diff --git a/kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/controller/KafkaConnectController.java b/kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/controller/KafkaConnectController.java
index 080c6020f9..d300b93016 100644
--- a/kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/controller/KafkaConnectController.java
+++ b/kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/controller/KafkaConnectController.java
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ public class KafkaConnectController extends AbstractController implements KafkaC
     Mono<Void> validateAccess = accessControlService.validateAccess(AccessContext.builder()
         .cluster(clusterName)
         .connect(connectName)
-        .connectActions(ConnectAction.VIEW, ConnectAction.EDIT)
+        .connectActions(ConnectAction.VIEW, ConnectAction.RESTART)
         .build());
 
     return validateAccess.then(
diff --git a/kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/model/rbac/permission/ConnectAction.java b/kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/model/rbac/permission/ConnectAction.java
index 3db4d4953c..1c3335e360 100644
--- a/kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/model/rbac/permission/ConnectAction.java
+++ b/kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/model/rbac/permission/ConnectAction.java
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ public enum ConnectAction implements PermissibleAction {
 
   VIEW,
   EDIT,
-  CREATE
+  CREATE,
+  RESTART
 
   ;