diff --git a/src/documents/tests/test_api_bulk_edit.py b/src/documents/tests/test_api_bulk_edit.py
index 945f06b67..be7a81cd4 100644
--- a/src/documents/tests/test_api_bulk_edit.py
+++ b/src/documents/tests/test_api_bulk_edit.py
@@ -773,6 +773,22 @@ class TestBulkEditAPI(DirectoriesMixin, APITestCase):
             ],
         )
 
+    def test_api_selection_data_requires_view_permission(self):
+        self.doc2.owner = self.user
+        self.doc2.save()
+
+        user1 = User.objects.create(username="user1")
+        self.client.force_authenticate(user=user1)
+
+        response = self.client.post(
+            "/api/documents/selection_data/",
+            json.dumps({"documents": [self.doc2.id]}),
+            content_type="application/json",
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN)
+        self.assertEqual(response.content, b"Insufficient permissions")
+
     @mock.patch("documents.serialisers.bulk_edit.set_permissions")
     def test_set_permissions(self, m):
         self.setup_mock(m, "set_permissions")
diff --git a/src/documents/views.py b/src/documents/views.py
index 2ce12c330..52687d135 100644
--- a/src/documents/views.py
+++ b/src/documents/views.py
@@ -1850,6 +1850,13 @@ class SelectionDataView(GenericAPIView):
         serializer.is_valid(raise_exception=True)
 
         ids = serializer.validated_data.get("documents")
+        permitted_documents = get_objects_for_user_owner_aware(
+            request.user,
+            "documents.view_document",
+            Document,
+        )
+        if permitted_documents.filter(pk__in=ids).count() != len(ids):
+            return HttpResponseForbidden("Insufficient permissions")
 
         correspondents = Correspondent.objects.annotate(
             document_count=Count(