-jwt-token";
+import { DashboardTokenPayload } from "./verify-jwt";
+
+describe("hasPermissionsInJwtToken", () => {
+  it("Pass if no required permissions, and user has none", async () => {
+    const tokenData: Pick<DashboardTokenPayload, "user_permissions"> = {
+      user_permissions: [],
+    };
+    await expect(hasPermissionsInJwtToken(tokenData)).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("Pass if no required permissions", async () => {
+    const tokenData: Pick<DashboardTokenPayload, "user_permissions"> = {
+      user_permissions: ["MANAGE_ORDERS"],
+    };
+    await expect(hasPermissionsInJwtToken(tokenData)).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("Pass if user has assigned required permissions", async () => {
+    const tokenData: Pick<DashboardTokenPayload, "user_permissions"> = {
+      user_permissions: ["MANAGE_ORDERS", "MANAGE_CHECKOUTS", "HANDLE_TAXES"],
+    };
+    await expect(
+      hasPermissionsInJwtToken(tokenData, ["MANAGE_ORDERS", "MANAGE_CHECKOUTS"])
+    ).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("Reject if user is missing any of required permissions", async () => {
+    const tokenData: Pick<DashboardTokenPayload, "user_permissions"> = {
+      user_permissions: ["MANAGE_ORDERS", "HANDLE_TAXES"],
+    };
+    await expect(
+      hasPermissionsInJwtToken(tokenData, ["MANAGE_ORDERS", "MANAGE_CHECKOUTS"])
+    ).toBeFalsy();
+  });
+
+  it("Reject if user is missing permission data", async () => {
+    const tokenData: Pick<DashboardTokenPayload, "user_permissions"> = {
+      user_permissions: [],
+    };
+    await expect(
+      hasPermissionsInJwtToken(tokenData, ["MANAGE_ORDERS", "MANAGE_CHECKOUTS"])
+    ).toBeFalsy();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/verify-jwt.test.ts b/src/verify-jwt.test.ts
index 29b38cd..94ba6b0 100644
--- a/src/verify-jwt.test.ts
+++ b/src/verify-jwt.test.ts
@@ -41,4 +41,15 @@ describe("verifyJWT", () => {
       verifyJWT({ appId: "wrong_id", saleorApiUrl: validApiUrl, token: validToken })
     ).rejects.toThrow("JWT verification failed: Token's app property is different than app ID.");
   });
+
+  it("Throw error on user missing the permissions", async () => {
+    await expect(
+      verifyJWT({
+        appId: validAppId,
+        saleorApiUrl: validApiUrl,
+        token: validToken,
+        requiredPermissions: ["HANDLE_TAXES"],
+      })
+    ).rejects.toThrow("JWT verification failed: Token's permissions are not sufficient.");
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/verify-jwt.ts b/src/verify-jwt.ts
index 29fe9c2..e28ef3b 100644
--- a/src/verify-jwt.ts
+++ b/src/verify-jwt.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,30 @@
 import * as jose from "jose";
 
 import { createDebug } from "./debug";
+import { hasPermissionsInJwtToken } from "./has-permissions-in-jwt-token";
+import { AppPermission } from "./types";
 import { getJwksUrlFromSaleorApiUrl } from "./urls";
 
 const debug = createDebug("verify-jwt");
 
 export interface DashboardTokenPayload extends jose.JWTPayload {
   app: string;
+  user_permissions: AppPermission[];
 }
 
 export interface verifyJWTArguments {
   appId: string;
   saleorApiUrl: string;
   token: string;
+  requiredPermissions?: AppPermission[];
 }
 
-export const verifyJWT = async ({ saleorApiUrl, token, appId }: verifyJWTArguments) => {
+export const verifyJWT = async ({
+  saleorApiUrl,
+  token,
+  appId,
+  requiredPermissions,
+}: verifyJWTArguments) => {
   let tokenClaims: DashboardTokenPayload;
   const ERROR_MESSAGE = "JWT verification failed:";
 
@@ -35,6 +44,11 @@ export const verifyJWT = async ({ saleorApiUrl, token, appId }: verifyJWTArgumen
     throw new Error(`${ERROR_MESSAGE} Token's app property is different than app ID.`);
   }
 
+  if (!hasPermissionsInJwtToken(tokenClaims, requiredPermissions)) {
+    debug("Token did not meet requirements for permissions: %s", requiredPermissions);
+    throw new Error(`${ERROR_MESSAGE} Token's permissions are not sufficient.`);
+  }
+
   try {
     debug("Trying to create JWKS");