diff --git a/packages/@n8n/permissions/src/public-api-permissions.ee.ts b/packages/@n8n/permissions/src/public-api-permissions.ee.ts
index 3db671a4c5b..c0979c62a18 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/permissions/src/public-api-permissions.ee.ts
+++ b/packages/@n8n/permissions/src/public-api-permissions.ee.ts
@@ -212,6 +212,11 @@ export const API_KEY_SCOPES_FOR_IMPLICIT_PERSONAL_PROJECT: ApiKeyScope[] = [
 	'dataTableRow:update',
 	'dataTableRow:delete',
 	'dataTableRow:upsert',
+	'folder:create',
+	'folder:delete',
+	'folder:read',
+	'folder:update',
+	'folder:list',
 	'dataTableColumn:create',
 	'dataTableColumn:read',
 	'dataTableColumn:update',
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/services/__tests__/public-api-key.service.integration.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/services/__tests__/public-api-key.service.integration.test.ts
index 92d14a8fd67..585db50b123 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/services/__tests__/public-api-key.service.integration.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/services/__tests__/public-api-key.service.integration.test.ts
@@ -144,5 +144,27 @@ describe('PublicApiKeyService', () => {
 
 			expect(result).toBe(false);
 		});
+
+		it('should let a member grant folder scopes, which apply to their own projects', async () => {
+			// Arrange
+			const folderScopes: ApiKeyScope[] = [
+				'folder:create',
+				'folder:read',
+				'folder:update',
+				'folder:delete',
+				'folder:list',
+			];
+
+			// Act
+			const result = publicApiKeyService.apiKeyHasValidScopesForRole(
+				{
+					role: GLOBAL_MEMBER_ROLE,
+				},
+				folderScopes,
+			);
+
+			// Assert
+			expect(result).toBe(true);
+		});
 	});
 });
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/integration/api-keys.api.test.ts b/packages/cli/test/integration/api-keys.api.test.ts
index 41cf74519b9..94076bc7104 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/integration/api-keys.api.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/test/integration/api-keys.api.test.ts
@@ -507,6 +507,24 @@ describe('Member', () => {
 		expect(newApiKeyResponse.statusCode).toBe(400);
 	});
 
+	test('POST /api-keys should create an api key with folder scopes', async () => {
+		const folderScopes: ApiKeyScope[] = [
+			'folder:create',
+			'folder:read',
+			'folder:update',
+			'folder:delete',
+			'folder:list',
+		];
+
+		const newApiKeyResponse = await testServer
+			.authAgentFor(member)
+			.post('/api-keys')
+			.send({ label: 'My API Key', expiresAt: null, scopes: folderScopes })
+			.expect(200);
+
+		expect(newApiKeyResponse.body.data.scopes).toEqual(folderScopes);
+	});
+
 	test('GET /api-keys should fetch the api key redacted', async () => {
 		const expirationDateInTheFuture = Date.now() + 1000;
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/integration/public-api/folders.test.ts b/packages/cli/test/integration/public-api/folders.test.ts
index 8dea5e453dd..70ee12ae3e8 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/integration/public-api/folders.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/test/integration/public-api/folders.test.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import * as utils from '../shared/utils/';
 let owner: User;
 let member: User;
 let ownerPersonalProject: Project;
+let memberPersonalProject: Project;
 let authOwnerAgent: SuperAgentTest;
 let authMemberAgent: SuperAgentTest;
 
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ beforeEach(async () => {
 	};
 
 	ownerPersonalProject = await createPersonalProject(owner);
-	await createPersonalProject(member);
+	memberPersonalProject = await createPersonalProject(member);
 
 	authOwnerAgent = testServer.publicApiAgentFor(owner);
 	authMemberAgent = testServer.publicApiAgentFor(member);
@@ -295,6 +296,18 @@ describe('GET /projects/:projectId/folders', () => {
 		expect(response.body.data).toHaveLength(2);
 	});
 
+	test('should list folders in their own personal project when user is a member', async () => {
+		testServer.license.enable('feat:folders');
+
+		await createFolder(memberPersonalProject, { name: 'Member Folder' });
+
+		const response = await authMemberAgent.get(`/projects/${memberPersonalProject.id}/folders`);
+
+		expect(response.statusCode).toBe(200);
+		expect(response.body.count).toBe(1);
+		expect(response.body.data).toHaveLength(1);
+	});
+
 	test('should list folders in a team project when user is a member', async () => {
 		testServer.license.enable('feat:folders');
 		testServer.license.setQuota('quota:maxTeamProjects', -1);