diff --git a/backend/open_webui/routers/folders.py b/backend/open_webui/routers/folders.py
index 046a2d8834..eb07c112b9 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/routers/folders.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/routers/folders.py
@@ -287,7 +287,12 @@ async def get_shared_folders(
 ############################
 
 
-@router.get('/{id}', response_model=None)
+class FolderResponse(FolderModel):
+    access_grants: list[dict] = []
+    write_access: bool = False
+
+
+@router.get('/{id}', response_model=FolderResponse)
 async def get_folder_by_id(
     request: Request, id: str, user=Depends(get_verified_user), db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_async_session)
 ):
@@ -295,13 +300,21 @@ async def get_folder_by_id(
     folder = await Folders.get_folder_by_id_and_user_id(id, user.id, db=db)
     if folder:
         grants = await AccessGrants.get_grants_by_resource('folder', id, db=db)
-        return {**folder.model_dump(), 'access_grants': [g.model_dump() for g in grants]}
+        return FolderResponse(
+            **folder.model_dump(),
+            access_grants=[g.model_dump() for g in grants],
+            write_access=True,
+        )
 
     # Check shared access
     folder = await Folders.get_folder_by_id(id, db=db)
     if folder and (user.role == 'admin' or await _has_folder_access(user.id, folder, 'read', db)):
         grants = await AccessGrants.get_grants_by_resource('folder', id, db=db)
-        return {**folder.model_dump(), 'access_grants': [g.model_dump() for g in grants]}
+        return FolderResponse(
+            **folder.model_dump(),
+            access_grants=[g.model_dump() for g in grants],
+            write_access=user.role == 'admin' or await _has_folder_access(user.id, folder, 'write', db),
+        )
 
     raise HTTPException(
         status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND,
diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Placeholder.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Placeholder.svelte
index e8e0b11bdf..603861eae8 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Placeholder.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Placeholder.svelte
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
 	$: folderReadOnly =
 		$selectedFolder != null &&
 		$selectedFolder.user_id !== $user?.id &&
-		$selectedFolder.permission !== 'write';
+		!$selectedFolder.write_access;
 </script>
 
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